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Vol. 2, No. 1
January 3, 1936
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NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu
AUTONOMOUS VS. SEMI-AUTONOMOUS
The most urgent problem in North China at the pre-
sent time confronting both Chinese and Japanese au-
thorities is how to dispose of the so-called "East Hopei
Anti-Communist Autonomous Council". Being pro-
claimed by Yin Yu-keng, a noted pro-Japanese element
and one time political commissioner in the North Chi-
na demilitarized zone, the Council owes its existence to
the influence of the Japanese army group in North Chi-
na. Ever since the inception of this council, China has
protested vigorously against Japan for allowing its mil-
itary leaders to connive with the Chinese rebels in the
separatist movement. Th central government in Nan-
king, in the meantime, ordered the arrest of Yin Yu-
keng for his rebellious act.
In order to compromise with the Japanese demands,
however, China set up the "Hopei Chahar Political
Commission" which is semi-autonomous in character
and which promises to meet the Japanese demand for
suppressing anti-Japanese activities. With the estab-
lishment of the new commission, it seems that there is
no further ground to justify the existence of the "East
Hopei Autonomous Council", as far as Japanese inter-
est is concerned.
Not only was there no indication from the part of
the leaders of the autonomous state to wind up their
business, but reports form these areas showed that the
"new state" is sending troops to sweep around the coun-
try in an attempt to enlarge their spheres cf influence.
On December 29, two thousand irregulars under t.i;
leadership of Liu Kwei-tong of the "new state" cap-
tured the city of Changping which is only twenty-five
miles away from Peiping, site of the Hopei Chahar
political Commission.
Among the Japanese military leaders, opinions differ
as to whether the autonomous state should be merged
into the semi-Autonomous commission. Some maintain-
ed that the autonomous state must be kept intact in
spite of the existence of the commission. Others felt
that they should be merged into one political unit so
as to put the government of the great provinces under
the direct influence of the Japanese army.
In an article in the Kokumin Shimbun or Japanese
Nationalist News in Tokio, on Dec. 30 a prediction was
Pan
made that the Japanese army will present new demands
to China. Among these demands is one calling for a
merger of the autonomous and semi-autonomous poli-
tical commissions in North China to form into one
Eastern Hopei Anti-Communistic Association. This
merger will presumably bring about a greater influence
of Japanese military leaders into the government of
these provinces.
General Sung Cheh-yuan, chairman of the Hopei
Chahar Political Commission, made it clear in Peiping
that he would follow instructions from Nanking in
making arrangements with Japanese militarists regard-
ing the North China situation. He has already refer-
red to Nanking some proposals advanced by Japanese
army men regarding the nationalization of silver in the
territory of the commission: the through traffic be-
tween the Japanese owned South Manchuria Railway
and Peiping- Liaoning Railway: revenue matters: and a
possible agreement between Japan, North China and
"Manchukuo" to suppress bandits and communists.
Sung admitted that he will respect the Tangku Agree-
ment between Chinese and Japanese railways. Accord-
ingly, Nanking had dispatched Chang Chia-ngau, Min-
ister of Railways to Peiping to confer with General Sung
to make the necessary arrangements.
The settlement of North China affairs depends
greatly upon the return of General Kenjo Doihara,
Japanese chief of military intelligence in North China,
from Changchun where he is now conferring with
"Emperor Pu Yi of Manchukuo". Doihara had pre-
viously announced that Japanese activities in North
China would follow the lines: (1) The Japanese army
shall extend their influence step by step from Hopei
and Chahar to Shansi, Suiyuan and Shantung, aiming
to make the whole Central China pro- Japanese; (2)
Japanese and Manchukuo military influence shall be
used to assist Mongolia to achieve independence, so
that Mongolia will be protected from the spread of
Communism both from Russia and from China; (3)
Japan will not set up any other state similar to "Man-
chukuo" in these areas. From this statement it is in-
intimated that whatever settlement that could be made
in Hopei Chahar provinces now is only temporary in
the path of the Japanese military expansion programme.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, January 3, 1936
FAR EAST
NEW ASTHMA DRUG
Nanking, China — A drug which has
been used since ancient times is more
effective than ephedrine and atropine in
treating asthma, it is claimed by research
workers of the Nanking Health Admini-
stration. It is derived from a species
of corn, and soon the entire world may
look to China for relief from asthma
and chronic coughs.
• •
MAN MOANS OVER GOLDFISH
Tientsin, China — So fond was this
man Li Yen, of his pet goldfish, that he
had no thoughts of anything else, neglec-
ting even his wife. The scorned Mrs.
Li "accidentally" dropped some medicine
in the fishbowl. Mr. Li found his price-
less treasure dead the next morning.
After mourning for many days his
senses finally left him. An attempt at
suicide was prevented by his wife. It is
reported that Li will never be his old
self again.
• •
DR. SUN'S DAUGHTER AT HAWAII
Miss Sally Y. Sun, daughter of Dr.
Sun Yat-sen, is enrolled at the Univer-
sity of Hawaii. She recently graduated
from the True Light School of Canton.
• •
MORE SILVER LEAVES CHINA
A shipment of silver weighing over
10,000,000 ounces was placed aboard the
S. S. President McKinley, sailing from
Shanghai for Seattle. It was a consign-
ment to the United States from the Chi-
nese government banks, and was re-
ported to have been purchased through
the New York Chase National Bank.
• •
PICTURE POSTPONED
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on Jan. 1 at the Mandarin Theatre, has
been indefinitely postponed. Opening
date will be announced later.
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TRIBUTE TO NATION-
ALIST HEROES
As a lasting tribute to the officers and
soldiers of the Nationalist troops killed
in the Sino-Japanese hostilities and the
anti-Communist suppression campaigns,
a war heroes' tomb was dedicated in an
impressive ceremony in Nanking on
Nov. 20, 1935. That day witnessed the
Capital bedecked with Chinese flags
flown at half-mast. General Chiang Kai-
shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs
Commission, officiated at the commemor-
ation service, and because it was held
while the Fifth National Congress of the
Monument in form of a pagoda
over war heroes' tomb.
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Kuomintang was in session, about 650
delegates attending the Congress paid
their respects to the war dead. Bodies
of representatives of the various army
divisions were buried in the tomb.
The war heroes' tomb is situated at
the foot of the Purple Mountain, near
the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum.
The beautiful scenery and serenity of its
vicinity, with the mausoleum command-
ing the view of all, serve as a fitting
background for the commemoration of
the sacrificial spirit of the fallen warriors.
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BRIEF BIOGRAPHY SKETCH
Short, interesting biographical
sketches or antecdotes about Chi-
nese currently in the eyes of the
world will be found regularly
under the above heading in the
Chinese Digest
HO YING-CHIN
Ho Ying-chin, military officer, was
born at Hsingi, Kweichow in 1889. He
graduated from the Japanese Military
Officers' College in Tokyo and joined the
Tung Ming Hui in Japan. He was prin-
cipal of Yunnan Military Institute from
1920 to 1923, and the following year be-
came dean of the Whampoa Military
Cadets' Academy.
He commanded the First Division of
the Nationalist northern punitive army
and participated in the campaign against
Chen Chiung-ming (who then rebelled
against Dr. Sun). In 1926 he was in
charge of the rear command in Kwang-
tung. when the Nationalists advanced
into the Yangtsze Province and later
was in command of the East Route Rev-
olutionary Army which occupied most
of Kiangsi Province. He transferred his
army to the Fukien front, and after the
pacification of the province, was appoint-
ed acting Chairman of the Fukien Pro-
vincial Government, 1926.
From Fukien, he advanced into Che-
kiang and participated in the fighting
that eliminated Sun Chuan-fang from
Yangtsze Provinces. After Sun's defeat
he concentrated his forces at Nanking,
where he- in association with Bei Tsung-
hsi and Li Tsung-jen, repulsed Sun's last
attempt to return to Kiangsi during the
decisive battle of Lungtun, near Chin-
kiang, Kiangsu in 1927.
After the retirement of Chiang-Kai-
shek, he withdrew his troops into Che-
kiang and was appointed chairman of
Chekiang Provincial Government- 1928.
Upon Chiang Kai-shek's return to power,
the same year, he was appointed assistant
chief of staff of the Nationalist General-
issimo's Headquarters.
Ho Ying-chin, has been a member of
the Central Executive Committee since
1926; State councillor- since 1928; mem-
ber of the Central Political Council,
since 1927; Director-General of Military
Training, 1928-30; Director of the Field
Headquarters of the Generalissimo of
the National Army at Chengchow, Hona-
1930; Minister of Military Administra-
tion, December, 1930.
Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 3
CHINATOWNIA
EAGLE SCOUTS TOUR TOWN
In conjunction with the annual con-
vention of the Eagle Scouts, Knights of
Dunamis, held at the Fairmont Hotel
last week, Arthur Chin, Chinese Eagle
Scout of Troop Three, conducted his
colleagues on a tour through Chinatown,
with the able help of Scouts Ernest Lum,
James Jang, and Vincent Gunn. Ray-
mond O. Hanson, grand patron general,
founded the organization ten years ago.
Arthur is reported to be the only Chi-
nese Eagle Scout in the world.
• •
HEALD COLLEGE EXHIBIT ENDS
The two day exhibition held by the
Chinese students of Heald College end-
ed with prizes valued at over two hun-
dred dollars being awarded.
Among the interesting exhibits were
a Ford V-8 cutaway motor and chassis
showing the various "innards" of the
engine; the oscillograph, which trans-
mutes wave forms into visible patterns,
a "hot dog" which was electrocuted for
the edification of the reporter, done by
passing a current through the weinie,
which sets up a high resistance to the
passage of the current, thereby cooking
its own goose, so to speak, from within;
a demonstration of the effects of liquid
air, which turned a piece of 'bak choy'
immersed in it so hard and brittle that
it shattered like so much glass when
dropped.
But the most interesting exhibit of all
was a working model of a locomotive,
built by a member of the faculty of
Heald College, which is able to pull a
load of 1,200 pounds. The engine is
about seven feet long, and weighs 183
pounds, 73 of which is the tender. (The
working pressure of the engine is ninety
pounds of steam.)
At present there are about 40 students
in the various schools ac the college,
which is headed by T. B. Bridges.
Seth Gibbons, Director of the Auto-
motive and Diesel School, was the spon-
sor of the exhibition, which was con-
ducted entirely by the Associated Chi-
nese Students of Heald College.
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LOS ANGELES
L. A. TENNIS CLUB NEWS
Hamilton Gee and Mrs. Mamie Sing
were crowned men's singles and women's
singles champions, respectively, of the
Los Angeles Chinese Tennis Club at its
Second Annual Dinner Dance at the
Cafe de Paree Dec. 13. Gee and Mrs.
Sing also captured the mixed doubles
title.
Dr. Edward Lee, club president, pre-
sided at the dinner and introduced the
honored guests, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley C.
Shumway. Mr. Shumway presented the
trophies and medals to the champions.
This is the second year that Gee has won
the men's singles title. If he retains it
for another year, the silver perpetual
trophy will automatically become his
permanent property. Mrs. Sing won the
women's singles for the first time, Betty
Chow being the title-holder last year.
Dancing and entertainment by the
Cafe de Paree's floor show climaxed the
club's activities for the year.
• •
CHINA SOCIETY OF
SO. CALIFORNIA
Over a hundred guests and members
of the China Society of Southern Cali-
fornia attended the December meeting
recently at Tuey Fong Low Cafe, Los
Angeles.
Their dinner program took in a dis-
cussion of Chinese art and literature. Dr
Wm. F. Hummel, Professor of History
at U.S.C., was the presiding officer, due
to the absence of Peter Soo Hoo, presi-
dent.
Among the distinguished guests were:
Mrs. N. A. Putman, President of the
Colony League of Southern California;
Miss Fannie Dillon, Vice President of
McDowell League of Los Angeles; Mrs.
Lulu Tefft, founder and President of the
Society for Advancement of Music;
Joseph Choate, nephew of Joseph Choate,
Ambassador of the United States to Eng-
land, and who has just returned from
the League of Nations; and many other
guests who have just returned from
China.
Dr. Herbert E. House, who was for
many years connected with the Lingnan
University of Canton, was the main
speaker of the evening. He discussed the
"basic character of the Chinese lan-
guage." He analyzed that word in its
parts to show its meaning and, incident-
ally, to indicate the ideal of the Chinese
people.
Rev. T. T. Taam of the Chinese Con-
SQUARE AND CIRCLE CHRISTMAS
VISITS
The Saturday before Christmas was a
busy one, as it has been for the past seven
years, for the Square and Circle Club.
This year six members, Mrs. Peter
Wong, Mrs Ira Lee, and Misses Janet
Hoo, Margaret Tarn, Alice P. Fong, and
Beverly Wong, representing the club
delivered toys to 44 Chinese children in
the San Francisco County Hospital. To
3 1 Chinese residents at the Laguna
Honda Home, they also brought gifts
and Chinese edibles. Each year these
aged Chinese look forward to this visit
as it is one of the very few means by
which they are able to send messages to
their friends in Chinatown.
Another phase of the club's Christmas
work is the sending of gifts or educa-
tional magazine subscriptions to the
children of Chung Mei Home, Ming
Quong Home and the Chinese Metho-
dist Episcopal Home.
• •
While leisurely eating at a cafe in
Bakersfield, Chang Ling, a Chinese mer-
chant, was suddenly spirited away by
immigration officers, who claimed that
he was in the United States illegally.
However, after a thorough investigation,
Chang was found to be a citizen.
gregational Church, read poetry in Chi-
nese, with English translation. A mag-
nificent Sung scroll, owned by Dr. Tom
Chong, was exhibited after dinner. Dr.
von Koerber head of the Oriental Studies
Department at U.S.C., explained the
reading of this beautiful picture, which
has been in the possession of the Tom
family for many generations, and is of
great value.
The China Society is a newly organ-
ized group whose aim is to promote a
friendly understanding between the Chi-
nese and Americans. Its main objective
is to develop an appreciation of Chinese
culture and of things Chinese. Another
is to aid the students from China in
whatever way possible.
The present officers are: Vice Consul
Yi-seng Kiang, honorary president; Peter
Soo Hoo president; Dr. Wm. F. Hum-
mel, vice president; John K. Leverman,
secretary; Alice Leong, treasurer; and
Herbert E. House, executive secretary.
The Executive Board consists of I. L.
Chow, David Faries, Dr. Wm. F. Hum-
mel, S. K. Lau, Dr. Wm. Lyons, Dr.
Hans von Koerber, Dr. Wm. Y. Lee, Mrs.
Bessie Ochs, Mrs. Alfred Swan, Dr.
Dennis Smith and S. Schwartzberg.
Page 4
CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
CATHOLIC MOTHERS'
CLUB
The St. Mary's Mothers' Club, which
confines its program to works of charity
and religious activities of the Catholic
Chinese Mission, has just concluded its
second year. At its last meeting the fol-
lowing officers were chosen to continue
the work of the club in 1936: president,
Mrs. Kwong Sun; vice-president, Yee
Chan Shee; treasurer, Tom Lee Shee;
secretary, Mrs. Emily Chan; and social
secretary, Yee Ng Shee.
Last week the club donated fifty
pounds of candy for the St. Mary's
School's Christmas program. On New
Year's Day the members gave a chop
suey dinner to the religious community
of the Helper of the Holy Souls. One
of the members of this community,
Mother St. Rosa, a social worker, is an
active member of the Mothers' Club. Be-
cause of her knowledge of spoken Chi-
nese, Mother St. Rosa has been a great
aid in the club's religious activities.
• •
WONGS HAVE XMAS BABY
Santa Claus brought 3 year old Win-
ston Wong a baby brother, Wilton, on
Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman Wong (Paul-
ine Owyang), 950 Clay Street, are the
proud parents of the seven and a half
pound boy.
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CHICAGO BAZAAR
The bazaar recently given by the
Chicago Young China's Auxiliary at
the On Leong School netted approxi-
mately one hundred dollars. There were
several door prizes. Flowers donated by
friends were sold as boutonnieres while
Rose Moy and May Lum conducted a
fortune teller's booth. Chinese relics
and wares were also sold, which added
greatly to the financial outcome of the
bazaar.
Miss Jadin Wong, popular dancer
at a local cafe.
C. C. Y. M. A. ELECTION
Concluding its eighth year of social,
religious, and educational activities, the
Chinese Catholic Young Men's Associa-
tion recently held its last meeting for the
current year and elected the following
officers for the 1936 term: president,
John Chinn; treasurer, James H. Lee;
superintendent, James Chu; Chinese
secretary, Chan Hing Yuen; English
secretary, William Hsieh; and social
secretary, Harry J. Gee.
The report in Chinese of the Associa-
tion's varied activities for the year 1935
is embodied in the current issue of The
Aurora, official organ of the organiza-
tion, now in its 8th volume. The Aurora
is a bilingual publication, in English and
Chinese, and carries articles of general
interest.
The Association has announced that
the annual banquet fir its members and
non-member friends will be held on
Jan. 4.
FIRECRACKERS
This column is conducted for
the benefit of our readers, under
which they may submit suggestions
and comments on any and all
topics pertaining to the Chinese
people or country.
Dear Editor:
I have just finished reading issue num-
ber seven of your splendid publication
The CHINESE DIGEST, and feel as
though you and your staff are doing
much to enlighten the American people
of the ways of the Chinese people, their
thoughts, aims, and ambitions.
The Chinese Digest was introduced to
me by your circulation manager, and
former circulation manager of the Eve-
ning World, Robert Poon, right after
the first day of publication. I have
watched the publication grow in its short
two months of life, and each issue im-
proves over the previous one.
The Chinese Digest is, I believe, the
only Chinese magazine published by the
Chinese in the English language, and
you and your staff are to be congratu-
lated upon undertaking such a large task.
Your columnists, Clara Chan, Ethel
Lum, William Hoy, Chingwah Lee,
Fred Woo, and .Bob Poon, are to be
congratulated upon the manner of pre-
senting the different phases of Chinese
thought and interest.
Wishing you and your staff a very
successful New Year, I remain,
Sincerely yours,
Elmer W. Koehler.
Editor, The Evening World.
New Scout Troop Formed
The Chinese Methodist Boy Scouts, a
newly organized troop, will be officially
inaugurated into the Boy Scouts Asso-
ciation at a service to be held at the
Chinese Methodist Church, 920 Wash-
ington St., Jan. 5, at 7 p. m. Raymond
O. Hanson and J. Thomas MacFadden,
executive and assistant executive of the
Boy Scouts' San Francisco Area Council
will be present to award the membership
charter to the new troop of 20 h.
Chester Smith is Scoutmaster and Al-
bert Park Li, assistant Scoutmaster. The
Scout Committee includes Rov S. Tom,
and Edwin Owyang, leaders of boys' and
young peoples activities at the Metho-
dist Church, with David K. Lee as chair
man.
Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 5
TEA AND LANTERNS
Young Wo Chinese School
Young Wo Chinese School's gradua-
tion exercises were held in its auditorium
last week for the grammar and high
school grades. Several hundred parents
and friends filled the place to capacity.
Lum Tid Hong, a member of the
faculty, presided as chairman.
The program included: singing of
the Chinese national hymn; tribute to
the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, reading of the
Three People's Principles by Fong Ging
Won, dean; speeches by Ng Doon Foon,
principal and other well known Chinese;
response by student representatives Low
You Ming and Miss Bow Lin; and pre-
sentation by Lum Tid Hong of awards
to students. A picture was taken of the
entire gathering.
Ng May Lun who won highest scho-
lastic honors, was awarded a globe of the
world. Entertainment and refreshments
concluded the exercises.
CHUNG WAH GRADUATION
Chung Wah Middle School an-
nounced the closing of their semester on
December 24. Registration of all old
and new students will begin Jan. 6.
Graduation exercises were held last
week and a short program followed:
reading by Lee Gim Fong, school dean;
entertainment by Tom Yit Quey and
Yep Fung Sil, students; speeches by
Chew Kow Su, principal, and other
members of the faculty.
NAM KUE SCHOOL VACATION
The termination of the winter seme-
ster of the Nam Kue Chinese School was
announced by its principal, Kang S.
Hong, at a meeting held last week at
the school auditorium. Many represen-
tatives from the Fook Yum Tong Asso-
ciation attended. Awards were made to
students of the different grades, with the
highest scholarship. A large number of
newspapermen and photographers were
present.
One of the students who graduated
from the Oakland High School was Ro-
bert Lew, son of a prominent Oakland
merchant, Lew Gunn Sing. Graduation
exercises will be held Jan. 24. Bob is
reported to be preparing to enter an
institution of higher learning possibly
the University of Californa.
DEPUTY CONSUL SUN HAS
OPEN HOUSE
Our snooping reporter came forth
with the news that a delightful house
party was given by Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Sun, Deputy Consul for the Republic of
China, in celebration of the new year.
Among the guests present were Mr. and
Mrs. Leland Kimlau. Kimlau broke a
5 year resolution not to touch a drop of
liquor — doctor's orders. However, when
the fifth bottle of champagne popped,
and all those present proposed a toast
to the delightful "Sunny Sun" couple,
Leland blushingly allowed a bubble to
touch his lips. The party did not end
until six o'clock the next morning.
• •
"B" SCOUTS REUNION
Boy Scouts of Troop Three, Division
B, will hold a reunion dinner Sunday,
Jan. 5, at the Sun Hung Heung Cafe
at 6 p. m. Ted Lee and Henry Owyang
are in charge of plans.
Division B was organized in 1926 and
before that was known as the Wolf
Cubs, with but seven members. At pres-
ent the "B" boys have a membership of
fifty; among them being Warren Chang,
Jim Chinn, Harry Louie, Wilson Louie,
and George Young, who is now residing
in Salinas.
LOOS HAVE CHRISTMAS
EVE PARTY
'Twas the night before Christmas, but
everything was astir at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Loo in Oakland.
Friends from the bay cities and one
from as far away as Honolulu, were in-
vited to the house party, which ended
with a buffet supper in the wee hours
of Christmas morn.
• •
MISSION DANCE
In spite of the heavy rain that fell
during the Mission Chinese Students
Club dance on Dec. 28, the YW dance
floor was filled. Music by the Rhythm
Kings of Ed Murphy furnished an in-
centive for the dancers to display their
terpischorean technique. Especially pop-
ular were the tag dances, which helped
the stag line get dances which otherwise
would not be theirs. Several hundred
attended this affair, and the officers of
the club should be complimented on the
fine showing.
Francisco Jr. High
Graduates
Forty-three Chinese graduates this
term of the Francisco Junior High will
hold their dinner-dance at the New
Shanghai Cafe on Jan. 23. Honoring
the graduating members, the Francisco
Chinese Students' Club will sponsor an
invitational dance at the Garden Room,
940 Powell Street. The affair will start
at eight and end at eleven-thirty in the
evening. Two hundred guests are ex-
pected.
Present officers of the club are: presi-
dent, Ray Chung; vice president, Mabel
Lee; secretary, Mary Ow; treasurer,
Pearl Mew; and advisor, Mrs. Pearson,
member of Francisco Junior High
faculty.
• •
CHICAGO GIRLS' XMAS PARTY
A Christmas party was given by the
Chicago Chinese Girls Club at their club-
room, 2327 Wentworth Avenue, for the
Chinese children on Dec. 23. A bright
ly illuminated tree and gifts gladdened
the hearts of these children. Games and
ice cream were included in the program
planned by Gertrude Moy, chairman.
• •
DANCING INTO 1936
Many of Chinatown's younger set
rang in the new year at Cathay's New
Year's Eve Dance at Trianon Ballroom.
A spirit of gaiety and lightheartedness
prevailed, and the dancers were reluc-
tant to leave when the bells chimed three
o'clock in the morning.
• •
OPEN HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. Yee Wong held open
house on Christmas Day. Among those
present were: Dr. and Mrs. Alexander
B. Chinn, Messers. and Mesdames
Wye Wing, Myron Chan, Patrick Sun,
and Paul Kenny; Misses Virginia Quon,
Clara Chan, Kay Lee, Dorothy Cunning-
ham; Messers. Albert Lee, Wong Ton,
Ben Choye.
BEN CHEY
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in a 1936 Ford'
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CHINESE DIC EST
Friday, January 3, 1936
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
THE STORY OF CERAMIC ART
(VI) How To Study Spur Marks
As previously stated, spur marks —
prop marks, or crow claws — are traces
left on a vessel which indicate that it had
rested on bits of clay or other material
during the firing process. This is so that
glaze on the vessel being fired will not
adhere to the surface on which it is rest-
C^ing. After firing, these spurs are, of
cauirse, knocked or chipped off the ves-
sel\ The size, shape, number, location,
and "position of these spur marks are of
great importance in giving a clue as to
the method of firing and may even hint
of the center from which the wares
originated.
Composition of Spurs
Spur marks consist typically of adhe-
sion of a part of the spurs, props, bars,
balls, rings, cones or pillars on which the
vessel rested during the firing process.
These spurs may or may not be of the
same material as the biscuit. The Han
and T'ang wares generally rested on
spurs of the same material as do many
modern English crockery and Japanese
porcelains. Many Sung and Ming pot-
tery, on the other hand, rested on very
porous, white, chalky spurs. The mod-
ern Chinese spoons and table ornaments,
likewise, often rested on some dark
brown, brittle pottery spurs.
In place of adhesion the spur marks
may merely consist of patches or chipped
areas which indicate the probable location
of the spurs. If these patches are located
at equal distances from each other, and
the minimum number is three we have
reason to believe that they are spur marks
and not fortuitous chippings.
These patches may be cleanly chipped
to just the level of the biscuit, and so
give a clear outline of the size and shape
of the spurs. This is especially so if the
spurs had rested on a thinly glazed sur-
face, or if the surface browning of the
biscuit near the spurs has not been
marred. But in many cases the chipping
has been roughly done or chipped so
far below the surface of the biscuit that
the size and shape of the spurs may only
be roughly surmised. Sometimes these
depressions left by the grinding are
filled with cement, and this must not
be mistaken for spurs.
Sometimes the entire base or resting
surface of the vessel may be grounded
smooth, leaving no spur marks at all.
This is especially true of most T'ang
wares, where special pains were appar-
ently taken to remove all traces of spurs
and to insure an even, flat base. Hence
a plain flat surface does not preclude the
absence of spurs, unless that surface is en-
tirely covered with an unmarred stretch
of glaze, slip, surface browning, or min-
ute wheel rings.
Where Spurs are Located
The location of the spurs are highly
indicative of the position of firing. The
earliest wares were generally fired in an
inverted positon so that the bottom of
the vessels served to keep the fuel from
entering the inside of the wares, result-
ing in excessive smoking and disturbed
firing.
With the coming of the kilns the ves-
sels are often fired in an upright posi-
tion, and the spur marks are typically
found on the bottom or base of the ves-
sels. (The base of T'ang and pre-T'ang
vessels are flat, no foot rim being em-
ployed till the end of the T'ang
Dynasty) . But some vessels are still fired
in an inverted position, indicated by the
location of the spur marks on the mouth
rim of the wares. This is further sub-
stantiated by the thickening or forming
tears on the mouth rim. Or it is hinted
at by the base being completely unmarred
by spur markings.
Methods of Stacking
However, the spur marks on the mouth
rim alone is no proof of inverted firing
position. Sometimes spur marks are
found on both the mouth rim and the
base of the vessel. While this may indi-
cate secondary firing, it is more probable
that the wares were fired in stacks. Three
methods of stacking were employed by
the early Chinese potters. Many Han
jars were fired "mouth to mouth", one
jar being inverted over another upright
jar, their mouth rims being separated by
bars or other props. They may be
stacked with all the mouth rims facing
down, each jar again separated by props.
Finally, all the wares may be stacked in
an upright position. One Sung bowl in
my possession has spur marks on the
foot rim and the inside bottom. Such
bowls were fired in stacked, upright posi-
tion; further indicated by the glaze
thickening toward the base.
A large mouth Ming style graffiato
notterv jar has an unmarred, glazed base,
but also a smooth, gWsd mouth rim, no
sour marks being found on either end.
Examination revealed a faint "crow
(V) CHINA HAD THE FIRST
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
During the Chou Dynasty (B. C.
1122-255) the Chinese had a feudal
system similar to the one in Europe dur-
ing the middle ages and to the one in
Japan up to three generations ago.
Kingship was indicated by a set of "gad-
gets"— the crown, the sceptre, the throne,
and the kingly cloak. The supporting
nobility was divided into five classes —
the duke, marquis, count, viscount, and
baron. The above mentioned institu-
tions are to be regarded as inventions —
machinery which were the products of
men's mind. It is very improbable that
they had independent origins. The
Chinese kingly insignia play very minor
roles, but whether or not this represents
central or marginal weakening of cul-
tural traits is very difficult to determine.
Toward the end of the Chou Dynasty,
the feudal system broke down, and "Chi-
na" became a group of warring states,
each fighting for supremacy. In addi-
tion, border states (wei pong), outside
the pale of Chinese civilization", were
encroaching upon the scene. The
"hunnish nations" (hsiung-nu) were
often the most successful.
In the year B. C. 681, a league was
formed for mutual self-defense as well
as for non-military matters. This league
had a president with limited power. His
investure was performed by the Ruler
of Chou, who by that time was merely a
figurehead. In the year 545 B. C. one
Hsi Hsiang proposed the incorporation
of all existing states (Chinese and non-
Chinese), each to receive definite power
and each to pledge military aid to weak-
er nations should they be invaded. The
league lasted two centuries, finally reach-
ing an end because the stronger nations
were not willing to submit to any
"World Court", and because the petty
states were jealous of each other. A
popular historical drama which is often
presented locally, "Premier of Six Na-
tions" (Lu Kuo Feng Shang, or in Can-
tonese, Luk Kwok Fung Sheung) por-
trays a later attempt in B. C. 333 when
one Su Ch'in proposed a league of six
nations against a powerful seventh. He
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claw" consisting of five closely set radiat-
ing spurs, located on the inside bottom
of the vessel, thus indicating inverted,
unstacked, firing position.
Copyrighted. 191>. by Chingwih Ltt
(Next Week: How Props are Arranged.)
Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
CHIANG-KAI-SHEK'S
MESSAGE
CHINA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS
by
General Chiang Kai-shek
Chairman of Military Affairs Commission
Speech delivered before the
Fifth National Congress of the Kuomintang
on November 19, 1935
It is most gratifying to observe that
during the past few days the work be-
fore this Plenary Session of the Fifth
National Congress of Kuomintang has
been taken up in a spirit of unity and
co-operation. Such a hearty atmosphere
is indeed most fortunate for the future
of the country. I take this opportunity
to lay before you without reserve the
status of our foreign relations during the
past few years for your study and con-
sideration.
There are three points which I wish
to bring out this morning. First, ever
since the incident of September 18, 1931,
and subsequently the affairs at Shanghai
and in North China, our people have
been in a continuous state of distress and
suffering. As one of the Members of the
Standing Committee of the Kuomintang,
I have been most painfully aware of the
seriousness of my responsibility. Through
these troublous times, however, I believe
that the nation as a whole has come to
realize that the '^Nationalist Movement"
as set forth in our late leader's San Min
Chu I, deals not only with our foreign
policy but also with internal regenera-
tion, the former being merely a part of
the whole. In other words, while we
must strive for equality and indepen-
dence among nations, as our leader had
enjoined, we must also learn to be strong
and self-reliant. In his "Plans for Na-
tional Reconstruction", and "Fundamen-
tals of National Reconstruction", and
particularly his Fifth Lecture on Nation-
alism, we are clearly taught that while
we should strive for freedom and equa-
lity for our people with other nations
through the abolition of unequal treaties,
we should at the same time endeavor to
bring about spiritual regeneration and
material reconstruction within the coun-
try. It was urged upon the entire nation
that we should struggle to regain our
national strength through self-develop-
ment. It behooves us, therefore, to re-
flect upon the extent to which this work
has been carried out during the past
years as well as to fully realize the double
aspect of the Nationalist Movement and
the need of its balanced progress upon
which the hope of success is really
hinged. If we were to emphasize either
phase of it at the expense of the other,
we may be confronted with unexpected
reverses, for this is in the very nature
of things.
Secondly, let us realize that interna-
tional relations are entirely different
from individual relations. Between
nations there is no such thing as lasting
enmity, for say, — even a hundred years.
European history has shown how nations
which had been the bitterest enemies be-
came friends, and how even the best
of friends at another time flew at each
other's throat. This is because inter-
national relations, in their very nature,
are, at best, complicated and complex
and are unlike the relations between indi-
viduals which are far more simple.
Again, nation A and nation B, viewed
from certain circumstance or angle may
find it seemingly impossible to be friends;
but viewed from another angle and un-
der another circumstance, there is no
possibility of their becoming anything
but friends. There are many instances
of the above situation between the na-
tions. Therefore international relations
are relative; not absolute. In other
words, in deciding upon the foreign poli-
cy of a nation, be it friendly or hostile
toward others, the welfare of the country
and the interest of the people as a whole,
and not the temporary sentiments and
particular interests should be taken into
consideration. It is a rule to be observed
by responsible statesmen and revolution-
ary party members that to decide upon
a foreign policy they must consider the
relative urgency as well as the expedien-
cy of our needs.
For our suffering of repeated national
humiliation, we should inquire within
ourselves and constantly read the 5th
chapter of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Principle
of Democracy. Summarily, the late
leader had warned us that there are more
than one country that can destroy China;
and this should give us a rude awaken-
ing. For we must realize that this un-
precedented national crisis is by no
neans accidental. Mencius once said,
"A man must first despise himself, and
then others will despise him. A king-
dom must first smite itself, and then
others will smite it." This was often
quoted to us by Dr. Sun. So, if we
abuse ourselves and do not make efforts
to be strong and self-reliant, then those
nations friendly to us today might be-
come our enemies to-morrow; and on
the other hand, if we can become strong
and self-reliant, it is not impossible that
our foes of today may become our friends
of to-morrow. The old adages "People
help those who help themselves" and
"welfare must be sought by oneself",
state the same truth. What I wish to
emphasize to-day is that during this na-
tional crisis we must do our utmost to
help ourselves and seek our own salva-
tion.
Thirdly, our national revolution is not
yet complete. In a nation undergoing a
transitional state in its revolution, clashes
between the old order of things and the
new are unavoidable, and criticisms and
obstacles are to be expected. This~is
true in both foreign and domestic
affairs. During this period we should
pay particular attention to two things.
First, the completion of the ground-
work of nation-building should be our
common creed and undue attention need
not be paid to temporary expediency.
This is what Confucius meant when he
said," Want of forbearance in small
matters spoils great plans", for diplom-
acy in extraordinary times can never be
conducted by ordinary procedure. Se-
condly, international relations are sub-
ject to constant changes, so when any-
thing happens, we must decide speedily
to meet the requirements of the occasion.
Let us look back at the experience of
the various European countries during
the revolutionary period after the great
War. Their external and internal diffi-
culties and obstacles were similar to ours
during the past decade, but because their
leaders and peoples were guided by com-
mon convictions and because their lead-
ers had the authority to settle each prob-
lem as it arose, the crises were averted
and the national foundations finally
made safe.
The Chinese race occupies one-fourth
of the world's population so that the
rise or fall of our nation must have a
great effect on world peace as well as
the welfare of mankind, a fact which
must have been well realized by all states-
men of the friendly powers. . . . What we
have been striving for incessantly is
nothing more than our existence as a
nation and co-existence with other coun-
tries in the family of nations.
I believe when we have achieved pro-
gress through our intensive reconstruc-
tion program, and dealt with all friendly
nations in full sincerity, we shall, some
day, attain internal understanding and
international goodwill.
From the three points mentioned
above, we may draw the conclusion that
if international developments do not
menace our national existence or block
the way of our national regeneration,
we should, in view of the interest of the
whole nation, practice forbearance in
facing issues not of a fundamental na-
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, January 3, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
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ETHEL LUM
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Sports
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Circulation
Advertising
OUR DUTY AND YOURS—
Just once in so many years does anything unusual
happen in Chinatown. And only once in a great many
years does a new paper start.
In the first issue of the Chinese Digest it was
pointed out that the purpose of this publication is to
represent Chinese interests in America; to keep alive
the culture that made us a great people; and to share
and exchange ideas of the Eastern and the Western
world.
Let us all take inventory of ourselves and our
future. Let us have an open forum, and discuss plans
for the future. Let us have more exchange of students
with China, to learn, of the old country. Let us havt
a conference of businessmen and of students — let it be
held in San Francisco in 1938 — so that old friends and
old residents may come to help celebrate the big fair.
It will promote old business, establish new busi-
ness and industry in China will benefit through in-
creased sales, with increased profits for everyone.
OUR duty lies in keeping the Chinese people in
America informed — in fighting for our rights and
any injustice to the Chinese.
YOUR duty lies in giving this paper your support.
Your duty lies in portraying to the American people
the culture and refinement of the Chinese.
A space is reserved for the news of every China-
town in America. A space is reserved for news of
interest to the Chinese in all parts of the world, and
for the enlightenment of other people in regard to
Chinese art, culture, history, philosophy, and literature.
Yes, a space is reserved for each one of us to
better ourselves. Not necessarily Chinese. Not neces-
sarily American. If you approve of our policy, write
and let us know. A list of our endorsers is soon to be
published. Confucius, when asked for a single sent-
ence or word explaining his teachings, answered,
"Reciprocity."
The Chinese Digest is on its way. Won't you
join us?
A WALL AROUND CHINA
Every friend of the Filipinos wishes to see their
aspiration for Filipino independence fulfilled. It is
true that we had hoped that the granting of independ-
ence to them was motivated by the highest ideals instead
of commercial and political expediency, but still, regard-
less of the motivation procedure that end is in sight.
Nothing would please world minded nations bor-
dering the Pacific Ocean more than to find a Filipino
nation properly managed, alert to opportunities, and
capable of defending itself against military or com-
mercial domination. That is our wish. It is also our
concern to ascertain whether these requirements could
be fulfilled. Admittedly the obstacles are tremendous.
Should the Japanese dominate the Philippines —
commercially or otherwise — China would be in a critical
position. A Japanese archipelago extending from the
Sakhalin Island through Taiwan to Luzon would prac-
tically have the effect of turning China into a back
inland country, completely cutting off all western trade
and intercourse via the Pacific.
We shudder to think of a made-in-Japan Monroe
Doctrine fulfilled. Let us hope that the courageous
Filipinos either achieve nationhood on a firm footing
or retain the brotherhood of the United States. — CW.L.
TRUTH AND KNOWLEDGE
The Next Order of the Process of Man's Mind is
to Attain to the Apprehension of a Particular Branch
of Knowledge. In Every Particular Branch of Know-
ledge There is Truth. Where There is Truth There
is Substance. Where There is Substance, There is
Reality. Where There is Reality There is Intelligence.
Where There is Intelligence, There is Power. Where
There is Power There is Influence. Where There is
Influence, There is Creative Power.
It is Only He Who Possesses Absolute Truth in
the World Who can Create.
Confucius.
Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY
China's Students and the
Present Sino-J apanese
Situation (Conclusion)
Throughout last week the country's
students, now numbering more than
half of the nation's university and se-
condary school pupils, continued their
agitations without cessation. Being
young, these students are easily moved,
and the patriotic movement to demand
government action against the autonomy
move in North China had now become
fully nation-wide and threatened to em-
broil Nanking with Japan.
As the days pass, these student de-
monstrations increased in violence, defy-
ing authorities and flouting the central
government's threat of physical punish-
ment and imprisonment for the student
leaders. From Peiping to Canton the
political tension produced by this move-
ment mounted.
Probably no two men in all China, not
even the worried politicians of Nanking,
watch with more concern and deep an-
xiety the rumblings and manifestations
of this new student movement, than Dr.
Chang Mon-lin and Dr. Hu Shih, dean
and professor respectively, of Peiping s
National University. These two edu-
cators, both of whom having been ac-
tively engaged in the training of China's
new youths for several decades, watch
this impetuous, spontaneous revolt of
the nation's students and ponder over
its possible results.
And well may these two eminent edu-
cators ponder over this movement; for
sixteen years before, when both of them
already occupied the same positions they
now hold in the National University,
they had seen an older generation of
students of the university lead the stu-
dents of the nation in agitation against
Japan's designs on Shantung province.
They remember that on a fine May day
in 1919, when China suddenly received
news from Paris that the Peace Confer-
ence had decided the Shantung question
in favor of Japan, this older generation
of students had risen as one body and,
by the very force and spontaneity of
their patriotic fervor, had turned the
tide and retained Shantung for China.
Both Dr. Chang and Dr. Hu had
taken part in the 1919 student move-
ment and had also indirectly aided and
abetted the movement to realize its as-
pirations. Now, sixteen years later, they
see another generation of the university's
students acting as leaders and promo-
ters. As they watched this new move-
ment, however, dismay was in their
hearts — for the hopes of its success were
precarious, for China's political situa-
tion in 1935 had changed and the whole
train of circumstances whi'ch precipita-
ted this present movement were vastly
different than those of 1919. Dr. Chang
and Dr. Hu could not help but recall
the situation of China in 1919, viz:
The notorious Anfu Clique, a group
of venal officials who were "more inter-
ested in filling their pockets with Jap-
anese yen than in protecting the public
assets of China," were in power in 1919.
This clique was headed by Tsao Ju-lin,
then Minister of Communications. China
at that time was at the mercy of Japan,
but the island empire was restrained
from the conquest of China by the post-
war idealism of Europe and America.
The inhuman massacres of humans
in the world war were still fresh in the
minds of the people of all nations and a
Peace Conference was in session to set-
tle the grievances of nations peacefully.
Japan, though at that very time could
have brought China under her thumb,
was proceeding cautiously in her plans,
taking infinite care not to outlaw herself
in the eyes of the world by any overt
action in respect to China.
Although the country was literally be-
ing sold to Japan by the Anfu clique,
yet the student movement would not
have manifested itself were it not for
the fact that abruptly, on April 30, 1919,
the Peace Conference awarded Shan-
tung to Japan.
The nation was stunned. But the
people could not do anything; they were
not politically conscious, were not organ-
ized, and throughout the country there
was nothing which resembled public
opinion which could protest this unjust
decision.
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But there remained the students, the
most politically conscious element of the
populace, small in number but a poten-
tial rallying force to stir public opinion.
But what happened? As soon as the
news reached China that Shantung had
been awarded to Japan, the students
immediately called a national anti-Jap-
anese boycott, organizing the intelligent-
sia and the business men. Taking the
lead in this movement were the students
of the National University.
Wrote Dr. Chang Mon-lin at that
time: "Even before the demonstration of
May 4, some of the leaders in the new
educational movement who had been ob-
serving the spirit of unrest among the
students, predicted that something was
going to happen. The international po-
licies in Paris supplied the fuel to the
already burning desire of the students
to strike."
Events moved swiftly during those
fateful May days. On May 3, a mass
meeting of the students of Peking was
called, at which 1000 of them attended.
They agreed that the Shantung problem
was caused by the corruption of their
own pro-Japanese government and the
injustice of the western nations. Stirred
as never before by the critical condition
of the country these students made plans
to organize the people first, to depose
the "traitors" who were then holding the
powers of government, and second, to
get word to the Chinese delegates in
Paris and ask them not to sign the treaty
of Versailles. The historic May 4 mass
parade of students was arranged.
On Sunday, May 4, 10,000 students
paraded in the streets of Peking. Some-
how they broke into the house of Tsao
Ju-lin, considered the chief of the three
pro-Japanese "traitors", demolished the
entire place while Tsao and his two col-
leagues fled to the Legation Quarter.
Thirty-two students were arrested as a
result of this demonstration.
During the next two weeks actual war
between the government and the students
followed, the students employing the me-
thods of printed propaganda, lectures,
and strikes, while the government at-
tempted to suppress them by arrests,
whippings, and other measures of phy-
sical violence.
The students responded to govern-
mental suppression with strikes through-
out the country, for by that time the
entire nation was aroused. They won
the fight. The three pro-Japanese mini-
continued on Page 16)
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CHINESE DICEST
Friday, January 3, 1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
POSTURE CLINIC FOR
CHILDREN
What is characterized as the "round-
shouldered" posture commonly found
among Chinese children may be materi-
ally improved by attendance at the pos-
ture clinic conducted at the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. The clinic is part of the Asso-
ciation's health education program, and
is under the supervision of Miss Aileen
Perkins, assistant director of health edu-
cation.
School children between the ages of
6 and 12 who are found, after examina-
tion by the school physician, to have
defective posture, are referred to this
clinic. They meet on Tuesday afternoons
from 3:00 to 4:00, where they are given
posture exercises, to be practised daily
at home. On Thursday afternoons,
after school, they return to the
Y. W. C. A. for check-up. An individual
record is kept of each child, containing
information regarding illnesses, nutri-
tion, and health habits. On this record
are also entered the type of special treat-
ment necessary and a tabulation of pro-
gress made.
The project was started about two
years ago by voluntary workers from the
State Teachers' College. The enrollment
has now reached a total of 37 children,
with an average attendance of 22. Two
voluntary workers assist Miss Perkins in
giving individual attention.
Defects and Underweight
The most prevalent defects found
in the posture of these children are flat
feet, stooped shoulders, and sunken
chests. The long hours at both American
and Chinese evening schools, together
with improper housing conditions are
among the causal factors of this
"fatigued" posture. Because these child-
ren do not receive enough sunshine and
fresh air, rest and recreation, it is diffi-
cult for them to hold themselves erect.
A majority of the children were found
to be underweight. Since the standards
of weight are based on the averages for
white children, this condition may not
have much significance with regard to
posture, but it leads one to suspect that
certain irregularities in posture, such as
fallen arches, may be the racial charac-
teristics of the Chinese anatomy. This
possibility has been considered by Miss
Perkins, who intends to make a careful
study of these children in order to de-
termine how far one may attribute these
postural defects to differences in racial
anatomical structure.
RADIO TALK ON
CHINATOWN
To listeners of radio station KYA,
a colorful glimpse of San Francisco's
Chinatown was given recently in an
interview of T. Y. Tang, executive
secretary of the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
The discussion ran the gamut from the
Chinese Chamber of Commerce to a dish
of chop suey, and gave a fairly repre-
sentative picture of life in the Chinese
community.
As one of the five executive directors
of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce,
Mr. Tang described the origin and func-
tions of that Chamber. Long before the
western world had established trade and
artisan guilds in the middle ages, China
had formed guilds among its merchants.
In 1908, the idea was transplanted to
the Chinese settlement in San Francisco,
in the founding of the Chinese Chamber
of Commerce. Registered both with the
State of California and with the Mini-
stry of Industry in China, the organiza-
tion has today as its primary mission the
promotion of trade between the United
States and China and the representation
of Chinese commercial interests in all
parts of the United States.
In the 19th Century
Tracing the history of Chinatown
back to the 19th century, Mr. Tang
told how China had its first contact with
California in 1835, when Chinese goods
were first shipped from Canton to the
port of St. Francis, a decade prior to
the discovery of gold in California.
"Gold, of course, was the siren call
which drew many Chinese settlers to this
country. The beginning of our present
day Chinatown dates back to those stir-
ring times when men from all over the
world came to these shores to seek for-
tunes in the hills and mountains loaded
with the precious golden metal."
During the gold rush days, the Chi-
nese population reached the peak of
120,000. When the mines later became
overloaded with laborers, many of the
pioneer Chinese abandoned the search
of eold either to return to their native
land or to remain to develop the re-
sources of the new land. "Then Con-
gress extended a special invitation to the
Chinese to come to add their labor to
that of other workers in the construction
of the transcontinental railroad. They
placed the power of tb?ir muscles in the
epic of steel, adding the necessary man
power in the unifying of the new front-
CHURCH CALENDAR
The Chinese Christian Union Church
will hold three New Year meetings on
Jan. 3, 4, 5, each evening at 8:00 at the
Chinese Cumberland Church, 855 Jack-
son St. The speakers are respectively:
David K. Lee, of the Chinese Methodist
Church; Joseph Hsing Su, editor of the
Chung Sai Chinese Daily; and Rev. Al-
bert Lau, pastor of the Chinese Baptist
Church. Election of new officers of the
Union Church will take place following
the first meeting.
A New Year's Dinner, at the Far
East Cafe, 631 Grant Ave., 6 p. m., Jan.
4, will be open to all church members
and friends at which occasion the new
officers will be installed. Special musi-
cal numbers have been arranged for
these meetings.
• •
BREAKFAST GROUP MEETING
The Chinese Christian Young People's
Breakfast Group will meet again the first
Sunday of the New Year, Jan. 5, at
9 a. m. for breakfast and discussion.
Miss Mabel B. Ellis, Y. W. C. A.
secretary for work with women and girls
of foreign background, will address the
group concerning present day problems
of second generation youth of various
racial groups. Miss Ellis has done 15
years of social study and research in
New York and formerly worked with the
Russell Sage Foundation. The Chinese
community in New York was a matter
of special interest to her, and the break-
fast group will have an opportunity to
compare their problems with those of
their brothers and sisters in that East-
ern metropolis.
• •
iers. When the last golden spike was
driven, that type of work was closed to
the Chinese, making it necessary for
them to seek a new livelihood. Restaur-
ants were opened .... and Chinese food-
stuffs were imported from China."
One for All
Regarding the controversial subject of
whether chop suey is a Chinese dish or
not, Mr. Tang commented: "When Lcc
Hung Chang, a special Chinese envov.
returned a dinner party in honor of the
president and other distinguished guests
in Washington, D. C, he was requested
to announce the names of the Chinese
dishes, prepared by Chinese cooks
brought over from China. Mr. Lee. .1
clever diplomat, readily realizing tb.v
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Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
FASHIONS
CLARA CHAN
THE CROWNING
GLORY
In. every country, in all ages, men have
spoken of women's lovely tresses as the
"crowning glory". In our own country,
poets, minstrels and lyric writers have
acclaimed the loveliness of the silky,
smooth, ebony black hair of the Oriental
beauties. In this day and age, young
women of China are talking about free-
dom from old restrictions, and are striv-
ing for individualism, bemoaning the
fact that they all have straight black
tresses. How they envy those with
soft curley hair of burnished gold,
or chestnut brown, and yes, even of cop-
per red. With the partial acceptance of
Western modes and styles, Chinese wom-
en forgot the praises sung by poets of
the florid T'ang period and adopted
whole-heartedly the Western coiffure.
Seems to Me —
I remember the time when the bob was
first adopted by the school girls in
China. Like their fathers who had
stealthily cut off their cumbersome ques
and thus evoked the anger of their ven-
erable old mothers, these young ladies
attending schools in the big cities, and
learning of the freedom that the post
war period brought to the American
girls, secretly bobbed their neat braids.
It is amusing to recall now, the panic
that seized the girls when the holidays
approached for them to return home.
But now, the mothers, in turn, take up
this fad after discovering the practicabil-
ity of the short bob.
When marcel waves came in, the
Shanghai ladies flocked to the beauty
shops and appeared at tea dances in
tightly waved hair. At first it was big
sister who enjoyed the privilege of a
marcel, but with the innovation of per-
manent wave-machines and with screen
stars introducing new and different hair-
dresses, the characteristic hair groom of
the "foreign devils" is now highly fav-
ored by all modern Chinese women.
Your Bob and Mine —
The popular current coiffure adopted
by Chinese elegante in China is the long
bob. With Chinese girls of this city, the
hair dress made popular by Katherine
Hepburn is favored. Dressing one's hair
in this style or that, is really a matter of
individual taste. Any hair dresser in
town will willingly show you the type of
coiffure that would be most becoming to
your facial contour, and flattering to
your personality and individuality, and
will gladly show you illustrations of the
KNITTING PREVIEW
By Oy Lin Wong
Everywhere you go you hear the click
of knitting needles; and the conversation
goes something like this, "I only started
this suit two weeks ago and I have ten
inches finished already." Really, knit-
ting is no longer a problem. Every one
is doing it and the lovely garments that
are created are something to be proud of.
Hand knitted garments have been and
will still be very fashionable, and already
many clever Chinese girls of the commu-
nity are enthusiastic followers of this art.
Even if you are a beginner, there are
so many sources of information and help
that you cannot afford to overlook the
opportunity of knitting yourself a new
spring outfit; either a suit or dress.
Sport Suits —
All of the shops are featuring knitted
suits for Spring. Most of them are
in light and medium light shades. Some
of them have the typical plain skirt with
a slip-on sweater. The neckline and
the sleeve length vary. Then there is
the tailored sport suit, either double
breasted or plain. Your third choice is
the three piece suit with either a cardi-
gan top sweater or the three-quarter
length coat.
Cost is Small —
The average person making a two
piece suit will take from 17 to 20 balls
of 1 oz. yarn. If you watch for yarn
sales at the various stores your suit
should not cost you more than three or
four dollars. As I said before, there
are many places to which one may go
for instruction and information. One
of these is a class given once a week by
the knitting instructor of the Women
City Club of Oakland. She has kindly
consented to hold a knitting class in
Chinatown for a small fee per person.
For further details about this class or
latest coiffure for afternoon or evening
wear. But how very important it is to
remember that our straight black hair,
no matter if it is all nicely marcelled or
curled in tight ringlets, is too often singed
and coarsened simply because our hair
is different from the blonde or brunette
girl.
If we must have wavy locks, which, of
course, is more becoming, let them be
waved but also let us strive to keep our
tresses silky, shiny and ebony black as
nature intended them to be, and we will
still be called the dark-haired beauties of
the East.
any other classes please phone the Chi-
nese Digest.
Practical and Modish—
Because San Francisco has become
sport-minded one can. wear a knitted
suit any place and still feel comfortable
and perfectly at ease. What could be
nicer for a Spring day than a hand-
knitted skirt with or without a kick pleat,
and a sweater to match? No coat to
worry about and still quite warm enough
for a day in sunshine or fog. The yarns
for this coming season are found in
lovely shades and new combinations.
A friend of mine has just finished
knitting a lovely oxford gray suit. A
very plain skirt with a double breasted
coat. One has to look closely to realize
that it is not a tailored, but a hand knit-
ted suit. Another that I saw was of the
loveliest soft sage green. The skirt had
a kick pleat in the front and a slip-on
sweater to match. The joy one derives
from this kind of a suit is that, for
variation, one may wear a smart tailored
blouse with it. Still another suit that I
saw was really one of 'the smartest things
I have seen this year. The skirt was a
brown and tan mixture. Knitted very
plain, the sweater was brown. Long
sleeves and V neck, with white collar
and cuffs of heavy linen. A brown
suede belt added a distinguished touch
to the entire outfit.
So there really is no excuse for any
one not having a good looking smart,
new spring outfit this year. Pick out
your favorite color yarn, select your
pattern from an instruction book, ask
for advice and aid from a knitting in-
structor and you will be "rightly styled"
this spring.
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MOTOR COMPANY
•
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Mission Dealer
See us before you buy
your new Oldsmobile.
"It will pay you well."
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San Francisco California
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CHINESE DICEST
Friday, January 3, 1936
KUAN YIN, GODDESS OF MERCY
By Dr. Henry H. Hart
The Gods and Goddesses of China
are innumerable. The earth, the waters
under the earth and the heavens swarm
with them. There are city gods, gods of
the fields and of the trees and gods of
every manifestation of nature, besides
the many gods of the Taoists and of the
Buddhists.
But of all the gods and goddesses of
old China the one who is loved more
than all, yes, even more than the great
Lord Buddha himself, is Kuan Yin, the
Goddess of Mercy. She is the gentle soul
who looks down upon the world of men
and stretches forth her hand to bring
peace to their sorrowing hearts and re-
lief to their pain-tortured bodies. To
her the Chinese turn in times of trouble,
and at her shrines more prayers are
chanted, more incense is burned and
more sacrifices are gratefully offered
than at the alters of all the other multi-
tude of China's deities together.
Strange Origin
The story of this beloved goddess is
one well worth telling, showing us as it
does the gentler, kindlier side of the
Chinese nature.
She is a strange combination of two
beings from different parts of Asia. Tra-
dition tells us in the dim mists of China's
past there was worshipped a Mother-
Goddess, who presided over the hearth
and earth, and who brought children to
mothers who turned to her for help. We
know but little of this goddess, except
that the Chinese loved her and brought
her prayers and sacrifices.
Then came Buddhism, travelling the
long road by land and sea from faraway
India. In caravans and junks came the
story and the gospel of the great Buddha
to the people of the Middle Kingdom.
And with the worship of the Enlightened
One, the Hindu priests brought the cult
of Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist God of
Mercy. In some strange way which has
never been explained, the Hindu God
of Mercy became the Goddess of Mercy
in China, probably because the attrib-
utes of loving-kindness and gentleness of
this deity of India were combined and
confused -with those of the older Chinese
Mother-Goddesses, and from that far-
away day, nearly two thousand years
ago, the Chinese have cherished and re-
vered their kindly Kuan Yin.
She Who Was Miao Shan
The old Chinese legend of her life of
purity and holiness, and of her service
to suffering manhood through the ages
is a beautiful one.
In the reign of Ta Hao, of the Golden
Heavenly Dynasty, there were born to
P'o Chia, King of Hsing Lin, three
daughters, the youngest of whom was
named Miao Shan. Modest, beautiful,
gentle and obedient, she was loved by
all who knew her. When she had
arrived at women's estate, and when the
time was ripe for her to marry, she re-
fused to accept a husband. She declared
that she preferred to remain a virgin,
to strive to attain perfection, and in the
end to reach Buddhahood.
Kuan Yin, Goddess of Mercy.
( Photo from Nathan Bentz
Collection.)
This decision was contrary to all Chi-
nese family tradition. All arguments
and threats were in vain, and finally her
enraged father drove her from his pal-
ace. He forced her to live miserably in
exile as a hermit, then later placed her
in a nunnery, where she was treated as
a slave. Her conduct there was so virtu-
ous and self-sacrificing that the Lord of
Heaven himself was touched by her
grace and gentleness. He ordered the
Spirit of the North Star and his angels
to aid and watch over her. This act of
the gods so infuriated the father that
he ordered the nunnery and all its in-
habitants to be burned to the ground.
Miao Shan, the future Kuan Yin, seeing
the flames, at once threw a drop of her
holy blood into the sky. There it turned
into a heavy rain, which forthwith de-
scended and put out the fire.
Immortal Kuan Yin
Driven mad in his fury at his dis-
obedient daughter, the King ordered her
to be killed, and the executioner was
summoned to behead the girl in a public
square. As the headsman stepped for-
ward to do his duty, suddenly the
heavens were darkened, and the sunlight
vanished from the face of the earth. The
executioner struck at poor Miao Shan
with his sword, but it broke in two. Then
finally he strangled her with a silken
cord. At the moment when her soul
took its flight, a tiger leaped into the
execution ground, seized her body and
carried it off. Her soul, pure and un-
sullied, was carried off on a cloud to
the eighteen infernal regions of Yen
Wang, the King of Hell. But at her
appearance Hell was suddenly trans-
formed into a paradise of joy, and even
the instruments of torture were changed
into fragrant lotus blossoms. The King
of the Infernal Regions was greatly dis-
turbed. There was no more pain or
suffering, and all the condemned souls
were divinely happy. So Yen Wang,
to preserve his kingdom, sent her soul
back over the Nai-Ho Chao (the bridge
over the Chinese River Styx) and caused
it to re-enter her body by his magic.
Then the Buddha himself appeared
in all his glory to the saindy maiden,
and gave her a peach. "Take and eat
of it," said the Lord of Heaven and
Earth, "never more will you feel hunger
or thirst. Old age and death are power-
less against you, and you will live for-
ever." Thereupon she was transported
on a lotus blossom across the waters of
the sea to the little island of P'u T'o,
near Shanghai. This island is still the
center of her worship today. She lived
there for years, doing works of mercy
and ever growing in purity and holiness.
One day a guardian spirit arrived with
a divine decree, proclaiming that she
had attained perfection. He summoned
her to depart and take her abode in the
Nirvana of perfect peace, the soul of
the Universe.
Repose Renounced for Service
Just as she was about to pass through
the portals of Nirvana to take the rew.ird
of her life of saintliness and good
deeds, she heard the faraway cry of a
human soul in agony, calling upon her
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Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
SPORTS
Page 13
Fred George Woo
The sports editor of the Chinese Di-
gest will publish a picture of the winning
basketball team of the Wah Ying Bay
Region Tournament.
• •
Old Timers Try Comeback
What promises to be a feature attrac-
tion is the proposed basketball game be-
tween the married and the single men of
the Wah Ying Club, tentatively set for
Jan. 26. It will be the preliminary tilt to
the Wah Ying Tournament Winner vs.
Rest of League contest, at French Court.
After having been out of active parti-
cipation in basketball for several years,
and some not having played for more
than a decade, it is going to be a rough
trail for the married men. What an over-
whelming trouncing they will probably
receive from the singles, one can well
imagine.
Now my dear readers, don't think that
up-to-date rules will be used in this game.
The married men will most likely de-
mand to use the rules that were used
some ten years ago. And that means free
for all and do what you please. Gosh,
this is going to be funny, funnier than a
donkey baseball contest.
Here are some of the married men
who will play (or attempt to) in that
big game": James Jung, Edward
Mock, Chan Foo, Daniel Yee, Frank
Hee, George Lim, Herbert Lee George
Ng, Fred Chin, and Harry Lum.
• •
Francis Hin Chin, of the Scout
Seniors, is another Commerce Chinese
boy who is out for basketball. Hin is
trying for the Bulldog 130 pound squad.
• •
Out at Galileo, Johnny Wong and
Stephen Leong are fighting for positions
on the Lion thirties quintet. Steve is the
regular guard of the Scout Senior team,
while Johnny is a Nanwah player.
• •
Entries for the Northern California
Y. M. C. A. Volley Ball Tournament will
close on Jan. 8. It is reported that the
Chinese Y. may be represented by a
team.
CHINESE SPORTSMEN ELECTION
A new set of officers was elected by the
Chinese Sportsmen Club on Dec. 28. Dr.
K. Q. Fong was elected president, with
Dr. D. K. Chang retained as vice-presi-
dent. Frank Chan was chosen treasurer,
and Clarence Chan re-elected secretary.
Lee Yum is the new sergeant-at-arms.
Directors of the club are as follows:
B. K. Chan, Thomas Moran, Henry
Guldbeck and Fred Jow.
Sportsmen Club will hold its annual
dinner this coming Monday evening,
Jan. 6, at seven oclock, at the Sun Hung
Heung Restaurant. It will be an inform-
al affair.
• •
NULITE DEFEATS PALI
For the second time this season, the
Nulite A. C. won from the Paliclique
Club of Palo Alto. Final score was
15-12. Only half was played, as the
court was not available for the second
half.
For the local team, Jue and Ho were
the offensive leaders, while Gee and Le-
ong were outstanding on defense. Won
Loy Chan and Tan were the peninsula
team's stars.
• •
RECREATION LEAGUE ENTRANT
Arthur Hee's Shangtai basketball team
last week entered the City Recreation
Basketball League, Unlimited Division
C, it was announced. Incidentally,
Shangtai last week defeated the Poly-
technic High School Varsity five. So
■we are looking forward to the Shangtais'
bringing home the Recreation bacon.
• •
SPORTORIAL
So far this season at French Court,
we have had two instances where fists
flew in basketball games. Such happen-
ings are deplored by Sportdom. It re-
flects on the credit of athletics and the
sportsmanship of the Chinese.
Of course, we must realize that such
things happen on an impulse of the
moment. Ninety-nine out of a hundred
cases, fists fly unconsciously and not with
any intention or premeditation. It would
be folly to blame it on either one team
or one individual, as there are always
two sides to every question.
Let us be cool and calm from now on
in all forms of sports. We must bear
in mind that we should be gentlemen
in the game as well as out of it. Re-
member what the late Andy Smith of
California said, "It's not winning the
game that counts. It's how you play the
game."
THIS WEEK'S LEAGUE
GAMES
Local fans are looking forward to this
week's Wah Ying League games with
interest, as the strong Nulite A. C. bat-
tles the top favorite, Shangtai. It will
be a more interesting contest than the
main event, which is between Troop 3
Varsity and the Chi-Fornians.
As the weeks pass by, the Nulite team,
has been steadily improving and before
the tournament ends, they may find
themselves among the league leaders. At
last week's games, Jue, Gee, and Leong
established themselves as worthy candi-
dates for the All-Star Teams. Shangtai
must win Sunday's crucial game in order
to enter next week's battle against the
Scouts Varsity with a clean slate.
Chi-Fornians have yet to register a
victory this season. They may want the
Scout Varsity as their victim, although
that seems improbable. With such play-
ers as Captain Earl Wong, Henry Kan,
Don Lee, and Stephen Leong, the Scouts
will rule as heavy favorites to overwhelm
the Chi-Fornians.
Possible starting line-up for the
Shangtai-Nulite affair:
Shangtai: Position: Nulite:
Charlie Hing F. Wilfred Jue
Fred Wong F. Howard Ho
Gerald Leong C. Daniel Leong
Ted Chin G. Herbert Louie
Fred Gok G. Alfred Gee
Last Week's Results
Troop Three Varsity scored a 48-26
win over their kid brothers, the Juniors,
at French Court last Sunday in their
league battle. Behind 22-21 at the end
of the first half, the Varsity came back
strong in the last half to overpower the
Juniors. Led by Captain Earl Wong,
who rang the hoop for a total of 23
points, the Varsity won as it pleased.
Fred Wong tallied eight points for the
losers, with Ted Moy also turning in a
fine performance.
The second game ended with the Nu-
lite's holding a 26-16 lead over the Chi-
Fornians in the third quarter, with
twelve minutes to play. Leland Stanford,
referee, declared it "no contest", due to
roughness. Jue and Gee starred for
the Nulites, while Ted Lee and Look
were Chi-Fornians' mainstays.
• •
Shangtai's basketball team lost a hard-
fought contest to the Golden Gate Jun-
ior College Varsity, 43-39. The Chinese
team outfought and outplayed the colle-
gians but were unable to outscore them.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, January 3, 1936
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Friends of Lim P. Lee will be surprised
to learn that a baby shower was given to
him by a small group of friends headed
by Miss Margie Leung and Elsie Young.
Friends were not half as surprised as
"Limpy" was for he has neither wife nor
baby (That is, as far as I know).
• •
Did you notice how generous Miss
Virginia Quon was, much to her escort's
enjoyment, at the skating party? Then
you noticed how often she paused while
skating to give her partner a great, big
hug. Don't rush, boys.
• •
A certain Miss wanted an apology to
her written in my column because she
said that the girl mentioned as NB im-
plied her. Well, here it is. If I meant
you as NB, I apologize but, personally,
why the guilty conscience? On the
QT, did you say it wasn't Richard? Tell
me more, we're interested, especially me.
• •
With his finger pointed at me, an
officer of the Chinatown squad said,
"You're the man we've been looking for.
You went to Commerce Evening Hi,
didn't you?" I meekly replied, "Yes,"
and wondered what I did or didn't do
that the police should be after me? "Do
you know this boy?" he said showing me
a piece of paper. It seems this boy ne-
glected to return some text books and
here was I already with visions of the
County Jail and another innocent man
incarcerated. As Joe Penner would say
"Don't ever do-o-o-o that!"
• •
One tiny tot, whose nickname sounds
like a bell, was eating an ice cream cone,
and like all other cones, this one began
to drip at the bottom. When I pointed
to the cone and said, "Look, leaking,"
the mother without much ado, trotted
her child to 'the way of all flesh', before
realizing that I meant the cone.
• •
This week, ALLEE, The TOWN-
TROTTER, says:
JOHNSON CHAN (Redwood City)
and the petite FANNY MARK (Court-
land) were married, it is reported, and
have settled down in San Jose
DAVID CHEW (Menlo Park) and
LUELLA CHIN (Oakland) are also
living in marital bliss .... HAROLD
GEE and LILLIAN CHUNG "Shanghai
Lil" announced their engagement last
week .... EUGENE "Sinker" WONG
KUAN YIN, GODDESS OF MERCY
(Continued from Page 12)
suffering humanity, to alleviate pain, to
hearken to the sorrows of men, of wo-
men, and of children, and gently to
soothe and comfort them in their griefs
and misfortunes in this vale of tears.
Thenceforth was Miao Shan enshrined
in the temples and homes and hearts of
her beloved Chinese people. Gratefully,
joyfully, they gave her the holy name of
"Kuan Yin" — she who hears and an-
swers the cry of the sufferer, the grief-
stricken, the childless, and the forsaken.
For the children of Han she is the
idealization of womanhood, satisfying
the universal craving for mother love.
Her statue is found everywhere in
China, and no village is too small to
have a tiny shrine to the Goddess of
Mercy. She is usually dressed in flowing
garments, with a hood that makes her
look not unlike the portraits of Queen
Victoria. She has in the center of her
forehead a third eye or jewel, an attrib-
ute of those who have attained perfec-
tion and Buddhahood. In her hand or
at her side is a vase containing the dew
and the Mrs. (former Irene Chan) and
daughter will return to Seattle Satur-
day .... Here's a lucky fella — HAR-
OLD KOE won a radio and $3.00 in
cash at the Knox Coffee Shop in a game
of chance, (and wot chances you get!)
.... Mr. Stork brought a baby daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE LOY. They
named her BETTY JEANNE ....
WALLY TONG made a New Year's
Resolution not to tip his hat to any
girl, cuz he caught a cold in his head
the last time, (so 'scoose him, girls) ....
Pretty Miss ALICE LUM, a newcomer
from Hawaii, is now attending the Do-
lores School of Beauty Culture ....
IRENE CHUN, also from the 'Isle of
Paradise' is another student there ....
Did you know that three 'handsome
chaps' posted a notice on the Y. W.
bulletin board asking 'certain' fair-maid-
ens to sign up for a party? (Well, well,
wot a treat!) .... BENNY LIGH lives
in a 'beeg' town, Castella California. It
has a population of TEN! .... TOM-
MY BOW (Bow-Kow) and a certain
'Miss Yee' were seen 'going places' to-
gether. (Ah, young love in bloom) ....
PAUL YOUNG is now in San Rafael
hashing up things for the gals of the
Dominican Convent .... Here's a girl
who can take it — JESSIE FUNG took
many an awful spill at the Chitena
Skating party and yet came back for
more .... SO LONG!
or waters of mercy, with which she gently
moistens the eyelids of the sufferer and
brings him peace of mind and repose
of body. In her arms she often cradles
a tiny babe, not her own, as in repre-
sentations of the Virgin Mary, but a gift
which she bestows on childless mothers
who sincerely pray to her for aid.
We often find her with a thousand
eyes and a thousand hands, indicating
that she can answer a thousand prayers
at once. It is also a reminder to man
that he should ever have a thousand
eyes with which to seek out the places
where his charity is needed, and a thou-
sand hands with which to lavishly
bestow loving-kindness upon his fellow
men in distress.
Kuan Yin is often modelled in beauti-
ful porcelain, usually in pure white, for
one of her best loved names is Pai I
Shih, — The Great Teacher Robed in
White.
No Saintlier Woman
"The men love her, the children adore
her, and the women chant her prayers."
She brings sons to anxious fathers. She
is the patron saint of storm-tossed sail-
ors. Where most of the other Gods are
feared, she is loved. Her face is as
radiant as gold and as gentle as the
moonbeam. If you mention her name
in the midst of fire, the flames cannot
burn; if tossed on the great storm-waves,
call upon her and the tempest will be
stilled. In battle her name makes weap-
ons powerless. If thoughts of evil be-
siege you, she is at your side to purify
your heart. Thoughts of her will 'dispel
anger. She is the most beautiful being
in the universe, and to compare a girl
to Kuan Yin is to pay the highest com-
pliment to her grace and loveliness.
Chanting her praise and repeating her
name brings endless merit. She can
change her shape and visit throughout
the world as she pleases, ever bent on
errands of relief and mercy.
So we leave the gentle Kuan Yin.
Though only a legend to us, she is a
beautiful reality to the Chinese, and her
presence in the shrine of home and heart
has made the Chinese a better, gentler,
kindlier people. No religion has ever
conceived of a saintlier woman, a more
beautiful soul, or a personality more
filled with that love which is divinity,
for relief. Whereupon, she renounced
her well-earned eternal repose, and de-
clared that for all ages to come she
would devote herself to the relief of
• •
A son was born on Dec. 19 to the wife
of Park Quoy Chew, 160 Waverly Place.
San Francisco.
Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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RADIO TALK
(Continued from Page 10)
was not easy to explain these complicated
Chinese dishes, included them all under
one name, 'chop suey', which means a
little of everything."
Bazaars and Laundries
Many business enterprises peculiarly
typical of the Chinese in America origin-
ated in these colonial days on the Pacific
Coast. Among them are the art goods
bazaars and the laundries. The former
grew out of the introduction of small
Chinese curios and art trinkets to San
Francisco housewives by Chinese farmers
who peddled their farm produce from
door to door. The subsequent demand
for Chinese art goods for home decora-
tion and for gifts led to the opening of
bazaars in all Chinese communities.
The scarcity of women and the lack of
leisure time, during the latter part of
the 19th century, caused the pioneer
settlers to send their clothing to Hawaii
to be laundered and returned to the
mainland. "Naturally the prices were
exorbitant and the Chinese by learning
to wield the iron were able to reduce
laundry prices for San Franciscans and
thus to establish a new business for
themselves."
Chinatown today is not only a unique
spot for the satisfaction of occidental
curiosity, but it is a compact community
seething with life and activity. It has an
intricate system of community organi-
zations, a conglomeration of business
enterprises. It is an interesting example
of the blending of Eastern and Western
culture. It has a well-equipped hospital,
a half million dollar investment; several
newspapers, all in direct cable service
with China; nine Chinese schools, where
ancient culture supplements the Ameri-
can schools; Chinese branches of the Y.
M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., and the Na-
tive Sons Association; besides a score of
other welfare and religious organizations.
• •
WONGS HOLD ELECTION IN L. A.
Results of the election held by the
Wong Family Association of Los An-
geles last week were announced. The
new officers, who assume office Jan. 1 are:
Wong Sai Sin, president; Wong Wing
Chi and Wong Tin Shang English se-
cretaries; and Wong Chu Chin, Chinese
secretary.
The Chinese Congregational Young
Peoples Group held its December meet-
ing and social gathering last Saturday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. S- Fong.
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Wilson (San Francisco)
Jan. 7; President Hoover (San Fran-
cisco) Jan. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Feb. 4; President Taft (San
Francisco) Feb. 12; President Cleve-
land (San Francisco) Mar. 3; Presi-
dent Hoover (San Francisco) Mar. 11;
President Taft (San Francisco) Mar. 31;
President Coolidge (San Francisco)
Apr. 8.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Van Buren (San Francisco)
Jan. 3; President Garfield (San Fran-
cisco) Jan. 17; President Hoover (San
Francisco) Jan. 24; President Polk
(San Francisco) Jan. 31; President
Taft (San Francisco) Feb. 7; President
Adams (San Francisco) Feb. 14; Presi-
dent Coolidge (San Francisco) Feb. 21;
President Harrison (San Francisco)
Feb. 28.
CHINA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS
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ture. At the same time we should seek
harmonious international relations a-
mong nations provided there is no vio-
lation of our sovereignty. We should
seek economic co-operation based upon
the principle of equality and reciprocity.
Otherwise, we should abide by the de-
cision of the Party and the Nation and
reach a resolute determination. As far
as I am concerned, I will not evade my
responsibility. We shall not forsake
peace until there is no hope for peace.
We shall not talk lightly of sacrifice until
we are driven to the last extremity which
makes sacrifice inevitable. The sacrifice
of an individual is insignificant, but the
sacrifice of a nation is a mighty thing,
for the life of an individual is finite
while the life of a nation is infinite.
Granted a limit to conditions for peace
and a determination to make the su-
preme sacrifice, we should exert our
best efforts to preserve peace with the
determination to make the final sacrifice
in order to consolidate and regenerate
our nation. I believe this is the basic
policy of our party for the salvation
and upbuilding of our nation.
A son was born on Dec. 26 to the wife
of Wong K. Pong, 717 Sacramento St.,
San Francisco.
"QUEENIE" SAILS FOR CHINA
Last Friday the SS President Coolidge
carried away from the society of San
Francisco Chinatown a most eligible
young man, Quong Hong Lee, popularly
known as "Queenie". "Queenie" re-
turned to San Francisco in 1933 after
four years of study at Illinois University,
where he graduated with the degree of
Bachelor of Science in railway engin-
eering.
He had planned to return to China
at the time, but stayed to serve as chair-
man of the Kong Chow Benevolent Asso-
ciation for two years.
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CHINESE INVENTIONS
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also failed, and war became the order
of the day.
The border state of Ts'in, half Chi-
nese and half Tartar, finally became the
most powerful, and soon a single empire
was established (Ts'in Dynasty, B. C.
256-206). From the word Ts'in we re-
ceive the name China (Chinese Digest,
Vol. 1, No. 2). This was a short-lived
dynasty however, and soon a pure Chi-
nese state emerged (Han Dynasty, B. C.
206 - A. D. 220). The Han rulers gave
China four centuries of commercial and
political expansion, and to this day the
Chinese proudly call themselves "Men
of Han" (Han jin) . Since the Ts'in-
Han Period, the nobility was abolished,
the only hereditary titles being those for
members of the royal family. All offi-
cials from the premier down were chosen
on the basis of ability from then on.
The dukeship awarded descendants of
Confucius is a purely honorary one.
We may also note here that since B. C.
281 the Chinese have observed inter-
national laws of an advanced nature,
for example, exchange of ambassadors,
treaty making, protection of political re-
fugees, and the principle of extradition.
According to Dr. E. T. Williams, Pro-
fessor Emeritus of the Oriental Depart-
ment, University of California, the Chi-
nese had a clearer conception of sover-
eign rights on territory than the West
up to as late as 1800 A. D.
(Next Week: The Chinese Were the
First to Play Football.
• •
STOCKTON WONGS ELECTION
Results of the election held by the
Wong Family Association of Stockton
last week were announced. The officers
are: president, Wong Yin Chang; Chi-
nese secretary, Wong Hay Poy; and
English secretary, Wong Wing Quon.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, January 3, 1936
CHINA'S ADOPTION OF MODERN AERIAL COMMUNICATION
By Henry J. Poy
(Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co.)
Prior to 1929, the international tele-
graph system of China was, for forty
odd years, operated exclusively by for-
eign cable companies. Such a condition
meant INTER ALIA a big financial loss
to the Chinese Government and was most
regrettable.
Ever since 1927 the problem of having
a system of international radio com-
munication had been foremost before
the Chinese Government. The first re-
cord of a plan of such nature was found
in the resolutions of the forty-sixth
meeting of the Branch Political Coun-
of Kwantung. Though this plan was
transmitted to the Central Political Coun-
cil at Nanking, it did not materialize
until the following years.
By February 1929, purchases were
made by the Government for hi-speed
automatic sending and receiving wire-
less apparatus. Among these were two
20-40 kilowatt directive-beam transmitt-
ers, four 2 kilowatt transmitters, and one
15 kilowatt directive station. Traffic
agreements were signed with foreign
countries for direct wireless circuits with
Manila, San Franciso, Berlin, and Paris.
In August, 1929, the Ministry of Com-
munications acquired large tracts of land
at Fonglinchiao, Liuhong, and Chenju
near the city of Shanghai. Here, roads,
bridges and houses were built in order
to install these powerful machines. By
March 1930, the despatching station
building for the four Telefunken trans-
mitters was completed at Fonglinchiao
and by November 1930, the receiving
station building at Liuhong was ready
for operation and the grand opening of
the transmitting stations at Chenju took
place on December 6, 1930 for direct
radio communications with Europe and
the United States. The expenditure of
this gigantic radio central, known as the
Chinese Government Radio Administra-
tion, was #407,000 (U. S. currency) for
the machinery, and #540,000 (Chinese
currency) for buildings, land and con-
struction. This is one of the great con-
struction projects of China.
Although the net work of the C. G.
R. A. consisted of 11 direct interna-
tional radio circuits, such as San Fran-
cisco, Berlin, Paris, London Java etc,
yet through these channels all telegraph
offices throughout the world are easily
reached.
Due to the special importance of Lon-
don in the relation between China and
Great Britain it had been considered ne-
cessary to have a Shanghai-London di-
rect radio circuit, and through the Board
of Trustees for the Administration of
British Indemnity Fund, purchases of
two 20-kilowatt complete beam trans-
mitters were made from Marconi of
London.
(Continued next week.)
CHINA'S STUDENTS AND SINO-
JAPANESE SITUATION
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sters were forced to resign, the cabinet
was altered, and the delegates in Paris
refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles.
The student movement ended in com-
plete triumph!
But what of today? Will the student
movement againt this new method of
Japanese invasion meet with the same
result attained in 1919?
Viewing the situation according to
the lights of world politics to-day, it is
highly questionable whether the students
wil even win the right of freedom of
speech, to consider one of the major
points which they demand of the pre-
sent national government. China in
1935 has a central authority which pos-
sesses enough power to quell and sup-
press any indigenous movement which
it considers harmful to national welfare
and to Sino-Japanese goodwill.
On the other hand, Japan to-day is
politically too strongly entrenched in
Chinese soil to let a handful of students
block, even temporarily, the develop-
ment of its Asiatic expansion program.
Japan in 1919 was cautious; in 1935 it
was bold.
As to Europe and America, post-war
idealism in diplomacy has seemingly
been wiped off the face of the earth. Anti-
war pacts and treaties guaranteeing the
territorial and administrative integrity
of China have been thrown overboard,
replaced once more by nationalism and
economic self-interest. With world poli-
tics in such conditions, therefore, what
hope remains for China of Western aid in
her hour of crisis?
Yet, this present student movement is
not at all hopeless, for out of it China
may be awakened once again to the dan-
ger of further Japanese aggression which
it now faces. Military resistance against
Japan at this moment is out of the gues-
tion, but perhaps the central government
may, as a result of the students* agita-
tions, put up a stirrer diplomatic resis-
ance to Japanese demands. At all events,
this new student movement will have
stirred up an articulate opinion which
the government cannot afford to ignore.
References
The quotations in the above article
are taken from "The Youth Movement
in China" by Tsi C. Wang.
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• Train Robbery in Demilitarized Zone
• Greetings and Protests
• Demonstrations and Sympathy
• Feng Reappointed
After exchanging the season's greetings and wishing
each other a happy and prosperous New Year, Gen-
eral Sung Cheh-Yuan and General Kenjo Doihara sat
down at a conference table in Kalgan to figure out ways
and means of settling the impending problems of Cha-
har. Before they had hardly warmed their seats,
flashes from Eastern Chahar reported that the "Man-
chukuoan" troops under Lee Shu-sing had taken five
districts there including Kuyuan and Paochang. Sub-
sequent dispatches rushed from other places in North
China immediately forced the leaders at the confer-
ence to lodge protests against each other which entirely
nullified the felicitous atmosphere.
To wit: The Japanese protested that the Chinese
soldiers had grossly insulted Japan when on the night
of January 5, they opened fire on a contingent of
Nipponese soldiers as the latter wanted to enter the
city gate of Chaoyangmen, Peiping. The Chinese also
protested that the Japanese troops had committed
similar affront on China when on January 6, over sixty
Japanese soldiers arrived at Tangku, taking down Chi-
nese flags at a public building and hoisting the Japanese
rising sun in its place. Both demanded an apology
and punishment of the offender.
According to observers — although incidents at Pei-
ping and Tangku are readily accessible to adjustment,
it will be some time before the Chinese and the Japan-
ese can come to terms on the confronting problems of
Chahar.
A north bound express train was held up by three
robbers near Peitaiho on the Peiping Liaoning Railway
on the night of January 3. Nine persons were injured
including one Japanese police guard and two Japanese
civilians. The robbery took place in the North China
Demilitarized Zone, where, according to Tangku
Agreements, the Japanese army is given the task of
policing.
Banditry and Chinese mal-administration were the
unfailing excuses the Japanese had advanced to justify
their actions in Manchuria. After the eventful night
of September 18, 1931, Japan had forcefully seized
Manchuria from China and set up the puppet state of
"Manchukuo". With the administration of "Manchu-
kuo" virtually in the hands of the Japanese for a period
of over four years, frequent reports are still being
heard about bandits and irregulars waging guerilla
warfare with the Japanese forces. The present robbery
case has special political significance, besides the pro-
perty lost and persons injured. The Japanese had, by
Tangku Agreements, forced China to "demilitarize"
and allow the Japanese Kwantung Army to police an
area which is strictly Chinese territory. The world can
easily judge who is more capable of protecting life
and property, as train robberies had never happened
on the line previously.
Student demonstrations in all parts of China seemed
to have gained so much momentum of late that Gen-
eral Chiang Kai-shek planned to call a conference of
student delegates at Nanking to explain his foreign
policies. Instead of coming to the conference, the
Peiping students shunned China's No. 1 man and went
into the country to stir up patriotism among the pea-
santry. Hundreds of young students marched in the
winter blizzards in an attempt to awaken the uncon-
cerned Chinese farmers to patriotic actions.
Sympathetic with the students was General Hsu Fan-
ting, chief of general staff of Nanking's first army.
Mourning over the North China situation, General Hsu
went before the mausoleum of late Dr. Sun Yat-sen
in the Purple Mountain, Nanking, to bury a knife in
his abdomen. He was gravely wounded but did not die.
He is the first known soldier to perform hari-kari dur-
ing the Sino-Japanese embroglio.
General Feng Yu-Hsiang, the "Christian General"
of China, came out of retirement January 6 to accept
the vice-ministership of the Military Affairs Commis-
sion of the Nanking Government, a post second only
to that of General Chiang Kai-shek. Observers viewed
this move as an effort by the Chinese government to
check any "sell-out" to Japan in North China, as Gen-
erals Sung Cheh-yuan and Han Fu-Chu are followers
of Feng.
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 10, 1936
FAR EAST
Shanghai's New Tourist
Service
Shanghai — A new kind of profession
has sprung up here for young women of
personable appearances and fair educa-
tion which promises to give added im-
petuous to the tourist sightseeing trade
here. Chinese women are being hired
as guides and shopping companions for
English speaking tourists who flock here
by the thousands every month to see the
Paris of the Orient.
A travel service bureau is responsible
for this innovation in street guides. Only
young girls with at least middle school
education and knowledge of elementary
English are employed. Newly employed
workers are given a short course in spo-
ken English which is highly necessary
for the work they are to do. The lessons
are given each morning at eight o'clock
and at nine o'clock their work begins.
These women guides are on call from
nine o'clock in the morning until mid-
night and are paid seventy-five cents
Mex. an hour, which is equivalent to
twenty-five cents in U. S. currency.
In addition to acting as travel guides
these women also act as shopping com-
panions and interpreters for foreign
tourists who wish to buy souvenirs or
other articles from native stores.
Dr. T. C. Lin, who was a professor at
the University of California from 1929
to 1934, is teaching political science at
the University of Nankai at Tientsin,
China, and also edits the "Nankai Social
and Economic Journal". His wife,
Bertha, a graduate of U. C. teaches
English at Nankai University.
• •
CHINESE GEOLOGIST DIES
G. K. Ting, famous Chinese geologist,
died on Jan. 6 in Changsa, China, from
pneumonia, following an attack of car-
bon monoxide poison, suffered during an
inspection tour of coal mines in Hunan
Province.
Engineers Needed in China A Propaganda Boomerang
HOWARD MAGEE
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
EXbrook 0298
Anglo Bank Bldg.
Son Francisco
830 Market St.
Chinese student engineers in America,
specializing in iron and steel smelting,
are needed for a new government manu-
facturing plant which will be opened
this spring near Shanghai. This an-
nouncement came recently from the
ministry of Industry through the Chi-
nese Embassy in Washington D. C.
The government will open a Central
Machine Works in Chenju, a short dis-
tance from Shanghai, which will cover
100 mow of land and cost #3,000,000
to erect. The money will come from
the Sino-British Fund. The Central Ma-
chine Works will start with the manu-
facturing of mains and water tubes
Chinese engineering students now
studying here, whether government or
private, are invited to apply for open-
ings in this new government project.
Qualifications are that they must be of
good character, and willing to work
hard. Applicants are requested to give
precise information regarding their edu-
cation, academic degrees, and actual ex-
perience in America.
Applications are to be sent to the
Chinese Embassy at Washington D. C.
THE FOLLOWING STORES
CARRY THE
CHINESE DIGEST:
CHINA MERCANTILE CO.
543 Grant Avenue
Silk Coods, Souvenirs
CRESCENT PHARMACY
Drugs and Cosmetics
Fountain Service
1101 Powell Street
FAT MINC CO.
905 Grant Avenue
Books and Stationery
PAUL ELDER b CO.
Books and Stationery
239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
UNIQUE MAGAZINE SHOP
Magazine a.id Papers
681 Jackson Street
Peiping — When the so-called North
autonomy movement was in the stage of
being hatched some weeks ago and
threatened the already strained relations
between Nanking and Tokyo, with each
side accusing the other of bad faith and
downright political misbehavior, a little
incident occurred here which quite em-
barrassed the Japanese militarists.
A Chinese policeman saw a young civ-
ilian soap-box orator making a speech
in grandiloquent Chinese in support of
autonomy in the public park. He was
arrested, taken to the police station and
given a flogging for being a traitor to
his country. As the flogging became
too excruciatingly painful, the prisoner
cried out that he was not a Chinese but
a Japanese. The Chinese police refused
to believe he was a Japanese because he
spoke Chinese so well, and flogged him
some more for his unpatriotic behavior.
However, his protests finally raised
doubts in the minds of the police. A
phone call to the Japanese barracks
brought a Japanese to the station, who
identified the prisoner as a Japanese
sergeant.
The situation was highly embarrassing.
The Japanese army heads could not ad-
mit that one of its men had been carry-
ing on insidious propaganda for auton-
omy. The Chinese police was non-com-
mittal. It was finally decided to hush
up this little propaganda boomerang.
The Chinese police agreed to drop all
charges.
• •
AVIATION STUDENTS: CONTACT!
The Shanghai Aviation Association is
anxious to contact Chinese students of
aviation in America. Mayor Wu Te-
chen of Shanghai is the honorary chair-
man of this aeronautical organization.
• •
Reports that the steamer Watachau
had foundered on Dec. 22 were confirm-
ed last week with the discovery of float-
ing wreckage. The vessel, bound from
Shuitung to Kongmoon, foundered with
200 passengers and crew aboard. Over-
loading caused the ship to capsize, it
was presumed by authorities.
• •
An educational film will be shown
through the courtesy of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company U the audi-
torium of the Chung Wah Middle
School, Friday, Jan. 10, from 7 to 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited.
January 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
CHINATOWNIA
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Waku Auxiliary
From now until Saturday, Jan.
25, one may observe the superb
salesmanship exerted by the Waku Aux-
iliary of Oakland, as this organization
of Oakland girls will hold its annual
dance at the C. A. C. A. hall in San
Francisco on that evening.
As an added inducement to a well
known orchestra, souvenirs for girls will
be given away at the door. An enjoy-
able evening is assured everyone — for
the Auxiliary boasts of a large member-
ship. Ducats may be secured at fifty
cents per copy from members.
The Auxiliary elected the following
new officers at its final meeting in
December: Emmy Lee, president; Eva
Jue, vice-president; Edna Wong, treas-
urer; and Mable Wong, secretary.
• •
TROOP 11, B. S. A. INAUGURATION
On Sunday evening, January 5, 1936,
a new Boy Scout troop, Troop 11, was
inaugurated in the Chinese M. E.
Church.
Invocation was given by Wong Hong,
and opening remarks by the chairman,
David K. Lee. The Assistant Scout Ex-
ecutive, and Field Executive, J. Thomas
MacFadden, and Mr. Pearson, respec-
tively, were introduced. Mr. MacFadden
came in the absence of Raymond O.
Hanson, Scout Executive. Mr. Pearson
presented Mr. Reisinger, District Com-
missioner, who delivered a scout message.
Committeemen Edwin Owyang, and Roy
S. Tom spoke about the value of scout-
ing. Albert Park Li, Assistant Scout-
Master, presented the new troop which
gave the Scout Oath and the Laws. Mr.
MacFadden presented membership certi-
ficates and awarded the badges.
Refreshments were served in the social
room by the Epworth League members
to the gathering of 150, which included
all members of Troop 34. Other scouts
present were from Troops 3, 4, and 63,
and greetings were received from Troop
45 of Oakland.
• •
MANDARIN CLASS IN L. A.
General Ting Hsui' Tu's class of 30
odd students in the study of the Man-
darin language has been conducted very
successfully thus far. The general be-
lieves that the easiest way to learn a
language is to learn to sing it. This is
a unique and interesting feature.
Classes are held every Thursday eve-
ning at 8 p. m. at the Chinese Congre-
gational Church. Mimeographed lessons
are distributed weekly for each class.
Student Wins
Shriner Contest
"I like my art class in school the best,
and I want to grow up to be an artist
like my uncle," Jerry OwYoung, 13-
year-old winner of the recent annual
Shriner East-West game poster contest,
told the Chinese Digest reporter in an
intimate interview a few days ago.
The contest, participated in by all Jun-
ior high schools, was held the latter part
of December, 1935, under the auspices of
the Citizens' Committee and was directed
by Aaron Artman, director of art in the
city schools. The winning poster was
reproduced by the Committee to promote
interest in the New Year's Day game at
the Kezar Stadium.
Jerry is enrolled in the low eighth
grade at the Francisco Junior High
School. As a small child, he would,
during the summer vacation, accompany
his uncle, Hon Chew Hed, well-known
Chinese artist, on his early morning out-
Henry Ow Young
door excursions to observe him in his
painting. He would take along his own
scrap book and would sit patiently by
his uncle's side, trying to produce his
own "art pieces". It was through this
early experience that the boy's native
talent found early expression. The un-
cle is reported to be directing an artists'
club in Honolulu, and has several paint-
ings on display at the DeYoung Museum.
Friends and relatives are happy to
hear of Jerry's achievement, and he is
kept busy answering requests for copies
of his poster. He is sending copies to
various parts of the United States, to
"Y" BOYS ACTIVITIES
The Tiger Club of the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. won the Decathlon Championship
of Class A, while the Blue Eagles cap-
tured first place in the Class B Basketball
Tournament.
In the Decathlon Ping Pong Tourna-
ment, the Friendly Indians of the Tiger
Club, under the leadership of Frank
Fong, took top honors. Its basketeers
also went through an undefeated season.
The Bulldog Club took second place
in the Ping Pong Tourney, with Norman
Ong doing well in his matches.
Under the instruction of Leland
Crichton and Frank Wong, the "Y"
Tumbling Team is learning its drill and
stunts with willingness and enthusiasm.
• •
Miss Young of "China Seas".
The charming Chinese actress who
played a feature part with Clark Gable
and Jean Harlow in "China Seas", Miss
Soo Young, recently related one of her
childhood incidents to Richard Wah Ong.
It happened many years ago when she
was a child in Hawaii. At that particu-
lar time, an airplane was something to
marvel at. So one day when a plane
was about to land in the islands, there
was much commotion. In fact, the peo-
ple attached so much importance to the
event that the landing field was spaced
off and an admission price was charged
to see the plane land. Because she was
one of many children in the family and
her mother couldn't afford to take all
of them, Miss Young was left at home,
much to her disappointment.
Being on a Sunday, she sadly wended
her way to Sunday School. Her Sunday
School teacher was about to leave when
she arrived. Greeting her with a puz-
zled look the teacher asked, "Why, Ah
Hee, what are you doing here? Don't
you know that everybody is at the land-
ing field? You can see — " she waved
her hand around the empty room. Then
Miss Young wistfully looked up at her
and almost in a whisper said, " I know,
my reverend teacher, but God and my
Church come first."
Honolulu, and back to "the old folks"
in China.
Jerry had a good time watching the
game from the 50-yard line, as he was
rewarded four tickets as winner of the
contest. He stated that he would have
enjoyed "the whole affair" if it were
not for the fact that his hand is still
hurting him from too much handshaking.
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 10, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
New Hospital Board
An election of the Chinese Hospital
Board was held last week. The Board of
Directors for this year, one member from
each Chinese Association, will be com-
posed of the following members:
Chinese Six Companies, Chan Mun
Dip; Ning Yung Association, Wong
Kuey Ging; Kong Chow Association,
Chan Gin Din; Young Wo Association,
Ow Wing Fook; Sil Hing Association,
Fong Mun Ping; Sam Yip Association,
Hall Kuai Chuen; Hop Wo Association,
Ong Check Fine; Yan Wo Association,
Chan Gun Jeung. Chinese Chamber of
Commerce, Louie Gar Yee; Chinese Na-
tionalist Party, Jow Gum Chew; Chee
Kung Masonic Association, Sum Sil
Chong; Hing Jing Tang Association,
Fung Kin Chau; N. S. G. S., Yan Chun;
Chinese Presbyterian Church, Chan Bok
Choy; and Y. M. C. A., Chan Bok Jing.
From the members of the Board, offi-
cers were selected. They are: president,
Chan Gin Din; vice-president, Louie
Gar Yee; Chinese secretary, Chan Bok
Choy; English secretary, Chan Mun
Dip; treasurer, Wong Guey Ging and
Yan Chun; and superintendent, Ginn P.
Louie , re-elected. Chairman of the in-
stallation, which took place Jan. 2, was
Chan Suey Nin, member of last year's
board of directors.
• •
Pasadena, Calif. — Among the most
beautiful of the seventy-one floral floats
which were entered in Pasadena's 47th
annual Tournament of Roses held re-
cently was one which portrayed the life
of Yang Kwei Fei, China's loveliest wo-
man. This float was made up of
200,000 blooms, many thousands being
wreathed into floral dragons. This float
was Long Beach's entry, and constituted
a pageant in itself.
• •
Oakland Students'
Annual
The Chi U's (Chinese Youths), an
organization composed of Chinese stu-
dents of the Oakland High School, held
their first annual dinner at the See Hoy
Low in Oakland last week.
The affair was well attended by mem-
bers and their friends. California and
Stanford students were on the guest list.
A number of the club'c talented members
rendered piano and vocal numbers.
This event climaxed the term's work.
Decorations were carried out in the New
Year theme, which was particularly effec-
tive. Following a snappy after-dinner
program, the rest of the program was
devoted to dancing.
Officers of the Chi U's for the cur-
rent term include: Howard Jan, presi-
dent; Jane Fong, vice-president; Jennie
Wong, secretary; Bruce Quan, treasurer;
and Jean Moon, social chairman.
• •
WAR FEARED
Indianapolis, Ind. — That the Orient
is faced with grave threats of war was the
declaration in an address by Dr. T. Z.
Koo, one of the leaders at the Quadrien-
nial Student Volunteer Movement Con-
vention. Students from all parts of the
world met here from Dec. 28 to Jan. 1
for discussions, forum and international
fellowship.
• •'
The Chinese Young People's Break-
fast Group ushered in 1936 with a New
Year's Eve party at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Lee. The affair was planned
by Howard Seto, and a buffet supper was
served by Albert G. Lew.
• •
A son was born on Dec. 28 to the wife
of Chan Chew Sing, 1042 Washington
St., San Francisco.
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Chitena has announced the following
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Auditorium, Jan. 24: reception, Dr.
Theodore C. Lee; publicity, Fred Mah;
ticket and tallies, M. F. Wong; refresh-
ments, Woodrow Ong; prizes and favors,
Gladys Chinn; gate,Joe Moke and An-
drew Tseng; posters, Wahso Chan, Paul
Mark and M. F. Wong: decorations.
Wahso Chan; sergeant-at-arms, John
Tseng.
H. K. Wong is chairman of the dance.
• •
AUTO ACCIDENT
Edward G. Low, 18, of 49 J 31st Ave.
San Mateo, lost control of his car while
driving down Washington street toward
Grant Avenue last Friday evening, and
smashed into the rear end of the grocery
truck of Sang Wo Company. In turn,
the truck was hurled against a hydrant
causing considerable damage. No one
was injured.
• •
Chicago Chinese Protest Japan
Chicago, 111. — The Chinese citizens
of Chicago, 1,000 strong, demonstrated
in a protest against Japanese policies
toward China last Sunday in Chinatown.
Placards carried by the demonstrators
termed Japan as "Public Enemy No. 1."
The demonstration was sponsored by the
North America Chinese Students' Asso-
ciation and other Chinese organizations.
• •
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TEA AND LANTERNS
TOMS' ANNUAL NEW YEAR PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Tom had their
fourth annual new year's eve party at
their home on Clay Street. The guests
played cards and mah Jong till nearly
midnight, then prepared for refreshments.
And at the stroke of the gong signifying
the new year the refreshments were serv-
ed as is the custom each year. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lee,
Mr. and Mrs. Hall Nom, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Jung, Mr. and Mrs. George Quock,
Mr. Jung Chung, Chingwah Lee, and
Robert G. Poon.
• •
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
IN CHINATOWN
In the fall of 193 2, a Chinese branch
conference of the St. Vincent de Paul
Society called the conference of Our
Lady of China, was established in the
community to carry on charity and re-
lief work among its more unfortunate
inhabitants who have not been taken
care of through other channels of public
or private welfare societies.
This conference made a special visit
on Christmas day to the Chinese inmates
of the Laguna Honda Home. On this
visit Chinese foodstuffs and Chinese
newspapers were distributed among them.
Because the members of the Conference
make regular monthly visits to the Home
the Chinese there always look forward
to their coming, as it serves to break the
monotony of institutional life. On the
same day the members also visited the
Chinese patients at the S. F. County
Hospital.
• •
Engagement Announced
Harold Gee and Lillian Chung an-
nounced their engagement at a New
Year's Party at the Lido Cafe recently.
The party included Helen Ong, Ruby
Young, Alice Chin, Harry Chan, Walter
Gee, and Charlie Ong.
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Dancing to the music of nationally
famous orchestras, (through the medium
of the radio) the guests of Herbert C.
Wong whiled away the time. It was an
In-Between Party, as the host explained,
"It is 'In- Between' Xmas and New Year."
During the early part of the evening
the guests amused themselves playing
bridge, mah Jong, and pig. Dancing
began immediately after sandwiches and
punch were served.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
George Young, Misses Alice M. Chew,
Jessie Fung, Helen Ho, Flora Chan,
Ruth Young, Lily P. Tong, Elaine Tong,
Pauline Tong, Edna King, Grace Lee,
Helen Loy, Grace J. Wong, Gladys
Chinn, Doris Lowe, Mamie Hing, Mar-
ion Lee, Margaret L oo, May Wong.
Messers. James Tong, William Jow, Joe
H. Poon, Henry Lem, Joe Lai, Henry
Soon, Harold Jee, Herbert Louie, An-
drew Wong, Thomas Wu, Fred Ng, Ches-
ter W. Look, George Chang, Willie Gin
Gee, Jickee Lee, Wallace Mark, James
Lee, Arthur Eng, William Young, and
Andrew Quock.
• •
SPORTSMEN'S ANNUAL DINNER
Chinese Sportsmen's Club's third an-
nual installation dinner was held last
Monday, Jan. 6, with about eighty mem-
bers and friends present. Master of
ceremonies was B. F. Lowe. Speeches
were made by B. K. Chan, past president;
Dr. D. K. Chang, newly-elected presi-
dent; Hal Remington of the Chamber of
Commerce; Walter J. Hanna of the Gol-
den Gate Gun Club; J. P. Cuenin, sports
writer of the San Francisco Examiner;
and Tod Powell of the Chronicle.
In three years of its existence, this or-
ganization has progressed so steadily
that,' to-day, it is one of the most well-
known sportsmen's clubs on the Pacific
Coast.
• •
TROOP THREE "B" REUNION
Troop Three "B" Division's Reunion
Dinner was held Sunday, Jan. 5, with
36 persons present. Among them were
ChingWah Lee, scoutmaster. Roy S.
Tom, Ernest Loo, Ben Yip, and Henry
S. Leong, officers.
Edwin Owyang was chairman of the
committee in charge, with Henry Owyang
and Teddy Lee as committeemen.
• •
A son was born on Dec. 20 to the wife
of Kim Sing Choy, 773 Sacramento St.,
San Francisco.
Y. W. C A. SPEAKER
On Jan. 13, Miss Lillian Hodgehead
of the San Francisco Conservatory of
Music will give an illustrated talk about
her recent trip to Europe, at 8 p. m. at
the Y. W. C. A.
• •
VISITORS IN LOS ANGELES
Betty Won visited Los Angeles for the
first time last week, and was the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Y. C. Hong. She
attended the dance given by the Celestial
Club on Dec. 31. Among other out-of
towners who were present at this function
were Elsie Yip, Lily Yip, Eva Lowe, and
Caroline Lim.
George "Prince" Wong of San Luis
Obispo is leaving this week for New
York, after fulfilling an engagement with
a Salinas orchestra. "Prince" has another
engagement scheduled for later in the
season, at the Miami Biltmore Hotel at
Coral Gables, Florida.
Sightseeing Notes
(A) EQUIPMENT
Once Upon A Time:
Any person owning a taxi could
start an International Sightseeing
Corporation. No other equipment
was necessary.
Today, the San Francisco Cray-
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more than 50 Parlor Cars, which
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January 10, 1936
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Chinese Discoveries and Inventions Remember When?
(VI) The Chinese Were the First to
Play Football.
Until the days of the Republic, sports
and athletics played a very minor part
in the daily life of the Chinese. The
determination of the ruling Manchus to
stamp out uprisings had led to the sup-
pression of all forms of massed physical
activity. The severe struggle for exist-
ence doubtlessly also played a very im-
portant part.
It is true that we have boat and foot
races, archery, fencing, acrobatics, feath-
er kicking, mu kung fu and wrestling,
cricket fighting, hikes, and kiteflying, but
none of them ever reached the dimen-
sion of the modern "big games". The
only possible exception is that of cricket
fighting, but here, the insects did all the
exertion.
However, before the days of the Man-
chus, and especially during the T'ang
and Yuan Dynasties, Chinese life was
associated with a great deal of outdoor
activities. Some of the delightful mor-
tuary art pieces recovered from tombs
of the T'ang Dynasty were pottery ladies
dancing or doing tricks on horseback.
Others were playing on the lute or crash-
ing cymbals. The expression on their
faces show a carefree, almost child-like
contentment, and their bodies are Gre-
cian rather than Parisian.
A popular game at that period was
the kicking of footballs (t'i pi chiu).
The ball was of leather, but stuffed in
the manner of the modern baseball. We
do not know how the game was played,
except that it was probably like the game
of shuttlecock on a large scale. Players
are divided into two teams which form
half circles facing each other. The
game was received with a great deal of
enthusiasm in Japan.
During the Chou Dynasty the Chinese
played a game called ch'i (Cantonese,
kei), and this survived under the name
of wei ch'i. An Indian form, called
Hsiang ch'i (elephant chess), entered
China during the Han Dynasty, and the
two probably blended, resulting in the
modern form of Chinese chess. Kuan
Yu, a warrior of the period of the Three
Kingdoms was said to have played chess
while undergoing an operation on his
arm.
Chariot races occurred at a very early
date, and many Han Dynasty stone tab-
lets or bas reliefs depict cavalry and
chariots in speedy motion. The racing
Remember when there used to be an
altar in the back part of almost every
shop in Chinatown? Remember how
the most venerable or senior member of
the firm would religiously "offer incense"
(ts'ong heung) before the altar every
morning and before dinner?
The altar was always a simple one,
dedicated either to the Earth God (t'u
ri shen) or to the God of Prosperity
(choy shen), and represented by a writ-
ten inscription. In front of the altar
would be the usual incense urn, candle-
sticks, and the three cups of tea. On.
important occasions, there would be add-
ed three thimbles of wine, flowers, fruit,
and even food.
Most of these picturesque altars dis-
appeared by 1911, the revolutionists hav-
ing accused the gods as being old fash-
ioned and pro-Monarchists. The only
business places still have altars to-day
are the theater (dedicated to Ming
Huang) , a lantern shop, and one ob-
scure poultry shop.
Do you know of any more?
(The above is the FIRST of a series
of 52 recordings of sociological and cul-
tural changes taking place in Chinatown
within a generation. Send in your
observations.)
of dragon shaped boats (pa lung sh'uan)
is said to have its origin in the third cen-
tury before Christ when a part-v of boat-
rno-n searched the river for a Ch'u Yuan,
an official who preferred to commit sui-
cide rather than obey the evil orders of
his Emperor. This performance was re-
flated each year on the anniversary of
his death, resulting in the modern boat
races.
According to Hun Tsun-hsu, a writer
of the Sun? Dynasty, backgammon ori-
ginated in India and entered the King-
dom of Wei (northern China) during
'hp D»riod of the Three Kingdoms (A.
D. 220-265).
Shortly before the T'ang Dynasty, polo
(Chinese, pu lu) spread from India to
China and Persia, and in all three coun-
tries appeared to be the favorite game
of the royalties. International polo
matches took place during the T'ang
Dynasty, and one delightful painting,
sa-'d to be pre-Ming, showed Chinese
r^ffl'-ials playing with grsto.
Next Week: The Chinese Invented
All the Chief Varieties of Paper.
CERAMIC ART
(VII) How Spurs or Props are
Arranged.
The modern kiln is about the size of
a room, and the bungs or piled saggers,
which is typically the shape of hat boxes,
resemble columns, placed close together,
but not touching each other. The sim-
pler kilns have improvised shelves of fire-
clay, resting on pillars also of fire clay.
The simplest kilns merely fire their wares
in stacks.
During the Sung Dynasty we find all
three methods employed, depending on
the quality of the wares. The best, such
as most chien and kuan wares, are fired
in saggers. The coarse wares are fired
in stacks. In between, we have jars and
vessels fired on improvised clay shelves.
Importance of Position
Studying the various positions of the
spurs on the vessels is also of great im-
portance. Some of the earliest Han
wares were apparently fired in a scatter-
ing of potsherd. At least the spurs are
irregularly located varying in shape, sire,
and number. Some of these spurs stick
beyond the edge of the base, no effort
having been made to grind them away.
Undoubtedly they were made for burial
only, for even a short period of usage
would have worn away these rough pro-
jections. Today collectors take special
precaution to guard these "teeth" from
breakage.
The finer Han wares have spurs placed
close to the edge of the base, each spur
generally pointing toward the center and
at equal distances from each other.
Typically only three spurs are use — the
minimum number required to keep the
base on an even plane. It is obvious
that the accidental breaking of one of
the three supports would upset the firing
position.
Methods
Three methods were employed as pre-
cautions. In a few cases, large heavy
props were used. This is especially true
of the earlier Han wares, and some of
the larger Han jars have adhesion of
spurs which are nearly a quarter of an
inch wide, and about an inch in length.
More often the number is increased
from three to five, seven or more. Still
another method is to place an additional
spur alongside each of the three, re-
sulting in paired arrangement. One Ming
flower pot. for example, has a set of
three pairs of spur marks. The spurs
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January 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
China's Adoption of
Modern Aerial
Communication
By Henry J. Poy
(Conclusion)
At the same time, a China-Great Britain
radio agreement with the Imperial and
International Communications, Limited,
of London, were signed. These new
beam transmitters together with a new
power house and a complete system of
underground cables connecting stations
at Liuhong and Chenju with the Chinese
Central Traffic Office at Shanghai, were
all completed at the end of 1933.
The First Step
The Chinese Central Traffic Office at
Shanghai has a highly-trained comple-
ment of skilled radio operators, entirely
Chinese, numbering 110. Their require-
ments to attain these positions are high,
and before they are considered, they
must pass a stiff competitive examination.
It was on May 18, 1933, that negotia-
tions between the Chinese Government
and the Mackay Radio 8C Telegraph
Company, of the United States, were
brought to a successful conclusion, and
a direct radio circuit inaugurated be-
tween Shanghai and San Francisco..
Messages were exchanged between offic-
ials of the Chinese Government and the
Consul General of China in San Fran-
cisco, and officials of the Mackay Radio
& Telegraph Company.
Modern Equipment
Seventy-six skilled operators are em-
ployed in the San Francisco office and
operate high speed automatic circuits
with Shanghai, Tokio, Honolulu, and
Manila, and domestic circuits to New
York, Chicago, Seattle, Portland and
Los Angeles 24 hours per day. An aver-
age of 6000 radio messages daily are
handled in this office. All Mackay cir-
cuits are automatically operated by the
latest high-speed tape transmitters and
syphon recording receivers, which make
a permanent record of all messages. The
transmitting equipment for the circuits
operated from San Francisco is located
at Palo Alto, California, and is con-
nected by control wires from the San
Francisco operating center. The auto-
matic devices in San Francisco operate
relays in the transmitting station in Palo
Alto, which in turn operate the radio
transmitters. Messages go out on the
air at Palo Alto in the form of high-
speed continental Morse signals, as the
sending tape is passed through the auto-
matic devices in San Francisco. Speeds
as high as 200 words per minute are em-
ployed in automatic transmissions. Auto-
matic recorders are necessary to record
messages at high speeds. The automatic
operations also minimize the possibility
of errors, as the human element is re-
moved to a great extent. The most mod-
ern methods of noise filtering, elimina-
tion of atmospheric disturbances and
amplifying of signals are used. Dupli-
cate equipment units are available to be
put into service without loss of time
when required. The operating room is
connected by a system of pneumatic
tubes with the delivery, private wire and
branch offices to facilitate rapid hand-
ling. Electric time clock stamps are
used to record the time each message
is received in the operating room, and
the time it is transmitted. The operat-
ing department is divided into three di-
visions: coastwise, transcontinental and
transpacific, with supervisors for each
division, all under the general supervi-
sion of the traffic manager.
Mackay Radio's Chinatown branch of-
fice in San Francisco, which is associated
with the Postal Telegraph Co., is man-
aged by Thomas Leong. Its office is
connected with the main radio central
by modern teletype installation. Only a
few minutes elapse between the time the
radiogram is filed in Chinatown to the
time the radiogram is received in Shang-
hai radio-central by the direct Mackay-
Shanghai wireless circuit, thus bringing
to the very door steps of San Francisco
Chinatown the benefits of modern wire-
less communication.
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GIRL SCOUTS TROOP 14
At the first meeting of the Girl Scouts
Troop 14, for the new year, the following
officers were elected: troop scribe, Es-
ther Quock; troop treasurer, Ruth Chinn;
Evergreen Patrol leader, Lucille Lee;
assistant patrol leader, Grace Fong;
Rippling Brook Patrol leader, Bertha
Jann, assistant patrol leader, Haw Chan.
The next event will be a ceremony of
awards, at which time the following
scouts will be awarded: Patrol leader
badges for 1935; Anita Lee and Carolyn
Chong. Gold star badges for 100 per
cent attendance: Pansy Chan, Grace Fong,
Alice Chew, Nora Lee, Ruth Chinn, Lu-
cille Lee, Carolyn Chong, and Esther
Quock. Silver star badges for 90 per
cent attendance : Anita Lee.
The ceremony will be conducted by
scout captain Anita Lum.
• •
Hip Wo Chinese School opened its
new term on Jan. 6, with classes at the
Presbyterian Church and the Methodist
Episcopal Church. As usual, English
Classes will be given at the Chinese Con-
gregational Church.
• •
HEALD STUDENTS ELECT
The Associated Students of Heald Col-
lege recently held its election at the Chi-
nese Radio Club. The new officers are:
president, David Shew; vice-president,
Charlie Wong; secretary, Lai Sin Yee;
assistant secretary, Daniel Huey; trea-
surer, Norman Lee; assistant treasurer,
Thomas Lee.
• •
At the Chinese Baptist Church, stu-
dents returned to their classrooms on
Jan. 4. All old and new students were
registered last week.
• •
The Chinese Agricultural Association
of Los Angeles elected its Board of Di-
rectors for 1936. Those elected were:
Jow Hay, Woo Kuey Chong, Quon Foon
Lit, Fong Yee Som, Jew Sing Kuai, Chan
Yu Kai and Chan How.
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EDITORIAL
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PATRIOTISM IN CHINA
(Reprinted from San Francisco Chronicle)
Japanese attribute the student riots in China to
"foreign supported" or mission colleges.
Even if this were true, it would merely mean that
patriotism, which is a new virtue in China, is a natural
product of modern education, in China as everywhere
else. One learns patriotism, for instance, also in Jap-
anese universities. In Japan, obviously, it is a virtue.
The Japanese militarists regard it as a fault only when
it develops in China.
However, here is one example with which foreign,
or missionary support has nothing to do.
The most purely Chinese university in China has
long been Nankai University, at Tientsin. Chang Po-
lin, its President, was a Chinese naval officer, but, after
the first Sino-Japanese war, concluded that the future
of China lay in education and not in arms. So he re-
signed and started a school in a friend's house in Tien-
tsin. That school has since grown into a major univer-
sity, all under Chinese leadership and by Chinese sup-
port. Until the emergency caused by the depression,
Chang had never even received monetary contributions
from abroad, and even now these have been only a
minor and temporary factor. In conception, in admini-
stration, in money and in scholarship and instruction,
the institution has been purely Chinese.
But now, sacrificing plant and investment in Tientsin,
Chang Po-lin is transferring his whole university to
the far western province of Szechuan. He prefers
even the disturbed conditions there, and the disadvan-
tages of remoteness and isolation, to the conditions
that would be imposed by Japanese domination in
Tientsin. He can at least educate free scholars in
Szechuan, and train Chinese youth to be Chinese
patriots.
Advancing in age, and not in good health, Chang
Po-lin, one of the finest men in China, is only carrying
out a lifetime record of courage. The one thing Chang
Po-lin has never done is to be afraid of anybody or
anything. Out of his new nucleus may come, after he
is dead, the seed of a new China. He will have his
reward.
FROM ANTI TO PRO, SINCE WHEN?
Recently, in the San Francisco Monitor, Brother
Leo, California's famed educator and critic, had occa-
sion to review Professor Ira B. Cross's recently pub-
lished book called "A History of the Labor Movement
in California." In the course of the review Brother
Leo made this significant remark:
"The high place of the book .... is Dr. Cross's
treatment of the sand lot agitations, Dennis Kearney
and the slogan, 'The Chinese must go.' So completely
and radically has popular opinion veered from anti
to pro in the Chinese situation that the present genera-
tion of citizens — unless they have long memories or
talkative grandparents — know little of the animus
directed against the Chinese in the late seventies and
early eighties. That is a singularly interesting chapter
in California history."
It seems to us that the middle sentence of the above
paragraph needs a few words of qualification. If, by
that particular remark, Brother Leo means that the
feelings of California's citizens, as a whole, toward the
Chinese, as a whole, has changed from an attitude of
hostility to genuine friendship since the end of the last
century, then he is certainly right. On that score, no
point of dispute could be raised.
However, if Brother Leo means by that statement
that the attitude of labor toward the Chinese has "com-
pletely and radically .... veered from anti to pro"
since the 1880's in the state, then we beg the liberty
of differing with him. On this point, he has been mis-
informed.
Writers on the labor movement in California for the
past several decades have assumed that, because there
are no more wholesale persecutions, campaigns, and
vociferous public utterances directed against the Chi-
nese to-day, labor has taken them to its bosom and has
given them the equal opportunities granted to other
immigrant races to seek their livelihood in the economic
scheme of things.
If that were only true. But, unfortunately for the
Chinese, it is not. California labor is still anti-Chinese,
but its tactics to-day have changed.
In the general labor market to-day, many employers
are specifically told that they must not hire Chinese
workers because they do not belong to the union. And
when some Chinese laborers seek admittance into the
union their applications are refused. When will the
labor movement come out of its shell of animosity and
extend a hand of friendship to these peaceful, law-
abiding and industrious people and give them fair and
equal opportunities:
W. H.
January 10, 1936
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Page 9
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY
Rising Industrialism
In China
"For 18 years I have been opposed to
the penetration of China by Japan. I
now make an about face and declare it
my honest conviction that the sooner
Japan conquers the whole of China, the
sooner will China regain her freedom and
become an asset to civilization instead of
a liability
The words quoted above were not writ-
ten by any Chinese general or politician
with pro-Japanese leanings; nor did they
come from the lips of some fire-breath-
ing Japanese militarist. They were
penned by an American free lance jour-
nalist, Sydney Greenbie, who has lived
many years in China, and from his obser-
vations of present-day China he has writ-
ten many articles regarding that coun-
trys current affairs for American con-
sumption. The paragraph quoted is from
Mr. Greenbie's article, "Japan's Imperial
Boomerang" in a recent issue of the
Christian Science Monitor.
Developing Industrially
The process by which Mr. Greenbie
has reached his present conclusion anent
the destiny of China, he attributes to
the fact that China, in spite of chaotic
political conditions, its unstable currency
problem, its invasion by Japan, and its
disunity, is slowly but with a tenacious
purpose developing industrially. And
the writer believed that it is being done
by Japan without her being aware of it.
"The era of bewilderment (on the part
of China) being somewhat on the wane,
the further Japan goes in laying rail-
roads, developing resources, the more
certain is the growth of China to be . . .
Japan is . . . still too young an indus-
trial power to see whither her expansion
is leading . . ."
There is little doubt in the writer's
mind that China is industrially follow-
ing, and without any halting either, in
the footsteps of western nations. "She is
rearing a mechanized structure no out-
side power will be able to control."
Yet, how is rising Chinese industrial-
ism frustrating and nullifying Japan's
aim to gain political and economic
domination of the country? Above all
markets Japan needs the tremendous
Chinese market to absorb her growing
volume of export goods. But, year after
year, the Chinese are buying less from
Japan because the need for some of her
manufacturers which have hitherto been
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solely supplied by Japan are now being
made at home.
Home Products Supplanting Imports
Mr. Greenbie gave numerous examples
to show how Japannmade goods are now
being supplanted by native made prod-
ucts. Calcium carbonate supplies, but-
tons made from fruit stones, and towel-
ing machines, which formerly all came
from Japan, are rapidly being displaced
by home made products. A rubber
manufacture plant was started in China
18 years ago, but failed. Then the Jap-
anese organized one, but also failed. To-
day, however, the largest rubber manu-
facture concern is Chinese owned.
Three years ago, Japanese leather
goods dominated the Chinese market;
today, native competition is driving the
former out. Soaps, toilet articles, sta-
tionery goods, are being made at home.
Parasols, which Japan could make and
sell cheaper in China than the latter's
own make in former years, are now being
supplanted by even cheaper native
products.
Among other native made goods which
are displacing Japanese commodities on
the home market are: glass plate, glass-
ware, tooth powder, gourmet powder,
crockeries, wash basins, cups, bowls, etc.
Fifteen years ago Japan exported more
than $3,000,000 worth of wash basins,
bowls and allied articles to China; today,
the amount is no longer a large item in
Japan's export to that country.
"Supplies for enamelware originally
came from Japan," said the writer, "and
factories were established by Japanese.
Subsequently, Chinese, after working for
the Japanese, established their own fac-
tory."
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In the extensive textile industry, which
up to several years ago, was almost en-
tirely in the hands of foreign, mostly
Japanese, companies. Besides having
their own companies, now, the Chinese
are making the machines themselves for
the manufacture of cotton goods. In the
face of special protection accorded for-
eign mills under treaty stipulations, dur-
ing the past decade 16 native mills have
come into being in Shanghai, 35 in
Kingsu province, and 84 in other parts
of the country. The Japanese have 41
mills, and the British, three. But "even
the foreign mills were being manned by
Chinese. . . . While the Chinese cottons
are inferior, they are cheaper and more
acceptable to the native market."
Industrialism As A Challenge
All these evidences of China's rising
industrialism Mr. Greenbie declared to
be "tendencies inherent in postwar indus-
trial expansion" and that "As the Japan-
ese supplant the European, so the Chi-
nese will supplant the Japanese market."
When the Chinese people refused to buy
Japanese goods whenever Japan rattled
her swords and threatened the country
with more loss of territory, it was "not
mere boycotting Japan objected to. It was
industrialization that was supplanting
Japan that infuriated her."
The writer believes that China will be
able to stand up and free her shackles of
Japanese domination in the not very dis-
tant future. Mr. Greenbie fully concedes
(although he did not develop this point)
the fact that Japan is fearful of the rising
of Chinese industrialism and is bending
every effort to prevent her from any
further growth; and wherever it is not
possible to do so, then to gain control of
such enterprises. The writer is more
fearful of Japan's future than of China's
as he has plenty of hopes for the latter,
a viewpoint which, supposedly, more
trained observers like Nathaniel Peffer
(author of China: the Collapse of a Civ-
ilization) should do well to adopt.
Indeed, Mr. Greenbie is almost positive
that China will be the winner in her pres-
ent industrial tussle with Japan. "She
(China) is no India and no Ethiopia.
She is basically an industrious, business
folk with her feet on the earth and a
racial fluency that is as divisible as water,
but able to float any vessel whether of
cargo or of guns."
Which is tantamount to saying that,
come what may, the Chinese can "take it."
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CHINESE DICEST
January 10, 1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
THE W. P. A. AND
CHINATOWN
Interested observers of the relief situ-
ation in Chinatown will wish to know
what changes the new Works Progress
Administration program has wrought in
the community. As early as October,
1935, Chinese cases have been trans-
ferred from the relief rolls to the work
program. Today the situation may briefly
be stated as follows: Out of the approxi-
mate 500 "single" men formerly depend-
ent on direct relief from the State Relief
Administration, 331 are now working on
W.P.A. projects; of the approximate
350 families, 164 have one member em-
ployed on W.P.A. work. All of these
people, with but a few exceptions, are
working at the lowest occupational level,
unskilled labor, at #60 a month for 120
hours of work.
Comparative Figures
Only one member out of each family
household, no matter how large, can
be certified for full time W.P.A. work.
Furthermore, W.P.A. workers are in-
eligible for supplementary relief from
the State Relief Administration, whether
it be cash, medical service, surplus cloth-
ing or food commodities. The amount
of income from W.P.A. work as com-
pared with the amount of relief previous-
ly granted may be seen from the follow-
ing figures:
Total number of families on W.P.A.
164. Total earnings on W.P.A., #9,840
(@ #60 per month). Total W.P.A. earn-
ings plus average outside income, #10,-
878.12 (average outside income #6.33
per month). Total income while on di-
rect relief #11,444.81 (#69.79 per fam-
ily). Difference #566.69 per month.
Total number single men on W.P.A.
331. Total earnings on W.P.A., #19,-
860. Total income while on direct relief,
#5,438.33 (average #16.43 per person).
Excess #14,421.67 per month.
From these figures it is apparent that
the families are earning from W.P.A.
employment, #566.69 a month less than
what they received while still on direct
relief. On the other hand, the single
men are now earning almost four times
what they were previously granted.
Although these comparisons may seem
astonishing, yet one is not fully aware
of the great discrepancies until one er-
amines the situation of the larger fam-
ilies. Of the 164 families mentioned,
74 of them with from 2 to 4 members,
are better off on W.P.A. work, a total
excess of #1,137.01 per month, or an
average of #15.36 per family per month.
The 90 remaining families, with from
6 to 11 members, earn a total of
#1,703.70 a month less than their income
while on direct relief. This deficiency
ranges from #6.62 per month for the
6-member family to #48.40 for the 11-
member family. (The present incomes
have been calculated to include average
outside earnings of #6.33 per family per
month in addition to W.P.A. wages).
The Individual and the Family
The W.P.A. has therefore succeeded
in redistributing Uncle Sam's wealth
among the Chinese relief population
irrespective of size of family or budget-
ary needs. The lone individuals and the
smaller families earn more than they
need, while the larger families earn be-
low their subsistence level. The aims of
the W.P.A., to give employment to the
relief public on the basis of ability to
earn as governed by professional classi-
fication, have not been realized in China-
town. On account of the differences
of occupations of the Chinese from those
of the general population, the W.P.A.
cannot offer the variety of occupations
adaptable to the Chinese. Again, because
of the lack of higher-paid projects
where Chinese can be conveniently
placed, they have almost all been assign-
ed to unskilled labor. The redistribution
of public money, at least for the Chinese,
has consequently been inversely pro-
portional to the needs of each family in-
stead of directly proportional to the
earning power.
Among the 331 single men now work-
ing on labor projects, we find that their
median age is 52 years, and that 28 per
cent of them are 60 years or more. This
latter group of men, though physically
able, are practically unemployable, even
in economically normal times. Their
employment records show that they have
had no steady employment for the last
five years, that at the most, they can earn
barely enough through seasonal or cas-
ual work, to keep themselves from starva-
tion. Thus, in a program to provide
work for the needy, a large portion of
the income is alloted to a group of indi-
viduals who otherwise may be considered
to have retired from the field of employ-
ment.
Surprising to say, although the larger
families, by leaving the relief rolls to
accept W.P.A. work, will earn consider-
ably less than their relief budgets, yet
they have not been known to refuse such
work on these grounds. The larger num-
ber of cases still remaining on the relief
rolls has been a result more of the fail-
ure of the W.P.A. set-up to mobilize
rapidly enough to accomodate the large
number than of any hesitancy on the
clients' part to accept such work. Or, in
some cases, social, mental, or medical
problems may prevent the employable
member temporarily from taking the
job. The desire of any normal, self-
respecting Chinese to work for a living
is greater than any temptation to live
at ease upon free "charity". Besides,
to these people of steady working habits,
any type of labor is welcome to break
the monotony of idleness.
Social Consequences
What social consequences will result
from such a work program? To the sin-
gle men, it means increased income and
a greater purchasing power, even over
and above the average income for this
group in normal times. That any ap-
preciable portion of this income will go
towards improving housing conditions is
a matter of grave doubt. The influence
of deeply-rooted habits and customs will
preclude any thought of change in en-
vironment. The expectation that such
a work program will not be permanent
will not be inducive towards altering
their mode of living. The amount of
money to be spent for rent, utilities, and
food will therefore remain about the
same, and any increase will be negligible.
Since these bare necessities will consume
about one half of the #60, where will
the remainder go? It is estimated that
this "excess" will be spent in three ways:
the payment of old debts, the increased
support of dependents in China, and
greater indulgence in leisure-time pleas-
ures. The few theatres in the vicinity
of Chinatown, the pool rooms, the
"lucky' parlors may hope for more
thriving business in the immediate future.
For the smaller families the increase
in income is not great, since these fam-
ilies generally have more than one em-
ployable member. They were able, even
while on relief, to supplement their bud-
gets by irregular income through casual
employment. These 70 and some odd
families will undoubtedly continue to live
on the same standard as when receiving
direct relief.
Readjustments Necessary
The plight of the larger families is
easily imagined. The reduced income
means a strenuous struggle to "make ends
meet". It means a more exhaustive search
for all available sources of additional
income. At this point, the majority will
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January 10, 1936
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Page 11
FASHIONS
CLARA CHAN
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TALENTED CHINESE
TO ATTEND PARI LI A
OF 1936
Under the able direction of James
Richard Lee, the 25 members of the San
Francisco Chinese Art Association will
participate in the fourth annual parilia,
to be held on January 17, at the Civic
Auditorium. This annual gala occa-
sion has always proved to be a great in-
spirational event not only to artists, but
also to layman of this city, and. already
many interested members of our com-
munity have joined this small artistic
group to prepare for the coming ball.
This year, the artists are delving into
a mysterious and ancient civilization,
Ankor-Vat, for the inspiration of the
parilia. The theme, taken from the
story, "The Fall of Ankor-Vat", is of
such fantastic interest, that I must needs
present to you.
Inspiring Theme.
The setting is at the court of Kambu.
Kambu, founder of the race of Kambu-
jas, married the Princess of Nagas, an
immortal whose real form was that of
a seven-headed cobra. When Kambu
married this princess, her father exacted
a promise from Kambu: that every prince
of Kambujas must first be betrothed to
the Princess of Nagas before selecting
a mortal bride.
It came to pass that several princes
appeared before the King and Queen
for the purpose of selecting their mortal
brides. "They came to the Temple of
Ankor-Vat with their elephants, their
warriors and their trains, and formed a
great gathering before the shrine of the
Emerald Buddha. There each Prince,
in turn, betrothed himself to the Princess
of the Nagas as had been promised, and
then selected his bride; until it came the
turn of the last Prince. He made his
choice of a bride and had not first kept
the promise of Kambu."
When this happened, the anger of
the Princess of Nagas was evoked; she
assumed her immortal form of the seven-
headed cobra. "Slowly she advanced to
the shrine until she stood before the
Emerald Buddha. Standing there, she
called Siva the Destroyer to visit upon
Ankor-Vat and the race of the Kambu-
jas .... The Emerald Buddha glowed,
and the thousands of green eyes in the
snails on his head burned into the peo-
ple, and destruction fell upon all of
them and upon Ankor-Vat."
Assigned as Annam Group
With this as their theme, the different
art groups of the city will no doubt aspire
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FASHIONS AMID
SERPENTINE
Hail, hail, the gangs all here, and
Happy New Year greetings echoed and
re-echoed across, around, and up the
balcony, and down on the dance floor!
It was the night of the Cathay New
Year's Eve dance at the Trianon Ball-
room. A capacity crowd of gay celeb-
rants attended, beautifully gowned so-
phisticates, and their white-tied escorts.
Such fun, such gaiety, and what a suc-
cessful party, why, it didn't end till way
in the wee hours!
For the young 'uns, New Year must
have been an excellent excuse to stay out
late, for among the assemblage of young
matrons and smart co-eds, I came across
two very charming, very young misses.
Both of the young girls were modishly
clad in the coming season's favorite
color, blue. Miss Mary Chin's gown of
periwinkle blue matelasse crepe was gath-
ered from V-neck to hip line to give a
graceful front fullness. The effect of a
slight train at back of skirt was created
by an inserted panel. Lame trimmed the
neck and low back. Little girl, you looked
very sophisticated and grown up, and of
course, very charming in your gown.
The other little miss in blue — Rose
Louie, wore a girlish model to enhance
her youthful grace. The gown, with a
plain fitted skirt, had the fullness con-
centrated at the bodice. A short jacket
with long sleeves and small collar made
of the same blue crepe completed this
youthful ensemble. Miss Louie, you
shouldn't have covered up this pretty
dress of yours under your Chinese wrap,
gorgeous though your wrap was.
Mrs. Andrew Sue wore a stunning
creation of imported metallic cloth. Her
gown was simple but chic in line, and the
rich white and silver material was most
becoming to her dark beauty.
From the East Bay region came sev-
eral well known visitors to celebrate the
holiday: Mrs. Lester Lee, looking very
chic in her all-black gown, with a huge
orchid as the only brightening touch.
Miss Ada Lee, the tall slim beauty, looked
very lovely in her tunic gown of white
with rhinestones like scattering stars on
the tunic blouse. You Oakland ladies
must come to see us more often.
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Page 12
YANG KUEI FEI
By Dr. Henry H. Hart
England has had her Nell Gwyn,
France her Pompadour and her Main-
tenon, and China her Yang Kuei Fei.
Like her European sisters she ruled a
kingdom. Even more, she ruled an em-
pire. The story of her rise to supreme
power and her fall and death fill one
of the most romantic and tragic chap-
ters in the long, long roll of China's
fascinating history.
It seems to be one of the ironies of
fate that with few exceptions the women
who have played important roles in
China's story have brought destruction,
suffering, war and rebellion upon their
people. And the tale of Yang Kuei
Fei, "The Precious Concubine," is no
exception.
She was born at the beginning of the
eighth century, the daughter of Duke
Yang, President of the Board of War,
and a man of great influence at court.
Her given name was Yu Huan —
"jade bracelet". As a young girl she was
educated far beyond the average Chinese
woman, and soon became famous at court
for her beauty, her grace and her tal-
ents. The old chroniclers record that
she was the loveliest woman who ever
lived in China, and they all emphasize
the fact that she was stout — the only
fat beauty in all China's history.
At seventeen she was given by her
father as a concubine to Prince Shou,
the eighteenth son of the emperor — a
most advantageous match.
At this time China was the greatest em-
pire the world had ever known. It ex-
tended from the frozen tundras of
Siberia to the steaming jungles of
Annam, and from the Caspian Sea to
the broad Pacific. Its power and its
glory far exceeded those of Rome at the
height of its power. And Ming Huang,
"The 'Brilliant Emperor," was sole lord
and autocrat of this vast and wealthy
empire.
His first wife had died, and none of
his thousands of concubines seemed able
to rouse him from his grief and his
apathy.
Finally one of his ministers remem-
bered the beauty and the accomplish-
ments of the Emperor's daughter-in-law.
He suggested that she be presented at
court. In due time she came, surround-
ed by her maids-in-waiting. The em-
peror— he was then 53 — fell madly in
love with her at first sight. At the im-
perial command the dutiful son sur-
rendered his beloved wife to his father.
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The young woman, with visions of un-
limited power as the concubine of the
Lord of the Four Seas, pretended to ac-
cept the decision after much weeping
and wailing for the loss of her young
husband, but rejoicing secretly at the
great change in her life. From being the
concubine of a prince seventeen times
removed from inheriting the throne to
ruling the heart of the Emperor himself
was the supreme step for the wily, schem-
ing daughter of the Yangs.
As soon as he had secured her for
his own, Ming Huang conferred a new
name upon his favorite — Yang Kuei Fei
(the precious concubine) and by this
name she is known to history.
Jealous, impetuous, temperamental,
capricious and revengeful, she led her
imperial master a merry chase. Ming
Huang had been the example of a per-
fect prince before he fell into the
clutches of Yang Kuei Fei. His wisdom,
his energy and his solicitude for his peo-
ple were proverbial. As a young man
he had closed the silk factories, forbid-
den the wearing of silks, jewels or em-
broideries, and had even burned his own
luxurious garments and belongings to set
the example of economy for his subjects.
He had founded schools everywhere.
He was a poet of considerable talent, a
valiant warrior and a patron of the arts.
With the entrance of Yang Kuei Fei
into the palace all this was changed. Al-
most overnight this sober, popular cm-
p~ror plunged himself and his court
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FASHIONS
(Continued from Page 11)
Another lady in white, Mrs. Harry
Mew, also known to the community as
the young Dr. Louie, wore an unusual
gown of heavy white satin. The high
neckline in front was softly draped in
the form of a turned down collar. The
low decolletage in back had two crossed
braids of shimmering satin. For a touch
of color, she, too, had orchids. These
lucky people!
Instead of the usual flame red seen
this mid-season, that gay little personal-
ity, Mrs. Edward Chew (Ruthie to us)
appeared at the dance in ..he new Spring
red, which has a violet hue. The bodice
of her gown was of chiffon with intricate
shirring on the sleeves and neckline. The
skirt of soft crepe, fitted at the hip line,
flared in graceful folds below the knee.
You made a very wise choice in selecting
this becoming gown for the dance,
Ruthie.
We welcome people .'ho return to their
home town for a sojourn. For instance,
weren't we glad to see Mrs. Eugene
January 10, 1936
Wong, the former Miss Irene Chan,
coming all the way from Seattle to spend
New Year's Eve with us? In her gown
of dark red moire with a black velvet
sash, she seemed more lovely than ever.
Among the bevy of beauties who ser-
pentined around the floor, were Miss
Janie Koe, in black taffeta, with two
huge flounces to form collar and cape
sleeves; Miss Alice Chew, in green crepe,
low back, halter effect; Miss Lucille Jung,
in black velvet and small white ermine
collar, wearing a darling Juliet hat; Miss
Evelyn Wing, in black taffeta, with satin
coin dots, exquisite rhinestone clips, and
silver slippers; Miss Irene Chun, in dark
red crepe; and petite Mrs. Earl Louie,
in white satin with girdle of red and
silver metallic cloth.
PARILIA
(Continued from Page 11)
to turn out a pageant more colorful and
more dramatic than previous years. The
parilia has widened its theme to include
the Malay peninsula and the whole
archipelago as well as the five protector-
ates of French Indo-China. The San
Francisco Chinese Art Association has
been assigned as the Annam group, and
the color used will be chiefly of 20 shades
of yellow orange, with brilliant accents
of black, silver, and gold.
At the studio of one of the Chinese
artists, Sik Cheung Lee, the congenial
group of talented young men and women
have turned out striking and fantastic
creations. The fantastic head dresses
created are gigantic and odd in design,
while the costumes have clever drapings,
and the delightful combination of- colors
will lend imagination to dress designers
of modern fashion.
David Chun, president of the associa-
tion, justly proud, reminded me that the
small talented group won high honorable
mention at the parilia of 1935.
With such capable assistants as Mrs.
Albert Chan and Sik Cheung Lee, the
Chinese pageant at the Cambodian Ball
will, no doubt, be an impressive presen-
tation.
One of the unsung heroes of the foot-
ball season just ended was Edwin Dong,
who played first-string for the Lick-Wil-
merding Junior College. San Francisco,
eleven. Ed was a backfield man.
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January 10, 1936
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Page 13
SPORTS
Fred George Woo
Scouts — Shangtai Play
What: The basketball "natural" of
the season in Chinatown.
Who: Shangtai versus Troop Three
Scout Varsity.
Why: For the championship of Wah
Ying League.
When: This Sunday afternoon, at
2 p. m. First game at 1 p. m.
Where: French Court, Pine Street
above Grant Avenue.
In what may prove to be the most
thrilling and exciting game so far this
season in Chinatown, Shangtai's formi-
dable five clashes with the equally strong
Scout Varsity, in the grand climax of
the tourney. Winner of this contest
will be crowned Bay Region Champion.
Shangtai, potentially the greatest cage
team of Chinese ever mustered, will have
an advantage in height, weight and ex-
perience. The team average is five feet
ten per man, with its substitutes as good
as the starting line-up players. However,
in their league games, the Shangtais
have not displayed any strong defense
as they have shown in their offense,
averaging about fifty points per contest
for their season's tilts.
The Varsity team is fast and their
passing is marvelous to behold. Captain
Earl Wong is one of the best shooters in
the league, with Henry Kan passing
superbly. This game is a toss-up, and
fans will hesitate awhile before venturing
to pick a winner, although they lean
somewhat on edge for Shangtai. Both
are undefeated in league standing.
Possible starting line-ups:
Scout Varsity: Pos. Shangtai:
Henry Kan F. Charlie Hing
Hin Chin F. Fred Wong
Earl Wong C. Gerald Leong
Don Lee G. Fred Gok
Stephen Leong G. Ted Chin
It is practically certain that Coach
Joe Chew of Shangtai will rely greatly
on his reserve strength to win, as George
Lee, Fred Hing, Lee Po, Frank Yam,
Thomas Tong, Wilson Lowe, and Walt-
er Lee are all good performers. For
the Scout Varsity, Herbert Tom, Frank
Wong, Frank Lee, Silas Chinn, Eddie
Leong, and Bing Chin may see plenty of
action.
Coach Don Lee of the Varsity, when
asked for a statement regarding this "big
game", remarked, "This is going to be
a close and interesting contest. Shangtai
has a wonderful team this year and we
expect our toughest game of the season."
Manager Arthur Hee of Shangtai
RESULTS OF LEAGUE GAMES
A good-sized crowd witnessed last Sun-
day's league games at French Court. The
Scout Varsity gave the Chi-Fornians a
severe defeat, 49-17, while Shangtai
laced the Nulite A. C. 54-23.
After a thrilling first half, in which
Chi-Fornians managed to hold the
Scouts to a score of 22-15, the latter
team walked away from the opposition.
Baskets by Vic Wong and Jack Look and
foul shots by D. Chinn kept the losers
in the running. As in other contests,
Chi-Fornians' lack of reserves was again
evident. During the last quarter, their
defense was ripped wide open by the
Scouts' lightning passes and shots. Hen-
ry Kan, Earl Wong, Silas Chinn, and
Don Lee stood out for the Scouts, while
Vic Wong was the losers' highlight.
Minus the services of their highpoint-
er, Wilfred Jue, Nulite failed to give
Shangtai the stiff opposition that was
expected, although the score at the half
was fairly close, being 21-12, thanks to
field goals by Howard Ho. Charlie
Hing, Gerald Leong and George Lee
were Shangtai's big scorers, while Fred
Gok and Ted Chin played a beautiful
floor game. For Nulite, Ho and Henry
Chew were individual high-point men.
Captain Gee was a tower of strength on
defense.
• •
Ray Chun, who now drives a truck for
a Grant Avenue grocery store, was one
of the greatest football players ever de-
veloped at Carson High School, Carson
City, Nevada. A terrific blocker, he
could be used both in the backfield as a
block 'ng half, or in the line for interfer-
ence to the ball carrier. Here's a tip to
rome coach of Chinese grid teams in the
future. Ray recently returned from Chi-
na where he sojourned for a vacation.
stated, "The Scout five is very strong.
Earl Wong, Henry Kan and the other
players are darn good, and we can only
hop; to win."
The other league game, the final one
for both teams, brings together the Chi-
Fornians and the Troop Three Juniors
at 1 p. m. The two quintets are evenly
matched and a tight contest may result.
Chi-Fornian Club, theoretically a good
hoop team which has failed to come up
to expectations, will depend on Ted Lee,
Vic Wong and Jack Lee to come through
for a win, while the Juniors will rely on
Fred Wong, Ted Moy, Al Young and
Charles Low to carry the brunt of their
attack.
All-Star Candidates
Inasmuch as the Wah Ying Basketball
league schedule has but one more week
to go, it would be of interest to name the
players of the five teams who have been
playing outstanding ball, and have shown
their immense value to the clubs by
their team-work and sportsmanship.
Forwards: Charlie Hing and Fred
Wong of Shangtai are both dead shots
and good floormen as well as feeders.
Henry Kan of the Scout Varsity is an
all-around man who is valuable on team
work. Wilfred Jue of Nulite gets his
usual quota of points besides being a
spark-plug to his team spirit. Ted Lee
of the Chi-Fornians has been the team's
main offensive threat in league play, as
well as Fred Wong of the Scout Juniors.
Centers: Captain Earl Wong of the
Scout Varsity is a practical cinch due to
his good work both offensively and de-
fensively, besides furnishing the pep to
his team. Howard Ho of the Nulites
is a valuable all-around player. Gerald
Leong and George Lee of Shangtai are
both swell players and either one should
deserve consideration on the All-Stars.
Jack Look of Chi-Fornians is a fairly
good player, but is being hampered by
a small court.
Guards: Fred Gok of Shangtai, has
shown that he is by far the best guard
in the league, a dependable and steady
performer. Don Lee's value to his Scout
Varsity five makes him a strong prospect
for the All-Stars. Daniel Leong and
Alfred Gee of Nulite forms a formidable
combination, both being reliable guards.
Captain Jack Lee of Chi-Fornians forms
the nucleus of their defense and would
be a worthy man for the Stars. Charles
Low of the Scout Juniors is a hard-fight-
ing guard and a fair shot.
• •
CHI-FORNIANS WIN
Chi-Fornians basketball team did last
Friday evening what it had failed to do
this entire season — win a game. Led by
Jack Look, center, who hit the basket
for ten field goals and two free throws
for 22 points, the Chi-Fornians scored
their first victory of the season by drub-
bing the Brandies Club of the Hayes
Community Center, 44-23. The Chinese
cagers were held to a half-time score of
18-14, but the passing of Vic Wong,
Ted Lee, Frank Choy and Look ran
rings around the Brandies' defense in
the second half.
Page 14
CHINESE DIGEST
January 10, 1936
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
It would do the florists good to have
been at the Cathay New Year's Eve
Dance, for didn't you notice the large
number of orchid corsages? Gosh, it
must have cost the boy friends quite a
lot of dough. Looks like depression is
dead — long live prosperity.
Notice the number of out-of-towners
who attended the dance? They wanted
to be near the one and only at this
dance. It is the custom to go with one's
. And did you see me there?
• •
You have heard of the expression
'drinking them under the table'? Well,
here's a new one. Eating them under
the table. It seems that there were quite
a number of sandwiches left at a certain
party. And the only way to get rid of
them was to have boys draw cards and
low man eats. Two persons with iron
constitutions volunteered. And were
they sick of and with sandwiches and
candy.
• •
You probably recall in our last issue
we had an item about the Young Wo
Chinese School Graduation and about
Miss Ng May Lun who received a
GLOBE of the world as a prize for the
highest scholastic honors. Wouldn't she
appreciate it more if it were a TRIP a-
round the world? Incidentally, I'd like to
accompany her, or anybody for that mat-
ter. (Anybody need a traveling compan-
ion?)
• •
Dr. Dong left for Los Angeles to
attend the Rose Bowl game last
Monday. He had so much faith in the
weather man that he left his rai-n coat
here. Incidentally, it was raining when
he left. I guess he believes the publicity
man in Los Angeles, in that it never rains
down south (?) .
• •
To my many readers and friends:
I have been confronted with a problem
on which I would like your advice. You
know that the nature of my column is
primarily to record humorous incidences
and to write about persons, not neces-
sarily to 'Walt Winchell' them. He
receives a fabulous salary and doesn't
care what people think of him. I re-
ceive no remuneration and am very much
concerned of what my readers and
friends think of me. I mean no harm
in my column and it is to be hoped that
everyone takes it lightly. But sometimes
something slips and the report is taken
the wrong way. What do you think of
junking this column? I would appre-
ciate it very much if you would let me
have your opinion.
It is regrettable that so many of
our readers borrow copies of the Chi-
nese Digest from our subscribers.
Do you know that maybe, after all,
this column won't have to be junked,
because if these readers keep on bor-
rowing instead of subscribing or pur-
chasing copies, pretty soon they won't
need to borrow, cuz the Chinese Di-
gest will be no more? Agree? Then,
let's get together on this. Subscribe!
ALLEE, the TOWNTROTTER, says:
EMMA LUM left for China last week
on the President Cleveland .... A "cer-
tain" successful bachelor, his name now
changed to CHIN QUONG, is back with
us again (watch for him, girls)
GEORGE CHUNG "Clark Gable of
Chinatown" and a "Miss Tong" are seen
together these days. Both are working
at the Ramona Dining Room .... TAFT
CHUNG "dee beeg brudder" is also
doing well in Hollywood, having a part
in the picture "Good Earth" .... Fran-
cisco High will stage their dance on the
24th at the Garden Room, good music
is promised by the CHINATOWN
KNIGHTS .... LARRY CHAN (croo-
ner with operatic lilt) will sing for the
orchestra .... WILBUR WONG "born
under a lucky star" buys two tickets for
thirty cents to see the Heald College
Exhibits, and wins a $25.00 radio and a
Parker pen and pencil set .... HAR-
OLD WONG goes back to Los Angeles,
after a strenuous week here in China-
town .... RUBY FONG recovers from
a bad cold .... Did you know two
couples went wading out at the beach
at three o'clock one morning? (guess
thev didn't have enuf to drinkee) ....
KITTY NG (still in Texas) burns her
fingers shooting firecrackers, now hires a
secretary to type her letters .... Did
you see the triplets at the New Year's
Eve Dance? "JACKIE", "CHESTIE"
an' OATS"? And it appears to be a
pretty heavy bet that the one who marries
first, must buy the others a suit (same
material, same style) and with ties to
match. Poor "JACKIE" has to pay-off.
ANDREW SUE must be encouraging
such wagers — oh,yeah? It's just one
of those bachelor-bets, (try it sumtime!)
.... FANNY LEW (Oakland) has her
birthday on January eleven ....
SO LONG !
CERAMIC ART
(Continued from Page 6)
on this vessel had been ground to the
level of the base, which is ur\glazed, and
of a grayish-white biscuit. The spurs
themselves are about half the size of a
grain of rice, white in color, and were
located only because the biscuit is more
porous than the spur remains.
Spur marks are no longer to be found
on modern Chinese porcelain, new me-
thods having been evolved which appar-
ently leaves no trace on the wares. But
spur marks are still to be found on most
provincial pottery. They are also lo-
cated on all objects which need to be
completely glazed, such as porcelain buc-
kles and table ornaments. They are
found on most European dishes, for
Europeans prefer to have dishes com-
pletely glazed. Thus most English
"breakfast dishes" have three minute
spur marks immediately outside of the
footrim. The spurs were invariably
carefully grounded to just a little below
the surface and so are barely visible to
the naked eye.
Tell-Tale Spur Marks
Celadons were made by Chinese in
many localities besides historic Lung
Ch'uan. Those made by Sung Dynasty
Chinese in Siam have tube markings,
while those made in certain Canton kilns
have ring marks (to be described later).
Korean celadons have marks of sand
heapings on the foot rim.
Spur marks were found on all Japan-
ese wares up to as late as a century ago.
One Imari platter has nine spurs arrang-
ed in three rows located on the glazed
area inside the foot rim. Most
nineteenth century Kutani Kaga wares
have from seven to nine spurs arranged
in a circle, while one Japanese celadon
or sei ji jar has the spurs arranged in
a square, with an additional spur inside
the square. These spurs were porcelain
cones, and after they were broken
off the plates, no efforts were made to
grind them down, leaving a "pimply"
appearance on the area. This technique
is derived from Sung Dynasty ju chou
potters. This is one way of distinguish-
ing certain Japanese wares from Chinese
wares — the location of the spur marks
inside of the foot rim — but to experts
there are many other criteria.
Some Cantonese potters also place
spurs in the area inside the foot rim,
but these are inconspicuous and few in
number, whereas the Japanese spurs.
like those on Sung Dynasty Chun wares,
are "spiky" and numerous.
Copyrighted. 1 9} 6. by Chitvgwah L*«
(Next Week: How the Sung Potters
Eliminated the Spurs.)
January 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Hoover (San Fran-
cisco) Jan. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Feb. 4; President Taft (San
Francisco) Feb. 12; President Cleve-
land (San Francisco) Mar. 3; Presi-
dent Hoover (San Francisco) Mar. 11;
President Taft (San Francisco) Mar. 31;
President Coolidge (San Francisco)
Apr. 8.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Garfield (San Fran-
cisco) Jan. 17; President Hoover (San
Francisco) Jan. 24; President Polk
(San Francisco) Jan. 31; President
Taft (San Francisco) Feb. 7; President
Adams (San Francisco) Feb. 14; Presi-
dent Coolidge (San Francisco) Feb. 21;
President Harrison (San Francisco)
Feb. 28.
Canton's Unemployed
Canton — This city, the chief com-
mercial center of all South China, today
faces an unemployment problem as acute
as any large industrial and commercial
metropolis in America during the de-
pression period.
A survey recently completed by the
government places the number of un-
employed factory hands and workers in
industrial plants at slightly over 30,000
people. This staggering figure does not
include employees in business houses and
small shops who have been thrown out
of jobs as a result of the world-wide
depression.
The survey revealed that Canton has
180,000 workers in industrial plants and
factories. Industrial enterprises which
were once thriving and prosperous but
now completely shut down number
205. These plants once employed more
than 23,000 workers.
The nature of the factories and manu-
facturing works now closed include:
cleaning and dyeing plants, 94; electri-
cal works, 19; chemical works, 17; brick,
tile and stone-making works, 10; food
manufacturers, 8; glass factories, 7; oil
manufacturers, 5; hat manufacturers^;
paper manufacturers and printing works,
3; and 37 other manufacturers of various
commodities.
TALENTED ACTRESS TO ARRIVE
Miss Ing Tang, leading lady of the
Shanghai production, "Lady Precious
Stream", will arrive in San Francisco
sometime this month from China.
Miss Tang is the sister of Youlo Tang,
who was private secretary to Dr. T. V.
Soong, and who was killed several years
ago when a bomb thrown at His Excel-
lency, killed Mr. Tang instead.
Miss Tang is an accomplished actress,
and a famous Soochow beauty. This
will be her first trip abroad, and. will also
mark her debut on Broadway, New York.
• •
Dr. P. C. Chang, professor of Tsing
Hua University and lecturer of the
University of Hawaii will soon arrive in
San Francisco on a lecture tour. He is
scheduled to speak in this city.
RECREATION SCHEDULE
Shangtai will undertake to play seven
powerful teams in their schedule in the
City Recreation League, Unlimited Div-
ision C. Sixteen teams are entered in
this division, which has been divided in-
to two brackets. Winner of each brac-
ket will vie for the division title. Shang-
tai's first game will have been played as
we go to press, meeting the National
Assurance team on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The rest of the Shangtai schedule is as
follows: Jan 15, Joan of Arc; Jan 20,
Sunset Majors; Jan 27, Norsemen; Feb.
3, Rovers; Feb. 10, Tay-Holbrook; Feb.
19, Panthers A. C.
• •
ST MARY'S A. C. HAS INSTRUCTOR
The services of Mr. Leo Carr, a mem-
ber of the Olympic Club boxing team,
has been secured for the recently organi-
zed St. Mary's Athletic Club. Mr. Carr
will act as instructor and general super-
visor of activities for this new organi-
zation. The club officials have announ-
ced that training and coaching in the
various fields of athletics, such as basket-
ball, swimming, boxing, etc. will com-
mence for its members within the month.
"Doc" Putman
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Phone TUxedo 9933
WPA and CHINATOWN
(Continued from Page 10)
contend that since many of these families
never earned more than $60, even before
the depression, there should be no diffi-
culty for them to return to former stan-
dards. While this assertion may be true,
it must be remembered that when these
families received larger incomes when
they came on relief, their living standards
have been greatly raised, as evidenced
by better living quarters, more varied
diets, and more educational opportuni-
ties. A relapse to former living condi-
tions is not so simple as it sounds, for it
is physically and psychologically much
easier to raise one's living standards
than to lower them. The problem here
of adjustment is not one to be treated
lightly.
The most immediate changes to take
place among these larger families placed
on W.P.A. work will be the surrendering
of many things which formerly were
necessities, but now have become luxuries.
There will be a move towards reducing
rentals by returning to smaller and
poorer quarters. The consumption of
milk will be drastically cut. There will
be less money for recreation, for leisure-
time enjoyment. Many of the children
will not be able to continue attending
the Chinese evening schools. Unless the
W.P.A. can provide medical care these
families will be unable to afford medical
attention except for emergencies.
Social Planning Urgent
The continued efforts of the social
workers to keep mo;hers of large families
home to care for their children will prove
of no avail now that the mothers are
virtually forced to seek gainful employ-
ment to supplement W.P.A. wages. They
will be found in garment factories and
shrimp companies, leaving their babies
at home alone or in the care of older
children.
Chinese social workers are of the opin-
ion that these problems of social rehabili-
tation, while associated with the W.P.A.
programs, are not actually caused by
the W.P.A. They are problems which
could be foreseen at the height of the
present relief program, and which grew
out of the long siege of unemployment
upon Chinatown followed by the many
experimental attempts of the public gov-
ernment to relieve the economic distress.
At no time is careful social planning and
individual case work more needed in
this "depression-weary' community.
Page 16
CHINESE DIGEST
January 10, 1936
YANG KUEI FEI
(Continued from Page 12)
into extravagant revelry, debauchery and
dissipation, abandoning the administra-
tion of the government to other hands.
He spent all his time devising new
pleasures, new amusements for this siren
who had so easily acquired absolute con-
trol over him. The state treasury was
drained in satisfying her whims, and in
showering gifts to win her back from fre-
quent fits of unreasoning anger. Taxa-
tion became heavier and heavier in an
effort to supply her every demand, and
the patient people commenced to mur-
mur and to groan under the burden.
Ming Huang soon began to neglect
the affairs of state, and the glorious dyn-
asty of T'ang, painstakingly and labori-
ously built up by his five predecessors,
slowly weakened. With its foundation
undermined and honeycombed by palace
intrigue and crookedness, it began in a
few years to sway and totter towards its
call.
Concerned only with his pleasure and
with the wishes of his consort, the Em-
peror all too readily handed over his
responsibilities as ruler of his people to
hands greedily stretched out to adminis-
ter them to their own profit.
With little difficulty Yang Kuei Fei
had her brother, a drunken gambler,
raised to the highest office. To strength-
en her grip on the government, she in-
troduced her three sisters into the imper-
ial haven. All power, all influence, all
gifts were in her hands. Eunuchs held
many of the official posts. The emperor
slowly degenerated until he was a help-
less, vacillating tool in her hands.
One of her whims cost the empire un-
told wealth. The empire had been
flooded with counterfeit coins, and the
Prime Minister was at his wits end to de-
vise some method of stopping the deluge.
Yang Kuei Fei demanded that she be
allowed to handle the situation. She
offered by public decree to buy in the
counterfeit money, paying one honest
coin for five false coins. To escape pun-
ishment and to realize on the worthless
money, everyone hastened to the treas-
ury with the counterfeits, taking good
money in exchange. When the treasury
was emptied of good money and was
. overflowing with the bad, Yang Kuei Fei
ordered all the Imperial bills to be paid
with the counterfeit money that she
gathered in. The result can be better
imagined than told.
To further amuse her, Ming Huan
established a troupe of actors and act-
resses in a part of his palace gardens
known as "The Pear Orchard." In this
secluded spot many beautiful theatrical
performances were given for the imper-
ial lovers and their court. This encour-
agement and subsidy of the drama by
the emperor marks the real beginning of
the modern Chinese theatre. Actors are
known as "The Children of the Pear
Orchard" to this day, and incense is
burned in every theatre in China as an
offering to Ming Huang, the imperial
spendthrift, now deified and worshipped
as the tutelary genius of the actors'
guilds.
To the imperial court came poets,
philosophers, musicians and artists — the
very flower of the Chinese genius. It
seemed as though the Golden Age had
arrived. For twenty years the mad ex-
travagance, the brilliant court ceremon-
ies, the poverty, oppression and misgov-
ernment — all the imperial serio-comic
tragedy continued. But the rottenness
and decay were spreading their roots
everywhere, and the day of reckoning
was at hand.
Careless, neglectful, soon wearying of
the aging, doddering Ming Huang, sunk
as he was in cloth and drunkenness, the
Precious Concubine flung all discretion
to the winds, and took unto herself one
lover after another.
But one day she went too far. The
Emperor had taken a fancy to An Lu
Shan, a young and successful general of
hot Tartar blood, and had made him a
favorite at court. Yang Kuei Fei added
him to her list, loving him not wisely, but
too well. Palace intrigue finally forced
his exile to the far frontier. Furious at the
treatment meted out to him, An Lu Shan
raised the flag of revolt. The time was
ripe. The people, ground down by taxes,
scourged and oppressed beyond endur-
ance by eunuchs and hangers-on of the
court, misruled by the upstart Yangs,
flocked to his standard.
An Lu Shan marched on the capital.
The Emperor, incompetent, powerless,
fled with his favorite and a few regi-
ments of troops that had remained faith-
ful. But when they reached the town of
Ma Wei even these loyal troops mutinied,
and refused to serve or longer protect
their emperor unless he put to death his
favorite concubine and all of the hated
family.
The old man was helpless and power-
less. Sadly he ordered the chief eunuch
to carry out the pitiless commands of
his rebellious soldiers.
The famous poet, Po Chu I, who wrote
shortly after these events occurred, has
told the tale vividly and with masterly
brush strokes in a poem known by all
Chinese school boys — "The Song of the
Everlasting Wrong."
Again we see the impotent emperor
weeping in his chariot. In glittering
ranks the grim soldiers stand silent on
the sun-drenched dusty plain. Slowly,
in all her finery and bedecked with
jewels, the fallen favorite is led out be-
fore the troops by the old eunuch, in his
hand the fatal silken bowstring gleam-
ing yellow in the sun.
To quote the poet:
There was no escape,
And sobbing and weeping
She of the curved moth-eyebrows
Was led out to her death.
The eunuch knew his duty all too well.
A few swift movements, a few short mo-
ments, and all was over.
Again the poet sings:
There she lay,
Strangled in the dust,
In the sight of all men.
At .he very wheel
Of the Imperial war chariot.
The rebellion died down with her
dca'h, and with the destruction of her
family, whose sinister influence had all
but wrtcked the empire. But Ming Huang
wa: 1 c- i t . a disconsolate, broken old man.
H? abdicated in favor of his son, and
retired into th? seclusion of a monastery.
There, half-demented and despised, he
spent the remainder of his days, seeking
in vain by prayer and charm and incan-
tation, to bring back from the Western
Paradise the soul of his dead love, the
Precious Concubine, Yang Kuei Fei.
For love he had lost an empire, tor
love he hid dragged in the dust and
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Vol. 2, No. 3
January 17, 1936
Five Cents
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu Pan
• ITALY RECOGNIZE "MANCHUKUO?"
• SINO-JAPANESE CONFERENCE
• THE ARITA EPISODE
• JAPANESE MOVE TO MONGOLIA
Rumors have been brewing in the Far Eastern front
last week that Japan has already obtained the consent
of Italy to recognize the status of her illegal child,
"Manchukuo". This move on the part of Italy, it is
reported, is prompted by her desire to bring about
economic rapprochement with Japan.
In exchange for the recognition, Italy will extend
to Japan her shipping line and will also conclude a
trade agreement with the island empire. Although
there was no official information from either source
to verify such an assertion, 'yet the report went as far
as saying that the Italian government had already named
the Conte Verdi as the first vessel to be placed under
regular service to Japan.
In Tokio, the arrival of Leone Weillschott, former
counsellor at the Italian Embassy there, had caused
wild speculation of the recognition theory. Weillschott
was newly appointed as Italian consul-general with a
rank of Minister Plenipotentiary at Hsinking, the
capital of the puppet state, and was stopping over at
Tokio for official business. Weillschott said he was
merely vacationing, but speculators believed his pres-
ence there had serious meaning.
In reply to a query raised by the Nanking govern-
ment, the Italian authorities explained that the opening
of a new consulate at Hsinking does not mean recogni-
tion of "Manchukuo".
A report from Tokio indicated that the Japanese
foreign office had accepted the Chinese invitation to
a conference to adjust the problems of Sino-Japanese
dispute in toto. The success of this conference, the
Japanese authorities said, depends upon the sincerity
on the part of the Chinese to follow the three funda-
mental principles previously raised by Foreign Mini-
ster Hirota; namely, first, cooperation between China,
Japan and "Manchukuo", second, suppressing com-
munist and anti-Japanese activities in entire China, and
third, a reconsideration of Nanking's silver nationali-
zation policy.
What is expected from the future Sino-Japanese
conference may be learned from the change of Jap-
anese diplomatic personnels in China. Arita Ariyoshi,
Japanese Ambassador to China, was doing a fine piece
of work for the Mikado until the Japanese military
group accused him of being too "soft" in dealing with
Nanking officials. Consequently, Ariyoshi was thrown
to the cold bench and was promptly replaced by Ha-
chiro Arita, Japanese Ambassador to Belgium, now
on furlough in Tokio.
The appointment of Arita at once brought back
unpleasant memories to the Chinese people. When
the Japanese presented China with the infamous
"twenty one demands" in 1915, Arita was the counsellor
to the Japanese Legation in Peking. Being a radiant
and youthful diplomat of excitable disposition, Arita
freely exhibited his eloquence with the aid of his ivory
tipped cane in front of President Yuan Shih-kai. Yuan
Shih-kai accepted the "twenty one demands" but was
not so much pleased about Arita's mannerism. Later,
when Arita was appointed by Japan as Minister to
China, the Peking government refused to accept him.
In addition to appointing Arita as Japanese Am-
bassador, the Japanese foreign office also transferred
Kaname Wagasugi, who was formerly stationed in
Peiping, to assist Arita in the Japanese Embassy in
Shanghai. Wagasugi is noted as an old "China hand"
who can speak Chinese as fluently as a native. He
was, a few years ago, Japanese consul-general in San
Francisco.
The presence of these characters in the Japanese
diplomatic battle front indicates the aggressiveness of
the Japanese policy.
The province of Chahar was in a state of turmoil
last week when a squad of Japanese bombing planes
escorted the "Manchukuan" troops in penetrating into
the city of Fenchen. The Japanese also instigated the
Mongolian soldiers to join the Manchu forces and to
revolt against the Chinese authorities. An autonomous
regime was established in the area after the Chinese was
overpowered by the combined strength of "Manchu-
kuan", Mongolian, and Japanese forces.
Reports from Kalgan stated that the Japanese army
was pouring truckloads of munitions into Chinese Inner
Mongolia, apparently as an advance move in prepara-
tion for a showdown with Sovietized Outer Mongolia.
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
January 17, 1936
FAR EAST
Shanghai Drug Clinics
The opening of additional clinics to
cure drug addicts in Shanghai's three
municipalities heralded the speeding up
of China's war on the opium habit. In
these clinics the addicts are housed until
cured of their habit, which usually takes
from two to three weeks, it was reported.
Upkeep of these clinics, totalling ap-
proximately $5,000 monthly, is furnished
from funds of the Municipality of Great-
er Shanghai and the Chinese Courts.
The first drug clinic was officially in-
stituted in Shanghai in September, 1934,
although in July of the same year the
clinic had started to receive patients. In
two months this clinic gave treatment
to 732 addicts, 618 of whom were men
and 114 women. More than 300 of
these addicts came voluntarily requesting
treatment.
The method of curing addicts, gen-
erally used in China today, is the appli-
cation of a compound which includes
ammonia fortia and a ten per cent
solution of spirit of camphor. The com-
pound is injected in the chest or abdomen
which soon causes a swelling under the
skin. The pus from this swelling is ex-
tracted and then injected as an anti-
toxin. This method of treatment has
been found to be very effective, especial-
ly for the cure of addicts of "red pills"
and morphine. A Dr. Modino is credit-
ed with the discovery of this simple
treatment.
• •
NEW AIR LINE TO LINK
SIAN AND CHENGTU
The Eurasia Aviation Corporation has
been ordered by the Ministry of Com-
munications to make preparations for
the inauguration of the newly projected
Sian-Chengtu airline
Three two-motor Junkers planes have
been ordered by the Corporation from a
German firm for service on the line.
A trial flight on the new air route will
be made on July 31 by the Corporation.
If the flight proves successful, the new
air service will be formally inaugurated
in the middle part of August.
For the purpose of further expanding
and developing aerial services of the
Eurasia Aviation Corporation, the Mini-
stry of Communications has made
arrangements with its German authori-
ties for the raising of the capital of the
Corporation from $5,000,000 to $7,500,
000. The amount of shares of the Chi-
nese and German sides of the Corpora-
tion will be in the same proportion as
■previously fixed.
District Bandit Cleanup
Sutsien district of China has been
practically cleaned of bandits by prov-
incial troops. During the past few
months thousands of suspicious charac-
ters have been arrested and those who
are known to be bandits are immediately
killed with no questions asked. These
troops have been sweeping the bandit
sections systematically, surrounding
whole villages and searching them. In
cases where more careful investigation is
required, the suspects are sent to Tsin-
kiangpu, where they are either shot or
released upon guarantee by head men
of the districts.
• •
CHINESE DIET BEST
Dr. G. Arbour Stephens, eminent
British medical man, declared in a re-
cent article in the "Medical Officer",
that the Chinese, with communal kitchens,
are the best fed people in the world. He
further stated that the Hawaiians
and the Irish are losing health and vigor
by indulgence in an over "luxurious"
type of American dietary, and that Great
Britain's national diet of roast beef,
Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and
cabbages is dangerous.
THE FOLLOWING STORES
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CHINA MERCANTILE CO.
543 Grant Avenue
Silk Goods, Souvenirs
CRESCENT PHARMACY
Drugs and Cosmetics
Fountain Service
1101 Powell Street
FAT MING CO.
905 Grant Avenue
Books and Stationery
PAUL ELDER & CO.
Books and Stationery
239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
UNIQUE MAGAZINE SHOP
Magazine and Papers
681 Jacksc.i Street
SUN YAT-SEN CULTURAL
INSTITUTE ESTABLISHED
IN CANTON
A Sun Yat-sen Cultural Institute, the
purpose of which is similar to the Sun
Yat-sen Cultural Institute of Nanking,
namely the promotion of the principles
and teachings of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has
recently been founded by a group of
prominent government and Party leaders
in Canton.
A set of regulations governing the
organization of the Institute has already
been worked out. According to the re-
gulations, the Institute shall have a
Board of Directors composed of 1 1 mem-
bers, and there shall be three standing
members to be elected from among the
members of tht Board to take charge
of routine affairs.
The regulations further provide that
the Institute shall have three depart-
ments, namely, general affairs, editing,
and historic spots preservation.
Funds for the Institute shall be de-
rived from the following sources: con-
tribution from various organizations and
individuals, government subsidies, re-
ceipts from publications.
It is learned that Hu Han-min, Chow
Lu, Lin Yi-chung, Lin Yun-kai, Huang
Lin-tu, Liu Chi-wei, Ho Kwang-ho, Lin
Kuo-pei, General Chen Chi-tang, Gener-
al Li Chung-jen, and General Li Yang-
chin have been elected members of the
Board of Directors of the Institute.
It may be stated that the Institute in
Nanking was founded sometime ago by
Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative
Yuan and son of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
• •
PRINCE TOMB ROBBED
A band of 200 bandits are wanted by
the Chinese police for the robbery of
the tombs of Prince Kung, son of the
Manchu Emperor Hsienfeng (1861).
So far, two suspects have been arrested.
Until recently, the tombs had been guard-
ed by Chinese troops. Upon their re-
moval, the bandits appeared and stripped
all valuables from the tombs, which are
located near Peiping.
• •
The Nanking Government is provid-
ing free education for Mongol and Turki
youths from Turkestan, in the hope that
schooling may bring about the unifica-
tion of the Chinese. These Mohamme-
dan tribesmen have never been com-
pletely conquered or absorbed by the
Chinese; and military force and political
coercion by the Central Government
have been unsuccessful.
January 17, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
CHINESE SOCIETY MEETS
At their monthly meeting last Mon-
day, the China Society of San Francisco
gathered to hear a talk by their president,
Dr. L. M. H. Boisseree, on "The Cloth-
ing of the Chinese People During the
Days of the Empire". The lecture was
illustrated by rare colored pictures and
photographs.
The Society has as its aim the spread-
ing of the knowledge of China and its
people, present and past, particularly
through the study of ancient Chinese art
and culture. They also arrange exhibits,
collect books on the Orient, and give
publicity to important Chinese events.
The Society was founded in 1915 by
Professor Fryer, Dr. Forcke, and Dr.
Kiang Kang-hu. Dr. Boisseree is one of
its earliest lecture-members. The office
is at 2331 Jackson Street.
• •
PRIDE OF CHINESE
PREVENTS AMPUTATION
Detroit, Mich. — An ancient belief of
some Chinese is preventing an operation
which may mean life or death to a
fifty-two year old Chinese. Chan Hong
Tim, suffering an infection in his leg,
had been advised by his physician to
have his leg amputated. However, Chan,
a laundry and restaurant business man,
steadfastly refused in the belief that he
would be shamed when he faces his folks
in China. His friends and association
members are getting in touch with Chan's
relatives in Chicago to get them to con-
vince him that the operation is vitally
necessary.
• •
20 YEARS A FLORIST
Frank Young, one of the pioneers in
the floral business is rounding out his
twentieth year with the present firm of
Sheridan and Bell, located at 120 Maid-
en Lane.
Mr. Young is an expert in all depart-
ments of his trade, having been in every
stage of the business from grower to
seller. Patrons of Sheridan and Bell
will remember their former store on
Grant Avenue, where they served the
people of San Francisco for over sixteen
years.
• •
A daughter was born on Jan. 3 to the
wife of Wong Hoy Wing, 717^ Sacra-
mento Street, San Francisco.
• •
A daughter was born on Dec. 23 to the
wife of Chan Low Kwong, 726 Jackson
Street, San Francisco.
EL PASO CHINESE
El Paso, Texas — The Chinese Students
Club is proud that one of the aims of
the club, to aid the poor and needy
Chinese of that city is being fulfilled.
Members of the club ask for donations
in foodstuffs from Chinese grocery stores,
and call for them the following day in
their cars. Sacks of rice, potatoes, sugar,
and other essentials have been gener-
ously and willingly donated by the mer-
chants.
• •
BASKETBALL AT Y. W. C. A.
Requests for basketball have been so
numerous that the Y. W. C. A. announ-
ces that beginning Monday, Jan. 27, at
8:00 p. m. the gymnasium and a qualified
coach will be available to all girls and
young women who are interested in ac-
tive sports. The only requirement is
that each girl who registers for the group
must either present a health certificate or
take a health examination. This mea-
sure is a precaution against possible
harm which may result from engaging
in exercise which is too strenuous for the
particular individual. Arrangements for
physical examinations may be made at
the Chinese Y. W. C. A. at any time be-
tween now and the opening date. High
school girls may have their health records
transferred from high school physical
education departments.
• •
Chinese Win Offices
Two Chinese girl students of the Fran-
cisco Junior High School were elected
officers of the Associated Student Body
Association. They are Bertha Jann and
Viola Joe. Bertha was chosen by her
fellow-students as treasurer, while Viola
won the girls' yell leader post. Vincent
Gunn, candidate for president, lost by a
margin of 13 votes. More than a thou-
sand votes were cast for each post.
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Y. W. C. A. PICTURE SHOWN
Through the courtesy of the San Fran-
cisco Conservatory of Music, an illu-
strated talk was given at the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. last Monday night. Scenic
pictures of Russia, Germany, France and
other European countries were shown,
which proved very interesting.
A crowd of approximately three hun-
dred enthusiastic students witnessed the
showing of a picture at the Chinese
Middle School audience last Sunday
evening. Interesting scenes of Winter
snow and inside facts of how ice is cut
by modern machinery provided an hour's
enjoyment. The picture was shown
through the courtesy of the Northern
Pacific Railway Company.
• •
PATRIOTIC SOCIETY
A picture was shown at the Mandarin
Theater last week by the Chinese patri-
otic Society of San Francisco, through
ohe courtesy of the Grand View Film
Company. Adults and students from
the various Chinese schools attended the
showing.
Proceeds are to go toward funds for
patriotic movements.
• •
OAKLAND CHINESE ATTACKED _
Louie Yee Soon, fifty-seven year old
Chinese of 638 Webster Street, Oakland,
was brutally attacked by two unknown
persons at midnight last Saturday. Rush-
ed to the Alameda County Hospital,
physicians found that he suffered a frac-
tured skull. Police are still on the look-
out for the attackers.
• •
Y. W. C. A. RECREATION CLASSES
"All work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy" is an old adage, but age has
not dulled the edge of its truthfulness.
This is particularly true of the children
of the Chinese community who carry the
double burden of Chinese and American
school. For this reason, the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. is continuing its policy of
offering recreation for girls between six
and fourteen on Saturday afternoons.
For girls under nine the program in-
cludes games and rhythm exercises from
12:30 until 1:15 and stories and simple
crafts from 1:15 until 2:00. The older
girls are planning to dramatize a fairy
tale during the 12:30 to 1:15 period.
From that time until 2:00 they may
choose either tap dancing or crafts for
their activity.
The Saturday Recreation classes are
open to all girls under fourteen without
fee.
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 17, 1936
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Semi-Annual
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starts this week at Berger's,
featuring our Exclusive
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CHINATOWNIA
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sizes, models, fabrics and
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Crusader Club Enjoys
Yosemite Trip
The Crusader Club of Oakland recent-
ly returned from a four-day excursion to
Yosemite National Park where they par-
ticipated in the winter snow sports. This
event climaxed a successful season in the
1935 program of the organization. The
trip was thoroughly enjoyed by each
member.
Those who took this delightful sojourn
were: Mr. Loyd L. Lee, counselor of the
club, Mrs. Ella Young, Misses {Catherine
Jung, Gertrude Young, Winona Young,
Bertha Lew, Jane Fong, Gladys Low, Bet-
ty Ann Tarn, Luella Young, and Messrs.
Louis Chan, Stephen Lee, Raymond Chan,
Godwyn Jung, Chester Fong, William
Low, Richard Lum, Paul Fong, Wesley
Jung, Lawrence Low and Bruce Quan.
The club is making plans for a num-
ber of excursions for this year.
• •
Salinas Chinese to Organize
A movement is under way for the
formation of the Salinas Chinese Club.
Several boys, including James Leong,
George Young and Edward Chan are
working hard to organize the Chinese
youths of that city.
A basketball contest is soon to be sche-
duled by Frank Chin and Diamond Yee
with the Watsonville Chinese, Monterey,
and other cage teams.
• •
STOCKTON NING YUNG ELECT
The Ning Yung Association of Stock-
ton elected a new set of officers, which
assumed office Jan. 5 for the new year.
Wong Yuen Jeung was chosen president;
Fong Cheung, vice-president; Fong
Kwong Hoy and Fong Horn Som, Chi-
nese secretaries; Mar Kay and Hong
Gum Seung, English secretaries.
• •
STUDENTS MEET
Fifty representatives and students from
ten universities and colleges will meet in
Los Angeles on the North China Crisis,
it was reported to the Chinese Digest by
Lim P. Lee, University of Southern Cali-
fornia student.
• •
Seattle, Wash. — The local Chinese Six
Companies elected their officers for 1936.
Results: president, Ong See Chuen; vice-
president, Chan Joek Mun; Chinese se-
cretary, Woo Quen and Yee Wo Kang;
and English secretary, Lau Gat Kay and
Wong June Yuen.
Anna May Wong to
Study for Stage
Chinese roles in American pictures are
so far and few between that Anna May
Wong has decided to study for the Chi-
nese stage, under the tutelage of the fam-
ous actor, Dr. Mei Lan Fang.
Miss Wong is preparing for her trip
to China, where she will study the Man-
darin dialect, with hopes of success on
the Chinese stage in Hongkong, Shang-
hai and other cities, where she is well-
known.
The first wife of Miss Wong's father
and their children are living in China
and she will meet them for the first time.
• •
Pan-American Airways
Hires Chinese Cooks
Ten Chinese cooks will leave on the
6000 ton freighter SS North Haven
when it leaves this week for Midway,
Wake, and Guam Islands, this time to
bear a huge construction crew of over
100 men and 6000 tons of freight. On
these islands, hotels, completely equipped
with baths and hot and cold running
water, and other up-to-the-minute equip-
ment of modern hotels will be put up.
The Chinese cooks will be located in
each of the islands and cook for both
passengers and crew upon the establish-
ment of these hotels.
According to plans, it is estimated that
the work of the expedition will be com-
pleted and the ship will return to San
Francisco in approximately four months,
cruising to each of the islands to unload
freight, and finally to reach Manila be-
fore starting back.
• •
AUTHOR OF "GOOD EARTH"
WINS NEW HONOR
Pearl S. Buck's fictional epic of the
soil, "The Good Earth", which won the
Pulitzer prize in 1931, recently won for
its author new laurels. She has been
awarded the Howells Medal, which is
given away every fifth year by the Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and Letters for
the most distinguished fiction bv an A-
merican author published during that
period.
On the heels of this new honor came
the publication of Mrs. Buck's newest
novel, "The Exile", the story of an Amer-
ican Protestant woman missionary in
China. The story is fashioned from the
life of the author's mother.
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CHINATOWNIA
CHINESE GUESTS OF
ARMY OFFICERS
Two prominent Chinese were guests of
honor of the Reserved Officers Associa-
tion meeting in Oakland last Tuesday.
They were Hon. Chao-Chin Huang,
Consul General of San Francisco, and
Dr. Chang W. Lee, dentist and Lieu-
tenant in the United States Army Re-
serve Force. With them was Major G.
C. Ringole, friend and advisor to the
Cathay Post.
Hon. Chao-Chin Huang, the main
speaker, gave a survey of the military
situation in China. "In the past, the
Chinese have laid emphasis on the Art
of Peace. Now, under external pressure,
she is building an efficient fighting ma-
chine. She has recently acquired a
strong air force, and her soldiers are
receiving modern training and equip-
ment."
Major G. C. Ringole stated that under
proper conditions the Chinese makes the
best soldier in the world. "The men
fight with indifference to personal dis-
comfort, adverse situation, or danger.
The leaders are born psychologists and
skillful strategists."
Dr. Chang W. Lee gave a brief out-
line of the activities of the Cathay Post.
"The members are active helping the
disabled veterans. Locally, they make
it their business to promote good citi-
zenship."
• •
Y. M. C. A. RECEPTION
The Chinese Y. M. C. A will hold a
Membership Reception on Jan. 17, a
meeting in honor of new members who
joined during the recent campaign.
The public is welcome, and the pro-
gram will include motion piotures, other
entertainment, and awarding of prizes
to the winning team of the contest.
Gen. Ting Hsiu Tu will present the
awards as a personal gift. Consul-Gen-
eral Huang, G. B. Lau, president of
the "Y" pool, to see if the water is as
cretary, will take active part in the pro-
gram.
ALFRED B. CHONC
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Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
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A DREAM COME TRUE
For many years John F. Stahl, recent-
ly retired postal worker, had nourished
a dream that "one of these days" he
would be able to make a trip to the Far
East, to see the Orient's teeming millions,
to drink in the colorful, mysterious, and
exotic sights of Japan, China, and India.
All his life he had lived in his own coun-
try, and while he worked at his liveli-
hood the years had flown by like an
arrow in full flight. He wanted to see
the East before his eyes had grown too
dim so that he may judge for himself
the glory and the beauty of far-off coun-
tries which had become ancient even be-
fore America was discovered.
John Stahl's desire to see the East,
especially China, grew out of many years
of intimate friendship with the Chinese
in this city. For many years he and his
wife had lived close to Chinatown. Many
years ago both of them had taught young
Chinese immigrants the rudiments of the
English tongue in a mission school and
had thus come to know many of China-
town's inhabitants. They liked and ad-
mired the Chinese and their friendship
for them was reciprocated.
So one night Saint Nicholas dropped
a special present into Mr. Stahl's Christ-
mas stocking. And when the owner of
the stocking pulled out its contents the
next morning he found a ticket for a
three months' cruise to the Far East!
Great, therefore, was the joy of the
man who had dreamt for years of just
such a trip. To Japan, land of the
cherry blossoms; Shanghai, Paris of the
Far East; Hong Kong, busiest seaport
of South China; Manila, capital of the
new Philippine commonwealth; and Sai-
gon, exotic city of French Indo-China!
All these places, each with splendors and
beauty and romance all its own, John
Stahl was to see. Oh, blessed Saint
Nicholas!
John Stahl's ticket was for a cargo
cruise, a new mode of leisurely travel
now popular with American travelers who
had grown tired of the monotony of
well-ordered and luxurious ocean liners.
So that very Saturday John Stahl
sailed away on his trip which still seemed
to him like a dream from which he had
not awakened. The 13,000-ton ship on
which he sailed bore a name strangely
appropriate to close this story of a man
PROGRESS NOTED IN CHINESE
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Considerable progress has been noted
in the Chinese diplomatic service as a
result of the introduction of scientific
management and administration efficien-
cy by the Waichiaopu, according to a
spokesman of the foreign office.
While China had only ten ministers
in 1931, said the spokesman, she is now
represented by six ambassadors and 15
ministers in foreign lands.
Rigid measures have also been enforced
in the appointment, promotion, degrada-
tion and transfer of the Chinese diplo-
matic officials. During the past three
years, for instance, two examinations
have been held by the Waichiaopu check-
ing the efficiency and competency of the
Chinese consular representatives.
As a means to acquaint the diplomatic
officials, who have seen service in foreign
countries for a number of years, with
the latest Chinese conditions, the Wai-
chiaopu has also embarked on a policy
of transferring them back to the foreign
office for an indefinite term prior to
sending them out again, the spokesman
said.
Improvements have also been made in
the straightening out of the expenses of
Chinese embassies, legations, consulate-
generals and consulates abroad. Con-
trasting the conditions in 1932, when
financial stringency compelled the foreign,
office to slash down the budgets of the
legations and consulates, remittances to
them have been made promptly and re-
gularly since 193 3. The plan to in-
crease the budgets of the Chinese diplo-
matic service abroad has also been grad-
ually carried out since last year, accord-
ing to the spokesman.
• •
whose dream came true. That name
conjured up such an aura of romance
about it that were not this story a true
one, one would have suspected that Jo-
seph Conrad had plotted this tale.
The name of the ship? It was called
the "Golden Dragon".
HOWARD MACEE
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
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Anglo Bank Bldg. - 830 Market St
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 17. 1936
CHINATOWNIA
CHINESE MOVIE STAR MARRIED
Climaxing a romance of five years,
Butterfly Wu, China's foremost motion
picture actress and darling of the movie
fans, married Eugene Penn, well-known
Chinese business man, in Shanghai.
The wedding was one of the most
elaborate affairs ever witnessed. Over
2000 guests were invited to the dinner
and reception at Shanghai's two largest
Chinese hotels.
•
A son was born on Dec. 3 1 to the wife
of Joseph Jee Chong, 805 Howard St.,
San Francisco.
SECRET MARRIAGE REVEALED
James M. Loo, manager of the Ma-
jestic Paste Company, and Clara Sui of
Berkeley were secretly married several
months ago, it was revealed, in Reno,
Nevada. Surprising his many friends,
he gave a dinner-dance at the New
Shanghai Cafe last Sunday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Loo plan to go to either Salt
Lake Ci:y or San Diego for their honey-
moon. At present, the couple is living
in San Francisco.
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Allee, the Towntrotter, says:
ALLEE, The TOWNTROTTER, gives
you this week's chatter: Bravo for
NGOW DOO WAH, he's a man with
lots of guts an' truck loads of 'em ....
he sells 'em at Waverly Place . . . .Mother
nature provides HENRY OW YOUNG
with a pair of dreamy eyes (My, my)
.... ARTHUR ENG is doing well in
Oakland, working at the Cut-Rate Drug
company .... one of our heavy-sets,
HARRY LUM weighs only 200 pounds,
smokes cigars an' has the nicest, rosy
cheeks .... HOWARD LOW and 'MA
KAY' are still palsy-walsys .... WONG
ah JUNE, where were you the night of
January 12? ... . Cupid in Chinatown:
EDITH CHAN and ALBERT LEW
announce their intentions (wont be
long!) .... DICKIE LEONG and a
'pretty Miss Louie' are frequently seen
together .... "MUN" Wong and
GLADYS CHINN are lunching together
these days .... that handsome chap
JOHN YIP has all the requirements,
the gals claim! (next to Franchot Tone?)
.... Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will spot
only three Occidental players in "Good
Earth" .... WILLIAM LEE is in the
wholesale florist business in San Mateo
. . FONG-FONG has been receiving
several orders for Chinese Wedding
Cakes (Well, well an' well) .... recently
Mr. Stork brought a son to the HAROLD
LEONS and that makes three ....
do you know that: DAVID SUI attends
Heald College .... that JADIN WONG
is temperamental and will be the guest
star at the coming Chitena dance ....
that SON LOY CHAN of the FAN-
CHON and MARCO IDEA will enter-
tain, too ... . that BETTY WON also
will sing for the Chinese New Year's
struggle .... that HENRY K. WONG
lost his camera and overcoat the other
day (G-Men wanted) .... chat CARO-
LINE FONG may go to continuation
school 'to kill time' .... that GRACE
SUN moved from the YW to an ex-
clusive apartment .... that LOLA
CHOYE is a great swimmer and doing
all her wiggle-waggles at the YM swim-
ming tub .... that's that . . . So Long!
•
Sacramento. Calif. — Chinese Six Com-
panies election results are: president,
Fong You Foo: vice-president, Louie
Yee Chong; Chinese secretary. Fong
Jong Louie and Quock Wav Sing: and
English secretary, Fong Ging Wah and
Yee Wye Duck.
January 17, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
"965" Club
Plans for the late winter and early
spring program of the "965" Club are
under way. Among the activities which
this group of young business and indus-
trial girls is offering for its members
and other young women is a class in tap
dancing which will begin on Tuesday,
January 28, 8:00-8:45 p. m. each week
until the end of March. Registration
for the class will close on January 28.
Health examinations, which are a re-
quirement for entrance into the Y. W.
C. A. gym and dancing classes, may be
arranged for before that time. The fee
for health examination and class instruc-
tion is seventy-five cents for the ten
week term.
The "965" Club is part of the Busi-
ness and Industrial Department of the
Y. W. C. A. and is affiliated with the
city-wide Business Girls' Committee and
the Industrial Council of the Y. W. C. A.
Cathay Club Elections
Cathay Club held its annual election
on Jan. 10, with the following results:
president, Andrew P. Sue; vice president,
Dere Sheck; secretary, Herbert J. Haim;
treasurer, Norman D. Chinn; financial
secretary, King W. Lee; custodian of
property, Ernest M. Loo; sergeant-at-
arms, Frank S. Quon; athletic manager,
Thomas C. Tong; social chairman,
Franklin H, Chan; musical director,
Thomas L. Lym.
Those elected on the board of direc-
tors were: Frank S. Quon, Thomas Y.
Kwan, Chester Look, Dere Sheck, Nor-
man D. Chinn, Herbert J. Haim, Frank-
lin H. Chan, King W. Lee, Francis H.
Louie, Thomas L. Lym, and Andrew P.
Sue.
President Sue stated that the outlook
for the coming year was extremely bright
and with the support of members, prom-
ised to make it an active one. Following
the election, a dinner was held at Sun
Hung Heong Cafe.
AWARD DANCE
Wah Ying Club will sponsor an Award
Dance on Saturday, Feb. 29 at the N.
S. G. S. Hall, it was announced by the
social committee yesterday. Trophies,
medals and ribbons will be awarded to
the Bay Region Basketball Tournament
champions, runner-up and the All-Stars.
Chitena Dance Next Week
Stage and night club entertainers and
celebrities will be present at the Chitena's
Chinese New Year's Dance on Jan. 24,
according to H. K. Wong, chairman of
tht dance. Music will be furnished by
the Cathayans' orchestra.
Valuable prizes will be donated by
Fong-Fong, Knox Coffee Shop, Hall's
Sport Shop, New Pacific Garage, Young
Kee Radio Shop, Jing Loy Co., Shang-
tai Coffee Shop, Earl Louie, and Fred
Mar.
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JUNG- DONG WEDDING
Won Dong, daughter of Dong Sin
Shek, prominent local Chinese, and
Jung Ball, son of Jung Foon Yoke, of
Tucson, Arizona, held their wedding
banquet last week at the Hang Far Low.
Relatives and friends of the two families
attended the affair. Mr. Jung will short-
ly return to Tucson with his bride, where
they will take up their residence.
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Y. W. C. A. PROGRAM
On Saturday, January 18, at 7:30 p. m.
the Chinese Y. W. C. A. will present its
Spring Program of music, songs, dan-
cing, and Chinese plays. All members
and their friends are cordially invited
to attend.
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COMMERCE GRADS
Eight Chinese students are among the
graduating class at the High School of
Commerce. They are: Robert Eng, Tim
Lee, Tom Kay Chong, Marion Look,
Bella Fong, John Chan, Margaret Quon
and Lena Way. Graduation exercises
will be held at the school auditorium on
Jan. 17.
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"Y" DANCE
In conjunction with the workers of
the "Y", the Young Men's Christian
Association Boys' Work Committee is giv-
ing an invitational dance on Jan. 17 in
the Boys' Lobby of the Chinese Y. M.
C. A.
CHITENA
NEW YEAR'S DANCE
Dancing 'Til One
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24
N.S.G.S. Hall
Guest Stars - - Door Prizes
MUSIC BY THE CATHAYANS
9.
YOKE CHOY CLUB FORMAL
The Yoke Choy Club will celebrate
its fifteenth anniversary with a dinner-
dance in the Italian Room of the St.
Francis Hotel on February 8. The affair
is to be an invitational formal, with
dinner at seven and dancing slated to
start at nine. Out of town members
who have not received notice are asked
to take note and be present. For further
details communicate with Dr. Theodore
C. Lee or Yee Wong.
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Young Chinese Party
Oakland's Young Chinese Athletic
Club held a gay party recently at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wong.
Over forty persons, including many girls
of the Waku Auxiliary Juniors, attended.
Among the girls present were: Jane
Quan, Marguerite Lun, Stella Lew, An-
nie Jung, Fanny Tom, Ruth Chew, Jane
Lowe, Violet and Lilac Quan, Dolly
Wong, Gladys Lew, Ramona Lien, Eva
Woo, Elizabeth Lee, Margaret Tom, Ger-
trude and Winona Young and Gladys
Lowe.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Alice Chew celebrated her birth-
day at a party last Saturday at the home
of Miss Flora Chan. Especially enjoy-
able dance music was furnished by the
Hawaiian String Orchestra.
Among those present were: Misses
Flora Chan, Clara Chan, Virginia Quon,
May Gunn, Rose Young, Lily Yip, Es-
ther Chew, Rachel Lee and Messrs.
Bam T. Lee, Willie Wong, Jimmy Chinn,
Bill Wong, Herbert Lee, Andrew Yuke,
Albert Lee, Harold Lai, Andrew Wong,
Herbert Lowe, Othel Mammon, Fred
Chin and Woodrow Ong.
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HERE'S A YARN OR TWO
Mrs. Mary Gong has announced that
she will conduct a free knitting class for
the benefit of those who are interested
in learning this art. The class will be
held in the Chinese Catholic Social Cen-
ter, and lessons are given each afternoon
except Sunday, from one to four.
During the past year Mrs. Gong has
assisted in conducting a Saturday after-
noon sewing class at the Center which
at present has 40 enthusiastic pupils.
• •
A son was born on Dec. 15 to the wife
of Harold Leon, 826 Jackson Street,
San Francisco.
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January 17, 1936
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Ceramic Art
(VIII) Elimination of Spurs —
Early Sung.
Spur marks are really blemishes and
are especially objectionable if they are
located on the mouth rims of cups or
bowls for then, not only does their pre-
sence mar the wares conspicuously, but
it is the mouth rim which comes in con-
tact with the lips of the user. Even on
the base, spurs are objectionable, for
unless completely removed, the vessels
would be resting unevenly on spur adhe-
sions instead of the base itself.
Methods Sought for Elimination
At a very early date, potters were busy
seeking methods to eliminate the spur
marks from their wares. Changes be-
came apparent during the T'ang Dyna-
sty, but it was the Sung potters who did
the greatest amount of experimentation.
Many factories of historic importance
were established. Some of the classic
potters include the makers of the Chun,
Ting, Lung Ch'uan, Ko, Chien, Tz'u,
and the various Kuan wares. (In the
absence of any extended written work on
this interesting aspect of Chinese cera-
mics, this series on spur marks, arrived
at through the study of such specimens
as were within the writer's reach, is offer-
ed as tentative conclusions pending fur-
ther study and excavations of kiln sites) .
Most T'ang potters apparently solved
this problem by having the glaze fall
short of the base. Seldom do biscuits
adhere to each other, and in case they
do, a little grinding will eliminate the
adhesion marks without seriously marring
the appearance. The practice of having
the decoration stop short of the base was,
however, not a T'ang innovation; for
aneolithic Yang Shao Period ware was
often similarly decorated, though for
other reasons. Where a glazed base was
desired, the T'ang potters again resorted
to the inverted firing, and the spur marks
may then be found on the mouth rim.
This practice is still used by some modern
potters.
Spurs on the Foot Rim
Meanwhile the Sung potters had
achieved the foot rim, replacing the flat
base typical of earlier times. The Tz'u
Chou potters, specialists of carved and
painted slip wares, followed the T'ang
practice of having the glaze fall short
of the base, but where stacking was re-
sorted to. the spurs were placed on the
pAcp of the foot rim instead of the base.
Generally, five rather heavy spurs are
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Remember when young men and wo-
men were never seen together on the
streets of Chinatown? Remember when
engaged girls were supposed to be incon-
spicuous— at least until after the wed-
ding?
Outside of Chinatown, bold lovers
would frequently walk together "Ameri-
can fashion". And if caught, there
would be a month's Winchelling in the
offing. And if any were caught experi-
menting with that peculiar Western ha-
bit called osculation — why, some reform-
ers even posted a white sermon (pok
cheung tzu) deploring the fact that par-
ents were neglecting their jobs and hint-
ing that the younger generation had
"gone native".
Even as late as 1910, when the bold
experiment of "spooning" along Dupont
Street (generally immediately after
school, and always in droves) business
would be momentarily at a standstill,
and there would be a lot of necking — on
the part of the giggling spectators.
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"Breath of the Gods"? What were some
of the comments heard?
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used by the Tz'u Chou potters.
The Chun potters "hid" their spurs
inside the foot rim, and this technique
was adopted by the early Lung Ch'uan,
Ko, Ju, and possibly Ting potters. For
heavy wares such as flower pots, the Chun
potters used as many as twenty-one spurs,
leaving a ring of nail-like marks on the
area inside the foot rim.
Copyrighted. 1936. by Chingwah Lee
(Next Week: Elimination of Spur
Marks — Ring and Sand.)
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Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
(VII) The Chinese Invented All the
Chief Varieties of Paper.
Since 105 A. D., when paper was offi-
cially reported to the emperor by one
Ts'ai Lun, a court eunuch, the Chinese
have experimented and utilized all the
important ingredients of modern paper,
including rags, hemps, wood, cellulose,
bark, straw, silk, bamboo, and various
plant fibers. According to Dr. Francis
Carter of Columbia, there are no inven-
tions which leave China as fully and as
completely developed as paper.
As to type there is first of all, the plain
wrapping paper, made chiefly with long
plant fibers to increase durability. Asso-
ciated with this is card board (tzu pok)
where stiffness is the chief consideration.
A tougher variety is developed as leather
substitute for trunks and slippers.
Of the finer papers there is the "cur-
tain" (transparent) paper or sa tzu and
wax paper or lop tzu. There are many-
varieties of loaded and sized paper and
colored glazed paper, some being treated
on one side only.
Then there is fancy paper specked with
gold or silver flakings, stamped with
geometric designs, or painted with scenes.
There are also gold foil and silver foil
coated paper; and a heavy lead foil
coated paper was made for lining tea
boxes. These boxes, by the way, are also
covered on the outside with a thin water-
proof paper. There are "bamboo" pa-
per (chuk tzu) where long fibers are
featured, and "rice" paper (no rice used)
displaying a fine powdery surface.
As to usages, there is developed paper
napkins, paper dishes, wall paper, toilet
paper, leather substitutes, paper fuses, pa-
per screens, and translucent, waterproof
paper for lanterns, umbrellas, and win-
dows. There is also silk-backed paper
for painting and cloth-backed paper for
wrapping medicine. There are also pa-
per squares loaded with lip rouges.
The Chinese have no blotting paper,
but that is because thev had already
developed a "self-blotting" paper, ideal-
ly suited for use with the Chinese pen
which is really a brush. A softer form
of this paper, called yu kau tzu is used
for making sanitary napkins. Even as
late as the nineteenth century. China was
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Page 9
CHINESE LORE — CONFUC I US
By Dr. Henry H. Hart
The last half of the sixth and the first
half of the fifth centuries B. C. wit-
nessed the appearance in both Europe
and Asia of a group of mighty intellects
whidh has never been surpassed at any
other period in wisdom or power. The
contribution and influence of these men
have been paramount in the field of
ethics, religion, and philosophy through
the centuries down to our own time. In
this group we find Socrates, Plato,
Isaiah, the Buddha, Lao Tzu and Con-
fucius.
There are various ways by which we
may measure the greatness of a world
figure. If it be based on the number of
people influenced, the number of years
or centuries during Which the influence
has been exerted and the profundity of
the influence, it would be no exaggera-
tion to say that Confucius is among the
ten greatest men who have ever lived.
His ideas and teachings have influ-
enced over a quarter of the human race,
and for a period of 2500 years. If we
measure is contribution by the profund-
ity of his influence, then he is surely at
the forefront of the great. Much of the
ethical, social, and political life of the
Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indo-
Chinese peoples has been regulated to
the smallest detail by the teachings and
maxims of Confucius ever since his death
in 479 B. C.
A SYSTEM OF ETHICS
Strictly speaking, Confucianism is not
a religion. It is a system of ethics based
on the Golden Rule. "Do not do unto
others what you would not have them do
unto you" was the form in which the
rule was given to the Chinese.
Confucius enunciated as the basis of
his ethical teaching that the universe is
governed by righteousness, morality and
integrity, and that humanity should and
must conform to these great immutable
laws.
HUMAN RELATIONS
He divided all human relations into
five groups — the relation of husband
and wife, of parent and child, of a man
and his neighbor, of brother and broth-
er, and of ruler and subject. He taught
that in all these fundamental relation-
ships righteousness should prevail. The
superior man, the highest type of human
being, and the man who should be sought
as the leader in public and private life
is the man who is a model of integrity
and uprightness in all his dealings with
his fellows.
Confucius was once asked if he could
express his teachings in one word. "That
is simple,' he answered. "The word is
'reciprocity,' for if we would act toward
our fellow man as we would want him
to act toward us, the problems of the
world would be solved.' And this an-
swer is as valid for us in our sorely trou-
bled world of today as it was for the peo-
ple of the Chinese State of Lu, 2500
years ago.
HIS LATER LIFE
The career of Confucius was an un-
happy one, and he considered himself
largely a failure. His private life was
rather stormy, and his efforts to reform
the state were unsuccessful. He never
realized that his informal discussions on
human relations, politics and history
were destined to give a whole race its
code of private and public ethics for
over 2,000 years.
He was a petty office-holder who wan-
dered from State to State, trying to
teach the rulers and officials integrity and
righteousness. Once he almost succeeded
with Duke Ting of the State of Lu, but
the jealous ruler of a rival State sent
a present of eighty beautiful dancing
girls. After chat His Royal Highness
had no further time for the mpral dis-
courses of Confucius. So he wandered
again, finally returning to his home in
what is now the Province of Shantung,
at the age of fifty-seven. There he passed
the remaining years of his life compiling
and editing five books of poetry and his-
tory. These are the books known to the
Chinese as the "Five Classics."
He spent his spare time discussing
ethics and human relations with his dis-
ciples, of whom he is said to have had
3000. His method was that of Socrates
— question and answer, and the bringing
out of the truth by argument, illustrated
by current or historical events. The ethi-
cal principle is often put in the mouth
of a disciple, who was inevitably driven
to his conclusion by the sharp questions
and arguments of his master.
TEACHINGS
We know very little of the religious
beliefs of Confucius. It is certain that
he accepted and defended ancestor wor-
ship and the strict observance of the
ancient rites and ceremonies of his race.
Once, when he was asked about gods and
spirits, he answered, "Respect them, but
hold them at a distance.' At another
time a student asked him about death, and
the life after death. He answered sharp-
ly, "You know but little about life,
what can you know about death?" and
the discussion stopped right tJhere. On
the other hand he once remarked, "If a
man has lost Heaven, to whom can he
turn?"
There are no long chapters of in-
volved philosophy in the teachings of
Confucius. His system was taught in
concise, straight forward, every-day lan-
guage, so that it could be grasped and
understood by the simplest mind. Here
are a few illustrations:
"Learning without thought is labor
lost, thought without learning is peril-
ous." This aphorism might well be con-
sidered by the world today, where every-
one claims the right to an opinion on
everything, but where few will take the
trouble to study and reflect before ar-
riving at that opinion.
"When you know a thing, to know
that you know it, and when you do not
know a thing to admit that you do not
know it — this is wisdom." This is an-
other of his most famous paragraphs.
When discussing public office, he said,
"I am not concerned that I have no
place. I am concerned how I may fit
myself for one. I am not concerned that
I am not known. I seek to be worthy to
be known."
In "The Great Learning", one of the
collections of his conversations, Con-
fucius lays down a cardinal principle of
living in two words, which we may trans-
late in four — -"Know when to stop.' And
he elaborates on this idea, teaching that
if one learns moderation and self-con-
trol in all things, he is master of himself
and of the world.
He was a shrewd student of the life
about him, and referred to many traits
of character which have not chanced
since his day. One of his best known
observations is "Of all people women and
servants are the most difficult. If you are
familiar with them they cease to respect
you. If you are reserved with them they
resent it."
Another is "Only the very wisest and
the very stupidest men never change."
Thus we find the method of Confucius
very similar to that of Socrates in Greece
and of Jesus, five centuries later, in Pal-
estine. The question and answer, the les-
son in parable, the statement of universal
ethical principles in a few simple words
— these mark the great teachers of man-
kind. They are akin to the "Wisdom of
Solomon", to "Ecclesiasticus", to many
of the "Psalms", and to the "Book of
Proverbs", all of which have become an
integral part of our Western cultural in-
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January 17, 1936
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FOR YOU AND ME
The Chinese branches of the Y. M. C. A. and the
Y. W. C. A. are to be congratulated upon their under-
taking to show motion pictures, educational films, and
illustrated talks to the community.
There are so many phases of health, travel, discovery
and invention with which the older members of the
community are unfamiliar. And it will be through
this medium of visualized presentation that they may
be enlightened.
Aside from being educational, it serves to provide
an entertaining evening well spent, and, above all, a
wholesome relaxation for old and young.
LAO TZU (604 B. C.)
I have three precious things which I hold fast and
prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality;
the third is humility, which keeps me from putting
myself before others. Be gentle, and you can be bold;
be frugal, and you can be liberal; avoid putting your-
self before others, and you can become a leader among
men.
The good man is the bad man's teacher; the bad
man is the material upon which the good man works.
If the one does not value his teacher, if the other
does not love his material, then despite their sagacity
they must go far astray. This is a mystery of great
import.
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THE EDUCATION OF BRUNO LESSING
After viewing the International Exhibition of Chinese
Art at the London Royal Academy, Bruno Lessing, well
known columnist, made the following statements:
"A thrill today. And I don't thrill readily. But
this was more than an exhibition. It was a revelation.
"I was never impressed by anything artistic about
the few Chinese I met — I really did very little thinking
about it. What this exhibition reveals is that,
without interruption, and without the blare of trum-
pets, China, for an almost unbroken period of 3,000
years has produced works of art which not only com-
pare with those of other lands, but in most cases,
actually surpass them.
"A hundred individuals including the King and
Queen of England, dozens of museums in Europe and
America and several governments lent rare specimens.
The finest group is that sent by the Chinese government.
"The impression that will linger longest in my
memory is that of a softness and gentleness which per-
vaded the entire exhibit. Next is that of beautiful
coloring and of graceful form.
"I now have a new picture of China. A tremendous
realm, unwieldy, racked with the pain of internal con-
flict, poor, weak and at the mercy of hostile neighbors.
But "sustained and soothed" by a current of grace
and beauty and refinement which has flowed through
her being from time immemorial.
This is the same writer, who, a year ago, writing in
the same column, stated: "I cannot leave China too
soon. If she has 400 million people it may just as
well be four million.'' Mr. Lessing viewed the exhi-
bition, he said himself, without any art background.
If he had had a knowledge of painting, or textile, or
ceramic, or if he were told that, with the exception of
caligraphy, these works were done, not by celebrated
artists, but by unknown artisians he would have had
still another impression.
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CHINESE DICEST
Pa«« 11
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY
A REVOLUTIONIST AMONG REVOLUTIONISTS
The re-emergence of "Christian Gen-
eral" Feng Yu-hsiang into the field of
active politics, signified by his appoint-
ment as vice-chairman of the Military
Affairs Commission, is another one of
those events which make up for the
eternal puzzle of Chinese politics.
To those who have a general know-
ledge of the present situation in China,
this move to reinstate the stormy petrel
of Chinese politics into the good graces
of Nanking cannot avoid the conclusion
that it was done to check Feng from
selling the services of his personal army
to the anti-Nanking elements in North
China. Since Feng would not ally him-
self with Nanking unless he was offered
a position in keeping with the military
power which he holds, he was given a
decisive voice in military affairs second
to that of Chiang Kai-shek, head of the
Military Affairs Commission and Premier
of China.
What is not so apparent to the gen-
eral observer is the fact that, in making
him assistant military overlord of the
Central Government, General Chiang
Kai-shek is now in a position to check
Feng's unpredictable military alliances
once and for all. As China's most as-
tute military statesman, General Chiang,
since the rise of his star in the political
firmament, has swept and dropped many
a recalcitrant general who have opposed
him, and those that were non-coopera-
tive and not amenable to his overtures
for alliance with Nanking, he has
brought under his thumb.
Hopeful Alliance
But for more than a decade Chiang
has not been able to convince the wily
and ever rebellious Feng that alliance
with him was the most desirable thing
for the good of the country. Perhaps
the Christian General was not as interest-
ed in the good of his nation as he has
emphatically declared every time that he
seceded from one military group and
allied himself with another faction.
Nonetheless the fact remains that Feng
has cast his lot with Nank
times as he has opposed it
The ups and downs of a strictly militar-
istic career extending over more than
two decades have not brought him the
political power which he desired, but
have made him a more or less frustrated
man. Failing utterly to realize where
the course of the Chinese Revolution was
leading to, he had sacrificed the lives of
thousands of his devoted soldiers playing
the part of a political opportunist,
switching from one military power to
another whenever it was expedient and
profitable to himself to do so.
Today, however, Feng's power, mea-
sured by his army, has considerably
dwindled. In the heyday of his glory he
commanded an army of 35,000. Now
his forces number less than 3,000. Pol-
itical misfortunes occasioned by the dis-
trust of his former allies, including
Chiang Kai-shek, have brought him to
his present "reduced circumstances."
In the great game of Chinese politics,
Feng was rugged individualism personi-
fied. He is a rebel among revolutionists.
As a dissenter Feng is without peer in
the history of modern China.
Early Career
The career of Feng Yu-hsiang pro-
vides a good index of the spirit of mili-
tarism in China since the establishment
of the Republic. A native of Anhwei,
in North China, Feng came of a work-
ingman's family, and had no education
in his youth. On reaching manhood
he joined the Manchu army and became
a captain stationed in Peking at the time
that Sun Yat-sen was engineering his
plans abroad for the imminent overthrow
of the imperial regime. The Revolution
got off to a premature start on October
10, 1911. When it was quite certain
that the Manchu dynasty would be over-
thrown, Feng, emulating the example of
Yuan Shih-kai, then commander in the
Manchu army, also raised the standard
of rtvolt and allied himself with Sun
Yat-sen's republicism. That act was
Feng's baptism in revolution.
When military chaos reigned in China
anking as many during the next few years, due to the
Kuomintang's inability to marshal forces
Right now it is being taken for granted for the effective control of the provinces,
that at last Feng has come to a perman-
ent alliance with Nanking, and will hence-
forth exert his influence to advance the
ideals of the Kuomintang as laid down
by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. And there is good
evidence to lend support to this belief.
Feng, having recruited a small but ade-
quate force of followers, carved for him-
self several northern provinces and be-
came one of the long line of tuchuns who
were to harass the country for years to
come.
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Feng's Conversion
Sometime during that period Feng
became a Christian as a result of an
American missionary's preachings. He
was fascinated by the quaintness of this
new religion and its high ideals, some-
thing which was so vastly different from
the religious idolatry which he had
known. The social ideals of the gospels
fired his simple imagination and he made
most of his army Christians likewise. Be-
cause he was the first Chinese militarist
to accept Christianity his conversion was
heralded far and wide, and he became
known as the "Christian General".
It was at that time also that he mar-
ried a woman of modern China, who was
formerly a secretary of the Peking
Y.W.C.A. and a graduate of the Peking
Union Women's College.
His Prowess
Prior to the Nationalists' Northern
Punitive Expedition (1926-1928) Feng
had gained control of at least five north-
ern provinces, including Chahar, Shensi,
Suiyuan, Kansu, and Honan, and had
allied himself with the North's strongest
militarist, Wu PeiJfu, against the forces
of the Manchurian Warlord, Chang Tso-
lin. In one of the bloodiest civil wars
of modern times, the Fengtien-Chihli war
(1922) Feng's troops distinguished
themselves by their calm fearlessness and
intrepidity. The "Christian General"
from that time on gained the admiration
and respect of the masses, and the
world's press began to notice him rrjore
and more.
His Inconsistency
The years 1926 to 1928 were moment-
ous times for China, for, with the aid
of Russian military and political advisers,
the Cantonese under Chang Kai-shek
launched their war for the territorial
unification of the country. To achieve
their purpose the Cantonese had to dis-
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 17, 1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
M E I LUN YUEN
Mei Lun Yuen, or the "Garden of
Beautiful Family Relationships" (740
37th Ave. San Francisco) is the happy
abode of 18 Chinese babies. These
children, early deprived of either or
both of the most fundamental of family
relationships, that between brother and
sister and that between parent and child,
are provided with loving care and Chris-
tian home life.
The baby cottage gives boarding care
for needy Chinese children from one to
five years of age. The greater number
of them are half-orphans, while the
others include foundlings, full orphans,
children whose mothers are suffering
from tuberculosis, children who are con-
valescing from illness, and children from
disrupted homes.
Housed in a modernly-equipped home,
the children are assured adequate growth
and nourishment through sunshine, pro-
per diet, and supervised play. Their
training inculcates good health, desirable
social habits, and love of nature.
Resident Staff
The present resident staff is headed
by Dr. Bessie Jeung, graduate of Stan-
ford University. No person more de-
voted to her work and more willing to
give of her time and talent can be found
than this quiet, determined young wo-
man. Though working under untold
hardships of inadequate staff and hara-
ssing routine worries, this able worker
is patient and unsparing in her efforts.
Her love for the children helps her to
overlook the strain of her task and to
strive steadfastly towards the goal of her
work, the future welfare of these child-
ren.
To assist her are three other Chinese
women: two nursery helpers and one
night worker. In addition, the Works
Progress Administration provides two
American workers. The services of the
Chinese staff is semi-voluntary in nature
since the remuneration they receive is
small and does not begin to compensate
them for their long hours and multiple
duties.
Desirable Environment
The employment of Chinese workers
insures the home a Chinese cultural back-
ground. Modern Western science is com-
bined with ancient Chinese civilization
that these young children may not grow
up losing sight of their racial origin.
They are taught to speak their own
tongue as well as English; they eat Chi-
nese as well as American food. When
relatives or friends visit the children,
they sense a feeling of stability in the
presence of Chinese workers. They have
no fear that the children will drift away
from an appreciation of Chinese family
life.
A commendable feature about the
home is the absence of "institutionalized"
formality. Although the workers are
few, yet a definite attempt is made to
render the place more home-like by giv-
ing each child individual care. The
children are never clad in uniforms, and
their apparel and accessories are selected
to express the individual personality as
much as possible. The writer observed
that even in such an insignificant item
as the embroidery or design on the bed-
spreads, this desire for variation is evi-
dent.
"Many of these children have no home
of their own," stated Dr. Jeung, "and
we wish that this place may be a real
home to them in every way." She is
undertaking psychological studies of each
child and is particularly interested in a
few "problem" children. Irregularities
in behavior are carefully observed and
studied for underlying physical or men-
tal causes in order that the child may
be "given the benefit of the doubt, and
not be wrongly reprimanded", according
to Miss Jeung.
History of the Home
To understand how such a baby home
came into being, the reader will be in-
terested to trace the history of Mei Lun
Yuen. The home owes its existence
chiefly to the persistent efforts of that
great pioneer in Chinese social welfare,
Miss Donaldina Camp-on. Since the ear-
ly days of the founding of the Chinese
Presbyterian Mission Home at 920 Sac-
ramento Street, it has been necessary to
make accomodations for babies, orphan-
ed or abandoned. The Presbyterian
Board of National Missions, under which
the Mission Home operates, was willing
that a small number of children be shel-
tered there, provided there was a trained
nurse to give them appropriate care.
In 1922, the Presbyterian Board
bought a cottage in East Oakland, neigh-
boring the Ming Quong Home (then
known as the Tooker Home). With a
trained worker and voluntary help from
Ming Quong Home, the 8 to 14 children
were adequately cared for.
Difficulties Encountered
When the new Ming Quong Home
was finished in 1925, this baby cottage
had to be sold. The babies were moved
to the annex of the new Home, an in-
firmary built through funds donated en-
tirely by the Chinese in this country.
Although the infirmary was no place to
house a group of babies, it was the only
quarters available at the time. When
representatives from the California Child
Welfare Association visited Ming Quong
Home, they declared that the infirmary
must be kept vacant for emergencies and
epidemics.
Prior to 1925, several American
friends, hearing of the need of a home
for these Chinese children, generously
contributed towards the building of such
a baby cottage: Mrs. Milton Stewart of
Pasadena and Mrs. David B. Gamble
of Pasadena each gave #5,000; Mr. Hor-
ace Coleman of Philadelphia (secured
through the efforts of Miss Tien Fu
Wu, a great lover of children) #1,000,
and Miss Julia Huggins of Pasadena
#500. With this sum as a start. Miss
Cameron and her enthusiastic helpers
began drawing plans for the cottage.
Miss Edna R. Voss. a secretary for the
Presbyterian Board of National Missions
in New York, who was then making a
study of the Board's work among women
and children on the Pacific Coast (192~).
wfis asked to present the plans to the
New York Board. Whereupon, the
Board decided that it is not its primary
function to provide for homeless child-
ren, that such should be considered a
local civic problem.
The hope for a baby home, therefore,
was for the time abandoned. There «.!>■
nothing to do but to vacate the infirmary.
(Continued on Paiie 14)
January 17, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 13
FASHIONS
CLARA CHAN
FASH ION'S SPRI NC SONG
In the Spring, a young woman's fancy
turns to gay clothes that disperse Win-
ter's gloom; to new modes that delight
the feminine individualism; and to new
fabrics that make one season distinct
from the other. Thus, with the begin-
ning of this new year, we are not sur-
prised to find ourselves again confronted
with the problem of being chic and
smart in the styles to be.
SUITS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER—
The greatest item of interest this year,
and especially for Spring, is the suit.
You recall how for the past few years,
we have been followers of men's style,
both in suits and overcoats. This year,
we seem to like so much what our big
brothers and husbands are wearing, that
we have taken over the very materials
that they use. Classic stripes or pin
stripes, gray Herringbone tweed, and
men's wear flannels will be used almost
exclusively in sport and very tailored
suits. Gray, of the lighter shade, seems
to be the predominating color, although
navy blue, and brown are still of
interest.
Suit ensembles of the dressier type
consist of short three-quarter coats with
free folds, which are very full from
shoulder to hip. Bolero jacket ensembles
are worn with full short skirt, and will
just be the thing for tall slim girls who
can wear them with a youthful air.
AND WITH YOUR NEW SUIT—
It is well to remember that with these
new tailored suits, new blouses and
sweaters accompany them. With smooth
woolens — such as men's flannels, a nubby
sweater or crinkle crepe blouse; but with
rough tweeds — a plain knitted sweater
or a classic silk blouse. In short, con-
trast in the texture of materials is de-
sirable.
GOING SCOTCH—
Not forgetting that checks and plaids
have been widely used, let us remind you
that this year, the wave for Scotch
things will be greater than ever. To avoid
being confused with last season's usage
of plaids, wear your jacket of a new
plaid with new combination of colors,
with a plain solid colored skirt, rather
than the plaid skirt with plain top jacket.
A TUX FOR YOU—
Having adopted first the sport back
model of men's suits, and now the fitted
line and material, we must go even
further and put one over on the boy
friend by copying his tuxedo. One of
the leading Parisian designers introduced
a cocktail suit tailored in all appear-
ances as the tuxedo. Midnight blue, with
trim satin lapels and fitted lines, they
will be good for cocktail bars and cab-
aret affairs.
FANCIFUL PRINTS—
Delightful and almost daring combi-
nation of colors will again be seen. But
aside from that, the newest prints will
be animated in motif.
In the collection of conventional
flower prints, we find field flowers and
garden flowers grouped in a variation of
new ways. The incorporation of new
shades of color is also used. Some of the
flower designs are drawn with great real-
ism and precision. The popular daisy
pattern seen last Spring will continue
to be in favor, and tulips, marguerites,
and nasturtiums will leap in style.
A profusion of prints with animal
motifs are already on display in some
of our local shops. They make up nicely
for spectator silk dresses. Elephants,
lions, dogs, and others will literally live
among us. Wear one at the next occa-
sion at El Cerrito or Bay Meadows.
Another new motif is taken from the
sports field and from vegetable gardens.
Tennis figures, golf clubs, and leaping
figures all are suggestive of active play.
These appear more in cottons and linens.
Cherries, tomatoes, and mushrooms are
found in the vegetable prints.
If you are not print conscious, you
will be ere long, for with the incoming
of these delightfully new motifs and
clever designs, your day dresses, as well
as evening dresses, will not miss includ-
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At the annual dinner dance of the
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Low on January 2, a new note in fashion
was gleaned from the gowns worn fey the
young ladies who attended this social
affair.
Formal gowns were worn, but dinner
dresses of the two-piece type proved
most popular. A blouse of silver and
white lace was worn by Miss Lucille Chu.
A stiffly pleated "standup" collar framed
her face, and the pleatings were repeated
at the armhole. The skirt was of black
crepe with a red velvet belt.
Miss Lilac Quan was attired in a gown
with unusual color combination. The
printed blouse was of tan color with
shirrings around the neckline. A rhine-
stone clip was placed at the center. She
completed this evening ensemble with a
black velvet skirt.
Miss Winona Young's two piece outfit
was of white and vermillion. Equally
fashionable were the dinner dresses of
white, gold, red, and blue.
ing in the collection, one or more of
these prints.
SIMPLICITY FOR EVENING
MODE—
As a reaction against the sumptuous-
ness of fabrics, styles, and accessories of
the Renaissance influence of the past
season, the coming mode will be definite-
ly towards simplicity and informality in
style.
In the evening mode, we see tight, se-
verely plain skirts, as against the many
draperies and complicated cuts. How-
ever, there still remains a vestige of
Grecian influence in a few draped eve-
ning gowns, but the material used will
be less elaborate. Decolletes tend to be
higher in front, and less formal. As in
sportswear, suits also invade the eve-
ning mode. Some of the smartest models
seen will be evening suits of the jacket
type, and two-piece models designed
after the jumper frocks.
SHORTER SKIRT—
Skirt hems are steadily climbing. For
daytime wear, the shorter skirt will be
rather full; while for the evening, frocks
of ankle length replace the trains and
floor length hems.
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CHINESE DICEST
January 17, 1936
MEI LUN YUEN
(Continued from Page 12)
which had been occupied for three years.
After considerable difficulty, the workers
managed to place all the children, some
back with their relatives and friends, and
others temporarily in institutions. The
Infant Shelter was at that time the only
institution in San Francisco for children
under five years of age, but it was not
their policy to admit Oriental children.
Even when they finally consented to do
so, the problem was not solved, since
the Infant Shelter provides for transient
cases only.
After some time, the crying need for
a shelter for these homeless babies was
again felt. Finally, in answer to many
requests, Miss Cameron again took 9 or
10 children into the Mission Home, con-
trary to the wishes of the Presbyterian
Board. Again, this action incited the
protests of the San Francisco Board of
Health and the California Child Wel-
fare Association.
Organized Efforts
As a last resort, Miss Cameron called
together, in May, 1931, a group of Chi-
nese Christian men and women, laid the
problem before them, and requested their
help and suggestions. This earnest
group readily realized the urgency of
the situation and heartily approved of
organizing a board to wrestle with the
problem.
In the meantime, in May, 1932, a
small house in Menlo Park was rented,
and the 12 children then at the Mission
Home were installed there in the care
of a trained nurse. The arrangement
proved satisfactory and within a short
time, the house became overcrowded. A
more commodious house in Atherton was
rented in October of the same year,
and eighteen children were provided for.
The Board of Trustees of Mei Lun
Yuen was organized and formally in-
corporated in March, 1933. The group
is interdenominational, consisting of 25
members, both Chinese and American,
and drawing 15 of its members from the
original group which was convened in
May, 1931.
Gifts and Contributions
At this time, many gifts came in from
interested friends. Notable among them
were generous contributions from Mrs.
Marshall Lloyd of Berkeley, Miss Eliza-
beth Gamble of Palo Alto, and Mr. Joe
Shoone of Oakland. A two-fold cam-
pa' en was conducted, the first part car-
ried on in and about San Francisco; the
second part extended into Chinese com-
munities throughout the United States.
Annual subscriptions for maintainence
were solicited. After the necessary funds
for construction had been assembled,
great difficulty was encountered in Ideat-
ing a suitable piece of land upon which
to build. Finally, Mrs. Morrison Haw-
kins, for many years president of the
Babies' Aid Association of San Franci-
sco, and who was deeply interested in
the problem, suggested that the home be
built on a large lot on 37th Avenue, a
tract of land owned by the city of San
Francisco, and held on a 3 5 -year lease
for the work of the Babies' Aid. When
she brought the matter before the Asso-
ciation, it was unanimously passed to give
privilege to the Mei Lun Yuen Board
to build on the land without any cost.
The Mei Lun Yuen building was com-
pleted in April, 1935.
From the time the first cottage was
rented in Menlo Park to the present,
over 60 babies have been provided for.
The average stay of these children is
two years. Several of them were given
out for adoption. Within the last few
months, 4 children were adopted, 3 girls
were transferred to Ming Quong Home
in Oakland, 2 boys to Chung Mei Home
in El Cerrito, and one child placed in
Berkeley, with her family. Because the
home is a Christian non-sectarian pro-
ject, with practically all its funds derived
from Christian sources, it is desired that
the children be adopted into Christian
homes.
Financial Problems
The financial maintainence of the
home today depends upon annual mem-
bership subscriptions, state and county
aid received for certain children, and
part or full monthly payments from
parents or relatives. Through the great-
est economy, and with the voluntary
services of many Chinese girls and wo-
men, the home has managed up to the
present time. Because the Chinese com-
munity has been so sorely taxed through
numerous solicitations, and because it
"as nor fully awakened to the need of
such a home to give it primary consider-
ation, the advisability or possibility of
annual maintainence campaigns is doubt-
ed. The future existence of the home
is. therefore, at stake. Recently, an ap-
peal was made to the Community Chest
^r>r financial support. A survey is now
under wav to investigate the application
for participation in the Chest budget.
Bv means of W. P. A. funds, an annex
to the existine home to be built on an
pAiorent lot- will make possible the ex-
f<*n<!.V.n of care to infant's under 12
months of as^e.
Thp M»i Lun Yuen is th» onlv Chi-
nese home for Chinese babies in the
CHINESE INVENTIONS AND
DISCOVERIES
(Continued from Page 8)
still producing new types of paper, for
example, papier mache and "India" pa-
per, a very thin, but tough and opaque,
fine textured paper for making books.
The art of paper making was taught
to the Arabs in Samarkand by Chinese
prisoners in 650 A. D. It reached Mec-
ca in 707 A. D. and Egypt 800 A. D.
It was carried to Spain in 950 A. D. and
paper mills were set up there by the
Moors in 1150 A. D. From Spain,
paper-making spread to France in 1180
A. D., Italy in 1275 A. D., Germany in
1391 A. D., and England in 1494 A. D.
The earliest extant paper was found by
Dr. Sir M. Aural Stein in a spur of the
Great Wall, dating back to 150 A. D.
It was of rag content. The earliest clear-
ly dated paper was found by Dr. Sven
Hdein, dating back to 264 A. D. The
earliest extant wall paper in Europe is
to be found in London. Is is in the
Directors' Room of the Coults' Bank,
situated on the Strand across from Char-
ring Cross Station. The bank was
founded in 1754, and the wall paper is
over 200 years old. A charming lady
who has just returned from London
makes this statement:
The wall paper depicts many scenes
of Chinese life — tilling the field, plant-
ing rice, gathering fruit from trees. The
trees I thought especially beautiful.
There are court ladies walking in dream.
gardens or looking through lattices. One
scene represented an outdoor theater
with a royal audience in attendance. An-
other, a mandarin followed by his re-
tinue, stopped on the highway by a kneel-
ing petitioner who presented a scroll.
Many days would be required to study
the paper carefully. It is not pink, but
in the soft tones of ivory, amber, and
green. It is so beautiful that I know no
words to express the pleasure I had in
seeing it".
(Next Week: The Chinese Invented
Printing, Block Printing, and Movable
Type Printing.)
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United States. Its existence is necessary
not only for the care of the less fortun-
ate, but it serves also as an experimental
laboratory in which child hygiene may
be demonstrated. As Dr. Jeung is wont
to say, "We are anxious to show to Chi-
nese mothers what wonders may be ac-
complished through scientific study and
proper care of children."
January 17, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Final League Standing
With the last games of the schedule
played last Sunday, the final league
standing gives the Scout Varsity the
championship. As a result, the title win-
ners will receive as awards: a large silver
three-year perpetual trophy, a perman-
ent trophy and gold medals. Shangtai
receives silver medals for the runner-up
position. All presentations will be made
at a dance which will be given by the
Wah Ying Club on Saturday, Feb. 29,
at the N. S. G. S. Hall.
Final League Standing:
Scout Varsity, P. 4, W. 4, L. 0, P. 173,
P.A. 95.
Shangtai, P. 4, W. 3, L. 1, P. 189,
P. A. 118.
Nulite A. C, P. 4, W. 1, L. 2, P. 72,
P. A. 111.
Scou: Juniors, P 4, W. 1, L. 3, P. 107,
P. A. 162.
Chi-Fornians, P. 4, W. 0, L. 3, P. 86,
P. A. 141.
Points of the Nulite-Chi-Fornian con-
test were not tabulated as it was declared
a "no contest." A final decision is pend-
San Jose Beats Watsonville
Smarting under two previous defeats,
the San Jose Chinese cage five travelled
to Watsonville to hand a 54-33 drubbing
to the Chinese team last Saturday night
at the Watsonville Y. M. C. A. gym.
Jimmy Lee, former San Jose Hi star,
was high-scorer of the contest, hitting
the hoop for 18 points, followed by his
brother, Harry, with 17 digits. Half-
time tally favored San Jose, 29-10. For
the Watsonville squad, Earl Goon chalk-
ed up 12 points, while Walt Lee played
a nice floor game.
ing, although league officials pointed out,
whichever way the outcome is decided,
it will have no important effect on the
final league standing.
Shangtai led in team scoring, making
189 points in four games, although it
was sadly in need of points last Sunday.
The Scout Varsity displayed the strong-
est defense, holding the opposition to
an average of less than 24 points per
game, while the Chi-Fornians had the
weakest defense, yielding an average of
47 points per contest.
W H jP W ■
THE TROOP THREE VARSITY
Left to Right: Henry Kan, Coach Don
Lee Yuen, Stephen Leong, Silas Chinn,
Frank Lee, Hin Chin, Captain Earl
Wong, and Manager Frank D. Wong.
Players absent: Herbert Tom, Eddie
Leong and B;ng Chin.
1933-34: Y. M. C A. League Champs
1934-35: Southern California Champs
1935-36: Wah Ying Bay Region
Tournament Champs.
TROOP 3 VARSITY
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Before a large crowd, the Troop Three
Scout Varsity copped the Wah Ying
Basketball Tournament title, by nosing
out the Shangtai five, 38-31, last Sun-
day afternoon at French Court. Playing
one of the best games of the season, the
Varsity put on an exhibition of classy
caging, plus a fast offensive and an air-
tight defense to defeat a heavier and
more experienced team.
The Scouts held an early lead, on
points by Henry Kan, Earl Wong and
Steve Leong. Shangtai broke into the
scoring column, after having been re-
peatedly frustrated in their attempts to
crack the Scout's defense, wih a long
shot by Ted Chin that cleared the hoop.
Charles Hing and Fred Wong followed
that with baskets, and as the half ended,
Shangtai held a lead of two points, 14-12.
Shangtai opened the second half with
a rush, field goals by Wong increasing
its lead, which was short-lived, however,
as the Varsity slowly crept up to over-
take their rivals, and gradually forged
ahead. In the closing .minutes of play
the Shangtai players put on a strong
rally, only to have the Scouts sink sev-
eral buckets just before the game ended.
For the Varsity, Henry Kan and Earl
Wong were the offensive stars, while
Steve Leong and Hin Chin were out-
standing floormen. Fred Wong, with
thirteen digits, was Shangtai's main
hope. Charles Hing scored five points
in the initial half, but was disqualified
early in the second on four fouls. His
loss was keenly felt by his team.
In the first contest of the afternoon,
the spectators saw another "champion-
ship" game. The Scout Juniors defeated
the Chi-Fornians, 38-36, to give the lat-
ter team the cellar position in league
standing. It was a close game all the
way through. The winners got off to
a strong start, and led 22-14 at half.
The Chi-Fornians threatened to over-
come the lead during the entire second
half. A belated rally in the last minutes
of play fell short by two points of tying
the score. Charles Low and Ted Moy,
both with 14 points, led the Juniors'
scoring, while Al P. Lee caged 15 points
to be high-scorer of the contest. Look
with ten points was another consolation
for the losers. Captain Ted Lee played
a good defensive game.
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 17, 1936
Championship Team to
Play League
The Champions of the First Annual
Wah Ying Bay Region Basketball Tour-
nament, Troop Three Varsity, will make
another "big game" appearance at the
French Court, on Jan. 26, against a team
picked from the rest of the league teams.
A packed house is anticipated to see
this game. A very close tussle is expec-
ted, although the pick-up squad may
lack team-work. However, practically all
of the players are individual stars and
an aggregation of this sort is hard to
beat.
As a preliminary contest, the married
men and the single men of the Wah
Ying Club will clash. At the time the
game was proposed, it was thought that
the singles would be overwhelmingly fa-
vored to win. During the past three
weeks, the Married Men five has been
showing the Single Men up in practice
and scrimmage. At present, the former
team may enter the tilt a slight favorite
to win. Starting line-ups for the two
games will be announced later.
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SHANGTAI WINS
Arthur Hee's Shangtai hoop team
established itself as a definite threat to
the Unlimited C Division title of the
City Recreation League by easily defeat-
ing the National Assurance five, 38-13,
in its first contest last week at the Fran-
cisco Court.
Coach Joe Chew's boys, overcoming
their rivals' 4-2 lead in the first two
minutes of play, flashed a fast and pow-
erful passing and shooting attack fea-
turing Captain Hing, Fred Wong, Fred
Gok, Ted Chin and Gerald Leong, to
pile up a 21-4 tally at the first half ended.
Shangtai's reserves played all but four
minutes of the last half.
Shangtai meets the strong Sunset Ma-
jors on Monday, Jan. 20, at 8:00 p. m.
at Francisco. The public is invited.
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Odd Basketball Game
In one of the most unusual basketball
games ever played, the Protestant Or-
phanage 70-pound basketball team de-
feated the Chinese Y. M. C A. seventy
pounders at Kezar Pavilion last week
by a score of 3-0 This tally beats what
we think is some sort of a record for low
score, 3-2 being established in a college
game some time ago.
Coaches for St. Mary's A. C. Official All-Stars Named
The services of six boxing and basket-
ball coaches have been secured by the
St. Mary's Athletic Club, its member-
ship now numbering ninety. Four other
experts in athletics were also obtained
as advisors for the club.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the club, held last Sunday, all these
coaches were introduced to the members
and plans were made to start regular
boxing and basketball activities. Besides
Leo Carr.the athletic director, the
coaches were Jack and Barney Carr,
amateur boxers and members of the
Olympic boxing team; George McSween-
ey, Joe O'Malley, and Mike Frigict. The
advisors consisted of Mr. Kirsch and Mr.
Nugent, Brother Raymond and Brother
Augustine, the last two being members
of the athletic department of Sacred
Heart College of this city.
The members have the use of the audi-
torium and an outside basketball court.
The club is open to every young boy in
the community.
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ALL-AROUND STAR
Ray Chun, mentioned in this column
as a football star at the Carson City High
School, was also All-State basketball star
at the school, playing forward. He is
a track man as well, specializing in
high and broad jump. Ray also plays
basketball with the Nulite A. C, although
he has not appeared on local courts due
to conflict with working hours.
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Reports are having it that some of the
players of the Lowa Club of Los Angeles
think that they were given a raw deal
a few weeks ago when they played a
local basketball team. Many fans
thought they received several "bad
breaks". It might help future visiting
teams a lot if, prior to any game, the
referee call together the two teams and
explain his interpretation of the vari-
ous rules, especially in regard to the
narrow confines of the French Court.
• •
The handsome fellow who works at
the Shang Tai Cafe was one of the best
basketball players while at high school
in Clifton, Arizona, playing on the
school team. His name is Othel "Oats"
Mammon. He also played for the Y.
M. C. A. team at El Paso, Texas.
Two Shangtai, two Scout Varsity and
one Nulite player were placed on the
first-string \Vah Ying League All-Stars
team, 'ihey are Charles Hing, Shangtai
and Henry Kan, Varsity, forwards; barl
Wong, Varsity, center; and Fred Gok,
Shangtai, and Daniel Leong, Nulite,
guards. Earl Wong and Charles Hing
were unanimous choices.
Lierald Leong was selected as second-
string center without a dissenting vote,
as were Fred Wong, Shangtai forward,
and Don Lee Yuen, Varsity guard. Hin
Chin, Varsity forward and Ted Chin,
Shanghai guard, comprised the remain-
der of the second team. Ribbons will be
awarded to these ten players.
"There are so many good players we
are sorry that only ten could be placed
on the All-Stars," stated James Jung,
chairman of the Board of Selections,
when the two teams were announced two
days ago, after many hours of delibera-
tion and pro and con discussion.
In fact, there are many classy hoop-
sters, such as Captain Al Young, Peter
Chong and Charles Low of the Scout
Juniors, Steve Leong and Silas Chinn
of the Varsity, George Lee of Shangtai,
Captain Ted Lee, Jack Look and Frank
Choy of Chi-Fornians, and Captain Al-
fred Gee, Howard Ho and Wilfred JJue
of Nulite. Placing of these players
would not in any way weaken the
strength of the two squads.
Twelve players have been named and
will be invited to comprise the league
team which plays the championship
Scout Varsity five on Jan. 26. They are:
Wilfred Jue, Alfred Gee and Daniel
Leong of Nulite, Ted Lee and Al Park
Lee of Chi-Fornians, and the following
Shangtai men, George Lee, Lee Po, Fred
Gok, Ted Chin, Gerald Leong, Charles
Hing and Fred Wong.
JIU-JITSU— CUTE SPORT
Some time ago a certain Mr. McGrath,
a 240-pounder and an expert in jiu-jitsu,
invaded a Chinese laundry in Chicago,
to apply a new trick on Harry Chan,
height-five feet two, weight, 120. The
thud when the body smacked the floor
was terrific. But the body belonged to
Mr. McGrath, who learned a new lesson
as well as earned a jail sentence.
Great sport — jiu-jitsu, especially for
the peewees whom the big husky brutes
think they can bulldoze.
January 17, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 17
CHINESE LORE— CONFUCIUS
(Continued from Page 9)
heritance. Though taught at different
times and to different people far removed
from each other, the lessons were the
same — loftiness of purpose, purity of
life and uprightness in conduct in all
relations with ones fellow man.
THE "FOUR BOOKS"
Confucius died leaving but a few books
of his own composition, and these rather
mediocre compilations of history and
poetry as illustrating ethics, and what
happens, or should happen, to the good
and to the evil man. After his death his
disciples gathered and reverently wrote
down what they could remember of his
doctrines and conversations. They made
three books of them — "The Analects",
or "Conversations", the "Great Learn-
ing", and "The Doctrine of the Mean".
To these was later added a fourth, a re-
statement of the Confucian doctrines by
Mencius, who lived about a hundred
years later than Confucius. The four
thin pamphlets make up the famous
"Four Books", the guide of Chinese con-
duct through the centuries. In like man-
ner Plato and Xenophon wrote down the
words of their master Socrates, and the
authors of the Gospels the story and the
teachings of Jesus.
HUMAN CONDUCT ALL-
IMPORTANT
Confucius never professed to be a
great philosopher, nor one who sought
to discover the secrets of the universe
or of existence. He was a practical man,
not a theorist. He was primarily inter-
ested in man as a social creature. He
indicated simply what a good man should
be and do. He was interested in politics
and in good government. He was not
concerned in any way with explanations
of the outer universe, but with the duties
of human beings toward each other in
their everyday life. In a word human
conduct was for him the all-important
thing, and to that he devoted his life.
He founded no religion, nor did he
claim to be divine, or have a divine mes-
sage. But his teachings have so pro-
foundly influenced the world's most num-
erous race that from them have sprung
a religion and a philosophy in addition
to the simple ethical system taught by
him.
There is no time to discuss the growth
and development of these later phases
of Confucianism, or how it became and
remained the State religion of the Chi-
nese for about 2000 years. My object to-
day has been to acquaint you with one
of the world's greatest teachers, one who
laid the solid moral foundation of a
whole civilization. To Confucius more
than to any other one man the Chinese
people owe that stability of character,
and that obedience of the moral law which
have enabled them to weather and to sur-
vive the storms and strains of over 2000
years of their national history.
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 11)
lodge half a dozen warlords from their
strongholds. These included Sun Chuan-
fang, Chang Tsung-chang, Wu Pei-fu,
Chang Tso-lin, and lesser members of
their ilk.
At an opportune time, when all it
needed was his aid to bring ignominous
defeat to the northern militarists, Feng,
knowing perfectly well which way the
wind was blowing, deserted his old ally,
Wu Pei-fu, and joined the Nationalists.
Naming his army the Kuominchun
(People's Army) he marched against
Wu and was a decisive factor in causing
the latter's defeat.
For his part in helping the Nation-
alist cause Feng was rewarded with
a high position in the council of the
Kuomintang. Before long, however, he
turned against Chiang Kai-shek, say-
ing that he took the step because
he believed the latter was pro- Jap-
anese, was insincere in his political
policies, and harbored delusions of be-
coming dictator of China. His revolu-
tionary temperament had got the best of
him. Taking his personal army with him,
he retired into the north, near Russian
territory, and periodically issued defi-
ances at the Kuomintang.
From then on Feng was a militarist
not to be trusted by his fellow warlords.
He could gain no more support from
o:her semi-warlords who give their lip-
service to Nanking. But Feng bided his
time.
Feng Against Chiang
The inexplicable non-resistance of the
Chinese army at the time of the Man-
churian invasion, in 1931, the Shanghai
"incident" in 1932, the occupation
of Jehol in 1933, and the signing of
the Tangku treaty a little later, which
called for a cessation of armed Sino-
Japanese conflicts in the north and the
creation of a demilitarized zone in that
territory, gave Feng his long awaited
chance. He came out of obscurity and
bellowed for the people's support to re-
sist the Japanese and to depose Chiang.
It was the opportunity of a lifetime and
he took full advanage of it. He furious-
ly denounced Chiang as a traitor, snorted
his undying opposition to Japan, and
dispatched telegrams to every warlord he
knew calling for assistance to his cause.
But Feng's military star had waxed
and waned. Although a few nondescript
warlords heeded his call, those whose
money and troops mattered discreetly
kept silent. More in disappointment
than in dispair, Feng once more retired,
this time into Chahar Province.
Chiang and Feng
But Chiang Kai-shek, once more prov-
ing his astuteness as a politician as well
as a military strategist, made overtures
last year to Feng to compose their differ-
ences. Perhaps Chiang reasoned after
all that a friendly Feng is several times
better than a Feng who continually
makes embarrassing insinuations against
the central government. Feng was invited
to the recent Kuomintang caucus, and,
shortly after, was appointed vice-minis-
ter of military affairs. Chiang has many
ways of dealing with recalcitrant war-
lords, and in making him a vice-minister
of military affairs he may be able to curb
Feng's fur:her anti-Nanking and anti-
Chiang activities, and in the end bring
Feng entirely under his control. Feng
is a genial rascal and Chiang rather likes
him.
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
PUBLISHER'S DAUGHTER SAILS
Miss Emma Lum, daughter of a well-
known publisher, Walter U. Lum, and.
a social worker with the S. E. R. A. for
the past year, sailed for China for a va-
cation last Friday on board the S. S. Taft.
Just prior to her sailing, she was guest
of honor at a bon voyage party at Top-
sy's Roost at the Beach. Among those
present were: Mrs Pearl Cheung, Mrs.
Wye Wing, Mrs. Yep Lock, Mrs. K. T.
Eng, Mrs- Anna Lee, Misses Alice Eng,
Miriam Lum, Anna Lee, Elaine Lee, and
Messrs. Walter U. Lum, Wallace Tong,
Arthur Eng and William Tong.
•
GENERAL TU IN SAN FRANCISCO
General T. H. Tu is now in San
Francisco to join his wife and three boys
who arrived from China on the S.S.
Hoover on Wednesday. The first thing
that the boys did was co take a swim in
the "Y" pool, to see if the water is as
wet as the rain.
There are at present about 84,800 kilo-
meters of highways in China, over which-
a total of about 50,000 motor vehicles
are travelling, according to figures re-
leased by the Bureau of Public Roads of
the National Economic Council.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Feb. 4; President Taft (San
Francisco) Feb. 12; President Cleve-
land (San Francisco) Mar. 3; Presi-
dent Hoover (San Francisco) Mar. 11;
President Taft (San Francisco) Mar. 31;
President Coolidge (San Francisco)
Apr. 8.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Garfield (San Fran-
cisco) Jan. 17; President Hoover (San
Francisco) Jan. 24; President Polk
(San Francisco) Jan. 31; President
Taft (San Francisco) Feb. 7; President
Adams (San Francisco) Feb. 14; Presi-
dent Coolidge (San Francisco) Feb. 21;
President Harrison (San Francisco)
Feb. 28.
C. S. C. A. Bulletin
Two special articles, a page of reviews
of books about China and things Chinese,
a page of photographs, and more than
twenty news items, mostly of Chinese
student activities in America, feature the
contents of the current (December) num-
ber of the Chinese Students' Christian
Association Bulletin.
One lengthy article is written by Y. ,
T. Wu, an executive of the National
Council of the Y. M. C. A. in China,
entitled "The Chinese Mind". This
article was concurrently published in the
Christian Century magazine, and discus-
ses the tense Sino-Japanese political sit-
uation and its present effects on the (
Chinese people as a whole.
Mr. Wu said that he was "writing as
a pacificist. The purpose of the present
analysis is not to engender more animo-
sity or to stir up more hatred when the
situation by itself is bad enough."
The second article written by a former
member of the American Consular staff
at Hong Kong is entitled "Chinese Stu-
dents as Mining Engineers." It deals
with the various branches of mining in-
dustry in South China today and the part
which returned students from America
are playing in it. Graduates of the Uni-
versity of California are predominant in
this industry, with several from Colum-
bia, Lehigh, and the Colorado School of
Mines. The output of tungsten, anti-
mony, tin, gold, lead, coal, and iron in
the southern provinces are given in de
tail.
The Bulletin also cited the fact that
Michigan University has the largest con-
tingent of Chinese students in America
this academic term, the number being
154, 19 of them girls. These students
are registered for 29 different courses,
with engineering taking the lead.
FEAR PEST PERIL
According to a report of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Federal ex-
perts view with alarm the danger of new
insect pests being brought from the Far
East on the Clipper airships. Quaran-
t'ne inspectors' main problem is passen-
gers who carry with them small packages
of plants or fruit and are unaware that
a few inconspicuous insects or leaf spots
might start an infestation of the pests.
•
A daughter was born on Jan. 2 to the
wife of Ong Sai Ling, 642 Jackson St.,
San Francisco.
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Vol. 2, No. 4
January 24, 1936
Five Cents
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu Pan
• CHIANG TALKS TO STUDENTS
• YEN AND FENG
• DOIHARA AGAIN
• HIROTA'S NEW PRINCIPLES
Hundreds of college professors, school principals
and student delegates from various provinces in China
gathered at Nanking one day last week to listen to
General Chiang Kai-shek expound his theory on China's
foreign relations. Chiang declared to the anxious
crowd that the Nanking Government will not, under
any circumstances, sign agreements with foreign na-
tions detrimental to the administrative and terri-
torial integrity of China.
Although the Government is laboring under stressed
conditions, he pledged himself to cope with adversities
to his best efforts. China's military preparedness at
present, is far from being able to declare war against
any nation, he said, but if China should be compelled
to seek the last resort, she is willing to take the sacrifice.
General Chiang's motive for the conference with
the teachers and students was prompted by the recent
student agitations in various parts of China demanding
a stronger policy to face the Japanese imperialistic
inroads. The students were urged by General Chiang
to refrain from taking part in politics but to devote
their time and energy to their scholastic pursuits.
General Yen Hsi-san became one of the highest
military officers in China on January 16, when he ac-
cepted the appointment to the vice-chairmanship of
the Military Affairs Commission. The former gov-
ernor of Shansi province has retired from military ser-
vice for some time and was engaged in the agricultural
rehabilitation work in North China.
General Yen is one of the New Dealers in China
and is at present experimenting on his new agricultural
policy. According to his theory, the farming villages
issue bonds to buy the tillable land in the village
vicinities. The land is then distributed to individual
farmers for cultivation and twenty per cent of the
yearly yield from each farmer is then collected to
redeem the bond issues. This scheme is intended to
bring the ownership of the land to the farmers and
to secure better economic and social order in the farm-
ing provinces.
Holding identical position with General Yen is Gen-
eral Feng Yu-hsiang, the famous "Christian General"
of China. General Feng made an appeal to the nation
last week to shorten the man's long gown by one foot.
The general figured that if every male Chinese shorten
their long gowns by that magnitude, China would have
enough money in one year to buy ammunition sufficient
to exterminate the largest army in the world.
The embodiment of General Yen and General Feng
in the Central Affairs Commission led observers to
believe that the Nanking Government had succeeded
in bringing out an alignment among the dominant lead-
ers in China. As all the army officers in North China
were subordinates of these two generals, the presence
of their former chiefs in the Commission will facilitate
the planning of a consolidated line of national defense.
In Tientsin, a conference was held last week among
General Kenji Doihara, chief of intelligence of the
Japanese army, General Tayao Tada, commander of
Japanese garrisons in North China, and General Sung
Cheh-yuan, chairman of Hopei-chahar Political Coun-
cil, to discuss the outstanding North China issues.
The Conference failed to bring out any material
results as the Japanese generals refused to banish the
autonomous regime in the demilitarized zone established
by Yin Yu-keng.
The Japanese militarists also warned General Sung
to stop all anti-Japanese movements in North China,
it was reported, or else he would suffer the conse-
quences.
New developments in Sino-Japanese diplomatic re-
lations are generally expected as the newly appointed
Japanese Ambassador Hachiro Arita makes prepara-
tion to proceed to China. In an interview with Foreign
Secretary Hirota last week, Arita was told to deal with
the Nanking officials on the following principles:
1. The Japanese Government hopes to
(Continued on Page 2)
cooperate
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 24, 1936
FAR EAST
TSU PAN
(Continued from Page 1)
with Nanking and shall render assistance
to China whenever necessary.
2. China should reorganize the cen-
tral government to oust the anti-Japanese
element, and the national finance of Chi-
na should be separated from the Central
Bank of China.
3. Sino- Japanese corporations should
be organized to prevent flood and to do
conservancy work in China.
4. China should respect the treaty
rights of foreign people in China in
order to avoid international complica-
tions.
This is the second set of principles
formulated by Hirota on Chinese Jap-
anese relations. Previously Hirota had
set forth a three-point policy demanding
China to stop anti-Japanese activities,
to suppress communists and to recognize
"Manchukuo". He expressed his willing-
ness to adjust the difficulties with China
at a conference in Nanking, but adjust-
ments must follow in line with his new
principles, he said.
• •
HOTELS FOR CHINA TOURISTS
The establishment of modern hotels
and guest houses in fourteen inland cities
in China have vastly improved traveling
facilities for foreign tourists to that
country. This means of attracting more
tourists to China's interior by providing
them with clean, up to date hotels was
brought about by a group of merchants
interested in stimulating the tourist trade,
under the direction of the China Travel
Service.
In the past, few travelers have ventured
into China's interior because of the lack
of proper sleeping quarters on the way.
This obstacle has now been removed in
many places, and modern hotels may
be found as far as Sian, in the in-
terior of northwest China.
• •
In normal years China's production
of rice is about 250,000,000 quintals.
Since 1929, China has been exporting
4,000,000 pounds of rice yearly to for-
eign countries.
• •
It has been estimated that during nor-
mal years the annual remittance of mo-
ney to China from Chinese overseas is
between #150,000,000 and $200,000,000.
Nanking Celebrates
Opening of Children's
Year
Nanking was bedecked with National
flags and the whole city was in a gay
holiday spirit with the youngsters turning
out en masse to celebrate the inaugura-
tion of the Children's Year recently.
The day was started off with respects
paid to the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-
sen, late founder of the Republic, at
seven in the morning, by more than 100
juvenile delegates from the local schools.
Meanwhile, a plane was commissioned
to drop leaflets from the sky commem-
orating the occasion.
After the delegation left the Mauso-
leum, they broke up into various groups
to call on government and party organs
in Nanking. Among the offices visited
were the Central Party Headquarters,
the National Government, the Executive
Yuan, the Ministry of Education, the
Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of
Industry, the National Health Admini-
stration, the Municipal Government, and
the City Tangpu.
Responsible heads of the aforesaid or-
ganizations enthusiastically greeted the
representatives and after brief exchange
of messages, the delegates were presented
with gifts by the government and party
leaders.
The main event of the day took place
at 8 o'clock at the New Capital Theater
when the inaugural ceremony was held.
Altogether, more than 1,800 persons par-
ticipated in the meeting, these including
youngsters from 150 local schools, facul-
ty members, government and party offi-
cials.
Dr. Wang Shih-chieh, Minister of Ed-
ucation, made the opening remarks. He
explained the significance embodied in
the mandate issued by the National Gov-
ernment in relation to the inauguration
of the Children's Year. Dr Wang urged
the public to co-operate with the gov-
ernment in promoting the welfare of
children in China.
HOWARD MACEE
COUNSELLORAT-LAW
•
EXbrook 0298 San Francisco
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Catholic Medical Bureau
in Peiping
A new and important addition to the
Catholic medical mission work in China
came into being recently with the estab-
lishment in Peiping of a central medical
bureau. The official name of this bur-
eau is "Catholic Medical Service," and
its function is "to aid and coordinate
Catholic medical efforts and keep the
missions in step with the progress in hy-
giene being made in China."
This bureau is located in the north-
ern part of the city. A native and a
foreign doctor already have taken up
permanent residence there.
Specifically the Catholic Medical Ser-
vice aim at fulfilling the following pro-
gram:
Consultation for the missionary per-
sonnel, directly or by letter; consultations
for persons sent on recommendations of
missionaries; a free dispensary for the
poor, an information bureau concerning
epidemics and vaccines.
The bureau will also render coopera-
tion to government health bodies and
keep Catholic doctors informed of mea-
sures designed by government doctors to
improve the health of the people, and
new methods of hygiene and sanitation.
One unique feature of this Medical
Service is that persons applying for in-
formation can use any of the following
languages: Chinese, Latin, English,
French, Italian, German, or Dutch.
• •
SHANGHAIS POPULAR SPORT
For many years the chief forms of
sports played in Shanghai were cricket,
football, and tennis. Horseracing was
also popular, and many business houses
would declare a holiday whenever a great
and exciting race was to be witnessed.
Right now. however, whippet and grey-
hound racing are the popular sports of
the day, and Chinese and foreigners alike
are eager devotees. Golf, too, is making
headway among the sportsmen, and
many Chinese are taking it up.
• •
Estimates of the Chinese Cotton Mill
Owners' Association places China's an-
nual production of cotton at 4,894,000
quintals. China ranks third in the
world's production of cotton. United
States and India are the principal coun-
tries producing this commoditv.
January 24, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
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CHINATOWNIA
Oakland Center Activities
Capacity attendance witnessed the ele-
ven-reel Chinese drama picture of the
Oakland Chinese Center at the Lincoln
Grammar School, Thursday evening,
Jan. 23. The Center, cooperating with
Mr. Kretsinger, principal of Lincoln
School, made the necessary arrangements
so that every child was extended the
privilege of seeing the show.
At the 'November meeting, Dr. Jacob
J. Yee lectured on the subject of tuber-
culosis, and illustrated his talk with slides
and microscopic observations. Dr. Ray-
mond L. Ng, at the December meeting,
spoke on the subject of visual correction,
illustrated with sound pictures. At the
January meeting, Professor Chih Pei Sha
of the Oriental Department of the Uni-
versity of California, gave a highly en-
lightening talk on "Manchuria, a World
Problem".
The Center will have the pleasure of
hearing Mr. Enrico Del'Osso, Assistant
Superintendent of Boys' Recreation of
the Oakland Recreation Department, at
its coming February meeting. This lec-
ture will be followed by a caravan to
the centers of various nationalities.
CHINESE EDITOR SPEAKS
At a meeting held last Wednesday at
the Club of Ming Studio, the Chinese
Progressive Association discussed means
and plans for promoting better citizen-
ship.
The chief speaker of the evening was
Mr. Chow Souyu, editor of the Wan Kow
Canton Daily. He stressed the necessity
for concerted action to regain our econ-
omic interests, as well as to find new
outlets for the younger generation.
"One of the first essentials is for
the native born to acquire the voting
habit: only then will we be able to gain
political strength", said Dr. Chang W.
Lee. "Another great need", said Mr.
Henry Tom, Y. M. C. A. secretary, "is
to awaken the need for civic pride, es-
pecially with reference to sanitation and
cleanliness".
China's annual consumption of sugar
totals almost 1,000,000 long tons. As
she produces less than one-third of what
she needs, China has to import about
800,000 long tons of this commodity
from other countries, chiefly Java.
FIRECRACKERS FOR NEW YEAR
Permission has been obtained for the
Chinese community of San Francisco to
celebrate its Chinese New Year with fire-
crackers, it was announced. Members
of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent
Association with Attorney John L. Mc-
Nab called on Mayor Rossi in a body
and obtained his permission. Fireworks
will be allowed one hour during the even-
ing of Jan. 23; and one hour at noon
and in the evening from Jan. 24 to
Jan. 30, inclusive. It is urged that every-
one cooperate and observe the time al-
lowed for the use of firecrackers.
LESSONS IN INDUSTRIAL
CHEMISTRY
A free course in organic chemistry will
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town. The course will essentially be a
study of the theory and reactions of or-
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of chemical compounds which have ap-
plication to modern industries.
The class will be limited to ten, and
preference will be given to those who
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CHINESE DIGEST
January 24, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Edward Leong, better known to China-
town as "Colday Yin", wants us to voice
his appreciation of the many friends
who have asked for his services at
Moore's Store for Men at 141 Kearney
Street. He has been Chinese represen-
tative at Moore's for a year and a half,
and his theory of "drop-in-an4-look-
around" has proven its value in the in-
creasing Chinese following who drop in
and look around without the fear of
being high-pressured out of their life
savings.
"We sell you what you want to buy,
and outside of friendly suggestions, we
stick to the policy that the customer
knows his "clothing onions" enough to
do his own choosing" is his creed.
Colday is a Polytechnic High School
graduate and a member of the Wah
Ying Club, and although he has hung
up his cleats for almost two years, China-
town still remembers him for his stellar
performance with the Chinese All-Stars
when they played some years ago.
• •
CONFERENCE LEADERS MEET
The first meeting of the conference
leaders was held at the Chinese Y. W.
C. A., Tuesday. All meetings are for the
purpose of planning program, regis-
tration, etc. for the coming 1936 con-
ference. The location will be decided
upon at the next meeting.
Those present were: Chairman Alice
Fong, Misses Nui Bo Tang, Marie Tom,
Helen Chan, Alyce Lee, Messrs. Edwar
Lee, Edwin Owyang, and Robert G. Poon.
This group will meet again Feb. 13,
Thursday, 8 p. m. at the Chinese Y. W.
C. A.
Patronize Our
Dr. Wing Mah Speaker
The main Branch of the American
Association of University Women pre-
sented Dr. N. Wing Mah last Monday
evening on the subject "The Outlook in
the Pacific."
Formerly a member of the Central Po-
litical Council, Legislative Yuan (Chi-
nese Parliament), and in the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Chinese National
Government, Nanking. He has spent
many years in China, Japan, and the
Philippines; has lectured widely on the
Orient, and, as assistant professor of po-
litical science at the University of Cali-
fornia since 1927, has presented courses
on the domestic and international prob-
lems of the Far East.
• •
Chinese Student Activities
in New York
December —
On the seventh, a discussion on the
North China Autonomous Movement
was carried on by the Chinese students in
Greater New York at International
House. A cablegram was sent to the
Nanking government to urge the latter
to resist Japanese invasion.
On the twelfth, a round table discus-
sion was conducted by Wu Buen Nuin,
a graduate of Tsing Hua University of
Peiping and a visiting speaker of the
Institute of Pan-Pacific Relations on
"North China's Economic Situation."
Mr. Wu also conducted a panel discus-
sion on "Anglo-China Alliance", Dec. 17.
On the eighteenth, a reception was
given by a group of American friends
to General Fang Chen-wu.
"I pledge," said General Fang, "that
so long as I am breathing, I will struggle
to drive the Japanese out of my country."
On January 1, an Annual New Year's
Banquet was attended by two hundred
Chinese students at International House.
The honored speakers were General
Fang and Consul-General Yee Tuen Get.
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And "tuxes"? Why hire one? See
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For that pocketbook still suffering
from Christmas-itis, we recommend an
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Just look in Sommer and Kaufmann's
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And do you know that you can get an
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But not until after February 10 'cause
that's when they are coming out. All
metal tubes and console model, too. See
Tommy Tong of Golden Star Radio Co.
To comply with that good old Chinese
custom of a new suit for the New Year,
remember it's Semi-Annual-Sale-time at
Moore's. They have some nifties in
rough and tough stuff that wears and
wears and wears, and tailored in the
distinctive Moore-ish manner, too. And
you sportsmen, tennis hounds, et al,
thank your lucky "stars" for this! So
many "hactors" are wearing the new
Gaucho sportshirts that everybody's do-
ing it. Of soft flannel — in bro.wn, blue,
or maroon — with shirred back and collar
that may be worn open or closed. Velly
hotcha. Drop in and ask for "Colday"
at the Kearney Street store. He's hold-
ing open house and doing everything
but serving pink tea, and no high pres- |
sure business, he promises.
You Don Juans and Romeos, give
Julie a break. It's an occasion that de-
mands a decorative tribute for 'de sweet- |
est gal what is and even friend wife. We
mean the two dances scheduled for Chi-
nese New Year, and Sheridan and Bell
is the place to get 'em. They turn out
distinctive jobs with that air of savoir
faire that marks all their work. Reason-
able, too. Ask for Frank Young.
Ben Chey got so tired oi repairing |
cars that he sold his business and is now
trying to get people to buy new onetj
that doesn't need any repair work. Iff
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January 24, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 5
TEA AN D LANTERNS
Waku Auxiliary Dance
Waku Auxiliary flashes the following
announcement :
Tomorrow evening, Jan. 25, promises
to be a memorable event in N. S. G. S.
Hall on Stockton Street, when the Waku
Auxiliary of Oakland hold their annual
Chinese New Year's Dance. Judging
from the amount of tickets sold, a big
crowd will be present. The Waku girls
have engaged the "Rhythm Kings", well
known orchestra in the bay region, who
will furnish the music for this occasion.
"To further the 1936 Leap Year
theme, ladies' tags will prevail," Emmy
Lee, club president, declared. "We wish
everyone to take part in our dance and
not as disinterested spectators."
Tickets will be available at the door for
those who have not purchased same. Cle-
ver souvenirs will be presented to all the
young ladies. Come one! Come all!
Celebrate the old Chinese New Year at
this delightful gathering. Dancing
from 8 to 1.
• •
CHINATOWN KNIGHTS
ORCHESTRA BANQUET
With Mr. Bill Broder of the Union
Music Company as guest of honor,
the Chinatown Knights Orchestra will
hold a banquet at the Far East Restaur-
ant on Sunday, Jian. 26 at 6 p. m.
Mrs. Broder will also be present as
will Mr. George Grace of Sacramento,
who has been a friend of the members
of the orchestra ever since the China-
town Knights were first engaged in one
of the Capital's leading Chinese cafes.
• •
CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
New officers for 1936 of the Young
People's Society of the Chinese Congre-
gational Church of Los Angeles were
installed on Jan. 5. The new president
is Bernice Louie, with William Got as
vice-president; Margaret Leong, secre-
tary; David Louie, treasurer; John Lamb,
assistant treasurer; George Wong, ser-
geant-at-arms; and Roland Got, music
chairman.
"Building A More Friendly Church"
is the goal which the new cabinet with
the members' cooperation will strive for.
• •
A notice of intention to wed was filed
with the Alameda County clerk last week
by Harold Hee of San Francisco and
Stella Wong of Oakland.
Patronize Our
L. A. Piano Recital
Two talented young ladies, May Kane
Louie and May Yook Louie, and their
teacher, Miss Myrtle J. Eldred, gave a
piano recital at the Los Angeles Chinese
Congregational Church Sunday night,
Jan. 12, rendering entertaining selections
of renowned composers, which was
enjoyed by an attentive and appreciative
audience.
Between numbers, Miss Eldred read
short sketches of the lives of several
of the famous composers whose compo-
sitions she and her pupils played. The
closing number, played by Miss Eldred,
was "The Hallelujah Chorus," from the
operetta, "The Messiah," by Handel.
• •
"Y" DANCE SUCCESS
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. Boys' Work
Committee's dance on Jan. 17 was attend-
ed by a congenial crowd of 200 persons.
Music for the affair, which lasted from
ten to twelve thirty a. m., was furnished
by the Cathayans Orchestra.
Among those present were: Consul-
General and Mrs. Huang, Mr. and Mrs.
T. Y. Tang, Dr. A. B. Chinn and Patrick
Sun, deputy consul. Speeches were de-
livered by Consul Huang, Mr. Tang and
Mr. Henry Tom.
Everyone present enjoyed the evening,
especially the singing of Miss Frances
Chung, who rendered several popular
selections.
• •
MISSION GRADUATES
Four Chinese students, two boys and
two girls, were graduated from the Mis-
sion High School last week. Graduation
exercises were held at the school audi-
torium. The four graduates are Louise
Lym and Sami Theresa Low; and Edward
Leong and Paul Wong.
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Ckitena Dance
The Chinese Tennis Club of San Fran-
cisco, which has sponsored a number of
successful social events, bends all its eff-
orts to make the coming Chitena Chinese
New Year's Dance a successful one.
The president of the club, Dr. Theo-
dore Lee, with Kern Loo, Fred Mah and
the dance committee are working fervid-
ly to make this the 'Hit' dance of the
year, and the entertainment promises to
be the best seen or heard at a local dance,
members declare; . . . Miss Jadin Wong,
now with the Royal Hawaiian Club, will
do an exotic solo dance, and Chan Son
Loy will try to outdo Shirley Temple in
his singing. David Sum's Cathayans
has been specially augmented for this
dance. Many new numbers will be offer-
ed in novel arrangement. The date is
Friday 8:30 p. m. to 1:00 a. m. on Jan.
24, at the N. S. G. S. Hall.
• •
Chicago Dance
Chicago, 111. — For the purpose of
raising funds to put in improvements
at their clubrooms, the Chicago Chinese
Boys' and Girls' Clubs will hold a dance
soon.
• •
KUNG AN SOCIAL
To start the Chinese New Year with
a bang, the Kung An Social Club gave
their first "big eaters" gathering at the
Far East Cafe Wednesday evening.
There are more than fifty "happy-go-
lucky" members in this new organization.
It consists of a group of "old timers"
and "good timers".
This Sunday, members are urged to
participate in shooting fireworks to com-
plete their celebration of the New Year.
• •
CHINESE PLAY REPEATED
"Li Chen, the Naughty Chinese Boy,"
was given a repeat performance by the
Children's Theater Association last Sat-
urday afternoon at the High School of
Commerce auditorium.
The play concerns a little boy whose
besetting sin is an incline towards too
much laughter. His grandmother, who
detests laughter, threatened to exile him
to the Celestial Ciy as a punishment. It
was presented in Oriental style, but from
the American point of view. "Li Chen"
was enjoyed by the audience.
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Page 6
CHINESE DIGEST
January 24, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Allee, the Towntrotter, says:
When the music goes 'round an' round,
HERBIE LEE (Oakland) is sure burn-
ing the floor with that certain "Miss
YEE" (don't blame you!) .... dainty
FRANCES CHUN is singing with the
CATHAYANS ORCHESTRA .... in
tune with the times, FRANCES WONG,
11 year old daughter of Mrs. MAY-
BELLE WONG, will render a piano solo
at the CHITENA dance .... our be-
loved Consul-General HUANG C CHIN
is a good dancer, those who attended
the 'Y' hop last week will agree .... our
'Bing Crosby' HENRY LUM is a croon-
er (or a blues' moaner) and also a trav-
eling 'milk' salesman .... Cupid in
Chinatown: FRED LIM (Oakland) and
ALICE NG (Oakland) announce their
intentions .... petite GRACE YOUNG
and handsome GEORGE ONG are still
romancing .... popular among athletic
circles WONG SHING (Frank to you!)
and "Miss TOM" are also along the same
line .... MAE HOO and OW WATT
filed a marriage license application re-
cently .... in such a sober mood, WIL-
LIAM GIN GEE must be 'in love' (we
know who!) .... My, this is Leap Year,
too! .... Do you know that: TEDDY
LEE is conducting a harmonica and tap
dancing class at the 'Y' .... that he
can trump the guitar, too .... that
BAM LEE brought his mustache from
Stockton and is still wearing it ... . that
HENRY 'snake' LEONG is working at
the Nanking Garage .... that ALBERT
CHOW is part owner of CHI-AM
'booze' store .... that BENNY LIGH
is now working with the Forestry Service
in the 'gold region' of HAYFORK ....
that EMMA DONG of Watsonville is
invading our town .... that STEVE
POND is still recuperating from his
illness .... that MARGARET QUON
graduated from Commerce Hi this term
.... that THOMAS TONG was elected
athletic manager of the CATHAY CLUB
.... that JADIN WONG has signed
a contract to entertain at the ROYAL
HAWAIIAN NIGHT CLUB .... that
LUCILLE TANG is cashier at the Jone's
Cafe .... that EUGENE 'Sinker'
WONG is representing us in Seattle
.... that BILL GOT is representing us
in Los Angeles .... that ERNEST LOO
is representing us in Oakland .... that
EVA MOE and Dr. EDGAR LEE are
representing us in Portland .... that
IRIS WONG is representing, yes, also
us, in Watsonville .... that Miss JULI-
ET CARTER from the footlights of New
Seattle News
By Eugene Wong
Mary Chinn gave a tea and cocktail
party at her home Jan. 19, with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Yuia Chinn as hostess.
Those present were: Miss Daisy Kwan,
and Mesdames Henry Wong, Daniel
Goon, Lonnie Woo Leong, Frank Kim,
Henry Goon, David Mar and Eugene
Wong.
Seattle's Chinese Boy Scouts, Troop
54 in the City Council, are planning
another active winter program under
Scoutmaster Emery Andrews. Jimmie
Mar, Willie Sing and Ben Lum are the
new co-senior patrol leaders for this year.
The troop, which since its inception in
1923 has compiled a remarkable record,
at present has 27 members.
The Chinese night school, where Eng-
lish is taught to newcomers to this coun-
try, has an average attendance of fifteen
boys every night, under instruction of
teachers from the Young People's or-
ganizations of the various Baptist Chur-
ches in the city. On Thursday, young
members of the Chinese Baptist Church
help their brethrens to learn the rudi-
ments of the English language.
University of Washington's Chinese
Students' Club held its first meeting of
the winter quarter at the home of Miss
Frances Lew, Friday evening, Jan. 18.
Twelve members were present to hear
Rev. C. H. Loucks, Baptist students' ad-
visor, speak on his recent tour of the
East. Informal chats and refreshments
concluded the evening.
• •
SURPRISE GRADUATION PARTY
Last week, at the home of Dolly Wong,
the Waku Auxiliary Juniors sprang a
surprise graduation party to three of
their members who are leaving Technical
High School. The graduating trio are
Marguerite Lum, president of the Jun-
iors; Stella Lew, vice-president; and Lu-
ella Chinn, sturdy guard on the bas-
ketball team. During the course of the
evening the girls enjoyed games, cards,
mah jong, and finished with the inevi-
table refreshments.
York stages will also be present at the
Chitena dance .... that the WAKU
AUXILIARY dance is Aue on the 25th
(Gosh, what a busyweek-end!) ....
SO-O-O, until next week . . . .So Long.
£150 FINE PAID IN FLAG
DEFILING CASE
Frank Gottstein, plumber of 224 8th
Street, Oakland, yesterday paid a £150
fine on a flag defiling charge to terminate
a case which had been hanging fire in
the courts since last September when
Gottstein ripped an American and a Chi-
nese flag from the building of the Chi-
nese National League headquarters, 218
Eighth Street.
Gottstein was arrested at the instance
of D. C. Waun, Chinese vice-consul. The
act took place during a celebration by
Chinese Boy Scouts.
CHINESE CLUB SPONSORS
ESSAY CONTEST
The Ging Hawk Club, Chinese organi-
zation in New York, is sponsoring an
English essay contest for Chinese boys
and girls living in the United States or
the Territory of Hawaii whose ages are
between 17 and 25.
"Does My Future Lie in America or
China?" is the subject title of this in-
teresting writing contest. A first prize
of twenty dollars will be awarded to the
boy or girl who turns in the best essay on
this subject. Each essay should not run
under 1000 or over 1500 words. A se-
cond prize of ten dollars will also be
given for the next best essay.
This contest will close on March- 31,
and the winners will be announced some-
time in April. Information regarding
the rules of this contest may be obtained
by writing directly to the Ging Hawk
Club, 32 Mott St., New York City.
MARIAN DONG ENTERTAINS
The Senior Team having won the
Watsonville Union High School Basket-
ball Championship, Marian Dong, cap-
tain, entertained her team-mates and
captains of the other teams with a chow
mein dinner at Soo Chow Tea Room.
Miss Louise Blanchard. physical edu-
cation director, and Miss Dong congrat-
ulated and thanked the girls on their
good team work and cooperation.
The dining room was decorated in the
atmosphere of a basketball court, the
baskets, draped with red and white, the
senior colors. Miss Mary Lee. ■ local
Chinese girl, entertained the group with
a tap number. Dancing concluded the
evening. ,
January 24, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
CERAMIC ART
(IX) Elimination of Spurs — Ring and
Sand
Certain Sung potters, among them the
Ch'ien and Lung Ch'uan potters, brought
about an innovation. A ring of unglazed
biscuit was left on the upper surfaces of
all vessels which were to be stacked for
firing. These rings were large enough
to accomodate the foot rim of the vessels
above, and in this way, were stacked
without the use of spurs. However, the
glazed area inside the ring, being sealed
by the foot rim of the vessel above, often
assumed a different color as the result
of not having the same oxidation-reduc-
tion process as the rest of the glaze, and
so was not a very satisfactory process.
However, many Kwangtung potters still
use this method for their cheaper cela-
dons.
Cylindrical Rings
It is probably the Lung Ch'uan potters
which added still another improvement.
When firing in stacks, as above, a cylin-
drical tube or ring of fire clay was used
to separate each plate or bowl. This
decreased the number of spoilage, for in
case of adhesion, it was an inexpensive
procedure to chip the ring off the vessels.
This ring was probably derived from
the rattan ring used by Chinese cooks
when steaming food. The wall of the
ring varies greatly in size, many being
about half an inch thick.
Certain modifications of this cylindri-
cal ring might be mentioned as improve-
ments. Some rings were nicked at re-
gular intervals, insuring ventilation and
facilitating removal in case of adhesion.
Similarly, some potters used the half
rings, the two halves not quite touching
each other. The edges of some rings
were sharpened to razor keenness, re-
ducing the point of contact to a mini-
mum. This invariably resulted in ad-
hesion, but the marks left on the biscuit
was hardly more conspicuous than a
wheel ring. By this time, the point of
contact of all spurs were reduced to a
minimum, becoming razor edges or pin
points.
In firing of vessels having legs, one
would expect the terminals of the legs
to be the logical spots which the vessels
might rest. But such was not the case
wih the Sung potters. It may be that
the legs, being luted in place, were not
firm enough to hold the vessels in posi-
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Remember When?
Remember when New Year's Eve was
a time of feverish preparation for the
coming year — and not a time for whoo-
pee or merriment?
Several days before the old year ex-
pired, everyone would be busy "spring
cleaning". Then the Gods would be
thanked (wan shen) with a simple offer-
ing of incense, food, and prayer. On
New Year's Eve the entire population
would be out bargaining for water lilies,
apricot blossoms, berries, and potted flow-
ers.
Then everyone from grandpa down
would be arrayed in their finest brocade
and embroideries. The children are
dressed the most elaborate of all — with
five colored aprons and lion-headed
hoods (shi tau mo), decorated with the
eight fairies (pa shen) fashioned of
pure gold.
The reception to the New Year takes
place after midnight and consists in
offering prayer, incense, candles, fruits,
wines, and tea. Then would follow a
simple meal (Feast of the Lantern) of
incarnate food (chai), and the New
Year is formally "opened" with the pop-
ping of a small string of fire crackers.
The first day is a solemn one of wor-
ship, formal calls, offering of li-shees to
the children, and dining on incarnate
food. The second is Feast day. The
seventh is "Man's Day" with the serving
of fried dumplings, (jin-dui or chee) and
of anchovie salad (yui shong) . During
New Year everyone is of cheerful mien,
and not a profane word escapes from
even the most hardened criminals. The
spiritual minded would purchase birds
or some other pets and liberate them.
The poorer people would merely liberate
a ballon as a substitute.
(Third of a series of 52 recordings of
sociological and cultural changes taking
place in Chinatown within a generation.
Send in your observation.)
J. C. Louie
Optometrist
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Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
(VIII) The Chinese Invented Block
Printing and Movable Type Printing.
The earliest seal impressions are to be
found on the pottery jugs of the Chou
Dynasty. By the Ts'in Dynasty, seals
were used much as they are used today,
except that the impression is left on a
lump of clay instead of sealing wax.
These seals were placed on all important
contracts and documents. Shortly before
the T'ang Dynasty, the Chinese substi-
tuted cinnabar ink for the clay and the
seal became a stamp — like the rubber
stamp in use today. It is not considered
"printing" because its purpose is authen-
tication rather than duplication. Of in-
terest is the fact that the modern rubber
stamp is still associated with red ink.
During the seventh century these seals
evolved into large wooden blocks for
printing Buddhist charms. These charms
contain both pictures and religious text.
This is the earliest instance of block
printing, although a century earlier, the
Taoists had similar seals, but as far as
is known, they were for use in stamping
impressions on the ground only. (Even
today, some Tibetians use similar seals
for "stamping" prayer on water in order
to acquire merit) .
The earliest extant block printing is
to be found in Japan. They are charms
and date back to 770 A. D. The pro-
cess was borrowed from the Chinese, it
being part of the Sino-Buddhist complex.
The Japanese block prints, so popular
in the West today, is also from China,
but represented a later or T'ang Dynasty
importation. The earliest extant printed
work in China was found by Sir Aural
Stein at Tun Huang. This is the famous
"Diamond Sutra", a religious work in
the form of a roll, sixteen feet long. The
classics were printed under the direction
of Feng Tao, a project which required
twenty-one years to complete (932-953
A. D.) The national history and the
Buddhist canon, printed about that
time, were also voluminous works, the lat-
ter containing 130,000 pages. The most
artistic books were printed during the
Sung Dynasty.
The beginning of movable type print-
ing occurred in 1041-1049 A. D. when
one Pi Sheng made type of moulded
earthenware. The type was set in an
iron form or tray, the bottom of which
contained melted tar. After the type had
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CHINESE DICEST
January 24, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, $2.00; Per copy, 5c
Foreign, $2.75 per year
Not responsible for contributions
unaccompanied by return postage
STAFF
CHING WAH LEE Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY Associate Editor
FRED GEORGE WOO Sports
CLARA CHAN Fashions
ETHEL LUM Community Welfare
ROBERT G. POON Circulation
GEORGE CHOW Advertising
Fame and Fortune For You
Right here in California opportunities are ready for
the alert Chinese. Fortunes will be made introducing
Chinese commodies to the American homes and cafes
at a fair profit. In the West, a penniless Korean, aided
by a few Chinese friends, built up a huge fortune dis-
tributing the lowly Chinese beansprouts to the public.
In Chinatown, besides bean sprouts, we have condi-
ments, sauces, preserves, meats, vegetables, and hun-
dreds of suitable items. Therein is a chance to build
up a new line of business.
This opportunity is enhanced by the announcement
of a free course in practical industrial chemistry, to be
given by Dr. F. Y. Chuck. We are proud to have the
opportunity of working with him in finding new jobs
and new sources of income for the younger generation.
Upon his graduation from Stanford University, Dr.
Chuck turned down a university professorship in order
to prove that well trained Chinese have opportunities
in the industries. He entered hostile Petaluma and
offered to teach them chicken feeding. Those ranchers
nearly died of laughing — the idea of a young China
school boy improving on God. Yet in less than six
month's time he had them feeding out of his hands.
His monthly lecture on nutrition is packed. Today
he maintains a large staff which supplies the industry
with special dietary feeds and correctives.
IMPROVEMENT
In the discharge of the ordinary duties of life and
in the exercise of care in ordinary conversation, when-
ever there is shortcoming, never fail to strive for im-
provement, and when there is much to be said, always
say less than what is necessary; words having respect
to actions and action having respect to words. Is it
not just this thorough genuineness and absence of pre-
tense which characterizes the moral man?
Confucius
Chinese New Year Thoughts
KUNG HAY, FAT CHOY!
A burst of firecrackers, a lion dance, and colorful
street stands — which means once again the old Chinese
New Year makes its bow in Chinatown.
And all good friends should hasten to come forth
and view and celebrate it, because ere long, such scenes
will be just a memory, and another old Chinese cele-
bration will have vanished. Although the Nanking
government has accepted the solar calendar, the China-
towns throughout the United States are slow in adopt-
ing the change.
After four score years of seeing the American peo-
ple celebrate their New Year, and then preparing for
their own, it is quite hard to change — old folks because
their customs have been set for these many years; and
young folks because it gives them an excuse for another
holiday — another week of merrymaking.
Little children will come out, gayly bedecked in
colorful costumes, and the whole air will be filled with
a spirit of festivity. Tongs and associations will be
brilliant with a hundred electric lights. And near the
close of the holidays, the money put aside for fire-
crackers and celebration will take its fling. For hours
the streets will be filled with the din of "baby" crackers,
giant crackers, and other niosemakers which will be
used to drive evil spirits away.
Babies, their pockets and chubby hands filled with
the stain of handling "li-shees", tokens of good luck
and prosperity, enclosed in red Chinese paper, sigh
happily, and nibble away on sugared melon. Older
children, utilizing the "prosperity coins", buy fire-
crackers and add their "pops" to those of their elders.
Young men and women will be at dances and private
functions, waltzing to the music of famous orchestras,
and the Waku and Chitena organizations will boast of
their special orchestras.
Our fathers and uncles, closing business on the one
holiday for them the year round, and loaded with
tangerines and oranges, choose this time to make that
visit to each of our friends and relatives, to partake
of tea, and exchange greetings in their own inimitable
way. It is interesting to observe that during the entire
week, not even a whisper of adversity is voiced or
allowed. There is happiness and a sense of prosperity
all around.
\Ve lay aside our cares, for the holidays are here.
KUNG HAY, FAT CHOY!
January 24, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY
TING WEN CHIANG,
SCIENTIST AND
PHILOSOPHER
The recent untimely death of Dr. Ting
Wen-chiang, more familiarly known as
V. K. Ting, one time director of the
China Geological Survey for many years,
is a loss keenly felt by those who, working
quietly in laboratories, or doing pain-
staking field research work, are contri-
buting much to the scientific knowledge
of China's resources and history.
To many in and outside of China V.
K. Ting was mostly known as a noted
geologist and a mining expert. But Dr.
Ting, like many educated Chinese, scien-
tist or otherwise, was also a philosopher.
As such he had thought for many years
about the kind of religion China must
have in order to rebuild her civilization.
Like many other great western scientists
he, too, had thought long and deeply
over the compatibility between science
and religion.
In 1923 Dr. Ting wrote a paper called
"Science and Our Philosophy of Life",
in which he stated his philosophical be-
lief, and advocated that the search for
the ultimate truth of the universe by
scientific methods should be the new re-
ligion for China.
This particular paper was published in
a weekly which was then edited by Dr.
Hu Shih, also a philosopher and edu-
cator, whose own views regarding science
and religion were somewhat similar to
Dr. Ting's. At that time Hu Shih was
teaching and advocating with great suc-
cess, the pragmatic philosophy he had
learned in America from John Dewey.
A Philosophical Controversy
Dr. Ting's article started a philoso-
phical controversy in which practically
all the scholars and philosophers of mo-
dern China took part. Divers religions
and philosophies were expounded,
preached, and advocated by these in-
tellectuals, ranging all the way from as-
theticism to yogism.
This controversy lasted almost a
year. The articles were later collected
and published as a book. The collection
contains about two hundred thousand
words; and when Hu Shih wrote an
introduction to the book another ten
thousand words were added.
Hu Shih's Introduction
This controversy begun by V. K.
Ting's paper served to reveal the in-
tellectual temper and philosophical mood
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of China at that time. Hu Shih best
defined this new philosophy in his intro-
duction to the book which contained the
controversial papers. He wrote:
"On the basis of biological, sociologi-
cal, and historical knowledge, we should
recognize that the individual self is sub-
ject to death and decay, but the sum
total of individual achievement, for bet-
ter or worse, lives on in the immortality
of the Larger Self; that to live for the
sake of the species and posterity which
seek a future life in Heaven or in the
Pure Land are selfish religions.
"This new credo is a hypothesis foun-
ded on the generally accepted scientific
knowledge of the last two or three hun-
dred years. To avoid unnecessary con-
troversy, I propose to call it, not a
'scientific credo,' but merely 'the Natural-
istic Conception of Life and the Uni-
verse.'
" . . . . this naturalistic conception of
the universe and life is not necessarily
devoid of beauty, of poetry, of moral
responsibility, and of the fullest oppor-
tunity for the exercise of the creative
intelligence of man."
Little Self, Big Self
In other words, Hu Shih, like many
other intellectuals of the time, believes in
what he calls the immortality of society.
In this philosophy each individual is a
little self, and society is the big self.
"All the little selves may die out, but
the big self is immortal," he wrote at
one time, "Although these little selves
become extinct, yet all the words spoken
and all the deeds done by each of these
little selves, whether they are virtuous
or vicious, big or small, right or wrong,
will all leave their record in this big
self. The big self is the memorial tab-
let of, as well as the sentence of con-
demnation passed on all the little selves.
It is eternal, so all that is done by the
little selves is eternal."
And against this new philosophical
and, to Hu Shih, new religious belief,
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a Chinese Christian once criticised him,
saying that "his treatment of the subject
is too cold, too philosophical and lacking
in incentive. He ignores the idea of a
personal God and entirely leaves out of
account the belief in the personality of
man. He may call the immortality of
society his own religion and be himself
contented with it. But his religion can-
not be the religion of the common pe-
ople. They want to have a God who
loves them, is in communion with them
and gives them comfort when they are
in trouble, sorrow, and need. Man is
not only a rational being, he is also an
emotional being. He not only thinks,
he is also able to feel. It is to sublimate
his feelings and hence to enrich the
whole life that religion comes in,
while a cold and materialistic conception
of the human life makes life tasteless
and leads man to nowhere."
The Chinese take to philosophy more
seriously than they take cold science,
although Lin Yu-tang has said that they
"never go far in anything." However,
long after V. K. Ting's work as a geolo-
gist will have been forgotten by posterity,
he will be remembered as the man who
started a philosophical controversy which
lasted a year and which resulted in the
setting down of the philosophical and re-
ligious beliefs of China's modern intellec-
tuals.
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The Manchu Abdication and the Pow-
ers, 1908-1912. By John Gilbert Reid.
497 pages. University of California
Press, Berkeley. $5.00.
A chronological history, well organi-
zed, of the events leading up to the dis-
solution of the Manchu dynasty and the
part which Japan, Russia, United States,
France and Great Britain play in it.
Most people know that China has suf-
fered much from Japan, but this book
reveals how much China also suffered
from western powers during the closing
years of the Manchu regime. The book
has a bibliography, notes, index, and map.
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Economic Geography of Asia. By
Daniel R. Bergsmark. 618 pages. Pren-
tice-Hall, New York. $5.00.
A thoroughly good book, but a pro-
duct of extensive research rather than of
first hand acquaintance with the coun-
tries dealt with. Of all the Asiatic poli-
tical units considered in this book, China
takes the most space, covering 110 pages.
It is factually accurate but lacks inter-
pretation.
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January 24, 1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
BOYS' WORK AT THE
Y. M. C. A.
"The building of a man's character
has its foundation in the training of his
youth. A twisted sapling can never
grow into an upright tree." With simi-
lar words, our forefathers exhorted an-
xious parents in the upbringing of their
offsprings.
As a result of the influence of city
life and the conflict of older generation
demands with younger generation desires
for freedom, family life in Chinatown
is showing signs of disintegration. It
is increasingly necessary for institutions
other than the home to shoulder the re-
sponsibility of moral education of the
young. In answer to this challenge, the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. endeavors, through
its work with boys, to give guidance to
growing boyhood. The Christian Citi-
zenship Program that it conducts makes
a special effort to reach those boys be-
tween the ages of eight and seventeen.
Since this age range represents the period
when a boy's associates exert the greatest
influence on his thought and behavior,
the program is essentially one of fellow-
ship and group activities.
Age Groups
The boys are divided into three age-
groups, roughly corresponding to suc-
ceeding stages of physical and mental
growth: from 8 to 11, 12 to 14, and 15
to 17. The Friendly Indians, the Pion-
eers, and the Comrades are the names
applied to the respective divisions. With-
in each division are organized clubs with
memberships from 12 to 25, each under
the direction of an adult leader. The
small groups facilitate closer and friend-
lier relations among the boys and be-
tween leaders and boys.
Four Phase Development
The clubs have been known by the
general name of Four-fold, for their
motto and purpose is the four-phase
development of a boy's life: spiritual,
intellectual, physical, and social.
Besides the regular weekly meetings of
these clubs, many social and recreational
periods are planned. It is the duty of
the leaders to study the personality and
environment of his individual boys, and
to plan a program which will lead to the
maximum development of their potential
abilities.
It is through well-planned and well
supervised group activities that socially
desirable habits and traits of good citi-
Church Calendar
YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION
The Chinese Young People's Union
will hold a joint service with the Chi-
nese Christian Union Church, on Jan.
26, 8:00 p. m., at the Chinese Baptist
Church, 15 Waverly Place.
Rev. T. T. Taam, on a visit to San
Francisco, will be the guest speaker. He
was recently ordained in Los Angeles
and is pastor of the Chinese Congrega-
tional Church of that city.
Preceding the union service, the young
people will hold a fellowship hour in
the social room of the Baptist Church,
7:00 to 8:00 p. m.
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Books and Stationery
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Books and Stationery
239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
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Magazine and Papers
681 Jackson Street
zenship are most naturally developed.
Since the Chinese Y. M. C. A. is today
a center of great attraction to young
boys, their moral guidance rests almost
entirely upon the ability of these group
leaders to do their work well.
Raymond Chung, student at Francisco
Junior High School, was awarded an
American Legion medal for citizenship
and scholarship at the graduation exer-
cises last night.
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This column is conducted for
the benefit of our readers, under
which they may submit suggestions
and comments on any and all
topics pertaining to the Chinese
people or country.
Chinese Y. W. C. A.
San Francisco, Calif.
Dear Editor:
We see the urgent need of the unifi-
cation of language for all China. The
present trend is to have Mandarin as
the universal language. For this reason,
all Chinese especially young Chinese,
should learn Mandarin.
The Y. W. C. A. will have the coop-
eration of Consul-General Huang who
will ask Mr. Shih to teach Mandarin to
a group of at least 20 young people. . .
may I have your co-operation to invite
them to such a class?
The class will meet once a week for
one hour suitable to all concerned; and
it will be open to men and women free.
Personally, I am anxious to have the
class start as soon as possible. Your
help will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours.
Jane Kwong Lee.
Co-ordinator.
Jan. 17, 1936
BREAKFAST GROUP
The following officers were elected for
1936 for the Chinese Young People's
Christian Breakfast Group:
Chairman, Thomas Horn; assistant
chairman, Alice Fong; secretary-treasur-
er, Dora Jeung.
At the next meeting of the group,
9:00 a. m. Jan. 26, at the Chinese Y. W.
C. A., T. Y. Tang, executive secretary of
the Chinese Y. M. C A. will speak.
Victor Young, who recently attended
the Students' Volunteer Convention at
Indianapolis, Indiana, will give a report
of what was accomplished at the Con-
vention.
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In the crop area in China — that is,
land cultivated or tillable — the pop-
ulation density is 1,307 persons per
square mile or 504 persons per square
kilometer of land.
January 24, 1-936
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FASHIONS
CLARA CHAN
THE CHINESE NOTE
By Li Ta Ming
We younger Chinese are apt to forget
our own fashions and the charm about
them in the enthusiasm of perhaps the
new mannish type suits or the Grecian
influence in evening gowns. We cannot
put too much stress on the fact that we
should always keep our national person-
ality in front, that is to say — where girls
and fashions are concerned we should
always try to add an oriental touch to
our costume, no matter how modern it
may be.
If it is the new fob-pin for your lapel
why not have it made of Chinese gold?
A pair of carved jade buddhas made into
a set of clips, set in Chinese gold, of
course, would make a charming and no-
vel addition to your evening gown. Most
of us have jade pins and family heir-
loom whatnots put away that can be
utilized to add beauty and distinction to
our wardrobes. The old-fashioned rat-
tan and gold bracelets that most of you
now scorn to wear would look lovely
with the new greens and Srowns being
shown. If only you would have your
next outfit made with a hint of old China
in it! A set of real Chinese buttons in-
stead of pearl buttons — or a large made-
to order frog for your belt buckle instead
of an imitation rhinestone clasp. Chinese
dressmakers are so reasonable, too.
Hat styles are also being shown with
the oriental touch. Coolie hat — man-
darin hats, and one even sees an authen-
tic "duc-duc mo" marching gaily down
the street atop some American woman's
head. We shouldn't let westerners beat
us to our own styles — which are right
in our grasp while we pass them up for
Carnegie models and such! Who knows
but what we can start a new fad with
our Chinese bracelets and buttons and
also add to the coffers of our illustrious
countrymen at the same time. Heaven
knows they need some new fad to help
them out, what with the Japanese ba-
zaars edging us right out of our own
domain.
Living in a western world, we are in-
clined to adapt ourselves too well to it,
and forget our parent country and all
it holds for us. There is no other race
that can, or may be expected to, wear
Chinese gowns with the distinction and
natural grace that we can; and many has
Ask the Woman in Gray! I Saw You
Gray will take a place on the rainbow
of color that heralds each Spring, and
will be staunchly supported by smart wo-
men. From swanky gunmetal tones to
light grays, watch for the appearance of
the color in suits, coats, fabric, accessor-
ies, and yes, also in evening dresses.
In the line of fabric, you will see
grays in plaid mixtures, blurred checks,
gray taffetas, sheer wool, sheer silk, and
stripes.
It is well to remember that certain
tones of gray combine with black makes
a distinctive outfit. With brightly col-
ored accessories such as belts, bags, scarfs,
handkerchiefs, and the new gloves of
cerise, bright blue, and green, remember
to know your grays in order to contrast
these colors properly.
Instead of the conventional combina-
tion of red with gray, try emerald green,
and wear a jade clip, and jade ring with
your new gray outfit. If the outfit is a
sport suit, wear your gray peaked hat
with colored feathers, a gray sweater and
a colored scarf.
One of the most effective ensembles I
have seen was of two tone effect. The
skirt of dark gray was combined with a
fitted short jacket of light gray with col-
lar and lapels of the same dark tone as
the skirt.
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girls appear in public in Chinese dress.
It is our heritage and these clothes were
designed for the Chinese figure! Sounds
egotistical, doesn't it? But it is true,
nevertheless, so let's admit it and try to
stick to our own Chinese modes and
styles as much as possible.
Walking up Sacramento Street during
"time off" from H. Liebes, the tall and
sophisticated Dorothy Tong wore a black
two-piece wool suit trimmed with a nar-
row piping of black persian lamb, a
smart kid leather belt cleverly designed
to give an effect of two firm rolls added
smartness to this simply cut suit.
Miss Tong wears with this costume a
small gros grain turban with a tiny rhine-
stone ornament and her suede accessor-
ies of exquisite quality completed this
outfit.
What would be more suitable than a
tailored suit for the business woman?
That is exactly what Miss Anna Chan
wears during business hours, her mannish
jacket of navy blue with contrasting skirt
of blue checks is not only smart but ser-
viceable as well. She chooses a white
pique blouse with a small stiff bow to
wear with this suit and blue gabardine
shoes with the comfortable cuban heels.
This costume was tapped off with a pert
little hat of the same material as the
skirt. Being a very capable insurance
woman, Miss Chan also has excellant
taste for clothes.
Knitting in a theatre? Mrs. Charles
Chan, nee Sadie Fong, did exactly that!
One wave of her magic knitting needles
and she would turn balls and balls of yarn
into dresses, suits, and coats. This tal-
ented young matron knitted for herself a
two piece dress of fine rust colored yarn,
the blouse with long sleeves and a small
peter pan collar on which she clips a
gold pin of her initial. The skirt is
plain and fits beautifully. On top of
this dress she would wear a short coat
of brown medium weight yarn which
Mrs. Chan also expertly knitted. Well,
girls, it seems knitting is very much in
vogue. Better get busy and start on
some sleeveless sweater for the summer,
if you're not very good at it. I wouldn't
try knitting in a theatre, in the beginning.
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Janwry 24. 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Scouts vs. Pick Team
of League
French Court will be the scene of bat-
tle this Sunday evening between the Wah
Ying Tournament Champion, the Troop
Three Varsity, and the Pick Team of
the League, with the preliminary slated
for 7:00 p. m. with the Married and
Single Men fives of the club clashing.
Coach Don Lee of the Varsity will
most likely start the squad that has been
playing the most during league play.
Forwards will be Hin Chin and Henry
Kan, with Earl Wong at center. Steve
Leong and Don Lee or Silas Chinn will
take the guard posts. Although the
Varsity will be favored to win, a tight
game is expected, with the Pick Team
most determined to come out on the
long end of the final score, for the dis-
tinction of downing the title- winners.
Line-up for the League Team has not
been as yet announced. It is reported
that these men may start, Ho of Nulite
and Ted Lee, Chi-Fornians, or Charlie
Hing of Shangtai, forwards; Gerald Le-
ong, Shangtai, center; and Fred Gok,
Shangtai, and Daniel Leong, Nulite, as
guards.
The Married Men have been definitely
installed as favorites to beat the Singles,
in the first contest of the evening, due
to the lack of reserves on the latter team.
Possible starting line-ups: Married Men,
Harry Lum and Daniel Yee, forwards;
George Lim, center; Herbert Lee and
James Jung, guards. . Singles: Othel
Mammon and Fred Chin, forwards; Da-
vid Kimlau, center; and Herbert Louie
and Edward Mock, guards.
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San Jose Defeats
Missouri
San Jose's Chinese quintet gave an-
other hefty boost to their stock when
they defeated the St. Louis, Missouri
five, a barnstorming American outfit
from the middlewest, by a 24-20 count,
January 18, at the Roosevelt Jr. High
School gymnasium in San Jose.
Sharpshooting Harry Lee personally
accounted for 14 out of his team's 24
for high point honors of the evening.
This is the second straight win of the
season for the San Jose boys. At present,
they are attempting to arrange a game
with the Sacramento Chinese.
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Lowa Athletic Club of Los Angeles
has entered in the Southern California
Basketball League, being the only Chi-
nese team in the entry list. Strengthened
by the addition to the team, of George
Wong, formerly of San Francisco's Nan-
wah Club, the Lowa A. C. is sweeping
through the opposition.
The Spartan Japanese team was among
the victims to bow to Lowa, the Chinese
cagers winning 33-22, in a league con-
last Sunday evening. Led by George
Wong, who scored 18 points, Lowa de-
feated the Columbia Studios by a tally
of 40-28.
Shangtai Games
Shangtai's cage team scored another
easy victory in their City Recreation
League schedule by swamping the strong
Joan of Arc five 43-26 at the Francisco
Court last week.
Score at the half favored the Chinese,
22-12. Allan Lee Po with 14 points
and Fred Gok with ten were Shangtai's
high pointers. Charles Hing and George
Lee were also outstanding in their all-
around performance.
The team was virtually robbed of a
victory and a possible championship
when poor arbitering caused the Chinese
team to drop a 34-32 decision to the
Sunset Majors Monday night at the
Francisco Court in another City Recrea-
tion League contest.
Captain Hing, with ten points, was
Shangtai's high scorer. George Lee and
Fred Gok turned in impressive perform-
ances. On Monday, Jan. 27, the team
meets the Norsemen, and Shangtai
should win, providing a decent referee
is the third party.
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Chinese Girls' club at the Y. W. C. A.
court. The fair maids from the City of
Roses were feted afterwards at a dance
at the Chung Wah Hall, sponsored by
the Seattle girls.
The Seattle girls' team expect to invade
Portland in the near future to avenge
this beating. Those expected to make
the trip are: Jessie Doung, Helen Hong,
Lily Chinn, Captain Mary Luke, Pris-
cilla Hwang, Molly Locke, Rose Woo,
Mamie Locke, Josephine Chinn, Mildred
King and Delia Eng.
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Washington U. Chinese
Wins Championship
A handful of Chinese students, re-
presenting the University of Washington,
captured the Northwest Chinese Basket-
ball Championship in a tournament held
on Jan. 2 and 3 at the Y. M. C. A. gym.
The tournament, the first of its kind in
the Northwest, was accomplished through
the combined efforts of four teams; the
other three competing in the tourney be-
ing the Waku Celestials and Young China
of Seattle and the Chinese Eagles of
Portland.
Members of the title-winning team are:
Captain Eddie Luke, James Luke, Henry
Luke, Herbert Wong, Al Tom, Tom
Hong, Kaye Hong and Frank Nipp.
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LEADING LEAGUE SCORERS
Individual high-scoring honors, as
compiled by George Lim, member of the
Wah Ying Athletic Committee, was won
by Earl Wong of the championship Scout
Varsity five, followed closely by Charlie
Hing, captain of the Shangtai team.
Earl made 51 points in the four con-
tests, an average of nearly 13 per game.
Charlie had a total of 42 points. Third
place was captured by Henry Kan, Var-
sity, with 39 points. Other high-scorers
are: Fred Wong and Gerald Leona.
Shangtai, both 38 points; Jack Look.
Chi-Fornians, 27; Wilfred Jue, Nulite,
25; Fred Gok, Shangtai, 24; Hin Chin,
Varsity, 23; Charles Low, Scout Juniors,
23; Ted Lee, Chi-Fornians. 23. and
George Lee, Shangtai, 21.
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FOUL SHOOTING CONTEST
Entries for the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
second annual Foul Shooting Contest
will close on Jan. 27. The contest, which
will be held on Jan. 30, are divided into
nine classes, termed by weights: 70, 80,
90, 100, 110, 120, 130 and 145 pounds
and unlimiteds.
Twenty-five tries will be recorded as
the official score. Individual basketballs
will be awarded for first, second and third
places in each class. The contest is
under the direction of Leland Crichton,
physical director.
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SCOUT JUNIORS LOSE
Troop Three Scout Juniors lost a hard-
fought contest to the Jewish Community
Center lightweight basketfball five, 31-27.
Trailing at half time 19-9, the Chinese
rallied strong in the second half to al-
most overtake the victors. Ted Moy,
with fifteen points, led the Scouts scor-
ing attack.
• •
Peter Chan, former star basketeer,
seemed to hfeve gained about twenty
pounds while living in Sacramento.
Jack Look suddenly seemed to be in-
terested in the fair sex. Rumors have
it that he's looking for a partner to the
Chinese New Year's dances.
June Lau is the only Chinese girl
playing in the Southern California Bas-
ketball Tournament, performing for the
Southwest Cafe girls' five.
Fong K. Young, former Lowell High
School broad-jump star, has transferred
from the University of Illinois to Purdue
University. Due to extensive studies,
Fong has not engaged in sports actively.
Teddy Lee, athlete, tap dancer, sign
printer, harmonica player, etc. was re-
cently appointed president of the Young
Men's Division of the Chinese "Y".
Salinas Chinese
Six Chinese youngsters are making
good in athletics at the Salinas High
School, it was reported by one of our
correspondents. Frank Chin was on the
varsity football and is a member of the
varsity basketball squad. Diamond Yee
is on the cage team as well as the tennis
squad. Three other Chinese boys are on
the tennis team, Gage Wong, Jr. and
the Chung brothers, Stanley and David.
On the wrestling team is Moon Fong.
George Young, former San Francisco
boy, is playing on the Salinas Chinese
hoop team.
• •
PALI DEFEATS WATSONVILLE
Led by Won Loy Chan, center, the
Chinese Students' Club of Stanford Uni-
versity, in its first contest, defeated the
Watsonville Chinese, 34-28, at the lat-
ter's city Y. M. C. A. gym last Friday
night.
Richard Tarn and Yung Wong figured
prominently in the scoring column for
the peninsula team also, with King and
Willie Lee playing a nice floor game.
For Watsonville, Earl Goon and Walt
Lee were outstanding on both defense
and offense.
• •
One of the most underrated players
in the basketball tournament recently was
Stephen Leong, of the Scout Varsity
team. A swell guard, he went through
the games practically unsung, as was
Howard Ho, of Nulite, who is a good
all-around performer.
CHINESE INVENTIONS AND
DISCOVERIES
(Continued from Page 7)
set the tar was permitted to harden. This
was soon followed by type of tin — the
first metal type. The type was perforated
on the side and an iron rod run through
the type, holding them in place. Tin
type did not prove successful because
the Chinese ink did not work well with
the metal. The Koreans were the first
to have type of cast bronze, and they
also developed a suitable ink for the
metal type.
Europe had block printing about 1400,
and Gutengerg started movable type
printing about fifty years later. Did
Gutenberg get his idea from China? All
indications are that the germ of the idea
of both block printing and movable type
printing came from China. The "poor
man's bible" is surprisingly similar to
the early religious text of China in style
and arrangement. It is also printed on
CERAMIC ART
(Continued from Page 7)
tion. A slight displacement of any one
leg would result in a lop-sided vessel.
Hence ring marks are often found on
the base of these vessels.
Mouth Rims and Foot Rims
The Ting Chou potters brought about
a radical change. These potters had an
honorable tradition behind them, their
wares receiving much praise during the
T'ang Dynasty. It was quite natural
that they should retain the inverted firing
method inherited from the earliest time,
although in some cases, especially with
vases and jugs, the upright technique was
used. In inverted firing, the glaze was
made to fall short, not of the base, but
of the mouth rim. It is practically cer-
tain that they rested these bowls on a
scattering of sand or other infusible sub-
stances. The rim of the finished vessels
were bound with a band of copper or
silver for protection. Makers of certain
Honan and ying ch'ing wares also adopt-
ed this technique for their bowls. It is
interesting to note that one Ting bowl,
fired in the upright position, had a ring
of sand mark on the base inside the
foot rim which was glazed.
It is but a step to change from resting
wares on the mouth rim to the foot rim,
and the makers of Kuan wares were pro-
bably the first to adopt this method. In
either case the ultimate success depended
on resting the rims on a suitable layer of
inert substance which guarded against
adhesion, yet leaves no markings. Sand,
ashes, or ground quartz were generally
used. Ching-te Chen adopted this me-
thod, and it soon became the most uni-
versal one. Today, Ching-te Chen pot-
ters separate their wares from the saggers
with a disc of fire-clay over which is
placed a thin layer of refined straw
ashes, and the result is a "clean" foot
rim. Spurs are like teeth: none in the
beginning; irregular in childhood; and
dissappearance in old age.
Copyrighted. 1936, by Chingwah Lee
(Next Week: Evolution of the Foot
Rim.)
one side of the paper only, and printed
books were bound in the Chinese style.
At that time Europe was in close contact
with the Orient, and such printed matter
as playing cards, charms, and paper
money entered Europe. It is conceivable
that the news of the success of the Korean
printers reached Europe a half century
later.
(Next Week: The Chinese Invented
Lithography.)
Page 14
CHINESE DIGEST
January 24, 1936
Oriental Institute of
Hawaiian University
In Honolulu, melting pot of Asian
and Caucasian races, the University of
Hawaii has launched a program aiming
at the interpretation of Eastern civiliza-
tion and culture to the West. Recently,
it formed an Oriental Institute to impart
"comprehensive instruction", both grad-
uate and undergraduate, in the civiliza-
tions of the East, with emphasis on
China, India, and Japan.
The course of study in this Institute
will include Oriental art, history, lan-
guages, literature, philosophy, and reli-
gion. It hopes to conduct extensive re-
searches and to arrange exchange of pro-
fessors between Oriental and American
universities. It plans also to offer 20
research scholarships to graduates of
twenty institutions of learning which give
their students a good foundation in Or-
iental studies.
In founding this Institute the Univer-
sity of Hawaii points out that the know-
ledge and proper interpretation of the
art, history, philosophy, literature, and
religion of China, India and Japan
should have far-reaching results and
"may have as wonderful an effect on
our civilization and thought as did the
discovery of the Greek masterpieces after
the fall of Constantinople; and that re-
sulted in a complete reshaping of our
standards of value — religiously in the
Reformation and philosophically and
artistically in the Renaissance."
• •
China is almost entirely dependent up-
on imports for its petroleum products.
The principal demands are for kerosene
and fuel oil for heating and lighting.
As a result of the growing use of auto-
mobiles and other motor vehicles, the
demand for gasoline is steadily increas-
ing. Aviation gasoline is also in increas-
ing demand.
• •
It has been estimated that 51.7 per
cent of the farm land in China is worked
by owners, 22.1 per cent by part owners
and part tenants, and 26.2 per cent by
tenants. Regionally, the proportion of
tenants varies greatly: 30 per cent for
the Northeast, 13 per cent for North
China, and 40 per cent for South China.
• •
A daughter was born on Jan. 14 to
the wife of Lee Yuen Goon, 644 Pacific
St., San Francisco.
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Li Ling Ai, a Chinese Hawaiian-born
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lulu. She is on her way to Los Angeles.
Miss Li came to California to help Harry
Carr, the Southern California columnist,
write a book on Hawaii in which she
was to furnish him with racial and his-
torical background of the islands. While
enroute, Carr passed away and the loss
of this beloved friend was deeply felt
by her. Although her plans are uncer-
tain now, she continued on her way to
Los Angeles.
PALO ALTO BOYS ENTERTAINED
After the basketball game on January
17, on the Watsonville "Y" court, the
Palo Alto boys were entertained at the
Soo Chow Tea Room.
The younger generation of the city
gathered there and a chow mein and
noodle "feed" was served with dancing
until the early hours of the morning.
Miss Bernice Hussey, formerly of Hon-
olulu, did a hula dance and Richard Tam,
of Palo Alto, joined her in doing the
Hawaiian interpretation.
• •
A daughter was born on Jan. 9 to the
wife of Chan Hung Bew, 730 Henry St.,
Oakland, Calif.
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Peace Advocate,
Educator, Arrives
One of the most prominent passengers
arriving last week aboard the S. S. Hoo-
ver was Li Yu-ying, president of the Na-
tional Academy of Peiping and a member
of the central supervisory committee of
the Kuomintang Government.
Mr. Li, a peace advocate, will sail for
England, France and Switzerland for a
lecture tour, following lectures in New
York City in the interests of culture.
While in America, he will attempt to
establish a Chinese International Library.
During his visit to Chinatown last
week, he quoted to the Digest reporter
that world peace could be preserved only
by education.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Feb. 4; President Taft (San
Francisco) Feb. 12; President Cleve-
land (San Francisco) Mar. 3; Presi-
dent Hoover (San Francisco) Mar. 11;
President Taft (San Francisco) Mar. 31;
President Coolidge (San Francisco)
Apr. 8.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Hoover (San
Francisco) Jan. 24; President Polk
(San Francisco) Jan. 31; President
Taft (San Francisco) Feb. 7; President
Adams (San Francisco) Feb. 14; Presi-
dent Coolidge (San Francisco) Feb. 21;
President Harrison (San Francisco)
Feb. 28.
LOCOMOTIVES FOR
CHINESE RAILWAY
With the all-important Canton-Han-
kow Railway rapidly nearing completion
China placed an order with Britain not
long ago for twenty-four more locomo-
tives for this particular line. Recently
the locomotives were shipped from Birk-
enhead to China.
These new locomotives were of the
latest type. They weighed 200 tons each,
with sixteen wheels, and about 100 feet
long. Two years ago this same railway
bought sixteen locomotives from Britain
of the 4-8-4 type, with 4-4 type tenders,
and weighed 111 tons.
Most of the funds for the purchase of
equipments from Britain for the Canton-
Hankow Railway come from the British
Boxer Indemnity Fund in the form of
loans to China's Ministry of Railways.
#300,000 SOUND-PICTURE STUDIO
IN CAPITAL FORMALLY OPENED
In the presence of over 500 high gov-
ernment officials, Party leaders, and re-
presentatives of various civic organiza-
tions, the newly completed #300,000 talk-
ing-picture studio of the Central Publi-
city Committee was officially opened re-
cently.
In a short dedication address, Mr. Yeh
Chu-tsang, Secretary-General of the Cen-
tral Kuomintang Headquarters and con-
currently chairman of the Central Pub-
licity Committee pointed out that the
aim of the Central Sudio is to produce
pictures on the recommendation of the
various organs of the Government, and
to cooperate with privately-owned pic-
ture studios in developing and promot-
ing the native movie industry.
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he was held up and assaulted by robbers,
and despite the fact that he was 76 years
old, he resisted the men, who hit him on
the head.
He suffered a brain concussion and
' had since been gradually sinking, doctors
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January 24, 1936
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Five Cents
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu Pan
• WHO RECOGNIZED HIROTA'S
NEW PRINCIPLES?
• JAPANESE MILITARY PROGRAM
• AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY
• MENACE TO ECONOMIC WORLD
Has Nanking already recognized Hirota's three
fundamental principles in Sino-Japanese relations to
stop anti-Japanese activities, to suppress communists,
and to recognize "Manchukuo"? This was a matter
of dispute in the Far Eastern political arena last week
as versions from Chinese and Japanese sources showed
wide discrepancy.
In an address before Parliament, Japanese Foreign
Minister Kori Hirota declared that the Nanking
Government had already shown willingness to accept his
principles. He advocated, therefore, a program for the
readjustment of relationships between Japan, China
and "Manchukuo" by which China will halt all
unfriendly acts and measures toward Japan, liberate
herself from the red menace, and recognize the status
of "Manchukuo".
In answer to the above assertion, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Nanking announced that China did
not obligate herself to such demands and that China
did not enter into any agreement with Japan "to
readjust the relationships between China, Japan and
'Manchukuo'." Any statement contrary to this is
entirely without foundation, the Ministry declared.
Alarmed over Nanking's reaction, the Japanese
Foreign office immediately ordered General Aso Tani,
Military Attache to the Japanese Embassy in China to
call on General Chiang Kai-shek in order to obtain his
viewpoint. What indications General Chiang Kai-shek
revealed to General Tani was not learned. Whatever
information General Tani might have obtained will
eventually be in Foreign Minister Hirota's portfolio to
serve as reference in outlining his future China policy.
Not only is General Tani a diplomatic officer, but
being a direct representative of the war office, he is
responsible for gathering information for the use of
the Minister of War.
A group of high ranking Japanese war department
officers are now penetrating the length and breadth of
interior China in an attempt to get first hand
information for military purposes, according to reports
from various sources. Upon their return to Tokio, a
conference will be held to decide upon a concrete
policy toward China. At this conference, General Tani
is expected to report on the following matters:
1. To what extent has China suppressed the anti-
Japanese activities?
2. What should be Japan's future program in North
China?
3. What is the real intention of the Nanking Govern-
ment in the coming Chinese Japanese conference
in Nanking?
4. What is China's attitude toward a Sino-Japanese
military cooperation to suppress the communists?
5. What is China's attitude toward the settle-
ment of the pending issues between the two nations?
According to political analysts, the essence of
Japanese diplomatic and military policy toward China
is to decentralize various regions of Chinese territory
from the Central Government of China. They also
believe three army groups now stationed in China will
be instrumental in accomplishing the following objec-
tives:
1. The Japanese Kwantung Army shall help
"Manchukuo" extend its territory, attempting to
annex the provinces of Chahar and Suiyuan. "Manchu-
kuo" will also prepare to invade Soviet Russia so as to
remove this obstacle of Japan's Asiatic policy.
2. The Japanese garrison forces in North China shall
strengthen the status of the semi-autonomous regimes
of Norh China. They shall also help them to develop
communications in North China for military purposes.
3. The military officers in South China shall attempt
to control the political power of the province of Fukien,
opposite the island of Formosa, so as to build a founda-
tion for future development in South China.
Aside from the military programs, it is believed the
Japanese Government has also formulated detailed
plans for economic penetration into China. The
Japanese foreign office has recently increased its
appropriation for "cultural expansion" in China in
order to render China technical assistance in rural
rehabilitation. "An industrial Japan and an agricul-
tural China will co-exist in prosperity," is what the
(Continued on Page 2)
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
FAR EAST
Friday, January 31, 1936
TSU PAN
(Continued from Page 1)
Japanese claim.
The Japanese agricultural program in
North China includes the following:
1. To achieve rural rehabilitation, sev-
eral agricultural experimental stations
shall be established in North China with
Japanese experts as managers. These
experts will study the local farming con-
ditions and formulate rehabilitation pro-
grams suitable to the locality.
2. To secure dependable markets,
North China shall have as its chief agri-
cultural products, cotton and wool, in
sufficient quantities to meet the demand
of Japanese factories. Efforts should
be made to improve and standardize the
qualities of such products.
3. To diversify the production in North
China animal husbandry and manual
industries shall also be encouraged.
4. To impart new knowledge and tech-
nique into modern farmers, the agricul-
tural courses in the Chinese Japanese
College in Tientsin shall be extended.
5. Rural banks shall be opened to
encourage farming co-ops and to finance
farming projects.
That the Japanese agricultural pro-
gram in North China is not merely pa-
per work is proved by the fact that lately
fifty thousand dollars' worth of Ameri-
can cotton seeds have already found its
way into North China through the chan-
nels of Japanese firms, according to a
recent report. Japanese used to import
American raw cotton for its essential
quality of fine fibres. If Japan can pro-
duce the American type of cotton in
North China with the Oriental scale of
wages, then, according to world econom-
ists, it is inevitable that immeasurable
suffering will soon be seen in American
cotton belts and Lancashire textile mills.
• •
Canton, China — A recent mandate
passed by the Bureau of Education in
this city forbids students here to
use foreign manufactured fountain pens
and that, henceforth, they must return to
the traditional Chinese brush for all
writing purposes. In passing this regu-
lation the Bureau of Education declared
that to write Chinese characters well and
beautifully the Chinese brush is unsur-
passed.
• •
Dr. Kiang Kang-hu, noted Chinese
scholar, recently made a three-month
survey of the northwestern provinces
to formulate plans for rehabilitation.
$20,000,000 for Mass
Education
A total of $20,000,000 will be avail-
able for use in the work of promoting
mass education in China, according to
reports submitted to the Ministry of Ed-
ucation by the various provincial, muni-
cipal and district authorities.
These reports reveal that the various
provinces, municipalities, and districts
are co-operating closely with the Minis-
try to carry out the detailed plans for
the promotion of popular education as
worked out recently by the Ministry.
Of the $20,000,000, it is learned that
$2,400,000 will be appropriated by the
Central Government and $800,000 by
the four Boxer Indemnity Refund Com-
missions. The remainder of the sum will
be raised by the various provinces, muni-
cipalities and districts.
Of the provinces, it is learned that
Shantung and Kiangsi have decided to
appropriate $800,000 each, Szechuan,
Honan and Shensi $600,000 each; Ho-
pei, Sinkiang, Kwangtung, and Yunnan
$300,000 each. Some provinces have
decided to appropriate from $10,000 to
$200,000 each, thus making the total
from all the provinces $9,300,000.
In addition to the sum of $500,000
appropriated by the Central Govern-
ment for popular education in the fron-
tier provinces, and other appropriations
decided upon by the various municipali-
ties and districts, the grand total will
reach no less than $20,000,000.
It is expected that a total of 48,936
mass education schools will be established
throughout China during the current
fiscal year.
• ♦
CITY PREPARES FOR RED ATTACK
Sweeping the countryside as they ap-
proached, a communist army of 30,000
is expected to launch an attack on the
city of Kwei-Yang, capital of Kweichow
Province.
Block houses and trenches are being
dug around the city by soldiers as well
as thousands of citizens, in preparation
to resist the capture of the city by the
Chinese Reds.
• •
PAGE PIED PIPER
Mice recently sent the inhabitants
of Schengchong, China, scurrying in-
doors and caused cats and dogs to flee
for safety as an army of mice, fifty thou-
sand strong, passed through this town
enroute to a new settlement.
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CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Charmed, I'm Sure!
"Popeye" is fond of saying "I YAM
WHAT I YAM" and letting it go at
that. There are some "Popeyes" in the
world. Most of us, however, are much
less self -satisfied; much more eager to
find that elusive something which is
known as charm or personality. With-
out promising to work miracles, Mrs. Faye
Goleman, consultant on the Y. W. C. A.
staff, will give four informal talks on
"PERSONALITY", tracing its bases and
growth and indicating some of the means
of developing those personality traits
which are most desirable socially.
The "PERSONALITY" talks are part
of the 965 Club activities and will be
open to all girls and young women in
business and industry. The second talk
will be held at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
on Tuesday, February 4, at 8:45 p. m.
The 965 Club also offers a tap-dancing
class on Tuesday evening from 8:00 to
8:45 p. m. Registration for both activi-
ties is twenty-five cents for ten weeks.
• •
Sportsmen Weekend Trips
Although striped bass trolling off the
Marin shores started two weeks ago, the
catches have been scarce and spotty.
Some nice catches were brought in, how-
ever, by many local fishermen, and if
weather conditions are favorable the next
few days, better fishing will be in the
offing.
Two parties from the local Chinese
Sportsmen Club went out last Sunday.
The party comprised of Frank Chan, Fat
Wong, Fred Jow and Winton Lee Yum
brought in three bass weighing between
eight to eleven pounds, one for each of
the three former. It proved to be a
costly trip for Winton, who hooked on
to a doughnut.
Another party led by Admiral Fok
hauled in two bass, the larger one being
a fifteen and a half pounder. This
broke the ice for a certain member who
has been jinxed by Winton for the past
two years. However, Winton paid
promptly and smiled like a sportsman.
• •
STUDENT HONORED
To Raymond Chan, an Oakland high
school student, goes the distinction of
receiving one of the highest scholastic
honors that a high school student can
receive. Ray, who is a student at the
Technical High School, and also secre-
tary of the Oakland Crusaders organiza-
tion, was awarded a $ 100.00 scholarship
to the University of California.
BENEFIT DRAGON DANCE
For the purpose of raising funds for
the Chinese Hospital to aid the poor
and needy of the community, a dragon
paraded through the streets of China-
town to "eat" the contributions from
merchants and generous individuals.
Members of the Chinese Mandarin Thea-
ter, headed by the committee from the
hospital, participated in the dance. The
East Bay Chinese witnessed the dragon
dance and contributed their share on
Wednesday.
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Donations for the Chinese Hospital of
San Francisco through the Dragon Dance
held Monday and Tuesday netted a total
amount of #1,619.88. Monday, the
Dragon took in $805.53, while on Tues-
day it brought in $814.35. The contri-
butions were from the various Chinatown
merchants, clubs, family associations, and
individuals as well as from out-of-town
people.
RCA PICKS UP CHINATOWN
The RCA recorders picked up China-
town last Sunday with firecrackers and
Chinese music galore for the Magic Key
Program, which is broadcasted over KPO
every Sunday from 11 to 12 noon. Sim-
ultaneously, pick-ups were taken of the
Chinatowns of Honolulu and Manila.
In an interview with S. H. Shum, of
847 Clay Street, the representatives of
the RCA obtained first-hand information
regarding the customs associated with
the celebration of Chinese New Year.
Seattle News
By Eugene Wong and Edwin Luke
The stork brought a daughter on Jan.
10 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mar, 3309
16 St. Mr. Mar is manager of the New
Asia Cafe, and Mrs. Mar is the former
Ruth Dott of Fresno, California. The
couple named the baby Barbara Ann.
Garfield High School's Cathay Club
plans to have another popular act in
the school's annual Funfest, an evening
featuring amateur talents, according to
its production manager, Mosey Kay. This
organization, which has twenty-five
members, is the first of its kind in Se-
attle's nine high schools.
Pending the opening of school Mon-
day for the local grade and high schools,
the young people are spending their
time at the Ice Arena cutting figures-of-
eight and receiving jolts and bumps. The
local skating rinks are drawing many
Chinese enthusiasts.
Henry "Butcher" Luke, winner of the
President's medal at the University of
Washington last year for making straight
A's in sophomore pharmacy, bids fair
to repeat. In the honor roll reports,
the astute young man again walked off
with all A's. Friends call him "All A's"
now, and can he ta
ke
For the past month, the Chinese Art
Club, with studios at 815 Jackson Street,
has been holding an exhibit of art pieces
produced by its members. The organiza-
tion is the first of its kind in the North-
west and hopes to retain the artistic
heritage that has belonged to the Chinese
since time immemorial. The public has
shown much interest in the exhibit. Offi-
cers of the club are: Fay Chong, presi-
dent; Andrew Chinn, vice-president; and
Doon Yip Eng, secretary-treasurer.
Local movie-goers are looking for-
ward to the next Charlie Chan film with
interest, as Keye Luke, a Seattle lad who
went to Hollywood and made good, will
once more learn detective lessons as
"Lee Chan", with Warner Oland again
playing "Charlie". The latest Chan my-
stery picture which is being produced
now, is entitled, "Charlie Chan at the
Circus".
• •
A daughter was born on Jan. 17 to
the wife of Lee Hop, 520 Grant Ave.,
San Francisco.
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Friday, January 31, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Study of the Chinese
Theatre
The history of the Chinese Theatre,
reputedly the oldest in the world, the art
of the ancient actors and down through
the ages to the present with particular
attention to Chinese histrionics of the
early days of California will be the sub-
ject of study by the research workers of
the Federal Theatre Project, according
to an announcement by Miss Elizabeth
Elson, supervisor for the counties of San
Francisco and Alameda. Miss Lois Fo-
ster is directing the workers.
Psychology of the ancient and modern
Chinese playwrights, methods of inter-
pretation, the business of stage settings,
symbolisms, costumes, the position of
the theatre in the life of the people of
all ages in the great empire of Chi'en
are but a few of the subjects that will
be delved into and set down for future
generations to read, study and more
readily understand, according to Miss
Elson.
Research will also be conducted into
the Chinese puppet and marionette thea-
tres and, if found feasible, adaptations
made for reproduction in the Project's
marionette division. Miss Elson points
to the claim of many that the Chinese
were the first known people to use pup-
pets and later marionettes. They were
used for entertainment and in relaying
from generation to generation, myths,
legends, history and lore of the past in
dramatic and tableau form.
The Federal Theatre Project has been
in existence but a few weeks. Already
all of the various divisions are in full
operation. More than 400 people are
engaged and this number will be increas-
ed to approximately 600.
The units in the San Francisco Pro-
ject consist of research, drama, marion-
ettes, scene design and manufacture, cos-
tume design and manufacture, theatre
and company management and operation.
The San Francisco project was de-
signed and executed, with the aim of
creating a complete production plant.
Playwrights, of which there are many
in California, will have an opportunity
of seeing their product in production,
or at least of having a reading and the
utmost consideration given, according to
Miss Elson. Particular attention will be
given plays having to do with the Cali-
fornia scene.
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Allee, the Towntrotter, says:
Bang! It's Chinese New Year and
here are our visitors in town . . . .PAUL
WONG (former S. F. boy) was sent
back here by the Chinese government for
advanced aeronautical training ....
ROGER and FRANK WONG (brothers
of ANNA MAY WONG) were seen at
the Chitena dance .... ANNA MAY'S
big brother, JAMES WONG is now in
Shanghai . . . .that up and coming swim-
er WILLIE ONG also left on the same
boat as Anna May Wong .... said to
be the only Chinese professional golfer
is JUNIEA JOP who came from Hono-
lulu not long ago; he is in town to par-
ticipate in the S. F. National Champion-
ship tournament at Lake Merced ....
wotta man TEDDY LEONG came up
from Los Angeles to attend the New
Year dances .... Mr. and Mrs. ED
CHINN were in town for a short (four
hour) stay; EDDY now owns the beauti-
ful GOLDEN DRAGON CAFE in
Stockton .... Cupid in Chinatown:
RAYMOND LOWE (Oakland boy) and
CARENA SING are planning a wedding
soon .... school day sweethearts EDDY
LEONG (Mission) and LOUISE LYM
are romancing these days .... rumors
that ALICE ENG and her 'beau' WAL-
TER SHEW are engaged .... in such
sentimental moods ANDY YUKE must
be 'in the mood for love' (the lucky guy,
he won a box of candy at the Chitena
dance) — so excited, he yells for MAR-
IAN! .... blessed event for Mr. and
Mrs. JAMES LOW recently .... EVA
LOWE left for Los Angeles again (for
good?) .... and BILL YOUNG came
all the way up (from L. A.) to take her
back! — my, love goes a long way ....
Do you know that: BILL 'Smoky'
WONG is majoring in electrical engin-
eering at Cal' .... HERBERT LEE or
LEE HUNG CHUN, it is reported, holds
a license as technical advisor of the LEE
&c LEE Distilling Co NELSON
YUE now represents the well-known
packing company of Wellman-Pcck ....
HERBERT LOUIE claims to be the
snappiest and peppiest dancer in town
(do you girls agree?) .... YOCHOW
CHAN was dressed 'all Chinese' at one
of the dances ....
So-o-o, until next week .... So Long!
Friday, January 31, 1936
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CHINATOWNIA
Tom Chow Travels
31 7,263 Air Miles
Taking advantage of the winter
change in atmospheric conditions, Tom
Chow, better known as amateur radio
station W6MVK, travelled 317,263 air
miles, a distance equal to over twelve
times around the world, or over 417
round trips to the North Pole and back!
Chow was competing in a United
States-Canadian radio contest, and al-
though each participant was allowed
ninety hours of operation, Chow was on
the air only sixty two hours of this time,
during which time he contacted with
fellow-amateurs in fifty five of sixty nine
possible sections and with stations in
all but seven of the states in the union,
and piled up a score that was far above
the 30,000 point mark.
A Cuban, a Japanese, two Alaskan,
two Australian, and sixteen Canadian
stations were among the 197 which Chow
connected and exchanged messages with
while in the contest.
Although he has been a licensed oper-
ator for only a little over three months,
he has competed in two North American
Continental amateur radio contests and
is now increasing the power of his sta-
tion ten times to 1,000 watts, the maxi-
mum power allowed by the United
States government.
• •
DETROIT MERCHANT DIES
Detroit, Mich. — Refusal to have his
leg amputated cost the life of Chan Hong
Jim, who passed away last Friday. Chan,
a prominent Detroit merchant, died from
an infection in his leg.
• •
KUNG AN CLUB ELECTIONS
With a membership of over fifty, the
Kung An Social Club recently elected
the following officers: Albert Chow,
president; Ng Ging Sing, vice-president;
Frank Huey, treasurer; Wing Toy, Eng-
lish secretary; Leong Tai, Chinese secre-
tary; Victor Wu, executive secretary;
Arthur Low, sergeant-at-arms; Dr. C. Y.
Low, chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors; James Mar, Edward Chin,Lee Chuck
Ping, Edward Leong and Harry Wong,
board members.
ALFRED B. CHONG
INSURANCE
Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
Office SUtter 2995; Res. PRospect 8135
111 Sutter St., San Francisco
SACRAMENTO CHINESE
DRAGON DANCE
With the entire Chinese community
participating, the Sacramento Chinese
School held a dragon dance Sunday,
Jan. 26, in celebration of the Chinese
New Year. A program, lasting from
ten in the morning till ten in the even-
ing, was enjoyed by the entire city. Per-
mission to shoot firecrackers during the
dragon dance was obtained by Fong
Ging Wah from the city fire and police
departments.
• •
CHINESE SCHOOL GRADUATION
Sacramento, Calif. — Installation of
new officers and honoring of the high
school graduates of the Chinese Episco-
pal Church took place on Jan. 26. Rev.
Fong Mun Hin conducted the program,
which included songs by three sisters,
Mable, May Jun, and May Oy Fong.
The graduates were presented with awards
for scholastic standing.
Mrs. Raymond Jee of Berkeley was
honored with a birthday party by her
three children at their home. Many of
the children of the neighborhood were
guests.
• •
FRESNO TO BUILD
CHINESE SCHOOL
Chinese citizens in Fresno are under-
taking to raise funds to build a school
house for the Chung Wah Chinese
School. Representatives have been sent
to Los Angeles to aid in soliciting funds
for this purpose.
• •
CHINESE NOTARY OFFICE
Melrose, Mass. — Wong Lay, a Chinese
who conducts a laundry establishment
here, was appointed as a Notary Public
to represent the Chinese community. He
will be the only Chinese notary public
in the city.
• •
Under the leadership of John Gee,
a student of the University of California,
the Chinese Congregational Church of
Berkeley is carrying on an interesting
and educational program of religious
and student activities.
• •
CHINESE DENTIST DIES
Lee Ying Wah, 72-year old Chinese
dentist and a member of the Chinese
Congregational Church, passed away on
the evening of Jan. 23. His death was
attributed to a heart attack. Funeral
services will be held at the Chinese Cong-
gregational Church on Feb. 2 at 2 p. m.
Distinguished Woman
Visits Chinatown
Mrs. Nellie Donahoe, former national
committee woman of the Democratic
party and now Postmaster of Oakland,
California, and Mr. Donahoe, with Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Cone were dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Kimlau.
Mrs. Donahoe was very much thrilled
at the exquisite tapestry silks and inlaid
teakwood furniture which adorn the
Four Family Association. She is a very
ardent admirer of Chinese art and an-
tiques, and hopes to visit the Orient
someday.
Mrs. Donahoe is the only one of her
sex to win a postmastership of a first
class office.
• •
AGED CHINESE INJURED
Ong Poy, a seventy-two year old Chi-
nese, was knocked down by an automo-
bile last week at the corner of Grant
Avenue and Washington Street, when
he attempted to cross.
Rushed to the Emergency Hospital,
Ong was treated for cuts to his lips and
left eyebrow, and returned home.
• •
HARVARD GRAD DIES
Dr. David Z. Yui, graduate of Har-
vard University and co-founder of the
Institute of Pacific Relations, passed
away at the age of 54 last week at
Shanghai.
• •
FORMER U. C. READER WEDS
Friends of Miss Myrtle Hosang, sister
of Mrs. N. Wing Mah, will be interested
to know that she was married recently to
Mr. Hudson Lee at Peiping, China.
Mrs. Lee was formerly a reader at the
department of economics at the Univer-
sity of California, and since receiving
her degree of master of arts from that
institution, she has served the Chinese
Government in the Ministry of Railways
and was also one of the Chinese dele-
gates who attended the Geneva Labor
Conference several years ago.
HOWARD MACEE
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
•
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Anglo Bank Bldg. - 830 Market St.
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Friday, January 31, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
S. F. J. C. Freshmen
Reception
Entering its second semester of acti-
vities, the San Francisco Junior College
Chinese Students' Club will hold a Fresh-
men Reception for all new students to-
night, Jan. 31, 8 p. m. at the N. S. G.
S. Hall. Only members will be invited
to this affair, according to William Gee,
chairman of publicity.
The purpose of the club is to further
cordial relations between the Chinese
and other students.
Officers for this semester are: presi-
dent, George Chinn; vice-president, Gla-
dys Chin; secretary, Lucille Jung; trea-
surer, Horn Gok; athletic manager, Paul
Mark; and social chairman, Daisy Fung.
There are over 60 students enrolled
at the college this semester.
CHINATOWN KNIGHTS DINNER
The dinner given by the Chinatown
Knights orchestra last Sunday wound up
with a sightseeing trip led by Ernest Lum.
Their guests included Mr. and Mrs
William J. Purcell, Mrs. J. Lange, Misses
Florence I. Clark, Edna Hulsman, Ber-
nice Lee, Florence Leong, Alice Lowe,
Mary Chin, Rose Chin, Mrs. Henry Le-
ong, and Messrs. George Grace and Er-
nest Lum. The hosts were: Messrs.
Henry Leong, Edward Dong, Harry
Chan,Harry Wong, Jack Wong, William
Lowe, Andrew Wong and Thomas Wu.
• •
Chinese Youth Circle
Chinese Youth Circle will hold open
house at its club house at 3 1 8 Street,
Oakland, on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8:30
p. m. Friends are cordially invited to
attend.
Entertainment will include radio skits,
orchestrations, amateur presentations,
and Chinese drama. Dancing and re-
freshments will conclude the program.
Recently organized, the Chinese Youth
Circle has at present approximately fifty
members. "Cooperation is the Key to
Success", is the motto of the club.
Henry Chew is chairman of the or-
ganization, with Dr. Raymond Ng and
Joseph Chan as advisors. Chairman of
the membership committee is Beatrice
Lew; reception, Edith Chinn; and cus-
todian, Eugene Lee.
Anna May Wong Sails
Miss Anna May Wong, well known
Chinese actress of Hollywood, and inter-
nationally known on the stage, left for
China aboard the President Hoover last
week.
Dr. Mei Lan-fang, the most famous
Chinese actor, will be her teacher in her
initial start into the Chinese stage, it is
reported.
Miss Wong will remain in China for
one year, and then will make a tour,
probably with a Chinese cast which she
will assemble.
Her brothers, Frank and Roger, were
in San Francisco to see her off. Others
who were there to bid her bon voyage
were Delma Mark, Howard Wong Louis,
and Thomas Wong.
Twin Dances Hail New Year U. C. Skating Party
Twin dances greeted the Chinese New
Year. The Chitena and the Waku Aux-
iliary both gave a dance at the N. S. G.
S. Hall on successive days. Revelers jam-
med the hall in both dances and many
stout legged individuals attended both
dances. The dances ended at 1 a. m.
but that was the starting point for many
who seemed to be filled with New Year
"spirits".
At the Waku Auxiliary dance the
girls tag dances gave the boys a chance
to place themselves in categories. A
most novel way of wishing their friends
a Happy New Year were the Chinese
"chiens" done up in orange gold flecked
Chinese paper with the greeting printed
therein.
At the Chitena dance the guest artists
entertained with their terpischorean in-
terpretations, and vocal solos. The pro-
gram dance proved a lifesaver to the
popular girls who, heretofore, had a
difficult time remembering who was to
be their partners.
University of California's Chinese
Student Club will hold a skating party
at the Rollerland, Telegraph and 55 St.,
on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 10 p. m. to
1 a. m. The Rollerland is considered
one of the best rinks on the Pacific Coast,
and the manager has generously allowed
the club to have the place all to itself
that night. However, the public is cor-
dially invited, as it is not an exclusive
club affair. Admission is thirty-five
cents.
• •
POLYTECHNIC PARTY
A farewell banquet was given at Top-
sy's Roost on Jan. 25 by the Polytechnic
High School Chinese Students' Club for
the three graduates: Henry Chew, George
Chow, and Benjamin Chung. Eighteen
were present at the occasion, which was
presided over by George Chow, former
president of the club.
The following new officers for the
spring semester were installed: president.
Funston Lum; secretary-treasurer, How-
ard Quon; athletic manager, Richard
Wong.
Friday, January 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
BEAUTY AT YOUR
FINGERTIPS
By Clara Chan
The other evening, at a leisure hour,
I dropped into the Mandarin Theatre
with the idea in mind to keep up on the
latest style of Chinese dresses as worn
by the Chinese actress of the modern
stage. Contrary to my intention of re-
maining only as a casual spectator, I
found myself captivated by the Chinese
actresses who by their symbolic gestures of
pantomime revealed to me their well-
shaped and beautifully kept hands.
Chinese First To Tint Fingertips
As I watched the artistic movements
I recalled a legend which was carved
on a jade screen at an exhibit at the
Chicago World's Fair. The legend tells
that an immortal, famous for her beauty
and charm was the first lady to paint her
fingertips. It all happened quite by ac-
cident, as one day the lovely goddess,
while strolling in her garden happened
to bruise the petal of a red, red flower.
The stain from the bruised petal immed-
iately stained her nails a brilliant hue.
The effect created was so beautiful that
ever since that day, she continued to tint
her nails in color. This was the expensive
habit she bequeathed to the world of
beautiful women.
My object in presenting this anecdote
to you is not an attempt to point out the
fact that the Chinese ladies had a share
in giving to the world an invention, but
to stress the point that Chinese ladies of
old had already had an idea to keep
their dainty hands as a dominant beauty
factor. We moderns choose the silhou-
ette, the hair vogue, and the correct
modes of fashion for our favorite con-
versational topics and so often neglect
the interest that the hands are really the
spotlights in our quest for immaculate
appearance.
Dressing Nails According to Type
In dressing one's fingertips, one should
remember to be consistent with one's per-
sonality and occupation. If you are
the vivacious dark beauty, dabble in the
gay colorings. If you are the delicate,
fair beauty, stick to the soft tints such
as pale moon-glow. Of course, this
idea need not be adhered to too rigidly,
for I have seen frail clinging types of
beauties wearing red, red tints and flash-
ing jewel bedecked fingers. But there is
a good old standby rule in regard to
coloring your nails, and that is the use
of tints in following your occupation.
The Chinese business girls have shown
good taste in keeping their nails beauti-
LIEN FA SAW YOU
You simply must hear about Miss
Grace Hee's nice looking suit. It is
of black wool crepe, with a caracul peter
pan collar that ties in the front. Her
soft black hat worn extremely forward
on her head, allowing her neat pug to
show in the back, was indeed smart. If
you were at the Chitena dance you could-
n't have missed this slim lady who is a
nurse at the Chinese Hospital.
"Lovely to look at," and I am sure
"delightful to know", Miss Edna Wong
of Oakland was charming in pale rose
and brown crinkled crepe, with a high
neckline, an essentially important fash-
ion note of this season, and smart details.
I am sure those of us who attended the
Waku dance last Saturday will agree that
she looked very becoming, indeed.
Very much in spirit with the Chinese
New Year, Miss Madeline Yee, a student
of Girls' High School, was seen on New
Year's Day wearing a small wreath of
Chinese lilies in her hair. The delicate,
fragrant flowers made a delightful orna-
ment, especially since she was becomingly
garbed in a Chinese gown of silk brocade.
fully trimmed, and softly tinted. Most
employers deplore the red polish in busi-
ness hours, so keep your gay colors with
your gay clothes and parties. School
girls are frequently seen with tints of
bright red that fairly scream at us, and
it is wise for the youngsters to keep their
nails to a decent length, clean, and na-
tural tinted.
Cosmetic Aids
The smartest rule is, with the assist-
ance of cosmetic aids, keep your hands
presentable. There are protective creams
and lotions to soften and whiten hard
working hands. Gloves also are a means
of protection to the housewife. As a
fashion hint, there are new colors on
the market, such as a copper tint to
wear with brown, and a new rose tint
which will go nicely with the new blues,
and gray.
We Chinese girls have the prestige of
possessing dainty and well-shaped hands.
For instance, Anna May Wong of
movie fame, is not only internationally
famous for her dramatic ability, but also
for being the possessor of a beautiful
pair of hands. It is a joy to own a pair
of charming expressive hands, but to keep
them beautiful is another thing. It is
up to the person herself to keep them
smartly tinted according to her own
taste, and have them always well trimmed
and neat to offset her immaculate charm.
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Did you notice that it was cold at the
Chitena Dance? Well, someone did, for
he sat on a radiator to warm himself.
To the members that attended the
Church social instead of accompanying
their boy friends to the Waku dance.
You were at the wrong place, (maybe
to some one else it was the right place
that evening). Authority: the 'Eye Snoop
M' detektive agency.
Was Rev. T. T. Taam's face red when
a Japanese ups to him and starts a con-
versation .... in Japanese. He hopes
it was because of the way he dresses, for
he can easily change his suit.
At the Young Peoples Union Soci*r
a near tragedy was averted when one
person left in the room. Why? well, be-
cause there were only 60 ice creams or-
dered and 61 were present.
It is bad enough to sleep during a
sermon but to snore, why, that is the last
straw! (One reason I dare not doze — !)
Who was the lucky bum who attended
the Cambodian ball because his brother
was ill? The brother worked diligently
two weeks before the ball making his
costume and bought his ticket only to
fall by the wayside. And he wanted to
go so badly, too. Next year, my friend,
better luck or better resistance.
(Also, who was the one who thought
the ball was on Saturday, so he stayed
home Friday? Anyway, the $2.50 ticket
makes an awfully nice souvenir!)
Friends of Harry Mew were shown
pictures of himself on skis gliding nicely
down the ice. What I would like to see
is the picture soon afterwards when he
is in a much more graceful position (so
I understand!)
• •
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Ng of Oakland
became the proud parents of a seven
pound boy, Wellington Raymond, on
Jan. 25.
Dr. Ng, an optometrist, has offices at
the Martyn Building in Oakland, and is
well known in East Bay circles.
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Friday, January 31, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, #2.00; Per copy, 5c
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STAFF
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WILLIAM HOY Associate Editor
FRED GEORGE WOO Sports
CLARA CHAN Fashions
ETHEL LUM Community Welfare
ROBERT G. POON
GEORGE CHOW
Circulation
.Advertising
CHINATOWN, UNITE!
The criticism is frequently heard that the Chinese
are like a "pan of scattered grains of sand". We our-
selves have often deplored our lack of cooperation, our
failure to present a united front toward external aggres-
sion.
This is nowhere more clearly demonstrated than in
this Chinese community. Within this small area of
approximately 25 square blocks, and among this popu-
lation of 19,000, we are represented by more clubs,
churches, welfare organizations, and social institutions
than any other community of similar size. Ten Chinese
language schools supported by various large organi-
zations, besides a score of private schools, serve a total
enrollment of about 2,000 pupils, resulting in un-
necessary waste of funds and duplication of efforts.
We find seven Protestant churches where one union
church would adequately provide for the religious edu-
cation and social needs of their separate congregations.
There are innumerable family and district organiza-
tions, perpetuating prejudices and sectionalistic distinc-
tions transplanted to this soil from our ancestral home
in China. Our five dailies voice the varying political
views of our many factions. Even in the organizations
of our young people is carried out this over-zealous
enthusiasm for individualism.
It is essential and healthy for the community to pre-
serve its variety, in lines of endeavor, in economic and
educational pursuits. Uniformity is not what we want,
for uniformity destroys initiative and creativeness. What
we need is not uniformity, but unity. As a community,
we should be unified in aim, in purpose, in a common
drive towards the betterment of the society of which
we are members. In this unity there need be no sacrifice
of individuality, but the quest for individual aggrand-
THE DRAGON DANCE
At the end of a week of New Year festivities, we
remember the Dragon Dance not only for its picturesque
and entertaining features, but for the human interest
behind it.
Those who so generously contributed to the cause
deserve the thanks of the community; and surely their
hearts must have felt full, when the Dragon made its
three kow-tows amid firecrackers, before leaping to
receive the donations. The money will help to fill the
coffers of the Chinese Hospital that it may continue
its work among the needy sick, and for the continuance
of its clinics.
ON BEING DISTINGUISHED
Tzu Chang asked: What must a man do in order
to be considered distinguished?" — The master said:
"What do you mean by the term distinguished?" —
Tzu Chang replied: "I mean one whose fame fills both
his own private circle and the State at large." — The
Master said: "That is notoriety, not distinction. The
man of true distinction is simple, honest, and a lover
of justice and duty. He weighs men's words, and
observes the expression of their faces.
"He is anxious to put himself below others. Such
a one is truly distinguished in his private and his public
life. As to the man who is merely much talked about,
he puts on an appearance of charity and benevolence,
but his actions belie it. He is self-satisfied and has
no misgivings.
"Neither in private nor public life does he achieve
more than notoriety." Confucius. 551 B! C.
izement must be subordinated to the more important
welfare of the entire community. There can be no
cooperation among our people until such unity of mind
can be achieved.
To save ourselves from ultimate extinction, we must
awaken a community spirit. Unified, we survive and
flourish. History proves that races and nations which
survive in this world of eternal struggle are those which
have learned this lesson of strength through unity.
In striving for this unity, we must seek first to culti-
vate better understanding and greater tolerance be-
tween the older and the younger generations. Our
American born Chinese, the future guardians of our
community, should learn to appreciate more the culture
which is their rich heritage, and to venerate the philo-
sophy which has kept alive our civilization. Only
with old and young working together in harmony CM
we hope to preserve this community. E. L.
Friday, January 31, 1936
C HINESE DIGEST
CULTURE
Page 9
CHINGWAH LEE
CERAMIC ART
(X) Evolution of The Hollow Base
and The Foot Rim.
The evolution of the hollow base and.
the use of the foot rim as the "foot" of
ceramic vessels is another aspect of pot-
tery on which practically nothing has
been written. The following are pre-
sented as possible beginnings of the hol-
low base which made its appearance
universally with the beginning of the
Sung Dynasty.
Pre-Han vessels are without base in
the true sense of the word. They merely
display a flat bottom on which the vessels
rest. At that, it is a great improvement
over the globular bottoms of squashes
and calabashes. Wih the Han Dynasty,
we find wares with a raised base. This
is especially true of wine jars and vases.
The bases are rather high, as if to bal-
ance the necks of the vessels. The
bottoms of these bases are always flat.
It was not until the T'ang Dynasty
that we find two innovations which are
of great importance. The bases of some
ewers, notably those which have a pede-
stral or bell-shaped base, often display
a concave bottom. This may be due to
shrinkage, or it may have been deliber-
ately made that way to allow for shrink-
age. At any rate, this has the effect of
a hollow base, the outer edge often bev-
elled serving as a foot rim.
The majority of the T'ang statues and
figurines are moulded in two halves and
then luted together. They are, therefore,
hollow. These statues generally stand on
a rectangular, flat piece of clay which
serves as a base. But some figurines,
such as Lopakita, stand on an earth
mound, or an animal reclining on an
earth mound. This mound is also
moulded and is hollow. We have here,
then, another case of a hollow base.
It is surprising that the potters did
not learn to use the hollow base sooner.
Many Chou Dynasty bronze vessels are
equipped with hollow bases. The making
of ceramic vessels after bronze proto-
types, however, was not extensive till the
Sung Dynasty, and by that time, the hol-
low base was everywhere in evidence.
Another possibility lies in the cylin-
drical ring used by the early Sung potters
to separate vessels which were being stack-
ed for firing. Should they adhere to
the bottom of plates and bowls, and the
potters did not see fit to remove them,
these vessels would be equipped with the
hollow base.
Remember When?
Remember when we used to sleep on
pillows of wood, porcelain, or wrapped
brick? When all beds were of hard
wood, springless and covered with a pad-
ding of straw matting?
The "blanket" was really a thick com-
forter of cotton. The top sheet was
basted to the under side of this comforter,
the edges of the sheet being folded over
to the top side of the comforter to serve
as a border for the "bed spread" (pei
puoi) which was a piece of brocade with
a runner of embroidery near the head
end.
The bed was a boxed-in affair, often
with shelves or drawers for storing per-
sonal belongings or books. In the sum-
mer a screen (mun cheung) would be
hung. Some of the beds were elaborately
decorated with carvings or paintings.
It is hard to convince the younger
generation that the old style bed is still
actually preferred by many old timers.
But so discerning a scholar as Mr. A. L.
Heatherington, British sinologist, found
the hard pillow more comfortable during
hot weather. And in America there are
many "health crancks" who will not sleep
on spring beds.
In traveling, the working man merely
rolls up his blanket and carries it with him
on the end of a long staff. The inns
(as distinguished from a hotel) merely
sell bed space.
(Fourth of a series of 52 recordings of
sociological and cultural changes taking
place in Chinatown within a generation.
Send in your observation.)
Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
(VIII) THE CHINESE INVENTED
LITHOGRAPHY
The Chinese had a form of lithogra-
phy even before they invented block
printing. As a matter of fact, block
printing — "the plaything of the Budd-
hists"— was resorted to only because it
was a cheaper process, and not because
it was more desirable. Unlike printing,
which developed from the use of the
seal, stone printing arose from the desire
of the scholars to preserve the correct
version of the Confucian classics for pos-
terity by engraving the entire text on
stone tablets.
The practice dates back to 175 A. D.
when one Ts'ai Yung, an official, secured
a grant from the emperor to erect stone
tablets bearing the classics in front of
the national academy. Scholars, admir-
ing the fine caligraphy on these stone
tablets, would make rubbings of them in
the following manner: a thin felt and
then a moistened sheet of paper were
first placed on top of the block. Then
the two layers were forced into all the
carved areas. A sized ink was next rub-
bed over the flat surface. Upon remov-
ing the paper when dried, the writing
is in white, against a black background.
These rubbings were remarkably like
photographic negatives, and it was this
factor which somehow conveyed to the
beholder the impression of an unaltered
facsimile of the original. For this rea-
son albums of historic seals, famous
signatures, and fine specimens of cali-
graphy were invariably done by this me-
thod— even to this day.
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A remote possibility lies in the tri-pots.
The legs of some of these vessels have
wings on each side. The upper edge
of the wings are luted to the bottom of
the vessel. The extension of these wings
till they meet would result in some form
of hollow base, especially if the legs
should be grounded.
Once a hollow base is achieved, its
advantages to the potters become appar-
ent. It appeared to be a compromise
between the tri-pots and the flat base.
It has the maximum coverage of a flat
base, greater stability than a tri-pot, and
just the right amount of traction. A
flat base demands an equally flat surface
for its resting place. If a vessel should
prove to be lop-sided, a portion of the
entire base would need to be chipped or
ground to remedy the situation. A hol-
low base, on the other hand, may be
ground easily.
In studying the bases of vessels we
must determine whether it was achieved
by truncation or if a base has been added.
If it is a built base, the size and shape
should be recorded. In either case we
must see whether the bottom is flat or
concave. If a hollow base is found, we
must determine the shape and then the
height and thickness of the foot. We
must determine whether the surface in-
side the foot rim is flat, concave, or
convex. The extent to which the base
is covered with glaze will be discussed
in a later article.
Copyrighted, 193 6, by Chingwah Lee
Page 10
CHINESE DICEST
Friday, January 31, 1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
Dental Clinic Reopens
On Monday, January 27, the dental
clinic at St. Mary's School was reopened
after a year of inactivity. It is planned
to examine thoroughly every one of the
four hundred and twenty-five children
of the school with a view to the caring
for their dental and prophylactic needs.
On the first day, Dr L. O. Vireno, den-
tist in charge, assisted by Mrs. Gladys
Cole, examined forty four of the young-
sters and found the majority in need of
his services. Notes will be sent to the
parents of the children setting forth
the conditions as found with suggested
treatment and consent slips authorizing
the work to be done. The whole project
of the Clinic is being sponsored by the
Mission Conference of St. Vincent de
Paul Society.
One fact revealed in the first day's
examination was the woeful lack of cal-
cium in the system of the children. It
was evident that the young children
were not drinking a sufficient amount
of milk. St. Mary's School is able to
supply free milk for twenty-four children
daily but has not the wherewithal to do
more in that regard. It is hoped that
the mothers will recognize the importance
of this item in the young children's diet
and make provision for it.
• •
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
CLUB ORGANIZED
Members of the Presbyterian Church
recently organized the Sunday Fellow-
ship Luncheon Club for the purpose of
creating better friendship and discussing
important problems. Its officers are:
president, Kay Ting Wong; vice-presi-
dent and secretary, Howard Wong; trea-
surer, Too Wan Leong.
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RELAXING RHYTHMICS
Realizing that there are many girls
and young women in the Chinese Com-
munity who are unable to participate in
evening clubs and classes, the Chinese
Y. W. C. A. is planning a program of
afternoon activities which will begin
Wednesday, February 5, and continue
each Wednesday for a period, of six
weeks.
One of the most interesting of these
activities will be a class in Relaxing Rhy-
thmics. Rhythmics is closely related to
the dance and is designed to combat the
tight muscles and poor balance which
do so much to destroy the co-ordination
and rhythm which are essential to per-
fection of line in posture and movement.
Miss Neva Service, who will conduct
the class, is a new member of the city-
wide Health Education Department of
the Y. W. C. A. She has her B. A.
from the University of Oregon and her
M. A. from Columbia. She was at Mills
College for three years teaching dancing
and corrective work and has more re-
ently taught in New York City. She
has studied with some of the outstand-
ing dance instructors in the East and
brings a wealth of background to her
work in San Francisco.
In addition to Relaxing Rhythmics,
leadership will be available for corrective
English and informal reviews and dis-
cussions of current books and moving
pictures. The afternoon activities will
open, without fee, to all girls and young
women who are out of high school.
• •
DRAMATICS GROUP
Appreciation of beauty and an oppor-
tunity for creative expression are of spe-
cial importance in a world where work
is often mechanical and surroundings
drab. There is perhaps no art which
opens up wider possibilities for develop-
ment of poise, self-confidence, and ima-
gination than the drama. The Chinese
Y. W. C. A. is happy, therefore, to be
able to offer to the girls and young wo-
men of the community, who are interested
in play-acting, a class in dramatics on
Thursday evenings from 8:30-9:45 p. m.
The group will have its first meeting at
the Chinese Y. W. C. A. Thursday,
February 6. It will be open to all girls
and young women who are no longer
in high school.
Reliable estimates place the general
death rate in China per year as 25 to 35
per thousand, and infait mortality of
from 200 to 300 per thousand. The
birth rate is about 35 per thousand.
NEW CHINESE STAGE
TECHNIQUE DUE?
The Chinese stage, one of the oldest,
and traditionally faithful to the ancient
style of programme, is at last due for
a sudden awakening, as evidenced by
the activities of the International Arts
Theatre, of Shanghai.
The purpose of the organization is
"to sponsor and. create an intellectual
and cultural centre where people of all
nationalities may meet to . . . develop
a workshop available to the entire com-
munity for experimentation in stage pro-
duction". Some of the activities of the
organization are: Acting, dancing, dir-
ecting, music, stagecraft, costuming, play-
writing, plastic arts, directing, amateur
cinema, puppetry, lectures and discussion
groups, and private showing of restricted
films.
It is interesting to note the foreword
of the play, "Lady Precious Stream",
by Dr. Lin Yu-tang, one of the Theatre's
patrons, who writes, in part, thus:
"It cannot be said that the Chinese
of old took a puritanical attitude toward
the drama as they did toward the novel.
Owing to the fact that the classical Chi-
nese drama was essentially in the nature
of an opera with the emphasis on song
and poetry, it has always enjoyed the
esteem which was poetry's due in ancient
China. While the authorship of even
the most famous novels was often cloud-
ed in mystery, scholars were not afraid
to be known as playwrights, since to be
a playwright was to be a poet. Especially
in the seventeenth century, dramatic com-
position occupied the minds of many
illustrious scholars. Since that time, how-
ever, creative spirit in the drama has
been on the wane.
"Today it is just as important to experi-
ment on a new theatrical technique as
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CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY
THE PASSING OF
CHINATOWN:
FACT OR FANCY
Every once n a while some prophet
of gloom, some well-meaning but mis-
informed, journalist, investigator, ob-
server, or out-and-out viewer-with-alarm,
would take his pen in hand and discourse
lengthily on the sad plight of the col-
ony's falling business. After proving
their contention by citing the closing of
this or that business house, these people
would conclude that Chinatown had long
ago reached the zenith of its prosperity
and that its nadir was near at hand.
Not long ago the San Francisco cor-
respondent of an American newspaper
with an international circulation wrote
an article on the economic tug-of-war
between the Chinese and Japanese bazaar
and curio business. The article carried
this scarifying title: "Will Chinatown
Go Japanese?" The article, of course,
had nothing whatever to do with China-
town's business as a whole, but merely
one phase of it — the bazaar enterprises.
A little later one of the colony's dailies
in an editorial also lamented on China-
town's vanishing bazaar business and the
taking over by the Japanese of this same
line of commercial endeavor. That edi-
torial had this sensational heading: "The
Sorry Plight of Present Day Chinatown."
Last week the New World-Sun Daily
of this city, a Japanese publication, in
its Timely Topics column, displayed
prominently on its front page the
following paragraphs about Chinatown:
"The largest Chinese colony out-
side of China proper is located in San
Francisco. It covers 12 city blocks
and has a population of approximate-
ly 20,000 souls. During the days of the
gold rush, Chinatown was one of the
most prosperous sections of this city,
but conditions have changed. Where-
as in the 70's and 80's there were no
Chinese on relief during financial de-
pressions, today there are over 1,000
who are receiving support from the
government.
"Furthermore, Chinatown's business
section is not truly Chinese any more.
Store after store is now occupied by
the Japanese. In order to keep Chi-
natown for the Chinese, it is reported
that a movement is being sponsored
by Americans to help the fast de-
creasing Chinese merchants.
"According to the statement of Mr.
Pardee Lowe of Stanford University,
Chinatown is now facing its win-
ter. Whether it will disappear as a
Chinese section or not will be decided
in the very near future. One reason
for its decline is claimed to be the
fact that the best brains among the
American-born Chinese are leaving
for China for greater opportunities."
There, in three pithy paragraphs, Chi-
natown is disposed of. With a gesture
which only cold-blooded and nerveless
news writers are capable of, the fate of
Chinatown business is signed, sealed, and
delivered — to the Japanese. In imagina-
tion one could see the Japanese mer-
chants encroaching into Chinatown by
taking store after store from bankrupt
Chinese, just as easily as Grant took
Richmond, as Dewey took Manila, or as
the Japanese took Manchuria.
But, leaving all superfluous generali-
ties aside, what are the facts regarding
Chinatown's economic conditions today?
Is Chinatown facing the dangers as this
latest broadside seemed to indicate? Let
us take our Japanese critic's debatable
issues point by point and see where he
is right and where he is not.
It is true that there are more than a
thousand San Francisco Chinese on dir-
ect or work relief to-day, as evidenced
by case loads carried by the local WPA,
the State Relief Administration, and the
County Relief. Likewise undeniable is
the fact that in previous depressions no
Chinese were so economically effected
that they had to require public assistance.
In previous years the unemployed were
given temporary care by their respective
district or family organizations, and the
indigent old and the sick were, in most
cases, sent back to their families or re-
latives in China by contributions from
clansmen and friends, for transportation
then was cheap.
The fact that about 30 out of some 50
bazaars in the colony are now owned
by Japanese does not justify the state-
ment that "Chinatown's business section
is not truly Chinese any more." One
might as well say that, as there are some
twenty thousand Chinese in this city, San
Francisco is not truly an American city
any more. For it must be recognized
that the only line of commerce in China-
town in which the Japanese have success-
fully encroached on the Chinese is the
bazaar business, and that alone.
In the past few years much lament
has been expressed and indignations aired
regarding Chinatown's bazaar business
situation. Since 1929 a dozen Chinese
importers of antiques, curios, and objets
d'art have liquidated their business and
turned to other lines, while some have
returned to their homeland. And as
soon as one Chinese bazaar closed, a
Japanese would move in, set up his goods,
and seemingly prospered by selling the
same kind of commodities in which the
Chinese had failed. By this process the
Japanese stores hace increased one by
one, while the Chinese bazaars seem to
vanish at the same rate.
How the Japanese are able to outdo
the Chinese in this trade is no secret to
any one to-day. Their goods are more
showy and less expensive than those the
Chinese had to offer the casual tourist
or souvenir hunter. Due to the depres-
sion there does not exist to-day the buy-
ing power among the Americans for the
costlier and albeit better Chinese curios,
fancy fabrics, and art objects. The pros-
pering Japanese bazaar trade in China-
town is another evidence of Japan's
world wide trade conquest in which no
other country has been able to compete
successfully.
But prospects in this trade are better
for the Chinese to-day. Last year sev-
eral of the large importers and exporters
were able to declare profits after several
years of tremendous losses. It is believed
that the expansion of the Japanese ba-
zaar trade has reached its peak; at the
same time the Chinese bazaar trade is
able to stand up on its legs again.
Signs of the colony's healthy fcusiness
condition may be seen in the remodelling
of store after store along Grant Avenue.
The opening of new enterprises de-
finitely prove that Chinatown, too, has
passed the peak of the depression and
is gradually reaching normal life again.
During the past year at least four en-
tirely new businesses have been opened by
young men, and each is doing a brisk
business. This seems to refute the state-
ment that the best brains among he
American-born Chinese are going to
China in order to seek better opportuni-
ties.
Chinatown has passed its winter. It is
now greeting the loveliest of all seasons,
the season of gentle awakening and of
growth. Let Chinatown's economic life
awaken once more, to grow again and
to keep its growth. The sorrows of
yesteryears are now but memories in the
hall of time. A better and bigger China-
town should be the hope of those who
dwell therein.
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CHINESE DICEST
Friday, January 31, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo ■
"National" Team to Form
San Francisco's Chinatown has in its
early stages of formation a new basket-
ball team which gives promise of making
its presence felt and be highly ranked
nese. Although a definite name for the
as one of the leading fives among Chi-
team has not been chosen, it is known
at present at the Nationals.
Several prominent casaba throwers are
members of the squad. Among the play-
ers are Walter Shew, former Watson-
ville star; Bing Chin and Henry Kan,
Scout Varsity players; Frank Yam and
Walter Lee, of Shangtai; Victor Wong,
a Chi-Fornian mainstay; and Howard
Joe, Henry Lum and Richard Ong, who
was a star member of Scout teams a few
years ago.
To date, only one practice contest has
been played. A game will be held at the
French court in the near future, invol-
ving the Nationals and an Oakland club.
However, it is the intention of the local
team to hold several practice sessions be-
fore making its bow to the public, to
make a stronger debut.
Young Chinese Beat
San Jose
Staging a spurting finish, the Young
Chinese Club quintet of Oakland de-
feated the strong San Jose Chinese Club
27-23, last Saturday at the San Jose
Roosevelt Jr. High School court. Half
time score favored the peninsula team,
15-14.
Key Chin, for Oakland, led his five's
scoring, getting ten points. Jimmy Lee
of San Jose was high scorer for the con-
test, tanking twelve digits.
A return game, which will be played
in Oakland, is being arranged between
the two clubs. On Saturday, the San
Jose lads and the Palo Alto Chinese
Club will tangle at the former's home
court.
The entire roster of the San Jose team
is as follows: Bob Young, Ed Chan,
James Chan, Frank Chow, Ernest Chow,
Steve Chow, Harry Lee, Jimmy Lee and
Gaius Shew.
• •
Chan Foo, of Quong Kee Jan Co. is
sponsoring a basketball team to repre-
sent his store. It will include many
well-known names of Chinatown's ath-
letes. On Monday, the entire squad was
tendered an inaugural dinner at the
Hang Far Low.
SPORTS SHORTS—
Art Louie is one of the very few Chi-
nese boys to make the first-string unlim-
ited basketball teams of high schools.
Louie, rangy center of the Young China
Club in Seattle, Washington, is starring
in a regular forward position on the Gar-
field High School Varsity quintet.
• •
It is reported that one of the worst
jobs of refereeing ever seen in these parts
was shown to basketball fans at the Fran-
cisco School gym recently when the
Shangtai and Sunset Majors hooked up
in a City Recreation League game. The
Chinese five was virtually forced out of
the running for a chance at the title, was
the general opinion of spectators.
• •
The local high school cage season
opens this week and it will be an oppor-
tunity for the public to see several Chi-
nese youngsters in action on the various
prep teams. Among them is Fred Wong,
who is expected to carry Poly High into
the championship scramble. Up to date,
Fred has starred in almost every prac-
' tice game for the Parrots.
• •
Chinese Youths Circle, a new organi-
zation of Oakland is determined to form
a basketball team next month.
• •
Tom Fong, former basketball player,
returned recently from Butte, Montana,
where he has been for the past several
years.
• •
William Wong is a popular boys' lead-
er at the Chinese "Y", as well as coach
of the Bulldog Club basketball team,
eighty-pounders. Willie in his hey-day
was one of the best track and basketball
stars in Chinatown.
• •
ENTERS J. A. F.
With a capable mentor at their head,
members of the 80-lb. cage team of the
Bulldog Club of the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
will endeavor to win a title in the Junior
Athletic Federation basketball tourney.
Coach William Wong is giving his
charges numerous practices and hopes
to make an excellent job in his first year
as coach. So far this season, the Bulldogs
are undefeated.
Following are the boys entered in the
league: Ronald Ong, Sonny Ong, Nor-
man Ong, Chester Lum Johnny Chin,
George Bow, Harry Lee, Dewey Lowe,
Wong K. Lim, Sonny Lau and Jimmy Lee.
All-Stars Nose Out Champs
By a final count of 54-50, the Wah
Ying Tournament title-winner, Troop
Three Varsity, was defeated by the
league All-Stars, last Sunday night at
the French Court. A large holiday crowd
witnessed one of the closest and hardest
fought cage contests in Chinatown his-
tory, with the lead see-sawing back and
forth several times before the All-Stars
finally came out on the long end of the
score.
Opening the game with a rush, the
All-Stars piled up a lead of 29-19 at
half time, with Charlie Hing, Fred
Wong, and Fred Gok sinking them from
all angles.
Led by Henry Kan, the Scouts put
on rally after rally in the second half
to stave off defeat, with able help from
Hin Chin and Steve Leong. However,
George Lee for the All-Stars found his
eye and Ted Chin tightened his defen-
sive work.
For the winners, George Lee and Fred
Wong were outstanding, and for the
Scouts, Kan performed creditably. Fans
were disappointed in the first half when
the Varsity failed to insert the entire
regular team in play. The All-Stars
also were incomplete, with several play-
ers absent from the line-up. Six of the
seven men on the squad were Shangtai
men, Howard Ho of Nulite being the
only man from another club.
In the preliminary, the Married Men
were given an upset by the Single Men
of the Wah Ying Club. Final tally was
28-17. However, they almost admini-
stered a toppling to the Grim Reaper
of Old Father Time. Opening strong,
the Married Men forged to an early lead
which they failed to hold, however, the
Singles leading 13-12 at half. For the
winners, Ed Mock, Oats Mammon, and
Frank Hee starred, while James Jung
and Harry Lum were the losers' main-
stays.
• •
Jimmy Lee, formerly of San Mateo,
California, and holder of the present
A. A. A. 110-pound broad jump record,
which he hung up during his school d.ns
at the local Polytechnic High, is tr.iik
coach in Canton for the Community
Recreation Commission.
Three other local Chinese boys and
members of the Nanwah A. C. are bas-
ketball coaches in Canton schools. Thov
are Lee Jean, Thomas Poy and Edw.ird
Lee.
Friday, January 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
China Club Defeats
Young China-Seattle
China Club, a basketball team com-
posed of veterans who have been playing
together for several years, handed, the
youthful Young China five a 16-11 beat-
ing at the Rainier Playfleld Gym last
week. It was a case of experience scor-
ing over the up-and-coming youngsters,
the members of the team are:
China Club— Harry Mar, Clarence
Mar, Yuin Chin, Howard Mar, James
Malcolm Mar, Washer Wong, Sinker
Wong, Frank Kwan, Bob Chinn and
Harry Eng.
Young China — Tommy Sing, Mosey
Kay, Wally Lew Kay, Jimmy Mar, Ray-
mond Wong, Lucas Chinn, Clifton
Goon and Vincent Goon.
• •
SHANGTAI WINS
Flashing an offense that fans have
been expecting of the team, Shangtai
scored another City Recreation League
triumph, 59-43, over the Norsemen, at
Francisco Court Monday night.
Allan Lee Po received a total of 28
points to top the scoring for the day,
sinking baskets from all angles of the
court. Charlie Hing and Fred Gok with
eleven digits each contributed greatly to
the cause of the Chinese quintet, as did
George Lee, Ted Chin and Fred Hing
on defense. At half, Shangtai held a
commanding lead of 28-21.
On Feb. 3, Coach Joe Chew's five
meets the Rovers, reputed to be a strong
team.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE LOSES
Minus the services of Edwin Chan,
star guard, the Young Chinese quintet
of Oakland lost a close contest to the
Franklin Service 55-49 Sunday at the
Emeryville High School Gym, Emeryville.
At half time, the Oaklanders held an
apparent safe lead of 26-22. However,
the Franklins opened the second half
with a rally and took the lead. With a
few minutes left to play, the Chinese
again forged ahead, but just before the
gun banged, the winners tallied several
baskets.
Scoring seventeen points, TCey Chinn
captured high-scoring honors for the
losers, followed by Shane Lew with 15.
BERKELEY WINS LEAGUE GAME
Chinese Athletic Club of Berkeley
furnished the current season's first major
upset in the Berkeley Basketball League
by defeating the Thousand Oaks Baptists,
favorites for the Division 1 1 champion-
ship, 33-26, at the Garfield Jr. High gym
last week.
Playing one of the best contests of
the season, the Chinese cagers fought
hard from start to finish. C. Lee and
Y. Lee with ten and nine points respec-
tively, led the scoring for the winners,
followed by G. Jue and W. Jue with
seven and six. T. Jue played bang-up
ball at guard.
• •
Y. M. CHESS, CHECKER CHAMPS
Northern California's Y. M. C. A.
Chess and Checkers Decathlon Champion-
ships were won by the Chinese Branch
of the 'Y' last week at the Metropolitan
Y. M. C. A. From a brilliant field of
more than 300 competitors, the Chinese
representatives won every first place in
the tournament, defeating the picked
chess and checker stars in the six divisions
from this part of the State.
The following boys are the newly
crowned champions:
Checkers — Class A, Frank Fong; Class
B, Louie Ben; Class C, George Gum.
Chess — Class A, Harry Lee; Class B,
Frank Yim; Class C, Chester Wong.
CAMP BENEFIT MOTION PICTURE
Even though it is rather early to think
about going to summer camp now, the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. is providing a
means for all boys to attend.
Boys wishing to go to Camp McCoy
in the high Sierras are given a chance
to earn part of their camp fee. A motion
picture benefit will be held at the Y. M.
C. A. this Saturday, Feb. 1, from 7 to
11 p. m. Boys selling tickets will be
given half of the money to apply on
their camp fee.
The program will include the comedy,
"We're in the Navy Now" starring Wal-
lace Beery. Also a famous Charlie
Chaplin comedy will be featured.
NEW CHINESE STAGE
TECHNIQUE DUE?
(Continued from Page 10)
to preserve the characteristic charm of
the old theatre. The peculiar forms of
the Chinese opera were the direct results
of the then existing social environments.
When the theatre was in the open, and
actors had to compete with the pedlars'
cries, barbers' tuning forks, salt sellers'
gongs, the crying of children and the
barking of dogs, only a shrill falsetto
voice could have been heard above the
general din and commotion. The gongs
and drums, too, served very largely the
purpose of attracting the audience from
a distance. With the change of theatre
conditions and the influence of Western
dramas, it is inevitable that the Chinese
theatre of today should evolve a new
technique. Modern audiences will no
longer sit through a programme of six
or seven hours, and this fact alone must
produce a change in the tempo of acting.
"The International Arts Theatre was
organized this spring (1935) with the
purpose of experimenting with new forms
and a new theatrical technique, and en-
couraging all types of creative, original
work in this line, includng singing, dan-
cing, stage setting, amateur cinemas and
allied forms of entertainment. Its scope
is not limited to any nationality, since
art is international, but it is natural that
a great part of its effort will be devoted
to exploring and assimilating the tre-
mendous field of Chinese theatrical arts,
like Chinese singing and music, Chinese
shadow plays and folk songs."
Miss Ing Tang Lee, the star of the
play, will soon arrive in America, where
she will once again assume the role of
"Lady Precious Stream".
While the play ran for a long period
in London, under an entire English cast,
probably the "acid test" will be in its
appearance in New York, where the
Chinese version and technique will be
used for the first time.
It will soon show whether, once again,
one of China's ancient arts will succumb
to the spells of modern day fancy.
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, January 31, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Sino-French Convention
Re French Indo-China
Published
The following are the chief points in
the Convention regulating the relations
between China and France concerning
French Indo-China and adjoining pro-
vinces, which was simultaneously pub-
lished in Nanking and Paris last year.
The city of Lungchou of Kwangsi and
those of Szemao, Hokou and Mengtze
of Yunnan shall remain open to the
trade across the land frontier of China
and French Indo-China.
The Chinese Government may send
consuls to Hanoi or Haipong and to
Saigon, cities of French Indo-China, and
the French Government may continue
to send consuls to the localities mention-
ed in the preceding article.
Chinese nationals entering the terri-
tory of French Indo-China and French
nationals of Indo-China entering the
territory of China must be provided with
passports issued by the competent au-
thorities of their respective countries.
The nationals of China in French In-
do-China and the French nationals in
the above mentioned Chinese localities
shall have the right to reside, travel and
engage in industry or commerce. The
nationals of China in French Indo-China
and the French nationals in the above
specified Chinese localities shall not be
subjected to taxes, imposts or contribu-
tions higher than those to which nation-
als of the favoured nation may be sub-
jected.
Chinese goods exported from any Chi-
nese port and transported without trans-
shipment or without a trough bill of
lading to the provinces of Yunnan,
Kwangsi or Kwangtung and using the
territory of Tonking, shall enjoy a pre-
ferential treatment and shall not be sub-
jected to the transit duty of the general
tariff. They will only pay a duty of
1 per cent ad valorem.
Likewise, Chinese goods exported from
the provinces of Yunnan, Kwangsi and
Kwangtung to any authorized destina-
tion and using the territory of Tonking
shall enjoy a preferential treatment and
shall not be subjected to the transit duty
of the general tariff.
Minerals of any kind, raw tin, and
raw hides, shall be exempted from all
duties. War materials, arms and am-
munition which the National Govern-
ment may desire to transport in transit
COMMERCIAL TRAINING FOR
PHILIPPINE NATIVES
Manila, P. I. — Before long the 45,000
Chinese traders and small shop-keepers
in the Philippines Commonwealth will be
facing stiff competition from the natives
along the lines of commercial endeavors
which the former have dominated for
several hundred years. At least this is
a situation in store if recent plans laid
by the Insular Bureau of Education
attains its desired ends.
The Bureau is undertaking a campaign
to show the natives how to be better
traders, salesmen, and shop-keepers by
recently instituting special two-year
courses in these particular lines. They
recognize that commercially the Filipinos
are not as shrewd as the Chinese, but
with proper training they may have bet-
ter chances to compete with them.
• •
Jue Wort, a well-known business man
of Berkeley, left last Friday on board
the President Hoover with his family for
a visit to China.
over the territory of Tonking shall be
exempted from all duties.
Indo-Chinese vessels, excepting war-
ships and vessels for the transportation
of troops, arms and ammunition, may
ply between Lang Son and Caobang by
way of the rivers Long Ki Kong and Long
Ban Giang which connect Lang Son with
Lungchou and Caobang. Such vessels
and the goods transported on them in
transit shall be exempted from the pay-
ment of any duties for their entry in
China.
The Chinese Government in the pro-
vinces of Yunnan, Kwangsi and Kwang-
tung and the French Government on the
territory of French Indo-China shall not
levy under any pretext whatsoever upon
goods respectively imported or exported
by French or Chinese nationals excise
duties or internal taxes other than those
which are paid by their own nationals
or by any nationals of any other Power.
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CHINESE TRADE ON UPSWING
Of importance to Chinatown, and a
matter of vital interest to the Chinese
merchants, a partially complete import
survey has just been completed by the
Chinese Digest.
In 1929, the local merchants and other
firms dealing in Chinese goods, imported
a total of #20,019,898 worth of merchan-
dise through the local port.
Figures are not available for 1930.
In 1931, the total was #6,155,208, a
huge drop, largely due to business then
prevailing.
1932, the height of the depression,
produced the lowest figure of all,
#1,847,271.
1933 figures are not available.
Climbing up to #2,519,966, the year
1934 showed the first signs of increase.
For the first ten months of 1935, fig-
ures released reached a total of #4,510.
733. With the holiday trade of 1935
still to be accounted for, the year should
total to more than #5,000,000, to climb
up to about a fourth of the 1929 level.
Monthly totals for 1935 follow:
January, 1935, #185,897.
February, #483,824.
March, #544,827.
April, #547,718.
May, #492,857.
June, #490,513.
July, #728,568.
August, #406,836.
September, 189,247.
October, #440,446.
November and December figures not
compiled yet.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Feb. 4; President Taft (San
Francisco) Feb. 12; President Cleve-
land (San Francisco) Mar. 3; Presi-
dent Hoover (San Francisco) Mar. 11;
President Taft (San Francisco) Mar. 31;
President Coolidge (San Francisco)
Apr. 8.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Polk
(San Francisco) Jan. 31; President
Taft (San Francisco) Feb. 7; President
Adams (San Francisco) Feb. 14; Presi-
dent Coolidge (San Francisco) Feb. 21;
President Harrison (San Francisco)
Feb. 28.
Friday, January 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
Student Activities in
California
Northern California—
(Reported by Howard Wong)
To meet the present crisis of Northern
China, the Chinese students of the Uni-
versity of California recently organized
the Far Eastern Relations Committee,
which will publish a pamphlet in English
to be distributed free. At the same time,
essays in Chinese written by the students
will be published in the Chung Sai Yat
Po (Chinese paper) to commemorate the
Shanghai war of January, 1932. The
committee will also organize a discussion
group, to discuss the present situation
of China, and a Mandarin class to teach
those students who wish to learn the
national Chinese language.
The committee and the Chinese Stu-
dents Club at Stanford University recent-
ly sent letters to the Chinese student
clubs of the colleges of the bay region
in order to form a Chinese students'
alliance in the western section of the
United States. A preparatory meeting
will be held on February second, with
the program of the conference, to take
place on Feb. 8 at the Chinese Y. W. C.
A. to be as follows:
1:30 to 2:00 — Registration of delegates.
2:00 to 2:15 — Announcement of the
purpose for the organization of the San
Francisco Bay Region Chinese Students'
Association.
2:15 to 3:15 — Presentation of reports:
1. Report on the national salvation
problem.
2. Report on the social and econ-
omic problem of the Chinese in America.
3. Report on the educational and
cultural problem of the Chinese in
America.
4. Report on the problems of the
Chinese second generation.
3:15 to 3:30 Recess.
3:30 to 5:00 — Discussion.
5:00 to 6:00 — Round Table Conference.
6:00 to 8:00 — Dinner.
8:00 to 10:00 — Business Meeting, elec.
tion, etc.
10:00 to 12:00 — Social gathering,
dancing, bridge, mah Jong, games, etc.
Southern California —
(Reported by Lim P. Lee.)
The regular session of the Chinese
Students' Convention of Southern Cali-
fornia was called on Saturday, Jan. 18,
in the College of Osteopathic Physicians
and Surgeons, 1721 Griffin Ave., Los
Angeles. Chinese students in the South-
ern California institutions of collegiate
rank or technical standing attended the
Convention to adopt resolutions to send
back to China.
The host of the Convention was the
Chi Omicron Sigma Fraternity of C. O.
P. S. and the members of the College
also gave scientific demonstrations after
the meeting. They also conducted the
delegates through the laboratories of the
school. Members of the following col-
leges attended:
U. S. C, U. C. L. A., Calif. Institute of
Technology, C. O. P. S., College of
Medical Evangelists, L. A. Junior College,
Curtis- Wright Technical Institute, Uni-
versity of Redlands, Whittier College,
and Chapman College.
THE FOLLOWING STORES
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543 Grant Avenue
Silk Goods, Souvenirs
CRESCENT PHARMACY
Drugs and Cosmetics
Fountain Service
1101 Powell Street
FAT MING CO.
905 Grant Avenue
Books and Stationery
PAUL ELDER b CO.
Books and Stationery
239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
UNIQUE MACAZINE SHOP
Magazine and Papers
681 Jackson Street
CHINESE INVENTIONS AND
DISCOVERIES
(Continued from Page 9)
The earliest lithographic book was
found by Dr. M. Pelliot at Tun Huang.
This dates back to 635 A. D. The art of
making lithographic books diffused to
Japan toward the end of the T'ang Dy-
nasty. Modern lithography is radically
different, a vastly improved process and
was introduced into China from the
West.
(IX) Chinese Formulated India Ink
Block printing the world over would
have been impossible were it not for the
invention of the lamp black ink which
is ideally suited for printing from wooden
blocks or type. This ink, the invention
of one Wei Tang during the Period of
the Six Dynasties, fifteen hundred years
ago, is called "India" Ink, Lamp Black
Ink, or Encre de Chine.
The ink is a mixture of lamp black,
gum, and water. Its method of manu-
facture remains unchanged through the
centuries. Oil (sometimes, wood) is per-
mitted to burn under an iron funnel
which is made to revolve slowly. A
scraper at the side collects the soot which
is then mixed with other ingredients and
poured into moulds. When hardened
they form the well-known ink sticks. To
use, the stick is rubbed against a mortar
with water.
The ink is used in China today for
caligraphy and painting, as well as wood
block printing. In the West is is used
by draftsmen. The ink is very durable,
and writings have been recovered from
under water where it has lain for cen-
turies.
Printing, ink making, and paper mak-
ing! Three inventions which made pos-
sible the preservation of literature, his-
tory, and achievements of mankind, and
all three came from China! I do not
believe it was because the Chinese were
more inventive than others. Rather, it
is their weakness for writing and for
documentation. Neither do I believe the
precocity a benefit to us. The early ar-
rival of printing crystallized the Chinese
language, and its progress from the
phonetic to the alphabetic stage was
arrested.
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February 7, 1936
Five Cents
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu Pan
• STABILIZING CHINESE DOLLAR
• COMMUNISTS DEFEATED
• CHINA APPOINTS ENVOY
• JAPAN NOT AGGRESSOR?
To stabilize the Chinese dollar and to balance the
national budget, the Executive Yuan at Nanking (which
corresponds to the cabinet in other nations) has recent-
ly decided to float a new bond issue of $1,460,000,000
in the domestic money market.
Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, declared that
a consortium formed by leading bankers in Shanghai
had already expressed its willingness to subscribe a
large part of the bond issue. In order to guarantee
interest to be paid at six per cent per annum, Dr. Kung
said, only a part of the bond will be offered. This is
tentatively estimated at $340,000,000.
The proceeds of this bond issue, the financier added,
will be used to stabilize the Chinese dollar at the pre-
sent rate in the foreign exchange market. Opinions
of financial observers seem to indicate that the Chinese
dollar will be maintained at the rate of around thirty
cents American money (i. e., one dollar Shanghai cur-
rency equivalent to thirty cents U. S. currency) .
A rampaging horde of communists were defeated by
a trifling number of city garrisons in the city of Kwei-
yang, the capital of Kweiyang province, in a decisive
battle last week.
Assisted by civilians, the poorly equipped garrisons
managed to hurl back the communists and frustrated
their plan of occupation. Credit is to be accorded to
the civilians who were reported to have helped the
garrisons in digging trenches around the ancient city
walls.
To join their comrades in the province of Szechuan,
the communists were reportedly pressing northwest,
demolishing towns and villages in the path of their
movement. However, the captured towns and villages
were only held long enough to loot a few shops and
homes as the government troops were closely on their
trail.
The communist march to Kweiyang had brought
panic to the population of the Southwestern provinces,
and the upholding of the city greatly eased the tension
of the moment. The Chinese government is at present
massing troops into Kweiyang province from Kwarigsi.
It is predicted that the red menace will be totally an-
nihilated in the near future.
Persona Grata was awarded by the Japanese govern-
ment recently to Mr. Hsu Shih-yin to be the Chinese
Ambassador to Japan.
Mr. Hsu is a well-known statesman and jurist in
China. He started his official career as a member in
the law compiling bureau under the Board of Justice,
in late Ching dynasty. Later, he spent a number of
years in Europe studying the judicial systems. After
the establishment of the Republic, he was made Mini-
ster of Justice; and later, became the governor of
Fenhtien Province. During the regime of Tuan Chi-
jui, he was the Prime Minister. Of late, Mr. Hsu has
been devoting himself to philanthropic work, being
the chairman of the National Relief Commission.
Mr. Hsu's qualifications to hold the portfolio in
Tokio proved to be satisfactory to both the Chinese
and Japanese governments. He is reported to be in
preparation to proceed to his new post.
"Japan is not an aggressor!"
Hirosi Saito, Japanese Ambassador to the United
States, made an strenuous effort to develop the above
theme in a speech given at the Japan Society in New
York last week.
Intending to rebuff President Roosevelt in his mes-
sage to Congress on January 3, the Japanese envoy
impliedly told the White House executive that Japan
is "not dominated by autocracy" and denied his asser-
tion that the situation in Asia has "many of the elements
that may lead to the tragedy of a world war."
"Today in no part of the world, is there any selfish
and misguided despot bent upon conquest for con-
quest's sake .... not in Russia, Italy, Germany, France,
Britain, the United States or Japan," the Ambassador
said.
"The Japanese policies in the Far East," he said,
"are the natural products of hard economical circum-
stances."
The world appreciates the difficulties of Saito's task
in defending the righteousness of the Japanese policies.
Page 2
CHINESE DICEST
Friday, February 7, 1936
FAR EAST
FORMER U. S. SECRETARY PAYS
TRIBUTE TO LATE DR. V. K. TING
(The following letter was written by
Newton D. Baker, U. S. Secretary of
War under Wilson and an associate of
the late Dr. Ting in the work of the
Institute of Pacific Relations. It was
written to and published last week in the
New York Times. The Chinese Digest is
reprinting the letter in full because of
the light it casts on Dr. Tings life, of
the man himself as well as his great work
in advancing scientific knowledge in
China.)
To the Editor of the N. Y. Times:
The death of Dr. V. K. Ting, the
eminent Chinese geologist, which was re-
ported in the N. Y. Times recently, de-
serves more than passing notice, for he
was one of a select group, none too num-
erous in any nation, who combine high
intelligence and unusual qualifications in
their chosen fields with broad culture and
exceptional vigor. As Chairman of the
Institute of Pacific Relations, I was asso-
ciated with Dr. Ting, who was one of
the leaders of our China Council, and
had come to realize his important con-
tribution to China and to the interna-
tonal community.
In his early youth at home, Dr. Ting
received a sound literary training ac-
cording to the Chinese classial standards
of the time; while still a boy he went to
Japan to continue his education, and
thence to England, where he pursued his
scientific studies and also acquired a fam-
iliarity with the best English literature
superior to that gained by most of our
own college graduates. After a shorter
period of study in Germany he returned
to China.
The direction of the National Geo-
logical Survey of China, which had re-
cently been established, was then en-
trusted to Dr. Ting some 22 years ago.
Starting with almost nothing in the way
of exact knowledge of Chinese geology,
with no experienced staff and with the
most modern resources, Dr. Ting rapid-
ly developed the survey into a serious
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scientific institution which made itself
favorably known to the geological world.
In 1921 Dr. Ting resigned as head of
the Geologial Survey but continued to
cooperate actively with Dr. Wong Wen-
hao, who succeeded him. As manager
of the Peipiao Coal Mining Company he
broadened his already wide aquaintance
wth conditions of life among Chinese
farmers and laborers, and became in-
creasingly interested in social and politi-
cal questions.
Headed Academy
Two years ago Dr. Ting became ex-
ecutive head of the Academia Sinica, the
the National Research Institute of China,
under the chairmanship of Dr. Tsai
Yuan-pei, the post which he held at the
time of his death. In the short period
during which he had been in charge Dr.
Ting had already effected important
reforms.
In recent years Dr. Ting had been
one of a group in Peiping, including Dr.
Hu Shih, the well known philosopher;
Dr. Wong Wen-hao, H. C. Zen and
Mrs. Sophia Chen Zen, which published
a highly interesting and increasingly in-
fluental journal called the Independent
Critic, dealing with social and political
affairs, and had himself contributed to it.
Dr. Ting's sudden death will be
mourned by many friends in the United
States and in Europe as well as in China,
where he can so ill be spared. Many who
have not had the good fortune of inti-
mate association with him will remem-
ber him as a delightful companion,
those who have been closely associated
with him will remember the inspiration
of his complete devotion to the interests
of his work, his frankness, the severe
"H. K." EXPLAINS
■ The display of gas masks in the win-
dows of Wing Lee Co., which have inter-
ested observers of Chinatown for the
past week, has finally been explained by
Henry Wong.
It seems that he purchased a sample
lot for a Mr. Y. C. Chan, who is over
here on an unofficial buying trip for
the Chinese Government.
The gas masks are put out by the
Davis Emergency Equipment Co., the
same firm hat recently installed poison
vapor detectors and combustible gas de-
tectors aboard the Clipper ships of the
Pan-American Airways.
• •
Future Clipper passengers, flying
Trans-Pacific routes of Pan-American
Airway Systems, may now actually see
the tableware they will use while having
their meal aboard the "Clipper Ships."
This display is shown in the window of
the District Traffic Office of the Pan-
Amerian Airways Company at 427 Post
Street, in San Francisco. It is the first
time that this unique display has ever
been shown.
limitation which he placed on his few
prejudices, his modesty combined with
courage and decision when called for, and
his capacity for friendship. Thus passes
one of the world's great and wise servants
and friends.
NEWTON D. BAKER.
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1936.
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CHINATOWNIA
PORTLAND NEWS
By Eva Moe
Four Chinese students, Dorothy Wong,
Majorie Chin and James Moe from Lin-
coln High School, and May Seid from
Washington High, were graduated on
Jan. 24. James Moe was a first honor
grad finishing in three and a half years
with an E average in his studies.
Dorothy Wong and Majorie Chin
were given a graduation party in their
honor by the Girl Reserves at the home
of Mrs. Stanley Chin. The highlight of
the evening was a scavenger hunt which
sent all the guests over the entire neigh-
borhood in quest of their treasures.
Dancing and a buffet supper followed.
Seattle's Chinese Girls' Club invaded
Portland last week for a return contest
with the Chung Wah Girls' basketball
team and was handed a 35-15 defeat at
the Y. W. C. A. court. In spite of the
excellent work of the Seattlelites, the
Portland lassies proved to be too much
for the invaders. Chung Wah has suffer-
ed but one defeat in eight games so far
this season. After the tilt, open house
was held at the "Y" social hall.
Wah Kiang Club of Portland, Oregon
scored a 38-16 triumph over the invading
Waku Club of Seattle, Washington, last
week at the Salvation Army floor. This
overwhelming victory by the Portland
Chinese was achieved through their con-
sistent speed throughout the entire con-
test.
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SPORTSMEN HOLD
ANNUAL SHOOT
Chinese Sportsmen Club's second an-
nual trap and skeet shoot will be held on
Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Golden Gate
Gun Club, Alameda. Guns will be sup-
plied free by the Gun Club.
All Chinese who are interested in
shooting are invited to participate. Those
intending to join are requested to meet
at the club, 156 Waverly Place at 8:15
a. m. or meet at the Alameda ferry. For
further information inquire at the club.
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SACRAMENTO HOLDS
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
The Chinese High School Students'
Club of Sacramento recently sponsored
the showing of motion pictures depicting
the resistance of the 19th Route Army
against the Japanese invasion in Shang-
hai. Stirring speeches were delivered by
Wong Jok Horn, Fong Mun Hin and
Yee Wai Duck.
Essay Contest Deadline Near
Only five weeks now remain to join the
Essay Contest sponsored by the Ging
Hawk Club of New York City, a com-
munication from the president of the
club, Miss Anna Lee, indicated. This
contest was initiated several months ago
for the specific purpose of learning "the
thoughts of Chinese-American youth in
regard to the problems arising from the
conflicts of Chinese and American cul-
tures".
The subject of this essay contest is
"Does My Future Lie In China or Amer-
ica?" and there will be a #20 award for
the best essay, and #10 for the runner-up.
Those eligible to enter this interesting
contest must be American born Chinese
boys or girls, between the ages of 17 and
25, and must be residents of the contin-
ental United States and Hawaii.
Rules governing the contest are: essay
should be 1,000 to 1,500 words; must
be typewritten; must be accompanied by
a snapshot of the entrant; and must be
in before midnight of March 31, 1936.
No manuscripts will be returned to the
writers unless otherwise specified. Manu-
scripts are to be addressed to Miss Anna
Lee, 32 Mott St., New York .
The Ging Hawk Club announced that
the "essays will be judged on originality
of context; and the winners will be an-
nounced on the third week of April,
1936."
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L. A. DRAGON DANCE FUND
Funds totaling approximately a thou-
sand dollars were received from the Los
Angeles Chinese Dragon Dance, spon-
sored by the Chinese students. Funds
derived are for the benefit of the Chinese
Boy Scouts of the city. The program
also included Chinese boxing exihibitions
and the inevitable fireworks.
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one group of young ladies (about 7),
what more can two young men ask for?
But, hi ho, it seemed that everyone pre-
ferred to walk that night. And, again —
hi, ho, better luck next time.
I have been requested to print this:
At a recent girls' club meeting there were
15 persons present, 14 were girls, who
was the fifteenth person? (When you
find out, please tell me.)
Some very embarrassing moments come
out of misjudging things. Take a certain
miss, for instance. She misjudged her-
self (?), and if it were not for the timely
presence of a Helpful Henry she would
have had to carry the chair around till
some one pulled it off. Imagine walking
around the streets attached to a chair!
A certain young S. F. matron, in con-
versation with three Oakland young men
remarked that she would like to attend
the U. C. Chinese Students' Club Skat-
ing Party, but regretted that friend hus-
band would be busy that night; where-
upon, one of the young men gallantly
stood up and said, "I'm an illegible
escort for you." It was all very plain.
While walking along Spofford Street
with Mrs. B. C. I spied an old flag, the
five colored one, and it being such a rare
sight I pointed up to it saying, "Isn't that
rather odd?" Said the young ladie,
"Whats so odd about OUR flag?" Will
someone please enlighten her?
Last Rites for Dentist
Funeral services for Dr. Carl M. Lee,
72-year old Chinese dentist of San Fran-
cisco, were held last Sunday at the Chi-
nese Congregational Church, Brenham
Place. Interment was at the Chinese
Christian Cemetery.
Dr. Lee, a native of China, came to
San Francisco at the age of 16. He re-
ceived his education at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons and was the
first resident of Chinatown to own and
drive an automobile. Besides his widow,
Mrs. Bessie Lee, he is survived by his
two sons, Daniel and Walter.
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Friday, February 7, 1936
Our
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$i
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— You can shop far and wide and still not be able
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— Long staple yarns used in this fine quality
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— Choice of five smart collar styles. All styles
obtainable in white; blue in Lo-band style only.
MOORE'S
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840 Market 141 Kearny * 1450 B'way
Opp. Emporium Near Sutter Oakland
(^Chinese Salesman here: Edward Leong)
COLD AY (Ed Leong) SEZ:
ON THE WALL of the president's
office at Moore's stores for men, hangs
a framed slogan: "It's not the sale that
counts, it's the customer.'' I have always
felt that there were tremendous possibil-
ities for any firm built on the founda-
tion of such a philosophy. How many
times have you found yourself high-pres-
sured into buying something you really
didn't need? Many, I'll bet. My per-
sonal experience has been that on several
occasions high-pressure salesmen have
put the "screws" on me until, rather
than feel like a "heel," I purchased.
It is gratifying to find a store where no
such tactics are resorted to. Instead, at
Moore's, you will find gracious salesmen
"bending over backwards" in their en-
deavor to please you. And if he hasn't
what you want, you'll find yourself in
the unique position of being able -to
walk out without loss of dignity. That's
why I like to sell at Moore's, I dread
forcing myself on people in order to
make them buy. You'll find Moore's a
friendly store — you'll want to come back
and back.
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BY THE WAY, there's a mighty nice
buy in trousers now at Moore's. Regular
#5.75 values now at #4.75. All wool
quality in grey and brown. Moore's
bought the manufacturer's entire supply
of these lots in order to take advantage
of a special price discount. They pass
the saving on to their customers. Biggest
selection is in 29, 30, 31, and 3 2 waist
sizes. Better see them this week or it
may be too late.
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Contributions welcome to this column,
and if possible, will be printed. They
must pertain to men's clothing. Mail
your contributions to Edward Leong, at
Moore's, 141 Kearny Street.
Friday, February 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 5
CHINATOWNIA
"Benefit" for Workers'
Summer School
It has been wisely said that most people
"would sooner die than think; in fact
they do." Workers' education offers to
men and women in industry, business,
and other occupations an opportunity
to train themselves in clear thinking
through the study of those questions
closely related to their daily lives as
workers and citizens.
The Y. W. C. A., because much of its
membership is drawn from industrial
ranks, has been active in workers' edu-
cation, according to Mrs. Bernice Foley,
group worker at the Chinese branch.
Last year the 965 Club raised money
for a scholarship which sent a Chinese
boy to the month's session on the campus
of the University of California. The
club members are again planning to raise
enough money to enable at least one
Chinese boy or girl to take advantage of
this opportunity to study intensively for
four weeks under the finest available lead-
ership. Although the 965 Club is not
yet ready to announce the details of its
venture, the club members are serving
advance notice that the members of the
community will be asked to enjoy them-
selves at a '^benefit" on Saturday, March
28, at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. The
proceeds will be turned over to the city-
wide workers' Education Committee when
it begins its campaign for scholarships
to send your»g men and women to the
Western Summer School for Workers
this year.
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MONTEREY CHINESE GIVES PLAY
For the purpose of raising funds to
aid the Cathay Band, the Chinese Stu-
dents' Club of the Monterey Chung Wah
School recently gave a three-act play
entitled "Iron Blood".
Misses Gee May Hung, Gee May Lin,
Chin Hong Suey and Chin Sui Mow
entertained with several dances, after
which the students held a dinner party1
at the Canton Low Cafe.
£©^^*85^©^^^^£^^^^
Allee, the Towntrotter, says:
A member of the nurses' staff at the
Chinese Hospital, GRACE HEE will
leave for Arizona for a few weeks vaca-
tion soon .... NUI-BO TANG came
back from Phoenix, Arizona, after a
stay — she attended a wedding party, it
is reported .... the lucky guy — WIL-
FORD LOO won a radio at Knox Coffee
Shop this month (in a game of chance,
oh yeah!) .... it's a long way yet, but
FLORA CHAN'S birthday will be on
April the 1st — it's not April FOOL,
she'll be just one year older 1 . . . .
PAULINE TONG is waiting on the
nurses at the Chinese Hospital ....
ROSIE LOCK calls herself LUCILLE
now! — she and her 'handsome hubby'
are working at the NEW CHINA cafe
.... the town gals are interested to know
where CHARLIE CHAN 'the roaming
romeo' of Stockton is — or does MEL
know? .... Cupid in Chinatown: WIL-
FRED JUE and MABEL LEONG are
holding hands these days .... WILLY
LEE is now CONNIE'S steady ....
that tall, dark and handsome salesman
EDWARD 'Colday' LEONG and pretty
Miss MARGIE KOE are very 'sweet' . .
. . that orchestra leader of the CATHAY-
ANS' is reported 'moonstruck' these
days — must be DAVID SUM! (is it J.
W? guess) .... HARRY CHONG and
ESTHER TOM are still romancing ....
Mr. Stork knocks at the door of Mr. and
Mrs. GARLAND CHUCK and it's a
sonny BOY! .... Do you know that:
hi-power salesman ARTHUR DICK is
the only Chinese representative of the
Chrysler and Plymouth cars and is also
doing quite well with the SELIX Cloth-
ing Company of San Francisco ....
one of our promising lawyers JACK
CHOW is now connected with White
and White, attorneys .... GUM WONG
was appointed Athletic manager of the
CHINESE YOUTH CIRCLE of Oak-
land .... EDWARD CHAN (former
Frisco boy) is representing us in Salinas
.... Mrs. ALFRED K. WONG, the
former MARY LEE of San Francisco,
is now in the Chinese Maritime Customs
office in Shanghai .... So-o-o, until
next week .... So Long !
(In sending news to this column, all
contributions must be signed, with your
address also. All confidences respected.)
SEATTLE NEWS
By Eugene Wong
Lew G. Kay, prominent University of
Washington alumnus and former Chinese
vice-consul at Seattle, has consented to
be advisor for the Chinese Students'
Club this year. The club is expected to
achieve new heights under the able guid-
ance of Mr. Kay, who is also an active
business man.
The Chinese language school for young
American-born Chinese is going into its
sixth year successfully. Sponsored by
the Chung Wah elders, the school re-
cently celebrated its anniversary under
the new leadership with an assembly,
featuring songs, dances, speeches and
skits in Chinese.
Chinese Baptist held its annual ban-
quet at its social hall last Friday, Jan. 31,
with approximately a hundred persons
attending. The Rev. Emery Andrews
was master of ceremonies, while Miss Ce-
celia Allen, church welfare worker, led
the community singing. A good meal
sent every one home praising the cuisine
ability of the chef, Dong Ming.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kay Louis be-
came the proud parents of a baby girl
on Jan. 24.
New officers for the Chinese Students'
Club of the University of Washington
for the winter quarter elected last week
are: Henry S. Luke, president; Chuck
Lei, vice-president; Frances D. Leo, trea-
surer; and Edwin S. Luke, secretary. Re-
tiring officers are Albert Wong Lam,
president; Robert Chen, vice-president;
Kaye Hong, treasurer; and Mary Hong,
secretary.
Players of the Waku Celestials who
made the trip to Portland last week were:
Gordon Poon, Raymond Wong, David
Woo, Hing Chinn, Howie Mar, Jimmy
Mar, Harry Chin and Henry Chinn,
manager.
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CHINESE DIG EST
Friday, February 7, 1936
TEA AN D LANTERNS
YOUTH CIRCLE HOLD
SPRING DANCE
Under blinking stars and moonlit skies
the Oakland Chinese Youth Circle will
hold its Spring Dance and Raffle on
Mar. 7. The affair, which will be held
at the Persian Garden, Webster Street
and Grand Avenue, Oakland, is right by
the shore of Lake Merritt.
The winner of the prize waltz will
receive a beautiful cup, while the grand
prize winner will receive a washing ma-
chine. A big floor show, sponsored by
the Circle, is also scheduled, besides mah
jong and card games. Admission will be
fifteen cents.
• •
Pre-Valentine Party
Mrs. Lois Lim and Miss Faye Huey
were hostesses at a pre-Valentine party
on Feb. 2, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Roderick Won on Brenham Place.
Games, cards, and dancing for the
evening were further enhanced by a
dance by Miss Huey.
Among those present were: Messrs.
and Mesdames Jack Eng, Joseph Chew,
Roderick Won, George Lim, Misses Hel-
en Tom, Ethel and Mary Mammon,
Mary Chinn, Leona Sing, Lily Tong,
and Messrs. Ernest Lowe, Othel Mam-
mon, Fred Wong, Edward Tom, Chester
Look, Lawrence Chinn, H. K. Wong,
and Henry Chinn.
• •
Deputy Consul Sun
Speaks at Phi Sigma Sigma
Mr. Patrick Pichi Sun, Deputy Con-
sul of China, gave an address on the
subject of the present status of the
Chinese Japanese dispute at the month-
ly meeting of the Phi Sigma Sigma
sorority on Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 4. After Mr. Sun's speech, open
forum was held in which many interest-
ing questions regarding the Far East
were discussed. Miss Clara Chan,
member of the staff of the Chinese
Digest, was also an honor guest at the
occasion.
OAKLAND NEWS
By Hector Eng
Pauline Chew, Oakland's budding
songstress, celebrated her birthday party
last Wednesday with a card party at her
home. One of the highlights of the
evening was a dance number by one of
the guests from Fresno. Pauline received
a large stack of congratulatory telegrams
and a proposal.
To foster intra-club friendly relation-
ship, the Waku Auxiliary is inviting the
Junior members to a Valentine party
on Feb. 14 at the International Institute,
with twenty-one seniors and fifteen Jun-
iors expected to partake in the fun. The
affair will be decidedly informal in char-
acter and spirit, featuring children's
games and races. For the more sedate
members there will be mah jong and
card games.
Young Chinese Club's basketball team,
last Sunday at Emeryville High, lost to
the Berkeley Japanese Students' Club,
31-21. The Chinese amassed an early
lead, but were overtaken as the first half
ended. A rally fell short late in the
contest when Howard Joe and Junior
Yee went out on fouls. Key Chinn and
Shane Lew starred for the Young Chinese.
In the preliminary, the Young Chinese
Juniors nosed out the Japanese Students'
Club second string. Final tally was 20-21.
A Little Reminder —
The University of California Chinese
Students' Club will present its Spring
Informal dance this year on April 4, at
the International House in Berkeley. An
entrancing campus orchestra will pro-
vide tuneful music until one.
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AWARD DANCE CHANGED
TO TRIANON BALLROOM
Anticipating a large crowd, the Wah
Ying Club, at its meeting Monday night,
decided that the Trianon Ballroom, on
Sutter and Van Ness Avenue, would be
more appropriate in which to hold its
Award Dance, instead of the N. S. G. S.
Hall, on the night of Feb. 29.
Treasurer Arthur Hee and Social
Chairman Herbert Lee announced that
several hundred tickets have been sold,
and a banner gathering is expected.
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N. S. G. S. SOCIAL
The Chinese N. S. G. S. held their
Spring social last Sunday. Cocktails
were served to the many members who
were present.
In an effort to hasten checking facili-
ties, and despite the customary precaution,
a blue overcoat belonging to Dan Hing,
was lost at the recent Waku Auxiliary
Dance. The coat was made by the King
Company of Chicago, Illinois, and had a
white scarf with an initial "D" in one
of the pockets.
Any information as to its whereabouts
will be appreciated and may be forwarded
to Mrs. Eva Jue, 72 Seventh Street, Oak-
land. A liberal reward awaits its return.
On March 28, the Wa Sung A. C. of
Oakland is sponsoring its annual raffle
benefit; and an extensive program is be-
ing mapped out which promises to over-
shadow their previous performances. To
enable local Chinese talent in the bay
region to exhibit their wares, a bona fide
amateur show will be presented and Wa
Sung extends a cordial invitation to all
artists who desire to participate for lu-
crative prizes. There will be dancing
after the program. Admission to this
gala affair is only ten cents.
George Bowen, chairman of entertain-
ment, will confer with committeemen
Worley Wong, Joe Lee, Glenn Lym, Hec-
tor Eng and Frank Dun during this Sun-
day's luncheon at the home of Worley
Wong, in an effort to set a new high in
hilarity and entertainment.
New officers were elected to serve the
club for the coming year at the Tuesday
meeting. They are Ed Hing, president;
George Bowen, vice-president; Robert
Chow, secretary; Frank Dun, treasurer;
Joe Lee, sergeant-at-arms; and Gerald
Chan, athletic manager.
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Friday, February 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
FASHIONS
CLARA CHAN
OF ANCIENT CHINA
One of the few opportunities to view
rare and authentic robes of ancient China
was offered at a recent exhibit of imper-
ial robes and textiles at the San Fran-
cisco Art Museum. This admirable col-
lection of costly brocades and richly em-
broidered silk loaned by Mr. William
Colby comprised of masterpieces of weav-
ing and embroidery rarely approached
by even the most skilled artisans of today.
Imperial Robes
The fashion demanded by the imperial
courts of the dynastic periods for the
Son of Heaven and his officials were
gorgeous silks with most diversified pat-
terns. Symbols of distinction, indicating
official degrees on the robes require an
explanation. The imperial robes as illu-
strated by the commentors of the Sung
dynasty have twelve ancient sacred ob-
jects painted or embroidered upon the
robes.
1. Jih. The "Sun". The solar disk
supported upon a bank of clouds, with
its 3-legged bird inside.
2. Yueh, the "Moon", the lunar disk
containing a hare with pestle and mortar
pounding the elixir vitae.
3. Hsing Chen, the "Stars", represented
by a constellation of three stars connect-
ed by a straight line.
4. Shan, "Mountains", worshipped in
China from time prehistoric.
5. Lung, "Dragons", a pair of the
fabulous scaly monsters, five-clawed.
6. Hua Chung, the "Flowery Fowls",
a pair of variated pheasants.
7. Tung Yi, the "Temple Vessels", of
ancestral worship, a pair figured with
a tiger and a monkey.
8. Ts'ao, "Aquatic Grass", in sprays.
9. Huo, "Fire", in naming scrolls.
10. Fen Mi, "Grains of Millet", group-
ed in a medallion.
11. Fu, an "Axe", the weapon of a
warrior.
12. Fu, a peculiar "symbol" of distinc-
tion, of ornamental origin, used in the
sense of embroidered in modern phrase-
ology.
The hereditary nobles of the first rank
were restricted from the use of the Sun,
Moon, and Stars; those of the next two
degrees were further restricted from the
use of the Mountains, and Dragons. By
these gradual restrictions the official
robes were made to indicate the rank of
the wearer.
An Emperor's Robe
Of the many imperial robes seen at
the exhibit, most outstanding was the
Emperor's robe of K'o Ssu weave made
with a back-ground cloth of real gold.
The thread of the cloth is silk covered
with red gold leaf, unusually small for
gold thread, resulting in a weave that is
extraordinarily fine in texture.
Nine royal dragons, all of the front
view, indicated that it was a robe for an
emperor. The attributes of eight im-
mortals are represented. The dragons
are embroidered in blue, with a multi-
colored lower border design of the etern-
al sea, and projecting cliffs and rocks
representing the earth.
K'o Ssu Weave
Like many of the lost arts of China,
the K'o Ssu weave is also a hereditary
trade profession. In this exhibit, one
of the finest pieces of woven silk, is a
scroll of the five hundred Lo Hans,
(followers of Buddha). In this scroll,
this lost art was carried to perfection.
At first glance, the woven scroll was
in all appearances like a delicately paint-
ed picture, but upon closer scrutiny, one
may perceive fine silk threads. Each
color and shade is a separate woven piece
so skilfully joined that the lines of de-
marcation are scarcely perceptible.
The length of the scroll is 29 feet in
length and 16 inches in width, and al-
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Lien Fa Saw You
Mrs. Mark Dunn (Miss Lily Ow-
Young) was darling in a deep rust wool
coat, a close-fitting model of rough ma-
terial. Of special interest was the ' col-
lar and hood" — a hood when pushed
forward over the head and a collar when
thrown back, which sets into a lovely
cowl. Mrs. Dunn certainly looked snug
in this warm creation.
Red fox on apple green! Doesn't that
sound delicious? Miss Elizabeth Won
was really sweet enough to eat in her
green wool coat with revers of soft red
fox. She wears with this a small hat of
the same apple green cocked on one side
of her head.
Mrs. Theodore C. Lee, a charming
young matron, should not notice these
icy days of February, because her new
fur coat is just the thing to battle this
cold weather. Of gray caracul, swagger
style, she looks both comfortable and neat.
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though the very descriptive groups of
scenes were a continuous woven piece,
each group has its own interpretation.
Taken as a whole, the entire scroll de-
picts the buddhist faith and the legends
of the 500 Lo Hans.
Head Dresses of Manchu Women
Among the elaborate and costly robes
and textiles, three head dresses worn by
women of high court rank were shown
with projected strips of foliage, and but-
terflies, and pheasants around the crown.
Kingfisher feathers were used, being ac-
cented by emeralds, green jadeite, ame-
thyst, amber, tourmaline, carnelian, tur-
quoise, artificial pearls, and many other
semi-precious stones. Symbolic forms,
such as the bat, peaches and peach blos-
soms were also worked in filigree.
Imperial Carpet
An interesting piece of textile, out-
standing from the silk and embroidery,
was the carpet used by the Dowager
empress. This imperial carpet was made
of cut velvet, with three borders: the out-
ermost border has a swastika design of
red and blue, the middle border has a
lotus design, and the innermost border
consists of an interesting geometric de-
sign. Lotus and bat motives were used
in the center piece, and the colors of old
rose and gray green were seen combined
with the blue background.
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Friday, February 7, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
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STAFF
CHING WAH LEE Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY ... Associate Editor
FRED GEORGE WOO Sports
CLARA CHAN Fashions
ETHEL LUM Community Welfare
ROBERT G. POON Circulation
GEORGE CHOW Advertising
THE SLEEPING GIANT
Far over on the western fringe of the great Pacific
Ocean, a little figure stands alongside a flag bearing a
red sun-burst,, on the top of a very rocky, volcanic
island. This little mannikin glares fiercely in rotation
toward the east, toward the north, toward the west and
toward the south. His clutching hands reach greedily
toward the Mongolian steppes, while a self-satisfied
smile shines on the Occident.
This active little personality dominates the land-
scape in front of a background of wisps of wind-driven
Gobi dust and steaming mists of water vapor obscuring
the mysterious interior of Asia. Faintly, through the
gathering haze, a few trained Western eyes can perceive
the ceaseless activities of the teeming millions in China.
History shows that peoples that have conquered
China, at various times, have been gradually absorbed
into the country and become a part thereof; such a
procedure is likely to repeat itself for many centuries
to come. Linked with this influence, however, is an-
other factor which is definitely modern, but, neverthe-
less, of great importance; that is the Young China of
today which is striving to modernize the ancient coun-
try and help its peoples. Along with this moderniza-
tion is the development of a National Consciousness
which will have a tremendous effect, in time, on the
activities and accomplishments of would-be conquerors.
It is evident that as the plans and desires of the
Young China become realities happiness and pros-
perity will come to the various provinces. Great high-
way systems will appear all over the country, linked
with an efficient railroad net. Mines will be opened and
rivers harnessed for power development and flood-
control. Streaming lines of trucks will move rapidly
from city to city. Luxury laden boats and other means
for transport will take mountains of choice commodi-
ties to all part of that ancient country. Great areas of
marsh land will become rich farming land; great ex-
panses of water will be filled in to yield food for mil-
lions of hard-working people. Treasures of gold, silver,
copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, iron, coal, stone, pottery,
silk and numerous other commodities will abound. The
wonders of water steam and electricity will bring rest
to millions of tired backs and comfort to millions of
sore feet and strained muscles. Disease will be driven
into the ocean by scores of medical men, and pestilences
will leave the face of the earth. Poverty will fade away
into the obscurity of legend and famines will become
non-existent. Numerous deep-sea vessels from many
nations will bring tremendous quantities of foreign
goods and take away like amounts of riches from the
Orient; this commerce will bring the ceaseless hum of
industry to the sea ports and the wharves of the great
river cities. Thousands upon thousands of river craft
will bring food, wool, metals, stone, lumber, pottery,
art goods, and so forth, from the interior and take
back whence they came fabrics, wood products, railroad
materials, electrical goods and appliances, mining
machinery, books, medical supplies, doctors and other
professional men and women, and miscellaneous pro-
ducts of the Western world. Great cities with numer-
ous skyscrapers will grow where mud-walled villages
now stand in quiet poverty.
Before all of these desirable things happen in
China, the smirking usurper from east of the Yellow
Sea will be driven back in his boats and sent scurrying
to his earthquake and typhoon ridden islands, where
he belongs, there to revert to a second rate power after
aspiring to dominate the Pacific and all nations and
peoples situated on the shores of this ocean — M. K. B.
GREATNESS
They are great men who follow that part of them
which is great. Let one stand in his nobler part, and
the meaner will not be able to take it from him. This
is simply what makes greatness. The superior man
desires a wide sphere that he may give peace to the
multitudes; but what his nature makes his own, cannot
be greatened by the largeness of his sphere, nor lessen-
ed by its obscurity. Mencius — 371 B. C.
Friday, February 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
(XI) The Chinese Discovered The
Circulation of The Blood, and
(XII) Practiced Dissection Two Thou-
sand Years Ago.
A "Gray's Anatomy" was compiled in
China toward the end of the Chou Dyna-
sty. This work is attributed to Huang
Ti (2698-2598 B. C.) but it is actually
a collection of various medical work writ-
ten during the Chou Dynasty or earlier.
The book is called "Canon of Medi-
cine" or "Internal Classic" (Nei Ching),
and is divided into two sections, the Su
Wen or Plain Questions" (Cathecism)
and the Ling Shu or Introduction to
Phenomina. There are scores of ver-
sions, the most popular edition having
24 chapters for the first section and 12
chapters for the second section.
On. the circulation of the blood, the
following statements are found: "The
heart regulates blood of the body. The
current flows continuously like the cur-
rent of a river, or the sun and moon in
their orbits. It may be compared to a
circle without beginning or end. The
blood travels a distance of six inches in
one respiration.
"The twelve main blood vessels are
deeply hidden between the muscles and
cannot be seen. Only those on the outer
ankle are visible because there is nothing
to hide them. All the blood vessels that
are on the surface are capillaries (loh).
"The harmful elements of the rain
and wind enter the system first through
the skin. It is then conveyed to the
arteries (sun) . When these are full it
goes to the capillaries (loh) and these
in turn empties into the big veins
(chin)."
As to anatomy and dissection: "The
height of the heavens cannot be ascer-
tained by man. But the human body
may be measured on the surface and after
death it may be dissected and observa-
tions made as to the size of the organ,
the capacity of the intestines, the length
of the arteries, the condition of the blood,
and the amount of pneuma."
The internal organs are divided into
solid or storage organs (tsang) and hol-
low or eliminative organs (fu). The
tsangs are the heart, liver, spleen, lungs,
and kidneys. The fus are the gall blad-
der, stomach, large intestines, small in-
testines, and the three "chiao" or con-
sumptional, eliminative vacuoles.
The circumference of the small intes-
tines is given as two and one half inches,
length, 33 feet, capacity, 2 tous 5 shengs;
circumference of large intestine is 4
inches, length 20 feet, capacity, 1 tou
(all Chou Dynasty units). The small
intestine is attached to the spine dor-
sally and to the navel in front. It has
sixteen convolutions. The total length
of the alimentary tract is 64 feet and
four-tenths inch. Other important or-
gans measured or mentioned are the
tongue, the oesophagus, pericadium,
bladder, ligaments, and spleen.
It is obvious from the above that many
errors are included in the work. Yet
it must be admitted that the Chou phy-
sicians studied objectively. But with the
introduction of Buddhism medicine was
cloaked over with medieval philosophy
and theology and speculation replaced
experimentation. (The writer is indebt-
ed to "History of Chinese Medicine",
by Dr. K. C. Wong and Dr. Wu Lien-
teh for much of the above data).
UNION COUNCIL ELECTIONS
The Chinese Young People's Union
Council elected the following officers at
their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Chi-
nese Y. W. C. A.: president, Mrs. An-
drew Wu; vice-president, Harry Lee; Se-
cretary, Helen Chan; treasurer, Ira Lee.
It was decided at the meeting that the
next Union meeting is to be held at the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Feb. 23
at 7 p. m. The speaker for the evening
will be Dr. Gills, pending his acceptance.
• •
CHINESE WANTED ON P. T. A.
Because there are no Chinese on the
Francisco Junior High School Parent-
Teacher Association, the faculty of the
school is inviting parents of its Chinese
students to attend its meetings. A lun-
cheon, the first of this term, will be held
at the school cafeteria on Friday, Feb.
14, at noon, and parents are urged to
attend the affair, in furthering the in-
terests of all students.
LEAP YEAR PARTY
The Busy Bees Club, a branch of the
Girl Reserves of the Y. W. C. A. will
give a Leap Year Party at Topsy's
Roost at the Beach on Saturday, Feb.
28. Mildred Gee is president and spon-
sor of the affair. Without boys, it
would hardly be considered a leap year
party, so members of the male sex are
cordially urged to attend.
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SHANGHAI GIRL AT
AMERICAN COLLEGE
Although enrolled at an American
college, Wu Kou Liu has so far resisted
the lure of wearing Western clothes.
She still wears her native garments at
Rollins College; where this Oriental at-
mosphere proves most charming.
TALENTED ACTRESS IN
MANDARIN DEBUT
Beautiful and talented Miss Sui Ling
Sin, who arrived from China last week
on the Presdent Polk, made her initial
debut to the Chinese public recently at
the Chinese Mandarin Theater, before
a full house. Miss Sin appeared in the
starring role of "Queen Dowager."
It is claimed that Miss Sin is one of
the most talented young actresses to come
to the United States, having an enchant-
ing voice, and a pleasing personality.
Her engagement at the local theater is
limited to a short period only.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 7, 1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
CHINESE LANGUAGE
SCHOOLS IN CHINA-
TOWN
"Once a Chinese always a Chinese"
seems as applicable to this people as its
equivalent expression was to the English.
Perhaps it is this inability to detach
themselves from their racial origin which
prompts the Chinese in this country to
establish Chinese schools for the edu-
cation of their children in their own
language and culture. So it is that in
all communities where there is an aggre-
gate of Chinese families, no matter how
few, there will be teachers instructing
the young to read and write in their
own tongue.
In San Francisco's Chinatown is
found a total of 2004 students, ages from
6 to 20, enrolled in nine community-
sponsored evening schools, besides some
200 pupils in various private schools.
The following chart will show how these
students are distributed among the nine
schools:
Part-pay Free
School Enrollment pupils pupils
Hip Wo 423 64 5
St. Mary's 380 145 0
Chung Wah 331 0 8
Young Wo 162 71 0
Baptist 158 25 0
Nam Kue 155 0 0
Episcopal 145 0 15
Cumberland 130 3 0
Confucian 120 6 0
Total 2004 314 • 28
Tuition and Curriculum
The tuition fees vary from 30 cents
to $2.50 a month, while the private
schools charge from $2.00 to $5.00. The
students purchase their own text books,
writing material, and other equipment.
In recent years, on account of economic
conditions, children from large or needy
families have been admitted either free
or on a part-pay basis. The figures above
show that 16 per cent of the total students
pay a reduced tuition, while 1 per cent
is exempted from paying any fee at all.
The children attend these schools usu-
ally from 5 to 8 p. m. Monday to Friday,
plus two or three hours on Saturday
morning. The curriculum, which aims
to supplement, in Chinese, what the child-
ren learn in the American schools, in-
cludes reading and writing, literature,
poetry, ethics, forensics, gymnastics, etc.
The graded text books are imported from
China and have been greatly simplified
and modernized in the last few years.
Great emphasis is laid upon the art of
penmanship and the importance of mem-
ory work, in the schools. The study of
Mandarin now occupies an important
place in the program of the higher
grades, since unification of the spoken
language is one of the measures enforced
in the public schools in China. As may
be expected, the scholastic standards of
the shools here compare not so favorably
with those of the homeland, where Chi-
nese and not English is the prevalent
language.
Of these nine schools, two offer a com-
plete course from the elementary grades
through the middle school, five go as
high as the lower middle school, while
the remaining two have only elementary
grades. Almost all the instructors have
been educated in schools in China, and
are at least graduates of middle school.
Enrollment and Support
The Hip Wo School is operated and
financed through the coordinated efforts
of the Chinese Congregational, the Chi-
nese Methodist, and the Chinese Presby-
terian Church. The combined enroll-
ment of this and the other three Protest-
ant church schools is 856, or 43 per cent
of the total, while the St. Mary's School,
maintained by the Chinese Catholic Mis-
sion, has 19 per cent of the total students.
The Nam Kue and the Young Wo
Schools are supported by district organi-
zations, while the Chung Wah School
is a community-supported institution.
In variance with the original organi-
zation of these schools, religious inclina-
tion and sectional feeling play little part
in their enrollment. The proximity of
location, the rate of tuition, the stan-
dards of teaching, and other minor con-
siderations determine in which school a
child is placed. Roughly speaking, the
policies, curricula, and methods of teach-
ing of the different schools are quite
similar. Although the schools are not
controlled by the Ministry of Education
in China, several recent surveys of Chi-
nese education in the United States by
representatives of the Chinese National
Government point to the probability that
sooner or later, these schools may be
brought under the jurisdiction of the
Chinese educational system.
Necessity of Shorter Hours
The long hours of study to which these
children are subjected are, without doubt,
undermining their health. They do not
enjoy rest and recreation, nor do they
have enough sleeping hours. A plan
for incorporating the Chinese courses as
part of the American school program has
been considered by prominent educators
and social workers of the community, but
such a proposition has been deemed both
impractical and inadvisable. A shorten-
ing of the school hours, at least for the
younger ones, seem absolutely necessary.
The arrangement of the school hours
makes it quite inconvenient for the family
evening meal, resulting in irregular meals
for the children. As it is, the majority
of the children eat a light late lunch,
before 5 p. m., generally of bread and
milk, and take their regular evening meal
after school, around 8 p. m., soon after
which they retire to bed. Others follow
the reverse procedure; while a small num.
ber who live close to the schools manage
to eat their dinner during the 10 or 15
minute recess at 6 p. m. A suggestion
which has offered is to have the lower
grades in session from 4 to 6 p. m., the
upper grades from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m.,
thus allowing the families to keep a uni-
form dinner hour. Some such adjust-
ment will also shorten the school hours,
giving the students more free time for
home study, and will help to relieve the
present congested conditions in the school
rooms.
Inadequate Play Space
The evening hours are generally di-
vided into three periods of approximately
an hour each, with ten or fifteen minutes
recess between them. In a few schools,
the two recesses are combined into one
long recess between the second and third
periods. In this connection, the problem
of playground space is a trying one. Only
three institutions are housed in regular
school buildings, while the others make
use of church or other buildings, with
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ENGLISH EVENING CLASSES
For Americanization purposes, the
Emergency Educational Program is fur-
nishing two full-time instructors to teach
English to Chinese adults. One of them,
a Chinese young man, will teach in the
English evening classes held Monday to
Friday, 7:00 to 9:00 p. m., at the Chi-
nese Presbyterian Church. 925 Stockton
St., while the other will assist at the
Chinese Episcopal Church, 966 Clay St.,
from 6:45 to 9:15 p. m.
Each class already has an enrollment
of over 30 students. With the additional
teachers, the classes are still open to in-
terested men and women at a nominal
charge.
Friday, February 7, 1936
CHINE S E DIGEST
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
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RANDOM NOTES ON
LADY PRECIOUS
STREAM
One particular day last week Manhat-
tan's followers of the theatre could read
in their papers small announcements like
this:
Premier TOMORROW EVENING at 8:20
MORRIS GEST has the honor to present for
the first time in America
LADY PRECIOUS STREAM
By S. I. HSIUNG
With HELEN CHANDLER and
BRAMWELL FLETCHER
Now In Its Second Year in London
Costumes designed my MEI LAN-FANG
BOOTH THEATRE, W. 45th St.
Matinees: First Week: Thursday and Saturday
Thereafter: Tuesday and Saturday
So casually was this drama heralded
that one could take it for granted Chinese
plays are regular offerings on Broadway.
Actually the premiere of Wang Pao-
chuan (the Chinese name of Lady Pre-
cious Stream) perhaps marks the very
first time that a classical Chinese dramaJ —
adapted into English and fashioned for
modern consumption, of course — has
come to Broadway. In making this state-
ment the reviewer does not forget that
there have been many Chinese plays given
in New York during the past decade,
notably S. Tretiakov's "Roar China"
and the dramatization of Pearl Buck's
"Good Earth." But these plays could
not be considered as truly Chinese be-
cause, for one thing, they were not writ-
ten by Chinese, and for another, they
were not classical dramas. These distinc-
tions, on the whole, should not make
any difference, but dramatists seem to
insist on it.
With the exception of one Chinese,
who acted in a minor role, the entire
cast of the American debut of "Lady
Precious Stream" consisted of American
players. The exception is Miss Yuen-
tsung (Maimie) Sze, who happens to be
the daughter of Sao-ke Alfred Sze, Chi-
nese Ambassador to the United States.
Maimie Sze is round faced, wears her
hair in bang fashion and withal very
pretty. She is a Wellesley graduate, and
while there learned western culture as
well as to become an expert rower. She
has spent most of her life in America
and England, and has not seen China
since she was five. She is an amateur
painter; and has never acted on the re-
gular stage. Her role in "Lady Precious
Stream" is her first try.
Although Helen Chandler is acting
the lead in the play the reviewer has been
informed that a Chinese stage actress,
WILLIAM HOY
Miss Ing Tang Lee, is now on her way
here from China to take this role.
The day before the play's opening a
New York critic remarked that Shih I.
Hsiung, the adapter and director of
"Lady Precious Stream", had "crossed a
lot of land and sea to hurl his fragile
play against the accepted observation
that East is East and West is West and
Broadway is pretty tough." Which was by
way of saying that the play might be all
right in its own way but that it was
problematical whether it would succeed
on Broadway.
Of course, the reason Mr. Hsiung
brought his play over to the United
States was the enthusiasm and insistence
of Morris Gest and Lee Shubert, famed
Broadway producers. The reason for
these producer's enthusiasm was because
this particular play had been playing
over a year in London and was still
running. Not only had the British play
going public viewed and waxed enthusia-
stic over it, but thousands from across
the Channel had also seen it and ex-
pressed their admiration for its unique-
ness and originality of treatment.
Just before the premiere of "Lady
Precious Stream" the English translation
of the play was published. (New York:
Liverright; $2) The book has some
beautiful illustrations in monotone by
one of China's greatest modern painters,
Hsu Pei-hung, or Ju Peon.
"Lady Precious Stream" as translated
into English by Mr. Hsiung, is a classical
fantasy in modern dress. It has four
acts, and the theme is one which is com-
mon in folk tales of all nations. A
beautiful maiden (Precious Stream) de-
fies her rich father (Wang Yun, a Prime
Minister) and marries a poor lad whom
she loves (Hsieh). This unfilial act on
the part of Precious Stream causes her
father to disown her and to refuse to
recognize the man she marries as his
son-in-law. The young couple, thus
thrown on their own resources, had to
face poverty for many years, but by dint
of sacrifice, patience, hard work, and
their devotion to each other, they at last
acquired wealth and fame, much to the
chagrin of Precious Stream's father.
Although most Chinese plays inevi-
tably carries a moral, there is none in
"Lady Precious Stream." It is enlivened
with much humor, and the translator
has also seen fit to use English idioms
and modern slang. Some may object to
such treatment of an old play, but others
may feel that it is justified. On the
whole, Mr. Hsiung's knowledge and gen-
ius as a playwright has fashioned an old
folk play into a highly interesting and
original drama for modern enjoyment.
Interesting is the career of the young
man — he is only 35 today — who is some-
thing of a mild sensation in London
theatrical life. A native of Kiangsi, he
received his formal education in the only
place in the country where the atmos-
phere still breathes of the old classical cul-
ture of China — Peiping. Peiping, also
is the center wherein the old drama meets
the new in an attempt to bring forth a
new conception of the Chinese drama.
On the side of the classical drama, Mei
Lan^fang is the leader, who is working
toward a revival so that this traditional
art will not be lost in the present-day
ceaseless experimentation to achieve some-
thing new.
Shih I. Hsiung (pronounced Hung Sik
Yit in Cantonese) is a proponent of the
new, realistic drama. He had studied
painstakingly the classical Chinese stage
art, but came to the conclusion that if
the drama is to survive in China it must
accept new theories, methods, direction.
And toward that he has worked tirelessly
for some years.
In the days of the Student Movement
(1919) Hsiung was a school-boy of barely
twenty years. In the literary renaissance
initiated by this Movement he played his
part. He finished his education at the
National University, and later became an
instructor of the drama there. He read
the dramatic literature of other nations,
principally English — as that was the only
foreign language he had thoroughly
learned — and translated G. B. Shaw,
Shakespeare, and James Barrie for the
new Chinese stage. For amateur acting,
he also translated several modern Chi-
nese plays into English and had them
acted by his students.
In 1933 Hsiung left his country for
an extended trip to Europe. He went
first to England, then Germany, France,
Belgium, and Holland. He went back
to England a year later, and found the
British were interested in the Chinese
classical drama. Deciding to give them
a good dose of it, he produced "Lady
Precious Stream" with an English cast,
in modern English, but retained the Chi-
nese style of acting and Chinese lack of
scenery. Much to his surprise, the play
elicited interest and enthusiasm. When
Hsiung was invited by Morris Gest to
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 7, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Charity Begins at Home
(SPORTORIAL)
During the past few years the people
of San Francisco's Chinatown have don-
ated thousands of dollars to the Com-
munity Chest, the Chinese Hospital, and
sundry other organizations — a worthy way
to spend money. At the same time, it
goes to prove that the Chinese are not
niggards when it comes to the cause of
charity. However, worthy though they
are, it is a simple truth that charity begins
at home and home in this case means
Chinatown, the place that needs it most.
It is said that there are two vital factors
in anyone's life, the guiding factors of
heredity and environment. Charity won't
change the heredity of our children after
they are born, but will effect the environ-
ment. " — tan palo, tan arbol — " as an
old Spanish proverb goes meaning that
one grows up as trained.
Chinatown today needs and should
have a community recreation center,
where the young people of all of China-
town may have free access. Bodies of
strong boys and girls are built by physical
exercise and athletics. And an outdoor
gymnasium where they may indulge in
basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and
other forms of body-building sports, is
greatly needed.
There are two gymnasiums in China-
town, but one is limited to members; and
the other charges a small fee for the
various classes.
Prominent and influential merchants,
do something for your young China!
• •
TWO MORE TEAMS FOR J. A. F.
Two midget basketball teams represent-
ing the Chinese Y. M. C. A.— the 80
pound Tigers and the 100 pound All-
Stars, are entered in the coming J. A. F.
Basketball tournament, according to Lee
Crichton, physical director. The Bulldogs,
coached by William Wong, have already
entered, making it a total of three fives,
in the league from the Chinese "Y".
Members of the squads:
All-Stars: Fong You, Chin Young,
Wallace Choy, Raymond Lym, Joseph
Chin, Alfred Lee, Leejan Wong, Robert
Poon, Johnson Lee, William Mar and
Harry Tong.
Tigers: Henry S. Wong, David Chin,
Frank Fong, Frank Yim, Jack Yim, Wal-
lace Poon, Willie Lee, Wilfred Leong,
Edwin Lowe, David Chang, Ernest Hong
and Lee Quock Jow.
Chinese Playground Wins
Five Titles
All five basketball teams entered by
the local Chinese Playground in the re-
cent playground tournament walked off
with division championships, winning
five out of the seven divisions. Observ-
ers believe that if the other two divisions
were represented the Chinese would more
than likely have won them. The players
will receive medals for awards.
Members of the various title-winning
teams are:
130 pound, Sill Chan, Willie Ong,
Alan Lee, William Chan, Albert Sun Lee,
Mike Lee, Albert Lew and Richard Wong.
120 pound, Stanford Fong, Frank
Chan, John Wong, Richard Lum, Chaun-
cey Yip, Faye Lowe, Chester Wong,
George Chin, Dan Chan and Charles Ng.
100 pound, Johnson Lee, Wallace
Choy, Chew Young, William Mah, Al-
fred Lee and Lok Jung Chin.
90 pound, George Yee, Albert Lee,
Chor Lai, Joseph Chew, Robert Lum,
John Wong and Benny Lee.
80 pound, David Chang, Henry Sing
Wong, Wilfred Wong, Frank Fong,
Theodore Fong, Jack Yim, Frank Yim,
Ernest Hong, Harry Chin and John Chin.
• •
MARBLE TOURNEY
San Francisco Recreation Commis-
sion's first annual Marble Tournament
will be held Feb. 15, with entries due
not later than Feb. 13. Entries must be
handed to the playground director by
that date. There will be three classes,
the winner of each class receiving an
award, for both boys and girls, which are
as follows: 1. Through nine years, 2.
Through 12 years, 3. Through 15 years.
For rules and further details, see Oli-
ver Chang, director, at the Chinese Play-
ground.
• •
SALINAS BEATS WATSONVILLE
A field goal by E. Chin saved Watson-
ville's "B" basketball team from a shut-
out at the hands of the Salinas Chinese
quintet last Friday. Final score was 26-2.
Frank Chin with eight points and Dia-
mond Yee with six were the high-scorers
for the winners, while Tommy Jung,
Stanley and David Chung and Jack Lew
turned in creditable performances. Park-
er Chan was outstanding for Watson-
ville. Another game is being arranged
by Salinas with their "A" squad.
Young Chinese Wallop
Japanese
Berkeley Nissei Japanese Club's highly
touted basketball team was handed a
thorough shellacking by the Young Chi-
nese Athletic Club of Oakland by a score
of 29-20 at the Westlake Junior High
School court, Oakland, in a recent game.
Trailing at the end of the first quarter,
the Chinese five staged a whirlwind rally
in the second quarter to overtake the
Nippons and forged ahead, keeping the
lead throughout the remainder of the
tilt and checking the feeble threats of the
Japanese to win out.
Key Chinn with thirteen points and
Shane Lew with six led the victors in
scoring, with Stanton Yee, Julius Yee,
Art Lee, Herbert Louie and Bob Chow
also playing exceptionally well. For the
losers, "Mas" Yamamoto, U. C. light-
weight star, was outstanding.
• •
V
499 CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS
What probably is a world's record for
consecutive free throws is held by Harry
Leavitt, who made 499 shots without miss-
ing, last year in Chicago before 4,000
spectators. Leavitt's best previous marks
were 425 and 316.
This record is worth trying to beat.
Last week, the Chinese Y. M. C. A. held
a free throw tourney, in which the high-
est marks recorded were 21 out of a pos-
sible 25. Quite a difference! Still, the
mark of 499 could be beat. Just make
500 and all would be well.
• •
SHANGTAI OVERCOMES
LEAD TO WIN GAME
Overcoming a big lead during the
early minutes of the game, a fighting
Shangtai hoop team scored a 27-17 vic-
tory over the Rovers, in their City Re-
creation League contest Monday night
at Francisco court.
The Rovers, piling up a 7-0 lead at the
opening, managed to be ahead at half,
9-7. However, they were completely out-
played and outfought during the entire
second half. George Lee, with fourteen
points, led Shangtai's scoring attack.
Charlie Hing, Allen Lee Po and Fred
Hing turned in sterling performances to
aid the Chinese team to remain in the
race for a possible division championship.
Friday, February 7, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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Possible New Basketball
League
On account of the fact that basket-
ball has returned, to its height of
popularity, Chan Foo of Quong Kee
Jan Co. and. Arthur Hee of Shangtai
signified their intentions to sponsor
a Chinese league the latter part of
February or early in March. How-
ever, Chan and Hee stated that there
must be at least six teams willing to
join before it will be started, and
added that, all clubs who intend to
join the new league will please com-
municate with the sports department
of the Chinese Digest. They extend
an invitation to all local, East Bay
and peninsula clubs to express their
willingness.
Foul Shot Tournament
Results
Complete and final results of the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. Foul Shot Tournament
were announced a few days ago by Lee
Crichton, physical director. The newly-
crowned foul shot champs of the Chinese
Community for 1936 are as follows, with
the second and third place winners:
70 pound, won by Henry Sing Wong;
2nd, Frederick Hong; 3rd, Frank Fong.
80 pound, won by Jack Seid; 2nd,
Jack Quon; 3rd, Theodore Pong.
90 and 100 pound, won by Robert
Lum; 2nd, Matthew Fong; 3rd, Robert
Poon.
110 and 120 pound, won by Billy Lee;
2nd, David Chong; 3rd, Henry Kan.
130 pound, won by Francis Mark, 2nd,
Charlie Louie, 3rd, Henry Mew.
145 pound and unlimited, won by Don
Lee. 2nd, Daniel Leong; 3rd, Henry Ow-
yang.
Don Lee, Francis Mark and Billy Lee
made the highest scores, sinking 21 out
of a possible 25, according to Mr. Crich-
ton, who conducted the event.
SPORTS SHORTS
Two Chinese hoop teams, the Troop
Three Scout 120's and the Shangtai
130's, are entered in the coming P. A. A.
lightweight basketball tournament.
The newly-organized Quong Kee Jan
cage team sponsored by Chan Foo will
be managed by his brother, Arthur.
The two best basketball games seen
so far during the current season at French
Court were the Troop Three Varsity-
Shangtai and the Varsity-League All-
Stars contests. Quite a few fans have
remarked that they most certainly would
like to witness another Varsity-Shangtai
game. If that were only possible, what
a colossal crowd would be there!
Last Friday night, Shangtai, with Allen
Lee Po "Luisetti-ing" the opposition,
swamped the Y. M. I. team from Croc-
kett, 64-48, at the Chinese "Y" gym, in
a rough-and-tumble high scoring basket-
ball game. Po sank 25 points to lead
all scoring, with George Lee and Charles
Hing also figuring in the digit column
prominently.
Eddie Leong, Troop Three Varsity
player, is performing on the first string
University of California 130-pound bas-
ketball squad.
Troop Three Scout Juniors traveled
across the bay and sprang a surprise on
the Berkeley Chinese A. G, upsetting its
quintet by a score of 54-29 last Saturday
night. Al Young and Ted Moy starred
for the J. V.
Establishing himself as a potential can-
didate for the mythical All-City team,
Hin Chin led the Commerce High '30s
to a 27-17 victory over Balboa Hi last
week at Kezar Pavilion, by scoring 10
points.
Fred Hong Wong did his best to win
for Poly Varsity against Sacred Heart,
but in vain, the Parrots losing 27-14.
However, Wong is a much-feared for-
ward now, making eight points against
the Irish's tight defense. Steve Leong
likewise did a good job for Galileo, al-
though they were defeated by Lowell.
Nationals In Local Debut
Chinatown's newest-formed basketball
team, the Nationals, will make its initial
bow to the public at French Court this
Sunday evening, with the preliminary
slated for 7:15 p. m.
Casaba fans will be interested in the
showing of the National five, its roster
including several well-known players. Al-
though it will enter the contest a slight
favorite to defeat their opponents, the
Chi-Fornians, it will not by any means
be facing a set-up team. The Chi-Forn-
ians, looking forward to next season,
have been bolstered recently by the addi-
tion of new players. It will be a close
game, with an unexpected result highly
probable.
The preliminary brings together the
Troop Three Junior Varsity and the
Chan Yings, coached by Richard Ong,
former cage star. Members of the Chan
Yings have been performing together
since they were eighty-pounders and who
at present average around 130 pounds.
However, the Juniors have an up-and
coming quintet, and may be slightly fa-
vored, due partly to their clean-cut up-
set win over the Berkeley Chinese last
week.
Likewise, this will be Chan Yings' first
public appearance. Two years ago, the
Chan Yings upset the Scout Juniors in
P. A. A. 110 pounds. It is reported
that the Juniors will be out to revenge
their defeat. Tentative starting line-up
for Chan Yings: forwards, William Chan
and Charles Louie; center, Captain Hen-
ry Mew; guards, Henry Wong and Ge-
orge Kan.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE
COPS TWO GAMES
Oakland's Young Chinese Club hoop-
sters won two contests in as many played
during the past few days. On Feb. 3,
it defeated the Berkeley Chinese A. C.
at the Wilson Jr. High court, 34-28,
playing without the services of two re-
gulars, Edwin Chan and Howard Joe.
Trailing at half time, the Young Chinese
came back strong to take the game. Key
Chinn and Shane Lew starred for the
winners, while Chong Lee and G. Jue
played well for Berkeley.
By a score of 43-41, the Young Chi-
nese won from the Maxwell Hardware,
last Thursday at the McClymonds Hi
gym. Although the final tally was close,
the Chinese five led from start to finish,
with Key Chinn running wild by hooping
22 points. Wilkes was outstanding for
Maxwell.
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CHINESE DICEST
Friday, February 7, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Coolidge (San Francisco)
Feb. 12; President Taft (San Francisco)
Mar. 3; President McKinley (Seattle)
Mar. 4; President Hoover (San Francisco)
Mar. 11; President Grant (Seattle) Mar.
18; President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 31; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Pierce (San Francisco) Feb.
7; President Garfield (San Francisco)
Feb. 14; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Feb. 15; President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Feb. 21; President Harrison (San
Francisco) Feb. 28; President Jackson
(Seattle) Feb. 29; President Lincoln
(San Francisco) Mar. 6; President Hayes
(San Francisco) Mar. 13. President Mc-
Kinley (Seattle) Mar. 14; President Hoo-
ver (San Francisco) Mar. 20; President
Wilson (San Francisco) Mar. 27; Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28.
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CHINESE GENERAL FETED
AT DINNER
Boston, Mass. — Honoring General
Fong Jin, who is active in patriotic move-
ments, the Soo Yuen Tong Association
held a meeting and a dinner party at
the Jui Hang Low, with representatives
of the Chung Wah Association and the
On Leong Tong Association also attend-
ing.
The General spoke on the promising
future of China and the possible recov-
ering of lost territory. His speech, given
in Mandarin, was translated into Canton-
ese by Chan Quong Yin, and was hailed
with • much enthusiasm and much
applause.
The general will speak in the t.car
future on the suoject of ,he defense of
China before the Chinese of Boston.
CLIPPER TO LEAVE FEB. 9
Delayed since Dec. 22 due to bad wea-
ther, the China Clipper of the Pan-
American Airways will hop off on Sun-
day, Feb. 9, it was reported. It will start
its take-off at the Alameda Airport, pick-
ing up mail at Honolulu and thence to
Manila. No passengers will be carried on
this trip, it was learned.
The China Clipper's sister airship, the
Philippines Clipper, is scheduled to take
off on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
• •
AVIATION STUDENT GRADUATES
Rated as one of the best students,
Wong Chong graduated recently from
the Aeronautical School of Aviation at
Los Angeles, one of the outstanding air
schools in America. It is reported that
he will soon journey to China where he
hopes to serve his mother country.
There are many Chinese youths study-
ing aviation at the school, and working
in the factories to study mechanical and
engineering parts.
• •
NARROW AIR ACCIDENT
George Wong, Chinese flying student
of San Francisco, and his instructor, Lt.
William Fillmore, head of the Fillmore
Flying Service, narrowly averted a crash
last Wednesday when the plane they
were landing collided with another just
as they were landing. Wong was piloting
the plane at the time, at the Oakland
airport.
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According to indications from press
reports, the Finance Minister of China
will begin in March the enforcement of
the revised export tariff published last
June. It was also announced by the Fin-
ance Minister that the final date for the
exchanging of silver currency into legal
tender notes has been extended from Feb.
3 to May 3, 1936.
• •
HERBALIST SUICIDE
Low Chut Horn, a local Chinese her-
balist, was found dead at his Jackson
Street office Monday afternoon by the
janitor, who reported to the police.
Low, who was about thirty-six years of
age, returned recently from China, it
was reported. The coroner who inves-
tigated found fourteen cents in his poc-
kets and a passport. A check stub bear-
ing a Hong Kong mark was also found
among his possessions. It was believed
by the polie and friends that he commit-
ted suicide, caused, apparently, by fin-
ancial reverses.
• •
MEN SUPERIOR!
In the recent Chinese civil service ex-
aminations held in Nanking men proved
their superiority over the fair sex. Among
the 3,000 applicants for government
positions, several hundred were women.
Yet, out of the 240 who successfully
passed their examinations, only three
were women.
• •
Old fashioned Chinese drugs, which
have been used in China for many cen-
turies, are being supplanted rapidly by
western medicinals, which are mostly
from the United States.
• •
YOKE CHOY PARTY POSTPONED
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the
Yoke Choy formal sheduled for Feb. 8
at the Italian Room of the St. Francis
Hotel has been postphoned until the
fifteenth of February.
• •
A daughter was born on Jan. 30 to
the wife of Wong Doo Wing, 1044 Clay
Street, San Francisco.
Friday, February 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
COMMUNITY WELFARE
(Continued from Page 10)
inadequate play space for such large
numbers. The Chinese Playground and
the play yards of the Commodore Stock-
ton School, the community public school,
are conveniently near to several of the
Chinese shools, but sad to say, they are
kept closed in the evenings in spite of
many petitions to have them opened and
illuminated for the use of these evening
schools and of the children of the com-
munity. The children are, therefore,
forced to crowd into whatever yard space
there is, or to play on adjacent streets
or alleys, often impeding traffic and ex-
posing themselves to many hazards. For-
tunately, through the careful vigilance
of the teachers, very few accidents have
occurred.
Willing Attendance
Attendance at the language schools
has become a habit with the children in
this community, and they accept this pro-
gram willingly and without grudge.
There are, however, more than 3000
children in the American schools of ele-
mentary grades and high school grades,
leaving a balance of over 800 children
who do not study in the Chinese schools.
Probably those in kindergarten grades
in American schools, too young to attend
also the evening schools, and those in
senior high school, too occupied with
American studies to continue their Chi-
nese education, account for a large num-
ber of this group. There aro also those
high school students who work in the
evenings to supplement their family in-
come, those whose families cannot afford
to provide for them both Chinese and
American education, and those whose
poor health or underweight condition
does not permit them to undertake such
a heavy school program. At any rate,
those who consider themselves thorough-
ly Americanized and in no need of Chi-
nese education are very few.
RANDOM NOTES ON
"LADY PRECIOUS STREAM"
(Continued from Page 11)
produce the same play in America, the
playwright accepted and left England in
October. But the play was still running
in London, after a year and a half.
Accompanying Hsiung to America was
his first, small, pretty Dymia Tsai, who
writes poetry and has no knowledge of
English.
Like many conservative American play-
wrights Hsiung has little love for the
cinema art. In an interview after his
arrival in New York he acknowledged
the fact that the movies were doing con-
siderable damage to the stage in China.
He recalled that when he was last in
Peiping, there were from twenty to thirty
legitimate theatres there and only one
cinema house, whereas to-day there are
five cinema places and only half as many
legitimate theatres as before. The same
thing holds true in Shanghai, he said,
where there are fifty or sixty moving
picture houses.
Asked about the difference, if any,
between the theatrical art in China and
America, Hsiung had a swift answer, and
he delivered it with a happy smile.
"We have no critics in China," he said.
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Nanking — A diploma from a big Uni-
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in obtaining a government position here
than a sheepskin from a university of
some other foreign country, a survey
by a U. S. university club in Nanking
reveals. The investigation showed that
nearly half of the 640 Chnese alumni
of 74 U. S. Colleges and universities are
employed by the government in educa-
tional, administrative, medical or techni-
cal activities.
The survey also shows that Columbia
has the largest graduate colony in China's
capital, the number being 61, while Cor-
nell has 36, Harvard 29, Michigan Uni-
versity 26, and Chicago University 22.
The majority of the American uni-
versity graduates who are not employed
by the government are engaged in busi-
ness and the professions.
• •
CHINESE STORES ROBBED!
Due to recent robberies in Chinatown,
the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and
the Chinese Consulate have taken the
matter up with the San Francisco Police
Department to investigate these robberies.
It has been urged that the Chinatown
squad co-operate with the Chinese com-
munity in protecting merchants.
Wung Fat Jewelry Co. on Jackson
Street was recently robbed of jewelry
worth approximately four hundred and
fifty dollars, when burglars broke the
show windows. Likewise, the Fat Ming
Book Store on Grant Avenue had its
windows broken and merchandise valued
over a hundred dollars were taken, early
one morning.
• •
AGED CHINESE INJURED BY AUTO
Chow Quong Ton, a sixty-year old
Chinese, who lives at 855 Stockton St.,
suffered minor injuries when he was run
down by an automobile at Third and
Market Streets on Tuesday. Rushed to
the Emergency Hospital, Chow was treat-
ed and returned home.
• •
#20,000 LOTTERY WINNER
RETURNS TO CHINA
Lee Yoke Wing, who recently won
#20,000 in a lottery in Central America,
arrived in San Francisco on board the
S. S. President Pierce on his way back
to his homeland, China. At present, Mr.
Lee is staying in San Francisco for a
brief visit, stopping at a local hotel.
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February 14, 1936
Five Cents
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu Pan
• SHANSI REGIMENTATION
• ANOTHER SINO-JAPANESE INCIDENT
• U. S. LEGISLATORS MAD
Chinese statesmen and economists are watching with
keen interest today the administration of Shansi pro-
vince in its experiment of a new economic policy. If
this experiment should prove successful, other pro-
vinces would soon follow its pattern.
The new plan owes its authorship to General Yen
Hsi-san, one time military governor of Shansi and at
present vice-chairman of the Military Affairs Com-
mission of the National Government. The theme of
General Yen's doctrine includes the redistribution of
land, state control of commerce, issuance of provincial
fiat money as medium of exchange, adjustment and
equalization of the balance of trade between provinces,
and taxation to "soak the rich".
By state ownership of agriculture and industry, the
plan attempts to regulate the production and consump-
tion of the whole province, making it a self sufficient
community. All products are to be turned over to a pro-
vincial commissary for exchange of fiat money with
which the producer may obtain his individual needs at
the same place. The provincial authorities declared
that the plan will take ten years to complete.
Although the people of Shansi are still speculative
about General Yen's theory, work is already in progress,
aiming toward its realization. At Tai-yuan, the capital
of the province, four warehouses of colossal scale, and
a chain of commissary stores have been established for
the distribution of the provincially owned commodities.
One million dollars' worth of the "new money" is also
in circulation, according to reports.
The real aim of the change, it is learned, is to put
the economy of the province on a solvent basis so that
its people may gather sufficient material to defeat the
communist movements within its borders, and, ultim-
ately, to face the extension of Japanese influence from
the Hopei Chahar regions.
The government officials in south China obtained
a breathing spell last week after hearing that the Swa-
tow incident was brought to a close.
The incident involved a Japanese constable attached
to the Japanese Consulate at Swatow who was murdered
some time ago during his off duty hours. The Japanese
charged that the murder was plotted by the Chinese.
Serious protests were lodged against the Swatow muni-
cipal government by Japanese authorities. The Jap-
anese demanded that unless the local government sur-
renders the assailant, apologizes to the Japanese, guar-
antees that such incident will not repeat, etc., etc., they
will take drastic action.
It is to be remembered that when the Japanese began
action in Manchuria on the eventful night of Septem-
ber 18, 1931, their excuse was that a section of the
Japanese owned South Manchuria Railway, twelve
inches in length, was blown off by a Chinese. If this
flimsy excuse could lead to the Manchurian catastrophe,
there will be no telling as to what the present murder
affair may lead to, if the Japanese constable was really
killed by a Chinese. And it appeared that the Japanese
were well prepared for any eventuality as they sent
four warships to anchor at the Swatow harbor.
Finally, the Japanese themselves declared that the
Chinese had nothing to do with the murder case.
Infuriated all of a sudden last week were the legis-
lators of the United States over Japanese aggression
in Asia, and unreserved statements sallied forth by
these high officials warned the islanders that the world
is not unaware of their mischievousness. Expressing
their resentment in unison were Congressman William
I. Sirovich of New York, Senator James Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois, and Senator Key Pittman of Nevada.
From Senator Pittman comes a vehement statement
charging Japan's actions in China as a threat to the
United States and to the "open-door" principle. He
advocates a strong naval and air force for the United
States until there is a universal respect and obedience
to international treaties.
"Of course the Congress will not be bulldozed into
the abandonment of our national defense, the protec-
tion of our legitimate foreign trade or our commerce
with China," Senator Pittman declared. "The Japanese
propagandists are apparently attempting to influence
the good, peace-loving people of this country through
deceptive articles and threats of war, with the obvious
purpose of having public sentiment restrain the proper
action of our government."
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 14, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
OAKLAND NEWS
The Oakland. Chinese Center members
are sporting distinctive emblems on the
lapels of their coats. Miniature in size,
modern in design and golden in hue,
these badges are symbolic of membership
in a club whose chief aim is expressively
for the betterment of the Chinese com-
munity and its youth.
Because Worley Wong "renigged" on
a scheduled luncheon through a techni-
cality, the Wa Sung committee on enter-
tainment met in a local cafe last Sunday
to formulate plans for their approaching
raffle and amateur contest at the Frater-
nity Hall in the I. O. O. F. building.
The group decided to offer three prizes
to a trio of winners who captures the
most popular acclaim of the audience
that evening. Application blanks may
be secured at the office of the Chinese
Digest in San Francisco or from Joe Lee
at 170 7th St., Oakland.
The Chinese Youth Circle will offici-
ally announce its formation with an open
house night tomorrow. Fifty members
will convene in the club-house on 8th
Street on this occasion. Brief speeches,
a skit and entertainment by members will
occupy the early part of the evening
with dancing, games, mah jong and re-
freshments to follow.
At its meeting, the Wa Sung Club
voted to present a silver loving cup to
the winner of the amateur contest instead
of cash prizes. Two other prizes, as yet
undecided, will be given to second and
third place winners.
The International House provided the
setting for the Sigma Omicron Pi Sor-
ority tea last Saturday afternoon and the
members spent a congenial afternoon.
Girls from the following schools attended:
Mills College, University of California,
San Mateo J. O, San Francisco State
Teachers' College and San Francisco J. C.
Active members in the sorority are
Gertrude Dun, president; Ada Chan, vice-
president; Nui Bo Tang, secretary; Toy
Len Lee treasurer; Elizabeth Hall, Flora
Hall, Jeanette Dun, Nancy Lim and Mae
Lim. Eight other members are in China.
• •
A Leap Year Dance was sponsored
two weeks ago by the Lowa Athletic Club
of Los Angeles, with a large crowd attend-
ing the function.
"Heartaches" to Be Shown
This Week
Cathay Pictures' super singing and
talking picture, "Heartaches," will be
shown at the local Mandarin Theater
this Saturday and Sunday, with Wei Kim
Fong, stage star, in the leading role.
"Heartaches" is financed by Quon Yi
Lum, and produced by Esther Eng and
Bruce Wong, with Paul Ivano, formerly
Gloria Swanson's best cameraman, doing
the camera work. Story and direction
are by Frank Tong and Henry Tung.
The story concerns an aviation stu-
dent in America, Ching, played by Beal
Wong, who falls in love with an opera
star, Fong, played by Wei Kim Fong.
The manager of the opera company,
jealous of Fong's constant rendezvous
with Ching, threatens to discharge her
and send her back to China.
Ching finishes his training, goes to war
in China, and is separated from his loved
one. While in China, he marries and
Fong, hearing about it, is heartbroken.
Capacity attendance is expected to wit-
ness this stirring film. All of the players
in the cast, with the exception of the
star, are American-Chinese. Miss Eng
with Miss Fong, will journey shortly to
China to seek prospective film sars for
their coming productions. They will stay
in China for two months.
The present picture will also be shown
in Singapore in the near future.
• •
CHINESE FRANCISCANS ELECT
Francisco Junior High School's Chi-
nese High Nine Club held its first meet-
ing of the semester at the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. last week, with thirty members
attending. Election of officers was held,
with the following results: Vincent Gunn,
president; Billy Lee, vice-president; Ber-
tha Jann, treasurer; Rose Choy, secretary;
David Chong, boy's athletic manager;
Rose Pon, girl's athletic manager. Mrs.
Pearson, a member of the school faculty,
is the advisor of the club.
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Y. M. D. VALENTINE DANCE
A dance of hearts, sponsored by the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. Boys Work Com-
mittee, will be given tonight at the "Y"
gym in honor of St. Valentine. This
is the first social event for the 1936 sea-
son of the Y. M. D.
Among those working in preparation
for this affair are: activities secretary,
Henry S. Tom; chairman, Teddy Lee;
decorations, Wahso Chan; reception,
George Ong and Albert Gee; invitations,
Henry Owyang; music, William Wong;
and entertainment, William Jow.
• •
San Antonio, Texas — The Chinese
young men about town played the gallant
hosts to local Chinese fair maidens at a
surprise Valentine Party last night. The
bright and absorbing occasion was held
at the hall of the Chinese Waku School,
with games, refreshments and dancing
for the entire evening.
• •
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Over twenty friends of Mrs. Donald
Lai attended the birthday party given
to her by her sister-in-law, Elveria, at
her home, 130 7th Street, Oakland, Sat-
urday night. Mah jong and card games
were the mainstays in the evening's enter-
tainment. Buffet was served shortly be-
fore midnight.
• •
HONOLULU CIVIC
COMMITTEES NAMED
At its initial meeting of the new. ad-
ministration, committees for the Hawaii
Chinese Civic Association were appointed
by its president, Theodore C. H. Char.
It was decided at the meeting that the
organization's annual banquet will be
held Feb. 22 at the Waialae Golf Club.
Following are the chairmen of the
various committees: finance, A. B. Lau;
membership, Dr. Stephen Young; pro-
gram, E. N. Awana; publicity, James
Chun; legal, Ernest Eng; welfare. Dr.
H. Q. Pang; legislative, Peter Chu; loin
fund, Mrs. Chang; investigation, Hiram
Fong; and rural service. Hung Lum
Chung.
• •
AIR MECHANICS, CONTACT!
Word has been received that there are
many openings for mechanics with air-
craft building inclinations to serve the
Chinese Government. Anyone who is in-
terested in such a career is requested to
write for information to the Government
Aircraft Factory, Hangchow, China.
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Friday, February 14, 1936
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CHINATOWNIA
LOS ANGELES NEWS
Miss Dorothy Lung opened her home
to the Los Angeles Junior College Cathay
Cultural Club for their term ending party
on the evening of Jan. 31. Several card
games and mah jong tables were in ses-
sion when Mr. Bates, the advisor of the
club, stepped on to the auctioneer's plat-
form and called for bidders — the pack-
ages were brought to the party by mem-
bers and friends of the club to be auc-
tioned off for the benefit of the club.
Quite a sum was raised with this novel
idea. Later, the party swung over to
an evening of delightful dancing. . . .
Eats galore, spaghetti, cakes, and sand-
wiches of all kinds topped off the evening.
The enrollment of Chinese students at
the L. A. J. C. this year totals 30, the
largest group of Chinese to register at
this college. One of the most prominent
new students is (Barbara Quon, who won
the Ephbian honors at Jefferson High
School. Other students are: Amy June
Wong, formerly of Lowell High, San
Francisco; Lillie Jang of Courtland; Al-
ice Lee of Long Beach; Mary Jue, Lucille
Lee, Albert Lew, Stephen Tong, Joseph
Lung, George Jue, George Tom and Ed-
win Louie, former editor of the student
publication at Polytechnic High, L. A.
A Valentine party was given by the
girls of the Congregational Church
Young People at the International Insti-
tute, with the young men of the Y. P.
and their friends as guests. Misses Al-
drina Lamb and Daisy Dong were in
charge of the program, with Misses Mar-
garette Leong, Emma Quon and Barbara
Quon planning the refreshments.
Under the sponsorship of Mrs. May
Wong, the Mei Wah Club held its election
at a meeting on Feb. 5. The officers
for the new year are: Cleo Chow, presi-
dent; Esther Lew, vice-president; Eleanor
Soo Hoo, secretary; Frances Wong trea-
surer; May Tom, basketball captain; and
Florence Ung, historian.
Jones Ching of Fresno became the
proud father of a baby boy on Feb. 1.
Mrs. Ching, formerly Miss Ruth Leong
of Bakersfield, is reported doing nicely.
The baby is as yet unnamed, and sugges-
tions are welcome.
Lee Wong, former San Franciscan,
recently married the lovely Olga Ung
of Los Angeles.
The L. A. J. C. Chinese Students' Club
held its first meeting of the new semester
on Feb. 6. New officers of the club
were installed by the outgoing president,
Winnie Jang. The new cabinet: Elmer
Leung, president; Frances Quon, vice-
president; and Dorothy Lung, secretary-
treasurer.
Fifteen Chinese students received high
school diplomas during the month of
January, with Polytechnic leading in
number with nine, namely, Nellie Lew,
Lucille Lee, Edwin Louie, Hayward Tom,
Stephen Tong, Albert Lew, Jue Chee and
George Jue and George Tom. The lone
graduate from Fairfax High was Joseph
Lung, and from Lincoln High, Mary Jue.
Constance Tom and Paul King graduated
from Manual Arts High, and the follow-
ing from Jefferson: Julia Ung, Frances
Wong, Anna Woo, Barbara Quon and
Suey Woo.
• •
Gilbert Yang of Honolulu is enrolled
in the dental college of Washington Uni-
versity in Missouri, while William Lee
is studying at the University of Missouri
as an exchange student from the Uni-
versity of Hawaii.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Sheng Wong of 115
Eighth St., Oakland, became the parents
of a daughter on Jan. 28.
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REGISTER NOW!
To facilitate registration of local Chi-
nese Americans, the San Francisco lodge
of the Chinese American Citizens Alli-
ance, better known as the Chinese Native
Sons, is cooperating with the local Re-
gistrar of Voters in this regard. A de-
puty registrar is stationed at the Native
Sons headquarters at 1044 Stockton St.
to receive registrations. This registra-
tion bureau will be open from 12 noon
to 6 p. m. and from 7 in the evening
to 9, until Feb. 15. It is of interest to
those citizens who are about to register
for the first time that the procedure is
comparatively simple, in fact, simpler
than signing a school class registration
blank. The data required are name,
place of birth, place of residence, occu-
pation and party designation. No system
of self government will continue success-
fully nor the rights of citizens be ade-
quately protected unless the citizens have
sufficient public spirit to perform their
own duties at the polls. Therefore, it is
urged that all citizens should take ad-
vantage of the facilities offered and re-
gister immediately, as this registration is
necessary in order to vote in the coming
elections.
• •
DR. CHANG SPEAKS ON
RUSSIAN THEATER
In the only public lecture he gave
during his brief stay in Honolulu on his
way to England to lecture at the univer-
sities, Dr. Pengchun Chang, former dir-
ector of the Mei Lan Fang Company,
spoke on the subject of Russian theater
at the Academy of Arts recently.
The Russian theater of the revolu-
tion was one of stark realism, declared
Dr. Chang, and there was dissatisfaction
in its rank. Its leaders studied the act-
ing technique of the Chinese. Lately,
the Russian theater has come to use more
gestures. It stresses the coordination of
muscles and mind, and uses certain ac-
tions to create an emotional pattern in
the audience's mind. Dr. Chang exhibit-
ed photographs of Russian and Chinese
actors during the course of his lecture.
• •
BAKERSFIELD CHINESE
HOLD ANNIVERSARY
The Associated Chinese Club of Bak-
ersfield will celebrate its anniversary with
a dance featuring Monte Carlo night at
the clubhouse at 1318£ 18th Street, on
Saturday, Feb. 22, starting at 9 p. m.
Entertainment and refreshments will be
free, and the public is invited free of
admission.
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CHINESE DIGEST
CHINATOWNIA
Friday, February 14, 1936
SEATTLE NEWS
Feeling that since Mandarin is the offi-
cial language of the Chinese Republic,
it is the duty of all Chinese to learn it
and help spread its use, Seattle Chinese
have instituted a mandarin class in the
curriculum now presented at the Chung
Wah Chinese language school.
Classes are conducted Wednesday and
Friday evenings, 8 p. m. to 10:30 p. m.,
by Madame Liang, the wife of Chinese
Vice-Consul R. S. Liang and Principal
M. W. Wong of the Chinese school.
Anyone interested may enroll, the only
requirement being regular attendance. No
fees are charged inasmuch as the teachers
are donating their services, and the Chung
Wah has sanctioned the free use of Chi-
nese school facilities.
Thus far, approximately 30 persons
of all ages, and both sexes, are attending.
It is also reported that numerous others
will enroll as soon as their time permits.
It's Scout Sunday this week, and the
members of Chinese Troop 54 will have
to dust off their uniforms, polish their
shoes, and comb their hair before attend-
ing en masse the services at the Chinese
Baptist Church. The Troop is partici-
pating in the afternoon program and
proud fathers, mothers, and family will
be on hand to applaud Junior's Thespian
efforts.
Seattle young men are sitting nervous-
ly in front of their telephones this week,
for the Chinese Girls' Club is holding its
annual Tolo event this coming week, Feb.
16, at the Horseshoe Inn on the Tacoma
highway. Bids are out now, and it is
rumored that many a secret romance will
come to the surface. Miss Mollie Locke,
U. of W. coed, is in charge of arrange-
Seattle Chinese students were given a
further boost this year when Samuel B.
Wong, bacteriologist, was given an in-
structorship at the University of Wash-
ington. Mr. Wong, ex-Franklin high
graduate, is completing his thesis for his
P. H. D. degree this quarter. Aside
from holding a master's degree at pre-
sent, he is also a member of numerous
campus science honoraries. He is the
first Chinese ever to be awarded an m-
structorship on the campus.
Should some impudent young fellow
rush up to you with a mimeographed
sheet, and then gallop away snickering,
he's not crazy, he's just one of the Young
Patronize Our
Recreation Commission
Conducts Tournament
Entries for the 7th annual kite tour-
nament sponsored by the San Francisco
City Recreation Commission will close
on Feb. 29 at the Chinese Playground,
according to Mr. Oliver Chang, director.
There will be two classes for boys and
girls: Junior, through thirteen years, and
Senior, 14 to 17 years, with the events
as follows: 1. Novelty of design, 2.
Beauty of design, 3. Kite flying race.
All kites entered and flown in the
tournament must be made and flown by
the children entering them.
China club that is putting out a "scandal
sheet" for local young people. These
Chinese lads could "out-winchell" Win-
chell if given half a chance. Anyhow,
their gossip sheet keeps the ball rolling
around town, and brings the pink to
many a modest young lady and man's
cheeks.
Mr. Albert Wong Lam held open
house, Sunday, Feb. 1, in honor of his
brother, Herbert, who has returned after
several years' study at the Poy Chien
Boy's School in Canton China. Among
those present were: Mrs. A. K. Wong;
Misses Priscilla Hwang, Dorothy Luke,
Helen Hong, Mary Hong; Messrs.
Frank Nipp, Edwin Luke, Kaye Hong,
Tom Hong, William Hong, and James
Hong.
Jue Fong, world-famous Chinese tenor,
is pleasing Seattle audiences this week
at the Rex Theatre. Local Chinese
vaudeville-lovers say that Mr. Fong is
as good as ever.
See Me Before You Buy
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St. Mary's A. C. Launches
Financial Campaign
In an effort to raise an adequate sum
with which to build a gymnasium, the St.
Mary's athletic club will give a dramatic
program of skits and a 3 -act comedy on
Saturday evening, March 14. The pro-
gram will be held in the auditorium of
the Chinese Catholic Center, and general
admission will be fifty cents.
The club intends to convert the Catho-
lic Center's auditorium into a full-size
gymnasium, but to do that requires from
#400 to #500. That is why, according
to John Chinn, chairman, the club has
to undertake a campaign to raise the
amount.
" We have more than a hundred boys
in the club now and they are very active
in taking part in the boxing lessons and
the basketball practices," he said. "But
in order to give our boys every benefit
necessary for their physical development,
we need a fully-equipped gym. We hope
the parents of our members and all those
interested in sports and who would like
to see our boys get some good athletic
training will help us realize our aims.
They can do this by buying tickets to
our coming show."
The St. Mary's A. C. was organized
two months ago. At present it has
several American coaches who teach the
members basketball and boxing regularly.
• •
Classes at Catholic Center
Two new classes which were opened last
week at the Catholic Chinese Social Cen-
ter, Clay and Stockton Streets, bid fair
to become popular with boys and young
men. The first was a ballroom dancing
class for beginners, with Mr- Zellors, as
instructor, and Mrs. Gitmore as piano
accompanist. Twenty young men attend-
ed the opening of this class last Wed-
nesday and waxed enthusiastic over their
first lesson, although it lasted over two
hours.
The second class was the teaching of
the fundamentals of tennis, with Mr.
Silen as instructor. This class was started
last Friday and proved an attraction for
many youthful tennis enthusiasts.
The dancing class will meet regularly
every week on Wednesday evening and
the tennis class on Friday evenings. Re-
gistrations for a few more students are
still open, it has been announced.
Better Paper
Friday, February 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 5
FASHIONS
CLARA CHAN
EAST INVADES THE WEST
It is a known fact that fashion design-
ers delve into the historical past in their
search to present something new each
season; but in this mere deliberate in-
vention to appease the fashion conscious
world for something new, we find that
from time to time, the designers are in-
fluenced or inspired by national cos-
tumes. For instance, famous Parisian
designers have successfully presented sub-
tle derivative forms, such as the Russian
tunic, bolero jacket, Dragoon helmets,
Rennaissance robes, and many others.
Occidental fancies in their turn capture
the interest of Chinese women, but al-
though modifications were accepted, the
native characteristic garments remained
inarticulate.
CHINESE INFLUENCE—
Fashion constantly changes, and a pop-
ular mode seldom prevails more than two
seasons. It is worthy of note, therefore,
that the Chinese influence reaching its
height in 1934 has never completely faded
from the fashion picture. Most outstand-
ing, perhaps, is the slit skirt, a direct
adaptation of the Chinese long dress
which was slit from the hem to the knee,
a feature exemplifying chic two years
ago among fashionable Chinese women.
This feature became instanteously popu-
lar in the Western world and overnight
we found slits appearing in evening
gowns, daytime dresses, and sport skirts.
Although other modes have occupied
our fancy since, active women of the
sports and business worlds have never
given up the slit skirts entirely because
of their simplicity and practicality.
Then there was the new rainbow of
colors introduced by Schiaparelli in the
Fall of 1934. She offered a "menu" of
eight Chinese colors: three greens, name-
ly, Yangtse, Vert-Chinois, and Celestial;
Peiping (yellowish red), Gobi Gold
(pure yellow), Cathay, (purplish blue)
Ginger (brownish brick tone), oolong
(soft orange) .
To these new colors, the Color Card
Association of United States, Inc., added
Chinese Coral, Ming Gold, and Manchu,
all sparkling tones. Interesting color
harmonies as well as color dissonances
found in ceremonial robes of ancient Chi-
na also were sources of inspiration to the
designer. Although the gamut of rich
Rennaissance colors ascended in favor
the past Winter, we are still delightfully
impressed by some outfits in Chinese
colors.
Lien Fa Saw You
Included in Miss Elena Tong's ward-
robe is a forest green wool coat, with
straight lines that fits nicely to her slen-
der figure. This coat has large flared
revers of brown beaver which is so popu-
lar this season. Brown suede flat heel
sandals, sport envelope purse of suede,
heavy fabric gloves and a small brimmed
velour hat that matches her coat perfect-
ly are the accessories Miss Tong chooses
when this good looking coat is worn.
While window shopping one evening
I noticed a Chinese girl admiring a chif-
fon evening gown at a smart local shop.
This young lady had on a beige crepe
coat, full length, lavishly collared with
lynx. I wish I had dared "ups" to her
and asked her name. Undoubtedly, she
must be an out-of-town visitor. Rude
enough to be looking at her beautiful
coat, trying to get all the details, I gather-
ed her brown turban is of velvet, with
high heeled shoes in brown suede.
The lovely ermine collar, setting her
black coat off one hundred percent, was
designed to be worn as an ascot tie in
the front or drawn back and hooked, to
lend a more dressy appearance. Mrs.
Frank H. Lee, the former Ella Chan,
looked positively charming in this rich
coat and a perky felt topper or "dunce
cap" of black, ornamented with a tiny
"silky brush" gayly colored. Her black
imported suedes make her the picture of
a well-dressed lady.
RECENT ADAPTATIONS—
In the past season, we were no doubt
elated that frogs as fasteners were adopt-
ed in the Western apparel, for where
else can we find better designed and more
cleverly made frog? than those made by
the Chinese themselves. Another appro-
priation by the Western coutouriers is
the Chinese high collar. Little stand up
collars prevail among the present high
neckline.
The latest Chinese influence in the Oc-
cidental world of fashion is the coolie
hat, and the hat with a que. One can
go on endlessly in enumerating the many
lines, colors, and styles ancient China
as well as modern Chinese have contri-
buted to the West, but from the inces-
sant adaptation of Chinese styles, one
may easily predict that the Chinese will
continue to bestow upon the West im-
pressions, ideas, and designs in the world
of fashion.
ART ASSOCIATION BANQUET
The San Francisco Art Association
gave their annual banquet on the evening
of Feb. 9 at the Far East Restaurant.
After the dinner, the members and their
American friends spent an enjoyable eve-
ning at the Chinese Mandarin Theater
and at David Chun's home.
• •
NURSERY FOR CHINESE BABIES
The Chinese Presbyterian Church of
Oakland opened a nursery Monday for
the Chinese babies of the community,
taking in children from two to four years
of age. The nursery, located at 267 8th
Street and open from nine in the morn-
ing till 3.30 in the afternoon, is limited
to twenty. The children will be taken
care of by trained nurses.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Dong Fon of 1062A
Washington St., San Francisco, became
the parents of a daughter, born Feb. 1.
• •
Mr- and Mrs. Fong Sang of 14 Wet-
more St., San Francisco, became the par-
ents of a son, born Jan. 30.
THE FOLLOWING STORES
CARRY THE
CHINESE DIGEST:
•
CHINA MERCANTILE CO.
543 Grant Avenue
Silk Goods, Souvenirs
CRESCENT PHARMACY
Drugs and Cosmetics
Fountain Service
1101 Powell Street
FAT MING CO.
905 Grant Avenue
Books and Stationery
PAUL ELDER & CO.
Books and Stationery
239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
UNIQUE MAGAZINE SHOP
Magazine and Papers
681 Jackson Street
Page 6
CHINESE DIC EST
Friday, February 14, 1936
Winding Up
Sale in blaze
of Values!
MOORE -QUALITY
SUITS
• Many Suits from higher
lines added to $21.50 Sale.
• Worsteds, Cheviots, Twists;
singles, doubles, pleat backs.
• Broken lines, but practically
every size represented.
Sale Ends Saturday, Feb. 15
MOORE'S
Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
840 Market 141 Kearny * 1450 B'way
Opp. Emporium Near Sutter Oakland
(^Chinese Salesman here: Edward Leong)
COLDAY (Ed Leong) SEZ:
THERE'S A STORY goin' 'round and
'round that's finally come out here. It
seems that Jack Benny (maestro extra-
ordinary) meandered over to the Warner
Bros, lot to pay his respects to Dick
Powell. Powell in the course of
conversation started to elaborate on his
next picture. One thing led to another,
and he then brought out his wardrobe
to better illustrate his part in the various
scenes. He showed Benny the three
different sport ensembles the picture
called for; one formal morning outfit;
one single-breasted business suit; one
double-breasted business suit; one tuxedo;
one full dress suit; one riding habit: one
full-cut camel's hair topcoat; one chester-
field evening coat. He started to the
closet for another load when Jack Benny
chirped up with, "Say! Who the deuce
wrote the story for this picture — Han
Schaffner & Marx?"
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AND WHILE we're on the subject of
clothes it might be well to mention that
plaids, plaids, and more plaids will steal
the show in men's wear styles this Spring.
Suits will show them, of course, but the
big play will be in shirts, socks, ties,
pajamas, and last but not least — shorts!
Better play safe and wear your blinders
when asking to see the new plaid shorts.
I saw a pair recently and it was just
like looking smack into a noonday sun.
The loudest colors ever made by the hand
of man ! Yes sir, men are going in for
"hot stuff" this Spring!
-•-
MOORE'S have just gotten in some
new sport coats styled with the new,
comfortable "blouse-back." \\ c are
showing them in black and white checks
with a large light blue overplaid also
brown and white checks with large
chocolate overplaid. Boy oh boy, are
they smart!
Friday, February 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 7
CHINATOWNIA
Allee, the Towntrotter, says: PORTLAND NEWS
Let's go outta town! .... MLLE. YEN
TSING SZE, attractive daughter of Chi-
nese Ambassador to U. S. and a graduate
of Wellesley College makes her Broad-
way debut in "LADY PRECIOUS
STREAM", play taken from old Orient-
al love story .... dainty Miss ESTHER
ENG (former S. F. girl) is one of the
producers of the picture "HEART-
ACHES" made in Los Angeles ....
Miss WAI KIM FONG who came over
from China not long ago, is playing the
starring role .... BEAL WONG of Los
Angeles is her lover (in the picture?)
.... Mrs. FLORENCE CHAN, sister of
KERN LOO will sail next week for 'round
the world trip .... FRED K. WONG
(former S. F. boy) now lives in Sacra-
mento, appears to have set some sort of
speed record — Saturday night he flew a
plane to Reno to attend a party — early
Sunday he flew out to Chinatown to
swat a few games of tennis — he's a flying
Chinaman! .... RUTH W AH YOU is
still working in Stockton at the Weber
Cafe (come up and see me sum-time!)
.... Miss ELIZABETH NGAI, returned
from China about four months ago, and
ADA LOOK were in Stockton last Sun-
day— chowing at the ON LOCK SAM
Cafe .... Saint Valentine in Chinatown:
CARENA SING is calling RAY LOWE
'hubby' now .... CONNIE KING
(formerly of Locke) is reported engaged
to SANFORD CHAN— its a pretty dia-
mond she's wearing .... that virile and
dashy truck driver ED. 'Fagan' CHONG
and pretty Miss ELIZABETH LEE are
'that way' about each other .... VIO-
LET YEE (from Watsonville) has
FRANK LEE as her steady escort ....
WALT LEE and JESSIE FUNG are
aflame .... BENSON CHOY (Lowell)
goes to Honolulu once a year to look for
a girl friend! (latest request) Why don't
you town-gals give him a break? ....
A certain handsome chap explained to
another, "So things didn't go round and
round when you kissed your blind date?",
the other answered, "No, she had a face
that would stop a clock." Do you know
that EDMUND JUNG is the only Chi-
nese playing on the Stanford Universi-
ty band .... the three KAN brothers,
BILL, HENRY, and GEORGE, played
last Sunday at FRENCH COURT ....
FRANK YAM twisted his ankle in a
basketball game last Sunday .... ALICE
GINN CHONG of San Luis Obispo is
a visitor in town .... that goes for
JUNE LUM of Napa ....
S-o-o until next week So long.
The Winter Conference of the Oregon
Girl Reserves was held in Salem, Oregon,
through January 3 1 to February 2. The
theme of the conference was "Under-
standing". Members from the Chinese
Girl Reserve group who attended were
Isabelle Lee Hong, Nymphia Lam and
Marjorie Chin.
Portland will surrender to California
one of the most colorful athletes and
master on hair styles when Harding "Son-
ny" Wong accepts an offer at Reno's
Hair Designing Studio at Long Beach,
California.
Mr. Wong is remembered as the Jun-
ior Tennis Champion of the Twenty Se-
cond Annual Chinese Students' Alliance
conference in Portland in 1929, and
since then has held four different champ-
ionship trophies in local tournament in
the city.
Climaxing this year's activities, he was
presented by the Marinello School with
a loving cup for the most outstanding
model in a hair styling contest opened
to shop operators in Oregon.
Harding Wong's untiring efforts to-
ward originality and perfection and his
compatible personality will always be ad-
mired by all his American and Chinese
associates.
• •
COLUSA MAN SUICIDE
Lee Kin Chek, fifty-nine year old Chi-
nese of Colusa, California, committed
suicide last week. It is believed by friends
that Lee took his life on account of lin-
gering illness and financial difficulties.
• •
FUNERAL HELD FOR
HONOLULU CHINESE
Funeral services were held recently in
Honolulu for Philip Chin Wong, a well-
known Honolulu business man who passed
away in Hong Kong. His body was cre-
mated and the remains brought back to
the islands.
Wong was one of the founders of the
Hawaii Chinese Civic Association and
the Chinese Athletic Club, having served
as president of both organizations. He
was also president of the Hawaii Chinese
News. Always active in civic affairs of
Honolulu, Wong served as committeman
of the Chinese Y. M. C. A., of the Boy
Scout Council, of the Social Service Bur-
eau and of the Nuuanu Y. M. C. A.
He is survived by his widow and two
children, Andrew, University of Hawaii
student, and Litheia, student at Punahou
Academy.
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
In all periodicals there is a little space
allotted to cute sayings by youngsters,
but none for the 'Klever Kombacks' of
young men and women, so here it is.
Moe: "Gosh, you're looking sleepy. No
girl should make you lose sleep!"
Joe: "Maybe that's why I lose sleep:
NO GIRL."
In every one there is a suppressed de-
sire (I don't mean person), something
you want to do which circumstance pre-
vents.
Take for instance, this young lady Miss
H. L. Her desire was to write her initials
on the wet pavement. Now if she were
a boy, her desire would have been ful-
filled long ago.
Allen S. has the urge to pick flowers
from gardens, lawns or anywhere where
anything is blossoming. Home owners,
look out for him.
It is bad enough to have to attend
a church meeting called on a Saturday
night. But it is worse to have to rush
back from San Francisco to attend such
a meeting — -only to find out when you
get there, that there was no meeting and
someone had misinformed her.
Hoarding is a practice outlawed by the
Government when it comes to keeping
gold, but on clothes, etc., there is no
such law. Consequently, one is more apt
to keep and wear old clothes. One young
lady wore a skirt for five years, all was
well until she stooped the other day
then — (blush) moral: Don't expect too
much.
J. W., another one of those puzzle
addicts strained himself, I mean his
brains (?) and received a severe head-
ache. One should estimate one's capacity.
If you or your friends have any sup-
pressed desire and also when you hear
a Klever Komback, will you please send
it in? (No contributions will be printed
unless the writer's name and address is
on it.)
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 14, 1934
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, |2.00; Per copy, 5c
Foreign, £2.75 per year
Not responsible for contributions
unaccompanied by return postage
STAFF
CHING WAH LEE.
WILLIAM HOY
FRED GEORGE WOO
CLARA CHAN
ETHEL LUM
Associate Editor
_Associate Editor
Sports
Fashi<
ROBERT G. POON
-Community Welfare
Circulation
CORRESPONDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Watsonville, Vicinity Iris Wong
EFFICIENCY PLUS
As the scribe sank her teeth into those delightrul
morsels commonly called oatmeal cookies, she was ob-
livious to everything except the delicious aroma and fla-
vor. However, besides being able to concoct delicious
tidbits, Miss Barbara Quon of Los Angeles has served
her high school well.
Here are some of her accomplishments:
Senior Class A Historian of the Ephbian, the highest
honor society for students at high school, member of
the California Scholastic Federation, secretary of the
student body, secretary of the Girls' League, vice-pres-
ident of the Honor Society, editor-in-chief of the
school publication, secretary of the Senior B. Class, and
corresponding secretary of the Secretarial Efficiency
Club.
She also won highest honors in shorthand, being the
first student at Jefferson High to pass a 160-word test.
Last year she participated in a sectional shorthand
contest and won first place, winning a medal. Later
she won a second place medal in a Southern California
contest, besides winning two certificates.
Barbara is attending the Los Angeles Junior College,
and upon graduating hopes to enroll at Scripps College.
Such a deserving personality is truly an example for
the students of today.
•
Learning is like raising a monument; if I stop with
this basket of earth, it is my fault. It is like throwing
earth on the ground; one basket at a time, yet I advance.
— Confucius.
JAPANESE EDUCATOR DENIES "INVASION"
Declaring that Japan has not "invaded" North China
in his lecture to the San Francisco Commonwealth
Club last week, Dr. Yamato Ichihashi, educator, failed
to enlighten the audience as to the underlying cause
of Japan's policy toward China.
Dr. Ichihashi, who is touring the United States, said
in part, regarding Japan's situation, "Japan proper is
smaller than California, and lacks natural resources,
and has to support a population of 70,000,000. Her
colonies, Formosa and Korea, are no better off in
these respects."
Is it to be taken for granted that simply because
Japan is overpopulated and lacking in natural resources,
she is "justified" in expanding by aggression at China's
expense?
He further stated, "Japan faces domestic problems
that are all embracing in character and difficult of
solution. She did not escape the world-wide economic
chaos in the postwar period, and when the crash came
she was vitally affected by it. Her industry and her
agriculture were dislocated and her unemployment
multiplied."
We failed to see any reason why Japan's situation
have any bearing on China. Not only the Japanese,
but the entire world felt the depression. However,
apparently her solution to her domestic troubles and
unemployment lies upon furnishing able-bodied men
in the trenches and women and older folks in the
factories.
Dr. Ichihashi stated that the Japanese aspire to
improve their standard of living and to obtain national
security. Does he mean that invasions of China will
enable them to attain their objective? Or does he
mean that Japan aspires to be the world's ranking
power by land-grabbing?
"In the midst of this confusion the Manchurian
incident took place. Only a coalition form of govern-
ment in Japan at the time saved the day," he declared.
Well do we know, and the world knows, what hap-
pened. Any explanations on the part of the Japanese
would be utterly contrary to the real truth.
Dr. Ichihashi's statement that Japan has not invaded
North China is lacking in sincerity. It is nothing more
than a simple statement and he failed to explain fully,
although the explaining would be too difficult a task
to undertake. As best as can be interpreted it is some-
what of a hypocritical statement. F. G. W.
Friday, February 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
f— 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Remember When?
CERAMIC ART
Remember when there were no barber
poles in Chinatown? When in their
stead the shops displayed a red and green
stand holding a basin — as a symbol or
their tonsorial trade?
The Chinese barber did not really cut
hair, they shaved. He starts by wrap-
ping a hot towel over the customer's
head. Then he would shave the forehead
a full inch beyond the hair line, since
all Chinese desired to be "high brows".
Similarly the sides and back are shaved
an inch back to give that "cool" feeling.
In so doing, he "accidentally" removes
a few of the long strands — to be recovered
later and sold at a high price to the
troupe makers.
Next, the eyebrows and what little
beard and whiskers on the customer are
given a trimming. This is followed by
a shaving of the entire face "to remove
the fuzz lest one looked like a foreigner".
Then the ears, and sometimes the nostrils,
are given an elaborate cleaning — a de-
lightful process which all customers en-
joy. This is followed by a mild massage
from behind the ears to the back of the
neck.
In braiding the ques a black silk cord
is wound around the hair for half an
inch just where the braiding starts. The
rest of the cord is braided into the ques
to terminate as a tassel. Dignified schol-
ars have tightly braided inconspicuous
ques, hanging straight down the back.
Elderly men often add a switch. Working
men coil it around their heads. The
town sport had a loosely braided que
which he hangs in front of him, some-
times necklace fashion. And with the
passing of a fair dame, will he twirl his
snaky "whip".
The ques were imposed on the Chinese
as a sign of subjugation to the horse
loving Manchus. It is not a sign of
degradation, for a large group of exiled
Chinese were not permitted to wear ques.
The ques were formally abolished shortly
after the establishment of the Republic.
It is safe to say that ninety-nine percent
of today's present day Chinese over forty
years of age, had ques. Only among the
Yellow Race is it possible for the men
to have ques about a yard in length.
The longest hair the males of the white
race can raise is about half that length;
the Negroes, half again.
(XI) How To Study Glaze on Chinese
Ceramics.
The extent with which vessels are cov-
ered with glaze often supply important
clues to the collectors. For this study,
we may divide the vessel into three
areas — the inside surface, the outside
surface from mouth to foot rim, and the
base or areas inside the hollow base.
These three surfaces may or may not
be glazed, or may be only partially glazed.
The glazes applied to these three areas
may not be the same. For example,
many Sung "monochromes" have a diff-
erent colored glaze inside the hollow base,
and the interiors of many Ch'ien Lung
vessels are white where the outside is
colored, and colored where the outside
is white-grounded.
Some of the cheaper pottery vessels
are glazed on the inside surface only,
and they often stop short of the top in
the interest of economy. Such glazes
are invariably thinly applied with a brush.
Sometimes, the entire interior is glazed,
and this is generally done by pouring
some glazing fluid into the vessel, swish-
ing it around and pouring it out again,
rotating the vessel as the pouring is in
progress.
It is interesting to note here that many
Han Dynasty vessels are glazed on the
inside if the mouth rim flares outward,
but unglazed, if the mouth curved in-
ward, as in the vase of the dipper. There
are, of course, many exceptions. On
plates and bowls, where a large disc is
found in the inside bottom, the Sung
stacking technique is suggested; but this
practice is carried through to the begin-
ning of the Ming Dynasty, and many
provincial factories still adopt this method.
Concerning the outside surface (which,
in the case of plates and bowls, is really
the under side of the wares), if the entire
surface is not glazed, we should note to
what extent the glaze fall short of the
base. The Han glazes come to the very
edge of the base, but many T'ang glazes
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the outside surface. We must regard
this unusual practice not merely as a
case of avoiding adhesion only, but as
an expression of a taste for giving an
"unfinished" aspect to pottery — some-
what as many modern sculptors leave a
part of the base unfinished in order to
enhance their work. The Sung and
Yuan glazes reach further down, while
the Ming and Ching wares are generally
completely covered. Like a woman's
skirt, its length increases with the ap-
proach of maturity.
The outside surface may have biscuit
reserves for moulded decorations, or, in
the case of figurines, for the hands, feet,
and faces, and so are not really complete-
ly glazed. If the vessel should include
pierced work, we should note whether
these are true openings, or whether they
have been filled with glaze (a Ch'ien
Lung innovation). We should note whe-
ther the mouth rim and foot rim are
glazed — it is seldom that both are so
covered.
As to the "bottom" surface, for vessels
having flat bases, if the ware is fired in
an inverted position, the base is generally
glazed, but if fired in an upright posi-
tion, unglazed. With the hollow base,
the entire interior may be glazed, but
more often, the glaze stops short of the
foot rim. Again, the bottom surface may
include a biscuit disc or a stacking ring,
and this ring may either be embedded
inside the glazed bottom or it may serve
as a margin between the wall of the foot
and the glazed bottom. Of great import-
ance is the way the glaze terminate*,
(especially since a given vessel may have
as many as eight boundaries, as above
described) — is it regular, wavy, or irregu-
lar with runs, sharp angles, and brush
strokes?
In my last article I neglected to men-
tion that of the vessels having built-
bases with flat bottoms, we must note
whether it is really solid or whether it
is hollowed from within, communicating
with the inside of the vessel.
Of vessels having the hollow base, we
should again note whether the footrim
is rounded, beaded, grooved, bevelled, or
flat, and we must also determine whether
this is the shape it has at the time it
left the kiln or whether it has been
grounded afterward.
Erratum: In Article X, fourth para-
graph of Ceramic Art, "Lokapita"
should read "Lokapala".
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 14, T936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
CATHOLIC CENTER
GIVES REPORT OF
YEAR'S WORK
By William Hoy
Last week the community's only Catho-
lic educational and social welfare institu-
tion made known the complete record
of its manifold activities for the twelve
months ending December 31, 1935.
Through the maze of statistics and fin-
ancial figures a few highlights of the
past year's work emerged of which the
following are indicative:
The native language school had a 44
per cent increase in enrollment over the
previous year —
The English day school boosted its en-
rollment 6 per cent as compared with
the previous year —
Two new boys' organizations were form-
ed during the latter part of the year,
and began with a total membership of
over a hundred boys —
A special class for girls and women
was also started during the latter part of
the year, and which in December had
some 40 members —
We have every reason to look back
on 1935 as a banner year for our school
and social center," said Father George
Johnson, C. S. P., its director. He added,
"Never were the people of Chinatown
or of San Francisco more conscious of
our continued activities in carrying out
the purposes of our organization. From
both quarters we have received acclaim
and in the eyes of all have more than
justified our existence."
The report goes on to point out the
Center's various fields of activities and
the progress made during the period cited.
Education: The English day school
functions as a complete grammar school
and gives diplomas to its graduates upon
their completion of its eighth grade,
which enable them to proceed to the high
school grades. In addition to the regular
eight grades, there is also a Special Class
for boys above 10 years of age who have
recently come from China and who are
too advanced in age to begin their Amer-
ican education from the first grade. In
this class intelligence and ability to learn
is the yardstick in making promotions.
If a pupil is sufficiently intelligent and
industrious he may be able to reach
the regular sixth grade after a year's
St. Mary's Catholic School and Social
Center. The building houses 9 class-
rooms, 2 clubroon^, a chapel, convent,
outdoor playground, and an auditorium.
study in the Special Class. If not, it
will take a longer time, but in no in-
stance does it take more than one and
one-half years for the average student.
The day school at the end of 1935 had
an enrollment of 370 pupils, as compared
with 350 during 1934. They are housed
in 9 classrooms and their education is
entrusted to 8 nuns whose life-work is
the education of the young. These nuns
belong to the order of Sisters of St. Jo-
seph, whose motherhouse is in Orange,
California. Since the beginning of the
school in 1921 these Sisters have been
teaching here. They have their own
convent in a large wing of the school
where they live and work. A lay Chinese
teacher is in charge of the Special Class.
Once a year the School awards schol-
arships to a graduate which entitles him
to attend the Sacred Heart high school
for 4 years.
The Chinese language school had an
enrollment of 360 pupils at the end of
1935, as compared with 250 in the pre-
vious year. According to recent tabu-
lations of the number of pupils in the
community's 9 schools, this means that 1
out of every five attends St. Mary's.
With a gain of more than a hun-
dred students in twelve months two
more teachers were secured, which
brings the number up to nine. Be-
side teaching the regular courses
as obtained in other language
schools in the community, the St.
Mary's Chinese school has a spe-
cial Chinese music class which at-
tempts to educate the pupils to
know their national music and to
play native instruments, notably
the dulcimer (yang k'am). This
class is taught once a week, on Sat-
urday mornings.
Social Service: A full time so-
cial service worker, Mrs. William
M. Stafford, is in charge of this
department, created in 1929. Sta-
tistics for this department's work
for the year were given as follows:
Fully 600 children's garments,
secured through the Catholic Par-
ent-Teacher's Association, were dis-
tributed. Individuals for whom full-
time work were secured totaled 1 20,
a two per cent increase over 1934.
Visits made to homes of the sick
and needy totaled 3,000; while the
number of individuals given spe-
-cial assistance or relief directly
through this department was 30.
(Continued on Page 14)
Friday, February 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY
NEUTRALITY
During the next few weeks an import-
ant public question which will be as much
talked about as the next presidential
election will be the probable fate of he
new neutrality bills now pending in Con-
gress. On February 29 the temporary
U. S. neutrality resolution of August 31,
1935, will have expired. Will a per-
manent neutrality policy be enacted at
that time? Or will the present resolution
be extended another year? Talk is rife
in Washington that the plan for a perm-
anent neutrality policy will be abandoned
for the time being and that an extension
of time for the present policy is quite
probable. The outcome will have its
effect both on the present European and
Far Eastern situations.
At any rate, there are several books
recently published which seek to clarify
the economic and legal sides of the neu-
trality problem. Professor Charles Sey-
mour of Yale, in his American Neutral-
ity (Yale University Press, $2) confines
his inquiry to the period of the World
War. Professor Seymour is of the opin-
ion that the whole question of American
neutrality is the question of economic
rights. To treat the matter as simply
one of national rights, however, hardly
makes legislative neutrality justifiable,
for a neutral nation, during a time of war
between other countries, can declare
many rights which belligerent nations
must respect, when these so called rights
are backed up by military power.
In Can We Be Neutral?, by Allen
Dulles and Hamilton Fish Armstrong,
(Harpers, #1.50) the accepted notion
that neutrality is "a clearly defined sta-
tus" in international law is considered
a fallacy. To these two authors neutral-
ity is a "policy which a country at peace
adopts toward countries at war," and that,
being a policy it is not immutable but
may be varied and altered to meet each
and every contingency. They advocate
a policy, rather than "rights" as the
determining factor in setting up a neu-
trality program. But policy and rights
are somehow inseparable, for policy is
dictated by national interests, which in
turn imply recognition of rights — such
as that much debated question of the
"freedom of the seas."
In their efforts to discover a solution
for this confused issue, the authors
seemingly contradicted themselves. In
framing a neutrality policy "the course
which we choose should depend upon our
own best interest," but the United States
has a "continuing responsibility" to work
for peace. It is hard to see how these
aims could be reconciled to each other.
A neutrality policy based on national
self-interest would mean to get the most
profits out of war without getting the
country embroiled with the belligerents.
Under such a policy no nation to-day
would be ambitious to work for inter-
national peace.
The third book is the first of a four-
volume series under the imprint of the
Columbia University Press. Neutrality:
Its History, Economics and Law. Vol. 1
The Origins, by Philip Jessup and Fran-
cis Deak, (#3.75) is intended to give
"a clearer understanding of the funda-
mentals upon which the law of neutral
rights and duties has been based and of
the factors — largely economic — which
have conditioned its development." The
present volume traces its history down to
the middle of the eighteenth century.
Throughout the early history of the
neutrality law the element of logic played
only an insignificant part. Although in
the seventeenth century the legal status
of neutrality was well-known, yet the op-
eration of the law, in most instances, was
motivated by economic self-interest and
political convenience. It operates in prac-
tically the same fashion today.
Even in those days "there was prac-
tically no commerce which neutrals could
carry on, or attempt to carry on, despite
belligerent interference."
Professor Jessup, one of the authors
of the foregoing volume and professor
of International Law at Columbia, ex-
pressed his skepticism of all the neutrality
laws which have been enacted in this
country. He believes with the late Oliver
Wendell Holmes that "a page of history
is worth a volume of logic." Yet, "des-
pite this clear truth, governments sol-
emnly persist in arguing about the inter-
national law of neutrality on the basis
of logical deductions from non-existent
premises."
"Neutrals have always contended that
they have a right to carry on their nor-
mal trade, subject to certain belligerent
rights such as thar of establishing a
blockade or of intercepting contraband.
In practice, neutrals have reached out
for abnormal, war-boom trade."
Professor Jessup illustrates the utter
futility of neutrality law by stating that
"it has been and remains just as easy
to quarrel over belligerent interferences
with neutral cargoes of foodstuffs or oil
or cotton as over cargoes of cartridges
and machine guns." To him "there was
no logic in the recent position of the
United States embargoing as 'implements
of war' airplane engines, 'military' arm-
ored vehicles and tanks, while permitting
the export to Italy of tractors and trucks."
Professor Jessup believes that the var-
ious problems arising out of a neutrality
law "cannot be solved by domestic legis-
lation but depend upon international
agreement. Regardless of the fate of
the administration neutrality bills before
Congress, it is significant that they re-
serve and reaffirm rights of the U. S.
"under international law as it existed
prior to August 1, 1914." This without
any attempt to secure international agree-
ment on those rights."
He concludes wih the observation that
"a neutrality policy designed to secure
peace would be based on international
agreements by which neutrals would
surrender the right to trade with belli-
gerents but would establish a common
neutral front for the protection of genu-
ine neutral trade."
It is more than probable that the pre-
sent neutrality resolution of the United
States will be extended for a time when
it expires on February 29. If so, it
would be interesting to contemplate what
the effect of such a policy would have in
the event the present critical Far Eastern
situation should resolve into a state of
military struggles between Japan and
Russia over the question of Outer Mon-
golia, or between Japan and China over
North China, or a war in which Russia
and China both oppose Japan. Of the
three countries Russia is perhaps the only
one with adequate food supply and re-
sources to manufacture ammunitions at
home. Japan must export food and raw
materials for firearms; while China de-
pends entirely on Italy, Britain and the
United States for her implements of war.
In such an event, would the U. S. staunch-
ly stand by its neutral policy, refusing to
sell "implements of war" and losing the
chance of an industrial boom?
History will furnish the right answer.
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CHINESE DIC EST
Friday, February 14, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo ■
Chinese Baseball
Training League
An All-Chinese Spring Training Lea-
gue was recently inaugurated in Honolu-
lu, with four teams competing. This
league is conducted for the purpose of
uncovering material for the Chinese
nine in the Hawaii League, the most
promising players to receive tryouts.
Championship team and the individual
stars will receive worthwhile prizes for
awards.
The four teams in the league are the
Chungshans, Ho Min, Hawaiian Aquar-
ium and the James Chong Clothiers.
Chungshans have for their manager Al-
win K. Moon and captain Wang Lefty
Chow; Ho Min, T. F. Farm and William
Chai; Hawaiian Aquarium, Ruddy F.
Tong and Charlie Kaulukukui; and the
Clothiers, James Chong and Edwin Tarn,
who was one of the members of the All-
Hawaii team which toured the States last
year.
• •
CHINESE SCORE P. A. A. TRIUMPH
Shangtai's 130-lb. basketball team
scored a 41-32 victory over the Maxwells
in its initial P. A. A. engagement at
Kezar Pavilion last Sunday afternoon.
With Allen Lee Po, Murphy Qu«n and
John Wong carrying the attack, the Chi-
nese five's win was decisively scored.
Half-time tally favored the winners 21-12.
The Troop Three Juniors lost their
opener to the Lowell Ramblers in the
120-lb. division, by a score of 37-25.
Fred Wong was the J. V. main stalwart.
Also playing last Sunday was Eddie
Leong, a Chinese boy who pls.ys on the
University of California's 30's in the
P. A. A.
• •
CHINESE BOY MAKES ALL-CITY
Doc Wong, the stellar guard of the
Lowa Athletic Club basketball team, was
elected All-City guard in high school
competition. Wong was captain of his
Lincoln High team, as well as one of
the greatest guards who ever performed
on Lincoln's fives.
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Overwhelming their opponents in the
second half after trailing throughout the
entire first canto, the Chi-Fornians hand-
ed the National five a 50-34 beating at
French Court last Sunday evening before
a large crowd.
Opening with a rush, the Nationals
piled up a commanding lead at various
stages. As the first quarter ended, they
led 19-13. However, the Chi-Fornians
gradually crept up on their rivals and at
half, trailed by but one point, 24-23.
Bill Kan tied the score at 24 all with
a free throw at the opening of the se-
cond half. From then on, the Chi-Forn-
ians forged ahead and were never over-
taken. With 16 points, Al Park Lee, for
the winners, led in individual scoring
for the evening, followed by Henry
Whoe and Dave Chinn with eight and
seven. Captain Frank Choye and Fran-
cis Mark exhibited strong defensive per-
formances.
For the Nationals, Walter Lee and
Victor Wong were the main threats, tank-
ing twelve and eleven points respectively,
while Bing Chin also turned in a good
game.
In the preliminary, the Troop Three
Scout Juniors obtained partial revenge
for the defeat the Chan Yings inflicted
on the Scout 110's two years ago, by
scoring a one-point victory over them.
Final count was 25-24. Charles Louie
starred for Chan Ying, while for the
Juniors, Al Young, Fred Wong, and Pe-
ter Chong were outstanding.
• •
Shangtai's hoop team went down to
a surprise defeat at the hands of Tay-
Holbrook at Francisco Court Monday,
29-28, in a City Recreation League tilt.
Allen Lee Po, George Lee and Charles
Hing were the mainstays for the Chinese
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For Candidates
Again succumbing to the lure of
America's greatest pastime after a lengthy
lay-off, Wa Sung Club of Oakland will
attempt to secure the Auditorium Field
for Sunday morning in order to begin
anew the battle for coveted positions.
Due to pressing business, Al Hue will
not coach the team this year. Pending
an election, Al Bowen will take charge.
Among the first to sign up were: George
Bowen, Joe Lee, Al Bowen, Gerald Chan,
Hector Eng, Frank Dun, Glenn Lym,
Robert Chow and Ed Hing. Other vet-
erans expected to return are Allie Wong,
Tom Hing, Key Chinn, Ralph Lieu,
Sung Wong and Art Chinn.
San Franciscans who would like to
play for Wa Sung are urged to cross the
bay and try out for the team, or com-
municate with Gerald Chan, 526 8th
St., Oakland.
• •
SEATTLE STUDENTS WIN
The Seattle Chinese Students hoop
team concluded its season at the Garfield
section of the Class B City League with
a decisive 54-27 win over the S. J. A. C.
Fraternity five. The win boosted the
students' record to 8 wins against two
defeats, and cinched second place for
them. However, no rest is foreseen for
the collegiate squad as numerous post-
season matches await them.
• •
"Y" 100's DECISIVELY
BEATS JAPANESE
With Robert Lum, flashy and tricky
forward, scoring 26 points, the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. 100-lb. cagers defeated the
Japanese "Y" by a score of 39-4 last
Saturday at the "Y" gym in a practice
game.
Lum, with able help from Joseph Chin
and Johnson Lee, completely outclassed
the Nippon five. Joseph Jung, Chew
Young, Jan Lee and Bill Mar also played
a good game. By virtue of this decisive
win, the Chinese hundred pounders
proved themselves dangerous contenders
for the Junior Athletic Federation
tournament championship.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Lung Shung Gin of
823 Grant Ave.. San Francisco, became
the parents of a son on Jan. 23.
Friday, February 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
Washington Challenges
University of Washington's Chinese
Students' Club would like to schedule a
basketball contest with a San Francisco
Chinese club on Mar. 22, on a guarantee
basis for traveling expenses, according to
word received from its captain, Edwin
Luke. For further information, please
communicate with the sports department
of the Chinese Digest or write to 176
26th Avenue, Seattle, Washington.
The Chinese have had a successful
season. So far, its team has won 22
games and lost 9, competing in several
leagues. The Washington lads are
champions of the Pacific Northwest Chi-
nese, runner-up in the City League "B"
division and the University of Washing-
ton intramural, and semi-finalists in the
Y. M. C. A. tournament. They welcome
one or two games here if possible, during
their spring vacation.
• •
SHANGTAI AND SCOUTS IN P.A.A.
Following are the members of the
Shangtai 130's and the Troop Three
Scout 120's which are entered in the light-
weight P. A. A. basketball tournament:
Shangtai: Murphy Bill Quon, Allen
Lee Po, Thomas Bow, Chauncey Yip,
Frank Chan, Richard Wong, Faye Lowe,
John Wong, Jack Fong and Will Lowe.
Troop Three: Fred Wong, Charles
Lowe, Teddy Moy, Albert Young, Pe:er
Chong, Herbert Lee, Lawrence Joe and
Henry Kan.
• •
STANFORD BEATS SAN
JOSE CHINESE
University of Stanford's Chinese Club
basketballers defeated the San Jose Chi-
nese Club 27-25 in a recent game that
took an extra three-minute period to de-
cide the final count. At the end of the
regulation time the tally was knotted
at 23 all. Richard Tarn and Edmund
Jung starred for the winners, while Har-
ry Lee of San Jose was high-scorer of
the contest with nineteen points.
• •
CHESSMEN, ATTENTION!
Entries for the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
Chinese chess tournament will close to-
night (Friday). The tournament will
be held in the main lobby Saturday at
6:30 p. m. Public is invited.
SPORTS SHORTS
One of the veterans who greeted the
Oakland Technical High School's base-
ball coach's call for candidates was Allie
Wong, letterman and centerfielder. Allie
is small, but dynamic and fast, and a
hard hitter. He also plays for the Wa
Sung nine.
Among the stars of the Young Chi-
nese Club's lightweight quintet are Wal-
lace Wong, Al Chan and Ray Yip.
Rumors are persisting that the Kung
An Social Club will undertake to spon-
sor a Marathon Race in Chinatown early
in the spring. And we hear that Thom-
as Tong, athletic manager of Cathay, is
studying the situation over in regards
to a Softball league.
Reliable sources have it that the Oak-
land Wa Sung Baseball team is getting
ready to practice for the coming cam-
paign.
Lowa A. C. of Los Angeles, playing
for the Championship of the city basket-
ball league, lost to the Bank of America
quintet last week by a score of 40-28. One
of the greatest crowds in the league's
history witnessed the battle, some six
hundred persons being present.
Shangtai's hoop team scored a 53-51
victory over Polytechnic Evening High
School in a practice game last week.
Allen Lee Po with 20 points and Fred
Gok and Charles Hing with ten each
were high scorers for the winners.
Under the coaching of Al Young, the
Scouts 90 pounders recently won the De-
cathlon basketball tourney.
Now that the days are getting longer
and the nights shorter, tennis will be
holding sway before many weeks are over.
Fans for this sport will be hearing again
the plinks and plunks of the rackets.
Track season is coming around, with
plenty of young fellows already starting
practice, doing their daily (or occasion-
al) grind at the old Golden Gate Stadium.
Several Chinese lads have been seen
there, training for their favorite events.
Several basketball fans have remarked
that Gerald Leong has been playing far
below his form for the past few weeks.
Johnny Wong and Steve Leong helped
Galileo's 130's swamp the Balboa light-
weights last week in an A. A. A. contest
at Kezar, 32-8.
In a J. A. F. basketball contest, the
Tigers defeated the Bulldogs, both Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. 80-lb. teams, 26-14.
The Tigers, two years Decathlon Champs,
proved too experienced for the Bulldogs.
Henry Sing Wong and Frank Yim were
the Tiger's stars, while George Bow and
Harry Chin were outstanding for the
Bulldogs.
Chinese "Y" 145-!b. cage five lost a
hard-fought practice tilt to Trie Allies,
by a count of 27-22. For the losers,
Henry Kan and Frank Wong led the
scoring attack, while Ben Lee, Bing Chin
and Don Lee also performed well.
With Fred Hong Wong scoring seven
for high point honors, the Poly High
cagers scored their first A. A. A. win of
the year, defeating Mission Wednesday
at Kezar, 25-17.
The combination of Robert Lum and
Joseph Chin proved too much for the
Rough Riders, and as a result, the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. 100-lb. cage team
easily scored its first victory in a J. A. F.
contest, 31-18. Lum was high-point
with 18 digits. Under Leland Crichton,
"Y" physical director, the team has done
a good job so far, and with a little more
experience, should go a long way in the
casaba world. On Feb. 18 the team
meets the Troop Three hundreds in an-
other J. A. F. tilt, at S. F .B. C. court.
• •
POLICEMEN'S BALL
To those who protect our lives and
property we owe an immeasurable amount
of gratitude. When they fall in line of
duty, they have given their all, and
leave behind those who are dependent
on them.
Can we not contribute our mite through
the Annual Concert and Ball for the
Widows' and Orphans' Aid Association
of the Police Department? It will be
held on Feb. 15, at the Civic Auditorium,
Grove and Larkin Streets, Admission #1.
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Friday, February 14, 1936
CATHOLIC CENTER GIVES
REPORT OF YEAR'S WORK
(Continued from Page 10)
Hospitalization was secured for 35 per-
sons.
The social service worker is also in
charge of the English school's cafeteria,
where hot noon-day meals consisting of
meat, vegetables, bread, and milk or
chocolate are served to some 40 to 50
pupils each day at the cost of only five
cents. Operating 5 days per week for
44 weeks last year the cafeteria served
5,500 meals. In addition, free milk is
provided for approximately 25 under-
nourished children every morning during
school terms.
A Chinese Conference of the St. Vin-
cent de Paul Society (lay Catholic charity
organization) supplements the work of
the social service department. For the
twelve months ending Sept. 30, 1935,
this conference made 355 visits to Chinese
in hospitals, institutions, and homes;
gave special assistance to 23 individuals,
and distributed 200 items of reading
matter.
Religious: -.Conversions to the Catholic
faith during the year totaled 74, an in-
crease of only 2 baptisms over the pre-
vious year. However, the number of
adults baptized in 1935 — forty-one — far
exceeded those baptized in 1934, which
was eighteen. During 1935 the number
of children baptized was 30, whereas in
1934 it was 54. Last year 3 individuals
were baptized when in danger of death.
Communions given totaled 8,000, while
Confirmations were administered to 62.
Five Catholic marriages were performed.
Seven Catholics died during the year,
4 adults and 3 children.
Organizations: _.Nine organizations
carry on three various welfare and group
work of the Social Center. Of these,
one, the Auxiliary, is composed of Ameri-
cans interested in the missionary work
of the Mission and who aid in carrying
out a part of its program. The other
groups are composed of Catholics and
their non-Catholic friends. Five of these,
the Mission Society, the St. Vincent de
Paul Conference, the Catholic Chinese
Y. M. A., the Mothers' Club, and the
Catholic Daughters of America, were
organized prior to 1935.
During the year three new groups were
organized. The Sewing Club was started
in August under the guidance of two
experts in needlecraft, Mother St. Rosa
and Mrs. Mary Gong. A Boy Scout
Troop was formed in September, with
28 charter members. In December, a
St. Mary's Athletic Club was organized
with a charter membership of 90 boys
and young men.
Of the other groups, all of them ac-
tively carried on their programs and main-
tained their steady membership, with the
exception of the Catholic Daughters.
This group was started in 1934 with a
charter membership, both seniors and
juniors, of 51. During 1935 its total
membership increased to 69.
Finance: A sum total of $14,000 was
expended in 1935 for the religious, edu-
cational, and welfare work of the Center.
Almost the entire sum came from the
Paulist Fathers, who established this work.
The report emphasized the fact that the
money itself came from the generous
contributions and donations from pari-
shioners and friends. A small sum is
raised each year through an annual ba-
zaar and from contributions of Chinese
Catholics. The Center receives no pri-
vate grant nor public aid from any source.
From only five of the lay organizations
were financial figures available. The
receipts of these groups during the year
totaled $527.00, while their expenditures
ran to $455.00.
That further progress may be achieved
this year by the Catholic Center is the
hope expressed by Father Johnson. He
is not content to rest on the laurels of
good work already done. Said he:
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LOWA CLUB DANCE
Among the festive crowd at the Lowa
Club's Chinese New Year's dance were
the following northern California dele-
gates: Muriel Lee of Oakland, Billy
Won and Taft Chung of San Francisco,
Earl Goon, Hubert Dong and Billy Lee
of Watsonville. Another dance event
will be given at the end of the month by
the Celestial Club.
• •
PAGE PRINCE OF WALES
While riding, Lai Yi Sing, an Oakland
Chinese, was injured Monday noon when
he fell off his horse. Passersby rushed
him to the emergency hospital where
physicians found that he suffered brain
concussion.
• •
Musical compositions of George Wong,
prominent Chinese baritone, are on ex-
hibition at the Los Angeles Public Li-
brary for a period of two weeks.
• •
FEATURE PLAYER BACK
Doing a "comeback" a la Robson style,
Mrs. Ann Mar, feature player in the si-
lent days of the cinema, has a nice speak-
ing role in the forthcoming Warner O-
land picture, "Charlie Chan At the Cir-
ri
CUS .
In her first talkie role, Mrs. Mar, who
incidentally directs the only Chinese
health clinic in southern California, plays
the part of Mrs. Charlie Chan, and the
mother of fourteen children.
"1935 is now of the past and 1936
presents a challenge. A living insti-
tution may not stand still. It either
progresses or retrogrades. We are
determined to move onward and up-
ward. So that the ideal of progress
for St. Mary's Chinese Social Center
in 1936 may best be expressed in the
forcible word — forward."
• •
"HEARTACHES"
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Sun., Feb. 16— 11 A. M. to 1 A.M.
Friday, February 14, 1936
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Page IS
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
ON WINGS TO CHINA
1936 will always be a memorable year
for China and America.
Pan American Airways, the company
which sent the China Clipper on its his-
toric flight to Manila last year, has taken
the initiative in opening an air route
between China and America. It has done
a good job, too.
By opening this route, a dream of
centuries will have been realized. One
may spend his vacation, even though it
be only two weeks, on a marvelous air
journey to the Orient, enjoy a leisurely
weekend, and be back in time to resume
work, with a regular "Oriental tan" in
lieu of a "Hollywood tan".
News in detailed form, photos, finan-
cial, educational and political matter can
be transmitted in five days from New
York to Canton. Truly another Marco
Polean adventure in industry!
And now let us take a look at Macao,
this hitherto little known city in the
Orient, and destined to become the final
link between China and America. A
descriptive explanation of it reads as
follows: "Macao is a Portuguese colony
of 157,175 population, of which only
5,000 are non-Chinese (1927 census), is
a seaport 40 miles west of Hong Kong,
with a notably healthy climate, a great
gambling resort, and trades in opium,
firecrackers, sea food, tea and cassia."
From this, one may imagine that the
city is not only notorious, but an ex-
tremely dangerous port-of-call. How-
ever, it is not only one of the cleanest
cities in the Far East, but it is competent-
ly governed and boasts of several of the
most modern hotels, with many points
of interest in the city itself.
The Garden and Grotto of Camoes,
once the resort of the celebrated poet,
Camoes, the inner -harbor with its !
sands of junks, fan-tan houses, cabarets,
night clubs, and race tracks are all worth
seeing.
Known as the Monte Carlo of the
Orient, it may soon be known also as
a Hollywood of the Fast. A motion pic-
ture syndicate has already obtained
rights to produce there.
Deep sea fishing, snipe, pheasant,
duck, pigeon, partridge and rice birds
are abundant; and bigger game, such
as boar and deer hunting can be had
within a short ride into the interior.
Year round sports include swimming,
tennis, golfing, hiking and yachting.
China Biggest Arms
Customer of U. S.
Recent reports from the American
munitions dealers showed that China
during the month of January did a
#4,000,000 export business, making China
the largest customer of the United States
since it instituted an arms export licens-
ing system.
Military experts in the State Depart-
ment indicated efforts by China to build
up a strong, modern air force to combat
the communist armies in China.
China bought almost three-fourths of
the war materials exported from America
in recent months. China's purchases to-
talled #3,045,395; #2,842,395 of which
were for military planes, engines, pro-
pellers and parts.
• •
A number of farmers are having ap-
parent success in experimenting with the
growing of rice in the low-lying regions
of Florida.
• •
China to Plan Trade Drive
According to press dispatches from
Nanking, China, the Ministry of Indus-
tries is outlining, for promotion of for-
eign trade, a plan, whereby exporters
will be urged to cooperate in matters
pertaining to sales and distribution of
products. The Ministry will devise mea-
sures concerning the promotion of eggs,
silk, cotton goods and tea. Pamphlets
will be compiled by the Foreign Trade
Bureau on Chinese imports and exports
for references. Delegates will be sent
to other countries to study the industrial
and commercial developments.
• •
There is a daily service between Macao
and Canton, the mecca of China, by
very comfortable steamers; and four
steamers a day each way to Hong Kong,
making the trip in less than three hours.
The trip to Canton 88 miles away, is
made in about 7 hours. A well kept
air-port in Macao also offers air service
to Canton, from whence one may travel
by plane to most of the principal c:t
of China.
Another miracle of modern day
accomplishment may be written in the
annals of Time, with such tremendous
opportunities for this new type of trans-
portation.
And looking down at us, Father Time
smiles, and seemingly says, "At last, I've
knocked down that back fence between
those two big neighbors !"
Immigration Statistics
For 1935
Following are the immigration stati-
stics released for 1935:
1,116 Chinese nationals departed from
the Port of San Francisco.
722 Chinese nationals arrived at the
Port of San Francisco.
591 United States citizens (Chinese)
departed from the Port of San Francisco.
1,166 United States citizens (Chinese)
arrived at the Port of San Francisco.
36 Chinese were refused admission and
deported at the Port of San Francisco:
(a) 3 applied as aliens;
(b) 33 applied as citizens of the United
States.
124 Chinese were deported from the
entire continental United States via the
Port of San Francisco.
• •
In Tientsin, China, there are 96 differ-
ent makes of automobiles among the
1,816 cars in the city, from practically
every motor manufacturing country in
the world.
• •
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Taft (San Francisco)
Mar. 3; President McKinley (Seattle)
Mar. 4; President Hoover (San Francisco)
Mar. 11; President Grant (Seattle) Mar.
18; President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 31; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Garfield (San Francisco)
Feb. 14; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Feb. 15; President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Feb. 21; President Harrison (San
Francisco) Feb. 28; President Jackson
(Seattle) Feb. 29; President Lincoln
(San Francisco) Mar. 6; President Hayes
(San Francisco) Mar. 13. President Mc-
Kinley (Seattle) Mar. 14; President Hoo-
ver (San Francisco) Mar. 20; President
Wilson (San Francisco) Mar. 27; Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28.
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By Tsu Pan
• NANKING'S WARNING
• COMMUNISTS DEFEATED
• THE CHRISTIAN GENERAL
• JAPAN ALARMED
• U. S. INSISTS "OPEN DOOR"
"Beware of the communists!" was the timely warning
issued last week by the Central Executive Committee
of the Kuomintang at Nanking, China, to the entire
Chinese nation. The warning appeared in the form of
a manifesto which pointed out that the renewed activi-
ties of the communists and other reactionary elements
are camouflaging their movements under patriotic
names.
The central authorities are keenly concerned, the
manifesto states, over the many reactionary organs
which have sprung up like mushrooms in Shanghai and
elsewhere. Exhorting the people not to be misguided
and allured by such subversive movements, the mani-
festo pleads that at the present moment the only sal-
vation of the nation lies in the preserving of the con-
certed strength of man power and material power in
national reconstruction.
The government at Nanking had received informa-
tion previously, it is said, that the reactionary forces
are attempting to effect a comeback by working under
the guise of patriotic organizations. The people are
asked to carefully examine the nature of these organi-
zations in order to expose their ulterior motives.
The marauding communists who were chased into
the western regions of the Szechuan province by Gen-
eral Chiang Kai-shek's forces during the past few years,
received another fatal blow from the hands of the pro-
vincial troops last week.
Heavy casualties were inflicted to the hordes of com-
munists under the notorious chieftains, Chu Teh and
Hsu Hsiang, in a series of sanguinary engagements
with Szechuan troops, according to a military report
from Chengtu, the capital of Szechuan province.
Assisted by air bombing squadrons, the provincial army
under the command of Lieutenant-General Sun Chen
badly demolished the red forces. About two hundred
communists were captured and fifteen machine guns
and three hundred rifles were seized.
Another military report declared that General Liang
Hua-sheng of the ninety-second division had also de-
feated a large horde of communists about one hundred
and fifty miles southwest of Chengtu. In this case the
air forces were reported to be especially effective in
routing the marauders.
Before a crowded audience at the Central Kuomin-
tang, Chinese Nationalist Party, "Christian General"
Feng Yu-hsiang gave a lengthy address on the topic of
China's road to salvation last week.
The keynote of General Feng's speech consisted of
three points:
(1) China must thoroughly reform its political ma-
chinery and arouse the spirit and support of the entire
people for concerted action.
(2) China must study intelligently the diplomatic
trends of the foreign powers and formulate her foreign
policies accordingly, in order to bring about favorable
opinions and friendly relations.
(3) China must reenforce her national defense.
The Christian General quoted the late Dr. Sun Yat
Sen in saying that the lost rights of a nation can some-
times be recovered, but the national spirit must be kept
in order to expect such a recovery.
The militarists in Japan were greatly disturbed last
week when they reviewed reports of the ammunitions
going into China.
Aside from the three million dollars worth of ammu-
nitions and airplanes bought from the United States,
China is also said to have purchased lately twelve tanks
and twenty-five pieces of fifteen inch guns from Great
Britain.
A Japanese military attache at Nanking was quoted
as saying that he believes China is preparing for war.
He entertains serious doubts that these equipments were
intended for the use of the anti-communist campaigns
as they are purported to be.
"We hope China will remember" he said, "that if
Japan declared war against China, we can occupy whole
China within two months!"
Speaking before the Chicago Council of Foreign
Relations last week, Mr. William Phillips, Undersecre-
tary of the U. S. State Department, again reaffirmed
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CHINESE DIG EST
Friday, February 21,1936
CHINATOWNIA
PORTLAND NEWS
A new years term in Chinese school
was started last Tuesday at the Chinese
Benevolent Association.
With the faculty consisting of Miss
Bessie Lee, Mr. Wong, Mr. Chin, and Mr.
H. Lock, 96 newly enrolled Chinese stu-
dents will be taught to master their na-
tive language in reading, writing, and
arithmetic.
Entering into its eleventh year of or-
ganization, the new officers of the Chi-
nese Girls' Club for the ensuing year are:
Mrs. James Jower, president; Mrs. Ben-
jamin Lee, vice-president; Lalun Chin,
secretary; and Dorothy Moe, treasurer.
The Chinese Women's Club organized
three years ago recently had its election
of officers. Those elected are: president,
Mrs. Park Chin, vice-presidents, Mrs.
Winge H. Lee and Dr. Goldie Chan;
English secretaries, Mrs. Stanley Chin
and Mrs. John Wong; Chinese secretary,
Mrs. Wan Jower; treasurers, Mrs. Her-
bert Wong and Mrs. Gum Yuen. The
purpose of this club is principally phil-
anthropic. It is also very civic minded,
and has combined its efforts with var-
ious other organizations to further worth-
while projects.
Andrew Louie, graduated Chinese
pharmacist, is also the new manager of
• the Huber Cafe, which is the popular
meeting place of the younger set.
Miss Margaret Paul and George Lee
will be married today, February 21st.
The ceremony will take place at the home
of the bride-to-be.
Miss Nellie Lee of Marshfield and Dr.
Chan of Salem, Oregon, announced their
engagement at a banquet given by Miss
Lee's aunt during her brief stay in Port-
land.
• •
N. Y. GIRL TRIES SUICIDE
Returning by train from Cleveland to
her home in New York City, a Chinese
girl, Harriet Ling, attempted to commit
suicide by swallowing poison on board
the train last week. Ling, who is 22 years
of age and lives at 26 Henry Street, New
York, failed to advance any reason for
the attempt.
At the Central Station in New York,
relatives and friends found her uncon-
scious. Half a bottle of poison was by
her side. Rushed to the Emergency Hos-
pital,she was given a fair chance to live.
Hip Wo To Give Play
The Hip Wo School of San Francisco
will sponsor a play on Saturday, Mar. 7,
at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. It is urged
that the Chinese public support this affair
to raise funds for the school.
It was announced that due to the in-
creasing enrollment of students, the tea-
ching staff of the school has been aug-
mented by the addition of several new
instructors. The student body at present
is approximately 430.
• •
DIXIE VARIETIES
The Square and Circle Club announces
the presentation of "Dixie Varieties" as
their spring project this year. Two per-
formances will be given, the dates being
tentatively set as June 6 and 7.
This variety show is their semi-annual
benefit project, the proceeds of which go
to their orphans' fund from which
regular contributions are made to the
home for underprivileged Chinese boys
in El Cerrito.
• •
Union meeting service was held at the
Chinese Methodist Church last Sunday,
Feb. 16, at 3:30 p. m. Miss Betty Hu,
girl evangelist from Shanghai, delivered
the sermon on the topic of "Salvation".
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Allee, the Towntrotter, says:
THOMAS CHUCK (former S. F.) is
still matriculating at Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology in Boston. His Chi-
nese name is CHUCK SING LUP, in
case you've forgotten .... ANN LEONG
(also local girl) is a member of the Pre-
Medical Club of Bethel College in Tenn-
essee .... another local boy HEN'RY
SEID lives in Brooklyn, New York ....
RICHARD 'MING' LEE and VINCENT
GUNN took part in the Boy Scouts radio
broadcast over KPO last week and were
they nervous! .... Mrs. ALICE DONG
LEE of the LILAC BEAUTY SHOPPE
returned after a short vacation in Wat-
sonville with her two sons RONALD and
JERRY .... going all points north
(Portland) HOWARD FUNG left town
on a business trip. He's traveling sales-
man for the CHINA DRY GOODS CO.
.... Believe me, Cupid's in China-
town: HERBERT LEE (Oakland) and
that fascinating and appealing gal, Miss
HELEN YEE, are "stepping out" these
rainy days .... Here's a secret —
ANDREW WONG of the UNIQL •
SHOP and Miss FLORENCE LEONG
are reported engaged — after a short ro-
mance! .... JUNE LUM (Napa) is
seen "strollin' down the avenue" with one
of the town boys — the lucky guy (you're
doing fine!) .... Happy Event — Mr.
Stork visited Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD
SEID last week and brought a baby
daughter .... Do you know that: RI-
CHARD LOWE left for San Diego and
a farewell party was given by his dear
cousins MARSHALL and WILSON
LOWE .... another local boy is leaving
town, THOMAS NG (member of Can-
ton Noodle Co.) will sail on the Pres.
Coolidge this Friday .... LT. PAUL
WONG, sent back here by the Chinese
Government for advance aeronautic and
military tactics at the Naval S:ation in
San Diego is also leaving on the same
boat — (he's a former S. F. boy) now
attached to the 3rd Squadron of the
Canton Air Force .... JAMES LEE
(formerly of L. A.) also attached to the
Canton Air Force is now called LT. LEE
SING .... and ALBERT WONG (of
S. F.) better known as 'Suicide Al' of
dare-devil motorcycle fame, is now head
mechanic at the Southwestern Aviation
Corp. in Canton — happily married and
a proud daddy .... HARRY WOO who
left the city not long ago is also connected
with aviation in China .... So-o-o-o.
until next week SO LONG
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Friday, February 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Oakland Troop 45 Prepares
For Scout Circus
The Chinese Boy Scouts of Oakland
Troop 45 were invited to demonstrate
their skill in the art of plaster casting
at H. C. Capwell's during Scout Week.
Their exhibition received much atten-
tion and favorable comment from those
who attended.
According to their Scoutmaster and
Green Bar Council the scouts are now
preparing for their Annual Scout Circus,
which is to be given on the evenings of
Feb. 28 and 29 at the Municipal Audi-
torium. The Scouts have selected "Pi-
oneering" as their project construction
of an observation tower; the over-all
height will be 22 feet. The material
used will be just ropes and logs. Time
limit allowed for this construction will
be only ten minutes. This will be one
of the outstanding features of the entire
circus.
Prior to the circus the Scouts are plan-
ning to stage a "Pre-Circus Exhibition"
of their stunt for their parents and
friends. This review is to be held at Madi-
son Square, Oak and Eighth Streets, Sun-
day, Feb. 23, at 2 p. m.
Their Scoutmaster, Dr. Raymond L.
Ng, wishes to announce that the public
is cordially invited to attend both of their
exhibitions.
• •
While on his way to work at the Bel-
mont Sanatorium, Hall Sing You, kit-
chen help, accosted a Filipino chaffeur,
who bid him a cheery good morning and
then suddenly floored him with a punch
in the face. The Filipino then fled. Hall
immediately reported the matter to the
police in Redwood City.
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OAKLAND NEWS
To replenish a depleting coffer, the
Oakland Chinese Presbyterian Church is
presenting a mammoth Dinner and Food
Carnival on March 11, at the First Pres-
byterian Church, 26th and Broadway.
Six hundred anticipated guests will be
amply and variedly satisfied that evening.
For those who appreciate music, George
Jung and Ira Lee are filling the enter-
tainment program with pleasing inter-
ludes; for the epicures who relish de-
licious food, provisions from Oakland
wholesale houses have been procured gra-
tis through Carl Chung of Wilson Mar-
ket, 344 East 14th St., and for those with
the peculiar knack of winning things,
alluring prizes are offered.
The cause is a worthy one. The price
is fifty cents per plate. The time is 6
p. m.
Last Sunday, Valentine Joyce Wye,
attired in a becoming green crepe Shirley
Temple dress, celebrated her attainment
of eight worldly years with a riotious
birthday party at home. Her guest-list
included Elfreda and Norma Young, Bet-
ty Lee, Calvin Joe, Billy, Sonny and
James Tom and Ralston Eng from Oak-
land; and Dolores, Jeanette and Leland
Wing from Vallejo.
The young group indulged in parlor
games with minor injury to the furniture.
Then to the accompaniment of gasps and
exclamations, Father Gay Wye performed
astounding magical illusions rehearsed
from a "Ten Thousand Tricks for Ten
Cents" book. Sandwiches, a birthday
cake, jello and Chinese waffle restored
expended energy. The party threatened
to continue indefinitely but the parents
of the children ran out of gossip, so the
young folk reluctantly had to leave.
Under the direction of Professor Bun-
dy, the Oakland Chinese-American Chor-
us, consisting of over forty voices, will
present a half-hour program over Sta-
tion KROW this Sunday, Feb. 23, at
3:30 p. m. The recital will feature se-
lected numbers by the chorus, a violin
rendition by Winona Young, accompan-
ied at the piano by her sister, Gertrude,
and as a highlight of the program, gold-
en-throated George Jung, Oakland's pre-
mier tenor, will be heard in a solo.
The chorus was organized January 19
and meets every Friday evening from
7:30 to 9 at the Chinese Presbyterian
Church on Eighth Street.
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Talented Stage Star on Air
Those who tuned in last Sunday even-
ing on Paul Whiteman's program spon-
sored by Woodbury in their Coast to
Coast hookup certainly received a treat,
for it is seldom that a Chinese appears
on such popular and valuable broadcasts.
The young man who sang the Chinese
interpretation of "The Music Goes Round
and Round" was none other than the
talented and accomplished stage actor,
Honorable Wu. From San Francisco, it
may be said that his voice "floats through
the air with the greatest of ease."
San Franciscans will remember him as
the star of the "Chinese Showboat" re-
vue which played the Warfield and Gold-
en Gate Theatres several years ago.
Public opinion has it that the Chinese,
especially, look forward to hearing him
again soon.
• •
'Tin/' Weds
George "Tiny" Leong, who left this
city for China two months ago, was mar-
ried last month to Ruth Mae Jue, of
Lee Village, Hoy Ping district, the cere-
mony taking place at the Wah Sun Hall
at Chack Horn City. The Rev. K. N.
Leong, formerly of the Los Angeles Con-
gregational Church, officiated.
Mrs. Leong is a former San Francisco
girl. "Tiny" is a former football star of
the local Commerce High and Chinese
teams.
• •
ENGAGEMENT PARTY
A party was given last Sunday night
at the Sun Hung Heong Cafe by the
mother of Sanford Chan, upon his en-
gagement to Miss Constance King of
Locke, California. Relatives and close
friends of both families were present.
On Monday night another party was
given to all their friends at the home of
Mrs. Chan. Cocktails and refreshments
were served.
• •
A daughter was born on Jan. 30 to
the wife of Gim Far, 182-6th St., Oak-
land.
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Friday, February 21,1936
CHINATOWNIA
LOS ANGELES NEWS
On February 8th, the Mei Wah girls
club had a party at Mrs. May Wong's
home in Hollywood. The party was in
honor of Miss Frances Wong, a member
of the club who had just graduated from
Jefferson High School. At the same
time, the new officers of the club were
installed. The guests spent the evening
in card games and dancing.
The Chinese Congregational Church
held their annual dinner at the Tung
Ah Low Cafe on Sunday evening, Feb. 9.
Ninety persons attended the dinner with
Dr. and Mrs. Taylor of the University
of Southern California as the guests. Re-
ports of the past year were made by the
various chairmen and officers of the
church. Elections for new officers and
the board of directors were held earlier
in the day.
Frank Young's China Boys held their
first dance last Saturday evening at the
Macabee Hall. This recently organized
Chinese orchestra is proving very popu-
lar, indeed. They have performed at
many Chinese dances thus far.
General Tu invited his Mandarin lan-
guage class to his new twenty-eight room
home in Pasadena last Friday night for
an hour of lessons. Rest of the evening
was spent socially. Most enjoyable were
the vocal selections rendered by General
Tu. He was accompanied at the piano
by the charming Mrs. Tu.
A first prize of 5200 goes to Gilbert
Leong for his piece of sculpturing dis-
played at the last Los Angeles County
Fair held at Pomona, California.
For his outstanding artistic ability hs
has earned scholarships to the Chouinard
School of Art, one of the leading art
schools on the Pacific Coast. Presently,
he will be transferred to U. S. C.
Miss Hong Kwan Wong, of the Uni-
versity of Redlands spoke on "The His-
tory of Hawaii" at the 18th Annual Girl
Reserves Mid- Winter Conference of Sou-
thern California held at the Pacific Pali-
sades this month. She is an exchange
student from the University of Hawaii.
Over four hundred girls, advisors, and
"Y" secretaries were in attendance. Dor-
othy Hoo and Mari Young represented
the Chinese Tri-Y Club. Miss Young
participated in the closing ceremony of
the conference.
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Ming Gee, known as the "Baffling
Mystifier", recently was one of the enter-
taining sensations in Reno, Nevada, in
the "Night of Magic" program sponsored
by the Reno Magic Circle, Assembly 28,
Society of American Magicians.
More than five hundred persons sat
spell-bound for three hours watching the
presentation of tricks and feats of skill,
in the Civic Auditorium.
Ming, an Oriental who knows all the
Occidental tricks, took top honors by
stealing the show. His performance con-
sisted of plucking lighted cigarettes out
of the air and making them disappear
again, weaving numerous hoops into
geometrical figures, and doing tricks with
ropes. He also did card tricks wearing
canvas gloves. All his tricks were com-
pletely mystifying to the audience.
• •
STUDENTS' CONVENTION
According to word received from Ann
Leong, former San Francisco girl, who
now attends the Bethel College in Mc-
Kenzie, Tennessee, the State Students'
Volunteer Convention is holding a meet-
ing in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 28.
Miss Leong is a pre-medical student
and upon receiving her A. B. degree,
hopes to enter an Eastern medical school.
• •
OVERSEAS PENMAN
CLUB ISSUES ANNUAL
Manager Chock Lun announced that
the seventh volume of the Hawaii Chinese
annual will be published for distribution
by the Overseas Penman Club in March.
The annual, the first volume of which was
issued in 1930, is printed in both English
and Chinese, the printing costs being
assumed by Honolulu business concerns.
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Hawaii Chinese in
Radio Club
Many Chinese are among the sixty
members who are enrolled in the Amateur
Radio Club, sponsored by the city-county
recreation commission in Honolulu.
Many more are expected to enroll in the
free course in radio, as these classes are
open to all those fifteen years of age
and over who are interested in obtaining
amateur radio licenses and in amateur
radio in general.
Among the Chinese members are: Yai
Pang, Y. S. Ching, Al Chu, R. S. Ching,
Bernard Loo, Henry Sui, Harry Kau.
Francis M. Chang, Alex Wong. Harry
Goo, David Sim, John Chang. George
Loo, Arthur Lum, and S. N. Wun.
• •
GENERAL TU HOLDS CHINA
MUST BE MILITARISTIC
In an interview last week to Los An-
geles newspapermen, General Ting Hsui
Tu, an official of the Nanking Central
Military Academy and who is in South-
ern California as the official representa-
tive from China in connection with the
filming of the picture, "Good Earth",
stated that China must become a militar-
istic nation unless Japan stops her policy
of aggression toward the Chinese.
• •
CATHAYANS ELECTIONS
The Cathayan Orchestra held its an-
nual election and general meeting at the
Cathay Club, on Feb. 10. Practically
every member of the Orchestra plus two
of their honorary members were given
posts. As a result, the following officers
were elected: orchestra leader. David
Sum; assistant leader, Willie Wong; se-
cretary, Ted Lee; treasurer, Robert Wong:
librarian, William Lee; business mana-
ger, Edward Quon; publicity manager.
Kenneth Lee; arrangers, Winfrcd Lee
and William Chan; custodian. Allen Lin
Lee; art directors, Thomas Bow and Le-
on Lim.
The orchestra reports that for the re-
lative short history of the organization,
it has met with great progress and a most
successful season last y<
Two feature singers of the Cathayans
are Miss Frances Chun and Dudley Lcc.
• •
LOWA AUXILIARY ELECTS
The Lowa Club Auxiliary of Los An-
geles election took place last week, with
the following chosen by the charter mem-
bers: president, Edith Lee: vice-president.
Ling Chan; and secretary-treasurer. Julia
Ung.
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CHINESE DICEST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
Y. C. ANNIVERSARY
BALL
(Written right after the dance)
By Clara Chan
On Feb. 15th, the "exclusive" Yoke
Choy gave their fifteenth anniversary
ball. In case you don't know anything
about these social-minded Y. C. men,
allow me to inform you that once a year
the lads dig out their tuxedos from the
moth balls and give them an annual air-
ing (a good preventive against vicious
moths), and throw such a grand affair
that it justifies at least a few months of
post mortem. (You remember when — -)
This year the brawl, I mean ball, was
held in the Italian room of the St. Fran-
cis Hotel. Yoke Choy gained their ex-
perience from last year when they dis-
covered that the Italian room was small
enough to shout down the president's
speech (Wingo, my sympathies), and to
boo at the out-going president's speech
(that's why Wong Yee's face was red all
evening) .
Dancing began at nine o'clock, and
lasted till one. The Chinatown Knights'
Orchestra played songs which were dedi-
cated to the guests and members of the
club. The Y. C. men, "sinfoo" as they
claim, revived pleasant memories from
these old ditties. P. S. I wonder if the
orchestra played "The Prisoners Song."
Not to be outdone by the men, the wo-
men dressed "to kill", (no comeback from
the fashion writer of the Life). Among
the hundred or more guests who, defying
the wet pavements of S. F., arrived from
all parts of California, the fashion scout
was busy all evening admiring the smart
gowns. Here are a few of the outfits noted:
MRS. WILLIAM (BILL) CHINN in
black crepe, with two large gardenias at
the neckline. MISS MARION TONG
in pale green, with high neckline. Jade
ornaments. Wish more of the girls
would wear Chinese jewelry. MISS
GRACE CHEW in white crepe with slit
tunic skirt. MRS. LESTER LEE in white
matelasse with a perfectly stunning Chi-
nese wrap, fashioned after an old Man-
chu robe. MISS PAULINE TONG in
dull gold crinkled crepe, very low back.
MISS FLORA CHAN in white lace and
orchids. MRS. WONG YEE in simple
black crepe, with an unusual corsage of
white jasmine. MISS ALICE CHEW
in white lace gown and short jacket, also
of white lace.
MISS MARY WONG in a new print;
MISS MARION FONG in a modern
gown of black skirt and white bodice;
MRS. COLLIN DONG in pink crepe,
with a coronation of pink flowers; MRS.
THOMAS CHINN in royal purple taf-
feta (a favorite color of mine) ; MRS.
IRA LEE in red chiffon; MISS ALICE
ENG in yellow taffeta; MISS ALICE
LUM in black crepe with a glittering
spangle yoke; MRS. IRA CHUNG in
rose lace; MISS MARION DONG in red
taffeta with a head veil of white net;
MISS LOIS CHAN in black crepe with
silver sandals; MRS. CHARLIE CHAN
in green with white fox cape; MRS. WYE
WING in blue taffeta with rows of tiny
ruffles on skirt; MISS JADIN WONG
in a Chinese long gown of ivory satin
with fine embroidery; MISS MIRIAM
LUM in pink satin with a ruffle cape;
MISS CONNIE KING in white mouse-
line de soir; MRS. HUBERT DONG in
cerise crepe gown; MISS GLADYS TOM
in white taffeta with gardenia headdress;
MISS MABEL MAR in black crepe, low
back; MISS MABEL YEE in pink taffeta
with a Chinese wrap; MISS JANIE KOE
in black taffeta; MISS HATTIE CHUN
in blue crepe; MISS ALICE YOUNG
in emerald green (another favorite color
of mine), low back and beaded bodice;
MRS. JOE CHEW in black net with
ruffle cape collar; MRS. JOHN WONG
in red and white; MRS. BALFOUR
CHINN in white crepe; MRS. MYRON
CHAN in black net over taffeta; ....
"And the music goes 'round and
'round", and for many of the revelers the
party really didn't end till Sunday's wee
hours. And to think, we have to wait
one whole year for another such party
to come around.
• •
CHINESE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER
Members of the Chuck Sin Tong, Kam-
akela Lane, Honolulu, held their annual
meeting and dinner Sunday, Feb. 9. This
club is an organization for the people
of Wong Leong Doo, Chungshan dis-
trict, Kwangtung province, China, and
their descendants. Chew On Lin is pres-
ident.
• •
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An informal banquet was held at the
Sun Hung Heung Cafe, with members
of both Miss Constance King and San-
ford Chan's families present, and a few
close friends. The to-be bride was ap-
propriately attired in a deep red satin
Chinese gown, piped with white, a stiff
high collar, and high splits on either side
of the skirt.
Miss King was very attractive, but the
biggest attraction was on her third
finger — 3 baguettes on either side of tne
beautiful large diamond in the center.
Included in this dinner was the darling
little Phyllis Won, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roderick Won, (the former Susie
Lee). Little Phyllis had on a pink silk
frock with many layers of ruffles, a
matching ribbon on her soft curled hair,
and matched again was her healthy com-
plexion with very rosy cheeks and spark-
ling eyes.
Miss Marian Fong, also a guest at the
banquet, looked ultra exquisite with her
hair arranged so smartly, two rolls swirl-
ed on top of her head, shadow waves
softly in back ending in curls at the back
of her neck. It was a very attractive
coiffeur on Miss Fong.
• •
MONTEREY CHINESE
TO SPONSOR DANCE
The Chinese of Monterey are spon-
soring a dance on Friday, February 28,
at the Ocean View Hotel, for the purpose
of raising funds for the Chung Wah
School of that city, it was reported. Door
prizes, refreshments and a floor show will
be included in the program.
Those who are planning to attend will
be interested to know that it is to be a
Leap Year Costume Ball.
• •
"JOLLY MUSKETEERS" PARTY
"Hearts were trumps" at a Valentine
Party given by the Jolly Musketeers. Girl
Reserve Club, at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
on Friday evening, Feb. 14. Games,
dancing, and refreshments made the eve-
ning a gay one for the fifty boys and
girls who attended. The chairmen of
the committees which worked out the de-
tails of the event were Agnes Chong, Lucy
Won, Rita Juan, and Minerva Fung.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 21,1936
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brown, Powder blue,
Tudor grey, in new
Spring "Action-back"
model. Singleand
double breasted.
by Hart Schaffner 8C Marx
MRS. HILLBILLY home-spun the fabric for her man's
clothes. She knew it had to wear a long time. She gave it
rugged beauty, too . . . Now Hart Schaffner dC Marx have
reproduced it in Blue Ridge Home- ' , ■" ~— ;-*Ji4-i- 'll1 ' **?
spun for our city Nabobs. Casual u) ' J »JV
. . . comfortable . . . lots of J ^^
class.
MOORE'S
Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clotlm
840 Market 141 Kearny * 1450 B'way
Opp. Emporium Near Sutter Oakland
(^Chinese Salesman here: Edward Leong)
COLDAY (Ed Leong) SEZ:
BOY, OH BOY— am I taking a
ribbing! And this picture of mine is the
cause of it. My friends say the picture's
all right — it's just the face that's in it!
But some day they'll be sorry — possibly
when it's enlarged and plastered all over
Chinatown under the caption "COLDAY
YIN FOR DOG CATCHER.'1 Might
try it as a side line, you know. Then
youse guys will have to be content with
"I knew him when."
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AND NOW THAT YOU'RE SO
NICE I'll tell you about the "Topper"
and it's yours for five pieces of silver
(the big ones). Combining the best lines
of the famous "Tyro" and smart
"Slant", the "Topper" is all its name
implies. Has kick-up-in-back brim with
matching felt binding. You'll know that
Spring has come when you see the colors.
— •-
Manhattan has created a shirt
I'm sure you'll consider quite pert;
Smart white pique is the fabric
Smart fellows will certainly grab it.
Slip into this "Duke of Kent"
For only two dollars well spent;
The collar is smartly wide-spaced
And it's rated "tops" in good ta>te.
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SNOW AND RAIN STORMS don't
mean a thing to Moore's. Spring is all
over the place. Make it a point to cast
your glimmers over the new Palm Beach
line of suits at $16.75 while the size
selection is new and complete. Biggest
stock they ever had. Whites in single
and double breasted models. Light
summery greys and tans in single breasted
sport-backs. Or the single coats for
$11.75 and single trousers for $5. And
if you want to go ritzy in a torm.il wav.
there's the new white coat and black
trouser tuxedo outfit at $18.50 that's as
smart a thing your dancing partner can
lay an arm around.
Friday, February 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag« 7
CHINATOWNIA
Students Activities at U. C. SEATTLE NEWS
On January 3 1 the Chinese Students'
Club of the University of California
commemorated the fourth anniversary of
the defense of Shanghai with William
Jing presiding, as reported by Howard
Wong. Professor Leo Rogin spoke on
the topic: "What Attitudes Should Chi-
nese Students Take Toward the Social
Reconstruction in China?" Alvin Joe
secretary of the Far Eastern Relations
Committee, gave a report on the activi-
ties of the committee. President William
Jing then gave an outline of the future
activities of the club during the semester.
This was followed by refreshments.
The delegates of the Chinese students
of the bay region colleges held their first
conference at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
on February 8. About thirty delegates
representing the University of California,
Stanford University, San Francisco
College, Heald's College, Lincoln Uni-
versity, San Francisco J. C, San Mateo
J. C, and Marin J. C. attended the con-
ference. C. Yue Shih presided. The
Committee of Five was created to draft
a constitution. At the same place, the
next meeting will be held on Saturday,
March 21, when officers will be elected.
All Chinese college students are urged
to attend.
The skating party given by the club
was attended by approximately two hun-
dred people on February 12 at Roller-
land, Oakland. The party lasted from
10 p. m. to 1 a. m.
• •
REV. JOHNSON LECTURES
Father George W. P. Johnson, director
of the St. Mary's Catholic Chinese School
and Social Center, gave a sermon last
week at the Old St. Mary's Church, Cali-
fornia and Grant Avenue, speaking on
the topic of "The Sowing of the Seed in
San Francisco's Chinatown." Father
Johnson discussed what the Paulist Fa-
thers are accomplishing among the San
Francisco Chinese.
• •
"HEARTACHES" SHOWN
"Heartaches" was shown to large
crowds last Saturday and Sunday at the
Chinese Mandarin Theatre.
Included in the cast were Estelle Lee,
formerly of Portland and Tong Dai Kam
and Henry Fung, former San Franciscans.
Fried chicken, southern style, was the
main reason why the U. of W. Chinese
Students' Club's first winter quarter social
at the Coon Chicken Inn on Friday, Feb.
14, attracted twenty-five hungry Joseph-
ine Co-eds, Joe Colleges, and their dates.
A Valentine motif was used by the com-
mittee, Miss Mary Hong, Messrs. Jack
Wong, Frank Nipp, and Albert Wong.
Dancing was enjoyed by all afterwards at
the Club Cotton.
Among those seen at the Students'
affair was Miss Eva Lee, fair Victoria
B. C. visitor, escorted by that gallant
young sophomore, Francis Drake Leo.
Miss Lee is visiting friends and relatives
here for two weeks, and incidentally, en-
joying the winter social season to the
utmost.
It's just impossible to keep Henry
"Butcher" Luke, popular Students Club
prexy, out of the headlines. The bril-
liant scholar was awarded an associate
membership to Sigma Xi, science honor-
ary, this week. Only those who have
published original, high calibre research-
es are extended full memberships. Asso-
ciate members are selected from under-
graduates who show promise with high
grades, to encourage them to do research
necessary for full membership.
Miss Mollie Locke, president, announc-
ed that the Chinese Girls Club's Tolo
date has been shifted to Feb. 23, at the
"Horseshoe Inn", one of the most color-
ful and popular Chinese night clubs.
Around the High Schools
P. G.'s are Mayme Locke at Garfield,
Mary Luke at Franklin, and Helen Hong
and Ruth Hwang at Roosevelt.
When Ruth Hwang won one of the
positions as first soprano for the Roose-
velt Hi junior and senior glee clubs, and
the A Cappella choir, she was but follow,
ing in the footsteps of her sister, Pris-
cilla Hwang, who was also a first soprano
at the same school.
James "Fifi" Luke, Troop 54 patrol
leader, forsook the Franklin Hi frosh
hoop quintet to perform with the Chi-
nese Students five, earning a regular po-
sition after three games.
BRIDGE DATES CHANGED
The Chinese Y. W. C. A. wishes to
announce that the class in Contract
Bridge which has been meeting on Thurs-
day evenings will be held hereafter on
Wednesday evenings from 8:00 to 9:00,
beginning February 19. Mr. Russell, the
instructor, has had many years of ex-
perience as a teacher and is prepared
to work with both beginners and advanced
students. The class is open to both men
and women without fee.
• •
"965"
iBusiness and industrial girls in the Y.
W. C. A. will meet in Sacramento on
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22 and 23,
for their fourteenth annual Northern Cal-
ifornia Mid-Winter Conference. The
theme of the conference is "New Pioneers
Facing New Frontiers". Some of the
problems which will be discussed are
"Our Responsibility for Public Affairs",
"Our Responsibility for Social Move-
ments", and "Our Responsibility to Mi-
nority Groups".
Members of the Nine-Six-Five Club
who will attend the conference are Mabel
Lowe, Marion Look, Carolyn Fong, and
Amy Lee.
Here's a good one told on Henry K.
K. Chinn, colorful U. of W. frosh:
Driving down U. Way, K. K. ran a
red light, then an arterial, a cop blew
his whistle, but K. K. kept going. When
the cop finally caught up with K. K., the
resultant conversation took place:
"Why didn't you stop at the red light?"
"I didn't see it."
"Why didn't you stop at the arterial?"
"I didn't see it."
"Why didn't you stop at my whistle?"
"I can't hear."
"Well, here' a ticket. Go down and
see the judge Monday, and you'll get your
hearing back."
George Louie is seen limping around
town as the result of an automobile acci-
dent which he suffered a few weeks ago.
Miss Lillian Goon, daughter of the
late Chinese consul, Goon Dip, is aiding
a group of girls from Garfield High
School in singing and dancing numbers
for participation in the school's annual
Funfest. They are practising and re-
hearsing at the Chung Wah Hall.
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Friday, February 21,1936
EDITORIAL
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CORRESPONDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
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Watsonville, Vicinity „ Iris Wong
The Chinese Digest believes that the "podii" system,
while probably justified in existing in former genera-
tions, certainly does not belong now.
In publishing the following letter, we believe that
certain facts have been brought out which tend to
clarify the situation, and also, to emphasize that, with
each succeeding decade, especially among modern Chi-
nese-Americans, the so-called "podii" simply does not
exist.
ABOUT ALL THIS "PODII" BUSINESS
Mr. Tom Irwin, the famous local sport writer and
columnist, has aroused local interest in his sensational
"exposure" of a "racket" in San Francisco Chinatown
through the system of "podii", which appeared in the
San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 1936. While we
appreciate the efforts of the Chronicle in devoting their
front page to discuss the civic problems of Chinatown,
a few words need be said here to present the problem
in its true perspective and to avoid possible misunder-
standings.
In the first place how did this "podii" business come
about? In Chinese business parlance, a "podii" is the
intangible asset created by the tenant of a business
establishment through his effort in increasing the econ-
omic value of that location either by physical improve-
ments or by establishing a goodwill. When this tenant
is ready to move or retire from business, he usually
negotiates with a prospective newcomer to recover this
intangible asset in a definite sum of money. This is
not uncommon in American business practice when a
firm transfers its goodwill to another.
I believe that there are special reasons which made
such practices especially prominent here.
In the old days when Chinese merchants were unable
to secure leases for their stores from the American
landowners, they would have to rely upon this method
to protect themselves from the continued raising of
rents by unscrupulous landlords. Furthermore, on
account of the racial prejudices existing elsewhere, the
Chinese people were confined to their quarter and to
do business within the limited space in Chinatown.
Henceforth, they were compelled, under the circum-
stances, to pay the "podii" in order to secure accomoda-
tions.
While there may be cases where the "podii" asked
have exceeded the improvement value, and where Chi-
nese as well as American landowners have suffered
the consequences of being unable to rent their places
on account of the "podii", I doubt whether anyone has
ever deliberately extorted money through the use of
the "podii" system. The "podii" is not a racket!
As to the fact that real estate properties are passing
from the hands of Americans to the "Orientals", I fail
to see why this should cause alarm: since only Ameri-
can Chinese, i. e., American citizens of Chinese extrac-
tion, can buy real estate property. These "Orientals"
are therefore, Americans who, in the eyes of the law,
are in no way different from any other kind of Amei-
can citizens.
And the practice of this "Frankenstein" monster-like
system is not universally observed in Chinatown. With
the growth of the younger generations, this "podii"
business is at its wane. We can cite numerous cases
where the so-called "tenant's lien" have been completely
removed and people may come and go at will. To give
a concrete example, the picture insertion in Mr. Irwin's
article in the Chronicle is not a "podii" sign! It is a
statement made to the public by the tenant of that build-
ing, declaring that he wants NO "podii"!
San P. Tu.
February 19, 1936.
CHINESE GOOD WILL
There are good-will missionaries, good-will tours, and
good-will students. International good will cannot
be over-emphasized. And right in our own midst is
a center of International thought and friendship, where
the cosmopolitan spirit is stimulated by a flow of stu-
dents and friends who come from both Occidental and
Oriental countries. This is the International House
at Berkeley, California, a gift from Mr. John D. Rocke-
feller, Jr.
The Chinese members form a group of ten resident
and three associate members. They have organized a
cultural study group to interpret the culture of the
Chinese to the American and other racial students.
Associate membership, open to every one interested,
are for those who wish to attend the International
House functions regularly. Its privileges are many for
a nominal sum.
Working whole-heartedly and competently in this
respect is Miss Helen M. Fong, Chinese Student Se-
cretary, who is ever ready to give information about
International House activities and to extend .1 warm
welcome to friends and visitors.
It is significantly important through whom and to
whom the interpretation of Chinese culture and good-
will is extended.
Friday, February 21, 1936
CHINESE DiCEST
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CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
(XII) China Originated
The Informal Garden.
We take the cultivated gardens today
for granted, but the idea of transferring
plants to definite locations, of cultivating
flowers for scent or looks requires fore-
sight and ingenuity. According to many
authorities on landscape architecture,
including the distinguished Mr. John
MacLaren, there are only two people who
have evolved the cultivated gardens, the
Chinese and the Palestines.
The Palestine gardens are formal in
arrangement, characterized by orderly
layouts, symmetrically arranged flower
beds, round or rectangular pools, straight
or curved paths, level topped garden
walls or hedges, and fountains. This
type spreads over the entire near East,
and may be found in India (the Taj
Mahal garden, for example), Babylonia
(hanging gardens) and Persia. The
Persian garden idea was carried to Spain
by the Moors and spread over much of
Europe, including France.
The Chinese garden is an informal
one, being characterized by "admirable
disorder". Paths are made to twist and
turn, flower beds are scattered or broken
by rockeries, pools are natural, bridges
are made to zig-zag or arch into "camel
back" (such as the one at the Japanese
Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park) ; tops
of walls are stepped where the ground
is rolling; and walls are pierced by moon-
shaped or ball-shaped openings, generally
framing a pleasant view. Water cascades
from tops of miniature mountains
through winding brooks to a pond stock-
ed with lilies and goldfish. Pavilions
are built for birds and for tea or medi-
tation, generally where one can overlook
his garden as a world in miniature. The
Chinese garden idea was carried to Eng-
land where it won great popularity.
Flower calendars were worked out so
that different plants bloomed in succes-
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Remember When?
Remember when the young bloods of
Chinatown used to go horseback riding
— right through Grant Avenue?
The early Chinese immigrants were
wanderlusts, and radiated in all directions
almost as soon as they landed, reaching
the Mexican border, Colorado, Montana,
and points north. There were many in-
stances of poor laborers hiking to Marys-
ville, Sacramento, and Fresno. This
spread was stopped with the rise of the
labor agitation, and after that was over,
it was the second generation which did
most of the wandering.
After the fire of 1906, bicycling to
Palo Alto or San Jose was a favorite pas-
time. But on Chinese New Year, when
money was plentiful, the youngsters
would bicycle out to riding academies,
hire horses for $3.00 per day, and ride
back to Chinatown — galloping through
Grant Avenue "Cowboy fashion." The
more imaginative of them would sport
sombreroes, leather gloves, brass studded
belts, and bandanas. The elders would
look on, shaking their head with the
comment, "san fun meng", which is the
Chinese equivalent of "one foot in the
grave".
The horse and buggy was another fa-
vorite means of locomotion, and they
rented them for $5.00 a day. With them
sion. Some of the cultivated flowers in-
clude the forsythia, peony, magnolia, tea
roses, and chrysanthemum. According
to some writers, China furnished two-
thirds of all the cultivated flowers in use
in the West today. The Chinese do not
like to cut flowers, so many flowering
plants are placed in pots embedded in
the garden so that they may also be taken
indoors, if desired. Flower festivals and
flower shows are arranged annually, fea-
turing flower poems and flower plays.
(Those interested in this aspect of garden
should read Nora Wain's "Notes From
My Chinese Flower Diary", Atlantic
Monthly, 1934; also Herbert Wilson's
"China Mother of Gardens".)
Some Chinese cultivated the "flower-
less garden" — the first cacti and herb
gardens. Here, grotesque rockeries, grot-
tos, crags, and sculptured stones serve
as background for evergreens, dwarfed
trees (which won great favor in Japan),
fragrant herbs, and cacti. Brightly col-
ored pottery figures and lanterns serve as
reliefs. Flowerless gardens are especially
popular among "poor scholars" who
"hardly have time to sweep their studio".
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they roamed the city, entering even the
North iBeach District where a "Sino-Da-
go" feud was raging. The families, too,
often visited Golden Gate Park or the
Cliff House with a hired "kwan yin chee"
— horse drawn sedan, horses and driver
correctly attired, top hat and all. The
whip, a five foot affair, was always flour-
ished gracefully in the air, before it
lightly descended on the horses — as if
to flit off a fly. At the park, the favorite
lunch which they would take out con-
sisted of barbequed duck, layer bread,
banana, oranges, tea — and chocolate
eclairs.
Remember when we had shoe factories
in Chinatown? and you can get custom
made shoes for as low as $3.00 a pair?
At one time, the Chinese dominated
the shoe industry of California, and at
the height of the boom, more than 5,000
men were said to be in the business. They
operated machineries sent over from the
Eastern coast, supplemented by handwork
in parts, for the machineries were still
in their infancy. Later, the unions, by
agitation and legislation, forced the busi-
ness out of Chinese hands. Nevertheless,
some managed to maintain factories to
meet the Chinese demand.
After the fire of 1906 shoe factories
were located at 937 Stockton Street, 949
Stockton Street, 742 Washington Street,
(all two storied factories), and 902 Stock-
ton Street. With the decline of the Chi-
nese population in California these fac-
ories finally degenerated into repair shops.
The last one closed its door about five
years ago.
Besides the regular shoes, these factor-
ies featured the "half boot". These shoes
had an elastic web on each side, thus
dispensing with lace or buttons. They
were extremely durable, and being cus-
tom made, form fitting as well. But the
younger generation was becoming "style
conscious" and flocked to Broadway or
Kearny Street where Al Levy or Tony
were selling "American Style" patent
leather, pointed toe ("New York Cut")
shoes.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 21,1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
Chinese Registration During
Recent Years
It is surprising how frequently we are
ready to denounce others for discrimina-
tion against us, while we sit back doing
nothing constructive about it. We rebel
against unfair legislation, yet when elec-
tion time arrives, only one fourth of
those eligible to vote take advantage of
the privilege.
By exercising this privilege of voting,
we hold in our hands a powerful weapon
to wield for the protection of our rights.
Through greater control of the polls we
are able to put into effect our community
planning. To ask for social reform, we
as a community must make our demands
heard.
Fortunately, during the last five years,
the Chinese of this city are showing an
increased interest in elections. Figures
released from the office of the Registrar
of Voters seem to substantiate this opin-
ion. The graph below pictures the rise
of Chinese registration from 1926 to 1935:
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No doubt the country's economic con-
ditions, giving rise to issues of major
importance, affecting the Chinese as well
as the general populace, were provoca-
tive of such stimulated interest. At least
it is apparent that since 1930, the total
Chinese registration has grown to more
than twice its size.
During the last civic election of 1935,
Chinatown witnessed an incessant amount
of campaign activities. Special campaign
quarters of the various political parties
were set up in the Chinese community.
The numerous campaign rallies, meet-
ings, social gatherings, bore evidence of
Registration As the First Step
to Exercise of the Franchise
By Kenneth Y. Fung
(Executive Secretary, C. A. C. A.)
American citizenship carries with it
duties and responsibilities, not the least
of which is the exercise of the franchise.
The first step in the exercise of this pre-
cious attribute of citizenship is for the
citizens to register. Under a new law
passed by the California legislature in
1935, every citizen wishing to vote must
register anew, regardless of previous re-
gistrations, and the enrollment for the
May presidential primary election will
close on March 26.
Our rights and privileges are preserved
and our government perpetuated only
through the ballot. And yet, sad to
relate, there is a woeful lack of interest
in our elections. A great wave of protest
and indignant expostulation will certainly
be set up if some morning we should
awake to find that the right to vote is
denied us. Yet a majority of the citizens
fail to exercise the right to vote while
they hold the reins of power in the man-
agement of their government.
In British Columbia the Canadian-
born Chinese are denied the right to
franchise, granted in every other province
of the Dominion. They are also pro-
hibited from practicing law or pharmacy.
While they are Canadian nationals, en-
titled to protection from the government,
they are not citizens in the full sense of
the word. On the other hand we find
the fullest exercise of the franchise by
the Oriental citizens in the Hawaiian
Islands where the Oriental vote is the
controlling factor. Candidates running
for public offices find to their advantage
the necessity to give full recognition to
the voting strength of these Americans
of Oriental descent. Besides being "vote
minded" we find that many Hawaiian-
born Chinese offered themselves as can-
didates for public offices in the territorial
and county governments with 18 success-
ful out of 34 candidates in the 1934
elections.
the people's concern in the election.
It is estimated that in San Francisco,
there are about 5,000 Chinese eligible
to vote; whereas at the last election only
1700 registered and about 1200 actually
voted. To the remaining 3,000 odd
American-born Chinese is extended an
earnest appeal to register for and parti-
cipate in the coming election.
VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS
A son was born on Feb. 3, to the wife
of Lim Chee Tai, 822 26th St., Oakland.
The baby was named Donald Gum Tung
Lim.
A son was born on Feb. 5, to the wife
of Harry Wong, 900 Jackson Street, San
Francisco.
A son was born on Feb. 9, to the wife
of Yee Wing, 762 Sacramento Street, San
Francisco.
A daughter was born on Feb. 2 to the
wife of Chong Poon, 617 Harrison St.,
Oakland.
A daughter was born on Feb. 8 to the
wife of Choy Ming Fay, 666 Commercial
St., San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Feb. 1, to the
wife of Lee Gin, 434 Jackson St., San
Francisco.
A daughter was born on Feb. 1 to the
wife of Tze Mon Bow, 610 Webster St..
Oakland.
A son was born on Feb. 6 to the wife
of Chu Chung Tsun, 1013 Powell St.,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Feb. 2 to
the wife of Yee Hue Woon. 44 SpofFord.
San Francisco.
Great benefits can be had in the form
of community improvement whenever
reasonable appeals and suggestions are
presented to our city fathers by citizens
who are wise enough to unite their votes
for a common purpose. This has been
demonstrated time and again particularly
with reference to San Francisco's China-
town. We can make known our needs
and our approval or disapproval of the
administration policy only through our
ballots. The government always reflects
the character of the men who rule. These
men are of our own choosing and when
we exercise our votes wisely, electing men
to office who understand our needs and are
willing to meet them, we shall be a much
happier and better people. The Ameri-
can citizens of Chinese descent can best
serve their community by the exercise
of the franchise the first step of which
is to register.
Friday, February 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY.
CHANGE IN CHINA
"The thought and action of millions
of people in various parts of China are
being affected today by new concepts of
government, new methods of engineer-
ing, new and more constructive applica-
tion of tax receipts formerly frittered on
makeshift and nonconstructive, if not
downright dishonest outlets — including
official pockets."
The words are quoted from a recent
article by one of the most competent and
able American journalists now in China.
If a sympathetic insight is the first re-
quisite of a good newspaper man, then
certainly Randall Gould fulfills that func-
tion admirably — something which one
cannot say of every foreign newspaper
man in China. He has spent quite a
few years in China now, but he is not
disillusioned by some of the disintegrat-
ing forces undermining the country's
struggle to achieve democracy — both po-
litically and socially undesirable forces.
He has sympathy, understanding, and a
clear perspective; and he has a long
range view, which is about the only true
way of appreciating China's slow changes
and progress.
Mr. Gould reports many new evidences
of China's progress; of how primary edu-
cation "is being administered in recently
battle-racked Kiangsi province" and in
the Yangtze uplands; of the building of
a railway in Central China so that it may
bring cheap coal from a nearby mining
district to another area, to millions of
people who have "for all recorded time
been compelled to pull the grass off their
hillsides and burn it for fuel, because
they had no other fuel"; and of how, in
another place, the people have been
taught to grow other products besides
those they have been growing for cen-
turies, this as a measure of famine con-
trol.
Mr. Gould tells also of how in many
Central China areas the government and
missionary organizations are actively
promoting agricultural experimentation
to make the soil produce more abun-
dantly.
China has for centuries been a land of
floods and famine. To control the
scourge of drought the "China Interna-
tional Famine Relief Commission has
been aiding man in his war with nature
in such fashion as to change the whole
face of the landscape. Irrigation projects
in the Northwestern areas .... have
given hope for water in dry years and
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will permit extensive migration out of
the more congested districts if the work
can be kept up and extended.
" . . . . At the scene of the latest break
of the Yellow River, 'China's Sorrows',
with a threat of catastrophe stretching
through parts of Honan and Shantung
provinces and northward along the Grand
Canal's course to Tientsin, professional
dike workers recently insisted upon at
least the initial trial of antiquated me-
thods which were more designed to give
lasting employment to the workers than
an effective check to the river flow. E-
ventually the more modern school of
thought prevailed and lasting stonework
took the place of woven reed mats and
mud in closing the river gap. . . . Ex-
pert engineers feel that, in spite of the
obstacles, it is possible to tame even the
Yellow River — a step which would change
the life and thought of millions who now
live in the constant shadow of a horrible
menace."
Mr. Gould adds that "changes such as
these are definitely in the slow motion
category. We have in China no spectac-
ular development of large-scale farming
with tractors, as in the Soviet collectives,
for example. There is little drama in
the changes which come in China, little
in the way of mass action, but neverthe-
less much of the change through test
and example is highly convincing to the
Chinese temperament."
Certainly to deny that China is not
progressing is to utter a falsehood.
Through the eyes of capable reporters
like Randall Gould one can see that
immense progress has been made in
China — progress which will make for the
benefit and happiness of her four hun-
dred millions.
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tain the people's patriotism. They en-
shrine the Emperor as a divine figure;
they worship shrines and monuments to
military heroes for the nation's worship;
and they preach Wang-tao — the Way of
the Kings.
When the common people of a nation
is hungry and tax-ridden, patriotism is
bound to be at low ebb. Japan's people
is poor — miserably so; therefore, while
the military is attempting conquests in
the mainland of Asia, artificial means
are used at home to stimulate their love
for their country so that no internal re-
volution of any sort may arise.
Propaganda is a marvelous instrument
and the Japanese military have learned
to wield it effectively.
One of the means employed to keep
patriotism burning at home was recently
revealed. It is at once simple and subtle.
Japanese merchants are using wrapping
papers on which a cartoon or picture has
been printed thereon which depicts a
soldier and a marine wrapping up the
world with the Japanese flag. At the
top of the picture is a caption in Japan-
ese characters which read: "The Japan-
ese flag will envelop the world."
Some may call such a method of pro-
paganda as downright silly; but in Japan
its effectiveness and ability to "deliver
the goods" is beyond question.
"MYSTERIOUS
CHINATOWN"
Some people have often wondered how
distorted notions and false ideas about
the customs and habits of our brethren
who dwell in these United States are be-
ing kept alive in this age of enlightened
minds. Books, the motion picture, and
certain pulp magazines seem to be the
triumvirate of culprits on which most of
the blame fall. But it seems that we
have overlooked a fourth malefactor —
the lecturer-guide in certain cities in the
East.
The lecturer-guide is known in the
trade as a spieler. His imagination is
boundless and his speech is as melodram-
atic as the cinema 'trailers' you see at
your local theatres. A recent article
gives this picture of the spieler as he
leads his coterie of tourists through New
York's Chinatown on an evening:
"Chinatown is still an area filled with
Oriental awe and mystery, as far as the
spieler is concerned, even though the
Chinese today have adopted ultra-modern
cuts in their suitings and are, for the
most part, quiet men and women who
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Friday, February 21,1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Ah Wing Lee
An effort is being made now to get
Ah Wing Lee, Chinese boxer who retired
in 1934, to make a comeback in the ring.
He is still as popular with his friends
and boxing fans as when he was one of
the best 137 pounders in the Pacific
Northwest.
Ah Wing Lee, whose birth name is
James Jower, was born in St. Johns, Ore-
gon, and attended public and high school
there, where he gained the respect and
admiration of his fellow students for his
good fellowship and athletic ability. He
was especially proficient in boxing and
football. Ah Wing also attended the
University of Oregon.
While he was studying at Oregon U.
his boxing as an amateur attracted a ring
promoter's attention. Ah Wing was in-
duced to take up professional fighting.
He fought under the name "Jimmy Lee"
for two years or so, with more or less
success as a preliminary boxer, until one
night in Seattle when he impressed Joe
Waterman with his punching ability.
Waterman had his name changed to "Ah
Wing Lee" and began steering him to
success. Winning many fights by knock-
outs, he became a sensation. Possessing
a terrific left, he became the greatest box-
office attraction in Portland.
Fought Peter Jackson
In July, 1933, he was matched with
Young Peter Jackson, present California
lightweight champion, before almost
16,000 spectators, the second largest
crowd in Portland's ring history (Jack
Dempsey holds the record) . Ah Wing
Lee was kayoed in the fourth round after
he had almost knocked out Jackson with
a left hand punch. Before this fight, he
was reported operated on for hernia, and
he probably lost on account of the mental
hazard.
Among the top-notchers whom he
fought were Goldie Hess, Eddie Mack,
Santiago Zorrilla, Suzio Hirkawa, and
others. Ah Wing Lee's last appearance
was in February, 1934, when he lost a
decision to Ernie Cavelli. He is now 27
years of age and married to a Portland
Chinese girl. Ah Wing is of a retiring
nature, quiet and unassuming, intelligent
and refined, according to Ed Byerlee,
auditor of the Portland Municipal Box-
ing Commission, who has known him
since he was a wee tot.
NORTHWESTERN CHAMPIONS L. A. TENNIS CLUB
The former "queen" of the Los An-
geles Chinese Tennis Club, Miss Ruth
Kim, was elected president of the club
at a recent meeting. She replaced Dr.
Edward Lee, who has faithfully served
the Tennis Club since its birth in March,
1934.
Other officers are George Chan, vice-
president; Thomas S. Wong, treasurer;
and Elsie Lee, secretary. Hamilton Gee,
No. 1 men's single of the club was un-
animously elected manager. Represen-
tatives to the Municipal Tennis Associa-
tion are Manager Gee and Andrew Jue,
founder of the club and former tennis
manager. The two alternatives are Dr.
Edward Lee and Milton Quon.
For the first time in the history of
local tennis, two Chinese players entered
the Los Angeles Metropolitan Tennis
Championship Tournament. They were
Gee and Jue representing the club in
singles.
Fortunately for the players of the club,
a new resolution was passed that the club
will furnish the balls for all inter-club
matches.
University of Washington Chinese
Cagers, recently crowned champions of
the Pacific Northwest Chinese Basketball
Tournament. Reading from left to right:
Front row — Albert Wong, Herbert Wong
and Frank Nipp. Back row — Edwin
Luke, Henry Luke, Kaye Hong, Tom
Hong and James Luke.
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High Winds — Low Scores
With a high wind prevailing all day,
the Chinese Sportsmen Club held its se-
cond annual Trap Shoot at the Golden
Gate Gun Club in Alameda on Sunday,
Feb. 16. Many Chinese from San Fran-
cisco and the East Bay attended.
The scores were considerably lower
than average on account of the high
winds. The Lindemann Perpetual Tro-
phy and the Golden Gate Gun Club
Trophy were won by George Lee, who
used high power shells. Henry Lum and
Dr. D. K. Chang were right behind him
in the scores.
Clayton SooHoo, son of Mack, was the
greatest surprise of the day. The eleven-
yea'r old boy walked away with the all-
high gun, thus winning the Chinese
Sportsmen Club Gun Trophy.
It is customary for the second and
third guns to challenge the club champ.
Such a challenge has been filed, with Dr.
Chang and Lum against George Lee, the
present title-holder. The shoot will take
place at the Towns Gun Club at South
San Francisco on Mar. 1, at 11 a. m.
All gun followers are invited to witness
this "grudge" match with real fireworks
and marksmanship in the offing. No
admission will be charged, the party
leaving at 11 a. m. from the clubhouse
at 156 Waverly Place.
Commerce Hi Chinese
Athletes
When one looks at the list of Chinese
who are out for the school teams at
Commerce High, one would probably
think that it was a Chinese club. Scores
of boys went out for sports last term,
besides the ones who are on spring term
teams, according to Mr. Harold Brillhart.
a school physical director.
Five Chinese youths were on the 120
lb. casaba team last fall; they were: Ern-
est Leong, Morris Lee, Ebert Chan,
Charles Louie, and Henry Chew. On
the tens were Peter Chong, Johnson Lee,
and Fred Wong. Henry Chew is also
a member of the swimming squad.
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CHAN YINGS RALLY TO WIN
Trailing by nine points, 25-16. at the
end of the third quarter, Coach Richard
Ong's Chan Ying cagemen rallied "Mrr-
riwell-fashion" to eke out a 51-30
over the local Central Y. M. C. A. 1 10-
lb. basketeers, last Saturday, at the "Y"
gym-
Charles Louie and Henry Won.-
the Chan Yings' main factors in
up-hill battle win.
Friday, February 21, 1936
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L. A. Chinese Cong
Trounces Japanese
The Chinese Congregational Church
basketball team of Los Angeles won its
fourth straight contest last week with a
lop-sided victory over the Japanese Aggies
of Alhambra, by a score of 41-28. So
far, all wins scored have been registered
against Japanese aggregations. Games
are being scheduled against Korean and
American teams in the near future.
George Wong, formerly of the local
Nanwah Club, is captain of the team,
which was organized recently. The fol-
lowing boys are members of the quintet:
Milton Quon, Harry Leong, Eddie Le-
ong, Andy Wong, Paul Chuck, Henry
Lee, William Lee, Roland, Archie and
Bill Got, and the Young brothers, Bud,
Clarence and Warren.
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Salinas Chinese Defeat
Monterey
Salinas Chinese Boys Club's quintet
scored another victory by defeating the
Monterey Chinese at the latter's home
court last week. Final count was 27-17.
Frank Chin collected eleven points to
lead the scoring for the winners, followed
by Diamond Yee with eight. George
Wong, Tommy Jung and Gage Wong, Jr.
starred also, turning in an all-around
game. For Monterey, Tommy Gee was
high scorer with seven, while Howard
and Ed Low were great on defense. Half
time tally favored Salinas, 17-8.
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CHINESE TAKE PART
IN HONOLULU SWIM
In the swimming meet sponsored by
the Honolulu Central Y. M. C. A. two
weeks ago, many Chinese boys partici-
pated in the events. Among those who
took part were: Wah Jan Chong, Ray-
mond Wong, Jim Lum, Reginald Lum,
George Nip, Al Hong, Richard Loo, and
Liko Pang in the hundred yards breast-
stroke; Peter Kim, 'Bunny Wong, John
Chong, Richard Quon, Philip Wong,
Harry Siu and Charles Luke in the 50
yards breastroke; and David Char and
Albert Chock in the 50 yards freestyle.
SPORTS SHORTS
Recently in Connecticut, two basketball
teams played a game on mule back, with
the mules wearing rubber shoes. One
team rode on brown mules, the other,
white ones. Must be a lot of fun. Let's
try it sometime.
Kaye Hong, who attends the University
of Washington, formerly played basket-
ball on the University of Idaho Frosh
quintet.
The Y. M. C. A. 100-lb. J. A. F. team
meets the Columbia Park Boys' Club on
Feb. 25 at the San Francisco Boys' Club
gym.
Tom Hong, stellar guard of the Uni-
versity of Washington Chinese hoop team,
was a star player at the Pocatello High
School.
Art Kim and Sonny Lee are star bas-
ketball players for the Matson S. S. Line
in Honolulu while S. B. Kim and S. S.
Kim are regulars on the Honolulu Hale
five.
Follow the crowd on Saturday evening,
Feb. 29, and you will have a good time.
The Wah Ying Award Dance will be held
that night at the Trianon Ballroom, with
presentation of awards for the recent
basketball tournament conducted by the
club.
We are glad to note that a Chinese
boy is out for baseball at a local high
school. Joe Chan is the boy. He is a
graduate of Francisco Jr. High and form-
erly attended the Yuba City High School,
at present studying at Commerce High.
Troop Three Hundreds defeated the
Telegraph Hill branch of the San Fran-
cisco Boys' Club in a J. A. F. contest last
week, 29-8. Star for the winners was
Ulysses Moy.
The St. Mary's Athletic Club is desir-
ous of scheduling a few basketball games
for its teams, ranging from 90 to 130
pounds, which were recently organized.
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Vallejo High School lost one of its
finest athletes when Woodrow Louie grad-
uated three weeks ago. Other stars who
also graduated included Leslie Fong.
Louie, all-conference end on the foot-
ball squad, besides playing three years
on the basketball varsity, finished his
prep career with acclaim. Prior to his
graduation, Louie helped the Apache
cagers win fourteen games in a row.
Commenting on his ability, a sports
writer of the Vallejo Times-Herald stated,
"His loss dealt the team a severe blow.
Whenever he was in the game he had a
steadying influence on the squad because
of his coolness. It will be a long time
before Coach Kilby finds another Chi-
nese athlete as great as Louie."
Another keen loss was Leslie Fong, who
starred in both basketball and football.
Fong is at present taking post-graduate
studies preparatory to entering U. C.
next fall. Louie will leave shortly for
Alameda to take up aviation at the Boe-
ing School.
Lowell Track Candidates
Seven Chinese boys are strong candi-
dates for the track team at the local
Lowell High School. Under the coach-
ing of Mr. Elmer Harris, the boys are
coming along in great shape. Out for
the broad jump are William Chinn and
Ulysses Moy, while Herbert Lee is trying
out in the high jump. Four boys, Jonah
Li, John Leong, George Lum and Martin
Joe are aspiring to be sprinters.
Coach Harris stated, "I find that Chi-
nese boys are excellent competitors and
I only wish that I had a few more of them
on my teams."
Shangtai Wallops Columbia
With Allen Lee Po and John Wong
sinking 'em from every angle of the floor,
the Shangtai 130-lb. hoopsters trimmed
the Columbia Park Boys' Club in a PA.
A. tilt last Friday at Kezar Pavilion. Final
score was 52-40. Po tallied twenty-five
points and Wong fourteen.
The Park Boys were champions of the
120-lb. division last year in the P. A. A.
competition. With practically the entire
team intact from last year in this game,
they failed to press the Chinese hard,
Shangtai leading all the way from start
to finish. This victory established the
Chinese quintet as one of the leading
aspirants for the title.
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CHINESE DIG EST
Friday, February 21,1936
Chinese Golf Club
in Tournament
The Chinese Golf Club of San Fran-
cisco will be seen in action at Lincoln
Park this Sunday morning, Feb. 23, par-
ticipating in the the City Golf Champion-
ship Tournament. The Chinese players
are all in one flight, the winner of which
will receive trophies donated by the Em-
porium and prominent Chinese.
Following are the members of the Chi-
nese Golf Club: Dr. James H. Hall, C.
C. Wing, Dr. Thomas Wong, Thomas
Leong, William Law, Chan B. Yat, Ge-
orge Jue, Charlie Low, Glenn Lym,
Thomas Kwan, B. K. Chan, Dr. Theo-
dore Lee and Dr. Collin Dong, all of
whom have been practicing hard for
the tourney.
Anyone who is interested in the game
is invited to join the club.
• •
SPORTS SHORTS—
Faye Lowe, who played on the Mission
High 120-lb. basketball team last fall,
is out for tennis at the Mission district
school.
Faye bids fair to be one of its ranking
players, as we recollect that, during past
years, Billy Louie, Thomas Dare and
Arthur Lum, who is a ranking collegiate
player in China at present, were top-
notch netsters at Mission.
Tom Sing, veteran letterman of Gar-
field High School of Seattle, Washing-
ton, is limbering his arm in preparation
for the coming season. Tom is the first
Chinese to ever chuck 'em for a hi team
up north.
Pershing Wong, second-string quarter-
back on last year's Garfield Hi frosh
eleven, Seattle, is already training for
next season for varsity work. He's eating
a lot of rice in an effort to increase his
weight, but to no avail, observers declare.
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Seen at the YMD Valentine Dance.
To dubs like me, dancing is a full time
job. But I saw an expert dance, why I
say expert is because he was dancing and
eating ice cream at the same time. Well
'Rosy Cheeks' you win the cake. (Tnat
ought to go good so the next time you
could eat ice cream and cake, too.)
A double cross is an act frowned upon
by all. To witness one performed per-
fectly is a rare treat. For want of better
names shall I call the first 'Shorty', his
pal 'Longy', and the other person 'Won?
'Shorty' was dancing a tag dance, in fact
he had just started, when no sooner had
he gone two steps, than he was tagged
by 'Won'. Ired by this, 'Shor:y' called
his pal (?) 'Longy' and had him tag
'Won'. After 'Longy' tagged Won,
Shorty promptly tagged Longy. To
Shorty's consternation, Longy refused to
relinquish his partner. That, my friend,
is the perfect double-cross.
— At the Yoke Choy Dance —
The members of the Yoke Choy Club
took advantage of Leap Year and danced
with the SUPPORT of the girls. It
seemed that the most popular place in
St. Francis Hotel was not in the Italian
room, but the French room (where the
bar was) .
In the next room, the YMI were hold-
ing a dance, and naturally they wandered
over and looked in the door. They were
at a loss as to who was giving this dance
until .... Miss Marian K. Dong danced
by, then the remark was heard that it
must be her WEDDING party. The
reason for this assertion was that she
wore a white veil with her gown.
• •
CHINESE HURT BY AUTO
Careless driving was blamed for an
injury suffered by Chan Poon, 41, 925
Grant Avenue, last Sunday evening at
Although defeated for the J. A. F.
championship, the "Y" 100-lb. cage team
was one of the best lightweight squads Market an<* Fi«t Streets. As Chan stepped
in the tourney. The players were ably from a street car- he was knocked down
coached by two former Commerce High
star hoopsters, Louie Fay and William
Wong.
by an automobile. He was treated for
head and possible internal injuries, at
the emergency hospital. The driver, an
Oakland man, who claimed that the vic-
tim stepped into the path of his car. was
held by police for careless driving.
Following up its policy of being an
active club, the S. F. J. C. Chinese bas-
ketball team plays the Chinese "Y" 145- • •
lb. quintet at the "Y" gym tonight, Henry Whoe is trying for track at
according to Paul Mark, athletic mana- High School of Comr.erce, going out
ger. Admission free. for the 130-lb high jump.
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FAREWELL DINNER
Beal Wong, hero of the film, "Heart-
aches," was tendered a farewell banquet
by Norman Leong at his home on Jack-
son Street, Monday evening.
Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Tong, Mrs. Edward Lee, Misses Vio-
let Tong, Rose Leong, Mable Leong, and
Messrs. Robert Chan, William. Won and
Bill Young of Los Angeles.
Beal and his brother, Bruce, who is
one of the producers of the picture, re-
turned to Los Angeles with the rest of
he cast.
• •
"Mysterious Chinatown"
(Continued from Page 11)
differ from other New Yorkers only in
the color of their skins.
"The lecturer-guide, as he leads his
queue of visitors through the crooked
lanes, indicates by the very manner of
his voice that the group is in danger every
step of the way. He warns them to watc.)
their purses and pocke:books as if pi
pockets swarm the street. The visitors
are thrilled and even a little scared. They
throw fearful glances back over their
shoulders as they hurry on, and miss
half the patter of the guide."
Having established the desired psy-
chological effect on his customers the
spieler then shows them the Joss house,
the Chinatown postoffice, and "down the
creaky stairs to the basement to stare at
the marks of the gloomy walls where
the opium smokers' bunks used to be."
Thus are distorted ideas of the Chinese
kept alive. It seems that fiction, being
stranger than fact, is more captivating
to the imagination. The tragedy of it
is that such fiction is dangerous because
it perpetuates ignorance and prejudice.
• •
Howard Ho, former Nulite basketball
player, performs for the Shangtai quin-
tet these days.
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Opium
A year and a half have passed since
General Chiang Kai-shek announced his
intention to conquer by 1940 China's
opium evil. With the six-year program
but little less than one-third gone, seven
out of the twenty-four Chinese provinces
are reported officially free from produc-
tion of this drug.
Hundreds of people have faced firing
squads and many thrown into prisons for
failure to observe opium regulations. Na-
tional authorities are .hopeful that the
year 1940 will see the end of the opium
traffic and complete suppression of pro-
duction and consumption.
LOUIE SAILS
Louie Wong, a prominent member of
the Oakland Chinese Youth Circle, will
sail for China today on board the S. S.
President Coolidge.
Members and friends tendered a fare-
well and bon voyage party in his honor
Wednesday at the Oakland Peking Low,
with dancing, dinner and speeches, the
features for the evening.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Taft (San Francisco)
Mar. 3; President McKinley (Seattle)
Mar. 4; President Hoover (San Francisco)
Mar. 11; President Grant (Seattle) Mar.
18; President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 31; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Harrison (San
Francisco) Feb. 28; President Jackson
(Seattle) Feb. 29; President Lincoln
(San Francisco) Mar. 6; President Hayes
(San Francisco) Mar. 13. President Mc-
Kinley (Seattle) Mar. 14; President Hoo-
ver (San Francisco) Mar. 20; President
Wilson (San Francisco) Mar. 27; Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28.
Convictions in
Embezzlement Case
For embezzlement in connection with
the affairs of the defunct American Or-
iental Finance Corporation, Frank J.
Raven, formerly of San Jose and Hono-
lulu, and J. Warner Brown, formerly of
Kansas City and Marshall, Mo., were
found guilty recently in a United States
court in Shanghai.
Following a long and bitter trial, the
two men were convicted on seven counts.
The Raven Corporations collapsed on
May 24, 1935, with a loss of millions of
dollars to investors and depositors,
throughout the Far East. Raven, presi-
dent of the American Oriental Finance
Corporation, and Brown, vice-president,
indicated that they intended to appeal.
Charges against a third defendant, Alfred
Driscoll, secretary and treasurer, were
dropped.
• •
JAPANESE GIRL PIRATE CAUGHT
After several years of terrorizing the
South China coast, Sue Nakawura, Jap-
anese school teacher who turned pirate,
was caught recently in Foochow by police
and deported to Japan. A huge fortune
had been amassed by the woman.
• •
U. S. PURCHASES FIFTY
MILLION OUNCES OF SILVER
Purchase of 50,000,000 ounces of Chi-
nese silver by the Treasury of the United
States was viewed in Shanghai's financial
quarters as an effort on the part of
America to repair the serious economic
damages wrought upon China by the
American silver policy.
It was believed that the United States
is disturbed over the increasing British
influence in Chinese financial circles, be-
lieving that Great Britain is doing her
utmost to sabotage the American plan to
restore silver to its place in the monetary
firmament.
• •
REDS CRUSHED
An announcement was issued last week
by the National government military field
headquarters in Kweiyan, Kweichow pro-
vince, China, that its troops scored a
crushing victory over the Communists in
southwest Szechuen province, with the
assistance of Szechuen provincial militia.
1,000 reds were reported killed in the
battle.
MRS. KAI-KEE PASSES AWAY
Funeral services for Mow See Kai-Kee,
widow of the late Hin Gim Kai-Kee, was
held on the afternoon of Feb. 13 at the
Oakland Chinese Presbyterian Church,
with interment at the Mt. View Cemetery.
Mrs. Kai, who was sixty-three years of
age, passed away on Feb. 9. She was a
native of San Francisco, and is survived
by six children, Lock, Sam, Newell, Bessie,
Foon and Mark Kai-Kee.
• •
L. A. CHINESE WAITER SHOT
Two Filipinos and two white women
were held for investigation by the Los
Angeles police for the mysterious shoot-
ing of a Chinese waiter at a local cafe.
A pistol was found in the possession of
one of the suspects, it was reported.
The women reported that they were
eating with the Filipinos at the restaur-
ant when suddenly a shot rang out, and
Chong, who was waiting on them, slump-
ed to the floor. They did not see who
fired the shot, they stated.
• •
Quon Kay Shone, a Chinese saleman
employed in a Los Angeles merchandise
store, was found dead in the bathroom
of the store by his employer, Tom Mon
Poon. It was reported that Quon had
been ill for a long period.
• •
TSU PAN
(Continued from Page 1)
the American attitude toward the reten-
tion of the "open-door" principle in
China.
The State Department official reviewed
the recent American foreign policies
and bespoke the adherence to the exist-
ing treaties aiming at peaceful regulation
of international relations in the Far East.
Phillips believes that the "open-door"
policy in China is a sound principle, and
in spite of the fact that there have been
situations in which his policy has been
disregarded, "we cannot either wisely or
consistently abandon it with regard to
any particular area or country."
As to the peace treaties, Phillips was
quoted as saying that observance of their
provisions would go far toward maintain-
ing peace with justice in the Far East.
• •
"Y" DANCE SUCCESS
Despite the rain, approximately 400
persons attended the Boys' Work Com-
mittee dance at the gym last Friday. Ted
Lee's harmonica band created a sensa-
tion.
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Five Cents
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu Pan
• CHINESE ANALYZE JAPAN'S MADNESS
Chinese observers of Far Eastern affairs pointed out
that the Japanese militarists were prompted into their
bloody action by growing unrest within the country.
Chief among the factors causing uneasiness among the
Japanese, it was observed, are the following:
l.The success of the Liberal Minseito Party which
gained 78 votes in the election last week, while the
Military Seiyukai Party lost 67 votes (205 versus 175).
2. The growing fear that the Japanese invasion into
Mongolia, Northern China, and Siberia will add to
the financial burden of the Japanese.
3. The sense of insecurity as money is being drained
from the people in return for paper money, together
with the unbearable increase in taxation to support the
military.
4. The growing doubt that Japan can successfully
compete with America and England in the naval race.
5. The growing military strength of Nanking on the
one hand, and the calm philosophical indifference and
contempt with which the Chinese people meet Japanese
threats on the other hand.
6. The sense of guilt before the court of world opin-
ion. The "Open Letter" of Hu Shih, which was widely
read in Japan by the intellectuals (See March Asia,
1936) is said to have an awakening effect on the Jap-
anese also.
Concerning the results of this recent coup, Far East-
ern critics were rather pointed:
1. Chester Rowell, famous observer on Far Eastern
Affairs said in the San Francisco Chronicle that "There
may be hope for harried Japan in this latest and worst
of its military coups. If government by murder is to
be stopped, it must be stopped now, and with it the
national doctrine on which it is based. If it continues,
it means national ruin. Now comes the showdown. The
thing has gone so far this time that if it goes further
there is no hope . . . Now the hope may be in the Em-
peror. If he will rise to the measure of his august
grandfather, he can save Japan."
2. General Fang Chen-Wu, famous military leader
now in San Francisco (who fought Japan in Shantung
in 1928 and again in Shanghai with the 19th Route
Army in 1932) said in part: "The happenings in Ta--
an at present are very unfortunate not only to Japan,
but to the rest of the world. Japan especially can ill
afford to lose its liberal leaders, especially by murder."
MILITARISTS PULL ANOTHER
"JAPANESE COUP"
February 26th: Extreme elements in the Japanese
army again broke out in another self-appointed attempt
to "discipline" the liberal leaders against modern ten-
dencies. The uprising took place at 5 o'clock in the
morning; selected groups surrounding the habitations
of prominent liberals, dragging out their victims, lec-
turing to them, beating them, and finally shooting them.
Those murdered or injured included the following:
1. Premier Keisuke Okada, Buddha-faced, conserva-
tively dressed leader who advised against the Naval
Invasion of Shanghai four years ago; killed in front
of his residence.
2. Admiral Makato Saito, stout, heavy-eyed, elderly
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. He was killed for "wish-
ing to bring an Anglo constitution into the Emperor's
domain".
3. Count Makino, former Lord Keeper of the Privy
Seal, surrounded at his hotel at Yugawara Hot Springs,
was beaten, but was spirited away by his companions.
4. Admiral Soroku Suzuki, bespectacled Grand Cham-
berlain, shot in front of his residence, was left for
dead in the snow, but was reported still living when
taken to the hospital.
5. Korekiyo Takahashi, elderly Westernized Minister
of Finance, said to be tool of the industrialists, who
favor friendly trade relations with China; shot down
in front of his residence.
At the same time, more than one hundred civilians^
including many students, teachers, and socialists were
assassinated because they were known to have harbored
radical views.
Pamphlets dropped from airplanes by members of
the notorious "Third Regiment" inform the populace
that this bloody coup was necessary to purge the coun-
try of weakhearted elements who would lead the Jap-
anese nation from "the true spirit of the Samurai".
To prevent further violence, but especially to guard
against outbreaks on the part of liberal sympathizers,
12,000 troops poured into Tokyo, guarding the imperial
palaces, railroad depots, and all important public places.
The fleet was also reported steaming toward the city.
Meanwhile, news was suppressed by the Japanese
government; only the most fragmentary news were per-
mitted to leave the country. Internally, likewise, the
Japanese people were kept in the dark.
Page 2
CHINESE DIG EST
Friday, February 28, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
OUTLINES FOR FLOOD
PREVENTION GIVEN
After his return from an extensive in-
spection trip to the various river ports,
Mr. Chen Fen, Secretary-General of the
National Economic Council, suggested
a set of emergency measures to cope
with the present flood situation along
the Yangtze River.
Firstly, Mr. Chen said, it is important
that the various provincial governments
should direct the local officials and in-
habitants to work together in flood pre-
vention. It is advisable that high gov-
ernment officials should make frequent
inspections and give directions. This,
according to Mr. Chen, would give im-
petus to the present urgent task.
Secondly, Mr. Chen said, where flow
of water at a breach is heavy, it is not
necessary to effect immediate repair to
the breach but rather efforts should be
directed to the strengthening of both
sides of the gap. This will prevent the
widening of the breach which may be
repaired after the water has subsided.
Thirdly, emergency relief should be
given to the flood sufferers in accord-
ance with the measures recently announc-
ed by General Chiang Kai-shek, Chair-
man of the Military Affairs Commission.
In the meantime, especial care should be
taken to prevent the break of epidemics.
Fourthly, Mr. Chen continued, the lo-
cal authorities should immediately make
a thorough investigation of the flood
situation in their respective areas and
prepare reports to be submitted to the
Yangtze Conservancy Commission as ba-
sis for working out detailed measures
for flood prevention.
In addition to the above preventive
measures, Mr. Chen also outlined the
following set of measures for rehabilita-
tion after the flood:
1. As a measure to prevent further
floods, the Yangtze River Conservancy
Commission should work out in collabora-
tion with the various provincial gov-
ernments a scheme for the reserving of
water in lakes and reservoirs. The con-
struction of dykes and dams detrimental
to this scheme should not be allowed.
Deputy Consul Sun
Proud Father
To Deputy Consul and Mrs. Patrick
Pichi Sun, Washington's Birthday
brought a cooing, sweet little six pounds
of feminine happiness.
At the Children's Hospital, Mistress
Patricia Frances greeted her new world.
Congratulations are flooding the Sun
residence and both mother and daughter
are doing very nicely.
Mr. Sun is well known among both the
older and younger social set. Mrs. Sun
is a former secretary at the Chinese
Consulate of San Francisco.
• •
BAY OF CHIHLI ICE-BOUND
With ice floes extending ten miles to
sea, shipping officials last week were pre-
paring to dispatch food supplies to at
least two dozen vessels locked in the ice
in the Bay of Chihli, according to press
reports from Tientsin, China. An ice-
breaker, after rescuing 100 passengers
from a stranded ship, was itself caught
in the ice.
• •
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
IN PEIPING RESIGNS
Countering the extensive student agi-
tation against the term examinations,
members of the faculty of the Tsinghua
College resigned their positions. 68 out
of 74 instructors turned in their resigna-
tions.
The Tsinghua College was established
in Peiping through Boxer Indemnity
funds.
2. A careful survey of the dykes along
the river should be made by the Yang-
tze River Conservancy Commission. The
various provincial governments should
direct the local officials and inhabitants
to repair and strengthen the dykes, and
subsidies for this purpose may be sought
from the Central Government when nec-
essary.
3. Breaches of dykes should be repaired
under the supervision of river conser-
vancy experts commissioned by the Yang-
tze River Conservancy Commission.
4. A detailed survey of the course of
the Yangtze River and its tributaries and
adjoining lakes should be made by river
conservancy experts commissioned by the
Yangtze River Conservancy Commission
and readjustment measures should be
worked out based upon the results the
survey.
PORTLAND NEWS
Members of the Wah Kiang Club have
taken up ice skating in earnest since the
last few cold spells. The boys have con-
scientiously gone up to the Ice Coliseum
weekly to practice. Many a tumble has
been taken, but all hope to be proficient
at the end of the season.
Frank Jue, Portland's renowned tenor,
was heard at the Capitol Theatre last
week. Mr. Jue plans to spend a short
vacation at home with his mother before
leaving for California.
When the World War Veteran bonus
starts paying, Mr. Gui D. Fong and some
of the boys will be whooping it up with
khaki uniforms singing the good old tune
of Hinky, Dinky Parlee Vous.
They say that a Packard salesman is
marching along with him.
In a double elimination Ping Pong
tournament, the Moes seem to be the
"Tops" as James Moe, William Moe,
Warren Moe and Robert Wong enter the
semi-final round.
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CHINA TOWNIA
Old Coin Worth Small
Fortune
A truck driver for a constructing com-
pany recently found an ancient Chinese
coin in Napa, California, during exca-
vation work on a factory site, eighteen
feet below the ground.
According to Dr. Y. Chew, Chinese
herb specialist, the coin was minted in
the sixth century of the Christian era
during Emperor Ting Pau's reign. In
actual value then was 100 Chinese cash,
about ten cents in American money. It
is probably 1,387 years old.
An eastern coin collector offered #900
for the coin, but the owner is holding
out for #1,000.
• •
MANY DEAD IN FIRE
One hundred and forty-nine persons
were reported burned to death when fire
destroyed the municipal quarters of Tien-
tsin, China, last week, according to press
dispatches. Most of the victims were
beggars sleeping in the place on the straw-
strewn dirt floor.
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Drugs and Cosmetics
Fountain Service
1101 Powell Street
FAT MING CO.
905 Grant Avenue
Books and Stationery
PAUL ELDER & CO.
Books and Stationery
239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
UNIQUE MAGAZINE SHOP
Magazine and Papers
681 Jackson Street
SEATTLE NEWS
Frank J. Hong, graduate of the Col-
orado School of Mines, returned to Se-
attle this week after 14 months' sojourn
at Valdez, Alaska, where he was employed
by the Superior Mining company. After
visiting his family here, the mining en-
gineer left immediately for Portland,
Oregon, to join his wife, the former
Miss Alyce Poy of that city.
Miss Lily Goon, daughter of the late
Consul Goon Dip, has been secured by
the Cathay Club of Garfield Hi to train
eight girls for an oriental dance number
in the coming school Funfest. Miss Goon
is well qualified for the position, being
a graduate of the Nellie Cornish school
of Dance and Drama, and the Mary
Ann Wells school of Dance; she is quite
an artist in her own right.
Samuel B. Wong, who was but recently
made an instructor in bacteriology at
the U. of W., has accepted an offer to
do research work at the Peking Medical
College, a Rockefeller institute at Peking,
China.
Frank Mar, holder of a bachelor's de-
gree in aeronautical engineering from
the U. of W., and manager of the New
Asia cafe, is leaving in the near future
for Oakland, California, where he has
registered for graduate work with the
Boeing Aeronautical school. His wife,
Ruth, and son and daughter, Brian
Wayne and Barbara Ann, are to join
him later. In addition to his above ac-
tivities, the young business man plays
a good game at forward on the Waku
Celestials quintet.
The following Chinese students made
the honor roll for the past semester at
the various Seattle high schools: Garfield,
Betty Chinn, Moses Kay, Kenneth Louie,
Kai-Wah Eng, May Sing, James Mar
Wah; Roosevelt, James Hong; Franklin,
Mary Luke; Broadway, Grace Wong.
Chitter-ChaCter
The Gene Lukes have moved to the
Star Apts. . . Loy Lock, Washington
aeronautical-engineering grad, is pilot-
ing a mail plane in Shanghai, China . . .
Jennie Hong, U. of W. Fine Arts grad,
is now English secretary to T. V. Soong,
former Minister of Finance at Nanking
. . . Josephine Hwang, U. of W. grad,
is a secretary in Hong Kong . . . Henry
Chinn and George Doung took over
the Cathay Garage from Hing Chinn . . .
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WRITE FROM HOLLYWOOD
Since signing up with M-G-M two
months ago as "jack of all trades" in the
production of "The Good Earth", Ching-
wah Lee has been dividing his time be-
tween Chinatown and Hollywood, com-
muting by train or plane each weekend.
He stated that he will continue to write
for "The Chinese Digest" and consider
this work his most important form of
divertisement.
During his absence, the Art Studio is
in charge of Miss Li Ta Ming, and is
open to special parties from 7:30 p. m.
to 9:30 p. m. daily.
The Chinatown Tour is in charge of
an able and efficient crew composed of
lecturers Ernest Lum, Eddie Leong, James
Jang, and Harry Lee, and assistants Ri-
chard Ming Lee and Vincent Gunn.
Dr. Chang W. Lee, Ching's brother,
will serve as counselor for The Chinese
Trade and Travel Association.
• •
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
AT BERKELEY
It has been a custom for the Chinese
members of the International House at
Berkeley to sponsor several Chinese pro-
grams each semester.
Sometime in the near future, they will
sponsor a large tea at which a promin-
ent Chinese will be the main speaker.
They have also planned a Chinese play
to be given at a later date for Interna-
tional House members and friends.
There are activities every day in the
week and anyone desiring to know about
these may secure information from Helen
M. Fong, Chinese student secretary.
• •
Harry "Mac" Chinn is getting a "Ger-
man goiter" running the New Butterfly
Cafe . . . Mary Hong, Frances Lew, and
Kaye Hong attended the U. of W. Vaga-
bond Club's progressive dinner this Fri-
day . . . Six members of the Chinese
Student hoop squad attended a midnight
premiere at the Orpheum Theatre and
failed to get up for their 8 o'clock classes
the same morn.
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Friday, February 28, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
LOS ANGELES NEWS
The Los Angeles Chinese Pistol Club,
to our knowledge, is the only Chinese
pistol club in Southern California. This
club is forging ahead and is showing pro-
mise of being a winning team.
Serving the club are: president, Peter
Soo Hoo; secretary, Thomas Wong;
coach, Dr. S. T. Ching. Other members
are: Captain Bob Jowe, Bill Wong, David
Soo Hoo, Harold Yee, Layne Tom, Mar-
cus Ching, and Mrs. S. T. Ching. The
latter is a very prominent shooter and
has won many medals in various com-
petitions.
Dr. Ching is coaching the Boyle
Height police, and has won many medals.
Another medal winner is Bob Jowe.
Club matches are held on every fourth
Sunday of the month at Boyle Height
Range. All visitors are welcome.
Swaying to the strains of rhythmic
tunes will be the members and friends
of the Mei Wah Girls' Club when they
stage their Fifth Anniversary Dance at
the Hollywood Masonic Ballroom on Sat-
urday night, March 14. The ballroom
is located on Hollywood Boulevard, dir-
ectly across the street from the Grauman's
Chinese Theatre.
Swinging into the social calendar of
the year, the Jefferson High School Chi-
nese Club held their first social at the
International Institute last Friday night,
February 21.
Guests of the occasion were the Jeffer-
son High School Chinese Alumni. A
good time was reported by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wong and Mrs. T.
T. Taam and son, Martin, are visiting in
Bakersfield, as the guests of Mrs. Lillie
Yim, a prominent business woman of
that city.
The expected visit of General Fung
Chung Wu is being looked forward to
with great anticipation by the people of
Los Angeles.
General Fung Chung Wu is the man
who fought so valiantly against the Jap-
anese in Northern China. At present
the General is touring in Canada and in
the East, and will be in Los Angeles soon.
Marysville "Bomb Day"
Draws Crowd
Marysville was the scene of one of the
most elaborate celebrations, drawing
crowds from every part of the State to
this gala affair, the Bomb Day.
A program of ten features, with the
Dance of the Dragon featured, was pre-
sented by the Chinese children at the
Sunday night Bomb Day Ball at the
Marysville Art Clubhouse. Approxi-
mately twenty boys and girls participated,
under the direction of Mrs. Ruby Kim
Tape. Richard Lim and Kim Chew han-
dled the massive Dragon head, with the
tail controlled by Jim Lim, while Bobby
Kim wielded the pompom teaser enticing
the dragon to dance. Jim Ng, Daniel
Mark and Jerry Leong, a recent arrival
from China, handled the drum, gongs
and cymbals.
Preceding the dance of the dragon,
songs and dances were rendered by Alice
Horn, Elsa Horn, Lily Tom, Caroline
Horn, Joe Waugh Jr., Kathleen Foo,
Ruby Foo, Dan Kim, Charles Foo, Ber-
tha Waugh and Dorene Foo.
Eleven door prizes with a value of at
least $75.00 were contributed by Chinese
merchants for the ball. Awards included
a crimson satin Mandarin coat, large red
cloisonne rose jar, brass candelabrum,
white fur bunny mules, blue and rose
Chinese flower bowl, feather fan, carved
Chinese bookends, dark amber beads,
cloisonne ash tray and yellow China
incense burner.
Judge Warren Steel of the Yuba coun-
ty superior court, extended greetings of
the community to the Chinese, with Sam-
my Yee, a graduate of Marysville High,
responding.
• •
Making their first appearance before
a large congregation at the last Union
Meeting, the Methodist Church Choir
was well received.
The choir is directed by Mrs. Messin-
ger, who is also at the head of the Con-
gregation Church choir.
The Chung Wah Chinese School of
Los Angeles is offering a military train-
ing course to all the young Chinese stu-
dents of their school in the near future.
The course will be held one hour a week.
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The Chinese Student Association of
Southern California will hold their con-
vention at Pomona College in May.
The Chinese Students' Club of the Uni-
versity of Southern California held their
meeting on Friday, Feb. 18, at the home
of Professor Claude C. Douglas.
TECH HIGH CHINESE
Frederick Quan was recently installed
as president of the Oakland Technical
Chinese Students Club after the resigna-
tion of the president-elect, Edward Quon.
Other officers are Jane Quan, secretary.
George Chew, treasurer; Ed Chan, boys'
social chairman; and Henrietta Quan,
girls' social chairman.
REV. RIDING TO SPEAK
The Luncheon Group and the Cru-
saders Club of the Oakland Chinese Pres-
byterian Church will hold a special
Young People's Service this Sunday,
Mar. 1, at twelve o'clock. They have as
their speaker Rev. Loren H. Riding, as-
sistant pastor and director of Young Pe-
ople's work of the First Presbyterian
Church of Berkeley. A special musical
program has been prepared for the ser-
vice.
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S. F. J. C. PARTY
On Feb. 14, the Chinese Students' Club
of the San Francisco Junior College gave
a Valentine Party-Dance for its members
and friends at the N. S. G. S. Hall. The
party was well attended and novelty val-
entines were passed out to those present.
Richard Lum was chairman of the affair.
• •
CHESTER GAN CAST IN MOVIES
With a company of fifty-five actors
and cameramen, the 20th Century Fox
Film Company is now shooting "The
Country Beyond", on the shores of Don-
net Lake near Truckee. The story is
the screen version of James Oliver Cur-
wood's Canadian novel, and will star the
190-lb St. Bernard dog, "Buck", who
gained fame in the filming of "The Call
of The Wild", by Jack London.
One of the prominent actors in the
cast of this picture is Chester Gan, well-
known Chinese actor and a former San
Franciscan.
• •
Instructors for the evening English
classes of the Chinese M. E. Church are
Misses Ida Chan, Emily L*e and Bev-
erly Wong.
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
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AS WE SIP OUR TEA
The social whirl continues to "go
round and round." As the reminiscences
of the gay Yoke Choy Anniversary dance
still linger, we find ourselves coming to
our first stop. On Friday, the 21st, we
looked in at the post Valentine party
given by Dr. and Mrs. Collin Dong.
Under the talented supervision of Mrs.
Dong, a bit of heaven was transplanted
into their lovely apartment. The drap-
eries, walls and ceilings were literally fluf-
fed with hearts. Hearts and more hearts
seemed to bring back fond memories to
the many guests as they lingered the eve-
ning away. Amongst those privileged
to attend were Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Chan, Mrs. Hayne Hall, Misses Clara
Chan, Susan Dong, Virginia Dong, Mil-
dred Ko, Marjorie Koe, Laura Leong,
and Messrs. Edward Leong, Thomas Le-
ong, Johnny Foo, Robert Poon, Edward
Ah Tye, David Lee, Albert Ko, Winfred
Lee and Rodney Yee.
Quite a disappointment to many was
the postponement of the Snow Line trip
planned by the Cathay Club over the
double holiday. Chinatown has never
joined forces to enjoy the winter sports
and many had planned for this holiday
excursion. Inclement weather and fail-
ure to gather a sufficient crowd were
given as reasons for this postponement.
Cathay has promised an announcement
soon enough to participate in this sport
of sports.
To make up for the disappointment
of missing out on the snow-line trip
your correspondent made a trip to
watch the annual bomb day celebration.
This event held on one of the most re-
membered festival days of the old Chi-
nese calendar, has been an annual cele-
bration of Marysville since the early
fifties. Misses Waite Eng, Evelyn Wing,
Viola Yee, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dong,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee On, and Mr. and Mrs.
Quong Lee were a few of the San Fran-
cisco people who travelled to Marysville.
On the 28th we sauntered to the Chi-
tena Social to hear the final results of
their first annual election of new officers.
The party at Hang Far Low was
typical of the many socials which this
infant organization has held during the
past year. Sixty five, and all active,
members were too busy enjoying them-
selves to worry about officers and politics.
With Kern Loo as their ever popular
social chairman, the affair was a howling
success and we forgot our reportorial
CHINESE CIRCLE TO GIVE DANCE
The Sat-Sut Circle of Honolulu, at
its quarterly meeting, decided that its an-
nual dance "Spring Frolic" will be held
at the Rendezvous Club. The following
committee chairmen were chosen: Robert
' Ching, general chairman; Samuel Luke,
vice-president; Francis Ching, tickets;
Arnold Chow, posters; Milo Lum, adver-
tising; Reginald Lee, clean-up; and
Charles Soon, floor manager.
• •
C. C. Y. M. A. PARTY
GIVEN SUNDAY
A Get-Acquainted Party was given last
Sunday evening by the Chinese Catholic
Young Men's Association, with over a
hundred persons attending. Included in
the program were demonstrations by
members of the Boy Scouts Troop 34, an
exhibition match in badminton, some
special entertainment by two KYA
radio artists, and two boxing bouts of
three rounds each by members of the St.
Mary's boxing group. Harry Gee,
assistant scoutmaster of Troop 34, was
chairman in charge of the affair.
• •
HONOLULU COUPLE
ENTERTAINS AT DINNER
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee were hosts
at a Chinese dinner last week. During
the dinner a five-piece orchestra, under
the leadership of Elizabeth Ching pro-
vided the music. Ruby Lai rendered a
solo on a Chinese moon harp, while La-
verne Mareks gave her interpretation of
the Hawaiian hula. Assisting as host-
esses were Mable and Violet Lee.
• •
duty so we will be unable to report the
results of the election at this time.
The Wah Ying Dance has become
"the talk of the town." First planned as
a reward of trophies dance, it has now
become a regular leap year hop. From
the N. S. G. S. it has moved to the spa-
cious Trianon Hall. On the 29th of
February more than 15 of Chinatown's
budding athletes will receive medals and
honors for their prowess as basketballers.
The Scouts' team will gather in most of
the medals and many feminine smiles and
heartbeats, but admiring eyes will also
be cast at the 'lovely' boys of Shangtai,
runner-up for the championship. Until
we can give you a dance-mad view of the
party, we will saunter on to Hayne's
Sport Shop for our usual rubber of
bridge.
Lien Fa Saw You
Fur coats are making a bigger hit with the
Chinese girls this season than ever before.
Attractive Mrs. Anne Fong of Oakland
wears a brown caracul coat, slightly swag-
gered, plain neat collar, and small puffed
sleeves, under which I noticed a Mandarin
red crepe tunic frock, the blouse specked
with gold dots, glittering hither and yon.
Mrs. William Lew, who, before her re-
cent marriage was Miss Adeline Wing, was
seen wearing a forest green ensemble
while shopping one day. Being tall and
slender, the bell sleeves and large buttons
of the short loose coat were most appro-
priate. Her simple dress had a fringed
'kerchief, and a 3 inch belt which ends up
with a pert bow also fringed. Brown ac-
cessories went with this suit.
Caught playing tennis — Blue and yel-
low clad was Miss Jennie Bowen of Oak-
land (certainly a fair rooter for Cal) !
Under her royal blue brushed wool jacket
was a brilliant yellow barrel sweater, with
blue sport skirt and very cute yellow an-
klets. This dashing and popular color
combination does become Miss Bowen.
Watching the tennis game, Miss Jane
Lowe, also of Oakland, was certainly a
pretty picture of youth — in a clear blue
gingham dress with matching open sweat-
er and comfortable oxfords of white. Her
glossy hair was brushed back and ended
in loose curls.
Ah — Ginghams remind one of Spring-
time!
Paliclique Dance
April 1 1 marks the date of Paliclique's
3rd Annual Spring Informal dance. It
will take place at the central Y. W. C. A.,
620 Sutter Street.
The rhythmic concoctions of Sebring
and Smith's 8 collegiate musicians, fea-
turing a dazzling blond songstress, will
put Spring in your heart and rhythm in
your feet!
Start your Spring right by attending.
Remember, girls, this is leap year, so
don't be bashful if the boys are acting
too hesitant.
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S. F. J. C. CHINESE
TO HOLD "JINX NITE"
On Friday, Mar. 13, the Chinese Stu-
dents Club of the San Francisco Junior
College will hold a "Jinx Night." Other
clubs of the junior colleges have been in-
vited to be guests on the tour to spots of
interest in Chinatown, with its club mem-
bers as guides. The S. F. J. C. hopes to
include a visit to the City Morgue and
the Hall of Justice in its program.
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POO-POO
By Bob Poon
This week besides the regular 'POO'
I am pinch hitting for the Towntrotter,
too. This gives the Trotter a chance to
squat down for a change.
Sadie Chan (Mrs. Charlie Chan) re-
turned to Stockton for a week's vacation.
Remember I didn't say that she returned
home to Mother's for that would be an
entirely different story.
Harold Koe, one of our most frequent
visitors, dropped in (or down) from up
north, and before anyone knew it he
dropped out of town again, this time
to L. A.
May Louie, the young lady who used
to work at the New China Cafe, is now
to be seen at the Sun Wah Kue Restaur-
ant.
Those of you who know the story of
why the chicken crossed the road, but
not 'Why the students cross the street
from the Library' should ask Johnny F.
W. He seems to have made a study of it.
To you who are skeptical about there
being any romance in the meat markets —
get in touch with Ted Young, formerly
of L. A. Ted is now connected with the
newly opened California Meat Market in
Watsonville, and says that the meat busi-
ness is going up. I wonder if he meant
the prices.
Earl Louie and wife went down to the
San Diego Fair with Kern Loo. The trip
was very successful and enjoyable, so the
report went. If you know who paid for
the meals, I mean most of them, you will
realize why the three of them said it was
enjoyable. I pity the friends down south.
Is my face scarlet? Imagine me get-
ting a sound thumping from a girl. Now
don't get me wrong, it was no fight but
just an embryo doctor trying to find out
if I am normal or not. Was I surprised
when she said that she was disappointed
because of my absolute normalcy. Mebbe
I should get sick just for her to practice
on.
One of the most elaborately decorated
parties was the Post Valentine party given
by one of our younger matrons. If you
will bear with me, I'll endeavor ■ meagre
description of the setting for the partv
The party was held in two rooms, to
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CHINATOWNIA
Seattle Night School
Over twenty years ago, the Chinese
Night School was organized in the city
of Seattle, exclusively for Chinese stu-
dents, ranging from beginners to those
who are ready for college. The school,
located at 925 King Street, is sponsored
by the Chinese Baptist Church and the
Seattle Baptist Young People's Union.
The school is directed by Locktin Eng,
recently returned from China.
A club organization within the school
promotes social activities. Chin Wai Gai
heads the school as president, assisted
by Charles Y. Wah, vice-president. Des-
pite the fact that there is a wide dispari-
ty in the ages of the students, the Chinese
Night School of Seattle enjoys a splen-
did esprit de corps.
• •
FINAL RITES FOR
CHINESE LEADER
Last rites for a prominent Oakland
Chinese, Tom Lung, 51, were held last
Thursday at the Oakland Methodist
Episcopal Church, 321 8th Street. Fol-
lowing the services, the cortege marched
through the streets of Chinatown, headed
by a military band. Burial was at the
Mountain View Cemetary.
Tom, one of the founders of the Chi-
nese-American Citizens Alliance and a
member of its central committee at the
time of his death, passed away after a
short illness. A native of San Francisco,
he was a prominent business man of
Oakland.
He is survived by three children, Ar-
thur, Margaret and Edward.
• •
CHINESE, IN DEBT, A SUICIDE
Lee Gow, sixty-year old Chinese of
Colusa, California, recently committed
suicide by hanging himself to an attic
rafter. His body was found by his cousin.
Gow left a note written in Chinese
that he was despondent of failure to pay
bills which he owed, stating that he was
unable to pay them, and that many who
owed him money would not pay him.
For many years a prosperous man, Lee,
a native of China, was taken ill and
spent his remaining savings in seeking
to regain his health.
• •
OAKLAND NEWS
On March 7, a week from Saturday,
the Chinese Youth Circle is presenting a
"Spring Dance and floor show" at the
palatial Persian Gardens, Webster at
Grand Avenue. The ballroom has one
of the most beautiful lighting fixtures in
the bay region, reflecting a myriad of
dim or sparkling colors. A spacious
lounge and a balcony for card games
are among other features.
In conjunction with the floor show,
there will be an elimination Prize Waltz.
For a Grand Prize, a washing machine
goes to the fortunate person holding the
lucky ticket. The gala affair is adver-
tised as an attempt to raise an activity
fund for the Chinese Youth. Tickets sell
for fifteen cents each.
Last Friday the Waku Auxiliary Jun-
iors feted Luella Chinn, bride-elect of
David Chew of Menlo Park, with a sur-
prise shower and buffet at the residence
of Marguerite Lun. The guest of honor
plays guard for the basketball team and
is a bulwark on defense.
Dolly Wong, president of the Juniors,
states that Luella will be the first among
the Junior members to marry. Since
this is Leap Year, the girls are curious
to know who did the proposing.
Oakland will be the locale of another
major social event on March 28, when
the Wa Sung offers for public approval
an uproarious hi-jinks and amateur show.
With a silver cup as the chief award,
talented artists are sending in applica-
tions for the class-will-tell competition.
Those who wish to avail themselves of
the opportunity to sing, dance or act
are requested to send their entries to Joe
Lee, 167 Seventh St., Oakland.
Hal Finney and his seven piece or-
chestra, formerly of the "Alabam" will
play for the dance after the show. Every-
thing is included for the price of ten
cents.
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As a demonstration of what they have
to exhibit at the Annual Scout Circus,
the Chinese Boy Scouts of Troop 45 con-
structed an observation tower last Sun-
day afternoon.
Using ropes and logs the Scouts hastily
made fast their twenty-two feet tower
well within the alloted time of ten min-
utes, under the supervision of Scout-
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Scoutmaster of Troop 33, who lent
valuable assistance to the boys through
his knowledge of woodcraft. Amid a
roll of drums and the plaudits of an
interested audience, the project was com-
pleted in workmanlike fashion.
At the Scout Circus which will be held
in the Oakland Municipal Auditorium on
Feb. 28 and 29, the Chinese Troop again
will display their alacrity before friends
of Scoutdom.
Until a suitable place is found, the
Chinese Center shortly will occupy its
temporary club-house on 832 Webster
St. It will serve as a rendezvous for
meetings, bridge addicts and idle chat-
tering.
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CHITENA MEETS
A general meeting of the Chinese Ten-
nis Association was held last night
(Thursday) at the Hang Far Low. An
election of new officers was also held.
Discussion followed with regard to a Chi-
natown tennis tournament, the possibility
of sending a team to Los Angeles, and a
reduction in the club dues.
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gain access one had to pass thru the
'door way of hearts' over which reposed
this sign, "Cupid's Love Rooms". Sep-
arating the two rooms was a curtain of
hearts cleverly strung on a cord. The
ceilings were transformed into two huge
spider webs of red and white. In the
web may be seen spider eggs (balloons
of all colors) ; hanging from the webs
were hearts with verses printed on them.
In one room the draperies were pinned
with red hearts of all sizes to form a huge
heart while small arrows formed a huge
arrow piercing the heart.
In the other room Cupids of all sizes
were pinned on to the draperies. There
were two huge hearts one in each room
with the words "I LUF U". The lights
were all covered with red paper giving
the rooms a mellow red glow. The buf-
fet table was covered with a red table
cloth, on which the heart candies took
their places before surrendering later in
the evening to sandwiches, etc.
Of course, you realize that one look
is better than a thousand words; and if
I had had my faithful old "brownie"
with me, I would not need to write this
to paste in my scrapbook a memory of
a most delightful evening spent.
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EDITORIAL
Friday, February 28, 1936
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
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CORRESPONDENTS
AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles _
William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland
Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland _
Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Salinas
Bakersfield
Warsonville
Iris Wong
WHO? WHO?
Recent press dispatches state that Japan is willing to
attempt to settle the Soviet border disputes. She in-
dicated a willingness that a neutral commission be ap-
pointed, providing that the commission observe only
and not render decisions, and that Russia withdraw her
border troops.
Japanese authorities declare that Moscow's demands
for an all-powerful commission was prompted by a de-
sire to delay settlement and confuse the issues. We
wonder who is confusing whom. Perhaps Japan re-
members too well the decision rendered by the League
of Nations commission a few years ago, condemning
her with invasion of Manchuria.
MORE THAN JUST A DATE
A local Chinese grocery store located on Grant Av-
enue has, for the past two years, presented their cus-
tomers with calendars carrying an highly artistic arid
significant picture of real Chinese art and beauty. Their
calendars this year, expressively depict the grace and
charm of the goddess, Kuan Yin.
A calendar is indispensable in the household, the
office and the factory. We refer to one practically
365 times a year. Such being the case, why not have
our calendars, as much as is practicable, convey in
pictorial form the history, the culture, or the folk lore
of China?
For the Benefit of Chinatown, Too
San Francisco and northern and central California
did well in the tourist business during 1935. In fact,
a new all-time high record was set, both in the number
of out-of-state visitors and the amount of money they
put into circulation in this land famous for its hospital-
ity.
According to Californians, Inc., local tourist adver-
tising organization, 1,042,720 residents of other states
came to this region last year. They spent $66,686,754
while here.
At the present time Californians Inc. is conducting
its annual fund-raising campaign, appealing to local
business men and organizations for subscriptions with
which to carry on the work of advertising San Francisco
and this region.
Chinatown knows the good work of Californians Inc.
Tourists to that section have been increasing steadily,
due in a great part to the advertising of the region by
Californians Inc. in paid newspaper and magazine ad-
vertising, through photographs, by feature articles ap-
pearing in scores of publications, and by generous men-
tion in the literature distributed by the booster body.
Californians Inc. have featured Chinese fashion
shows, Chinese New Year celebrations, street scenes,
and dozens of other interesting phases of life in the
largest Chinese section in the world, outside of China.
Merchants in Chinatown desiring to support Cali-
fornians Inc., and thus to bring more tourists and visit-
ors to the stores and shops of the district, can obtain
a subscription card and further information by tele-
phoning Californians Inc.
"Let There Be Light"
To make for better living quarters means less crowded
living conditions and more room for expansion.
In San Francisco's Chinatown the migration from
Grant Avenue to Powell Street for new and better
living quarters has met with success; but beyond that
point, a barbed wire barrier in the form of a concerted
front with a "we do not rent to Orientals" is presented.
Occasionally, the answer is "it was just rented this
morning."
Until such time when prejudiced landowners see the
right, housing conditions will remain an inevitable prob-
lem in Chinatown.
Friday, February 28, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
rage 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
CERAMIC ART Remember When?
Chinese Inventions and
Next week, the writer will include a
list of important reference books for stu-
dents of ceramics. By way of introduc-
tion to these writers it is fitting that we
quote from two world famous authorities,
Messrs. Hobson and Burton.
CHINESE PORCELAIN
"Once the collector has come under its
spell, he is apt to desert all his old cera-
mic loves. And what after all are the
European porcelains as compared with
the Chinese? Mere things of yesterday,
the work of pupils who learnt the rudi-
ments of their art from the Oriental.
Europe has scarcely begun to feel its
way to porcelain manufacture in the ear-
ly part of the eighteenth century when
the art of the Manchu potter was at its
zenith, and the Manchu potter had al-
ready centuries of tradition behind him.
The skill of the Chinese potter had been
proverbial; by this time it was intuitive.
Satisfying forms flowed spontaneously
from his wheel: his decorative instinct
was sure, he had a genius for colour,
and the combination in his colour scheme
are as daring as those of Nature her-
self and as triumphant. Natural apti-
tude and long training placed him beyond
competition — and it seems that he enjoyed
material advantages besides, over his fel-
lows in Europe. For what European
porcelain can boast an underglaze blue
comparable with that of the K'ang Hsi
blue and white? Where else are there e-
namels with the brilliancy of the Famille
verte? Where else the depth and lustre
of the Chinese monochrome glazes?
They have no decorative porcelain to
compare with the K'ang Hsi powder blue,
the sang de boeuf monochrome or the
famille noire. They were competing with
a highly gifted race which had a start
of many centuries, and at the moment
when science might have helped them,
industrialism came and crushed the soul
out of their art. The result '.s that Chi-
nese porcelain holds its position unchal-
lenged. It can only be compared with
itself." R. L. Hobson.
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BURTON ON CHINESE PORCELAIN
"Few races of mankind are known who
have not taken advantage of the plasticity
of clay so that pottery is a general, al-
most a world-wide product. But the
invention of porcelain demanded an or-
ganized society, even a settled and peace-
ful state where workers could be employ-
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Remember when we had oranges and
grapefruits imported all the way from
China? And the children used to chew
on China sugar canes?
The oranges reached here packed in
rattan baskets (law). They are exceed-
ingly thin-skinned and sweet. The color
is a deep orange bordering on red, and
each orange is stamped with a trade mark
in bold black Chinese characters — the
Sunkist people did not adopt this idea
until years later. As the best oranges
are the first to be chosen, those at the
bottom of the basket were generally sold
for a cent less. (Hence the age-old Chi-
nese phrase "bottom of the basket" for
elderly unmarried maidens.)
The grapefruit is really the shaddock
or pummelo fruit (Citrus decumana),
and being very sweet and mild as to acid-
ity is peeled and eaten just like an or-
ange. They were especially popular dur-
ing New Years, and are often used to
decorate altars. After the fruit is eaten
the skin is used to perfume the bath
water, or it is dried and used as an herb.
The sugar cane is another "fruit"
which used to grace the booths of fruit
loving Chinatown. They arrived in cof-
fin-like boxes a foot square and about
five feet long. The ends of the canes
were sealed with red clay to prevent dry-
ing. About two inches in diameter, and
deep emerald green in color, they made
the modern brownish cane sickly by com-
parison. The fruit dealers sell them for
five cents a foot, slicing the bark off the
section purchased. The purchaser in
turn would cut them into three inch
lengths, quarter them, and chew the in-
dividual quarters to extract the soul-sat-
isfying juice. Unfortunately, all three
were placed under the ban by the Agri-
cultural Department some twenty years
ago. But some old timers still dream of
returning to Canton for "the forbidden
fruits".
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Planetarium and Relief Map.
The construction of the marvelous
planetarium in Los Angeles reminds one
that a planetarium as well as a huge re-
lief map was constructed in China more
than two thousand years ago, and by
none other than that engineer-dictator,
Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, builder
"of the Great Wall of China.
Sometime before his death, Ch'in
Shih Huang Ti ordered seven hundred
thousand men to construct his mauso-
leum at Mount Li, a short distance from
the capital, immediately south of the
Wei River. The earth was excavated
down to the water spring, then a floor
of bronze was put in, and on this was
constructed the empire of China in mini-
ature, with raised indicators of the sacred
mountains, the Great Wall of China,
and the division of the country into forty
provinces. Channels filled with mercury
marked the courses of the Yangtze, the
Yellow River, and other great waterways.
It is sdid that the water, issuing from, the
spring, operates wheels which in turn set
the mercury in constant motion. An-
other chamber is filled with rare trea-
sures, furniture, military weapons, and
personal articles.
The dome of the vault was painted a
deep blue with representations of the
constellations. Huge lamps, with oil to
last for years, lighted the place. The
entrance to the sepulcher was guarded
by automatic mechanisms which send
flying arrows and other weapons upon
trespassers.
After the burial of the Emperor
(209 B. C), workmen familiar with the
place was sealed between the inner and
the outer gates. The whole mausoleum
was covered with earth to prevent de-
tection. This tomb is still intact today,
although it was claimed that it may have
been entered during the war preceding
the downfall of the Ch'in Dynasty. Three
French explorers visiting the place
(Journal of the China Branch, R. A. S.,
Vol. XLVIII, 1917) describe it as
being the most monumental tomb in all
China. It stands today somewhat py-
ramidal in shape one hundred fifty feet
high and four thousand feet in circum-
ference.
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Friday, February 28, 1936
COM MUNITY WELFARE
CHINESE NURSERY
SCHOOL
A nursery school in Chinatown has
been a long felt need. In no other district
in the city are there so many working
mothers, such crowded living conditions,
and such lack of play space. The habit
of taking children to factories is not only
unlawful but detrimental to their health.
It is indeed a miracle that through the
years there have been no serious accidents
to children playing around dangerous
machinery and in poorly ventilated fac-
tories. On the other hand, leaving in-"
fants and pre-school children at home
alone, often behind locked doors, is
equally alarming. Especially is this true
of those homes where gas plates, matches,
or running water are within reach of the
children, who are usually confined with
few, if any, toys. The ill effect of both
these conditions on the children, psy-
chologically as well as physically, cannot
be overestimated.
There have been various attempts by
different groups in the community to
establish a nursery school for these child-
ren. The lack of economic means and
the failure of the community as a whole
to recognize the need have been the
greatest obstacles. The most recent at-
tempt gave birth to the present Chinese
Nursery School, now in its second year
of existence. Its background history,
though brief, is interesting.
Working Nucleus
At a social workers' meeting in Sept-
ember, 1933, comprised of workers from
all social, religious, and health agencies
in the community, the founding of a nur-
sery school was suggested as the most
practical project the group can under-
take to improve Chinatown's social con-
ditions. The first step in this direction
was the organization of a committee to
study the requirements, equipment, and
the cost of running such a school. The
Dept. of Public Health supplied the re-
quirements and the Golden Gate Kinder-
garten Association submitted budgets.
The possibility of Community Chest aid
was questioned, but it was ascertained
that a project must run successfully a
full year before the Chest would even
consider rendering assistance. The inter-
est of the Chest was, however, assured,
and the committee went ahead with its
plans.
The location of an available space in
this congested area constituted the next
problem. After exhaustive search, the
largest and most conveniently situated
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yard for play was found to be the yard
of the Chinese Presbyterian Home, open-
ing on Joyce Street. Miss Donaldina
Cameron also offered the use of the en-
tire first floor of the Home, with the
exception of an office, as quarters for
indoor care and play, eating and sleeping.
The Golden Gate Kindergarten Ass'n
offered to supervise the school and to
provide the salary of a full time teacher
for one year. A private gift of 0500.00
for necessary alterations was promised.
On top of these tendered resources, sub-
scriptions and pledges from interested
friends were solicited.
Unexpected Developments
While these plans were being consi-
dered, the Federal Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration suddenly issued a summary
notice that it would start a nursery school
in Chinatown only if on the following
day, arrangements could be made to en-
roll the children and open school. The
social workers acted rapidly, and over-
night twenty children, from relief fami-
lies, were gathered together. Thus a
nursery school was practically forced up-
on Chinatown, with no time to hold a
committee meeting or, officially, to ac-
cept the project. April 28, 1934 marked
the opening of the school, with offices
and dressing room facilities in the base-
ment rooms of the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
and utilizing as playground the Presby-
terian Home yard across the street.
The yard, sheltered by a high fence,
is ideal for the children's use, remark-
ably comfortable even on foggy days.
The first summer, the children, in sun-
suits whenever the weather permitted, ac-
tually "lived" in the yard. They imme-
diately showed the good effects of sun
baths, milk, and tomato juice.
After July, 1934, with dishes and food
supplied by the FERA, a daily nutri-
tious lunch was served. At first the strange
food was merely sampled, but soon all
were eating diligently and were asking
for second helpings. The effect of the
lunch soon showed, in improved muscle
tone and general well-being, if not always
in increase in weight.
Cots, provided in December, 1934,
were placed in the spacious gymnasium
of the Y. W. C. A., and real rest in one's
own bed, with no distractions, was en-
joyed by the youngsters. It took some
time before they became accustomed to
sleeping soundly for two hours. At this
time, the school period was lengthened
to 3:00 p. m. Rest has done as much
as, if not more than, the food, and it
is difficult to recognize the eager, bright-
eyed, independent children as those who
entered some months ago.
Present Conditions And Staff
When the FERA was dissolved in Au-
gust and September of 1935, the school
was threatened with disruption. For four
months, no public funds were received,
but the teachers gladly volunteered their
services. What money on hand from
contributions was used to provide for
daily lunches and sundry expenses. From
the beginning of this year to the present
time, funds from the Works Progress Ad-
ministration have made possible the con-
tinuance of this good work..
A head teacher, a nurse, two assistant
teachers, a cook, and a handyman make
up the present staff, of which one
Chinese nutritionist. 33 children are
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Friday, February 28, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
P«H 11
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
WILLIAM HOY.
A Yankee Adventurer and
the ' Living Buddha'
Possibly the most intriguing news story
of last week, redolent with the breath of
romance and high adventure, tells of a
youthful American aviator and soldier of
fortune, Gordon B. Enders, who has been
commissioned by the Panchan Lama, spir-
itual ruler of Tibet, to convert the gold
dust of the region into currency and to
use the currency for the modernization
of that province.
The Panchan Lama, the news item went
on to say, was returning to Lhasa, the Tib-
etian capital, after 12 years of exile, and
it is his return which is spurring plans
for the westernization of that mountain
kingdom which has never known machin-
ery or any other mechanical gadgets of
modern civilization.
The political intrigues of three nations,
China, Russia, and Great Britain since
the turn of the century over the question
of winning the good-will, and ultimate
suzerainty, of Tibet, have combined to
make the Panchan Lama at this moment
a fateful figure in Far Eastern politics. In
a copyrighted story last week Enders said
that "throughout Asia this (the Panchan
Lama's return to Tibet) is the most im-
portant news event that has occurred in a
decade. His return to the throne is an
earthquake to those who shaped the inter-
national policies of Japan, China, Russia
and India. For this mountain kingdom,
located in the center of Asia, may control
the balance of power among these em-
pires."
Speaking of his own work in connection
with the return of the 'Living Buddha' to
his native land, Enders said that "one of
my principal tasks .... will be to push
forward his aviation program. The first
step in the proposed aviation service will
be a single gold carrying plane between
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approximately $500,000 worth of gold
dust on every trip. This will be deposited
in Shanghai, establishing foreign credits
to be used in the purchase of mining
equipment, road building machinery and
hydro-electric generators."
But from whence will come the gold
that is to be taken out of Tibet? From
the 3,000 monasteries which have for
years kept the gold dust in strong boxes.
The Tibetians believe that gold is a plant
and that if stored it will grow, especially
gold nuggets. Thus, the Tibetian lamas
are the greatest gold hoarders in the
world.
Ender's Career
Although only 34, Gordon B. Enders'
life so far has been nothing if not ad-
venturesome and full of the colors of a
fictioneer's romance. A chain of for-
tuitous circumstances have put him into
a unique situation, which is that of, in his
own words, "(an) official advisor and
counselor of the theocratic head of an
Oriental faith with 10,000,000 followers,
as a member of the Tibetan peerage,
and the only foreigner in history to hold
the Panchan's 'Passport to Heaven'." He
is a soldier of fortune, but not an ordin-
ary one like those Americans and Euro-
peans, who have roamed Asia in a horde
for a generation. Even as a boy, he had
half-consciously prepared himself for his
present task. In that preparation lies
an entertaining story.
Reminiscent of Kipling's beloved In-
dian tale, "Kim", is the childhood of
Gordon B. Enders, American. Born in
Iowa, he went to India at an early age,
where his father was a missionary teacher.
He lived in northernmost India, on the
fringe of Tibet, and grew up in the com-
pany of picturesque natives, priests, Brit-
ish secret agents, and those jealous and
courageous guardians of the Indian fron-
tiers, the Bengal Lancers. Like Kipling
and his brain-child, Kim, Enders amassed
a prodigious store of Hindu lore from
the natives and succumbed to the magic
and the atmosphere of mysterious India.
In the course of time the American
youth became interested in the Hermit
Kingdom across the India frontiers, and
the stories of Younghusband and other
British agents who have penetrated a lit-
tle into that land fired his imagination.
His interest increased when a British-ed-
ucated Tibetan took the youngster under
his wings as a pupil, taught him the
rudiments of the language and gave him
a knowledge of Tibet.
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Not long after, Enders returned to
America and finished his education at
Wooster College, which specializes in
training youths who have spent the first
part of their lives in Asiatic countries.
Here he met other youths brought up in
every nook and corner of the Orient
and to whom the customs and languages
of the Orient are open books. Tibet be-
came the goal of Ender's ambition.
Later he saw service in France, becom-
ing an ambulance driver and aviator.
Then swiftly he returned to the East, this
time to turbulent China, where he was
attached to the American legation.
And it was at this time that the Pan-
chan Lama, a voluntary exile from his
country because of political disagreement
with his co-ruler, the Dalai Lama, came
to China.
The 'Living Buddha' revealed himself
to be an extr'emely intelligent and able
personage who had great hopes of mo-
dernizing his country for the ultimate
intention of making Tibet a politically
independent land. Enders was quick to
see a chance to utilize his early acquired
knowledge of Tibet and its language to
aid in fulfilling the Panchan's plans.
Through the Panchan's Prime Mini-
ster, Tsu, already a friend of Enders', a
meeting between the 'Living Buddha' and
the American followed, culminating in
the latter's becoming the Panchan 3 offi-
cial advisor, which meant nothing less
than being a cabinet member in t'.ie Ti-
betan national assembly. And Enders
became the recipient of the "Passport
to Heaven", number 68, issued to him
on the 15th day of February ;n the 22nd
year of the Chinese Repub''c.
Thus a youthful Yankee became the
first tcreigner to be an official of Tibet,
the 'roof of the world.' Fact, sometimes,
is stranger than fiction.
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Friday, February 28, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo •
City-Wide Billiard
Tournament
T. Y. Tang and Henry Tom, secre-
taries of the Chinese Y. M. C. A., com-
pleted arrangements with the San Fran-
cisco News and the National Billiard
Association of America as sponsors of
a city-wide pocket billiard tournament,
supervised by Leland Crichton, physical
director, now being played at the "Y".
All participants who took actual part
were given an entry card which en-
titled them to a chance for the grand
prize drawing. The grand prize is a beau-
tiful, newly-designed modernistic 1\ X
7 foot billiard table for home use, the
equipment to consist of the new "eye-
rest" purple cloth, bird s-eye maple wood
and chromium. Other prizes will be
given winners of the different classes.
Last week Jimmy Lee, well-known Chi-
nese billiard player, and Carl Vaughn,
former National Amateur Champion,
gave an exhibition at the Chinese Y. Mr.
Vaughn amused the audience with his
trick and fancy shots. One of his tricks
was picking up twelve balls with one
hand, which was demonstrated in the
movies several years ago for Ripleys
"Believe It or Not."
According to Allen Low, who is acting
as manager for Mr. Lee, a reply has come
from the National Billiard Association
that Lee will take part in the West Coast
preliminary tournament for the World
Championship, which begins sometime
in March in San Francisco.
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DEFENDING TENNIS
CHAMPS VICTORS
In the Honolulu Tennis League mat-
ches last week, the Chinese team, defend-
ing champions, defeated the Ramblers,
4-1. Scores:
H. T. Chun defeated Jenkins, 6-2, 6-3.
Charles Akana defeated A. D. Coy,
6-4, 6-0.
Fred Akana-Robert Char defeated
Jackels-Bode, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
Lee Chong-Clarence Young lost to
Marlowe-Miller, 2-6, 4-6.
M. K. Ching-L. Louis defeated Han-
sen-Diez, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
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Among the budding tennis enthusiasts
of Chinatown are Mae Chinn and Helen
Chan, whose brothers are prominent in
the world of sports.
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Commerce Trackmen
Nine Chinese boys are track and field
candidates at the High School of Com-
merce, according to word received from
its coach, Harold Brillhart. Two are
going out for the Varsity track squad
while the remaining seven are trying out
for lightweight events.
Gordon Pang and Henry Chan are
candidates for the heavyweight team.
The lightweights are Daniel Leong, 130-
1b. shotputter; Ernest Leong and Morris
Lee in the 120's; Peter Chong, Ng Poy
and Lee Kee in the tens; and William
Chan in the hundreds.
Mr. Brillhart coaches the varsity while
the lightweights are under the guardian-
ship of Mr. Prinz.
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TENNIS STAR LOOKS
FORWARD TO SEASON
With the end of the rainy days in
sight, tennis players will embark into
extensive practice for the coming season.
Among them will be Erline R. Lowe, who
intends to start training shortly.
We remember that Erline is the rank
number one player among the girls of
the Chinese Tennis Association. Al-
though competition will probably be
much stiffer than the past season, it is
expected that she will again hold her
rank as one of the top racket wielders
among the fair sex of the Bay Region
Chinese girls.
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YOUNG CHINESE DRUB JAPANESE
Oakland's Young Chinese Club quin-
tet defeated the Japanese Young Men's
Buddhists Association last week at the
Wesdake Jr. High School court, 42-25;
the Japanese five offering nothing more
than a little limbering up for the Chinese.
Key Chinn, with 18 points, led the
scoring, followed by Shane Lew and Ho-
ward Joe with seven each. For the losers,
J. Kayama was best man.
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"Y" HUNDREDS LOSE TO SCOUTS
Although completely outfighting their
favored opponents, the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. 100-Ib. basketball team lost to the
Troop 3 hundreds Tuesday night at the
S. F. B. C. court by a score of 28-24, in
a deciding game of the J. A. F. tourna-
ment. Bad breaks attended the "Y"
five. Johnny Leong and Ulysses Moy
starred for the winners; and for the loser*
Robert Lum, Benny Lee and Joseph Chin
were outstanding.
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St. Mary's Quintet
To Play Sunday
St. Mary's Athletic Club's quintet will
make its first public appearance at the
French Court this Sunday evening tack-
ling the up-and-coming Chan Ying hoop-
sters.
The Catholic boys held a rally last
Monday to arouse interest and enthusi-
asm for its team. It is reported that the
Saints have a well-balanced and exper-
ienced group of boys on their five and
may surprise Coach Ong Wah's lads.
However, Chan Ying players have been
playing together since they were wee kids
and should come out the winner, due to
their possible superior teamwork, besides
being a fighting and fast-breaking team.
In the preliminary slated for 7:30 p.
m., the St. Mary's 120-lb. quint will hook
up with the Lingnan University hoop-
men. This game will be close and inter-
esting as both teams are evenly matched
as to their potential srength, although
the collegiates will probably come closer
to the weight limit than the Saints.
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CHINESE "Y" UNLIMITEDS
PLAY RECREATION CENTER
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. unlimited
basketball team, entrant in the City Re-
creation Leaders' Casaba League, will
clash in its first league tilt with the Re-
creation Center tonight, at 7:00 p. m. at
the Mission High gym.
Members of the quintet are Francis
Mark, Teddy Lee, Frank Wong, William
Jow, William Wong, Wahso Chan, Ge-
orge Ong, Alfred Gee, Henry Owyang,
and Philip Leong. The team is managed
by Sam Yim.
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Among the Chinese boys who took part
in an amateur boxing program at the
Honolulu Civic Auditorium were Walter
Chang, 112 pounds; Walter Y. Kim and
William Yee Hoy, 135.
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SPORTS
Watsonville Five
Downs Salinas
By a final count of 32-12, the Wat-
sonville Chinese hoop team took the Sa-
linas Chinese five down the line, last week
at Watsonville.
Score at half time favored the winners,
9-7. But in the second half, the Watson-
ville boys clicked and left the losers trail-
ing far behind.
For the winning team, Earl Goon with
ten points, and Hubert Dong were the
offensive stars, while Billy Lee and Parker
Chan were great on defense. For Salinas,
George and Francis Young were out-
standing.
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SEATTLE GIRLS WIN GAMES
The Chinese Girls sextette of Seattle,
Washington, walloped four Japanese bas-
ketball teams in as many games played
during the past two weeks, defeating the
Lotus girls, 38-6, the Green Lakers 22-2,
W. W. G. 28-7 and Sumner 7-3. Spark-
ling team-work by the Chinese accounted
for the wins. The Seattle Girls have a
heavy schedule for the next two weeks,
and the entire .community is expected to
turn out and cheer for them.
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SHANGTAI WINS
FINAL LEAGUE TILT
Maintaining a comfortable . lead
throughout the entire affair, the Shang-
tai hoopsters finished their City Recrea-
tion League schedule with a victory over
the Panthers A. C. 41-25 at the Francisco
gym last week.
Fred Gok and George Lee with ten
points each led the winners' scoring at-
tack with Ted Chin playing a fine all-
around game. At half the Chinese en-
joyed a 23-10 lead.
Final standings gave Shangtai a tie
for second place in its bracket in Divi-
sion C of the League with Tay-Holbrook.
• •
Chinese Y. M. C. A. ninety-pounders,
the Blue Eagles, defeated the Columbia
Park Boys Club 27-23 Tuesday night at
the S. F. IB. C. court in a J. A. F. con-
test. Lai Chor, Jack Seid and Theodo
Fung starred for the winners.
SPORTS SHORTS
Troop Three's eighty-pounders, future
prospects for the Scout Junior and Sen-
ior Varsity, gave the Salesians 80's a
severe set-back in a J. A. F. contest last
week.
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. 80-pounders,
the Tigers, defeated the Salesians Boys
Club eighties in a J. A. F. contest last
week at -the latter's home court, 14-2.
Henry Sing Wong, Jack Yim and Wil-
fred Leong were the stars for the Chinese.
We note that Fred Hong Wong, with
24 points in four games, is still the lead-
ing scorer of the Poly High quintet in its
A. A. A. campaign.
Chalking up ten points, Hin Chin led
the Commerce 130's to a decisive triumph
over the St. Ignatius thirties, 34-16, in
an A. A. A. tilt last Friday.
Jack Wong, former sensational bas-
ketball player, is contemplating a come-
back next season. He wants to sign-up
with a local team.
It has been heard around Chinatown
that the Troop Three Track and Field
Meet, which is open to all athletes (Chi-
nese) will again be held this year.
Lum Yee, former San Francisco boy,
is making good in a big way, athletically
speaking. Lum is one of the mainstays
of the basketball team of Richmond Acad-
emy, a military school in Augusta,
Georgia.
The championship game of the P. A.
A. 130-lb. division was postponed from
last week to early March. The two teams
in the title fight are Shangtai's thirties
and the University of California light-
weights.
With Steve Leong tallying seven points
for high-scoring honors, Galileo 130's
defeated the local Sacred Heart High
weight five 33-23 last week in an A. A. A.
contest.
Some time ago the O. C. A. C. hoop
team, sponsored by the Chinese Youth
Circle (Oakland) won its third straight
game with a 31-12 victory over the Jap-
anese Y. M. B. A. five. Gum Wong
starred with 14 points. The O. C. A C.
lightweights are entered in the "All-Na-
tions" League.
HONOLULU CLOTHIERS
DEFEAT HALES
The James Chong Clothiers of Hono-
lulu handed the Honolulu Hales a 63-25
beating in a league game on the court last
week. Running up a huge 38-7 lead at
half, the winning cage team coasted
through the second half with ease. Lee
and Ching with 18 and ten points, res-
pectively, were the stars, while Walter
Wong, Bernard Wong and Al Chock al-
so played bang-up ball.
• •
CHUNGSHAN NINE
LEADS SPRING LEAGUE
League standings up to last week gave
the Chungshans a slight lead in the Hon-
olulu Chinese Spring training baseball
league, with a record of four victories
and no defeats, folowed closely by the
Aquariums, with three wins and one loss.
As this goes to press, the standings
will probably be altered, a number of
games being scheduled to be played in the
meantime.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE 15's
ENTER LEAGUE
The Young Chinese A. C. 115-lb. bas-
ketball team entered the Jewish Center
All-Nations League, with play due to be-
gin this week, the Young Chinese and
Yuke Wah meeting in the opener.
Gold balls will be presented to the win-
ning team members, the team to receive
a trophy. The Young Chinese 115's have
been runner-up for the past two years.
Last year, the Nanwah A. C. of San
Francisco copped the championship.
• •
The local National five held its banquet
last Friday night at the Far East Cafe.
Reports have it that they will have a bas-
ketball contest with the Oakland Nation-
al team a week from this Sunday.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, February 28, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 11)
Buddha's Reincarnation
A "strong, simple face burnt by the
sun of Tibet, and a sarcastic, penerrat. ng •
gaze," such is the concise description ot
His Holiness, Ch'osgyl-Ny-ima, Tashi
Lama, Panchan Rimpoche, incarnation
of Amitabha, supreme spiritual ruler of
Tibet, and worshipped as an incarnate
God by the Mongolians of Inner Mon-
golia, Soviet Outer Mongolia, Japanese
Manchukuo, Afghanistan, Chinese Tur-
kestan and the Ordos country.
In a land in which religion is one-half
superstition, and the other half a real
way of life, strong indeed is the power
wielded by the Panchan, and especially
so since the death of the Dalai Lama in
December, 1933.
Just as circumstances made Gordon
Enders a right-hand man to a Tibetan
ruler, so circumstances also thrust the
54 year old Panchan Lama into a niche
of political importance. Just now Eng-
land, Russia, Japan, and China are
watching his movements with more than
passing concern.
Reasons:
By right of conquest Tibet is an inte-
gral part of China, though the date
when this first came about is obscure.
The Manchus in the 17th century may
have been the conquerors. At any rate,
several revolts against Chinese domina-
tion occurred in the 18th century, and
by 1750 Tibet's government was entrusted
to the Dalai and the Panchan Lamas,
respectively its temporal and spiritual ru-
lers, aided by Chinese commissioners.
In the latter part of the last century,
the British in India began to show active
interest in Tibet. But the then Dalai
Lama was not interested in British over-
tures, preferring to intrigue with the Russ-
ians against the Chinese.
In 1904, when the present Panchan
was in his twenties, the British penetrated
to Lhasa, the forbidden city. A treaty
was signed, followed by conventions be-
tween Britain and China which recogni-
zed the rights of China over Tibet. How-
ever, Chinese control of the country was
steadily slipping and the British were
gaining the upper hand over the Russians.
In 1908, China made a last desperate
effort to regain control. Troops were
dispatched to Lhasa. The Dalai Lama
fled — to British India. He was not to
return until 1912 when Tibet, with the
aid of the British, finally forced the Chi-
nese commissioner out. From then on
the Dalai Lama was the puppet of Bri-
tain. Tibet youths were sent to India
Patronize Our
and England to be trained as tools of
British imperialism.
The training of the Tibetan youths
prefaced the militarization of the coun-
try. The lamas, fearing the rise of a
power in the hands of the youths, pro-
tested. Relations became strained be-
tween the pro-British Dalai Lama
and the Panchan. The result was that
the latter had to leave the country and
fled to China.
From 1926 to 1932 the Panchan trav-
eled through Mongolia and the Ordos
country, heard the guns of the Japanese
in Manchuria, and witnessed fierce war-
fares in Chinese Turkestan. While in
Inner Mongolia he saw the Japanese
making efforts to influence the people
there against the Soviets. The Panchan,
on his part, preached loyalty to China.
The death of the Dalai Lama on Dec.
17, 1933, was the signal for the Panchan
to terminate his voluntary exile and re-
turn as supreme ruler to his country.
For with the former's death anything
may happen: civil war, British occupa-
tion, Russian and Japanese penetration
— not to forget China, which still right-
fully considers Tibet her territory.
The Panchan, therefore, is destined
to play a principal role in future Far
Eastern politics. That he will be an able
political strategist few observers doubt,
but he has very little taste for politics.
He is a profoundly spiritual being who
is more content to pray, to perform spirit-
ual exercises and to do good to others.
He wants peace among nations. To an
American newspaper woman he once
gave this message: "As Patriarch of
Tibet I send my blessing to the American
people. For they are wise in what is
good, and they know what is evil, and
this is knowledge that will prevent war.
"Tell the people of America that I
know they are not only peaceloving
enough, but also strong enough, to stop
war. They are a great religious people,
and they know this truth — that the love
of God, which is the knowledge of and
desire for good, can do away with the
evils of war, famine and pestilence
throughout the whole world."
So spoke the voice of th" "Living
Buddha."
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CHINESE NURSERY SCHOOL
(Continued from Page 10)
now enrolled, with an average attendance
of 25. These children, 2 to 4^ years,
come from families on relief, families
employed by the W. P. A., or families
of inadequate income. The outside em-
ployment of the mother or the presence
of health problems in the home is a gen-
eral prerequisite for admission. The
school charges no fees.
Beneficial Care
The benefits which a nursery school
offers to any group of children are doubly
productive of results among the Chinese.
The social environment, where the child
is placed among equals, is difficult for
the average Chinese home to duplicate.
Learning how to play and to acquire
good group habits are privileges not eas-
ily obtainable for these children. The
majority of them receive little individual
care at home. The busy parents cannot
take time to watch a child go through
the routines which form part of his
training, even such a trivial thing as the
putting on of a shoe or stocking. The
nursery school, moving at the child's
tempo, allows time for the gradual mas-
tery of these tasks.
The equipment of the school, toys of
all kinds, chairs and tables, have in great
part been donated by American friends.
Here, as in most cases, the community
waits to be served and is slow to respond
with contributions. The Chinese habit
of taking things as they are explains, to
a great extent, why almost all social re-
forms or social experiments usually ori-
ginate from outside the community.
Future of The Nursery
The future of the school is rather
doubtful. The original small committee
turned over its work, in January, 1935,
to a larger committee composed of in-
fluential women representing various so-
cial and educational agencies through-
out the city. While the FERA was carry-
ing on, the committee decided to remain
in the background. Should W. P. A.
funds be exhausted in the near future.
it is hoped that the committee will take
action to cope wih the situation. The
permanent housing of the school is still
the most important problem since, on
account of other plans, the offer of the
Presbyterian Home has been withdrawn.
May the committee find ways and means
of establishing a permanent nurscrv
school in Chinatown, the need for which
has been amply proven.
and Better Paper
Friday, February 28, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Dr. Wing, Dean of Lingnan,
Sails
Dr. Wing Tsit Chan, Dean of the Ling-
nan University of Canton, China, sailed
last week from Honolulu for China. He
is returning to Lingnan after serving on
the University of Hawaii faculty during
the past semester.
Traveling with Dr. Wing is Dr. Gregg
Sinclair, director of the Oriental- Insti-
tute of the University of Hawaii, who
will confer with scholars in the Orient
regarding the purpose and methods of
the institute he is heading.
• •
ON A WORLD TRIP
On board the S. S. President Coolidge,
on a trip around the world was none
other than Mrs. Florence Chan, sister
of Kern Loo, Manager of the Chinatown
branch of the Pacific Telephone and Tel-
egraph Company.
• •
Wilson Louie returned to Toi Shan,
China, on the Coolidge last Friday.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Taft (San Francisco)
Mar. 3; President McKinley (Seattle)
Mar. 4; President Hoover (San Francisco)
Mar. 11; President Grant (Seattle) Mar.
18; President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 31; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Harrison (San
Francisco) Feb. 28; President Jackson
(Seattle) Feb. 29; President Lincoln
(San Francisco) Mar. 6; President Hayes
(San Francisco) Mar. 13. President Mc-
Kinley (Seattle) Mar. 14; President Hoo-
ver (San Francisco) Mar. 20; President
Wilson (San Francisco) Mar. 27; Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28.
WANG CHING-WEI
SAILS FOR GERMANY
While rumors circulated in Shanghai
of new plots against the pro-Japanese
statesman, Wang Ching-wei, former pre-
mier of China who resigned recently
after being wounded seriously by an as-
sassin, embarked secretly last week on
board a steamer bound for Germany to
recuperate from his wounds. Although
other reports said he would disembark
at Hong Kong, friends of the ex-premier
declared he was on his way to Germany.
• •
Willie Lim, former Troop 3 scout, is
a second lieutenant on the Canton Air
Force.
• •
CERAMIC ART
(Continued from Page 9)
ed on practically one task and where
their livelihood was secure in the tran-
quil of this specialized occupation.
Great warlike states like Greece, Rome,
or Persia, by reason of the very activities
and unsettlement which war produces,
were not likely to pursue the arts of
peace so far and their finest pottery is
inferior in material and its inherent qual-
ities to even the simpler kinds of porce-
lain.
What profound artistic feeling may
be lavished on simple materials the
Greek painted vases show — but a few
centuries saw the rise and decline of this
art and their history is but a day or as
a tale that is told in comparison with
that of porcelain, which still pursues its
unrivalled way as monarch of all the
species of pottery. (European imita-
tions) are only as eddies in the tide and
the flood tide is ever toward the finest
and the best, and there Chinese porce-
lain towers supreme, defying all rivalry,
and all but the most worshipful ap-
proach." William Burton
VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS
A daughter was born on Feb. 12 to
the wife of Li Thew, 126 Waverly Place,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Feb. 15 to
the wife of Louie Kam Hoy, Berkeley,
California.
A son was born on Feb. 18 to the wife
of Jackson Pond, 1115 Stockton St., San
Francisco.
A son was born on Feb. 17 to the wife
of Harry Lum, 16£ Waverly Place, San
Francisco.
A notice of intention to wed was filed
by Albert S. Lee and Wong Qui, both
of San Francisco.
A notice of intention to wed was filed
with the San Francisco county clerk by
Chin Kwan and Cha Nong, both of San
Francisco.
A daughter was born on Feb. 1 1 to the
wife of Wong Tuck Get, 1562 Geary St.,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Feb. 1 1 to the wife
of Chan Lai Hong, 562 Grant Avenue,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Feb. 17 to the wife
of Harry Lum, 16£ Waverly Place, San
Francisco.
A daughter was born on Feb. 9 to the
wife of Lim Chinn, 1058 Grant Avenue,
San Francisco.
• •
An application for a marriage license
was filed with the San Francisco County
Clerk by William Jeung and Lillie Wong,
both of 26 Beckett St., San Francisco.
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Vol. 2, No. 10
March 6, 1936
Five Cents
FAR EAST
WILLIAM HOY
CHINESE PROTEST PRESS CENSORSHIP
Censorship by the Nanking government of the native
language press, which is daily growing more rigid with
the advance of the present student agitations through-
out the country and the movements of Japanese troops
into North China, is being rigorously protested by
Chinese journalists and students of journalism. Recent-
ly the Shanghai Reporters' Association, comprising some
of China's foremost newspapermen, addressed a peti-
tion to the government calling for a more reasonable
method of controlling the dissemination of news.
The students of six colleges and universities where
journalism is taught have also sent petitions to Nanking
for the immediate abolition of the native press censor-
ship. The institutions include the Central Training
Institute at Nanking, the Peiping School of Journalism,
the Yenching University of Peiping, the Fuhtan Uni-
versity of Shanghai, Shanghai University, and the Can-
ton School of journalism.
The chief argument of the petitions is that since
Chinese newspapers and periodicals are so rigidly cen-
sored, the patriots and leaders of the country are kept
ignorant of the present political situation and of im-
portant happenings which vitally affect the welfare of
China.
Foreign Press Has More Freedom
The censorship of foreign press dispatches, which
until recently was as strict as the censorship imposed
on Chinese news dispatches, has relaxed somewhat.
New government regulations permit the foreign corres-
pondents to cable or mail news of an ordinary nature;
movements of armies or items which the censors may
rule as revelations of "military secrets", however, are
still being suppressed as formerly.
Although the foreign-language newspapers published
in China are nominally under no censorship of any
kind, being published by persons enjoying extraterri-
torial privileges, yet the Chinese government can, and
at times does, prohibit some issues from circulation by
mail if they are found to have violated censorship re-
gulations by the publication of damaging news or edi-
torials.
Censorship Severe in North
At the present time the censorship is operating in
all its severity in Peiping and Tientsin, centers of North
China news sources. Certain Northern newspapers have
accused the Japanese as forcing the local authorities to
forbid any references to opposition to autonomy or
any criticisms of the present alleged Japanese-fostered
autonomous state.
PROJECT TO CONTROL YELLOW RIVER
Plans for the control of the Yellow River, which
yearly overflows its banks and sweeps millions of farm-
ers to their death, have recently been completed by the
Chinese government conservancy board.
The general plans include the building of dams and
reservoirs at the upper reaches of the river to stem the
onrush of the current, the dredging of the river delta
and the opening of numerous tributaries to divert the
waters. The details of these plans were worked out
by engineers after several years of study.
The plans also include the tstablishment of eleven
afforestation stations along the banks of the, river.
Will Cost 60 Millions
The cost of this great engineering project is estimated
to cost #60,000,000 (Chinese) and the work can be
completed in five years.
The Yellow River, known in Chinese geography as
the Hwang Ho but to the country as "China's Sorrows",
is roughly 2,500 miles long. The area of its basin is
about 600,000 square miles and contains a population
estimated at 100,000,000. For many years foreign en-
gineers and other experts have declared the taming of
the Yellow River lies in two words: afforestation and
conservancy.
KWANGTUNG FINANCE IN BAD SHAPE
Although the province of Kwangtung is considered
the richest province in China in point of revenues, yet
the Provincial Administration is facing a deficit of
#10,000,000 (Chinese) during the current fiscal year,
a report revealed. The annual receipts are estimated at
#50,000,000 and the disbursements at #60,000,-
000.
As a result of this enormous deficit the Provincial
Department of Finance is devising plans to balance the
budget. It met a serious setback, however, when its
application for the appropriation of #1,500,000 from the
proceeds derived from the 24th year (1935) Telegraph
Loan was rejected by Nanking's Minister of Communi-
cations.
In his reply the Communications Minister took pains
to point out that the bonds of the Telegraph Loan,
amounting to #10,000,000, have been mortgaged with
the Shanghai banking houses for #6,000,000 in cash.
After repaying maturing obligations and appropriating
a portion for the sinking fund, there is but a small
amount left.
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
Friday.March 6, 1936
FAR EAST
MRS. CHIANG APPOINTED
TO HIGH POST
Following China's purchase of #3,000,-
000 worth of American built fighting
planes last month, Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek
has been appointed director and secretary
of the China National Aviation Com-
mission, it was revealed last week in Hong
Kong. Mrs. Chiang will take complete
charge of military aviaton.
• •
STUDENTS RIOT IN PEIPING
A raid by 400 policemen on Tsinghua
University searching for student agitators
in Peiping were met by more than a thou-
sand students, including many girls. Sev-
eral were injured in the battle that fol-
lowed between the students and police.
• •
THOUSANDS KILLED
AND WOUNDED IN BATTLE
1,300 Communists were killed and 700
wounded in an engagement with govern-
ment troops on the Szechuan-Sikong bor-
der, according to the report of General
Hsieh Yo, commander of the Second
Route Army. Five hundred Reds were
taken prisoners.
General Hsieh stated in his communi-
que that his command suffered 600 dead
and wounded. The Red army was com-
manded by Chu Te, who withdrew from
the battle field when darkness fell after
putting up a stiff resistance all day.
• •
Dr. Lo Wen-kan, former Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the National govern-
ment, is now a member of the Kwang-
tung River Conservancy Commission and
Director of the Whampoa Port Develop-
ment Administration of the same prov-
ince. He was appointed to these posts
several months ago, but did not take up
his duties until recently.
• •
At the end of 1934 the number of rur-
al co-operatives in China totaled 14,649,
representing an increase of 180 per cent
over the previous year, according to the
National Economic Council. At the nd
of 1933, the total number of co-opera-
tives was only 5,335.
• •
EX-PREMIER OF
CHINA VISITS HAWAII
In a last-minute change of plans,
Wang Ching-Wei sailed for Honolulu
instead of going to Germany, as first
planned. The former premier of China
will recuperate in Hawaii from bullet
wounds received when an attempt on his
life was made last December.
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NOTICE
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identifying themselves as representa-
tives of the CHINESE DIGEST.
The public is cautioned to ask our
representatives for their identification
cards, issued to bona fide members of
the staff.
Identification cards are printed on
brown cards, with four fliinpag char-
acters. If any other information is
needed, kindly call CHina 2400.
JAPAN IN NEW COUP MOVE
Following upon the heels of reports
that the Japanese militarists were attempt-
ing to sponsor an "independence" state
in Inner Mongolia, reports from official
sources in Amoy, in southeastern Fukien
province, indicated that Japan's repre-
sentatives were backing another "inde-
pendence movement" there, with four
Fukien counties as a nucleus.
It was reported that riflemen from the
Japanese possession of Formosa have
landed at Amoy. The Cantonese govern-
ment called a meeting of its defense coun-
cil, the area being adjacent to Kwang-
tung province under Canton direction.
Authorities of Kwangtung said that an
army would be sent into the area if the
Japanese attempt the coup in Fukien.
MORE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
IN CHINA
During 1935 more than 29,000 kilo-
meters of public roads linking nine pro-
vinces were built under the direction of
the National Economic Council. The
provinces where the new roads were laid
include Kiangsu, Chekiang, Anhwei, Ki-
angsi, Hunan, Hupeh, Fukien, Shensi,
and Kansu.
The network of highways completed
so far by the Council total 30,000 kilo-
meters, with about 3,800 kilometers still
under construction.
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JAPAN SPURS NEW
"INDEPENDENCE" MOVE
The creation of an independent pro-
Japanese state in Inner Mongolia under
the self-styled modern "Genghis Khan,"
Prince Teh Wang, was one of the con-
crete developments in Asiatic affairs,
with a declaration of independence by
the prince said to be imminent.
Prince Teh has been conferring with
Japanese leaders in Peiping for some
weeks. The creation of a buffer state
between Japanese-dominated North China
and the puppet state of "Manchukuo"
on one side and Outer Mongolia on the
other is the aim back of this Japanese-
proposed Inner Mongolia independence,
which, if successfully carried out, would
give Japan added dominance of 2,550,
000 inhabitants and some 750,000 square
miles of territory.
• •
CHINA TO HAVE
MILITARY TRAINING
Military officials of the Chinese gov-
ernment at Nanking last night announced
that a plan, whereby military training
will be compulsory, will be introduced
in China.
This plan will be tried first as an experi-
ment among government employees, it
was reported, and later, if found practi-
cal, it will be applied to al men between
18 and 45 years of age. Three years ago
the Chinese government approved in
principle nation wide conscription.
• •
Foreigners in China are permitted to
establish higher institutions of learning
to give advanced technical and academic
knowledge to educated Chinese, but are
not permitted to give education to those
who neither know how to read nor write,
according to recent regulations from the
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CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
WILLOWS CHINATOWN
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Chinatown is history now in Willows,
Glenn County, California. This town
lost its Chinatown when an early morn-
ing fire recently destroyed four buildings
comprising that section with a loss of
about #5,000. The origin of the fire,
which has not been determined, is be-
lieved to have started in the building
formerly occupied by Lee Yen. From
an original row of at least twenty build-
ings, which were built many years ago
for the Chinese population, fire gradual-
ly has taken toll until there is but one
of the twenty standing today.
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SEVEN CHINESE HONOR
STUDENTS AT WATSONVILLE
Out of fifteen Chinese students at the
Watsonville High School, seven are hon-
or students of the Scholarship Society.
Those who made the scholarship, there-
by receiving their California Scholarship
Federation pins are: Marian Dong,
Mary Lee, Dorothy Lee, Evelyn Lew, Ro-
bert Lew, Mae Wong, and Hazel Wong.
Marian, a senior, will receive her life
membership pin and her name will be
engraved on the school plaque.
RARE CHINESE DOG
IN OAKLAND SHOW
Among the hundreds of dogs com-
peting Saturday and Sunday at the 27th
annual Oakland Kennel Show will be
one of the rarest of dog breeds, a Chi-
nese Crescent dog, one of three of its
kind in the United States.
California's best dogs will compete with
many prize winners from the Eastern
States for the big prizes at the Oakland
Auditorium.
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WONG — LEE WEDDING BANQUET
Amid congratulations and best wishes
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee, who before her
marriage on Mar. 2nd was Miss May
Wong of Menlo Park, received close
friends and relatives at their wedding
banquet at Shanghai Low.
Mr. Lee is a florist and grower of San
Mateo, and a brother of Mrs. Alfred K.
C. Wong, who is now residing in China.
Mrs. Lee is 'better known to the younger
set of Menlo Park and is the sister of Mr.
Wai Q. Wong.
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PLAYGROUND FUNDS
Proceeds of the Marysville Bomb Day
dance this year will be in support of the
children's playground at C and Front
Streets, which was set apart for the Chi-
nese children recently.
Defend China, Demands
General Fang
"We must resist Japan and defend
China!"
These determined words rang through
the audience as the gathering of over
two thousand was held spell-bound by
the speech delivered by General Fang
Chen-Wu at the Chinese Playground last
Sunday afternoon.
Photo by Chinese Digest
"We must sacrifice our personal inter-
ests for the salvation of our country,"
declared General Fong, "we must devote
our whole lives toward our country. A
united China would well be able to fight
off the Japanese aggressors, and we must
do it. It is our solemn and sacred duty."
The general, a dominant and forceful
speaker, further stated, amid intense ap-
plause, "Individuals who are indifferent
toward the welfare of their mother na-
tion are foes and traitors of their coun-
try, even though they may be our best
personal friends."
General Fong's speech, delivered in
Mandarin, was translated into Cantonese
by his interpreter.
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Mrs. Joseph J. Chew and son, Russell,
are in Menlo Park for a brief visit at
her father-in-law's home. ,
SACRAMENTO NEWS
By Ruth Fong
A new organization, the Sacramento
Chinese Students Association, has been
formed recently by students of the public,
language and night schools. The main
purposes of this association are to unite
the young Chinese students of Sacramen-
to, to render benevolent services to the
community, and to study about China.
All meetings are conducted in Chinese.
On Mar. 15, formal inauguration will
be held at the Chung Wah School. The
main speaker will be Mr. George Fong,
who is the advisor. Another feature of
the program will be an original play by
the students. Visitors are cordially wel-
come. Refreshments and a social hour
will follow.
Officers of the new club are: president,
Tung S. Fong; vice-president, David
Wing; secretary, Ruth G. Fong; Chinese
corresponding secretary, James Louie;
treasurer, Paul Fong, Jr.; sergeant-at-
arms, Paul Yuke; chairman of public re-
lations committee, Dora Fong; and chair-
man of activities, Donald Yee.
The newly organized Chinese High
School Students Club is swinging into
its second semester of activities. Officers
are: president, Paul Fong Jr.; secretary,
Lucy Fong; and treasurer, Lillie Jang.
Miss Floa, a counselor at the high school,
is the club's advisor.
The enrollment for the spring term
at Sacramento Junior College is twenty-
five, with four new students enrolled;
namely, Mary Fong, Alice M. Fong, Ge-
orge Yee and James Louie. A dinner
was recently held at the Chinese Tea
Garden in honor of these students. Offi-
cers for the semester are: president, Ginn
Wong; vice-president, David Wing; se-
cretary-treasurer, Ruth Fong; and ser-
geant-at-arms, Walter Chew.
Mrs. Mabel Tom was hostess to a group
of young people at her house on Feb. 28.
Mrs. Tom is the director of the Junior
Choir of the Methodist Church. The
guests enjoyed an evening of games and
refreshments.
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"ALLEE" TROTS NO MORE
The Chinese Digest wishes to announce
that Mr. Albert Q. Lee, a member of our
staff, has tendered his resignation.
Ill health necessitates his leaving the
Digest. The publication wishes him a
speedy recovery.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, March 6, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
The Towntrotter Says:
ERNEST YBE (formerly of the local
Wings Cafe) is running a wine shop in
Watson ville, I feel kinda thirsty! ....
GEORGE YOUNG was joined by his
brother, FRANCIS, at Salinas last week,
both are working at the Sausal Meat
Market .... Speaking of Salinas,
HUGHES CHIN of that town has gained
about twenty pounds in flesh in a few
short months — must be prosperous ....
SUI NAM YIP and CLIFTON FONG
are budding (or struggling) reporters
for the Scribe News, weekly publication
of Oakland Tech High .... Quite a few
boys remarked that JENNIE OW has i.
pleasing personality and a winsome smile,
don't rush, boys! .... CARL FONG is
working in a grocery store at Yuba City,
California .... It was rumored that Sa-
linas lost its basketball game last week
to Watsonville because FRANK CHIN'S
mind was not on it, who is "she"? ....
And down in Monterey, BERTHA LOW
is a very popular girl among the younger
set, pity her poor feet last Friday nite
when the Monterey Chinese dance held
sway .... AMY CHAN won an apple
eating contest recently at a meeting of
the Chinese Youth Circle in Oakland,
we wonder if there were any worms in
them .... MAMIE LEE is president of
the Girls' Student Club in Fresno ....
Among the honor students at Oakland
Tech Hi are BESSIE CHINN, EDWARD
CHAN, FRANCIS QUAN, WARREN
QUAN, LOU HON LEE, PHOEBE
CHIN, MABLE CHINN, SUI NAM
YIP, MABLE WONG and RAY FUNG
.... ELLA LOWE is just like a rain-
bow, she's chased by so many young
Romeos .... PAULINE CHEW sang
over the radio in an amateur radio pro-
gram a week ago, and what a divine voice
she has, rendering "I'm In the Mood For
Love" .... RUBY FOO came in from
Marysville last week, but she didn't go
on any buying tour, instead she secured
supplies for her school's Chinese Tea
Party .... CHEE LING, fascinating
Chinese girl who starred in the movies
as "Valerie O'Hara" was one of the
bright attractions last week at the local
Shamrock Cabaret .... Mr. and Mrs.
IRA LEE were seen at the San Carlo
presentation of "Madame Butterfly" at
the War Memorial Opera House ....
Also there were GLADYS AND MARIE
TOM, BEN JOWER, and several others
So-o-o-o, until next week, So Long!
OAKLAND NEWS
The first airplane to be manufactured
in China is nearing completion and an
Oaklander and a San Franciscan will
have a share in its construction. William
Wong, son of Mrs. Wong Yow of Oak-
land, and Ray Chang, brother of Anna
Chang, the songstress, are, at present,
employed by the Shuichow Aircraft Man-
ufacturing Company in Shuichow,
Kwangtung, China. Until this corpora-
tion came into being, China obtained
her airplanes through foreign sources.
Willie obtained his private pilot's li-
cense while attending U. S. C. and is
now acting in the capacity of inspector
at the first Chinese owned aircraft com-
pany.
Art Lym, familiarly known as Lym
Fook Yuen, uncle of Willie ond one of
the first Chinese aviators to fly in Ameri-
ca, is now chief of an aeronautical fac-
tory in Canton. He will head a training
school for novice flyers.
Wa Sung will hold its last workout
session this Sunday morning at San Pab-
lo Park before engaging in practice tilts,
preparatory to Berkeley International
League play on March 29. Coach Al
Bowen states that sliding will be stressed.
Last Sunday the club went through a
strenuous practice. Frank Dun, who led
in home-runs last year, was clouting the
ball hard and, in all probability, will play
third this year. Two veteran campaign-
ers, Ben Chan, twirler, and Newell Kai-
kee, first sacker, are trying out for the
team again. Ben once struck out eighteen
in one game which is still the existing
club record. Newell is known as the
"Dinuba Flash".
A new recruit, Al Hing, shows promise
and if Eli Eng develops fast, he will be
retained on the team. With the veterans
hitting hard so early in the season and
rounding into shape rapidly, Wa Sung
will present a formidable aggregation for
the coming season.
The Chinese Students' Club of the Uni-
versity of California met lr.st Friday eve-
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Sint Millard, the so-called king of the
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spent a night in jail in Oakland last week
when he made a speech in a Chinese
restaurant about "Cossack police me-
thods."
Millard protested the price of the chop
suey (thirty five cents) and argued with
the Chinese proprietor vigorously. Two
officers responded to the call for police,
who insisted that Millard pay the check,
which he did. The "cossack speech" fol-
lowed, and Millard found himself in jail
on a drunk charge.
ning and outlined tentative plans for the
rest of the semester. Because the last
skating affair was a success and complied
with insistent demands, the club will give
another skating party within the next
few weeks. Arrangements are being
made with the Oakland Rollerland to
reserve the pavilion on the evening of
Tuesday, March 17.
On April 4, the annual Spring In-
formal dance is to be presented at the
International House in Berkeley. A prime
favorite, Lee Hamlin and his eleven piece
orchestra, who played for the Bear-Tro-
jan dance, will again provide sophisti-
cated syncopation from nine to one. The
price of admission is $1.20 a couple.
The following evening many of the
students and their friends attended the
Big C Sirkus in the Gymnasium. Among
those seen swirling on the crowded dance
floor were Henry Moon, a teaching fel-
low at the University, and Lona Lowe.
Ed Owyang and Alice Lee came over
from San Francisco to weave in and out
of the paths of the dancers. Bill Jing.
president of the Students' Club, and Jes-
sie Fung were too absorbed in each other
to mind the bumps and jars.
Glenn Lym and Flo DyFoon and
Frank Lim and Alice Lum were lost in
the crowd. The foursome, Worley Wong,
Ada Chan, Davie Lee and Jean Lym un-
ashamedly admitted they cheated on the
nickel jigs. Stanton Yee and Jeancttc
Dun sat on the top row in the balcony
and did not dance till late. Kai Kim.
interclass boxing champion at 118 lbs.,
and a party of friends were also in the
balcony watching the milling dancers
Art Chong had a Rose Young in tow.
Despite the congestion, everyone de-
clared that Don Mulford's music mi
grand.
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CHINESE DICEST
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
CLARA CHAN
OUR SOCIAL-GO-ROUNDS
We see that we don't have to look very
far for entertainment when right in our
little community there is going to be lots
to do, see, and hear this month. Wah
Ying Club started this Spring fever by
throwing a sport dance last Saturday and
the epidemic is now on. After haviilg
attended formal functions this Winter
in trailing gowns, it was a relief to be
doing all the latest hop, skip, and jumps
in sport clothes. Now I see why it has
been so hard to get the boy friend to
wear his tuxedo to dances. It was a good
thing the fellows decided against N. S.
G. S. because only as spacious a place as
the Trianon Hall would hold the 500
guests that dropped in at the first dance
given by this club. We hung around
the punch on star-board side or was it
the other bowl on port-side.
Juliet Carter did a solo number; she
was supposed to do a bolero dance, but
at the last minute sans costume she gra-
ciously and gracefully won the hearty
applause with a soft-shoe dance.
We would have consumed more of the
punch at the dance if we didn't a calling
go to Dot's, the new dress shop on Jack-
son Street. The Misses Marie and Gladys
Tom and Mrs. Franklin invited their
friends for a look-see and a repartee of
ice cream and cakes on their opening day
Saturday, Feb. 29. A cozy little shop,
with a friendly atmosphere, we can see
where our mioney will go.
Stealing the secretarial book from
Hattie, I read the minutes of the last
meeting of the Chitena Club. The ten-
nis year has been changed from June to
March. The new officers this year are:
president, Dr. Theodore Lee; vice-presi-
dent, H. K. Wong; secretary, Hattie Hall;
treasurer, Edward Chan; manager, Wal-
ter Wong. Directors: Hayne Hall, Kern
Loo, Joe Moke, John Tseng, William
Louie. Tennis coach, Fred Mar.
Already the members and new officers
are starting a campaign drive to enlist
members and make tennis stars of them.
Watch for the men with a stack of 4 by 6
cards. By the way, they are going to
have another of their howlingly successful
parties real soon. We hear that bridge
and dancing will be at Kern's; so we had
better brush up on Culbertson unless you
have faith in psychic bids and under-
stand the art of "trapping".
About this epidemic of Spring fever,
conduced by sunny skies the past weelc,
it has spread to the East Bay region. The
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Chinese Youth Circle will be drawing a
capacity crowd tomorrow nite, Mar. 7,
at the Persian Garden in Oakland. They
promise us a good dance, with good mu-
sic, cozy atmosphere, dif'rent door prizes,
and a 'rare, rare one' — admission, 15
cents, not quite two bits.
To inaugurate the first day of Spring,
the Chinese Y. W. C. A. will give the
girls a chance to wear their new organ-
dies or gingham gowns on March 21
when a dance will be held in the heart of
no woman's land. The Cathayans will
show us where the music comes out, with
youthful and popular Miss Frances Chun
as their feature warbler.
By the end of March if we are not
afficted with 'terpsidogitis' from too much
dancing, we shall be seeing you at the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. The 965 Club
(only working gals eligible) is to present
an unusual attraction in the line of enter-
tainment. "The Big Little Broadcast"
will be just the thing that this good-
entertainment-starved community is look-
ing forward to. Poo Poo, known to a
few as Bob Poon will be the announcer
there that nite. Until the day approaches
will we be wondering who the future
Bing Crosby's and Kate Smith's are,
Leave it to Mrs. Bernice Foley to find
the proper talent.
Delta Club Activities
The Delta Club, consisting of all girl
members, recently gave its fourth annual
party at the home of Miss Helen Wong.
More than forty friends of the club mem-
bers were there as guests.
The fascinating and expressive charm
of embroidering has captured the fancy
of the members, so the club has voted
to set aside every Friday night as their
embroidery night, which also serves to
keep the members in constant contact
Lien Fa Saw You
At the Big "C" Sirkus in Berkeley
Miss Jean Lym had on a brown and
white tweed mixture sport coat, a very
youthful creation which was appropriate
for the collegiate affair. Intriguing was
her tiny colorful boutonniere of spring
flowers. Alligator oxfords, both com-
fortable and neat in appearance, was the
young coed's choice; a brown felt hat
with a small brim niftily topped off this
smart outfit.
Miss Rose Chew quiet and petite was on.
her way to St. Mary's Church attired in
a black wool suit trimmed with three inch
bands of fine caracul. Bright red was
her blouse with silver thread running
through giving a dazzling effect which
went so well with her shiny black patent
leather shoes. A matching turban with
a touch of the caracul went with this
elegant suit.
Two lovely orchids adorned a shoulder
of Mrs. Harry Lee's (May Wong) apri-
cot georgette gown at their wedding ban-
quet on Monday at Shanghai Low. Tiny
pleats trimmed the dainty neckline, short
sleeves and hem; her sandals were of the
same shade. Her engagement ring stud-
ded with many diamonds form a pretty
design; the wedding ring was a band of
the tiny sparkling stone. Her wrap was
a coat of moire caracul, glossy and rich
with interesting sleeves and collar, a spe-
cially made coat for a specially charming
person. Assisting in the receiving line
was Miss Bessie Lee, attractive sister of
the groom. She had on a fitted modern
Mandarin robe of black satin, decorated
with large floral patterns, skillfully em-
broidered in a brilliant red. A strikingly
beautiful costume on a lovely personality.
with each other.
These embroidery bees are held at the
home of Miss Alice Wong, 752 Stockton
Street.
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Friday,March 6, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
SEATTLE NEWS
The Chinese Baptist Church teachers'
held their annual rally banquet Wednes-
day, Feb. 19, in the church banquet room.
Approximately 14 teachers attended the
conference to fix extensive plans for the
ensuing months. Mrs. F. R. Leech who
had just returned from a tour of the
Far East, was the principal speaker.
Miss Carrie Gon is now assisting Miss
Cecelia Allen in conducting the church's
kindergarten, while Hing Chinn is driv-
ing the bus. Nearly 35 Chinese young-
sters of pre-school age attend this instruc-
tion class, conducted free five mornings
a week by the church. The organization
has been in existence since the new Chi-
nese Baptist Church building at Ninth
and King Street has been erected, and
has proven advantageous to Chinese
youngsters in that the curriculum has
better fitted them for entrance into public
schools.
Mr. Lock-Tin Eng, former scoutmaster
of Chinese Troop 54, is the new head of
the Chinese Night School for beginners
in English; he was appointed by the
Washington Baptist State Convention.
The Chinese Boy Scouts have planned
an Easter vacation hike to Snoqualmie
Pass. At a Patrol Leaders' Conference
last Saturday, tentative plans were made
to stay over two nights at the pass. As
the pass is snow-covered the entire year
round, the lads will have a great time
snowballing, skiing, et al.
Chitter Chatter
Seen at the Tolo were: Jessie Leong
dancing with her tall, dark, and hand-
some; Hazel Lum, singing "I'm In The
Mood For Love" to someone nearby, and
getting an answering nod; Vincent Goon,
U. of W. soph, bewildering the little
maids with his fast line; Bashful Mary
Luke and equally bashful Tom Hong;
Bob Chinn doing a hula while friend
wife scowled in vain; Boisterous Bill
"Dopey" Chinn airing off as usual . . .
Art Louie, stringy Young China center,
has rejoined the team after a successful
season on the Garfield varsity which fin-
ished the season with 5 wins and 7 losses
. . . Al Wong, Students substitute guard,
is still celebrating the fact that he has
scored points in the last three games . . .
The David Chinn's are proud parents
of a baby-girl, Amelia, Feb. 17 . . . The
Chinese Girls squelched the Bellevue
Japanese 28-9 with Jessie Doung and
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Salinas Chinese
Elect Officers
The newly organized Salinas Chinese
Club recently held an informal gather-
ing at the home of Willie and Maye
Chung, on Romie Lane, with the younger
set of the city present.
The club was organized as a means
for informal gatherings of the young
folks, and the group will be active in
social and athletic affairs.
Following are the officers: Dr. Fred
E. Lee, president; Hughes Chin, vice-
president; Gage Wong Jr., secretary,
Gene Dong, treasurer; Thomas Jung,
sergeant-at-arms; George Wong, athletic
manager; and Stanley Chung, social
chairman. Framing of a constitution and
other business were discussed. The club
plans to participate in the Y. M. C. A.
older boys' basketball league.
Among other members of the club are
Frank Chin, Dorothy Chung, Francis
Young, and Fred Mar.
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SECRET WEDDING BELLS
Thomas Ginn of Stockton and Helen
Jung of Oakland were reported secretly
married in Oakland February 23. The
couple is now residing in Stockton.
Thomas Ginn is connected with the Bank
of America in Stockton, and is remem-
bered as one of the oldest Chinese ten-
nis players among the Chinese, and still
an enthusiast in the sport.
Lily Chinn scoring 14 and 12 points re-
spectively . . . The Chinese Students,
having played games last Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, are faced with
games this coming Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday, six games in eight days
. . . Kaye Hong, giant Students center,
sprained his ankle for the third time this
season, and the Students are bemoaning
his temporary loss.
Golden Circle Anniversary
The Golden Circle Club of the Chinese
Presbyterian Church celebrated their
Eleventh Anniversary last Friday, Feb.
21, at the Church's social hall. Games,
songs, and initiation of new members
supplied the entertaining numbers for
the evening's program. Inauguration of
new officers also took place. They are:
Laura Lai, president; Stella Yee, vice-
president; Nellie Tom, secretary; Irene
Lee, treasurer; and Dorothy Fidiam, ath-
letic manager. The advisor for the group
is Miss Flora Hubbard.
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Monterey Dance Big Success
Monterey's Chinese dance last Friday,
Feb. 28, for the Chung Wah School
benefit held at the Ocean View Hotel
has been reported a great success. A
ten-piece orchestra of the Monterey High
School furnished the music.
Francis Gee and Florence Wu were
the charming hostesses. During inter-
missions, there were tap dancing and
acrobatics entertainment. A special nov-
elty number in Gentlemen Waltz was won
by Willie Chung and Thomas Jung, while
the Lady Waltz was won by Alice Shew
and Dorothy Lee.
Among the out-of-towners present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dong, Betty
Eng, Mary Lee, Parker Chan, Earl Goon,
Billy Lee and Ernest Yee of Watsonville;
and Maye Chung, David Chung, Stanley
Chung, Albert Lee, Dr. Fred Lee, James
Leong, Jack Lew, Fred Mar, Victor
Schoon, Gage Wong, Gage Wong Jr.,
Diamond Yee and Edward Chan of Sa-
linas.
The Chinese Students and the Baptist
Rogers Williams clubs, both U. of W
organizations, held a joint social Friday
evening, Feb. 28, at Eagleson Hall. Co-
chairmen were Miss Margaret Bristol and
Mr. Edwin Luke. The feature event of
the evening was a basketball game be-
tween teams representing the two clubs,
which found the Baptist five on the long
end of a 32-26 score. However, the
Students performed without the services
of their scintillating center, Kaye Hong.
Ray Wong and Vince Goon of the Young
China squad, and both U students, per-
formed for the Chinese. A good time
was had by all.
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CHINATOWNIA
Japanese Propaganda
in Text Books
V. S. McClatchy, secretary of the Cali-
fornia Joint Immigration Committee, last
week charged that a school text book filled
with misrepresentations and propaganda
favoring Japan is being urged for public
schools in California and other main-
land states.
Mr. McClatchy declared that the book,
dealing with Japan's history, is in use
in Honolulu public schools in spite of
protests. The authors have been reported
as making strenuous efforts to have it
endorsed by teachers' organizations
throughout the United States.
Exhibits in support of the charges have
been filed with Vierling Kersey, state
superintendent of public instruction, sta-
ted Mr. McClatchy.
These are part of the charges for mis-
representations, "One brief paragraph
has been presented by the author to cover
the policies, activities and international
relations of Japan during the present
century, dealing with the conquest of
Manchuria, creation of the puppet state
of "Manchukuo", siege of Shanghai and
the occupation of North China districts.
"During the World War and after-
wards Japan played a part in China
utterly different than anything previously
known. Japan entered actively into the
internal affairs of that great and disor-
ganized country, imposing the twenty-
one demands of 1915, and beginning an
economic penetration in it by lending
money and opening factories."
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ORGANIZED DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST JAPAN
Protesting against Japanese military
aggression and warning Japanese war
lords of their aggressive action against
China, Russia and Mongolia, an organ-
ized demonstration took place in New
York City last Saturday in front of the
Japanese Consulate. About 200 patrol-
men and mounted police were on duty to
prevent possible disturbances.
Two members of the American League
Against War were permitted to go into
the Consulate with resolutions and a
warning that millions of people would
be aroused to defend the invaded people.
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CHINESE SCOUTS HOLD RALLY
An opening rally was held by the Troop
Three Division "C" Scouts at the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. last Friday night. A
hike was planned for the near future.
It was decided that the "C" division will
take charge of "D" division. The ever-
LOS ANGELES NEWS
The Chinese Students Association is
planning its first dance of the year at the
Montebello Women's Club on the 21st
of March. It will be a big affair for
the students and their friends. Miss El-
sie Young of U. S. C. is the social chair-
man of the Association and in charge
of arrangements for the "Collegiate
Prom". The other committees in charge
are:
floor and door, Eugene Choy of U. S. C;
music, Margy Leung of U. S. C;
program, Morgan Lee of C. O. P. S.;
refreshments, Frances Quon of L.A.J .C. ;
invitations, Bernice Louie of L. A. J. C;
finance and tickets, Richard H. Wong
of C. O. P. S.;
clean up, Lim P. Lee of U. S. C;
publicity, Lincoln Leung of U. C. L. A.;
location, Bill Got of L. A. J. C.
The Tri Y Girls' club of Los Angeles
gave a leap year party to their boy
friends on Feb. 29th at the Y. W. C. A.
The party started with an appetizing din-
ner at six o'clock with 35 persons par-
taking of the meal . . . After the dinner
a snappy program in charge of Misses
Aldrina Lamb and Maisie Dong was pre-
sented . . . The rest of the evening was
spent in dancing in true 1936 fashion,
giving the boys the privilege of accept-
ing or refusing a chivalrous young lady's
request for a dance. The boys were, "of
course, thoroughly enjoying themselves
when the evening came to a close . . .
Then the party moved out to Ocean Park
Beach, and thus ended a perfect leap
year party!
popular finale to any social gathering
took place when refreshments were served
to the group of almost forty.
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Chinese Survey Started
A Chinese survey under the supervision
of the International Institute and the
Chinese Congregational Church is to be-
gin in March.
At present the services of two social
workers from the W P. A. project have
been obtained. These two workers will
be trained in visitation and observation
technique by Rev. T. T. Taam. They are
to make house to house visits and obtain
information concerning the religious be-
lief, church and club affiliations, and so-
cial and economic standings, especially
of the young people.
"Our Christian program will be based
on the findings of this survey. By con-
tacting the Chamber of Commerce, the
language schools of the Chinese com-
munity, and the Chinese newspapers of
San Francisco, we hope that the Chinese
people in Los Angeles will cooperate to
make the survey a success," announced
Rev. Taam.
In case the families do not understand
English, the young people of the Con-
gregational Church will fill out the ques-
tionaires that will be used.
The survey is to be completed in six
months. Mr. Lim P. Lee of the Metho-
dist Church is also on the committee.
Just imagine a cold, rainy night. Pic-
ture yourself before an indoor fireplace.
Add sizzling, juicy hot-dogs, pickles, hot
rolls, mustard, tea, and toasted marsh-
mallows to your picture and what do you
have? A real wienie-bake without sand.
That is just what the Tennis Club cabinet
members enjoyed following their busi-
ness meeting.
For the purpose of planning the club
activities for the future, the cabinet met
last week at the home of Dr. L. Y. Lee.
The first general meeting lead by the
new officers will be held on March 15, at
N. S. G. S. Hall. It will be in honor of
Dr. Edward Lee, the outgoing president
who has served the club most distinguish-
ly for two years. The social gathering
will be followed by refreshments.
There will be a beginners' tennis class
on March 22 at Elysian Park for mem-
bers.
Miss Rose Lamb will be the hostess
to the Mei Wah girls this week-end (Mar.
7-8) at Big Pines. Food and transporta-
tion was arranged at the last meeting of
the Mei Wah club. Mrs. Thomas S.
Wong is the advisor of the club.
P«K« S
CHINESE DIGEST
Friday, March 6, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
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CLARA CHAN
ETHEL LUM
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Sports
Fashions
-Community Welfare
Circulation
CORRESPONDENTS
AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles _
William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland
Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland _ _
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Seattle
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
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A PREPOSTEROUS TRUTH?
In an editorial last Friday, February 28, the San
Francisco Chronicle declared, "It is altogether likely
that the recent incidents on the outer Mongolia frontier
have been put-up jobs by Japanese army subalterns,
without orders but with a certainty that the army was
behind them, for the purpose of bringing on war be-
tween Japan and Russia.
"Increased power of the military clique in Tokyo
will encourage this process. The Japanese army is
hot to drive farther into China and to pick a fight with
Russia before the bear gets too strong."
We believe the Chronicle editorial hit the right spot.
It sounds preposterous, but nevertheless, it seems to be
true.
THE WARNING VOICE WITHIN
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him
not do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This
is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his mea-
sures for the sake of a stupid workman.
When right ways disappear, one's person must van-
ish with one's principles.
The honor which man confers is not a true honor.
Those to whom Chaou Mang gave rank, he can degrade
again. He whose good name comes from what he is,
A "GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY?"
The March 2nd issue of the San Francisco Chronicle
published on its editorial page, an article headed, "Our
Silver Losses Fine For Foreign Speculators".
According to records, America bought fifty million
ounces of silver from China on an agreement price of
sixty five cents an ounce, the agreement signed last
November. However, when the sale was made, the
price had fallen to less than forty-five cents an ounce,
"Thus China made a neat profit of about #10,000,000
at the expense of the American taxpayer."
The #10,000,000 profit can hardly be compared with
the huge losses and economic condition that America,
through her silver purchase plan, has heaped upon
China, one of the largest users of silver in the world.
America is on the road to recovery. (The American
taxpayer hardly has much cause for complaint now.)
But think of the huge load the Chinese taxpayer has
on his hands!
GRASSHOPPER MINDS
You know this person as well as you know yourself.
His mind nibbles at everything, yet never masters eny-
thing.
At work, he always takes up the easiest thing to do,
puts it down when it proves too difficult, and starts to
do something else. He jumps from one thing to another
all the time.
At home in the evenings, he tunes in on the radio,
tires of it — then glances through a magazine or news-
paper, can't get interested. Finally, unable to concen-
trate on anything, he either takes in a movie show or
falls asleep in his seat.
There are thousands of people in the world with
grasshopper minds. They do the world's most tiresome
work, yet get a pittance for their labor. People with
such minds are hindrances and detrimental to the com-
munity. Anyone with a grasshopper mind should
do something about it.
needs no trappings.
The ancients cultivated the nobility of Heaven, leav-
ing that of men to follow in its train. Serving Heaven
consists in nourishing the real constitution of our be-
ing, anxious neither about death nor life. — Mencius.
Friday, March 6, 1936
CHINESE OIC EST
Paga 9
CULTURE
— CHINGWAH LEE
CERAMIC ART
(XIII) SOME STANDARD REFER-
ENCES ON CHINESE CERAMICS
There are scores of books on Chinese
porcelain and pottery in the English lan-
guage, but unfortunately, many are writ-
ten with more enthusiasm than know-
ledge on this fascinating art. There are,
nevertheless, a good dozen which may
be considered outstanding and should be
in the hands of students. The "big four"
among collectors are the works of Hob-
son and Heatherington which are given
below. They are very hard to obtain
as only limited copies were made, but
may be found in the reserve shelves of
most libraries. They make their appear-
ances occasionally in auction rooms, the
hammer falling close to the fifty dollar
mark for each volume.
l.THE EARLY CERAMIC WARES OF
CHINA, by A. L. Heatherington. This
covers ceramics from the Chow Dynasty
to the end of the Yuan Dynasty, detailed
special chapters being devoted to the
wares of the Han, the T'ang, and the
Sung Dynasties. This volume was pro-
duced before the important discoveries
or Anderson, and so is somewhat silent
on the prehistoric Chinese pottery (such
as the Yang Shao period wares) . The
work includes one hundred illustrations
of which twelve are in colour. New
York, 1922, Charles Scribner's Sons.
2. THE WARES OF THE MING, by
R- L. Hobson, Keeper of the Department
of Ceramics and Ethnography, British
Museum. This covers in great detail the
work of the Ming potters, special em-
phasis being placed on the designs and
on the three main types of Ming pro-
duction, the san tsai, or three colors, the
wu tsai or polychromes, and the under-
glazes (both cobalt blue and copper red).
Contains one hundred and twenty illu-
strations, of which eleven are in colour.
New York, 1923, Charles Scribner's Sons.
3. THE LATER CERAMIC WARES OF
CHINA, by R. L. Hobson. This is un-
doubtedly the greatest work, in any lan-
guage, on the wares of the Ch'ing Dy-
nasty, dealing with the blue and white,
the famille verte, famille rose, and mono-
chromes of the three great periods of
the Ch'ing Dynasty — the K'ang Hsi,
Yung Cheng, and Ch'ien Lung periods..
The work includes seventy six plates illu-
strating more than a hundred marvelous
specimens, many of which are in colour.
The nearest rival to this book is an earlier
work by the same author ("Chinese Pot-
tery and Porcelain") which deals with
Chinese ceramics from the earliest time
down to the present. New York, Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1925.
4. THE ART OF THE CHINESE POT-
TERS, by Hobson and Heatherington.
This is a companion to the above three,
and is really an album of plates illu-
strating more than a hundred specimens,
many of which are in colour. There is
a brief description for each ware, des-
cribing the size, shape, and main charac-
teristics. The introduction brings forth
in highlights the main achievements of
the Chinese potters. The authors be-
lieve that this album of plates can best
illustrate ithe main types of Chinese cer-
amics through the long history of pot-
tery in China; and in this they succeeded
wonderfully. (To be continued next
week.)
• •
A son was born on Feb. 24 to the wife
of Jorlick H. Quon, 154 Waverly Place,
San Francisco.
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239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
UNIQUE MAGAZINE SHOP
Magazine and Papers
681 Jackson Street
BOWEN SALES CO.
Fountain Service
800 Webster Street
Oakland, Calif.
Remember When?
Remember when anyone who could
speak pidgeon English was entitled to call
himself a "chut-fon" (interpreter) or a
"ma-jin (merchant)?
The earliest wave of Chinese reaching
California were true pioneers, and like
pioneers the world over, were not noted
for their scholastic attainments. How-
ever, many proved great organizers, and
all of them were adventurous. As they
formed lodges, tongs, and business firms,
their needs for administrators and clerks
became apparent, so scholars (sin-soung)
were invited from China at fat salaries.
However, it did not take the pioneers
long to realize that these "brain trusters"
were not resourceful executives.
The second wave included many mer-
chants, and the best of these had had
some ten or fifteen years of Chinese edu-
cation "under their belt". But their know-
ledge of the English language was re-
stricted to a dozen or two of strong
phrases, the mildest being "you betche
lie".
Soon the missions established night
schools, and years later, the Yuen Tung
Siu Hok (Oriental Public Grammar
School) was founded, with a handful of
pupils attending. Those who have had
tiwo or three years of study were looked
upon with the same awe as we do the
Rhodes scholars today. The parents of
some of the first grammar school gradu-
ates had photographs taken of ther dip-
lomas (mun pung) for framing, putting
the original in the safe. Photographic
copies were sent to China to be placed
in the village temples, and banquets were
held both here and abroad. Even as late
as 1915 there were less than fifty attend-
ing high schools and less than a score
were in the universities (not counting
those who came from China). Today,
all children attend some grade school,
and the number attending high schools
and universities have increased ten fold.
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By Bob Poon
The newcomers from Watsonville sure
do rate. Now we see Ernie Yee stepping
hi around town. Whom did we see him
with at "The Night in the Big House"
cabaret?
Imbued with wanderlust, we found
Mrs. On L. Lee in Marysville with her
sister, Mrs. Quong Lee, visiting their
grandmother.
The depression is over, it seems. One
gay lothario from Marysville recently
came to town and literally bought out
one of the finer men's clothing stores.
Or is it because he wanted to make an
impression on someone. Whether he
made an impression or not, he certainly
made a dent in his pocketbook.
For the first time in a long long time,
Coach Lee Yuen was seen at a dance.
Do you know the reason why he was not
present when the awards were made at
the Wah Ying Dance? He calculated
that since the awards were scheduled for
1 1 o'clock he would not be late if he
came at 11:30, as undoubtedly it would
be held CHINESE time. To his surprise,
they crossed him up.
Visiting San Francisco for a few days
were Mr. and Mrs. Lin Chin. Maybe he
was returning the visit of his kin who
went down several days ago.
Tony Chew was so interested in the
playful antics of a reveler at the Wah
Ying Dance that he forgot he was chew-
ing gum and swallowed it. Gosh, Tony,
it must have been some fun, eh, keed?
Since I graciously acceded to an em-
bryo doctor's wish, I have received an-
other 'offer'. This one is from a would-be
dentist; he wants to work on my teeth.
With such experimentations going on,
I feel that I an rapidly becoming a
human guinea pig (although I have been
called worse) !
Ever heard this one from Ming Gee,
the "Baffling Mystifier"?
He says: "Card tricks are always en-
joyable and everyone likes to have a few
of them on hand for suitable occasions.
Some of the best tricks with cards require
no skill whatever. Here is one. Follow
the directions with a pack of cards, and
you will be surprised at the ease with
which you will learn them."
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Y. ML C. A. RALLY
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. will hold its
first rally for all clubs this Saturday eve-
ning, at 7:00 p m. A very interesting
program is being prepared by the various
clubs. All boys between the ages of 9
and 15 are invited to the program. The
Y-Clubs with their leaders are as follows:
Harmonica club, Teddy Lee; Art-Crafts
clubs, Wahso Chan; tap-dancing, Teddy
Lee; model-aeronauts, Tong Wing-Ivan
Woo; Y-Square Fellows, Wahso Chan;
Y-Blue Eagles, Frank Wong; Y-Wolf
Club, Roy S. Tom; Y-Tiger Club, Leland
Crichton; Y-Hawks, Fred Lee; Y-Flying
Eagles, David K. Lee; Camera Clubs,
Sam Yin-Eddie Jung; Y-Bulldogs, Wil-
liam Wong; Y-Golden Bears, Philip Le-
ong.
Each club has a membership of from
15 to 60, and some have two or three
divisions, divided into age groupings.
Aside from the Special Interest clubs, the
clubs have a well balanced program of
development in Mind, Body, Spirit, and
Social phases of a boy's life. All clubs
are open for membership to boys, regard-
less of club, church, or Y. M. C. A. affili-
ations. There are absolutely no com-
pulsory fees attached to any one of these
clubs.
A Magic Discovery
Lay ten cards in a row, face down,
and invite a person to move any number
of cards from the left end oi the row to
the right, moving one at a time. This
is done while your back is turned and,
of course, the person can slide the cards
back so as to keep the row in its same
relative position. The system is simple.
After the cards are moved, turn up the
card at the right of the row and you will
reveal the number moved. A clever
thing about this trick is that you can
repeat it immediately by simply putting
the card face down and turning your
back. To do this, remember the card
you turned up: suppose it was a four.
Since you turned up the first card on
the right, you must now add four to one
and the next time turn up the fifth card
from the right. This will reveal the
number moved on the second transfer.
How cards are arranged:
Start — Ace 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. All cards
face down.
First move, 4 cards: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ace
2 3 4 (turn up 4).
Second move, 3 cards: 8 9 10 Ace 2" 3
4 5 6 7 (turn up 3) .
"Really simple," says Ming.
• •
A son was born on Feb. 17 to the wife
of George W. Chew, 63 2 Madison St.,
Oakland.
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Friday, March 6, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
MANDARIN CLASS
Those who attended the Mandarin
Class at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. were
astounded at the increasing attendance.
If the class continues to grow at such an
accelerated pace, it will not be long be-
fore an additional period wil be neces-
sary.
When Mrs. Jane Kwong Lee, co-or-
dinator of the Y. W. C. A., secured the
cooperation of Chinese Consul-General
C. C. Huang to organize a class for the
study of the national tongue, she antici-
pated difficulty in interesting as many
as twenty individuals. At the first meet-
ing on Jan. 31, nineteen were present,
and the class was started with Mr. H. J.
Shih as instructor. Mr. Shih is the chan-
cellor of the Chinese Consulate in San
Francisco and English editor of the Chi-
nese Nationalist Daily.
News of the class spread until, at the
fifth meeting on Feb. 27, 55 students had
been enrolled. Mere number alone is suf-
ficient to show how much the forward
looking members of the community rea-
lize the importance and necessity of learn-
ing Mandarin.
The diversity of dialects in the spoken
language, giving rise to sectional feelings
and differences in habits and custom,
has been one of the great obstacles to
a unified China. The lack of means of
transportation and the high percentage
of illiteracy among the common people
have been responsible for the many dia-
lects. The community in San Francisco,
which is almost entirely composed of
Cantonese, experiences no little embar-
rassment and inconvenience whenever re-
nowned visitors from other provinces of
China come to Chinatown.
Children enrolled in the Chinese eve-
ning schools study Mandarin as part of
their curriculum. The present class is
conducted for the benefit of young pe-
ople and adults. The enrollment includes
both sexes of a wide age range. To keep
up the interest of such a heterogeneous
group, Mr. Shih has invited several
prominent Chinese guests to address the
group in Mandarin. These talks have
helped greatly to accustom the listeners
to the Mandarin accent and intonations.
"The Common People's Thousand
Characters Textbook" is used, daily study
of which will enable the student to mas-
ter a thousand characters in four months.
It is written in conversational style, and
offers to the student of Mandarin a fair-
sized vocabulary of standardized Chinese.
The class is held every Thursday eve-
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BREAKFAST GROUP
Every Sunday morning, a group of
enthusiastic Chinese young men and wo-
men gather together for the purpose of
enjoying a social breakfast, of discussion
and study on topics of current interest.
Members from the various churches
"sacrifice" additional hours of morning
sleep to participate in these fellowship
meetings, bringing with them many
friends who are not frequenters of any
church.
Utilizing the noon and evening meals
as pretexts for assembly is an old prac-
tise, but meeting around the breakfast
table is just beginning to gain popularity
among the Christian young people of
Chinatown. Prior to 1933, the young
people of the Chinese Congregational
Church started holding these breakfast
meetings, from which the present group
is evolved. After the first Chinese Young
People's Christian Conference at Lake
Tahoe in 1933, it was decided that the
best way to perpetuate the fellowship and
inspiration of the conference is to unite
the different denominational groups in
such weekly gatherings. Since then, these
breakfast meetings have functioned re-
gularly and have been of great interest
to those who attend.
The members congregate at the Chi-
nese Y. W. C. A. at 9:00 o'clock Sunday
morning. A simple breakfast is prepared
and served by the members themselves
at a small individual cost. The meeting
opens with a short devotional service of
scriptural reading, hymns, and a spiritual
lesson. A talk on some selected topic,
either by an outside speaker or a member
of the group, is given, followed by ques-
tions and informal discussions.
ning from 8:30 to 9:30. Instruction is
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Religion, science, literature, political
and current events, and social problems
are the main fields of interest. Talks on
the present conditions in China, book
reviews given by the members, study of
"second-generation" problems, and dis-
cussion of student activities stimulate
thought and are educational as well. The
aim is to bring out from the members
themselves what contributions in learn-
ing or thought they can offer. There is
no attempt to confine the attention of
the group to any one field.
A small number of able leaders form
the nucleus of this group. Interest in the
weekly gatherings has become so wide-
spread that although the membership is
in part revolving in nature, the average
attendance is as large as 30. The spirit
of these people is indicative of the grow-
ing interest among young people in the
work of the churches.
Many have enjoyed the freedom that
is provided them to present to a group
of open-minded people, their views on
present-day social and religious issues.
Religious differences in creed or doctrine
are no barriers to the free discussion and
exchange of ideas.
To those who are not church members,
the breakfast meetings are a convenient
stepping stone for winning them to Chris-
tian service for the community. Accord-
ing to Rev. Leong Bing Yee, pastor of
the Chinese Congregational Church, and
a loyal member of the breakfast group,
during the past two years there has been
a greater participation of Chinese young
people in church activities, with a shar-
ing of more church responsibilities.
• •
"Forward with Christ," was selected as
the year's theme for the Chinese Chris-
tian Young People's Union at a recent
meeting of the Union council. With re-
newed zeal, the council is working for
bigger and better union meetings and
for readier cooperation among the young
people of the various churches.
In order not to coincide with the re-
gular Union Church meetings, the young
people Union Fellowship Services have
been transferred to the first Sunday eve-
ning of each month. The coming meet-
ing, scheduled for March 8, 1936, at
7:00 p. m. at the Chinese Baptist Church,
15 Waverly Place, will feature a special
Negro program. Guests from the Third
Baptist Negro Church will render Negro
spirituals and give two short talks. At
8 p. m., after the service, a social hour
of games, songs, and refreshments will
add zest to the evening's program.
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CHINESE DIG EST
Friday,March 6, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo •
St. Mary's A. C. Wins
Double Header
Before a huge crowd, the St. Mary's
A. C. in its first appearance, sprung a
surprise by trimming the Chan Ying
hoop team, 35-19, at the French Court
last Sunday evening. The Saint twenties
nosed out the Red and Grey Club, a
quintet composed of former Lingnan U-
niversity students, 16-11, in the prelim-
inary, to cop both ends of a double-bill.
The winners piled up a lead of 8-2 at
the end of the first quarter. The Chan
Yings rallied, however, tying the score
at 8-all. The half ended in another tie-
9-9.
Coach Ong Wah's boys jumped into
the lead 11-9 at the opening of the third
quarter. Baskets by Park Lee, Henry
Whoe and Jimmy Chew put the Saints
back into the lead, which they held
throughout, widening the margin in the
last ten minutes of play.
For Coach Victor Wong's Saints, Hen-
ry Whoe captured high scoring honors
by chalking up eleven points, with Cap-
tain Jimmy Chew and Paul Mark turn-
ing out fine all-around performances. Wil-
liam Chan and Charles Louie were the
Chan Yings' mainstays.
Park Lee with nine points and Dan
Chan were the stars for the Saint 120's
in defeating the collegians. For the los-
ers, Jack Ng was outstanding in both
offense and defense. Half score favor-
ed the winners 9-2.
• •
Chinese "Y" Pool
Tourney Ends
Final results of the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. branch of the City-wide Billiard
Tourney was announced two days ago.
The winners for the different classes are:
18 years and over, beginners, George
Ong, with Ted Moy second; 18 and over,
class B, Fred Yee with Ernest Look se-
cond; 18 and over, class C, Albert Young
with Charles Fung second; 16-17, Leo
Lew; 14-15, Edward Fung; 12-13, Wal-
lace Lee; and 10-11, Norman Ong.
Winners of the 18 years of age and
over will compete in the city tournament
for billiard cues and medals, which will
be donated by the National Billiard Asso-
ciation.
• •
Oakland's Crusaders hoopmen defeated
the National Dollar five of Oakland,
25-21 last week. Chester Fong starred
for the winners.
Chess Winners Announced
Edward Chan Sue won the Chinese
Chess Tournament which was conducted
by the Chinese Y. M. C. A., concluded
last Sunday. As a result, Chan was
awarded a set of imitation ivory Chinese
chess and a Y. M. C. A. badge.
Second place was won by Thomas Chan
Gat Ling, who will be given a set of chess
also. Forty-one entrants competed in the
tournament.
• •
CHINESE BOYS OUT
FOR TRACK AT POLY
Funston G. Lum, who broadjumped
twenty feet last year in the lightweights,
will again try for the track team this sea-
son, according to his coach, Perry Kit-
tredge, of Polytechnic High School. Al-
though there will be no broad-jump in
the 120-lb. division this year, Lum will
keep at his favorite event, with hopes of
making the Varsity squad.
Two other boys are at present work-
ing out also with the track squads. They
are Arthur Chin, in the 130-lb. division,
and Martin H. Louie, of the twenties.
More Chinese boys are expected to sign
up after the rainy days.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE 115's
WIN LEAGUE TILT
By a final count of 28-21, the Young
Chinese Club 115's of Oakland defeated
the Fruitvale Boys' Club in the All-Na-
tions League at the Jewish Community
Center last Thursday.
Trailing 18-13 at the half intermission,
the Oakland boys came back strong in
the second half to overwhelm their op-
ponents. George Chan, Shane Lew, AI-
vin Chan, Eddie Tom, Ray Yin, Eddie
Wong and Henry Chung were the Chi-
nese who played.
• •
Shangtai meets U. C. 130's tonight
(Friday) for the division title in the P.
A. A. The game starts at 7:30 at the
Civic Auditorium as a preliminary to
the Y. M. I. vs. St. Mary's College P. A.
A. finals.
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Oakland's Young Chinese Club quint-
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Mar. 1, to administer a 35-22 defeat to
the Bombers five. In the preliminary the
Young Chinese Juniors lost to the Pali-
clique Club, 24-12.
Key Chinn chalked up 17 points, fol-
lowed by Shane Lew and Edwin Chan,
with eight apiece, with R. Chow, A. Lee
and G. Chan also playing a fine floor
game. For the Palo Altoans, Howard
Joe and Tommy Jue were outstanding
on both defense and offense. The Young
Chinese won with ease.
George Chan and Eddie Tom were the
stars for the Young Chinese lightweights.
W. Wong, George Lee and Kenneth Lee
played impressive ball. For Paliclique,
Won Loy Chan, Tarn and Jue were the
mainstays.
• •
HENRIETTA JUNG
PREPARES FOR SEASON
Although the rainy days during the
past weeks kept her from much needed
practice for this year's campaign, Hen-
rietta Jung, the 12-year old Chinese net
star who created a sensation last year
in the State and Pacific Coast tennis
tournament, is preparing for some stren-
uous matches during the coming months.
Henrietta, who is coached by Fred
Mar, has been playing tennis but about
a year and a half, and already has shown
so much promise that she has been ranked
as a future great in the tennis world.
No less an authority than Frank Gove,
a local professional, remarked that she
will some day be among the best.
Last year she gave hard-fought mat-
ches to Wilma Hubbard, Pacific Coast
Champion for girls under fifteen, to whom
she lost in two sets, 6-4, 6-2. Another
top-notch netster whom she played was
Nancy Wolfendon.
Quiet and unassuming, Miss Jung not
only excels in tennis, but she is also a
talented piano and violin player. Hen-
rietta is a student at the Francisco Jun-
ior High School.
• •
Troop Three's hundreds won the J.
A. F. division title by defeating the
Roughriders, while the Scout eighties won
from the Columbia Park Boys in another
J. A. F. tilt. The Y. M. C. A. Bulldogs
80's, trounced the Salesians at the Salc-
sians court, 17-4.
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SPORTS
Chinese Boys Star on
Capital "Y" Teams
Several Chinese boys are starring on
basketball teams in the Sacramento Y.
M. C. A. baskerball league. Four Chinese
teams are competing in various weight
classes. George Chan is captain of the
Palace Market five, Charles Fong the Gen-
eral Produce, Richard Yee the Chung
Wa, and Walter Yee the Wa Yen champ-
ionship team in the 110-lb class and un-
defeated for four years. Walter's bro-
thers, Donald and Richard, who was a
high school star two years ago, are also
star cagers, while another brother, Ed-
mund, is the high scorer of the Sacra-
mento Hi "B" team, with a total of 78
points.
• •
WATSONVILLE BEATS MONTEREY
Monterey's Chinese basketeers traveled
to Watsonville last Wednesday and re-
ceived a beating from the Chinese quin-
tet of that city, 40-22. It was an easy
victory for the winners, the second string
playing the entire second half. Billy
Lee with twelve points and Hubert Dong
with ten were Watsonville's big offensive
guns.
• •
SACRAMENTO TENNIS TOURNEY
Sacramento's Chinese Students Asso-
ciation is formulating plans for a tennis
tournament. Any Chinese player who
is interested is invited to compete in the
tourney, the winners of which will play
out of town netmen. Donald Yee is in
charge of this coming athletic event.
• •
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SPORTS SHORTS
Two Chinese boys are playing on the
Sacramento Senior High School "B"
basketball team in the C. I. F. They are
Benjamin Yuke and Edmund Yee, for-
wards.
Al Wong, centerfielder of Oakland
Tech Hi, collected three hits in as many
times at bat, banging out a double and
two singles, against the U. C. Frosh. In
two games so far Al's batting average
is .857, six hits out of seven attempts at
the plate.
University of Washington Chinese
cagers of Seattle boosted their season's
record to 25 victories against ten defeats.
We believe that's an impressive showing.
We presume that Henry Owyang and
Ernest Lum are aspiring to be basketball
referees. They seem to be doing a good
job of it so far.
Now that they have conquered the
Monterey and Salinas Chinese basketball
teams, the Watsonville Chinese hoopmen
could well claim the title of Coast Coun-
ties Chinese Casaba Champs.
George Wong, of the Lowa A. C. and
Congregational Church basketball teams
of Los Angeles, also plays for the Sun
Wah Club of Santa Barbara.
Fresno's Fay Wah basketball team fini-
shed third in its league. A game is being
arranged with the Watsonville Chinese
five. Among the Fresno stars are Floyd
Sam, Hiram Ching andToyWong.
Buddy Nam and Eddie Akau starred
for the A. C. A. basketballers, a Chinese
team in Honolulu, in its victory over
the Elks in a league game.
On Mar. 15, the National Dollar five
will tangle wi.h the National Dollar hoop-
sters of Oakland at French Court.
Among the Chinese boys who took
part in the first amateur wrestling tourna-
ment, sponsored by the Honolulu City-
wide Athletic Association, was James
Hung.
By a lopsided score of 50-18, the Chi-
nese "Y" hundreds won their last game
of their J. A. F. schedule by walloping
the San Francisco Boys' Club. Johnson
Lee, Joseph Chin, Bennie and Chew
Young starred for the Chinese.
SPECTACULAR CIRCUS
On Saturady evening, March 7, the
central Y. W. C. A., 620 Sutter St., will
be turned into a whirling, swirling circus
grounds when the city-wide Business
Girls' Committee presents its SPECTAC-
ULAR CIRCUS The features of Barn-
um's "Greatest Show on Earth" will fade
into insignificance beside the colossal at-
tractions of this unique and colorful
affair with its "'big tent" show, its side-
shows, and its games of chance. Breath-
taking water stunts, mysterious fortune-
tellers, food concessions, and a real old-
fashioned nickel-a-dance ballroom will
lend atmosphere and add to the gayety
of the evening. Doors open at 8 o'clock
and from that time until midnight there
will not be a dull moment. General ad-
mission is fifteen cents and the public
is invited.
The Circus has been planned for the
purpose of raising money to send dele-
gates to the Y. W. C. A. National Con-
vention which will be held in Colorado
Springs in April. Miss Mabel Lowe is
the 965 Club's representative on the plan-
ning committee.
• •
SEATTLE WAKU CELESTIALS WIN
Waku Celestials of Seattle, Washing-
ton, led by Gene Luke's 15 points and
David Woo's rugged center play, wallop-
ed the China Club cagemen at the Bap-
tist gym last week, 28-16. It was a rough
and bruising game between the two vet-
eran teams. Ray Wong and Lucas Chinn
refereed the contest.
• •
An application for a marriage license
was filed last week with the County Clerk
by Nee Wong of San Francisco, and
Helene B. Chang of Daly City.
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Friday.March 6, 1936
SEATTLE LEAP YEAR TOLO
By Mollie Locke
When the Queen of Scotland gave wo-
men the privilege to propose, she decreed:
"During the reign of her maist blissit
megeste" every "maiden ladye of both
highe and lowe estate" should have the
privilege each leap year "to bespeak ye
man she likes."
And so, after waiting four long par-
lous years, the girls finally smoothed the
kinks out of their calf muscles and oiled
up their joints to jump .... no, not at
the traditional custom of kneeling on a
cushion and saying to the Most Wonder-
ful Man in the World: "Darling, be
mine" .... but to ask the boys to the
dinner-dance held last Sunday night,
February 23, at Riverside Inn.
Despite the fact that the members of
the Chinese Girls' Athletic Club declared
that they did not plan to invite their men
into matrimony that night (there's 314
days yet to pop the question to the man
she loves), the leap year tolo attracted
twenty or more young bachelors and a
few married couples.
It was a pleasant and amusing affair
and many pretty gowns -were seen. Am
the young dancers noted here and there
were: Miss Lilly Chin, who had on a
black moire dress with which she wore
a brilliant red jacket; Miss Mary Luke
in green taffeta with gold threads; Miss
Esther Chin in an effective dark wine
crepe gown with gold trimmings on the
collar and her sister, Miss Amy, in pink
taffeta; Miss Rose Woo was in dark green
with black contrast. Miss Josephine Chin
chose a white lace dress for the occasion;
Miss Eva Lee of Victoria, B .C. in pink
net with rows of ruffles on the skirt; and
Miss Mollie Locke in soft yellow crepe
and rhinestones for sparkling accent in
her hair. Among the recently married
couples dancing with the gay colorful
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STOCKTON WOLF CLUB BANQUET
The Wolf Club of Stockton, a social
organization gave a banquet at the Hotel
Calif ornian, February 27. Two new
members, George Louie and Gick Wong,
were initiated. The latter is an instruc-
tor at the Ching Wah School. Besides
being an initiation it was also a farewell
party to their advisor, Kwong Hoy, prom-
inent citizen, who is returning to China
for a short vacation. Twenty members
were present that evening. The club is
contemplating an invitational dance in
the very near future.
• •
SOPH DANCE
Charlotte Wong was the general chair-
man of the sophomore class dance of the
University of Hawaii which was given
Feb. 22 in the college gymnasium. Music
was furnished by the Red Hawks orches-
tra.
crowd were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chin,
Mr. and Mrs. Yuen Chin and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mar. From a table of much
gaiety and laughter was a group of older
guests but who were young in spirits;
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wong, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Goon, Mr. and Mrs. David
Mar and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goon.
Driving all the way to Seattle in the
snow for this gala affair were Billy Wong
and Joseph Lee of Portland. Howard
Fung, who hails from San Francisco, a
traveling salesman and a sociable lad,
was also there enjoying himself to the
utmost.
The music went round and round and
so did every cheerful couple until the last
strain of music died away at two o'clock.
Tired but happy, everyone went home-
ward singing in the snow with memories
of this first leap year tolo, and to the
gentlemen . . . the fair belle who escorted
him and presented him with a bouton-
niere. So . . . au revoir, cheerio, or shall
we say "good-bye" . . . 'til we come back
with more news of the next dance in 1940.
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PORTLAND NEWS
Shelton Low, a former student of Ben-
son Polytechnic, is now enrolled in the
Hill Military Academy, majoring in avi-
ation. Shelton recently returned from
China after having studied in the schools
back there for two years.
Jacqueline Wong, a student at U. of O.
is now a veteran radio performer. She
is heard over KORE in the Co-ed Quarter
Hour.
'KThina Speaks" by Chih Meng was
donated to the Portland Public Library
by Lee Kim Hong, and formally accepted
by the association.
The Portland Tri-Y Girls' basketball
team defeated the Highland Baptists by
a score of 12-11. The teams were tied up
to the last quarter, and the winning point
was made by Irene Chin on a foul shot.
Mrs. Charles W. Luck and her two
sons, Charles, Jr. and Wesley are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Chow in Seattle,
Washington.
The Wah Kiang high scoring basket-
eers including Edgar Wong, Creighton
Tong, Benny (High man) Quan, Joe
Wong, Norman Wong, Henry Gong and
all-star Robert Wong, continued their
winning streak last week by defeating
their old enemies, the Neighborhood
House 20-18, and the Oregon Institute
of Technology 32-14. The latter game
is one of the tilts in the series of elimina-
tion matches sponsored by the Y. M. C.
A.
• •
MR. and Mrs. Edward Chew moved
to the Portsmouth Apts. on Washington
street recently.
Perhaps you have often wondered
why your organization or association
does not receive publicity on certain
projects or announcements in the
Chinese Digest. There is where we
invite you to turn in reports which
you desire to make public, and we
will publish them as space permits.
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Page IS
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Kwangtung First in Roads
Kwangtung with a total of 11,200 kilo-
meters stands first in the length of high-
ways in China, according to figures re-
leased by the Bureau of Public Roads of
the National Economic Council.
Shantung comes second with 5,500 ki-
lometers, Kiangsi takes third place with
4,600 kilometers, and Anhwei ranks
fourth with 4,200 kilometers. Kwangsi,
Outer Mongolia, Fukien, Kiangsi, Hu-
peh, Chekiang, and Liaoning have each
about 3,000 kilometers, while Ninghsia,
Kirin, Szechwan, Heilungkiang, Jehol,
Chahar, Honan, Hunan and Shansi have
each about 2,000 kilometers.
Those provinces which have construct-
ed only about 1,000 kilometers of motor
roads each, are Hopei, Shensi, Yunnan,
Kweichow, Sinkiang, Suiyuan, Kansu and
Tibet. Chinghai trails behind with about
900 kilometers, and Sikong, the new pro-
vince, has the shortest distance of high-
ways, which is about 500 kilometers only.
According to investigation, most of
the motor vehicles are running in muni-
cipalities and business centers rather than
in the rural districts in various provinces.
About 50 percent of China's total num-
ber of motor vehicles are in Shanghai,
the largest port of the country. Hong-
Kong, Peiping, Tientsin, Nanking, Hang-
chow, Canton, and Tsingtao have each
between 2,000 and 4,000 motor vehicles.
The number of buses in China is only
about 20 percent of her total of motor
vehicles. By comparison, Kwangtung has
the largest number of buses, which is
about 4,000. Shantung ranks second with
about 2,000. Hopei, Kirin, Liaoning,
Heilungkiang, and Mongolia have each
about 1,700. Chekiang, Fukien, and Ki-
angsu, each about 800 and Kiangsi, Sze-
chwan, Kwangsi, Jehol and Hunan, each
about 500. All other provinces have each
only about 100 or even less.
According to statistics compiled by the
Bureau for the year 1934, there is one
motor vehicle (irrespective of descrip-
tion) to an average of 15 kilometers of
highways. Or more specifically, there is
one automobile to an average of 25 kilo-
meters, one bus to an average of 60 kilo-
meters, one truck to an average of 90
kilometers, and one motorcycle to an av-
erage of 260 kilometers.
No detailed statistics showing the op-
erating conditions on highways in vari-
ous provinces and municipalities are as
yet available. According to information
from the Hunan Public Roads Admini-
stration, the total kilometrage covered
during 1933 by 250 cars in Hunan was
about 2,000. The total operating rev-
enue for the year was #2,700,000, includ-
ing #2,241,000 from passenger traffic and
the remaining #459,000 from freight
traffic.
Investigation at the Kiangsi Public
Roads Bureau reveals that the total kilo-
metrage covered by 427 cars in Kiangsi
during 1934 was 2,578. The total opera-
ting revenue for the year was #2,916,500.
There was a daily transport of an average
of 5,700 passengers and 22,000 kilograms
of freight. The daily receipts from pas-
senger traffic ran up #7,500 while that
from freight traffic totalled #1,000.
Judging by the above figures, it is ob-
vious that the revenue of highway trans-
portation in China comes more from pas-
senger traffic than from freight traffic
which phenomenon is exactly the opposite
in railway transportation.
The Bureau attributes the reason for
the small amount of freight traffic on
highways to the high highway freight
charges, which is about seven times that
of the railway freight rates.
There is as yet no unified control of
highway traffic in the country. Most
provinces have a public roads bureau
directly under the provincial department
of reconstruction, to take charge of high-
way management. Among these provinces
are Kiangsu, Chekiang, Shantung, Kiang-
si, Hunan, Hupeh, Honan.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Hoover (San Francisco)
Mar. 1 1 ; President Grant (Seattle) Mar.
18; President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 31; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Lincoln
(San Francisco) Mar. 6; President Hayes
(San Francisco) Mar. 13. President Mc-
Kinley (Seattle) Mar. 14; President Hoo-
ver (San Francisco) Mar. 20; President
Wilson (San Francisco) Mar. 27; Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28.
Highway management in Shensi and
Kansu is placed under the control of the
Northwest Public Roads Administration
under the N. E. C. In Nanking and
Greater Shanghai highway administra-
tion is in charge of the Bureau of Pub-
lic Works and the Bureau of Public Util-
ities respectively.
To co-ordinate the highways in Kiang-
su, Chekiang, Anhwei, Nanking and
Greater Shanghai, the N. E. C. has re-
cently organized a Kiangsu-Chekiang-
Anhwei - Nanking - Shanghai Highway
Commission, composed of five members,
one from each of the provinces and muni-
cipalities concerned.
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Friday.March 6, 1936
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Five Cents
"MEMORIAL TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON"
On the outskirts of Chinatown in Portsmouth Square,
where the recent Century of Commerce Celebration
took place, and which is the landmark where the Chinese
people took refuge during the fire of 1906, stands this
memorial to the beloved poet.
"THE HEART
OF CHINATOWN"
.—Following the photogra-
pher's eye along Waverly
Place running into Wash-
ington Street, we hit the
very center of San Francis-
co's Chinese Community.
In the background may
be seen the Oak Tin Asso-
ciation, comprised of the
families of Chinn, Woo and
Yuen.
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Friday, March 13, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
SEATTLE NEWS
Sports ensembles and white shoes will
reign supreme when the Waku club holds
its annual spring informal Thursday,
March 19 at Chung Wah Hall with Mr.
Lester Chinn in charge of arrangements.
Door prizes, good music, and a prize
waltz will be on the bill. Admission
will be $1.00 per couple, and remember,
girls, this is still leap year.
William Hong, 13-year-old John Mar-
shall Junior Hi Student, won the Boys'
Checkers Tournament at Green Lake
fieldhouse recently, and will compete in
the all-city finals to be held this week at
Collins playfield. Meanwhie, Billy is
keeping in trim by licking everyone a-
round the neighborhood irrespective of
age. In addition to his ability over the
square-board, the youngster is a star for-
ward on Green Lake's ninety-pound bas-
ketball squad. His brother, James, is
captain and guard of the 110-pounders
at the same playhouse.
The High School club of the Chinese
Baptist church conducted a Young pe-
ople's service at a meeting with the Jap-
anese Methodist high school people on
Sunday, March 1.
Mandarin classes are to be restored to
the curricula at the University of Wash-
ington this fall, according to information
released by the Registrar recently. Ma-
dame Liang, wife of the vice-Consul, is
to be instructor. This action will return
the Chinese language to equality with
other foreign languages on the campus
for the first time since 1929 when Man-
darin was removed because of the lack
of capable leadership.
A new basketball team named the Roy-
al Chinese was recently organized, com-
posed of girls attending Garfield Hign
School. Officers elected last week were:
captain-Fannie Mar, secretary-treasurer-
Mable Locke, manager-Arlene Mar. These
girls show signs of a promising, fighting
team. A skating party was held at the
Imperial Rink sponsored by this group
last Wednesday night, March 4, and a
large crowd participated in roller skating
to the strains of rhythmic music.
Radio Station W6MKV
Despite the fact that he had been
"on the air" but one short month before
the beginning of the third annual Canada-
United States Radio Contact Contest in
November, Thomas Sue Chow, known as
radio station W6MVK to all radio ama-
teurs, and called "Prexy" by the mem-
bers of the Modesto Junior College Radio
Club, won first honors for the whole San
Joaquin Valley Section.
This section extends from Sacramento
to Bakersfield and is the largest section
in California.
Thomas, who is, incidentally, the only
Chinese to place in this contest, is presi-
dent of the Radio club, one of the most
active clubs on the Modesto Junior col-
lege campus. He has just finished re-
building the transmitter of the college
radio station, W6YB, which will be used
to send messages from the campus to
cities all over the United States.
A special certificate of merit signed in
full by the committee which sponsored
the contest as well as the Canadian mana-
ger has been awarded to Chow for his
efforts.
Mar; Mrs. Hing Chinn; and Mrs. Eugene
Luke . . . Louise Louie reading on a
street car . . . Esther Chinn, rough and
tough center for the Chinese girls, is the
ball-hawk of the squad . . . Four members
of the Young China squad wear masks
to protect their glasses, consequently the
team is called the "Masked Marvels" . . .
Practically all the Leo's are down with
the flu . . . Priscilla Hwang and Helen
Hong taking dates out on a private Tolo,
doing all the driving et al . . . Howard
Fung, S. F. China Dry Goods representa-
tive, passing through town . . . Bill Lum,
again at the U this year and with the
Missus, also a Californian . . . Tis said
of Jack Wong that he'd rather dance
than eat, he's all set again for the Waku
prize waltz which he won last year . . .
Dorothy Nellie Tang referring to people
as "hot toddies" . . . Butch Luke pointing
out the fine points of his new coupe . . .
the Chinese Students squau training ser-
iously for their coming California jaunt
. . . James Malcolm Mar's injured ankle
almost healed, and the return of the
speedy forward will bolster China Club
casaba strength considerably.
Chitter-Chatter
Seen at the Waku-China Club tussle
rooting for friend husband were: Mrs.
Yuin Chinn, the former Ruth Hing of
Portland; Mrs. Clarence Conrad Mar, nee
Mildred Chinn of Portland; Mrs. Frank
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Hip Wo Receives
Community's Response
Hip Wo, Chinatown's largest evening
language school, received the generous
support of the community in the school's
recent campaign to raise funds for needed
improvements in school facilities and
equipment. According to Rev. Leong
Bing Yee, principal of the school, the
outcome of the sale of tickets has been
very gratifying.
The benefit entertainment held Satur-
day evening, March 7, at the Chinese Y.
M. C. A. consisted of musical numbers,
dances, dramatic performances, all pre-
sented entirely by the students of the
school. The main attraction, a seven-act
play "Heroic Lovers", written and direct-
ed by Rev. Tse Kei Yuen, portrayed the
defensive valor of the 19th Route Army
in the Shanghai Crisis of January, 1932.
Patriotic in theme, the play had touches
of romance, religion, and Chinese ethics.
The evening's program would not have
been possible without the loyal partici-
pation of the students, and the able as-
sistance of the various teachers, chief
among whom were David Yip, David
Leong, and Kei Tien Wong. Generous
contributions were received from Joe
Shoong, who donated $100; Tao Yuen
Restaurant, San Francisco, $50, and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Knox, $40.
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PRESIDENT OF YENCHING
UNIVERSITY GUEST OF HONOR
On March 18:h, Wednesday, Dr.
Leighton Stuart, President of Yenching
University, Peiping, China, will be the
guest of honor at a tea at International
House, Berkeley. Numerous U. C. Fa-
culty members and prominent members
of the San Francisco Chinese community,
including Consul-General and Mrs. C. C.
Huang have been invited to meet Dr.
Stuart.
The Chinese members of International
House will act as hosts and hostesses for
the evening.
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LOS ANGELES NEWS
The L. A. J. C. Cathay Cultural Club
had their initiation party for the new
students last Friday evening at the Inter-
national Institute. Bill Got was in charge
of the initiation, and life was made mis-
erable for the poor freshman students.
On the evening's entertainment were
stunts presented by the different classes
of the college. The Alpha class won the
first prize for the best stunt while Miss
Dorothy Lung's Beta class was given the
boobie prize.
Dancing concluded the evening's pro-
gram. Among the Alpha's initiatees were
Misses June Wong, Lillie Jang, and Bar-
bara Quon, and Mr. Stephen Tom and
Mr. Albert Lew.
The biggest event of the year will take
place on March 27 starting at 8 p. m.
Judging from the elaborate plans and
untiring efforts of the committees to make
this a gala affair, the Collegiate Prom
should be well attended and all the guests
will be singing praises to the committee-
men.
The dance will be open to all students
and their friends. The place is the Mon-
tebello Women's Club at Montebello.
An unusual series of lectures on China,
which will include history, culture and
art will be presented every Thursday af-
ternoon of March at Bullock's, one of
the largest department stores in Los An-
geles.
In addition to the lecture series is an
exhibit of rare Chinese art objects. The
lectures and exhibit have been arranged
by Bullock's and are sponsored by the
China Society of Southern California.
The first lecture on March 5 was given
by Dr. Wm. F. Hummel, on The Pageant
of Chinese Civilization; and on March
12 The Chinese Concept of Life was giv-
en by Dr. Ralph Tyler Flewelling. On
March 17, will be Dr. Hummel on
China's Literary Heritage. March 20,
Mary Ferris Swan on Seeing China With
an Artist; on March 24, Chingwah Lee
on Chinese Porcelains and Jade; and
March 27, Dr. Hans Von Koerber on
The Philosophy of Chinese Bronze.
The Chinese Tri-Y will join the Los
Angeles Girl Reserves in their City-Wide
High School Roller Skating Party at the
Rollerdrome Skating Rink at 11150
Washington Place on March 14, from
2:00-4:30 p. m. Tickets are 25 cents.
Al proceeds from this party will go
toward the Asilomar Benefit Fund to
send delegates to the Girl Reserves An-
SPORT DANCE
A sport dance is being sponsored by
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. for March 21,
at the Chinese Y. W. C. A., 965 Clay
Street. Music will be furnished by the
Cathayans Orchestra.
Proceeds of the dance will go toward
a benefit fund for the Boys Camp this
year.
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nual Summer Conference held at Mon-
terey, California. At this conference are
girls from all over California, Nevada,
and the Hawaiian Islands.
KINDNESS RETURNED
Years ago, when he was a brilliant
but poor boy, Hsien-an Yuan was pro-
vided $30 a year for six years for his
advanced education by members of the
Railton Road Methodist Church in Heme
Hill, England. Yuan, who has changed
his name to Railton Yuan and at pre-
sent a prosperous business man in Shang-
hai, recently sent a donation to the
church in reciprocation of their assistance
in his youth.
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Friday, March 13, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
OAKLAND NEWS
To commemorate their seventh anni-
versary, members of the Waku Auxiliary
convened last Wednesday evening at Pe-
kin Low for an informal celebration.
Practically every active member attended
the dinner and tentative plans for the
remainder of the year were brought up
for discussion.
For years the highest scoring basket-
ball team in the bay region, the girls set
up an enviable record. Then marriage
took its toll.
Of late, interest in athletics revived
and, with a few veterans as a nucleus,
Waku Auxiliary is building anew with
material from the Junior members.
Last week Wa Sung went through a
gruelng practice in preparation for the
Regulars-Yannigans baseball game this
Sunday at San Pablo Park. Prospects of
a ball game with a strong San Joaquin
valley nine in Fresno during the latter
part of May enlivened the session.
Clicking with precision and teamwork,
the infield looms as the club's most pow-
erful in years. Al Bowen and Ben Chan,
a valuable duo, will alternate at first and
pitching. George Bowen and Key Chinn
form the present keystone combination.
Both are hard hitters and strong fielders;
slugging Frank Dun will guard the tor-
rid corner.
Since Allie Wong is finishing his third
year with the Tech High varsity and Joe
Lee is out with an infected hand, the
center and right field patches are the weak
links. Robert Chow, Eli Eng and Al
Hing are competing for the right field
position. Tom Hing, who won a terpsi-
chorean prize, showed up in the outfield
nursing a torn ligament in his right arm.
Due to circumstances beyond our con-
trol, the Chinese Students Club will hold
the skating party on Thursday, March
19 instead of on Tuesday as announced.
The evening promises to be another suc-
cess from the Club's viewpoint and, to
the inexperienced skater, a big flop.
Canadian House Rejects
Expulsion Motion
A motion by Angus Maclnnis, mem-
ber from Vancouver, to exclude Chinese,
Japanese and Hindu immigrants was re-
jected by the Canadian House of Com-
mons, by a vote of 186 to 15, last week.
Maclnnis declined to withdraw his ex-
pulsion motion after Prime Minister Mac-
Kenzie King made such a request in view
of the present situation in the Far East.
The motion by Maclnnis would exclude
all Orientals who did not receive full
citizenship rights. In the final vote li-
berals and conservatives united against
the motion with the social credit group
split.
Prime Minister King commented
that this was not the time to create prob-
lems which would embarass Canada and
other countries, adding that in view of
events in Japan it would be unfortunate
for Canada and the world if the parlia-
ment at Ottawa were forced to vote on
Oriental exclusion.
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AN INSURANCE MISPRINT
A misprint in a Chinese language pa-
per recently caused a furore among 'he
Chinese, in reference to insurance.
An American paper had published a
news item, stating that the Chinese were
heavy insurance buyers. The Chinese
paper, either during the course of trans-
lation or in the composing room, wrot^,
"and any Chinese leaving the United
States automatically cancels any claims
the policyholder may make on the insur-
ance company."
It was recently pointed out that such
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The Oakland Chinese Center club
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late plans for an open house night, the
details of which will be announced later.
The club-room, conveniently located near
Chinatown, will prove to be a popular
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CLARA CHAN
SOCIAL GO-ROUNDS
Saturday's social whirl has become a
proverbial hurricane and unless our gen-
ial hosts and hostesses let up a bit we'll
be spending the week days in a daze.
With four worthwhile events going on
Saturday, your correspondent, moon-
struck and always after the different,
sauntered to Kern Loo's Menlo Park home
for an evening of good old-fashioned
fun. Weenie roasting had become quite
passe until our charming host entertained.
We found special delight under the pale
moon and the spell of the open fire. Bar-
becue was prepared by Kern and what
entertainment by harmonizers — Dr. and
Mrs. Balfour Chinn, Mr. and Mrs. Yee
Wong. Mrs. Charles Chan, Miss Marjorie
Koe, and Messrs. Edward Leong, Edward
Chan, and Robert Poon.
Another One on the Ladies Lien Fa Saw You
Depend upon the "965" girls to up-
hold and glorify the Chinese girl. They
captured the hearts of the large gathering
at the Central Y. W. C. A. circus with
their dragon dance in native costume.
Nothing was left undone to perfect their
presentation; Chinese music and atmos-
phere were furnished by other members
of the club. In case you don't know,
boys, the "965" holds its meetings at the
Chinese Y. W. and Mrs. Bernice Foley
is always ready to furnish information.
' At home" parties never seem to end
and the fathers of the community should
declare a curfew if youth is to remain
vivacious for church on Sundays. Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Lem, nee Miss Mary
Young, received friends in their new
home. As late comers as we were, we
found the party hitting it up and having
a rollicking good time. We understand
that after the party, some of the young
couples went window shopping (and
breakfasted) — one in particular — wanted
to buy a piano to play "It's Three O'-
clock in the Morning."
Since we're "Winchelling-it' or should
we say "poo-pooing" it, we might as well
tell you to prepare for the party that
will soon celebrate the first anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Wong (nee
Gertrude Lee) of Sacramento. The first
year's the hardest but you can't prove
by Harry and Gertie.
Your correspondent can get serious
when the occasion arises. Tuesday after-
noon found Mr. T. Y. Tang, Executive
Secretary of the Y. M. C A., and a group
of Chinese discussing racial problems
The prominent and eligible bachelors
of Los Angeles were "taken" by the girls
to a brilliant Leap Year Dinner-Dance
last Tuesday night, March 3, at the Bilt-
more Bowl in the Biltmore Hotel. The
men had the most enjoyable time of their
lives as they did not have to shell out a
single penny — the young ladies footing
all the bills, including "corsages" (bach-
elor buttons) for the fortunate men. Miss
Lillian Yee was the charming "official"
hostess.
Those who attended were: Miss Ruth
Kim and Dr. Mack Sue; Miss Holly Le-
ung and Dr. A. Edward Lee; Miss Mae
Lou and Dr. William Lee. Miss Rose Lee
and Mr. Ralph Wong; Miss Edna Lee
and Mr. John Chan; Miss Sadie Sam
and Mr. Abraham Yap; Miss Lillian Woo
and Mr. Albert Hing; Miss Ann Gow
and Mr. Buck Young; Miss Jane Chan
and Mr. Walter Chung; Miss Ling Chan
and Mr. Jack Chew; Miss Florence Ong
and Mr. Howard Leung; and Miss Lillian
Yee and Mr. Cyrus Chan.
• •
with other members of the Central Y.
M. C. A. These forums will be regular
semi-monthly events, and ways and means
of breaking down social barriers between
the minority groups will be discussed.
We couldn't quite get past the sergeant-
at-arms, but the Wah Ying Clubbers were
holding their regular meeting on Tues-
day, the 11th. You notice that Jackson
St. is rather deserted because big plans
are being formulated by this club. We
hope they sponsor another athletic event.
Three days of rest and then the big
splurge given by the Chitena Club. Yes,
an invitational dance at the California
Club on Clay Street. Unless we're wrong,
the Chinatown Knights are furnishing
the music. Tipsy punch is being prepared
by the social chairman. The lovely Viola
Eyden will be the feature artist assisted
at the piano by her equally charming
sister, Adeline.
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breasted. Very tailored to be softened
with a feminine frilly blouse or strictly
mannish with a silk or starched shirt, so
suit yourselves, girls.
A black single breasted model was Miss
Jennie Wong's choice, serviceable quali-
ty, tailored to perfection, she wears under
her jacket a white silk shirt. Another
white dash was in her button hole, an at-
tractive artificial carnation. This vivid
contrast of color is always favored by
smart women. Slim and trim this fault-
less suit looked remarkably jaunty on the
Oakland miss.
In the greenest green and the blackest
black Miss Janie Koe wears fittingly a
three-piece suit of black sheer ribbed
wool, set off with a green satin blouse
with a high neckline of blocked pleats.
Tiny bound buttons were placed along
the pleats, her jacket along the shoulder
was emphasized with small tucks, the bot-
tom of the jacket has a set-in pleat on
either side in the back. Black suede ac-
cessories, a combination of crispy straw
and suede-like fabric of the turban make
this outfit a hit.
Miss Evelyn Wing dons a navy blue
suit that deserves an applause, particu-
larly when her satin vestee of white is
worn, like a blousette with a row of the
"wee-ist" sparkling buttons in the front
— exceedingly cute under the expertly
tailored suit. With this, Evelyn has a
jaunty blue grosgrain stitched hat with
a perky bunch of blossoms nestled on the
extreme right of the shallow crown.
Checking with this chapeau is an envel-
ope kid bag of navy also neatly stitched.
Kid pumps triumphantly complete this
navy version.
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ST. MARY'S A. C. TO ENTERTAIN*
An evening of dramatic and musical
entertainment will be given by the St.
Mary's Athletic Club on Saturday, Mar.
14, at 8 o'clock. The talented members
of this organization and of the St. Mary's
Footlight Club will take part in the enter-
tainments.
This athletic club, organized 3 months
ago, and with a present membership of
over a hundred, is sponsoring the com-
ing program to raise sufficient funds
with which to equip a gymnasium in the
auditorium of the Chinese Catholic So-
cial Center. This will require some #450,
and the club is endeavoring to raise this
sum.
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POO-POO
By Bob Poon
More guts than brains. That could
be applied to the couple who indulged
in a little fisticuffs at the Chinese Youth
Spring Dance. They should have known
better than to start immediately after the
chairman introduced the CHIEF OF PO-
LICE of Oakland. I guess they wanted
the HONOR of being arrested by the
Chief.
After the Dance in Oakland, a seven
passenger car started out for the ferry.
Upon following the car one could notice
the peculiar way it was starting for the
ferry. It seemed to head in one direc-
tion, change its mind and go another,
like an insect trying to find its way out of
a trap. The mystery was solved when
it became known the driver was taking
orders from another driver — a BACK-
SEATER!
I have made a lengthy study of the
winners of door prizes. I guess I'll pre-
sent it to you as a theorem. To prove:
Winners of door prizes are those who
have no use for it, or have one already.
Given, the Square and Circle Hope Chest
Raffle, the Chinese Youth Spring Dance
.... The Hope Chest was won by a man
this year. He had no use for it (his
wife being in China). The Easy washer
at the C Y dance was won by Eugene
Dong of Salinas; he had one already.
Therefore, the winners of door prizes
are those that have no use for it, or have
one already. Q. E. D.
Salinas, heretofore practically unknown
in these parts, have been visited by quite
a number of San Francisco boys. I
wonder what the attraction is there, or
what Salinas has that S. F. hasn't. Maybe
I'll go there and find out for myself, it
sounds mighty interesting.
• •
CHUN- WOO ENGAGEMENT
IN FRESNO
Congratulations are in order for
James T. Chun and Katherine Woo of
Fresno, whose engagement was announced
last week. Miss Woo is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Woo, owners of the
Dragon Cafe, and a graduate of the
Roosevelt High Schorl. The wedding
date is not as yet announced, although
it will take place in the near future.
YOUTH CIRCLE SPRING DANCE
The Chinese Youth Circle of Oakland
gave its "Annual Spring Frolic and
Dance" at the Persian Garden last Sat-
urday evening which was the mecca for
distinguished guests from various parts
of the state.
According to Edwin Gee, Chairman
of the affair, approximately 800 persons
were present, one of the largest gatherings
ever to attend an Oakland Chinese func-
tion. Guests for the evening included
Mayor McCracken of Oakland, Lt. and
Mrs. Barbeau, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Tow-
er, Miss Rita Monte, Dr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond L. Ng, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gilbert
and Mr. and Mrs Joseph Mayer
The floor show was under the direction
of Mrs J. W. Chan while Dr. Ng acted
in the capacity of master of ceremony.
Featured artists were a pair of versatile
colored tap dancers, the Vernon Bro-
thers from the Hollywood M-G-M Stu-
dios. Shirley May Ng, the petite Chinese
songbird sang, pleadingly, "Please Be-
lieve Me." Eugene Lee, a vigorous bari-
tone, offered "Where Am I?". Unpre-
pared for the ensuing thunderous ap-
plause, he rendered again as an encore,
"Where Am I?". Little Mary Dong con-
cluded the entertainment with a piano
recital.
Prize waltz winners of a silver loving
cup in the free-for-all competition were
Albert Lee and Jeanne Lew. In the other
contest for club entries, Tom Hing of
Wa Sung A. C. and Beatrice Lee of
Square and Circle stepped away from a
classy field. Jon Forsee and a ten piece
orchestra provided the music for the eve-
ning.
Fortunate prize winners of the Raffle
were: Gene Dong of Salinas, a Thor
Washing Machine; Chan Chow of Oak-
land, a suit of clothes. Lim Kee of Oak-
land, a set of 54 piece glassware; Ken
Ying Low of San Jose, a case of ginger
ale; and Elmer Lee of San Francisco, a
theater scrip-book.
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
The engagement of Frank Lee of Fres-
no and Rose Jing was announced recently.
Lee is the amiable manager of the Fresno
branch of the National Dollar Store,
while the prospective bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Y. Jing. She is a
graduate of the Fresno High School and
also attended the Fresno State Teachers
College, besides being a popular member
of the Lok Quan Girls Club.
Friday, March 13, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
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CHINATOWNIA
The Towntrotter Says:
'Tis reported that Mr. and Mrs.
THOMAS LEONG expect a blessed
event very shortly, hoping for twins or
triplets? .... DAISY DONG, a member
of the Los Angeles Young People's
Group, is training at the General Hos-
pital, dear nursie .... HELEN and
CLEO CHOW and JOE JEIN are known
in L. A. as the Three Musketeers ....
AL CHINN of Bakersfield and FRANK
YEE of Perris were recent visitors to the
southern city, as were Mrs LAWRENCE
JOE of Hanford and TOMMY CHOW,
station W6MVK of Modesto and his
uncle, N. S. SUE — must be the sunny
climate .... BEATRICE E. MOORE,
niece of HENRY SEID, sings and tap
dances over the radio every week in
Brooklyn, N. Y ELMER LEW and
FLOYD SAM are the ranking no. 1 and
no. 2 big eaters of Fresno, challenging
all comers to compete .... Have you
heard that Fresno's new school building
which will be in use in April, will also
be used as the Chinese Social Center
there? .... And nowadays, we wonder
why the deep contemplative look on the
face of ED MOCK — what, another fling?
.... GEORGE ONG won a #10.00 bil-
liard cue in the city-wide tournament
last week .... Mr. and Mrs. FRANK
HEE and MRS. MYRON CHAN were
seen a week ago today at the Civic Audi-
torium, witnessing the P. A. A. basket-
ball games .... Hearsay that DOLORES
MAY FONG of Sacramento is engaged.
To whom? We only know that he's a
nice young man from out-of-town, same
report having it that she may take a trip
to China soon .... Press dispatches have
it that DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS and his
bride plan a wedding trip to China, where
he may make a picture on the adventures
of Marco Polo .... Do you know that
the popular JADIN WONG is back at
the New Shanghai Cafe? Go up and see
her sometime, you'll like her singing and
dancing .... CARL and GEORGE LEE
of Sacramento are in town for a short
visit .... You'll be seeing BILLY WON
on the screen soon, he's in the movies
now down in Hollywood .... Mr. and
Mrs. DILLIE AH TYE, JR. of Stockton
visited San Francisco last week-end. AH
TYE, JR. is manager of the only Shell
service station in Stockton catering to
Chinese trade .... So, until nextweek!
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SACRAMENTO NEWS General Fang in Berkeley
And a Chinese lady steps forth from
among her lily bulbs and peonies to gain
honors at a camellia show.
Mrs. G. S. Dong of 717-13th Street,
Sacramento, won first and second prizes
in the Annual Camellia Show held re-
cently in the Garden Center of McKinley
Park. Congratulations, Mrs. Dong!
The show was sponsored by the Sacra-
mento Garden Club.
At an election of the Cheng Sen Club,
a girls' organization under the Y. W.
C. A., the following officers were eleoted:
President, Jane Fong; vice-president,
Alice K. Fong; secretary, Marjorie Chan;
treasurer, Ruby Yee.
The club held a special meeting on
Mar. 6 at the home of Mrs. Howard
Jan. Plans for a raffle and a program
were discussed for the forthcoming an-
nual spring formal.
Several new members have joined the
club recently.
The Sacramento Chinese Choral Club,
under the directorship of Mrs. Emma
Dunstan, sang at the Y. M. C. A. Inter-
national Frolic, which was sponsored by
the Sacramento Church Federation.
Four of the co-eds at the local J. C.
were invited to join the Phi Theta Kappa
national junior college scholastic frat-
ernity. The eligible ones are Helen
Chan, Marjorie Chan, Janet Chock and
Ruby Fong. Ruby Fong, who graduates
in June, is a permanent member of the
honor society.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Fong on Feb. 23.
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wu at the Y. W. C. A. cottage, Berkeley,
on Friday, March 6, with Yung Su-Ming
presiding. General Fang's topic was:
"Fight for World Peace." About one
hundred University of California stu-
dents including Chinese, Americans and
Japanese were present.
General Fang has been invited by Mr.
Allen C. Blaisdell, director of the Inter-
national House, Berkeley, to be the house
guest of International House on Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday — 9th, 10th,
and 11th of March. The Chinese Stu-
dents of U. C. have been invited to at-
tend the various occasions planned for
General Fang, so that they may have
an opportunity to meet him. There will be
tray dinners, discussion groups, and teas
during General Fang's stay at Interna-
tional House.
AS WE A-SHOPPING GO
China put a Celestial touch on the new
Spring mode in Paris. Chinese lacquer
red appears in trimmings, with Chinese
motifs marking belt buckles, while Chi-
nese figures are stamped on prints.
Many afternoon frocks are designed
along simple and highnecked lines, sug-
gestive of Oriental suavity. Dinner frocks
in black are topped off by knee-length
coats of flower-printed black cire silk,
the cut showing Chinese inspiration.
Dare we suggest that we might be wear-
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Friday, March 13, 1936
EDITORIAL
THB CHINESE DIGBST
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San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
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STAFF
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ETHEL LUM
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Sports
Fashions
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-Community Welfare
Circulation
CORRESPONDENTS
AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles _
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Oakland
Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
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Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle
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Allen Lew
A CHINESE DESIGN
Chinatown should be proud of the fact that a group
of prominent organizations and citizens are interested
in Chinatown.
The most recent activity concerns the buildings in
this community, and how WE may capitalize on our
cultural background in turning this vicinity into a typi-
cal Chinese city.
Picturesque, it will attract world-wide attention.
Financially, it will mean more dollars for this locality.
The following extractions from a letter addressed to
Mr. William G. Merchant, Chairman of the Chinatown
Committee of the Downtown Association, and, inci-
dentally, the Association that was responsible for our
beautiful lamps in Chinatown — from Mr. J. W. Pettit,
Assistant General Manager of the Yellow Cab Company,
reads:
"I would suggest that, at the first opportunity, you
go and see the store front of Hip Hing Co., 737 Wash-
ington Street, Importers and Exporters, which is next
door to the Chinese Exchange, and there you will find
your idea of Oriental architecture that should be car-
ried out in every store front of Chinatown.
"In speaking to Messrs. Hoy and Lochen, proprietors,
as to how they came to carry out their Oriental design,
when the modern tile fronts seem to be the vogue in
Chinatown, they said that they wanted their front to
harmonize with that of the Chinese Exchange, and that
LET US ABOLISH THE LAST OF THE "PODII"!
The recent "podii" articles in one of the San Fran-
cisco dailies illustrate how sadly behind times the Chi-
nese community is.
While the "podii" had its place among the Chinese
decades ago, (reasons set forth in Feb. 21st issue of the
Chinese Digest) , just as American citizens have leases
and contracts, and while it is not an extortion plan or
racket as claimed, there is no reason why it should exist
today.
With practically every Chinese in America an Ameri-
can citizen today, which gives them the right to pur-
chase or lease real estate, thus wiping out one of the
reasons for the existence of the "podii", there should
not be such practices! The very few that we do have
should be abolished!
Is it always necessary for people outside of our com-
munity to come in and make us "sit up straight and act
nice, or papa spank?"
their store front cost them three to four hundred dol-
lars less than if they had built it along the lines of the
other fronts, which is certainly a strong argument in
favor of the Oriental designs. Their front, which I as-
sume, takes in the painting of the two upper stories,
with sign work, is certainly one of the most attractive
fronts in Chinatown.
"Chinatown can make itself the second greatest at-
traction to the visitor of our coming World's Fair, if
they have a mind to ... . we are placed in the position
to know that a great percentage of the tourists who
visit Chinatown become disappointed in its modern as-
pect.
"I am wondering if there could not be some sort of
an Ordinance enacted, which would govern the type of
architecture, such as I understand Santa Barbara has
enacted, to create the Spanish architecture there of their
buildings on the main street, which would govern the
type of buildings in our Chinatown."
And that is only one of the buildings which have
recently remodeled. We notice that the Shanghai Ba-
zaar, located at 645 Grant Avenue, is also to be Orient-
al in appearance. Probably the Chinese have finally
awakened to the fact that maybe, after all, a Chinese
front looks best and is just so much more an asset to
the store and its business.
It is good to know that other people are interested
in the proper and appropriate improvements in our
community. It would be unanimous now if we could
only get most of the owners of Chinatown property to
see it in that light also.
Friday, March 13, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
Pag* 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LBB
Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
China Had A Board of Public Health,
3,000 Years Ago.
During the Chou Dynasty, the medical
department of the country was a highly
organized institution. As recorded in the
Chou Li (Rituals of the Chou Dynasty),
the Medical Board had a Superintendent's
Office consisting of two Grade A physi-
cians, four Grade C doctors or appren-
tices, two registrars, two clerks, and
twenty nurses and orderlies.
The chief doctor of the Office super-
intended all matters relating to medi-
cine and collected drugs for experiment-
ation. He directs the doctors who take
charge of the different departments so
that those who are sick or wounded may
go to see them. At the end of the year
their work is examined, and their salaries
fixed according to the results shown.
When any death occurs, the doctor in
charge has to record the cause of death
and submit the report to the head office.
Under this Office were four departments.
The Medical Department had eight
Grade B physicians who attend to the
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sickness of the people. They treated in-
ternal diseases only. They recognized
the seasonal occurances of various dis-
eases and prepared themselves according-
ly-
The Department of Dietetics was con-
sidered the most important of the four
departments, being of a preventive na-
ture. "The skillful doctor treats those
who are well, but the inferior doctor
treats those who are ill." (Difficult Clas-
sics.) The Department had two Grade B
doctors who mix the "six foods and
drinks, the six meals, the hundred sauces,
and the eight delicacies" for the invalids.
The dietitians of the time advocated
temperance in eating and drinking.
Strong flavours, strong wine, and rich
food were considered harmful. "Meat
and wine brought from the street stands
should not be taken." Sleep and diet
were prescribed even before the admini-
stration of drugs.
The Department of Veterinary Medi-
cine had four Grade C doctors who treat-
ed and recorded the ailments and wounds
of horses, sheep, pigs, and other dom-
estic animals.
Great precautions were taken agaianst
"quack doctors", especially witch doctors
who were looked upon with grave suspi-
cion and were considered as idlers too
lazy to persevere and study. Doctors were
graded on the success they have with
their cases, and preference given those
who had had at least three generations
of experience in the family behind them.
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Located in San Francisco is the largest
Chinese and American operated laundry
in America, the Economy Laundry, which
specializes in hotel, inn, and hand laun-
dry office work. Frank Rusalem is presi-
dent, with Albert Jue Lew as the Chinese
manager.
This laundry concern, which operates
all over the city, has a capacity of $12,-
000 a week, handling more than sixty
hotels and hand laundry offices. It em-
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China Society of So. Cal.
Installs Officers
Installation of the new officers of the
China Society of Southern California
took place last week with a dinner at the
Tuey Fong Low Cafe.
New officers and board members for
1936 are Vice-Consul Yi-seng Kiang,
honorary-president; Dr. William F.
Hummel, president. Peter Soo Hoo, vice-
president; Samuel Schwartzberg, secre-
tary; I. L. Chow, treasurer; Mrs. Peter
Soo Hoo, financial secretary; and board
members: Dr. William Y. Lee, Dr. Hans
N. Von Koerber, Clarence H. Mation,
Mrs. Bessie Ochs, and Mrs. Alfred H.
Swan.
The program consisted of an illustrated
talk on porcelains by Ching Wah Lee,
associate editor of the Chinese Digest;
a Chinese song sung by Mrs. Eugene Tin-
cher of Long Beach; and a Chinese com-
edy presented by Lim P. Lee, president
of the Chinese Students Association of
Southern California.
Notable guests present at the dinner
were Vice-Consul and Mrs. Yi-Seng Ki-
ang; Dr. Wm. B. Pettus, president of
College of Chinese Studies at Peiping
and Mrs. Pettus; Mr. Rosecrans, vice-
president of Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce and Mrs. Rosecrans; Mr. E.
T. Carran, executive secretary of the So-
ciety in Oriental Studies at Claremont
College; Mr. G. A. Glasscock, chairman
of Foreign Trade D epartment, of L. A.
Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Randall
Phillips, pastor of Hollywood M. E.
Church; and Dr. and Mrs. D. Willard
Lyon who have spent 35 years in China
doing Y. M. C. A. work.
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Friday, March 13, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
"BEAUTY IN CHINA"
"Beauty In China," an article by Pearl
S. Buck, is one of the most delightful
essays appearing in the March number
of The Forum, which is celebrating its
fiftieth anniversary of publication with
this issue. This article first appeared
in this magazine twelve years ago, in
March, 1924. It was penned at a time
when Mrs. Buck had not even yet started
to write her first novel of China, "East
Wind, West Wind," the novel immediate-
ly preceding "The Good Earth" which
was to make her world famous as an
able and realistic interpreter of China.
"Beauty In China" is written in lovely,
sentimental prose which brings a tang of
nostalgia to those who love the glorious
and ancient spirit of the Chinese people.
Consider a few paragraphs:
"Some of the rarest beauty in the world
I have found in this old country, so re-
served, so indolent for centuries, so care-
less of what the world thinks of her.
"For China does not express herself
in show places. Even in Peking, that
bourne of all tourists to the Far East,
the things that one sees are not show
places. The Forbidden City, the Temple
of Heaven, the Llama Temple — these and
a host of the others were built up slowly
out of the life of the people, for the
people themselves, with no thought ori-
ginally of tourists eyes and dollars.
"Go into any one of the great silk
shops in Hangchow and you will find
a dark, decorous, quiet interior, with
shelves and shelves of neat packages fold-
ed away, each with its price tags and
symmetrically arranged .... when you
have made known your wishes, (a clerk)
selects carelessly half a dozen packages
from the shelves and tear off the paper
wrappers. Suddenly before your eyes
bursts the splendor of stuffs whereof
kings' robes are made. Brocaded satins
and velvets, silks of marvelous brilliance
and delicacy of shades are massed before
you in a bewildering confusion. It is like
a crowd of magnificently hued butterflies
released from dull cocoons. You make
your choice and the glory is shut away
again into the dark.
"That is China."
about Chinese wrestlers of the north, their
customs and their foibles as well as their
rowdyism on the mat in the March issue
of Esquire (supposedly a magazine for
men but read most avidly also by the
gentle sex). It is entitled "Wrestling:
China Fashion," and is accompanied by
four lithographs of wrestlers in action.
Bennett describes the skill and clowning
antics of a professional wrestler going
through a match. The writer describes
this particular wrestler as "an impressive
object. His wresding jacket, barely cov-
ering his shoulders, disclosed the largest,
best-larded belly it has been my misfor-
tune to see exposed to the biting winter
air .... his arms were powerful, his
shoulder muscles huge. In strict train-
ing he would probably have weighed two
hundred forty pounds .... As it was, he
must have tipped the scales at three hun-
dred."
What happens when this giant wrestler,
whose "felt shoes were at least size six-
teen," takes on a lithe, 180 pounder is
described with high humor. It was really
a very entertaining match, and gives one
the idea that the Chinese masses love to
see a good tussle as well as the rest of
humanity.
"THE EGOIST"
It is seldom that one is afforded the
pleasure of reading English translations
of modern Chinese short stories in Am-
erican publications. Aside from the few
which have appeared in the pages of
Asia during the past two years the op-
portunity is rare to see one in print.
In the current issue of the Living Age,
however, appears the translation of a
short story by one of the most widely
read writers in China. The story is
called "The Egoist," written by Chang
Tzu-p'ing and translated by another Chi-
nese, Lin Yi-chin.
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Chang Tzu-p'ing is considered one of
the best writers of love stories in the
country today, although some of his best
work is anything but stories of romance.
Yet, it was as a writer of love tales that
he made his reputation and millions of
China's youths and litterateurs have
laughed and shed tears over the struggles
of his heroes and heroines who have loved
and died in the manner of Romeo and
Juliet. The youths of China, especially,
find in his stories the expressions of their
own emotions delicately and artfully
conveyed.
Chang Tzu-p'ing is one of the organi-
zers of the '^Creative Association"
(Chwang Tsao Hsieh) which is devoted
to the creation of a proletarian literature.
However, "The Egoist" is not a love
story at all but an autobiographical tale
which is intended to reveal the home life
of a modern Chinese professor. Most
Chinese writers of fiction are influenced
by the Russians and Chang Tzu-p'ing is
no exception. Witness the beginning of
this story:
"Nearly three years have passed since
my wife and I with our child Chu Erh,
left my native place to live in S — . On
arriving here I became acquainted with
my wife's aunt and her daughter, Ch'un
Ying. They lived together in a dark,
dirty room in the Big Buddha Temple —
the poorest district in town. Ch'un Ying
was about thirty years old, and was em-
ployed in a bank on Jung Street. Both
lived on her small salary, and Ch'un
Ying used to say to my wife when visit-
ing us: — "Mother is old and frequently
ill. I can never feel at ease if I leave
her alone while I go to the city."
In one paragraph is sketched the chief
protagonists of the tale, their relations
to each other, the locale, the age, situa-
tion in life and the devotion of one of
the characters to her aged mother. Could
Chekhov have done better?
Incidentally, "The Egoist" is one of
a collection of Chang Tzu-p'ing stories
which have appeared under the title of
"Spring Time in Mei Ling." A few of
this author's famous novels are Tai Li,
Off the Track, and Fei Hsu.
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PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN
CONFERENCE
"The churches in our communities, in
spite of their many weaknesses, still afford
the best opportunity for self expression
and social actions." This statement by
the Committee on Inter-Church Coop-
eration voices the consensus of opinion
of the third Chinese Young People's
Christian Conference at Lake Tahoe,
August, 1935. So it is that these con-
ferences have repeatedly emphasized the
need for more young people's participa-
tion in the work of the churches.
How Conferences Started
The idea of holding a summer con-
ference for Chinese Christian young peo-
ple had conception in a week-end retreat
of a few Chinese Christian leaders at
Mount Hermon in 1932. The benefits
and inspiration derived from such a brief
sojourn led to the desire of providing a
similar experience on a wider scale for
other young people. The Chinese Chris-
tian Union Fellowship Council of S. F.,
therefore, assembled in March, 1933, re-
presentatives from the Chinese Students'
Christian Alliance, the Young Men's and
Young Women's Christian Associations,
the Epworth League Conference, and o-
ther young people's organizations, to in-
itiate plans for the conference. Many
months of careful planning materialized
in the opening of the first Conference
at Zephyr Point, Lake Tahoe, July 3
to 10, 1933. Fifty three full time dele-
gates from various parts of the state,
attended this initial conference, and
brought back to their respective locali-
ties such enthusiastic reports of the week's
activities that the future success of the
conference was definitely assured.
The succeeding years found interest in
the annual conference unabated, and the
attendance at the 1934 and 1935 con-
ferences increased to about eighty dele-
gates. Not only was the Pacific Coast
represented, but students and visitors
from eastern states, Hawaii, and China
also took advantage of this rare oppor-
tunity for closer contact with their coun-
trymen. It is needless to say that the
influence of the conference has spread
wherever the delegates have set foot.
The Conference Program
An enjoyable program successfully
combining fun and study is planned for
the seven days of the conference, as may
be seen from a review of the last three
held. The morning hours after break-
fast were devoted to classes, lectures, and
general discussions. The life and per-
sonality of Jesus, prophets of the Old
Testament, Christian missions, young
people's organizations, Chinese culture
and civilization furnished material for
the lecture periods, while vocational prob-
lems, social issues, racial problems, and
inter-church relationships were among
the subjects for general discussion.
The afternoon hours were left to the
discretion of the individual, who delight-
ed in afternoon siestas, sun-baths, swim-
ming, tennis, hiking, driving, group
sports, or other pastimes. Exciting volley
ball games and strenuous tennis tourna-
ments were tests of competitive skill.
The evening, with the cool of the night
breeze, and the romance of the moonlit
skies, was by far the most pleasant part
of the day. Besides vespers, the holding
of huge bonfires, music programs, or
indoor entertainments brought the day's
program to a perfect end.
The resourcefulness and variety of tal-
ent among the young people, guided by
a genuine appreciation of simple fun,
left not a dull moment in the day's acti-
vities. Picturesque traditions such as the
initiation of new members into the Pork-
ers' Society and the Spooners' Sorority,
and the coronation of the Emperor and
Empress (or the Great Mogul and She-
Mogul) of the Egyptian Empire, were a
source of hilarious enjoyment.
What Conferences Have Done
Although the past conferences might
not have realized all the hopes and as-
pirations of the leaders and promoters,
yet enough have been accomplished to
repay them for the time and efforts ex-
pended. The conferences have awakened
ed in the young people a consciousness
of a common goal, Christian service for
their respective communities. That unity
of spirit and warmth of fellowship found
at the conferences have been transformed
into a closer cooperation among young
people of different denominations. Dev-
elopment of initiative and stimulation
of effort have been demonstrated in a
conference planned and sponsored en-
tirely by the young people themselves.
Many who went to the conferences as a
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matter of curiosity, came away with a
vision of Christian living and a desire
for acquiring more of this Christian ex-
perience.
Future Aims
Because of the pioneer nature of the
past conferences, emphasis has been laid
almost entirely upon the stimulation of
interest and participation in the confer-
ence activities. The aim in the future
will be to train young people more de-
finitely for practical Christian leadership.
Courses which will aid the Christan work-
er towards more effective program plan-
ning and more capable group leadership
have been arranged for the coming con-
ference.
Leaders of 1936 Conference
Among those busy in formulation of
plans for the coming Tahoe conference,
to be held August 2 to 9, are:
Chairman: Alice P. Fong
Vice-chairmen: Lim P. Lee, Ethel Lum
Treasurer: Helen Chan
Registrar: Edwar Lee
Social Activities: Marie Tom, Albert
Park Li
Publicity: Edwin Owyang, Ira Lee
Music: Victor Young
Representative from S. F. Young Peo-
ple's Christian Union: Mrs. Andrew
Wu.
For A Good Vacation
For those who are debating whether
it shall be the "seashore or the mount-
ains" this summer, is offered a delightful
week's vacation in a surrounding com-
bining the best of both. "Imagination
could create nothing more beautiful than
the forest-covered slope, the rustic Con-
ference buildings, the ever-changing co-
lor of the lake, and the distant snow-
capped mountains. Add to this picture
the murmur of lake waves breaking on
rugged rocks, the sighing of wind in tall
pines, the tang of mountain air, and the
reason is clear why more young people
come to Lake Tahoe Conferences every
year. A week in such a setting is an
inspiration as well as a vacation."
Note: Details as to cost, transporta-
tion, and registration may be secured by
writing Miss Alice P. Fong or Miss Nui
Bo Tang, Chinese Y. W. C. A., 965 Clay
St., San Francisco. Announcements of
the conference faculty and the subjects
to be studied will be made later.
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Friday, March 13, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Washington Invades
S. F. March 22
Billed as the championship game for
the Pacific Coast Chinese, the University
of Washington Chinese cagers will tra-
vel to San Francisco from Seattle to
tackle the Troop Three Varsity five on
Mar. 22, tentatively set for the French
Court.
The Washington cagemen are champ-
ions of the Pacific Northwest, while the
Scouts, conquerors of the Lowa Club of
Los Angeles, are title-holders of the Wah
Ying Bay Region Tournament.
Either on Mar. 28 or 29 the invaders
may play Shangtai at the French Court.
This game would also be a big drawing
card. In between the two games, on a
week-day, Washington may meet the Chi-
nese "Y" unlimiteds in an exhibition at
the "Y" gym.
Fresno Chinese Rod and
Gun Club Wins
Reinforced by the addition of Mack
Soo Hoo, Alameda star, the Fresno Chi-
nese Gun Club won four matches out of
four last -week in a skeet shoot in Fresno
at the Calwa Grounds.
The Chinese team, composed of Soo
Hoo, Ray Wong, Frank Wong, Tom
Haw, and Henry Wong, defeated the
Power Club, 106-85; the Fresno Police
team No. 1, 109-106; the Fresno Elks
team No. 2, 97-92; and the Fresno Police
team No. 2, 101-85.
Individual honors went to Frank
Wong, shooting 24 out of 25, Ray 23,
Mack 23, Tom 23 and Henry 16. Five
hundred persons attended the skeet shoot-
ing events, with seven teams firing be-
sides two hundred individuals.
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WAH YEN BEATS SAN JOSE
Sacramento's Wah Yen A. C. defeated
the San Jose Chinese basketball team by
a score of 34-29, at its home court at the
Armory. Stars for the capital five were
Richard Yee and Peter Chan. The fol-
lowing other boys composed the Sacra-
mento team, Edmund Yee, George Chan
(manager), Dan Louie, Henry Fong,
Howard Jan and Donald Yee.
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A tentative basketball contest is being
scheduled between the Los Angeles Chi-
nese Congregational Church and the
Santa Barbara Chinese at the latter city
on Saturday, Mar. 14.
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Shangtai Loses Title Bid
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The Los Angeles Pistol Team compet-
ed in the open El Monte Rifle and Pistol
Club shooting matches on Sunday, Mar.
1, and carried off second place honors.
Only four points separated the Chinese
team from the winning club.
For individual high honors, Robert
Jowe led the field with a score of 280,
four points ahead of his nearest competi-
tor. Mrs. Ching placed second highest
on the Chinese team with a good score
of 266.
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Boxing Champ
En Route to Hawaii
Bob Chan, a 19-year old Chinese boy
of Chicago who won the 135-lb. division
title of the Golden Gloves Boxing Tour-
nament, sailed last week on board the S.
S. Mariposa for Honolulu, where he will
compete with the Chicago team in exhi-
bition matches against top-notch Hawaii-
an amateur scrappers.
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DRAGON NINE LEADS
The Dragon Indoor Baseball team,
entered in the Sacramento Junior Col-
lege Intramural League, is leading the
parade with three wins and no losses.
So far, those who turned in remarkable
performances at bat and in the field are
Tung S. Fong, Charles Fong, Donald
Yee and Paul Yuke. Paul is the genial
little hustling manager who keeps the
players fighting till the last man's out.
• •
PLAYGROUND ACTIVITIES
Two Chinese boys will take part in the
quarter-finals of the City Playground
marble tournament at the Hayward
Playground on Mar. 21. Richard Wong
in the Juniors and Robert Lum in the
Seniors will be the Chinese Playground's
representatives.
It was also announced by Oliver
Chang, Chinese playground director, that
the kite-flying tourney will be held Mar.
14 at the Funston Playground.
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Chinatown's strongest bid for a 130
pound division championship in the P.
A. A. was thwarted when the Shangtai
cagemen were turned back by the Univer-
sity of California thirties in the finals
at the Civic Auditorium last Friday night.
The Chinese five was on the short end of
a 44-28 score.
It was a fast and hard-fought contest,
although the Berkeleyans led through-
out. It was not until the last minutes of
play that the college men pulled away to
a safe lead, the Shangtai players failing
to cope with the taller height and longer
reach of their opponents.
Murphy Bill Quon, Chauncey Yip and
Johnny Wong were the standouts for the
Chinese quintet. One of the shining
lights and main factors why "Cal"' won
was Eddie Way Leong, who played the
best game of his career. Besides being
one of the high-scorers for the winners,
Eddie played a beautiful defensive and
passing game.
The "Cal" boys will receive gold me-
dals as a result of this win, while the
Shangtais will have to be consoled with
silver ones.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE WINS
LEAGUE CONTEST
Scoring with ease and at will, the Oak-
land Young Chinese A. C. 115"s cagers
swamped the Jewish Center with a final
tally of 55-21, at the Jewish Community
Center last week, in an All-Nations
League tilt.
Tanking eighteen points on a scoring
spree, Sung Wong of the Young Chi-
nese walked off with top-point honors,
closely paced by George Chan who chalk-
ed up twelve. Husband was outstanding
for the losing five.
• •
SCOUTS TAKE TWO
The Troop Three Scouts traveled to
Palo Alto last Friday and came through
with a double victory. The Varsity de-
feated the Bombers 29-25, while the Jun-
iors won from Paliclique, 36-32.
Eddie Leong was the star for the Var-
sity five, while outstanding for the Juniors
was Charles Low. For the Paliclique
team, Won Loy Chan and Ray Chew,
with twelve points each, were the main-
stays.
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SPORTS
Scouts' Foul Shot Tourney
Troop Three's annual foul shoe tour-
nament will be held this Sunday from
seven a. m. to noon at the Commodore
Stockton School court. The tourney is
divided into six divisions, the 80's, 90's,
100's 110's, 120's, and unlimiteds, the
winners of which will receive gold medals.
Division winners will compete for the
trophy, which goes permanently to the
boy who wins three times. Bing Chin
and David Chong have been two-time
winners and they will be fighting for per-
manent possession of the trophy. Earl
Wong and Henry Kan have been win-
ners, each once.
Young Chinese Clash With
Sacs Sunday
The strong Young Chinese A. C. quin-
tet will play the Sacramento Chinese this
Sunday evening, Mar. 15, at the Emery
High gym, 47th and San Pablo Avenue,
Oakland, with the preliminary slated for
seven p. m. Admission will be fifteen
cents. Probable starting line-up for Oak-
land: Key Chinn and Stanton Yee at
forward, Shane Lew a: center, and Ed-
win Chan and Howard Joe at guards.
Last year these two teams met twice,
once in Oakland and once in Sacramento,
with the Oaklanders winning both games.
The contest at Oakland drew a large
crowd last year, and another banner at-
tendance is expected this Sunday.
• •
OAKLAND FIVE
SWAMPS BERKELEY
By a convincing tally of 62-34, the
Oakland Young Chinese trounced the
Berkeley Chinese A. C. last Friday night
at the Westlake Jr. High court. Half
score favored the winners 25-13.
High scorers for Oakland were Key
Chinn with 19, Shane Lew 13 and Stan-
ton Yee 8. For the losers, Chong Lee
and Git Jue, with 13 and 12 points, res-
pectively, were the offensive mainstays.
Patronize Our
SPORTS SHORTS
The Chinese Students' Club plans to
give a second skating party on Thursday,
March 19, from 10:15 p. m. to 1 a. m.
at Rollerland, Oakland. Price is twenty-
five cents with Chinese student body card
and thirty-five cents for non card-holders
and outsiders.
Among the Chinese boys who took part
in the bicycle race, sponsored by the
Honolulu Cycling Club on Mar. 1, were
Henry Chun, Henry F. Ching, Henry
D. Ching, Robert Choi, Henry Tom, Her-
bert Ching, and Henry Yuen.
The San Francisco-Oakland National
basketball game, originally planned for
Mar. 15, at the French Court, has been
definitely set for Mar. 22, probably in
the afternoon. The change in date is
due to the fact that the Young Chinese
of Oakland plays the Sacramento Chi-
nese cagers on the 15th, at Emeryville.
Vincent Chinn, a ranking tennis play-
er, has been seen at the Chinese Play-
ground practicing vigorously for the
coming season.
Another basketball contest is being
scheduled between the Oakland Crusad-
ers and the Oakland National Dollar
quintet.
Steve Leong worked his way from a
reserve to a regular position on the Gal-
ileo High team, scoring ten points last
week in an A. A. A. tilt against Mission.
Shangtai's unlimited hoopmen will be
entered in the coming J. A. F. cage
tourney, it was reported.
Joe Lee, the Oakland boy, is playing
regularly with the San Francisco State
College nine. Joe is an infielder.
The Chinese Recreation Leaders de-
feated the Fleishacker quintet 21-20 in
a league game last Friday night at the
Mission High gym. Henry Owyang and
Frank Wong stood out for the victors.
SEATTLE FIVE SPLITS TWO
In a rough and tumble game filled with
many fouls, the Waku Celestials again
defeated the China Club 24-20 at the
Baptist Court in Seattle last Thursday.
Playing with but six men, Hing Chinn,
Frank Mar, Gene Luke, Gordon Poon,
David Woo and Mac Tang, the Waku
vets combined effective shooting with a
rugged defense to win. For the losers,
Frank Kwan, Clarence Mar and Howie
Mar showed up best.
Strengthened by the return of Art
Louie, Garfield High star, Young China
nosed out the Waku Celestials 28-26 last
Saturday at the Collins fieldhouse. Paced
by the scrappy Ray Wong, the youngsters
grabbed an 11-0 lead at the end of the
first quarter, and at half, 13-2. In the
second half, Waku started hitting the
hoop, and coupled with the loss of two
Young China stars, Ray and Vince Goon
via the foul route, almost enabling them
to catch up with the winners.
• •
CONFUCIAN SCHOOL HOLDS HIKE
The senior and older students of the
Confucian Chinese School participated
in a hike to Marin hill last Saturday,
tramping as far as Mt. Tamalpais. Young-
er students went on a trip to the Fleish-
acker Zoo on Sunday.
• •
During the past two weeks, the Y-
Bulldogs have won three straight games.
They are tied for first place with the Y-
Tigers in the 80-lb. in the J. A. F. The
players are Captain Harry Chin, Sonny
Lau, Ronald Ong, Horace Ow, George
Bow and Johnny Chin. Johnny weighs
only 60 pounds, but has been a consistent
star for the Bulldogs in every game.
• •
A son was born on Mar. 9 to the wife
of Francis M. Yee, 835 Clay Street, San
Francisco.
• •
Fred Hong Wong amassed fifteen
points to enable his Poly Hi five to beat
Balboa in an A. A. A. tilt Tuesday. Fred's
total points for the season — 52 in seven
games.
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Friday, March 13, 1936
FAR EAST
WILLIAM HOY
POLITICS IN INNER MONGOLIA
Sandwiched between Japan-fostered "Manchukuo"
and Sovietized Outer Mongolia lies the vast sparsely-
settled plateau of Inner Mongolia. Strategically it is
a natural buffer state separating the troops of two hos-
tile countries, Japan and Russia. It is ruled by princes
number of 3,500. It represents one and a half times
less than the number of papers and periodicals published
in the United States. The U. S. had 12,946 papers at
the end of 1935.
As a matter of fact, the number of collegiate, reli-
gious, fraternal, agricultural and trade journals now
who acknowledge as their political head Prince Teh published in America closely approximates the total
Wang, who in turn acknowledges the nominal Chinese
suzerainty over this nation of hardy nomads, descen-
dants of the great Genghis Khan who conquered China
seven centuries before.
Two and a half years ago Prince Teh called together
his princes to found a Mongolian self-rule movement.
This princely caucus — momentous to Inner Mongolians
— resulted in the Confederation of Inner Mongolian
States, preamble, by-laws and all. Then Nanking was
quietly informed that the Inner Mongolians would like
to become an autonomous state.
Prince Teh, who had learned his politics merely by
watching the diplomatic hagglings of Russia and Japan
within his hearing distance, declared that this move-
ment for autonomy was "an effort to preserve Mongolia
as a country and the Mongol people as a race. A strong
autonomous government would be helpful to both Chi-
na and Mongolia. Mongolia would form a buffer be-
tween China and the countries around her on the north
and east."
Nanking Accedes
Nanking, unable to stop this movement by diplomacy
or military pressure, acquiesced. To preserve the
bonds of political unity between China and Inner Mon-
golia, Nanking went so far as to agree to the payment
of $50,000 a month towards the support of this new
government. Wireless outfits were thrown in for good
measure in order that Nanking may keep in touch with
Inner Mongolian developments.
Rebellion Brewing
Last week rumbles of serious trouble reached Premier
and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. A telegram from
one Yun Chih-hsien apprised Gen. Chiang that his men
were ready to strike if money and ammunitions could
be supplied. And Gen. Chiang, who has won revolu-
tions and crushed uprisings during his active military
career proceeded to meditate on the pros and cons of
this new development.
CHINA'S NEWSPAPERS
Although strict censorship of news appearing in Chi-
na's newspapers and periodicals have made journalism
a precarious and unprofitable business during the past
few years, yet the number of new publications have in-
creased year by year until it now reaches the round
number of publications in China.
Leading Dailies
China's oldest and most widely read dailies are the
Shun Pao, the Sin Wan Pao, and the Shih Pao, although
the circulation of anyone of these can not compare with
a popular American daily. The Shun Pao is represen-
tative of the conservative and intellectual group; the
Sin Wan represents a group neither liberal nor con-
servative; while the Shih Pao is strictly liberal. These
three papers are published in Shanghai, which has 460
more other publications, ranging from the most con-
servative to the most radical in policy and dissemina-
tion of news.
Tabloids Appearing
Lately several four-page tabloids selling for less than
a U. S. penny were launched by several Shanghai pub-
lishers and have already proven successful money-get-
ters, chiefly because of its cheap price. These tabloids
carry cabled world-wide news, domestic events, human
interestfeatures and editorials. And surprisingly
enough, one of these tabloids have been reported as
achieving the 1,000,000 circulation mark.
KWANGTUNG'S VILLAGE STATISTICS
Some Kwangtung Provincial surveyors have been
travelling through several southwestern districts during
the past months. Their job: counting the number of
villages in five specified densely populated and cultiva-
ted districts. The purpose of their counting was not
made clear but the result of the travelling-jaunts
brought forth these figures: the District of Sunwui,
245 villages; Toishan District, 334 villages; Hoy-ping
District, 145 villages; Yin-ping, 109 villages; and
Chikkai, 25 villages.
CANTON BUILDING OWN GOVERNMENT
RADIO STATION
A 50-kilowatt government broadcasting station will
soon rear its aerial tower over this modern south China
capital. Financial arrangement have been agreed upon
between the authorities and a private concern, and elec-
trical and broadcasting equipments have been ordered
for Canton. It is believed that the station will be ready
for operation within fifteen months.
Friday, March 13, 1936
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Szechuan Institutions of
Learning to Effect Reforms
Following the recommendations made
by a group of educational experts who
recently returned to the Capital after an
investigation trip to Szechuan, the Mini-
stry of Education, with a view to brnging
the educational standard in West China
in conformity with that of the more ad-
vanced provinces, has issued instructions
to the Department of Education of Sze-
chuan to effect a partial reorganization
of the institutions of higher learning in
that province.
According to the instructions sent out
by the Ministry, a College of Agriculture
is to be added to the National Universi-
ty of Szechuan while its schools of Na-
tural Science, Education, Political Sci-
ence, and Economics, are to be combined
into two schools as grouped above. Its
School of Liberal Arts is to be maintained
in its old status.
The Ministry further instructs the Sze-
chuan Department of Education to
change the University of Chungking to
a provincial institution and to abolish
its schools of Liberal Arts and Agricul-
ture. The students of the two abolished
schools are to be transferred to the Na-
tional University of Szechuan.
The University of Chungking is to
establish two new schools, namely Na-
tural Science and Technology, with its
original departments of Mathematics and
Natural Science to be incorporated into
the new school of Natural Science. The
School of Technology is to have three
departments, namely Civil, Metallurgical
and Electrical Engineering.
As soon as funds are available, the
instruction adds, the University is to
establish a School of Medicine.
The provincial College of Agriculture,
according to the instructions, is to be
incorporated into the University of
Chungking.
In order that better attention may be
paid to primary and middle school edu-
cation, the instructions order that the
primary and middle schools affiliate with
the National University of Szechuan and
its various schools be placed under the
dnect control of the provincial Depart-
ment of Education.
• •
A son was born on Feb. 27 to the wife
of Edward Lee, 1031 Jackson Street, San
Francisco.
Severe Penalty to Be
Imposed On Currency
Offenders
Under the chairmanship of President
Sun Fo, the Legislative Yuan has adopted
at one of its regular sessions recently a
set of provisional regulations governing
the punishment of national currency of-
fenders. The following is a free trans-
lation of the provisional regulations as
adopted by the Legislative Yuan:
1 .Those who destroy by melting the
national silver coins or the bar silver
minted by the Central Mint with intent
to make profit thereby, shall be punished
by imprisonment for a period of not less
than one year and not more than seven
years; the offenders may also be subject
to a fine of not more than #1,000 in ad-
dition to imprisonment.
2. Those who smuggle national silver
coins or silver bar minted by the Central
mint or silver metal in general out of the
territorial limits of the Republic of China
with intent to make profit thereby, shall
be punished by imprisonment for life or
for a period of not less than seven years;
the offenders may also be subject to a
fine of not less than the amount smuggled
and not more than five times its value.
3. Those who counterfeit or alter the
bar silver minted by the central mint or
reduce the weight thereof and utter, col-
lect, or deliver the same with intent to
utter, shall be punished according to the
punishment prescribed under those pro-
visions of the Criminal Code regarding
the offences of counterfeiting national
currency.
4. The national silver coins or the bar
silver minted by the central mint, or
silver metal in general, illegally me'ted
or smuggled abroad, shall be confiscated,
whether the same belongs to the offender
or not.
5. Those who attempt to commit the
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SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Grant (Seattle) Mar.
18; President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 31; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Hayes
(San Francisco) Mar. 13. President Mc-
Kinley (Seattle) Mar. 14; President Hoo-
ver (San Francisco) Mar. 20; President
Wilson (San Francisco) Mar. 27; Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28.
PRINTING AND ENGRAVING
BUREAU CLOSES
The Ministry of Finance in Peiping
announced that its bureau of printing
and engraving had suspended business,
when the staff members refused to work
unless they received several months' back
pay.
Recently the bureau began reducing
wages and cutting down the staff, but
could not make both ends meet, with the
result that one of the oldest and best
equipped printing establishments in Chi-
na was ordered closed by the Ministry.
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shall be punished.
6. These regulations shall come into
force from the date of promulgation.
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— Photo by Chinese Digest
As our own Court of Arbitration, the Chung Wah
Association in San Francisco presents an impressive
entrance behind which the elders of Chinatown sit in
quiet and learned judgment on matters of importance.
Within may be found a highly elaborate rug on which
is woven an authentic map of China giving on a reduced
scale the exact latitude and longtitude of the country,
and showing the various railroad services between lead-
ing cities.
Located on Stockton Street, the two upper stories are
given over to the housing of the Chung Wah Chinese
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March 20, 1936
FAR EAST
WILLIAM HOY
CHINA PROPOSES, JAPAN OPPOSES
Not long ago Nanking's Finance Minister H. H. Kung
looked around for a dependable and expert finance ad-
visor. Under Finance Minister H. H. Kung, China
went on a managed paper currency standard last Novem-
ber and ever since he has been losing a great amount of
sleep trying to fight off the specter of inflation from
hovering over the nation's financial system.
Casting his line into Shanghai's banking circles the
Finance Minister hooked one K. P. Chen (Chen Po),
general manager of the Shanghai Commercial and Sav-
ings Bank. Appointed an advisor, he was recently told
to head a Chinese mission to Europe and the United
States to investigate currency conditions there.
As soon as this news came through Nanking's Jap-
anese embassy, it was not long before Japan's official
opposition was expressed through the voice of a spokes-
man. According to his information, said the spokesman,
Mr. Chen's real mission is connected with the recently
authorized domestic loans of 120,000,000 dollars (Chi-
nese) which is being floated for a contemplated railway
building program and is intended to be the foundation
upon which to secure foreign loans and credits for this
construction work.
"There are several reasons why we cannot approve
any future foreign investment in railroads in this coun-
try," continued the spokesman. He proceeded to give
explicit reasons, viz:
1. China's railroads are government-owned; conse-
quently loans for railway uses necessarily carry political
implications;
2. China must not overlook Japan's vast economic in-
terests in the northern provinces;
3. Japan is at present a creditor to China on railroads
to some 500,000,000 Chinese dollars (this figure can
only be arrived at by adding the notorious Nishihara
loans which the Chinese Republic has never acknow-
ledged as bona fide debts) .
Although this statement was ostensibly given as a
warning, Nanking apparently paid no heed. A fort-
night ago Mr. K. P. Chen prepared to sail for the
United States.
SINO-JAPANESE COOPERATION
From Shanghai a fortnight ago came the announce-
ment of the formation of the Sino-Japanese Trade
Council, organized for the purpose of exploiting Chi-
na's resources and laying the groundwork for invest-
ments in the mining industries, railways and agricultural
developments in the rich Yangtze Valley.
On the surface this new development in the economic
relations between China and Japan seemed above board,
untinged with ulterior motives on the latter's part. Ne-
vertheless, the news was ominous to China's political-
minded populace, and indicated growing pressure on
Japan's part to force China to accept her economic as-
sistance. To Great Britain, which has always looked
upon the Yangtze Valley as her own sphere of influ-
ence, the news was a blow below the belt. It meant that
Japan had won another round in her fight with Britain
for the economic control of China.
Aims Explained
In explaining the aims of the Sino-Japanese Trade
Council, its organizers declared it will utilize Japanese
capital to develop China's raw materials, chief among
which will be cotton, wool and minerals. Japanese ex-
perts will be employed to help China produce these
materials in great quantities, which will be mostly
bought by the former for her growing industries. If
China could produce more cotton in the future it means
that ultimately Japan would gradually decrease her
cotton imports from the United States. At the present
time one-half of Japan's imported cotton is from the
United States.
Japanese capital will be also employed to develop
mines, building railways and stimulating further agri-
cultural productions throughout Central China. Other
lines of economic schemes the results of which would
be advantageous to Japan would also be included in the
Trade Council's proposed projects.
Council Includes Bankers and Industrialists
On the board of directors of the Sino-Japanese Trade
Council are an equal number of Chinese and Japanese
bankers of repute, industrial experts, members of in-
vestment interests. One of the Chinese members is the
general manager of the Shanghai Commercial and Sa-
vings Bank. Japan's gigantic investment house of Mit-
subishi and Matsui are also represented.
North China Program
As the Sino-Japanese Trade Council ponders its pro-
gram for the development of the Yangtze region, Jap-
anese capital of another color is getting ready to pour
into North China for the development of certain "basic
industries". While the Sino-Japanese Trade Council
may be purely a matter of economic cooperation, the
Japanese program in North China is out and out econ-
omic penetration of China at the point of a sword.
Chief emissaries of Japanese military and economic
penetration into the Asiatic mainland are the sword-
rattlers of the Japanese Army and the empire vision-
aries of the South Manchurian Railway. With their
approval and under their direction a broad program
aiming at the eventual conquest of China proper is
being worked out.
Chief phase of this program is the construction of
railways which will facilitate the transportation of raw
materials for shipment to "Manchukuo" or Japan as
well as for swift movement of troops.
The Japanese have long been interested in the huge
iron and coal deposits of Shantung province, and is now
about prepared to work them. According to their own
experts, Shantung has about 4,800,000,000 tons of coal.
Quantity production of cotton in this region will also
be a major part of Japan's North China development
program. The Japanese army is confident that with
North China in its tight grip at present, there should be
no barriers to prevent them from putting their program
into operation.
March 20, 1936
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CHINATOWNIA
Advisor Sees Unity of China
Dr. Robert Lewis, who has held the po-
sition of Nanking Government's political
advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
for the last five years, arrived aboard the
S. S. Hoover.
Dr. Lewis stated that he does not be-
lieve that China has any great fear of
Japan, as the Japanese have enough to
worry about at home.
General Chiang Kai-shek is the most
powerful premier thei Nanking govern-
ment has seen in many years, Dr. Lewis
believes, and under his guidance, unifica-
tion of the Chinese under one single
government is near.
• •
SACRAMENTO STUDENTS'
ASSOCIATION INAUGURATED
Formal inauguration of the Sacramento
Chinese Students' Association was held
Sunday, March 15, at the Chung Wah
School. Every Chinese organization in
Sacramento took part in the program.
The officers of the Association were
installed by Mr. Fong Yue Poo, Presi-
dent of the Chinese Six Companies of
Sacramento.
An one act play which the students
put on was highly commended for its
originality and superb acting.
• •
A correction is made at this time that
the donor of the book, "China Speaks",
to the Portland Public Library was Lee
Ki Lum.
• •
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Official Denies
McClatchy Charges
Charges of V. S. McClatchy, executive
secretary of the California Joint Immi-
gration Committee, that a pro-Japanese
text book has been furnished during the
present school year to additional schools
in Hawaii were officially denied by Oscar
F. Shepard, head of the private Punahou
School in Honolulu who is also chairman
of the text book committee of the Institute
of Pacific Relations, Hawaiian group.
Mr. Shepard issued the denial after a
recent meeting of teachers and principals
of many of Honolulu's schools. He
stated:
"At our committee meeting, attention
was directed to press clippings criticizing
one of these texts as pro-Japanese pro-
paganda. These statements are being
scrutinized and if some are found to be
incorrect or not substantiated, they will
be deleted. Contrary to the statements
in these critical articles, none of these
texts has been distributed to Hawaiian
schools in the past year."
It was explained at the institute that
the texts are on trial and use in only one
of Honolulu's public schools, the Mc-
Kinley High School, where the majority
of the students are of Japanese-American
parentage.
It was recently charged by Mr. Mc-
Clatchy that the text book was filled with
misrepresentations and propaganda fa-
voring Japan, and that it is used in Hon-
olulu public schools in spite of protests,
with the authors reported urging that it
be endorsed by teachers organizations
throughout the United States (Chinese
Digest, Mar. 6).
• •
TENNIS CLUB HONORS MEMBER
Many attended the monthly meeting of
the Los Angeles Tennis Club last Sun-
day at N. S. G. S. Hall to honor Dr.
Edward Lee, the retiring president. As
a token of appreciation from, the club,
an attractive little gavel was presented to
him by Miss Ruth Kim, the chairman.
The club voted to have a handicap
tournament for all its members beginning
March 29, Hamilton Gee, athletic man-
ager, announced.
The first issue of "The Racquet", a
monthly, was distributed to all those pre-
sent. Dr. William D. Lee was elected
business manager, and Milton Quon, art
editor, who appointed Al Hing and Sadie
permanent editor with Ralph Wong as
Sam as his assistants.
CHINESE NEEDLEWORK GUILD
The Needlework Guild of America is
an organization of mothers and philan-
thropic women whose purpose is to make
new garments for needy school children.
Always interested in the welfare of our
children, Miss Anna Croughwell, princi-
pal of the Commodore Stockton School,
organized the Chinese mothers' section
of this national organization, the Wun
Gum, three years ago with the help of
many interested mothers. Some of these
ladies are: Mesdames May Chan, G. B.
Lau, B. S. Fong, C. M. Chow, Hong
Guey, Leong Chong, D. Y. Wong, and
Betty Joe. Since its organization many
have become members.
Although the work of the three past
years has been gratifying, these ladies are
campaigning for a larger membership in
order that the needs of the ever-increas-
ing school population might be adequate-
ly met. Among the many interested wo-
men who have pledged their support are:
Mrs. Charles Gee, Mrs. Chang Ho, Mrs.
F. Y. Lowe, Mrs. S. B. Quan, and Miss
Sunru Chang, Nanking Aviatrix.
An anniversary meeting was held at
Tao Yuan last Saturday with the wife
of the School Superintendent, Mrs. Ed-
win Lee, Miss Croughwell, Mrs. Don-
aldson, the President of the Needlework
Guild, and others as guests.
It is reported that for the contribution
of over a hundred garments made by
our mothers, more than 400 pieces of
clothing have been distributed by the
Needlework Guild last year to needy
children of Chinatown.
• •
OAKLAND CHINESE CENTER
Members of the Oakland Chinese Cen-
ter are busily engaged in shaping up their
new quarters before staging a public
welcome.
Stylish furniture are arriving daily. A
newly purchased couch and its accom-
panying easy chairs of an attractive early
California pattern were among the first
to meet with the club's approval. In
about two weeks when arrangements are
completed, the Center will hold an open-
house for two days.
The Center is extending an invitation
to all Chinese organizations in Oakland
without clubrooms to hold their meetings
there. The Waku Auxiliary plans to
accept this gracious offer and will reci-
procate with a furniture gift.
As informed by the committee in
charge of funds for furnishings, a four-
teen day drive netted nearly #300 from
the members.
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CHINATOWNIA
TEACHER ARRESTED FOR
WHIPPING STUDENT
Chin Boon Gan, a teacher at the Mee
Wah Chinese School in Sacramento, was
one of those old-fashioned Chinese tea-
chers who believed that "to spare the rod
is to spoil the child." Last week, how-
ever, he had plenty of time to think over
the wisdom of such methods of punish-
ing mischievous students.
Chin administered a whipping to a
12-year-old student, the son of Harry
Lee, who complained that the beating was
without provocation. The teacher's ver-
sion was that the whipping was quite jus-
tified because his pupil had been so dis-
respectful as to swear at him.
Nevertheless, Chin was arrested.
• •
SEATTLE CHTTTER-CHATTER
Dorothy and Eddie Luke voted at the
Polls in last Tuesday's city elections . . .
Everytime Gordon Poon takes his "jack-
knife" shot at the basket, the fans roar,
especially the girls . . . Among the
10,000 that jammed the pavilion to see
Washington win the Northwest title from
O. S. C. were Butch Luke and Frank
Nipp . . . Edward. Goon Wong claims
he's "Chinatown's sidewalk inspector" . . .
One of the stars of the China Club-Waku
battles was Clarence Mar, Garfield. Hi
star of years ago, who without any prac-
tice whatever stepped into a suit, and
showed the old-time form at its best . . .
Little Ruthie Hwang rehearsing faithfully
for her part in the "Student Prince"
to be presented at Roosevelt Hi soon . . .
Billy Hong bemoaning the fact that he
was eliminated in the semi-finals of the
all-city Checkers tournament by the fel-
low who eventually won the champion-
ship . . . Ray Wong and Mosey Kay
driving down Second Avenue after mid-
night Saturday . . . Final exams at the
"U" this week, and everyone worried ex-
cept David Eng, who has dropped out
due to the flu . . . Jack Wong wondering
when Miss Eva Lee will answer . . . The
Young China Scandal sheet getting scan-
dalous . . . Majorie Lew Kay, ex-Seattle-
ite, was the Lingnam U football team's
mascot during the past season.
• •
R. O. T. C. AWARDS
R. O. T. C. awards were issued to Ger-
ald Lee and Bruce Quon of Oakland
High School, Oakland, in an assembly
by Major W. I. Sherwood, military in-
structor of the school.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Yuk Eng of Seattle are
the proud parents of a 1\ pound baby
girl born March 2nd.
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Brilliant Dissertation
Submitting what University of South-
ern California faculty members termed
one of the most brilliant dissertations
written at the Trojan institution. Row-
land Jung Tsung Loh, Chinese graduate
student was awarded recendy the doctor
of philosophy degree in sociology, By
R. B. von KleinSmid, president. By
means of previously undeciphered in-
scriptions on long buried bones and tor-
toise shells uncovered in China, Loh has
reconstructed the social organization of
the Shang Dynasty which flourished in
ancient China from 1766 to 1122 B. C.
"Loh's dissertation is a distinct con-
tribution to historians," Dr. R. D. Hunt,
dean of the graduate school declared.
• •
LUCKY SAM
Last week a Chinatown lad — big, stout
and in his 'teens — considered himself its
luckiest citizen. Reason: he had just been
made the recipient of a present. The
present: a brand new black and green
motorcycle of the latest type.
Sammy Kan was the fortunate lad.
For his timely present he had to thank
his father , Sam Kan, a former officer of
the U. S. Immigration Service and now
a government agent stationed in Hono-
lulu.
Sammy is a studant at Galileo and a
wizard with the harmonica. His friends
are wondering whether he will grow up
to be a motorcycle cop. Anyway, he's
Chinatown's luckiest boy.
• •
A son was born on Mar. 3 to the wife
of Frank S. Dong, 36 John Street, San
Francisco.
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Increased enrollment has brought about
the renovating of the Wah Kue
Chinese School in Watsonville. The
board of trustees' room on the upper
floor was changed into a classroom, for
the lower grades, while the upper grades
will remain on the lower floor.
Mr. Joe Yum Tse, formerly of Court-
land, and Mr. Santon Tsoo from St.
Mary's Chinese School in San Francisco
are the two new faculty members. With
the addition of the new teachers, the
school has advanced greatly and modern
methods of teaching are being used.
There are forty-eight students now at-
tending the school.
Mr. Tse has organized a student club
and will act as advisor. The method of
holding offices are planned differently
from the usual parliamentary rules. To
acquaint the students with the procedure
of holding meetings, the offices will be
rotated and all students will be required
to speak in Cantonese.
Under the supervision of Mr. Tse, the
school will soon start training for their
drum and bugle corps. It is the fond
hope of the school to have the corps in
shape for the annual 4th of July activi-
ties.
As their first social gesture, Mr. Tse
invited Mr. Tsoo, Mr. Wong Ging Soon,
the principal, and the officers of the club
to a dinner dance at Soo Chow Tea Room
last Sunday. Each member who attended
was required to entertain in some manner.
Miss Iris Wong, president, sang "Alone.''
Misses Mary Lee and Marian Dong gave
a Buck and Wing dance. Due to the
insistence of the students, Mr. Tse sang
a little Chinese love melody. Other
members gave riddles and speeches. The
evening ended in dancing and gave as-
surance of the future social success of
the club.
AGENT LIKES CHINESE DESIGN
Slowly gatherng momentum, the move
of many merchants to turn Chinatown
back to Chinese types of architecture has
received the hearty support of Mr. Mel-
ville Wilson, of Norris, Beggs and Base.
Shanghai Bazaar, on Grant Avenue, is
the latest store to be styled along Chinese
designs, and it was mainly through Ml
Wilson, who in corroboration with the
A. M. Hardy Contracting Co., made
one of our largest bazaars into something
that will no doubt attract the eyes of
many to the "real Chinese stor
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CLARA CHAN
"Big Little Broadcast'
Soon
Are .... you .... listening?
You will want to be on Saturday, Mar.
28, at 8:00 p. m. when the 965 Club
presents "The Big Little Broadcast of
1936".
Favorite radio programs will come to
life on that evening, each contributing
its share of enchanting music, sparkling
comedy, and hair-raising mystery.
Robert Poon, the man of a thousand
wisecracks, the teller of long stories and
tall tales, will be at the microphone to
introduce the twenty-odd young Chinese
artists who will make the program one
which you will not willingly miss nor
easily forget.
"We think the event will be unique
in the history of entertainment in this
community," said Marie Tom and Clara
Lee, joint chairmen of the planning com-
mittee. "And as a major portion of the
proceeds will be used to send some young
man or woman from this community to
the Western Summer School for Work-
ers, we are confident of the support of the
community." Serving with them on the
committee are Mabel Lowe, Delma Mark,
and May Louie.
• •
HERE WE ARE, SWANEE!
Would you recognize your favorite girl
friend if she appeared in pickaninnie
garb and charcoal?
If you're accustomed to seeing "her"
all prettied and rosied, save the dates of
June 6 and 7, and you'll get a chance
to find out that she can look just as lovely
with her hair all "done up'' and two
great big brown eyes smiling at you from
a sea of ebony — believe us! And if you
won't believe us, it will be worth your
while to find out for yourself when the
Square and Circle Club presents their
"Dixie Varieties".
• •
SEATTLE FAREWELL PICNIC
A combination quarter-end meeting,
and farewell to the cagemen was held by
the Seattle Chinese Students Club, Sun-
day, March 15, in the form of a picnic
at Juanita Park on the shores of Lake
Washington. A jolly time was had by
all except those members of the Student's
hoop squad who will be unable to make
the trip south. Fried chicken, bonfires,
(indoors) toasted marshmallows, and a
little rain outside made the excursion one
to be remembered.
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Girl Reserves' Tea Party
One of the most colorful events for
the week in Portland is the Silver Tea
with which the Chinese Girl Reserves of
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion will entertain Saturday afternoon at
the home of their advisor, Mrs. Stanley
Chin. For several years the girls have
entertained with a similar affair to raise
funds to send a delegate to the Girl Re-
serves' summer conference at Seabeck,
Washington, and to assist in the care of
a boy and girl in the Ming Quong Home
at Oakland.
Presiding at the tea table will be Miss
Grace Lowers, Mrs. Lee Hong, Mrs.
Maurice Crumpacker, Mrs. Park Chin,
Mrs. C. D. Bodine and Mrs. William S.
Knox. Assisting will be Misses Irene,
Dorothy, Madeline and Maxine Chin;
Misses Ada, Mary, Nellie, Jessie, Phyllis
and Dorothy Lee; Misses Eva, Mildred
and Alice Goon; Misses Maxine Chu,
Vivian Wong, Vivian Lai, Nymphia
Lam and Lorraine Sun.
A program of music will be given by
the Girl Reserve Chorus, accompanied by
Miss Mary Evelene Calbreath.
• •
"Y" SPORT DANCE TOMORROW
Chinese Y. M. C. A.'s sport dance will
hold sway tomorrow night at the Y. W.
C. A. hall at 965 Clay Street, with music
by the Cathayans.
It was announced that one of the fea-
tures of this affair will be the presence
of the University of Washington Chinese
basketball players, as honor guests.
• •
WAH KIANG ELECTS
New officers of the Wah Kiang Club
of Portland, Oregon, were elected on
March 6 as follows: president, James
Moe; vice-president, Benny Quan; secre-
tary and treasurer, Warren Moe and ser-
geant-at-arms, Joseph Wong. Edgar Lee
was appointed advisor.
The object of this club is to form an
association of young people to create
opportunities for athletic competition,
promotion of friendship, cooperation
among members, encouragement to dis-
cuss domestic and foreign questions and
the interest to keep abreast of the times.
Lien Fa Saw You
An excitingly new black and golden
yellow suit was nonchalantly worn by
Mrs. Ira Lee as she presided over the
Square and Circle meeting last Sunday
afternoon. Very much in spirit with the
bright spring day, a saucy black straw
hat was worn ornamented with the latest
rage, "artificial flowers", at the back of
the small crown, a fetchingly lovely sailor
mode. The richness of the golden yellow
blends marvelously with the black of her
painted blouse, with the darker shade as
background. An air of the "Gibson
girl" mode, black kid pumps went well
with this nice looking ensemble.
Ever tastefully dressed, Mrs. Edward
Quon, nee May Gong, was in a navy
blue suit femininely tailored. It has bell
sleeves distinctively designed to give that
graceful appeal which is essentially im-
portant this spring. A string of bone
buttons closed the high neckline of her
powder blue waist. This charming color
combination is very becoming on Mrs.
Quon. An off the face blue crepe hat
was worn slightly tilted on one side lend-
ing ultra smartness. Matching accessor-
ies completed the outfit. The simplicity
of this costume is appropriate for prac-
tically any occasion, and a sure winner!
• •
SEATTLE SPRING INFORMAL
The first Seattle dance to break the
spell of dullness and to welcome the
balmy spring days was the Spring In-
formal given by the Wakus on March 19
at the Chung Wah auditorium. Several
special features were planned to carry
out the "Springy" weather, and numer-
ous prizes offered. Music was furnished
by Brad Brannon's boys.
The committee handling the affair con-
sisted of Mr. Lester Chin, chairman,
assisted by Messrs. Hing Chin, Henry
Chin and Gordon Poon.
• •
BENEFIT DANCE
For the purpose of raising funds, the
Chinese Radio Club of San Francisco
recently announced that a benefit dance
will be given on April 18, at the N. S.
G. S. Hall.
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By Bob Poon
As Snintchell would say . . . Magnets
are not the only things that will attract,
take, for instance, the attraction that is
drawing the boys to a certain Grant Av-
enue apartment. That there is double
the amount of boys there than ever be-
fore is now a known fact. Well, isn't
there TWICE the attraction?
After swearing before a mirror that
he will not indulge in games of chance
any more, a certain young man immedi-
ately turns around with the first oppor-
tunity and did just what he vowed never
to do again. In fact, it is now a nightly
occurrence. I guess his vows are like
New Year Resolutions, made only to be
broken.
A strange request was made at a rest-
aurant. Not only did the party want
to see the latest 'stock market reports'
but they also requested some water melon
seeds, with specific instructions that they
don't want rice. Reason? Well, white
doesn't show up good on a white back-
ground.
Did you know over 400 cups of punch
were served at the Chitena Invitational
Dance? Well, they used up all the paper
cups and there were 400 of them, then
they borrowed the punch cups from the
California Club thus saving the day (or
night) for the thirsty. But pity the cup
washer that evening. It was an impromp-
tu job and it took on huge proportions
before the dance was over. Let's give
them three cheers.
You have heard so much of absent-
minded professors and their embarrassing
experiences. Well, consider the plight
of this young lady who was so engrossed
in a conversation with her friend that
she pretty nearly went out minus vital
clothing.
Watsonville sure does hate to see Ted
Young leave for his home town, especially
one little Miss who is feeling lonely.
EASTER RAFFLE
The Wah Lung Triangle of Sacramen-
to are busy selling tickets for an Easter
Raffle. Three prizes will be given away,
and the drawing will be held on Mar. 27.
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FAY WAH CLUB TO HOLD DANCE
The Fay Wah Club of Fresno held its
monthly meeting last Wednesday even-
ing at the Dragon Cafe. With Dr. P. S.
Ching presiding, the members were in-
formed that the club will shortly vacate
their present clubroom preparatory to
moving into the recently completed Com-
munity Center.
Fay Wah is sponsoring a grand open-
ing dance which will be held in April.
Thomas Haw, vice-president, is in charge
of all arrangements. He announced the
following sub-committee chairmen:
Tickets, Thomas Liu; publicity, Allen
Lew; refreshment, Floyd Sam.
Following the business meeting, chow
mein and won ton were in order, with
Floyd Sam in the principal role as "dish-
er-outer".
• •
CHINESE BOY EDITOR
Eddie Wong was chosen associate editor
of the senior memory book at McCly-
monds High School of Oakland. Eddie
was associate editor of the school weekly,
the McClymonds Record during his jun-
ior year.
• •
CHINESE STUDENTS SELECTED
The Misses Mary Hong and Frances
Lew, and Edwin Luke were selected by
Mr. Chester Loucks, Baptist Students ad-
visor, to represent the Chinese Students
Club of Seattle Washington, at an- open
forum on "Racial Relationships" to be
held April 3 at Eagleson Hall on the
campus. These discussions, which are
being carried out under the auspices of
the National Y. M. C. A. will find repre-
sentatives from every nationality on the
campus participating. The informal chats
are to be continued each Friday after-
noon of the spring quarter until May
10, when all the data compiled will be
forwarded to national headquarters.
• •
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
A Chinese Camp Fire Girls' Club was
organized in Salinas recently. Many in-
teresting activities have been participated
in such as craft work, sewing, woodwork,
in cooking, hiking, camping, picnics and
parties.
Officers of the club are as follows:
Yee Lew, president; Mary Yce, vice-presi-
dent; May L. Lew, secretarv; and Lucy
Fong, treasurer. Other members arc
Lupe Lee, Mildred Jang and Catherine
Jang. Mrs. A. B. Schomeld is their ad-
visor.
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CHINATOWNIA
Y. W. C. A. Activities
"Barriers on the Road to Peace" will
be the theme of a panel discussion to be
held as part of the Business Girls' Na-
tionwide Observance at the Y. W. C. A.
Residence Club on Tuesday, March 24,
at 8 o'clock.
"Every year," explained Delma Mark,
president of the 965 Club, "Y. W. C. A.
business girls all over the world set apart
one day on which they may all seriously
think and work together on the problems
for which we are all seeking a solution."
"For the past two years," continued
Mabel Lowe, city-wide Business Girls'
Committee representative, "our theme has
been 'Peace'. We hope that this year we
may highlight some of the conditions
and attitudes which we meet everyday —
situations and habits of thought and
action which are barriers to tolerance,
understanding, and cooperation."
"And." added Janet Hoo, Chinese
Business Girls' League delegate to the
city-wide committee, "we are not limit-
ing the participation to Y. W. C. A.
clubs. We have asked groups of young
people from all over the city to join us
in thinking through this problem of
breaking down barriers and building for
world peace."
Amy Lee will present the case of the
Chinese girl in industry as the Chinese
Y. W. C. A.'s contribution to the panel
discussion.
Refreshments and folk dancing at the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. will follow the
discussion with the 965 Club and the
Chinese Business Girls' League acting as
hostess groups. They wish to extend a
cordial invitation to the girls and young
women of the community to join in the
Natonwide Observance program.
"We want tap!" is such a frequent
request that the Chinese Y. W. C. A. is
starting a second class in tap dancing on
Wednesday afternoons from 3:00 to 4:00.
In discussing the program, Mrs. Foley
said, "We realize that many girls are un-
able to come to evening classes and acti-
vities, but it seems scarcely fair that this
fact should exclude them from recreation
and informal programs. We hope that
ths Wednesday afternoon group will be
an answer to the question for some of
the girls who work at night."
The afternoon group will offer:
2:00-3:00 Dramatics;
3:00-4:00 Tap dancing or Correc-
tive English;
4 : 00-4 : 3 0 Tea and chatter
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HUNDREDS AT ST. MARY'S SHOW
Several hundred persons jammed the
auditorium to capacity to witness the
dramatic and musical program sponsored
by the St. Mary's Athletic Club last Sat-
urday, to raise funds for equipping a
gymnasium.
A three-act comedy entitled (translated
from the Chinese title) "Instability", was
presented by the members of ths athletic
and Footlight clubs. John Yehall Chin
and Gee Won Sau portrayed the princi-
pal roles of man and wife.
During intermissions the audience was
entertained with dancing and singing.
Rosemary Tong, formerly a KYA singer,
rendered two solos, "Mystery of Life",
and "Alone".
A scene from "Alice in Wonderland",
was portrayed by the little lassies of the
Footlight Club, while two little girls,
dressed as pickaninnies, captured the
hearts of the audience by singing a song
from Shirley Temple's picture, "Littlest
Rebel".
• •
BOMB DAY DANCE RAISES $257
A net profit of $257.50 was announced
by Mrs. Ruby Kim Tape and Mrs. Arthur
Delorimier, sponsors of the Marysville
Bomb Day dance held recently in the
Yuba County city.
The money will be used as the nucleus
to a fund by the Chinese Welfare So-
ciety for the establishment of a recrea-
tion hall for Chinese children and an
extension of the playground which was
started by Charlie Sing. The Marysville
Tree Planting Committee will be asked
to landscape the playground.
• •
There will be no fee for these activities
and they will be open to any girl over
eighteen. The only requirement is that
girls who enroll for tap dancing have a
health examination to insure themselves
against any ill effects from this rather
strenuous exercise. Classes will start offi-
cially on Wednesday, March 25.
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The Towntrotter Says:
That ever popular PAULINE TONG
and WILLIE JIN JEE are seen these
days strolling together, seem to be as
sweet and thick as syrup with each other
.... We hear that MOON FONG of
Salinas had to walk home from a recent
dance out of town (fortunately it was
only a few miles from the city limits
when his car broke down!) .... Our
Salinas representative, ED CHAN, is
taking tap dancing lessons; we'd like to
know who the pretty girl is who is tutor-
ing (or toting) him .... Down in L. A.
TYRUS WONG and RUTH ENG KIM
are reported 'that way' about each other
.... THOMAS MOCK of San Francis-
co, and DOLORES M. KWONG, of Sac-
ramento will be married shortly; they've
filed their application already- congratu-
ations! .... ARTHUR CHIN, one of
fifteen boys who were sent to China to
join the flying corps by the Portland
Aviation Club, is now studying advanced
aviation in Berlin, Germany .... Mr.
and Mrs. FRANK HONG of Portland
became the proud parents of a baby boy,
born at the Emanuel Hospital . . . .Last
week JADIN WONG opened a feature
run at the local Club Moderne, and she's
creating a sensation there with exotic
Oriental dances CHARLES P. LOW,
well-known insurance broker and man-
about-town, has at last found his "com-
bination". What is it? A new Philco
with a built-in bar, complete 'n every-
thing— and what a cellar! .... A few
days ago a marriage license was issued
to SING LUM, of Bakersfield and MAE
F. WONG of Oakland, may they live
"happily ever after" .... We just found
out that the attraction of Salinas to local,
San Jose and L. A. boys is someone by
the name of MAYE GHUNG, but better
keep away, boys, 'nuf competition among
the town boys already! .... Among the
out-of-towners seen at the Chitena dance
were DOROTHY LEE, BETTY ENG and
EARL GOON of Watsonville ....
. . . . GERALD LEONG seems to be quite
romantic these days, 'tis reported that
GRACE CHEW (Texas) went to a dance
with him recently .... JOHN CHAN
and JENNY CHEW were seen recently
playing a "hot" ping pong set at the
playground, golly, how blossoms bloom
.... VICTOR WONG is trying to find a
Fountain of Youth, should journey to
Florida ....
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March 20, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINBSB DIGEST
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ETHEL LUM
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CORRESPONDENTS
AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles _
William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland
Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland
Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle
.Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Salinas
Edward Chan
Bakersfield
Mamie Lee
Watsonville
Iris Wong
Allen Lew
"WE HAVE GIVEN"
Oakland's Chinese division in the Community Chest
campaign pointed with pride to its achievement last
week, as it was the first among the transbay city s 53
agencies to reach its full quota.
The Chinese group, which has always made its full
quota, raised 100.5 per cent of the amount it was respon-
sible for. As a result, Thomas G. Lew, head of the
Chinese division, was privileged to release the team's
orange "quota" balloon, signifying the fact that it was
the first full division to go over the top.
It is well to note that the Chinese, while accepting
Community Chest aid in some quarters, is also ever
responsive to calls for help.
MODERATION IN GOVERNMENT
In governing men and serving Heaven there is no-
thing like moderation. For only by moderation can
there be an early return to man's normal state. This
early return is the same as a great storage of Virtue.
With a great storage of Virtue there is naught that may
not be achieved. If there is naught which may not be
achieved, then no one will know to what extent this pow-
er reaches. And if no one knows to what extent a
man's power reaches, that man is fit to be the ruler of a
State. Having the secret of rule, his rule shall endure.
Setting the taproot deep and making the spreading
roots firm, this is the way to insure long life to the tree.
Lao Tzu. 604 B. C.
AN ORCHID TO YOU— CHINESE!
In John Bruce's column "Skylines of the City" re-
cently appeared an article titled "To the Chinese!" We
quote, in part:
"But of all the fellows who wander into our China-
town, we think that perhaps Percy Montgomery, the
artist, knows them as well as any white man .... Mont-
gomery, the last time we saw him, gave an impromptu
toast to our Chinese, and we think we will repeat it. It
is this:
"California's magnificent railroads were built by the
brown hands of Chinaman. All he had were a pick and
shovel, a steel drill, a mule and a dump cart, a can of
black powder and his broad back and powerful arms.
"The air drill had not been invented and twelve hours
a day one man pounded a steel drill with a sledge ham-
mer while another man held the drill with his steel fin-
gers.
"The auto truck had not been invented, and through
mud waist deep the man helped his mule pull steel rails
over the Sierra and drag trees as big around as houses
out of the path of the coming iron horse.
"He was silent. When he left the hills the railroad
was there. He has gone forever, but down the steep
slope slips the steel, air-conditioned train, with palatial
comforts and incomparable safety and ease.
"It still rides on the roadbed John Chinaman fash-
ioned in heat and cold, rain and sunshine. All he asked
was a smoke and a stick of incense.
"California has lovely orchards. They were laid out
by a Chinaman. Before irrigation, before the gang
plow, before the insect spray and modern horiculture,
John Chinaman hung on in a wickiup of corrugated
iron and got down on his knees to see the first shoots
come up.
"He diked and dammed, and hoed his new world,
and pretty soon people in the East spoke of 'California
fruit'.
"Patient, silent, oblivious to danger, impervious to
pain, he goes about the world as the master toiler. A
Chinese competes with no man. He works — he is born
to and does work — he dies and his work stops."
An orchid to you — John Chinaman! But after all
is said and done, outside of the occasional outbursts
from friends, we see no memorial, token, or landmark
(outside of China Camp) by which the people in Cali-
fornia may remember them. John Chinaman made
possible the growth of the West many times faster than
Yankee Doodle could have accomplished it in — and
anyway, in those days, with so much gold and other
ways of making money, why should the old timers waste
brawn and life on what the Chinese could and had to
do, or starve?
And so we have the Golden West, the Golden St.m-.
Sunkist fruits, and the many other things that Cali-
fornia, especially, is world-famous for.
March 20, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CULTURE
CHTNGWAH LEE
CERAMIC ART
(XIV) REFERENCE BOOKS ON
CHINESE ART
Besides the "big four" mentioned in a
preceding article in this column, there
are many smaller, less expensive books
on Chinese porcelain and art. Some
deal with just one aspect of ceramics,
while the majority deal with Chinese art
in general. Many have very decided,
divergent views, but taken together, they
offer a fairly balanced survey of ceramic
art.
"The Civilization of the East — China",
by Rene Grousset, Associate Conservator
of the Musse Guimet, Paris, and Lecturer
at L'Ecole du Louvre. Translated, from
the French, this book is one of a series
on the art of the Asiatic nations. This
volume deals especially with the earlier
periods of Chinese art, and includes 281
fine illustrations. The descriptions on
prehistoric Chinese pottery is very satis-
fying. Alfred A. Knopf; New York,
1934. $5.00.
"China Magnificent", by Dagney Car-
ter. The widow of a Swedish scientist,
this writer has followed the works of
many Swedish sinologists, especially the
work of J. G. Anderson, head, of the
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities,
whose epoch-making excavations in China
is known the world over. Like Grousset,
she placed emphasis on the earlier per-
iods, but predicts a new vitality to modern
Chinese art. Reynal and Hitchcock,
New York; $3.00.
"Outline of Chinese Art", by John C.
Ferguson. This volume represents a
series of printed Scammon Lectures de-
livered by the author at the Art Institute
of Chicago in 1918, and so is especially
valuable in conveying something of the
Oriental spirit in the evaluation of Chi-
nese painting, bronzes, jade, caligraphy,
and other arts covered by this writer.
Well illustrated. University of Chicago
Press, Chicago, 1919.
"Chinese Pottery of the Han Dynasty",
by Brethold Laufer. This scholarly book
by a great anthropologist deals with the
grave objects of the Han Dynasty and is
valuable in giving an idea of pottery
previous to the invention of porcelain.
The principal Han objects are illustrated.
Leyden, E. J. Brill, Ltd.
"The Book of Famille Rose", by G. C.
Williamson. This is an excellent volume
dealing with just one type of Chinese
porcelain, covering a period of about
sixty years only. The work contains over
a hundred fine illustrations in coloured
plates, and describes minutely the various
aspects of famille rose. The chapter on
collecting is especially good. This volume
is an antidote to those obsessed with the
notion that all the great periods of Chi-
nese art terminated with the Sungs. Lon-
don, 1926.
"Chinese Art", by W. Cohn. Trans-
lated from the Germans. This is one
of the few books which attempts to cover
all the arts and handicrafts of China —
the two being inseparable to the Chinese.
Thus, while most of the modern writers,
since Bushell's time, relegate to foot-note
positions the "minor arts", this writer
included in his book refreshing descrip-
tions of carvings, enamels, and embroi-
deries, besides an excellent summary of
the Chinese potters. The book includes
many fine illustrations. London, 1930,
$3.00.
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OAKLAND'S HENRY LUM
Last Wednesday afternoon, March 18,
was the monthly International Day at
the Tribune Homemakers Forum, which
was held at the Ebell Auditorium and
"A Trip to China" was featured. As a
representative of the Golden State Com-
pany, Henry Lum, the lad who is willing
to burst out into song upon the least
provocation, vocalized popular tunes of
the day in both Chinese and English. It
was reliably reported that Henry won the
applause of the American housewives of
Oakland with his shop-worn number,
"Sui Sin Fah" (Chinese Water-Lily) .
Through the courtesy of Mr. Fong of
Tientsin Cafe, the well-patronized Chi-
nese restaurant on 13th St., Elsie Louis
explained to the audience the secret of
crisp noodles and pan-fried noodles and
presented the cookery.
GIRL ENTERS ART EXHIBIT
Among the three hats and dresses en-
tered in the Industrial Art Exhibit by
the McClymonds High School of Oak-
land last week, were a dress and a hat
by Maybelle Woo, it was learned. The
dress was created in the Mack clothing
class of which Maybelle is the president.
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SHANG SHUTT REUNION
The alumnae and alumni of Shang
Shutt Chinese Evening School in Oakland
gathered last Saturday at the residence of
Pauline Chew for their annual reunion.
The spirit of the occasion was carried
out in the decorations and entertainment.
Pauline was in charge of the committee
of entertainment and was ably assisted by
Dorothy Lai, Fred Quan, Joe Chew, Phil-
ip Wong and Kay Lee.
President of the alumni association is
Fred Quan.
U. C. STUDENTS' CLUB
The University of California Chinese
Students' Club basketball squad has re-
served the middle court in the Men's
Gymnasium for practice this Saturday
afternoon in readiness for the clash with
the S. F. J. C. Chinese five on Friday
evening, March 27, at the Oakland Tech
High Gym. The game is scheduled for
eight o'clock with an open house in Ber-
keley afterwards.
Composed chiefly of players with out-
side experience, the California quintet
makes up in ability for what it lacks in
teamwork. Frank Lim, Glenn Lym and
Eli Eng of Wa Sung, Stanton Yee of
Young Chinese, Earl Wong, Eddie Way,
Silas Chinn and Al Young of the Scouts
form the bulwark of the team.
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Miss Mae Lew was elected secretary of
the L. A. Chinese Tennis Club to replace
Elsie Lee who resigned. Miss Lew is a
graduate of the Woodbury Business Col-
lege in Los Angeles.
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The Chinese Girls' Club of Portland
held its last meeting at the home of Mrs.
Benjamin Lee on March 15. Discussions
for the evening were on the various pro-
jects to be undertaken for the ensuing
year.
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CHINESE DICEST
March 20, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
The Digest presents a new column.
It's called
QUOTES
Populations
Those who think only in terms of
European civilization forget a people old-
er than Greece and Rome, and in many
ways richer in culture. India and China
have a history, persistent, continuous,
virile, stagnant, densely peopled, highly
endowed, wise, beautiful, cruel. If it is
true that Egypt, Greece and Rome went
under because their populations declined,
it is certainly not true of these. Conges-
tion has been increasing there, but there
is no real decay. Excessive breeding
makes for weariness and inertia, increases
struggle for existence, prevents freedom
of motion, involves burdensome relation-
ships, and restrains the creative life. But
it also tends to perpetuate social exper-
ience through close contact — lacking me-
chanical means of communication. Be-
neath the squalor and debasement of the
East there are human satisfactions which
our scattered world is not even yet aware
of. The good life, like the lotus, the
Buddhist symbol, rises into beauteous
bloom out of the muck in which its roots
are sunk.
Sydney Greenbie, in
the Christian Science
Monitor.
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China's Student Agitators
.... the students today express the
opinion of the Chinese people more ac-
curately than the government or the rul-
ing classes. By instinct at least the Chi-
nese people do not want to surrender
independence. At any rate they are out-
raged and the students are giving outlet
to their emotions.
. . . . a national popular uprising
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A son was born on Mar. 3 to the wife
of Quong Chan, 654 Grant Avenue, San
Francisco.
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Whether there will be such a rising is
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A Chinese Philosopher on Japan
My observations on the recent political
trend of Japan have .... compelled me
to feel sorry for her There are several
reasons. First, the growth of a represen-
tative constitutional government over the
past 60 years has, in a short period, been
arrested and now there is a government
under the control of militarists. Secondly,
a nation most noted for discipline and
order has, in a few years, shown symp-
toms of breakdown of that spirit ....
Thirdly, a nation that ought to be most
lovable and admirable has become a most
terrible nation, which can find no
friends, only enemies in this wide world.
Fourthly, the new international situation
created by force can only be maintained
by greater force so that armaments must
be increased without limit. A citation
of these four points already suffices to
cause Japan's foreign friends to feel sorry
for her.
Hu Shih, in Asia.
FONG MOCK WEDDING
A marriage of interest to residents of
Sacramento and the bay region was that
of Miss Dolores May Fong of Sacra-
mento to Mr. Thomas Mock of China.
The ceremony took place in San Fran-
cisco last week following which a ban-
quet was given in their honor.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. B.
M. Fong. She attended the local schools
and the Upthegrove Beauty School and
is a popular member of the younger set.
Mr. Mock studied at the Pui Ching Acad-
emy and was a former student at Ling-
nam University.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mock are now
visiting friends here. The couple will
reside in Canton, China.
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CURTISS WRIGHT STUDENTS
GIVE LUNCHEON
A farewell luncheon honoring Harry
W. Jong and Thomas Lee was given
cently by the Curtiss Wright Chinese
Student Club of Glendale at SooChow
Cafe in Los Angeles. The two students
will soon sail for China to join the air
service. Jong was the former president
of this newly-organized club.
The present officers are: president,
James Lew; social chairman, Edward
Quon; secretary, Yuk Hon Wong, and
treasurer, Frank Way Wong.
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More than 200 persons were known to
have perished in a fire at a theatre at
Tuliuchen, near Tientsin, China. Most
of the victims died at the exits in a panic
stricken jam, while many, with their
clothes afire, jumped into a creek adja-
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COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
Editor's Note — In publishing the
"Histories of Chinese Clubs'' we hope
to bring to the public eye those organ-
izations whose definite aims, and more
important, whose fulfillment of these
aims have contributed toward the
betterment of society and their res-
pective communities.
Cathay Club of San Francisco
By Herbert J. Haim
(Secretary, Cathay Club, Inc.)
It was an eventful day for a group of
excited boys in Old Chinatown.
The time was late afternoon of a sunny
autumn day in early October and the
scene, a little candy store on Stockton
Street near Clay when an assembled
gathering of youths ranging in age from
10 to 16 met to discuss an all-important
subject.
The text of this subject concerned the
procedure necessary to the formation of
a military band destined to be one of the
first of its kind to be introduced to an
enlightened Young China. These young
men had conceived the idea of the or-
ganizing of a band patterned after that
of the famous Columbia Park Boys which
had recently returned from a triumphal
tour abroad, bringing back an array of
glory, incidentally. In its home town
the band had given a concert which the
Chinese youths attended.
Greatly impressed by the showing
created by the Park Band in this concert,
these boys had decided that such an or-
ganization would be the proper thing
for Chinatown. The spokesmen of the
proposed organization, numbering eleven,
were: Edward Dong, James Hall, Jung
Leong, Frank Quon, Thomas Kwan,
Frank Lym, Charles Mah, Thomas Lym,
Herbert Lym, Lee Quong and Francis
Lym. Enthusiastically, they extolled the
potentialities which could be realized
through the formation of a band. Most
of these boys had had some experience
as members of a drum and bugle corps
conducted by the Six Companies school.
Fired by the zeal displayed by the
spokesmen, other boys took to the scheme
rapidly and discussion assumed serious
proportions. After lengthy debate as to
the mode of procedure best suited toward
the acquisition of the various instruments
needed it was realized that older heads
would be required to assist the boys in
seeking a way to bring about realization
of the projected band. Someone sug-
gested that the logical persons to ap-
proach for aid would be the elders of
the Six Companies Association. This
suggestion was hailed by the others as the
proper course to pursue under the cir-
cumstances. A decision was then made
to bring the matter to the association's
attention.
Accordingly, the plan was carefully
submitted to the venerable heads of the
association at a special session, together
with a plea for assistance. Thence fol-
lowed a period of anxious waiting fraught
with uncertainties. At length came the
results of the meeting of the elders. It
was decided that the association members
found favor with the plan submitted by
the boys. The association would aid the
boys in the formation of the band and
would also assist them towards acquisi-
tion of such instruments as would be
necessary for the band by the method of
soliciting subscriptions from the mer-
chants of Chinatown. Joyfully the boys
received the news. Their dreams were
being realized.
Thus, the 9th of October, 1911, saw
the first step toward the building up of
an institution destined to play an im-
portant part in the life of the Chinese
community, accomplished.
The next phase in the band forma-
tion consisted chiefly of grouping the
boys in the different positions. Those
who showed any particular aptitude in
the handling of certain instruments were
given their proper assignments. They
devoted several nights a week toward
practice and rehearsals. It was rather
hard for some of these boys because of
the size of some of the instruments and
they experienced difficulties in carrying
a horn almost as big as the player was.
Nevertheless, other boys became attracted
to the band and recruits were fast swell-
ing the ranks, when, by 1912, active
participants numbered over forty boys
of various ages. Despite the novel situa-
tion these recruits really had serious in-
tentions of making good. Other diver-
sions were not so plentiful in those days
and this aided materially a spirit of con-
sistency. They endured hardships seldom
found among candidates of modern
times. In some instances, a player would
receive a slap in the face for making
some mistake with good grace. It only
helped to spur him on in the determina-
tion to win his merits.
At the beginning of its career the or-
ganization was known as the "Chinese
Boys Band." Its headquarters was housed
in the Six Companies building where a
large room was placed at its disposal.
(Continued next week.)
Oakland Food Carnival
By Hector Eng
The Oakland Chinese Presbyterian
Church Dinner and Food Carnival was
a complete success.
On Wednesday evening, March 11, the
First Presbyterian Church on 26th and
Broadway was converted into a food ex-
position and over five hundred Chinese
and American guests were entertained
and appeased by a bountiful dinner,
grand music and a food display and sale.
The affair was for the purpose of estab-
lishing a self-supporting endowment fund
for the Chinese Church so it may become
financially independent from the Mother
Church. Incomplete returns show a
count of over $400 which far exceeded
all expectations.
Because of its spaciousness the First
Presbyterian Church building was chosen
as the locale for the carnival. Dinner
was served on the third floor, the food
display and auction on the second story
and musical entertainment was presented
on the ground floor.
At 5:30, eating in shifts began.
Through Carl Chung of Wilson Market,
donations of products were made avail-
able.
The meal began auspiciously. To whet
the appetite, a waitress from the Girls'
Club or from Ming Quong Home ap-
peared with a plate of generous slices of
pineapple smothered in cream cheese on
lettuce — and you wondered if that was
meant for someone higher up instead.
Then you blushed furiously and looked
indignantly toward the kitchen for daring
to think you were THAT hungry.
You turned to chat with your neigh-
bor; he was busy gorging on crackers and
cheese cr stuffing a hot bun into his
mouth — soon you found yourself doing
likewise. By the time they brought the
entree out, you regreted the snack before
coming. The meat, pot roast (I hope),
constituted a meal in itself. You trusted
they left SOMETHING for the next
(Continued on Page 14)
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CHURCH CALENDAR
After an evangelistic tour throughout
Southern California, Misses Betty Hu
and Alice Lan, Shanghai evangelists, re-
turned here recently to conduct another
series of classes at 920 Sacramento St.,
starting this Saturday evening at 7:30.
The classes are open to all denomina-
tions, and the public is cordially invited
to attend. Lessons will be given in En-
glish, and interpreted into Chinese.
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CHINESE DIGEST
March 20, 1936
SPORTS
Scouts vs. Washington at
French Court
Two of the strongest Chinese basket-
ball teams on the Pacific Coast will tackle
each other at the French Court this Sun-
day evening with the mythical title of
the Pacific Coast Chinese championship
at stake. University of Washington's
Chinese cagers play the local Troop
Three Varsity.
The Northerners are Chinese champs
of the Pacific Northwest, embracing
Washington and Oregon, while the Scouts
are the Bay Region champs, and conquer-
ors of the strongest quintet of Los An-
geles.
Following are the Washington boys
who are appearing on the local court:
Henry Luke, Tom Sing, James Luke and
Frank Nipp, forwards; Kaye Hong and
Vincent Goon, centers; Edwin Luke, Ray-
Mond Wcng, Tom Hong and Al Wong,
guards. Scorer Herbert Wong is also
making the trip.
No starting line-up for either team
has been announced yet, but it is expect-
ed that Coach Don Lee of the Scouts
will start the same team that has been
playing together all season. They are
Henry Kan and Hin Chin or Silas Chinn
at forward, Earl Wong at center, and
Stephen Leong and Don Lee or Eddie
Leong at guard.
Scheduled for the preliminary at 7:15
p. m. are the Troop Three Juniors and
the Oakland Chinese A. C. The two
fives are on an even balance and a tight
tilt will be the result, although the O \'c-
landers may be the favorites, as they are
champions of the 120-lb. class in the All-
Nations League in the East Bay.
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OAKLAND CHINESE
A. C. CAPTURES TITLE
The flashy combination of Lee, Wong
and Tsang proved too much for the op-
position in the Jewish Center All Nations
League, and as a result, the Oakland
Chinese Athletic Club won the champ-
ionship in the 120 pound division.
In the championship game, the O. C.
A. C. obtained partial revenge for the
defeats the Jewish Center inflicted on
them for the past two seasons by trounc-
ing the Center by a score of 53-21. The
main scoring threats were Kenneth Lee,
Leong Wong, Gum Wong and Wai On
Tsang. Eugene Lee, George Jung, Har-
ry Lee and Al Low also played bang-up
ball to aid the quint in capturing the title.
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RIVALS IN KITE TOURNEY
Entrants from the Chinese Playground
captured the majority of the prizes in
the kite tournament sponsored by the
City Playground Commission at Funston
Playground last Saturday.
Stanford Fung, senior, took first place
in the novelty of design and the kite
race. George Yee captured first place
in the novelty and kite race, while Wil-
fred Leong won a second place in novelty.
FIRST PRIZE
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Stanford Fung
In the Junior beauty of design, Chinese
boys made a clean sweep, taking all three
places. Teddy Wong was first, Frank
Fung second and Albert Choy, third.
400 boys and girls took part in the
tournament. There were three events for
boys, novelty of design, beauty of design
and race.
Girls were given two events. Both
boys and girls were divided into two divi-
sions, juniors through 13 years of age,
and seniors through 17 years of age.
Medals are awarded for first place, with
ribbons for second and thiri places.
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Chinese "Y" Takes
League Tilt
What appeared at the end of the in-
itial half to be a complete rout turned out
to be a close and hard-fought game, when
the Chinese "Y" 145 pounders defeated
the San Francisco Boys' Club, Bayview
Branch, 31-26, at Galileo Court Tuesday
night, in a J. A. F. league game.
Frank Chan Yuen opened the day's
scoring with a field goal to give the Chi-
nese a 2-0 lead. Boys' Club came back
with five straight points to capture the
lead before the "Y" boys found their
shooting eyes again. Gradually the Chi-
nese forged ahead and at half led by a
comfortable margin, 23-13.
The second half was close, with the
Boys' Club threatening repeatedly to
jump into the lead. However, in the
closing minutes, Frank Wong turned the
tide of victory to the "Y".
Frank ChanYuen, Frank Wong and
Francis Mark were the main offensive
stars for the winners, while Ted Lee,
George Ong, William Wong and Davi-
sson Lee were good on defense.
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Young Chinese Divide
Double Bill
In a fast and hard-fought game, the
Young Chinese A. C. of Oakland turned
back the invading Sacramento Chinese
hoopsters Sunday at the Emery High
gym, 42-27.
Opening strong, the Oaklanders piled
up seven points to none for the Sacs
before the visitors realized they were in
a game. However, the Sacramento boys
retaliated by tanking eight points, thanks
to baskets by Richard and Edmund Ycc,
to jump into the lead, which was short-
lived, however, the Young Chinese lead-
ing at half, 23-17.
With Shane Lew and Edwin Chan
carrying the brunt of the offense in the
second half, the Oaklanders piled up the
score, and left the Sacs far behind.
Shane Lew copped high-scoring honors
for the winners, tallying 1 3 points, fol-
lowed by Key Chinn with ten and Edwin
Chan with seven. Arthur Lee and How-
ard Joe also performed well. Richard
Yee was Sacramento's high-point man,
scoring twelve, while Edmund Yee, a
smooth little forward who will in a few
years be another "Luisctti", tanked nine.
In the preliminary, the Young Chinese
juniors were nosed out by the N<
Babes, Japanese 1 30-poundcrs. Frank
Lew and Kenneth Lee were the stand-
outs for the losers.
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Page 13
SPORTS
National Quintets in Clash
Sunday
The National fives of Oakland and
San Francisco will tangle this Sunday at
the French Court, with the preliminary
scheduled to start at 1:30 p. m.
IB'oth casaba teams are evenly matched
and a hard-fought and close contest is
the prediction. The local Nationals have
been reported to be vastly improved since
their last public appearance. With such
outstanding players as Bing Chin, How-
ard Joe, Frank Yam, Walter Lee, Vic
Wong and Henry Kan on the squad, the
team is hard to beat.
To match these players, the Oakland
Nationals will rely on Joe Lee, Ed Hing,
Glenn Lym, and Frank Lym. Other per-
formers on the East Bay quintet are Wil-
liam Wong, Henry Leong, Ray Yip and
Bert Yip.
In the preliminary, the Young Chinese
Juniors will hook up with the local Chan
Yings. The Oaklanders are strong and
may defeat the locals, the Juniors being
top-notchers in the All-Nations League.
For Coach Richard Ong's team, Charles
Louie and William Chan are expected to
bear the brunt of the heavy work.
• •
Oakland "Y" Loses
Title Game
Although defeating the high-powered
Chinese Y. M. C. A. 110's of San Fran-
cisco by a score of 16-12, the Oakland
"Y" tens lost to the Stockton "Y" in the
play-off for the Northern California Y.
M. C. A. championship at Berkeley re-
cently. The Oakland "Y" tens team is
composed of Chinese boys.
The transbay basketeers outclassed the
Richmond lightweights in their prelim-
inary battle of the tournament. Then to
keep from being eliminated from the
crown race, the Oaklanders turned back
the S. F. Y-Hawks.
The following boys comprised the
quintet: Angshew Warren, Ben Mak,
Eugene Chan, Elwood Tom, Eddie Tom,
Kim Lee, Warren Wong, Arthur Wong
and Eddie Wong.
Last Sunday the Oakland "Y" five
trounced the Wa Sung midgets, 28-17.
The team, coached by Henry Chinn, used
its second-string in the encounter.
• •
Wah Kiang's basketball team of Port-
land defeated the Y. M. C. A. Cardinals
48-23, thus placing them in the finals
with the Gold five consisting of regular
members of the "Y" team.
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SPORTS SHORTS
Su Tuck is conceded to be one of the
world's outstanding Chinese billiard play-
ers and is touring the United States to
challenge all comers. His records are,
for pocket billiard 165, and for the three
cushions 15 balk line 212.
Jack Lew, a veteran of two years on
the Salinas Union High weight track
team, is going out for broad jump, relay,
and the distance run.
Norman Ng is among the Chinese boys
who are going out for the track teams at
Galileo High School.
Seen practising hard at the Chinese
Playground in tennis lately is Walter
Wong, one half of the noted Wong-
Thomas Leong doubles team.
The City Playground marble tourna-
ment will be held this Saturday at Hay-
ward Playground. Two Chinese boys,
Richard Wong and Robert Lum will com-
pete.
Chinese Y. M. C. A. 145-pounders lost
an exhibition basketball game last week
to the Imperial Five, 50-40 at the "Y"
gym. For the Chinese five, Francis Mark
and Ed Seen were outstanding.
Continuing its march toward a pos-
sible championship in the City Recrea-
tion Leaders Basketball League, the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. Leaders defeated the
Rossi Playground five at Mission High
court last week, 24-21. Tonight (Friday)
the "Y" meets the Golden Gate quintet
with a possible title at stake.
In an exhibition game at the Chinese
"Y" gym, the "Y" unlimited quintet
downed the Stockton Y. M. C. A. Chi-
nese, 42-24, last Saturday night.
Mack SooHoo took part over the week-
end in the Pacific Rod and Gun Club
skeet shoot, placing high among the par-
ticipants in the out of 50 event by scor-
ing 42.
SCOUTS' FOUL SHOT RESULTS
Complete results of the Troop Three
Foul Shot Tournament held last Sun-
day were announced by Don Lee, in
charge of the event. In the unlimited
division, Vincent Gunn, sinking 22 out
of 25, won, Henry Kan was winner in
the twenties, Billy Lee in the 110's, Uly-
sses Moy in the 100's, Edmund Chong in
the 90's, and Fred Hong in the 80's.
First and second place winners com-
peted for the perpetual trophy, with
Stephen Leong, who took second in the
unlimiteds, winner. Gold medals will be
awarded to first-place winners in each
division.
SPORTS SHORTS—
Oakland's Young Chinese cagemen
meat the University of Stanford Chinese
tonight (Friday), at the Westlake Jr.
High court. The Junior Oaks will play
the Paliclique Club in the prelim at 8:00
p. m. It is highly probable that the
Young Chinese may battle the University
of Washington's Chinese during the lat-
ter's trip to the Bay Region.
Sacramento's Chinese basketball club
will entertain the Watsonville Chinese in
a game on Saturday.
Strengthened by the return to its line-
up of Fred Hong Wong, Poly star, the
Shangtai five will go into its J. A. F.
league fully prepared for its hard games.
Fred was lost to its line-up during the
City Recreation League by the local
preps' ruling that rendered him ineligible
for outside competition.
In a return game, the Oakland "Y"
Chinese 110's defeated the Wa Sung
Midgets Sunday at Lincoln Park, Oak-
land, 43-30. Half-time score favored the
losers 7-5. It was a rough game, 31 fouls
being committed and five players banned
for roughness.
Troop Three's annual track meet this
year will be held on June 7, it was report-
ed from reliable sources.
Not since the days of Key Chinn, who
played second base for McClymonds in
1930, has the Oakland Athletic League
seen as sensational a Chinese baseball
player as Al Wong, who plays centerfield
for Technical High. Wong is the only
Chinese ballplayer in the East Bay prep
loop this year. He hit .350 last season.
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CHINESE DIC EST
March 20, 1936
Crusader Cagers Win Again
In a slow starting game, the basketball
team of the Young Chinese Athletic Club
of Oakland was defeated by the redoubt-
able Chinese Crusader team of the same
city. The game was played last Thurs-
day, March 12, at the Oakland Technical
High School Gymnasium. The first bas-
ket was scored by William Low, star guard
for the Crusader team. At half time, the
score was 11 to 8, in favor of the Crusa-
ders.
Near the closing minutes of the con-
test, the Young Chinese led by one point.
Wi:h a few seconds of playing time left,
Allyn Lee stellar forward for the Cru-
sader quintet, sank a perfect field goal
and made the final count 21-19 as the
game ended.
Star performers of the Young Chinese
squad of 16 men were George Chan,
Shane Lew, Arthur Lee, Howard Joe, and
Edward Tom.
The starting line-up from the Crusa-
der squad of 8 men were Stephen Lee,
William Low, Allyn Lee, Robert Lee, and
Chester Fong. High-point man was the
eagle-eyed Chester Fong, with eight
points to hs credit.
• •
CHINESE DEFEAT
KOREANS AND FILIPINOS
The Chinese teams defeated the Kor-
eans and Filipinos in the National tour-
nament conducted by the Sacramento Y.
M. C. A. by scores of 33-15 and 61-26,
respectively recently.
Stars for the Chinese fives were Ed-
mund, Donald and Richard Yee, Peter
Chan and George Chan.
• •
WATSONVILLE AGAIN
BEATS SALINAS
Watsonville's Chinese cagemen again
sent the Salinas Chinese down by a score
of 41-32 last week. Half-time tally fa-
vored the winners 16-15.
Billy Lee with fourteen points carried
off high point honors, while Parker Chan
and Earl Goon turned in impressive per-
formances for the winners. Frank Chin
and David Chung shared individual hon-
ors with tan digits apiece for Salinas.
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CHINESE GIRLS VICTORS
The powerful Seattle Chinese Girls
sextet, improving with each game, swept
to their sixth and seventh consecutive
victories in the Japanese Girls casaba
league with a 12-6 win over Auburn and
a 19-14 overtime thriller from Green
Lake. Dead-eyed Jessie Doung, and fast-
pivoting Lilly Chinn, the ball-hawk of
the squad, and scrappy little Mayme
Locke dominated the center area. At
guard, towering Mary Luke, and depend-
able Rose Woo frustrated most scoring
efforts, and should the Girls maintain
their burning pace, a title is in sight for
the Chinese.
• •
CHINESE TAKE PART
IN SKEET SHOOT
Several Chinese took part in the weak-
end skeet program at the Town Gun Club
in South San Francisco and did very
well, finishing near the top.
Mack SooHoo made 46 out of 50,
while Dr. D. K. Chang scored 41 in the
same event. Clayton SooHoo, the little
boy with the dead-eye, participated in the
skeet out of 25, and scored 16. In an-
other event, the sixteen yards out of 50,
Mack SooHoo shot 36, D. K. Chang 31,
and Ed Fong 28.
• •
SHANGTAI IN J. A. F. SCHEDULE
Shangtai's unlimited hoopmen are
entered in the J. A. F. basketball tourna-
ment, with the first game against the
Jewish Community Center "A" already
played Tuesday night. Besides this game,
Shangtai's schedule calls for six other
leagus tilts. The remainder of its sche-
dule follows:
Shangtai vs. S. F. B. C. Telegraph
Hill, Mar. 24, at 7:30 p. m. at the Mis-
sion branch court; vs. S. F. B. C. Mission,
Mar. 31; vs. CP Dolorians, Apr. 6; vs.
CP Ramblers, Apr. 14; vs. Salesians, Apr.
20. vs. Jewish Center "B", May 2.
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shift. Interpreting your glance, a wait-
ress informed you that 300 pounds of
meat were prepared. Adjacent to the
beef were two mounds of peas and corn.
Of course, you can't finish everything
but, before doing full justice, you wished
you did not partake of lunch that day.
When dessert was served, you could just
afford to nibble daintily at the jello
with thick whipped cream and Hostess
cup cakes. Inadvertently or not, the
waitress left two helpings of dessert be-
fore you and, broadminded though you
are, you don't think that was funny at
all. Coffee revived your pleasant state
of drowsiness.
While the Crusaders, under the direc-
tion of Lloyd Lee, were kitchen policing,
the public address system installed
through the courtesy of Colgate-Palmol-
ive-Peet Company informed the audience
that the food auction will begin shortly
and you followed the crowd downstairs.
On the second floor booths were set
up by Best Foods, Clorox, Colgate-Palm-
o!ive-Peet, Fontana Macaroni, Ghent
mustard, Globe Mills, Leslie Salt, Libby
McNeill and Libby, Loose Wiles (Sun-
shine) Crackers, Morton Salt and Sperry
Flour. Courteous salesmen from the
various companies were on hand to pass
out free samples.
The groceries auctioned by Carl Chung
gladdened the heart of many a house-
wife. A quart jar of mayonnaise was
sold for as little as ten cents and a buffa-
lo may bring you a large can of olives
or a box of cup cakes, etc. In compari-
son, a fire sale was a picnic. You thought
it was a gag until they refused to allow
you to retract your bid and exchanged
a can of coffee for your penny ! And
did you feel like less!
Then you beat a hasty retreat and
wandered to the first floor. A musical
program planned by Ira Lee and George
Jung was offered, featuring guest artists
from the Chambers Opera Company, the
Chinese-American Choral Group and so-
los by George Jung.
Dr. Philip Payne, head of the Oriental
Presbytery of the Pacific Coast gave a
brief talk on the purpose of the benefit
dinner. Dr. J. H. Baird, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church donated #25
to the cause and Dr. Condit pledged $100.
It was an evening profitably spent. In
conclusion, Rev. Lee S. Hong of the Chi-
nese Presbyterian Church wishes to ex-
press the appreciation of his congr^ .
tion to all those who shared in the under-
taking.
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Round the World By Air Engineer to Return to China
Trips around the world by planes may
be made possible this year. It has been
reported that the Royal Netherlands In-
dies Air Company is planning to inau-
gurate services from Java to Dutch Bor-
neo, which will be extended to the Phil-
ippines.
From the Philippine Islands air trav-
elers will be able to fly from Croydon
to Sourabaya and then to the Philippines,
and from there to the United States by
Pan American Airways' Clipper ships.
Travelers could proceed from America
to Europe by way of Brazil, and back to
Croydon again via West Africa by a
German air line.
• •
AGED CHINESE RETURNS HOME
Yep Wy, eighty-year old Oakdale Chi-
nese laundryman, returned last week
aboard the S. S. Hayes, for China.
For years an active working man, he
failed to support himself during recent
years due to advancing age, and county
relief was furnished him. Friends, whom
he befriended when they were little boys
and girls in Oakdale, heard of his desire
to return to China to spend the remain-
ing years of his life. They banded to-
gether and raised the passage money and
spending expenses for Yep.
• •
Twenty-three Chinese women and
children were killed and many injured
when a series of explosions in a fireworks
factory on Taipa Island near Macao de-
stroyed the plant, last week. Rescue
work was hampered by dense fog.
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Edward Fong, former Stockton boy
who graduated from Stanford University
in the Engineering Department in 1928,
will journey to China via Europe on
March 19, to take up a position with the
Reconstruction Department of the N. E.
C. for the Chinese Government.
Fong, who is 28 years of age, received
a civil engineering degree at Cornell U-
niversity, and has been for the past five
and a half years with the Consolidated
Engineering Co. in New York City and
more recently with the New York City
Engineering department.
On his way to China, he will meet his
wife and children who are in London.
At present, Fong is staying at the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. on a short visit prior
to leaving.
• •
CONSUL CHAN ENROUTE
TO CHINA
Consul General Chan Ming of the Re-
public of Panama was one of the prom-
inent passengers arriving last week on
board the Panama Pacific liner, the S. S.
Virginia. Consul Chan is enroute to Chi-
na to recuperate from an illness and may
leave on the S. S. Hoover today. While
in the city, he is stopping at the Hotel
Washington.
• •
CHINESE ACTRESS HERE
Another prominent passenger arriving
on board the S. S. Hoover last week was
Miss Pui Heung Kwai. She comes dir-
ect from Canton, China, and is appear-
ing at the Mandarin Theater in leading
opera roles.
• •
Mrs. Gene Eng, formerly Goldie Garl-
butt Dong of Seattle, was granted a di-
vorce from her husband, also of that city.
The latter was given custody of the little
son, two years old.
WORLD FAMED ACTOR
AIDS IN RELIEF
Mei Lan-fang, the world famous Chi-
nese actor who appeared in San Fran-
cisco a few years ago, raised in one week
$20,000 through theatrical performances
for the Chinese Flood Relief Association
at Hangchow, China.
Sixty percent of the proceeds will be
used for the relief of flood victims, while
the remaining forty percent will ge toward
the Hangchow relief agencies for desti-
tute Chinese.
• •
TO ALLOW CHINESE LILIES
TO ENTER PORT
It was announced a few days ago that
Chinese water lilies will be allowed to
enter the United States from China, pro-
viding they meet with requirements of
the Department of Agriculture. Chinese
lilies have been prohibited for several
years from entering American ports. The
new rule allowing them to be landed
here will come into effect Dec. 15, next.
• •
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 3 1 ; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Hoo-
ver (San Francisco) Mar. 20; President
Wilson (San Francisco) Mar. 27; Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28.
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A most fitting complement to the largest Chinatown
in the United States is the oldest Chinese consulate —
that of San Francisco.
The above photo shows the reception room, wherein
an appropriate color scheme is carried out, imperial
blue rug, canary yellow drapes, and vermillion uphol-
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CHINATOWNIA
CONSTRUCTION STOPS
CASH REGISTER
Construction of the North Main Street
uriderpass in Salinas gave employment
to many men, but it has stopped the
welcome ring of the cash register of Lou
Wing's Chinese Restaurant, the Ideal
Cafe. Located on Monterey and Sausal
Streets, construction work has virtually
barricaded his cafe.
Last week Wing took his grievance
the city council. Wing's cafe often took
in #40 in a day, but now, with the barri-
cades almost in front of his door, the
Chinese cafe is losing business. He stated
that he has three partners and all have
big families to support.
Wing said he had leased the property
the past seven years from the owner of
the building. City Attorney Scott in turn
informed him that it would be necessary
for him to take his grievance to the prop-
erty owner, as the city had already paid
him #1,000 damages.
• •
CHINESE AVIATRIX
TO DEMONSTRATE STUNTS
Ya Ching Lee, the 23-year-old Chinese
aviatrix who graduated from the Boeing
School of Aeronautics at Alameda, re-
turned recently to China. The young av-
iatrix, fresh from her flying exploits in
America, returned to her native land
wth acclaim.
Miss Lee, who plans to continue her
work in China, is well versed in the art
of blind flying, having made a test flight
successfully to Reno from Oakland. At
present at Peiping, Miss Lee is planning
to tour China and demonstrate tricks she
learned in the United States. The people,
a majority of whom have never seen air
stunts, are anxiously waiting to see her
demonstrations.
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LAUNDRIES IN MONTREAL
The once prosperous Chinese laundry
business in Montreal, Canada, is now in
the throes of hard times. Due to the
competition of large Canadian laundry
concerns, many smaller Chinese laundries
have been forced to close their doors. As
a result many Chinese laundry operators,
washers and ironers are leaving this city
and migrating to other places in the
Dominion.
• •
A radio telephone service was recently in-
augurated between Shanghai and princi-
pal Japanese cities. A three-minute talk
between Shanghai and Tokyo costs ap-
proximately #4.50.
Elaborate Fresno Cafe
Plans for the opening soon of the
New China Cafe at 1525 Kern Street,
Fresno, representing an investment of
about #20,000 in modernization work}
were revealed by Yick Fun, who for six-
teen years has been active in business
and civic activities in Fresno.
The building will have 11,000 square
feet of floor space. It will have all new
kitchen and dining room fixtures, includ-
ing private booths and facilities for ser-
vice to large groups, with Chinese colors
and decorative schemes.
Yick and his nephew, Jack Yick, who
will manage the establishment, have ar-
ranged to employ a staff of expert chefs
and other helpers. The opening of this
cafe is widely heralded as being one of
the most elaborate Chinese cafes in the
state.
• •
FANG VISITS CAPITAL CITY
Sacramento's Chinatown was host to
General Fang last Sunday, March 22.
Preceded by a glamorous parade by the
Chinese children and merchants, a mass
meeting was held at the Chung Wah
School where he addressed a large Chi-
nese crowd. A banquet was given in his
honor at the Hong Kim Lum Restaurant.
On Saturday he was given receptions at
Courtland, Isleton, and Walnut Grove.
• •
GENERAL FANG HONORED
Vallejo honored General Fang Chen-
Wu last Friday. The general was greeted
at the City Hall by Mayor Fred Heegler
and other city officials. Fang, who is
on a good-will tour of the United States,
stated that China today is seeking a
united front to ward off Japan's threat
to dominate and supervise over all of
China.
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TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Jethro Sutherland "Bugs" Yip, form-
erly connected with the Growers Chemical
Company, the California Spray-Chemical
Company, and the Standard Oil Com-
pany of California as Research Entomo-
logist and Pyrethrum Specialist, and late-
ly connected with the Bureau of Plant
Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C, as Assistant Entom-
ologist, has been invited to attend the
Western Conference of Representatives
of Agriculture, Industry, and Science un-
der the sponsorship of the Farm Chem-
urgic Council and the Chemical Founda-
tion, to be held at Fresno, California,
on March 26 and 27.
Yip, the first and only American-
trained Chinese entomologist practicing
in the United States will discuss and an-
swer all questions pertaining to this most
useful insecticidal plant pyrethrum, sci-
entifically known as Chrysanthemum
cinerariaefolium Bocc.
Those attending the meeting are deans
of various agricultural colleges, farm ad-
visors, county agents, and all those who
are interested in the industrial advance-
ment of American farm products through
applied science, from the West and Mid-
Western States.
• •
Chinese Win Ball Prize
First prize in the Oriental section at
the annual Elks' Purple Bubbles Mas-
querade Ball in Seattle was awarded to
the Chinese delegation consisting of the
Misses Dorothy Shirley Luke, Priscilla
Rose Hwang, and Helen Hong, escorted
by the Messrs. Edwin Luke, Kaye Hong,
and Thomas Hong. The group partici-
pated in the March of Nations led by
Mayor and Mrs. Charles Smith prior to
the awarding of prizes. Awards were
based on cleverness, and uniqueness of
costumes. Nations competing in the Ori-
ental section were: Japan, Persia, Tur-
key ? India, and Egypt.
• •
CHINESE CENTER OF OAKLAND
Resplendent in its new home, the Chi-
nese Center will welcome its host of
friends at the long-anticipated open-
house this Saturday and Sunday from
1-5 and 7-10. Members of the Waku
Auxiliary and the Philotasian Club will
serve refreshments at those hours.
An alarming amount of gifts and don-
ations from well-wishers still are being
received.
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CHINESE DIGEST
March 27, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"Good Earth" Started
After a delay of more than two years,
the MGM picture "Good Earth", is at
last under way, having entered its second
week of production last week under the
skilful directing of Sidney Franklin. Only
the most important players have been
cast, however. The rest of the players
do not enter the production for some
weeks and has yet to be selected from the
thousands of applicants on file. Four
unusual features are said to have charac-
terized this Irving Thalberg production:
1. For the first time in screen history,
the Chinese Government consented to co-
operate in a production. Assistance was
given to the MGM crew in China, and
General Tu was supplied as advisor.
2. Three different directors have been
assigned to this picture. The first one,
Director Hill, committed suicide a year
ago. The second, Director Victor Flem-
ing, had to undergo a critical operation
at the beginning of this year. The pre-
sent director, Sidney Franklin, won the
Photoplay medal for 1935 with his
"Barretts of Wimpole Street".
3. The script was re- written fourteen
times at tremendous expense before it
was considered satisfactory. The screen
rights for the story was purchased from
Pearl Buck for #150,000.00.
4. For the first time, a major studio
conducted a gigantic "Chinese talent
hunt", a crew composed of Paul Muni,
General Tu, Max Siegel, and Chingwah
Lee, combed the Chinatowns from San
Diego to Seattle for talent. Over two
thousand prospects were secured, but the
requirements were so rigid, that less than
a score reached the screen test stage. Pros-
pects considered had to have a good voice,
suitable appearance, personality, and ac-
ting ability. Three are said to have
passed the screen test successfully. (The
ratio is about one in three thousand ap-
plicants.) Many of the applicants will
receive calls later as extras and as bit
players.
• •
CHINESE IN MOVIES
Several Chinese are cast in the picture,
"Good Earth", now being produced in
Hollywood. According to reports re-
ceived, Roland Got, his brothers William
and Archie and sister Diana will play
featured roles in this production.
In the new Mae West film, Keye Luke,
Soo Young and Madame Wing are in-
cluded in the cast. Mr. Luke is a Se-
attlite, while Miss Young hails from
Maui, Hawaii.
Rhythm Children
To the younger set of Chinatown the
Cathayans and the Chinatown Knights
are popularly considered the best orches-
tras. Almost weekly hundreds dance to
their music as they play the popular
tunes of the day.
But a new group of musicians have
recently made their appearance. They
call themselves the Rhythm Band and
they play weekly at the St. Mary's Chi-
nese School. They are composed of
sixteen of that school's pupils, eight boys
and eight girls.
Once a week three students from the
S. F. College for Women, the Misses
Janet Munson, Helen Mardel, and Bar-
bara Moshier, come to the St. Mary's
School to instruct the Rhythm Band. The
purpose of this special class was to teach
the Chinese children how to sing Ameri-
can songs rhythmically, with the proper
likings and cadences which distinguish
western from Chinese music.
And since taking these lessons the
members of the Rhythm Band have ad-
vanced in their music class, it was re-
ported.
• •
Y. M. C. A. FIRST AID CLASS
A special class in first aid is now being
conducted at the San Francisco Chinese
Y. M. C. A. Stillman Clark is instruct-
ing the class, and all those interested are
invited to come. This includes men, wo-
men, and children. The class meets every
Tuesday evening, 7:00 p. m. at the "Y".
The importance of being acquainted
and knowing something about first aid
should be stressed, for it often means the
prevention of serious trouble as well as
the actual saving of a life.
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STUDENTS GO VISITING
With winter quarter exams over, and
a week's vacation in the offing, Chinese
U students of Seattle are hitting the high-
ways. Seven are making up the students'
casaba squad now in California; Jack
Wong and Samuel Wong are treking to
Portland; Gordon Poon and Henry "K.
K." Chinn are motoring east of the moun-
tains to Spokane; David Eng on the
ferry bound for Victoria, B. C; Albert
Lam Wong and brother, Herbert, off for
Astoria, Oregon; and the rest relaxing
at home.
• •
SEATTLE CHITTER-CHATTER
Little Mary Chinn reciting how she
talked with Nelson Eddy and got his sig-
nature . . . seen at "Lohengrin" presented
by the San Carlo players, Ruth Hwang
. . . Al Wong, bemoaning the fact that
his father's expected return from China
this week prevents his making the Cali-
fornia jaunt with the students . . . the
Chinese Girls copping their eighth
straight 19-12 from the W. W. G's des-
pite an off-night . . . Young China has
the youngest team in the city, with the
Students second . . . Lucas Chinn, dubbed
Joe E. Brown by friends due to his re-
semblance of the movie star, has a bro-
ther nicknamed John Brown . . . Daniel
H. Lew, ex-U of W. and Lingnam stu-
dent, is now at Yenching University in
Peking . . . Cute little Shirley Jean
Wong's resemblance to papa, Sinker, has
been remarked upon by many — inci-
dentally, Sinker Wong was one of the
best Chinese cagers of his time.
• •
"HEARTACHES" IS VERICOLOR
Cathay Pictures announce that the re-
cent picture, " Heartaches", was made
in Vericolor, instead of Technicolor, as
previously published.
• •
Y. M. C. A. DANCE
The Y. M. C. A. Sport Dance held last
Saturday evening was the mecca for a
large number of boys and girls at the
Y. W. C. A. auditorium.
Since the division which gave the dance
was composed of all-round athletes in the
main, the boys cleverly decorated the hall
with cut-outs of athletes engaging in dif-
ferent fields of sport.
The honored guests of the evening
were the boys of the University of Wash-
ington Chinese basketball team. They
are in this vicinity for a series of baskrf-
ball engagements. Music for the affair
was furnished by the Cathayans
March 27, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag« 5
TEA AND LANTERNS
CLARA CHAN
Lee-Yee Wedding
Miss Jennie Lee of Watsonville became
the bride of Mr. Richard Yee on March
21st at a quiet ceremony where close
friends and relatives were present.
The 'bride wore a lovely satin gown with
train and a bridal cap. The attendants
were Misses Dorothy and Mary Lee, sis-
ters of the bride. Miss Dorothy Lee had
a beautiful gown of changeable taffeta
with flouncing skirt and Miss Mary Lee
had a white gown of organza with a
Chinese hand embroidered wrap.
The wedding was a combination of oc-
cidental and oriental ceremony. Chinese
bridal cakes were presented to all the
friends and relatives just before the wed-
ding. A banquet was held at New Home
Restaurant.
The younger set gave the bride and
groom a surprise reception at Soo Chow
Tea Room after the banquet. The place
was all decorated in white with a bridal
cake at the table center. A buffet supper
was served. Entertainment by Misses
Mary Eng, Mary Lee, Marian Dong, and
Iris Wong followed by a dance was en-
joyed by the guests.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Lee
Jung, and a popular local girl, a grad-
uate of Watsonville Union High School.
Mr. Yee is from Rainbow mines, Etna,
California. The couple will take a hon-
eymoon trip to southern California and
will make their home in Etna, California.
• •
L. A. MEI WAH DANCE
The Mei Wah Girls' Club of Los An-
geles celebrated their fifth anniversary
on March 14 at the Masonic Ballroom
on Hollywood Boulevard.
A large crowd attended the dance,
swaying to the music of Buddy Parks
and his orchestra. Midnight marked the
end of a very successful and delightful
evening for everyone who attended.
• •
FUNFEST IN SEATTLE
With the Funfest but a few days off,
the Cathay Club of Garfield High, Se-
attle, is putting the finishing touches on
its number. At a dress rehearsal, the
enterprising youngsters received encore
after encore. Among these having the
featured roles are Arlene Mar, husky-
voiced blues singer, and Mosey Kay, the
handsome juvenile lead.
• •
A daughter was born on Mar. 12 to
the wife of Diamond Fong, 825 Sacra-
mento Street, San Francisco.
SEATTLE WAKU DANCE
The Waku Club of Seattle inaugurated
the first day of Spring by throwing a
sport dance last Thursday at the Chung
Wah auditorium.
Raymond Wong and Mayme Locke,
one of the youngest couples present, walk-
ed away with half of the prizes that
evening — as winners of the free-for-all
competition prize waltz and as holders
of one of the lucky tickets. Frank Mar
and Harry Eng were the other two for-
tunate winners of door prizes.
School and final examinations kept
many couples away from this dance but
those present had a gay time doing the
latest skip and hop in rhythm to the
concoctions of the collegiate "Shipmates".
• •
SACRAMENTO HIGH
CLUB INITIATES
The High School Student Club of Sac-
ramento held an initiation party for new
members last Friday. The principal
speaker of the evenng was Mr. Goff, a
commercial instructor at the Sacramento
High School, who gave a very entertain-
ing talk about Death Valley. A short
skit was given by Betty and Rose May
Fong.
After the "freshies" went through their
hour of torture and red tape, they were
formally admitted to the club. Those
initiated were: Poy Lirn Fong, Goon
Fong, and Hon Fong.
• •
SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
WELCOME TO WATSONVILLE
The Watsonville Union High School
Chinese students are anxious that all Chi-
nese students who are in the California
Scholarship Federation come to Watson-
ville for the central section convention
on April 25. About 500 students are
expected to attend this meeting from
cities as far south as Bakersfield, and as
far north as Stockton.
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In grey, which is always prominently
displayed in the smarter apparel stores
for women, Miss Mary Lam's ensemble
is something to rave about. Two woven
strands of yarn closing the front of the
frock shoelace effect ended in a huge
red carnation also made of yarn, on the
sleeves of the three-quarter length coat
were set-in pleats. A three inch belt went
around her slim waist. A little gray felt
hat — tipped at just the right angle was
the most correct thing for this outfit,
suede accessories of the same color were
so definitely correlated that one wondered
if they were not exclusively made to
order.
Miss Kate Chan has a turquoise blue
blouse with the trickiest print — tiny white
life-savers topped with brown triangles.
Without looking at the design closely it
appears like the face of a cute little clown,
and still further away they seem like
polka dots, an amusingly smart pattern.
Made in the popular shirtmaker's style
this blouse is very nifty and absolutely
practical.
In a metal grey suit with white stripes
Miss Bertha Wong attended the basket-
ball game Sunday. A tailored belted
model, fit for the year round. Worn with
this suit was a sleek black sailor straw
hat with a stiff brief veil edging the rim,
presenting a neat and dressy appearance.
Or, when topped with a felt sports hat
this could be a decidedly sports costume.
A red silk blouse scored under this very
wearable suit.
• •
DONG ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dong of Salinas
gave a chicken barbecue lunch at Mt.
Madonna to celebrate their fifth wedding
anniversary on March 22nd.
The picnic table was attractively set
and immediately following lunch the
guests amused themselves playing games
and hiking up the mountain.
Those present were Mesdames O.
L. Lee of Berkeley, Hayne Hall of San
Francisco, T. S. Dong and Q. L. Lee, the
Misses Alice Shew, Emma Shew, Lily
Dong of Watsonville, Mr. and Mrs, Hu-
bert Dong, and Messrs. William Lee
and Ernest Yee. The hostess was the
recipient of many wooden gifts.
• •
Mr. Lim P. Lee addressed the members
of the Cathay Cultural Club of the Los
Angeles Junior College last Thursday
morning at the Social Arts Building. The
topic of Mr. Lee's talk was on the Re-
construction Progress of China.
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March 27, 1936
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By Bob Poon
Mr. Sam. Suey Sing who gave his ad-
dress as 1100 Sacramento Street, won
#25.00 as the holder of the winning tic-
ket at the California Theatre last Thurs-
day. Which reminds me of a E. Ow-
yang of 1103 Stockton Street who was
lucky enough to have his name drawn
for the Grand Prize of #500.00 during
the week of Chinese New Year. BUT —
he was unlucky enough to be ABSENT,
thus forfeiting his right to the prize.
What a swell time he could have had on
New Year's with the prize money!
The church service was over and the
congregation rose as one man and started
for the door. The door was one of those
swinging affairs whick keeps swinging
shut unless someone with enough pre-
sence of mind would put his or her foot
down on the catch and thus keep it open.
But everybody was in a hurry and no
one bothered about doing a good turn
by stepping on the catch. Finally, how-
ever, a Chinese girl came along and, tak-
ing stock of the situation, stepped on the
catch.
As she finished doing this an Ameri-
can lady following her remarked that
she was the most intelligent and sensible
person in the entire congregation. Our
heroine turned around and said, with per-
fect nonchalance and dignity: "I'm a
Chinese."
Watsonville is the little big town of
California and very attractive to the city
boys. Among those seen last week end
were Messrs. Frank Chin, Murphy Quan,
Thomas Yip, Chauncy Yip, Martin Lau,
and Frank Tom.
I was accused of bringing five (5)
girls to lunch Sunday. To make sure
that I behaved properly in the company
of so many young ladies, four (4) swar-
thy young men came in while we were
dining to keep an eye on the girls or
me, I don't know which. The misses at
the luncheon were: Marjorie and Janie
Koe, May Jung, Violet Leong, and Col-
day Leong.
Our popular Clara Chan is spending
a few days in Wats jnville. We don't
know whether she was sent by the girls of
S. F. to make a survey of Salinas or not.
You recall our mentioning that quite a
"On The Air" Saturday
"The Big Little Broadcast of 1936"
presented through the courtesy of the
965 Club, must certainly be included
among the "best bets" for the coming
weekend. The program will go on the
air from the Chinese Y. W. C. A. at 8.00
p. m. Saturday, March 28, and will offer
two full hours of sparkling entertainment.
Among those who will take part in the
"broadcast" are Mrs. Laura Leow, Misses
Mae Chinn, Rosemary Tong, Elsie Chinn,
Marie Tom, Clara Lee, and Leona Sing.
The masculine contingent will include
Victor Young, Teddy Lee and his Harm-
onica Boys, Walter Lee, Vincent Chinn,
Tom Look, Robert Tom, Henry Yee, and
George Lum. Adelina, Gilbert, and Ro-
gers Pond will be heard at the piano,
and the inimitable Son Loy will round
out the evening as only he can.
In addition to offering the community
an opportunity of seeing and hearing
some of its own very fine talent, the "Big
Little Broadcast" will make it possible
for some lucky young man or woman to
attend the four weeks' session of the
Western Summer School for Workers this
year, for the proceeds will go into a
scholarship fund for that purpose.
number of our male citizens were seen
flocking there lately. Or is this a coinci-
dence that quite a number of boys visited
Watsonville during the weekend.
We are starting a new department, a
glossary, devoted to words with new
meaning or newly coined words. Do you
know what a Barroom Tan is? Well, it
is acquired or rather achieved when a
person has imbibed too much of the cup
(or glass) of joy.
Probably you did not notice it but there
were two young ladies roaming around
the Y. W. last Saturday. They were
looking for the ladies' dressing room.
And whom do you think they asked for
its whereabouts? A boy, who was not
acquainted with the place, and so he said;
"Oh, I guess it's in the girls' dormitory
upstairs." When the girls returned quite
some time later, did they give the boy
a dirty look.
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March 27, 1936
CHINESE D ICEST
Pag* 7
CHINATOWNIA
Photography Class
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. organized
a class in photography last week. A class
of boys, young men, and a few older
men have just completed a course in
photography, from the taking of pic-
tures to development of the film, printing
of the pictures, enlargements, coloring,
and sepia tone pictures. Field trips were
also conducted.
The new class organized will be con-
sidered more as a club than a class, with
Sam Yin as leader. There are no fees
attached to the class, and is open to boys
and men of all ages. Girls interested
are also welcome to join. There is no
charge for materials used by the group,
but if anyone should desire to make a
great many pictures, they are to bring
their own materials. The first meeting
of the new group was held last Friday.
• •
SCANDAL SHEET SERIOUS
The Young China scandal sheet of
Seattle turned serious this week, and is-
sued its first editorial, which was a criti-
cism of the rough maple-court tactics of
a few casaba players in Seattle who are
gaining for Chinese basketeers as a whole
a reputation as "playing a rough and
dirty" brand of ball. It behooves Se-
attle's Digest editors to applaud the Y.
C. sheet for their frankness. To quote
them, "it takes just a few rotten apples
to spoil the whole barrel". There are
fouls committed in the earnestness of
one's efforts, and there are fouls other-
wise.
• •
SALINAS PICNIC
A picnic sponsored by the Salinas Chi-
nese will be held this Sunday morning,
March 29, at Sea Cliff, a resort between
Santa Cruz and Watsonville.
Invitations have been sent to the Chi-
nese of Watsonville, Monterey, San Jose,
and other surrounding cities.
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a Northwest unit of the C. S. C. A. is
being organized under the leadership of
Richard Wilson Leong, a student at Lin-
field College, McMinneville, Oregon.
The purpose of the C. S. C. A. (Chi-
nese Students' Christian Alliance) is to
discuss questions of national and inter-
national interest and to form an associ-
ation between the students of China and
the American-born students.
The initial conference will be held in
Portland, Oregon, on April 3 and 4.
Students desiring information of the con-
ference may write to Mr. Ben Liu, chair-
man of the steering committee at 317
N. W. Davis Street, Portland, Oregon.
• •
WA SUNG SHOW IN OAKLAND
A galaxy of talented entertainers con-
testing for a silver loving cup features
the Wa Sung Amateur Show Saturday,
March 28th, at the I. O. O. F. Hall on
11th and Franklin Streets, Oakland.
Immediately afterwards, a long list of
prizes climaxing with a radio as the
grand prize will be awarded. Hal Finney
and his skilled orchestra of seven hold
sway for the balance of the evening.
The Wa Sung acknowledges these out-
side donations to date: Golden Star Ra-
dio Co., a public address system; Shell
Oil Co., three one gallon cans of oil;
National Dollar Stores, household fix-
tures; Oakland Toggery, women's appar-
el; Mandarin Service, gasoline orders;
and Western Produce, fruits. The price
of admission is ten cents "per head".
• •
PHILOTASIAN CLUB REUNION
The Philotasian Club of Oakland came
out of an extended period of lethargy
and held a reunion meeting last Sunday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Peter
Wong, on Eighth Street. In tone with
the rebirth of the club, Mrs. Wong dec-
orated her home in appropriate Easter
colors. The club plans to stage a mem-
bership drive shortly and, at present, are
amending the club constitution up to date.
Organized 19 years ago, the Philota-
sians may be classed as one of the oldest
clubs in the bay region. Present officers
are Bessie Kai-Kee, president; Rose E.
Wong, secretary; and Mrs. Bessie Chow,
treasurer. The next meeting will be held
on April 5th at the home of Mrs. Lester
Lee, 603D-27th Street.
The Towntrotter Says:
'Tis reported that MAY CHUNG is a
featured singer with the Nam Chung Mu-
sical Society, rendering popular Chinese
songs with the Chinese orchestra ....
PETE CHOYE is an ardent race-horse
fan, yeah, he bets, too ... . HERBERT
MOE, a grad of Lincoln Hi in Portland,
is back in the States after completing
studies at Lingnam College in Canton
.... In Fresno? each Sunday, NELLIE
D. LOUIE, ELEANOR and DORIS
WOO, GUY LAI, HENRY LAI, SARRA
SAM, IRWIN CHOW and FRANCIS
CHOW are seen frequenting the tennis
courts, yes, sir, spring is here .... We
hear that enterprising boys in Fresno are
organizing a band (more or less),
FLOYD SAM taking sax lessons,
JAMES HUIE pounding the piano and
HIRAM CHING learning tricks with the
drum-stioks .... LILLY CHINN of
Seattle entertained a group of friends
last Wednesday night at her home, with
a waffle and card party .... Strumming
guitars by four Hawaiians furnished the
music at the house party given by HEN-
RY WOO of Seattle last Saturday night,
with plenty of eats and tipsy punch ....
We hear that MARGARET LAW is en-
gaged wonder who the lucky fellow is
.... Friends of WALTER LEE and
JESSIE FUNG are expecting the chimes
to ring for them very soon .... LILLIE
JANG of Locke is interested in a hand-
some boy from Sacramento, who is he?
.... Only three members attended the
Sacramento Cheng Sen Girls' Club meet-
ing last week. Where were the rest of
them? But plans were made for an "Am-
ateur Hour'' program to be held Apr. 4
.... Inseparable pals in the Capital city
—DOROTHY and AUDREY FONG
.... Observed horseback riding at iWc-
Kinley Park (Sacramento) — Mrs. MA-
BLE TOM, HELEN and ROSE LEE . . .
. GEORGE WONG, former local boy,
is reported to be a ladies' man down in
Los Angeles, must have that certain ap-
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former San Franciscan, is now working
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CHINESE DIGEST
March 27, 1936
EDITORIAL
THB CHINESB DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
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CHING WAH LEE
WILLIAM HOY
FRED GEORGE WOO
CLARA CHAN
ETHEL LUM
STAFF
-Associate Editor
-Associate Editor
Sports
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F. G. WOO
Fashions
-Community Welfare
Circulation
Office Manager
CORRESPONDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle — Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Salinas Edward Chan
Bakersfield Mamie Lee
Watsonville „ Iris Wong
Fresno Allen Lew
WE DO BUY FROM JAPAN
Something is wrong somewhere. Figures don't lie.
Export figures, as reported in the press dispatch from
Shanghai, indicated that during 1935, China bought as
much from Japan as from the United States. While
American exports to China during the past year drop-
ped, Japanese exports gained, with the result that dur-
ing 1935 the U. S. supplied but 18.93 per cent of China's
imports, while Japan's figure was 15.03 percent, com-
pared with figures of 26-16 per cent and 12.21 per cent
in 1934.
Huge Japanese gains were registered during the clos-
ing months of 1935, when Japanese trade in China
outstripped American trade.
With all the news we hear of boycotts, patriotic
movements, anti-Japanese demonstrations and what not,
it is indeed a great mystery that China is becoming one
of Japan's big customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT
When men die of famine, you say it is the season that
is to blame. What does this differ from saying, when
you have caused a man's death, "It was not I, but the
weapon"?
"When a public officer is neglectful, what would you
do with him?"
"Cast him off," replied the King.
"When in the whole kingdom there is no good gov-
ernment, what then?"
King Suen looked to the right and left, and spoke
of other matters. — Mencius, 371 B. C.
CHINESE ART EXHIBITION FOR AMERICA?
The Chinese art exhibition which opened last Decem-
ber in the Royal Academy's Burlington House, Lon-
don, (Chinese Digest, Dec. 20, 1935) recently came to
a close. The exhibition lasted more than three months
and was attended by no less than 400,000 persons, this
attendance being considered a record. The general
opinion was that the Chinese exhibition was the most
successful of all national art shows ever held in London.
The record day's attendance was made on January
2, when 7,000 persons viewed the exhibition.
Among the thousands of art students and experts
on Chinese art all over Europe who attended were sixty
Chinese students from Paris and five hundred German
art lovers. The latter contingent chartered a special
ship to make the trip. French and Netherlanders also
came by the thousands.
The exhibition had considerable effect in many fields,
especially in women's fashions. Many art dealers on
the continent have received numerous requests for Chi-
nese art objects as a result of this exhibition.
When the exhibition closed there was a general ap-
peal to extend it, but the Royal Academy was forced
to refuse this appeal in view of the fact that it was al-
ready making preparations for the Spring exhibition
for British artists. However, the priceless art pieces
lent by the Chinese government for this exhibition,
which were brought to London on a British cruiser,
were still in the Academy's custody, as no arrangement
had been made for their return.
In view of the fact that so many American and Chi-
nese people in America are art lovers, it would be a
boon to them, and, no doubt, a financial success if the
exhibition could be held in the United States.
Considering the large number that attended the Chi-
nese exhibit during the Chicago Fair of 1933, a rela-
tively minor exhibition, such priceless works of art as
are now in London should not be hurriedly shown and
then be put away in hiding again.
Such a display will probably not be shown again for
decades to come. American art students and connois-
seurs should rally in an attempt to make available an
exhibition on these shores.
RED CROSS DUTY IS EVERYONE'S—
President Roosevelt last week issued a proclamation
asking for contributions for a $3,000,000 fund for the
Red Cross relief of flood victims in the Eastern States.
Contribute your share, no matter how small, towards
this fund to aid the hundred of thousands of people
rendered homeless and needy by the floods.
March 27, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
CULTURE
CHTNGWAH LBB
Remember When?
Remember when we used to have "da
chew" or religious festivals in China-
town?
Large sums of money would be collected
by popular subscription and the names
of the donors posted on the street ""bulle-
tin board", the long list being surround-
ed with a colorful border of celestial be-
ings, such as kuan yin pouring bljssings
from her magic bottle, the deer of long
life, etc.
Huge celestial images or "san dai low"
of bamboo and paper would be erected,
colorful as to dress, but fierce as to mien.
The ones I saw stood on Spofford Alley
near Washington Street, two stories high.
Vacant stores would be rented for the
exhibit of religious paintings. There were
pictures of the various gods, such as wah
tou, ommi to fu, kuan yin, and tieh
quai li, some being twelve feet in height.
Several of these paintings are stored in
the Lit Sing Goon Temple today.
There were many paintings depicting
the punishment meted out to sinners by
the "nine judges of Hades". Devils were
busy pulling out tongues from gossipers,
boiling sinners in oil, gorging out their
eyes, sawing them in two, and impaling
them. Others were being ground by iron
rollers, thrown into shark-infested waters
or roaring furnaces. There were also
displays of caligraphy, consisting of tes-
timonies by high officials, bits of sacred
writings, and mottoes, such as "May the
heavens produce good men; may men
produce good deeds."
Public services would be conducted by
orange robed priests who officiated by
reading sacred passages, burning incense
and prayer papers, giving the sacred
signs, and chanting prayers to the accom-
paniment of gongs and cymbals. Most
colorful was the parade of the gods and
the purging of the evil spirits of China-
town.
The services would be followed by the
distribution of sacramental buns, and the
giving of deal charms or wus. These
charms were taken home, folded into
compact triangles, encased in a cloth
bag and worn as protection against evil
spirits.
Public kitchens would be established
to serve free incarnate meals to the pub-
lic. This generally consisted of bean
curd soup, Lohan jai (disciples' meal),
qua ying or preserved melons, cold bean
custard, rice, and tea. The last important
festival was held, I believe, in 1908.
Marysville, California, is now the only
city in America where the Chinese still
hold some public religious festival.
HISTORIES OF
CHINESE CLUBS
Editor's Note — In publishing the
"Histories of Chinese Clubs'' we hope
to bring to the public eye those organ-
izations whose definite aims, and more
important, whose fulfillment of these
aims have contributed toward the
betterment of society and their res-
pective communities.
Cathay Club of San Francisco
By Herbert J. Haim
(Secretary, Cathay Club, Inc.)
(Continued From Last Week)
The beginning of 1913 marked
troublous times for the band. Debts and
a multitude of other difficulties mounted
daily which threatened the bands' exist-
ence. Only the courageous determina-
tion of these boys to surmount those
same obstacles carried them through. In
this, they were guided under the leader-
ship of the late Frank H. Lym who was
a born leader. His devotion to the band
created an example for the others to
carry on.
In an effort to raise funds to further
their studies these boys were rendered
valuable assistance by the late Mr. Tong
How Gee and Mr. Choy Lin Dong. The
method of obtaining funds was through
the medium of contributions from the
various Tongs and Family Associations
of Chinatown in return for a brief con-
cert at each one of the temples visited.
Mr. Tong and Mr. Choy accompanied
the band from place to place, explaining
to the heads of these associations why
funds were needed and urging generous
donations. The amount realized from
this procedure enabled the band to ac-
quire some badly needed new instrum-
ents and a set of uniforms. The instru-
ments originally obtained through the
Six Companies' efforts were returned to
them, for the members of the band held
the conviction that if they were to suc-
ceed in their career they must, henceforth,
depend upon their own resources.
Better times came at last to the band;
the reputation made by the boys through
their activities created demands for their
services elsewhere in the state. From all
over they were sought for public cele-
brations of every nature especially in
communities where Chinese were partici-
pants in the festivities. 1913 and 1914
were years of extensive public celebra-
tions and the band came in for a goodly
share of the activities. In our China-
town, participation of bands in funeral
processions are a tradition and form an
important adjunct in prominent ceremon-
ies. Heretofore, the band had usually
been composed of American musicians
but with the advent of the Chinese band
the latter was favored. They became
firmly established as part nearly of every
funeral with the exception of week-day
burials. Income from this source formed
a valuable asset to the finances of the
band. Others soon became aware of this
fact, and during 1913, two other rival
bands were organized. But either due
to poor management or discouragement,
these rival bands were soon forced to
withdraw from the field of competition.
Another band was also created during
1912 in Oakland which was then known
as the Chinese Boys Band of Oakland.
Indirectly, this band was affiliated with
the San Francisco band, being supported
by the Six Companies. Prospect of ab-
sorption of the Oakland aggregation had
been uppermost in the thought of the
San Francisco band. This thought be-
came a reality when by 1914, the two
bands were merged under the name of
the "New Cathay Boys Band". The move-
ment brought the standing of the band
to fifty-eight pieces.
(Continued next week.)
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CHINESE DIGEST
March 27, 1936
Critic Reviews
Chinese Picture
A fortnight ago a handful of specta-
tors sat gazing at a Chinese all-talking
picture in one of New York city's smaller
cinema houses, the New Chatham. The
spectators consisted of Pon Wing, press
agent and local distributor of the Grand-
view Film Company, Ltd. (Tai Kwoon
Sing Pin Kung Si) of San Francisco;
Robert Salnit, manager of the New Chat-
ham; three newspapermen; two steno-
graphers; and several members of Pon
Wing's kin.
The picture being shown was a Canton-
ese talking comedy production called
"Mr. Tai Tso Goes to Town". While
the rest of the slim audience merely
watched the progress of the comedy at-
tentively, Mr. Pon Wing was translating
the Chinese dialogue and musical lines
into English. The translation was taken
down by the stenographers. The purpose
of this curious proceeding was for the
benefit of the New York State Board of
Censors, who wanted to know what this
foreign picture was all about.
After the preview one John T. Mc-
Manus of the New York Times who was
among the spectators, devoted one col-
umn to what he judged was a pretty good
review of the picture. What he said may
be a typically American view of the Chi-
nese cinema; it can also be regarded as
the typical reactions of most Chinese in
the United States who have been Ameri-
canized, as far as their movie habits are
concerned. Excerpts from the review:
.... it is this unworthy person's
melancholy duty to report that Chinese
comedy has gone distinctly Keystone, even
though bean cake has been substituted
for custard pie. The humor of the
Cantonese .... is slightly on the robust
side. The point, for example, that a
carabao in summer is no magnolia is
graphically indicated in the exquisite pan-
tomime of the Celestial, so well that the
Cantonese script has no need for words.
"The star .... is Tsak Mun .... one
of China's greatest guitarists. Opposite
him, in the role of stooge, is the Can-
tonese Stan Laurel, Yip Yen Po. Yip
has a nose that, if it were not set in a
somewhat concave face, might be the envy
of a Durante. The chin is the Laurel
chin, though, and so are his antics.
"Henpecking, it would seem, originat-
ed, like firecrackers and lichee nuts, in
China. It would seem so because the
wives of our respective heroes seem so
atavastically proficient at it. It is this
domestic matriarchate that sends Yip and
Mr. Tai riding from their village home
into Hong Kong on the back of a bor-
The Digest presents a new column.
It's called
"QUOTES"
China's Power
"All who know the Chinese are im-
pressed by their vigor. Of manpower,
China is by far the most formidable re-
servoir. At home and abroad, the Chi-
nese work hard. They think deeply. So
far from betraying a depletion of energy,
they exult in superabundance.
"Two thousand years ago the muscle-
power of China was revealed in the most
stupendous of all achievements by unaided
labor. Wriggling like a huge snake over
ridges of rock, the Great Wall is said to
be the only work of man that would be
visible to an observer on the moon. The
walls and gates of Chinese cities, the pa-
godas, the temples, the palaces — massive
in enduring solidity — is a measure of
China's age-long and unexhausted capa-
city for toil."
—P. W. Wilson in the N. Y. Times
•
China's Modern Women
"The Chinese women are at the root
bottom of most things. They are revolu-
tionaries— in the right way — progressive
people who see the need for a greater
understanding of the civilization of other
countries and a wider adoption of it by
their own. To Chinese women, the home
is sacred. But this does not prevent them
from entering business life and making
a success of it.
"Women have qualified as lawyers, and
doctors, and teachers, they drive cars,
and work in shops, and do most things
that women do the world over."
— Mrs. Beatrice Thompson, of
HongKong, in an interview in
London.
•
Wars
"Nowadays wars are not declared.
They simply start."
— Josef Stalin, in a recent statement.
• •
rowed carabao. There they have their
ups and downs, and evenutally find them-
selves dallying with a couple of scheming
lotus buds, who, it turns out, really have
hearts of gold beneath those flowered
pajamas. Some busybody tells their
wives, however, and those termagants get
to town in practically no time at all with-
out the aid of a carabao, drag their er-
rant hubbies home by the ears, and there
is an end to that.
"The musical accompaniment is a
strange melange of Occidental and Ori-
ental music, with the accent on the form-
continued on Page 14)
"FOOTNOTES"
Chinese Triumvirate-
Wrote columnist H. I. Phillips of the
N. Y. Sun recently: "Mr. Mencken says
a Chinaman can defeat Mr. Roosevelt in
November. The leaders at the moment
are Li Hung Landon, Long Hop Borah
and Fu Manchoover."
And backing Li Hung Landon is his
chief imperial banner carrier, Mandarin
Wu Lee Hearst.
For Widows Only —
A club for widows only was founded
not long ago in a city in Fukien province,
China, by a Mrs. Ting, who has been
twice widowed and wealthy. For this un-
usual organization Mrs. Ting donated
#150,000 to start the ball rolling.
The widow's might, so to speak.
•
Lucky Numbers —
From the Kadelphian Review: "Mystic
numbers are thousands of years old. The
Western world believes in seven. China
worships the number five; hence the Chi-
nese have five planets, five elements, five
colors, five virtues, five punishments, and
five directions — north, south, east, west,
and center."
But when a Chinese plays lottery the
lucky number would be nine; five would
mean merely breaking even.
•
Mr. Koo's Predicament —
Mr. Koo is a young Chinese govern-
ment student now pursuing higher, edu-
cation in Belgium. Recently he fell in
love with a Belgian girl. Before pro-
posing marriage to her he sought out
the Chinese consul in Belgium and asked
if his government would permit him to
marry a foreign woman. The consul
cabled Nanking. Back came the reply
that Mr. Koo may not marry a woman
of another race. It seems that an old
government regulation forbidding such
marriages was still effective.
Now it looks like Mr. Koo will have
to stop cooing to his Belgian colleen.
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COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
Institute of
Practical Arts
By Mrs. Bernice Foley
(Group Worker, Chinese Y. W. C. A.)
In 1930, according to the census of the
United States, one and a half million
women were working as household em-
ployees— more women than were employ-
ed in any other occupation. Probably
no group of women workers has suffered
more severely during the depression per-
iod. Thousands of household employees
were dismissed when the employers felt
the pinch of hard times; other thousands
had their wages cut; and in the bitter
competition which accompanied the in-
creasing unemployment in other fields,
girls who did not realize that household
work required skill and training, in their
desperate need, took jobs for little or
nothing more than a roof over their
heads and something to eat. As the de-
pression advanced, hours became longer
and tasks which had formerly been per-
formed outside the home, were thrown
upon the shoulders of the girl working
in the home. As the Women's Bureau
pointed out in a recent publication,
"wage scales in this occupation have drop-
ped appallingly throughout the country
even while the increasing demands have
been made upon the workers' time and
strength."
In the main, standards of employment
for household workers are left to the de-
termination of individual employers.
Household employees are not provided
for in the recently enacted Federal Social
Security Act. In no state are household
employees protected by legislation in re-
gard to hours of work and only one state
has set a minimum wage rate for them.
In San Francisco, the San Francisco
Center of the League of Women Voters,
the Emanu-El Sisterhood, and the Y. W.
C. A. have been looking forward to the
establishment of standards that will in-
sure just and adequate working condi-
tions and improved facilities. The re-
cent survey on household employment
conducted by the San Francisco Center
was a step in this direction.
Early in April, there will be opened
in San Francisco, the Institute of Prac-
tical Arts under the joint direction of
the Emanu-El Sisterhood and the Y. W.
C. A. The Institute will offer an eight-
week's certified course of training for
girls and women who wish to enter house-
hold employment. The course will cover
YOUNG WOMAN, ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR A JOB?
Here is a golden opportunity for am-
bitious Chinese girls to train themselves
for a promising occupation. Since the
dislike or contempt long held by the Chi-
nese toward work as "domestics" is grad-
ually being dispelled, there are today
more and more Chinese women engaged
as household employees.
Domestic service is one field of em-
ployment in this industrialized country
wherein the demand for labor can never
diminish. Yet, in no other type of labor
are Oriental workers so far underpaid in
comparison with other workers. Private
families, realizing that Chinese girls can
usually be employed at a wage scale low-
er, but an efficiency level higher, than the
average white girl, show a preference for
engaging Oriental help.
In the face of these conditions, it is
important that Chinese girls and young
women, through proper training for this
type of service, coordinate their efforts
toward raising wage and employment
standards for themselves. Heretofore,
the lack of training and experience, es-
pecially in American ways of cooking
and housekeeping, has consistently been
used as the main excuse for underpaying
Oriental labor. The Chinese Y. W. C.
A., in extending a personal employment
service to girls in the community, de-
mands for them a minimum work rate
in household employment. The efforts
of the Association thus to protect the
interests of these employees have so far
met with considerable success.
According to records kept at the Y.
W. C. A., from March to December,
1935, 79 applications for employment
were received, 76 of which were placed
in private jobs, almost entirely as dom-
estic workers. During the months of
foods, household management, home
furnishings, care of household textiles
and personal clothing, and health and
child care. Girls who complete the course
satisfactorily will be placed in their first
jobs. The Institute will be open to any
girl over sixteen. There are no educa-
tional requirements except the ability to
read and write English.
Further information concerning course,
tuition, and scholarships may be secured
either through the Institute of Practical
Arts, 300 Page St., Underhill 3690 or
through Mrs. Foley at the Chinese Y. W.
C. A., 965 Clay Street, San Francisco.
January and February of this year, addi-
tional jobs were found for 8 girls. A
similar employment service rendered by
the Chinese Catholic Center reported 94
girls placed in household employment
during the one and a half year period
from May, 1934 to December, 1935.
About seventy percent of those placed
by both bureaus had no particular train-
ing for any type of work, while the ma-
jority of them were still attending school.
The jobs secured for this group of house-
hold workers were mostly part time.
Girls and young women of the com-
munity who are unemployed and not in
school are urged to take advantage of
this 8-week course offered by the Institute
of Practical Arts. A large Chinese audi-
ence at the course may pave the way for
enlarging and improving a field of em-
ployment which has always been consider-
ed by the Chinese to have little or no
economic significance.
• •
CHINESE Y. P. GROUP IN FRESNO
The Chinese Young Peoples' Group of
Fresno held its regular meeting on Mar.
12 at the Chinese Baptist Mission. A
short report of the happenings at the
National Methodist Young Peoples' Con-
ference held at Memphis, Tenn., was giv-
en by Rev. J. L. Lyon, of the Christian
Science Church. Refreshments and games
followed.
On Mar. 18, the group held a singing
rally, the Rev. and Mrs. Allen of the
Memorial Baptist Church giving several
selections.
The officers and members of this group
are: chairman, Ernest Sam; program
chairman, Irwin Chow; refreshment, Miss
Beulah Wong; and Misses Sarra and Jane
Sam, Dorothy, Gladys, and Evelyn Lew,
Fannie and Ethel Lee, Eunice and Mari-
an Mar, Ruth Lew, Geraldine and Doris
Woo, Nellie Louie, Pauline Ko and Mr.
Floyd Sam.
• •
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wife of Harvey Lum, 1154 Stockton St.,
San Francisco.
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March 27, 1936
SPORTS
— — Fred George Woo .
Coach Lauds
Chinese Athletes
"During my many years of coaching
Chinese boys in various branches of
sports, I find them to be very efficient,
especially in basketball and track," stated
Coach Ed Williams, of the Polytechnic
High School of San Francisco, when in-
terviewed recently.
"They have fine sportsmanship, and
their team spirit is wonderful. On the
court, they are fast, elusive and tricky.
When I was at Francisco Junior High,
I depended on Chinese boys to furnish
the points in games. With two husky
Italian boys for guards, I could always
assure myself of a good team."
Mr. Williams, who produced numerous
championship basketball and soccer teams
at Francisco, has been coaching at Poly
for the past five years. Last season, his
Parrot heavyweight five was tied with
Lowell High for the local prep champ-
ionship, and defeated in the playoffs in
a close contest. His teams have always
been among the first division. Last week
his thirties won the A. A. A. lightweight
title.
"Chinese boys are not cut out for foot-
ball," Mr. Williams further stated, "they
seem to lack the weight that is essential
in this sport, and generally, they haven't
the ruggedness that goes with it. How-
ever, as far as basketball, track and swim-
ing are concerned, they really excel."
Coach Williams concluded, "There are
not so many Chinese boys at Poly, partly
because it is so far from Chinatown.
Otherwise I could use more of them on
my teams. Anyway, I don't scout the
junior high and grammar schools for
material like some coaches do, so my
players are just limited to those who
really come to Poly because they like
to and not those who are here for an
athletic career."
• •
LEW STARS IN TECH WIN
Piling up a huge lead at the outset,
the Oakland Tech High School Chinese
quintet easily defeated the Oakland High
Chinese, 44-10 in a recent game at the
Lincoln School ground.
With Shane Lew chalking up thirteen
points for scoring honors, the Tech boys
flashed a powerful offense and an air-
tight defense. Arthur Lee, Wallace
Wong, and Kenneth Lee played a fine
all-around game.
Washington Meets
Shangtai Sunday
University of Washington's Chinese
hoopmen will make their appearance
against the Shangtai five this Sunday
evening at the French Court, determined
to prove to the fans that they are a lot
better than they showed last Sunday
against the Scouts.
The Northwest lads were most likely
leg-weary from their long trip to San
Francisco from Seattle by auto. Coupled
with the fact that they were playing on
a strange and narrow court may have
been partly responsible for their previous
showing. The college boys have been
playing with the center jump up north
all season, which may have slowed them
up considerably due to the use of our
rules here.
Probable starting lineups for the game:
Washington: Forwards, B. Luke and
Nipp; center, K. Hong; guards, R. Wong
and E. Luke.
Shangtai: Forwards, C. Hing and F.
Wong; center, G. Lee; guards, T. Chin
and F. Gok.
The preliminary at 7:30 brings together
two strong lightweight teams of this city,
the Shangtai thirties and the Troop 3
130's. The Shangtais are runner-up in
the P. A. A. 130-lb class, with Murphy
Bill Quan, Chauncey Yip and Johnny
Wong as its mainstays. For the Scouts,
Fred Wong, Charles Low and Ted Moy
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Entries Open For Track
Entries are now being received for
Troop Three's Second Annual Invitation-
al Track and Field Meet, which will be
held this year on June 7, at High School
of Commerce's Field, Van Ness and
Hayes Street, San Francisco.
Invitations are being sent to scores of
out-of-town clubs to send in participants.
Unattached athletes are invited to take
part also. There are four divisions, 85 's,
100's, 115's and unlimiteds, with num-
erous events in each class.
For complete details and entry blanks,
write to Don Lee and Fred Schulze, 758
Stockton St., Frank Wong, 855 Sacra-
mento Street, or the Sports Department
of the Chinese Digest, all of San Fran-
cisco.
• •
FRED WONG GETS RECOGNITION
Fred Hong Wong, sensational forward
of the local Polytechnic High School,
has received recognition mention in all
of San Francisco's newspapers for his
outstanding cage work in the A. A. A.
campaign. In nearly all instances, he
was the only player on the Poly squad to
receive any mention.
The Call-Bulletin and the Chronicle
picked Fred on their squads, while the
News selected him for honorable men-
tion, as did the Examiner. He is the
team's leading scorer, and if his five had
been a notch higher in the league stand-
ing, he would more than likely have been
picked on the all-city quints.
• •
"Y" NOSES OUT U. OF W.
Although defeated in a hard-fouglu
tilt by the Chinese Y. M. C. A. the Uni-
versity of Washington Chinese hoopmen
looked strong Monday evening. The
Northerners dropped a 20-14 decision, in
a game as close as any played at the
"Y" gym.
Washington led at half by one point.
With a minute of play left and the two
teams tied at 14-all, Frank Wong of the
"Y" sank two field goals in succession to
clinch the contest. The Seattle boys
showed a tight defense throughout, and
give promise of a tougher battle to all
other opponents in their games to come.
• •
Stanley Chung won the middleweight
wrestling championship of the Salinas
Union High School Interclass tourncv.
March 27, 1936
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SPORTS
Varsity Trims
U. W.; Juniors Win
By an overwhelming score of 50-22,
the local Troop Three Scout Varsity de-
feated the invading University of Wash-
ington Chinese hoopmen, before a large
crowd last Sunday evening at the French
Court. By virtue of this win, the Scouts
strengthened their claim to the mythical
Pacific Coast Chinese Basketball champ-
ionship.
Opening strong, the Scouts piled up
a lead of 23-7 at half on baskets by Hen-
ry Kan and Earl Wong. Too many dead-
eye sharpshooters on the Scout five proved
the undoing of the visitors, Steve Leong,
Hin Chin and Eddie Leong sinking them
also from all angles.
For Washington, Kaye Hong and Ed-
win Luke were best on offense, chalking
up eleven and seven points respectively.
In th preliminary the Scout Juniors
defeated the 115 -lb champions of the
All-Nations League of the East Bay, the
Oakland Chinese Athletic Club, 37-36, to
enable the Troop Three to take both
games on the program.
Fred Wong was the Juniors' high scor-
ing threat, piling up ten points, while
Al Young and Peter Chong starred on
defense. For the Oaklanders, Gum Wong
tallied 12 digits to lead all scoring for
the affair.
• •
LYM WINS GOLF PRIZES
Glenn Lym of Oakland won the Chi-
nese flight of the Emporium City Golf
Tournament, which was held recently in
San Francisco, and was awarded two
cups, donated by the Emporium and the
National Dollar Store. C. C. Wing, run-
ner-up, also received two cups donated by
the same firms.
In the Defeated Eight Tournament,
Thomas Leong won, with Dr. James H.
Hall in the runner-up position. Leong
was awarded four golf balls, and Dr.
Hall, two balls as consolation prizes.
• •
FRANCISCO CHINESE FORM TEAM
A basketball team was recently organi-
zed composed of Chinese boys attending
Franciscojunior High School, known as
the Francisco Trojans. The following
boys make up the squad: James Toy, Ng
Wah Kong, Billy Lee, David Chong, Vin-
cent Gunn, Him Wong, Johnny Lee and
W '"iam Low. A contest is being nego-
tiated between this new five and the St.
Mary's twenties.
SPORTS SHORTS
St. Mary's A. C. hundreds defeated the
Chinese "Y" 100's cagers 26-13. In the
other double-header, the "Y" 80's won
from the Saint 80's by a score of 17-15.
Tonight (Friday) the Young Chinese
basketeers of Oakland meet the San Jose
Chinese quintet in Oakland at the Tech-
nical High gym, at 9:00 p. m.
Shangtais heavyweight cagers meet the
San Francisco Boys' Club Tuesday, Mar.
31, at the Boys' Club gym, 21st and Ala-
bama Streets, at 8:00 p. m.
A skating party sponsored by the San
Francisco Junior College Chinese is sche-
duled for April 6, at the Dreamland Rink.
A large crowd is being anticipated to
attend this event. Admission will be
thirty-five cents.
University of California's Chinese
quintet plays the S. F. J. C. Chinese to-
night (Friday) at the Oakland Tech
High gym.
Chinese Y's 145-lb. cage team meets
the San Francisco Boys' Club Saturday,
Mar. 28 at the Jewish Center court. If
victorious, the "Y" boys will clash for
the J. A. F. title against the Salesians,
scheduled for Mar. 30 at the Galileo
court at 7:00 p. m.
Shangtai's unlimited five dropped its
opener in the J. A. F. to the Jewish Cen-
ter "A" last week at the Boys' Club court,
38-36. Fred Wong with 15 points and
George Lee with nine were Shangtai's
highlights on offense, while Gerald Le-
ong starred on defense.
Harding Wong, formerly of Portland,
is making quite a name for himself in
tennis circles at Long Beach, reaching the
quarter-finals in a city tourney at San
Diego recently, being eliminated after a
hard-fought three-set match. He is now
a regular member of the Long Beach Re-
creation Park net team.
In a rough and tumble game, the
Shangtai unlimiteds lost its second J. A.
F. fray 43-36 Tuesday night to the San
Francisco Boys Club (Telegraph Hill)'
Behind 25-12 at half, the Chinese five
fought a hard up-hill battle. Their rally
in the second half fell short, however.
Fred Wong with 18 points stood out for
Shangtai.
Local Nationals
Beat Oaklanders
In an extra period contest, the local
National quintet defeated the Oakland
Nationals last Sunday afternoon, 36-3 2,
at the French Court.
With the score favoring the locals 30-
29, Bert Yip of Oakland was awarded a
free throw on a foul, which he made,
tying the tally and necessitating an ex-
tra period.
Piling up a huge lead at the outset,
the locals seemed headed for an over-
whelming victory. But the East Bay lads,
led by Joe Lee fought an uphill battle
to catch up with the city boys.
Henry Kan with 14 points and Victor
Wong with 13 were San Francisco Na-
tionals' high scorers, while Joe Lee cap-
tured individual honors for the losers.
In the preliminary the Young Chinese
Juniors of Oakland won an extra-period
game from the local Chan Yings, by a
count of 30-29. Score at the end of re-
gulation time was 27-27.
Charles Louie and William Chan were
outstanding for the Chan Yings while
Howard Joe starred for the winning five.
• •
CHINESE BOYS WIN
MARBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Chinese Playground's two representa-
tives in the City Playground Marble
Tournament both won first places last
Saturday at the Hayward Playground.
Richard Wong took first in the Juniors,
while Robert Lum won top honors in the
Seniors. The two boys will receive medals
for their titles.
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CHINESE DICEST
March 27, 1936
SPORTS
YOUNG CHINESE WALLOPS
JAPANESE FIVE
During last week the Young Chinese
of Oakland won three games in as many
played. Last Friday the Oaklanders won
a double-header over the Palo Altoans,
the unlimiteds defeating the Bombers,
42-29, and the Juniors defeated the Pali-
clique 17-9.
In the unlimited game, Stanton Yee,
George Chan and Key Chinn were the
high-scorers, while Robert Chow display-
ed his old time form by playing a fine
game. Toomy Jue starred for the losers.
In the lightweight contest, Frank Lew
starred for the Young Chinese, while
Richard Tarn and Won Loy Chan were
outstanding for the losers.
Last Thursday, the Young Chinese
Juniors trimmed the Japanese Y. M. B.
A. five 26-18, completely upsetting their
favored opponents, before a large crowd
of Japanese fans. Bert Yip and Wallace
Wong played bang-up ball to lead the
Chinese to victory.
• •
WAH KIANG TEAM DEFEATED
The Wah Kiang basketball team of
Portland, Oregon, defending champion
of the Y. M. C. A. league, was bested by
the Gold team in the finals last Thursday.
The final score was 36-34. Witnessing
one of the most thrilling games of the
year, many enthusiastic supporters saw
the local Chinese hoopsters trailing eight
points in the first quarter, then start a
determined drive in the following thrree
quarters only to fall two points short in
a thrilling climax.
• •
L. A. CHINESE CONG WINS
Playing slow and ragged ball through-
out the entire first half, the Los Angeles
Chinese Cong cagers managed to defeat
the Sing Wah five of Santa Barbara, 37-
22, when the winners inserted the reserves
into the game and finally hit their stride,
at Santa Barbara last Saturday, Mar. 21.
For the Angels, Archie and Roland
Got walked away with high-point honors
with eight each, followed closely by Cap-
tain George Wong, with seven.
WA SUNG BASEBALL TEAM
Hoping to get a game with the A. T.
K. Japanese or a strong American nine
for its final tune-up tilt this Sunday, Wa
Sung of Oakland is ready for the open-
ing day of the Berkeley International
League next week on April 5. The Az-
tecs, a Mexican team, will furnish the
opposition and the game will be played
at San Pablo Park, 11:30 a. m.
As announced by Coach Al Bowen,
the starting line-up in the regular batting
order will be Ed Hing, right field; Joe
Lee, third base; Key Chinn, shortstop;
Al Bowen, pitcher or first sacker; George
Bowen, second base; Ben Chan, first base
or pitcher; Frank Dun, centerfield; Tom
Hing, left field; and Hector Eng, catcher.
• •
ST. MARY'S vs. Y. M. C A. SUNDAY
Chinese Y. M. C. A. basketballers will
make their first appearance this season
at the French Court this Sunday after-
noon, meeting the St. Mary's A. C.
The "Y" lads are conceded an advan-
tage in weight, but the Saints will bal-
ance that with their speed. Both teams
have been practicing hard, and are point-
ing toward a decisive victory. Probable
starting line-ups: Y. M C A.: Forwards,
Ted Lee and Francis Mark; center, Frank
Chan Yuen; guards, Frank Wong and
George Ong. St. Mary's: Forwards, Al
Park Lee and James Hall, center, Henry
Whoe; guards, Jimmy Chew and Paul
Mark.
In the preliminary, the "Y" eighty-
pounders, the Tigers and Bulldogs, will
clash to break off a tie for first place in
the recent J. A. F. tourney.
This is the first time in history that
two Chinese teams are battling in the
finals for a J. A. F. title.
• •
SAC FIVE WINS HOOP TITLE
The Chinese quintet of Sacramento
drubbed the Mexican Athletic Club 32-13
to win the Nations' hoop tournament at
the Y. M. C. A. recently. At the be-
ginning of the first quarter, they were
tied, but baskets by Edmund Yee and
Peter Chan soon put the Chinese in front,
and they were never in danger, winning
as they pleased.
• •
CHINESE NETSTERS
The status of players who will carry
the colors of the Salinas High School
on the tennis courts this year was fixed
by its coach last week. Three Chinese
boys are among the 19 players given
ranking positions. They are Stanley
Chung, No. 3; Diamond Yee, No. 5;
and Gage Wong, Jr., No. 6.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Pierce (San Francisco)
Mar. 31; President Jefferson (Seattle)
Apr. 1. President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29. President Hoover, (San
Francisco) May 6; President Grant (Se-
attle) May 13; President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
Presi-
dent Grant (Seattle) Mar. 28; President
Cleveland (San Francisco) Apr. 3; Presi-
dent Monroe (San Francisco) Apr. 10;
President Jefferson (Seattle) Apr. 11;
President Coolidge (San Francisco) Apr.
17; President Van Buren (San Francisco)
Apr. 24; President Jackson (Seattle)
Apr. 25.
SEEN AT THE TURF—
At Tanforan on Shriners' Day were
Mrs. C. C. Huang, Vice-Consul D. C.
Wann, Mrs. C. C. Wing, Mrs. Lin Foon,
and Messrs. Wong Yuen Chang, Harry
Luke and Patrick Sun.
Other devotees frequently seen there
are Dr. James Hall and Messrs. Lin Foon,
Hall Nom, Leland Kimlau and George
Jue.
• •
CRITIC REVIEWS CHINESE
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er. Strains of "Hail Columbia" and the
patter of the Viennese waltz mingle with
snake charmer stuff and the wang-wang
of the Chinese cymbal."
The reviewer contends that the Chi-
nese movie-goer in China has come to
have "certain set ideas on what consti-
tutes cinema entertainment. And these
ideas were born in Hollywood. Any tra-
ditional approaches therefore, seem
doomed to failure."
Without knowing it Mr. McManus has
touched on a vital factor which under-
lies the slow and apathetic progress of
the cinema industry in China. However,
judging from the several films that were
shown here during the past year, native
producers are slowly waking up to what
the public wants.
March 27, 1936
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soaring over Golden Gate, Manila bound. Low- lar scheduled flights. The hop from Manila
er view — Map showing vast stretch of Pacific to Canton will eventually be included in sche-
from San Francisco to Manila on which Pan duled route.
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April 3, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
By Tsu Pan
COMMUNISTS IN SHANGSI
SUPPRESSED
For the past few months, the province of Shangsi has
been terrorized by rampaging hordes of communists.
Centering around the Chungyang district, the red
army threatened to take the city of Fenghsien and
Hungtung, where a number of foreign missionary work-
ers are stationed.
In order to cope with the formidable red armies,
General Yen Hsi-San established his headquarters at
Taiyuan, the capital of Shangsi Province, and mobil-
ized all his troops for an anti-communist campaign- The
City of Taiyuan was put under martial law against
possibility of red reprisals.
After a two week engagement with the communists
General Yen succeeded in destroying the main hold
of the communist army at Shih-lou. General Yen feels
competent that the remaining portion will be destroyed
in the near future.
The task of suppressing communists in Shangsi Pro-
vince is a difficult one, due to the fact that many Jap-
anese people are in that region, and should any Japanese
lives be involved, it would be easy to caue international
complications. Kind-hearted Japanese in North China
have offered General Yen military assistance in his
fight against the reds, but to this General Yen refused,
saying he would rather do it himself, runs the report.
• JAPANESE PLAN
ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION
Japan's scheme to exploit North China by economic
means went one step further of late when definite plans
were made to construct a gigantic textile mill in the city
of Tientsin.
Ever since the Manchurian embroglio in 1931, Jap-
anese expansionists have sent many an investigator into
various parts of North China to gather information
for the dissemination of their home industrial-
ists. According to their findings, they concluded
that the textile industry would be most lucrative at the
present time, since North China produces ample
amounts of raw cotton and most of the Chinese textile
mills are closed due to recent political disturbances-
Accordingly, a fund of 30,000,000 yen was raised to
erect a mill in the Belgian Concession in Tientsin. This
mill will occupy a site of over eight hundred acres and
will have over 50,000 looms.
The Japanese authorities enumerated many advan-
tages of the present undertaking. First, the provinces
of Shangtung and Shangsi produce 5,000,000 piculs
of fine cotton every year, and with Japanese guidance
the production can be still further enhanced. Second,
millions of people in North China ought to assure a
big market for their textile products. Third, North
China has a rich supply of coal. Fourth, operating
costs will be low as Chinese labor is cheap. And finally,
the Japanese people enjoy the protection under the
present political set-up in North China-
As the Japanese project goes on in full swing, world
political thinkers are beginning to frown on peace. They
feel that the Japanese are preparing to invade the world
textile market and consequently will create industrial
disturbances in other countries, and also feel that the
Japanese have ulterior motives in the attempt to con-
trol cotton production in Asia.
• CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY
NEARING COMPLETION
The belated construction of the unfinished section
of the Canton-Hankow railway is near completion and
traffic of the whole line will be open in the middle of
May, according to a dispatch from Hengyang, Hunan
Province.
All bridges, culverts, drains, embankments and tun-
nels of the unfinished section have been constructed,
and a greater part of the rails have been laid. The
traffic will be opened by sections beginning this coming
May. The through train for the whole line, however,
will not be inaugurated until this fall as the railway
authorities are still awaiting the arrival of machinery
and rolling stock purchased from England.
The Canton-Hankow Railway, after completion, will
have a total mileage of 1,100 kilometers, transversing
through the provinces of Kwangtung, Hunan and Hu-
peh. It will link the city of Canton with the cities of
Hankow, Peiping and Tientsin, and provide quick trans-
portation between the south and the north- Politically
and economically this railway will be extremely bene-
ficial to China, and its completion will mark an import-
ant step forward in China's reconstruction program.
• DISSENTERS PLANTED TO
CREATE REIGN OF TERROR
Working under flimsy clues, Chinese "G" men made
six arrests in Hongkong last week in connection with
the recent attempted assassination of the former prem-
ier, Wang Ching-wei. The Hongkong government is
preparing to extradite the arrested persons to the Nan-
king authorities.
According to the confessions of the suspects, General
Chen Ming Chu and General Lee Chi Sen, both dissent-
ers of the Central Government in Nanking, are in-
volved in the plot. A central organization was said to
have been established in Hongkong, aiming at the
wholesale slaughter of Nanking officials. Among the
would-be victims were General Chiang Kai-shek, Mr.
T. V Soong and several other notables.
The killers also plotted against the lives of members
of the Lytton Commission dispatched by the League
of Nations to investigate the Manchurian incident. A
reign of terror was planned by these dissenters but
they failed to carry it out.
Premier Wang Ching-wei was fired at by an assassina-
tor posing as a camera man in front of the Central Kuo-
mintang Headquarters in Nanking last November.
Three bullets studded Wang's body but failed to take
his life.
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CHINATOWNIA
Lingnan Advisor Lectures
"Building a Bridge to China", was the
topic of an interesting discussion Sun-
day evening at the Temple Methodist
Church, Leavenworth and McAllister
Streets., by Dr. James M Henry, Ameri-
can provost of Lingnan University in
Canton, China.
According to Dr. Henry, Lingnan Uni-
versity is the most important American
college in South China and one of the
three foremost Chinese- American educa-
tional institutions in China.
Dr. Henry, born of American parents
in Canton, has spent most of his life
there, Lingnan University has twenty-five
America students from leading universi-
ties of the United States attending, with
California well represented.
• •
YOHO-HO, AND A
BOTTLE OF— MEDICINE
On an evening last week one Lai Fook
was walking home on Pacific Street, and
in his hand was a bottle of medicine he
had just bought. As he plodded along
a pair of bright, luminous eyes spied him
and his bottle. Suddenly, out of no-
where, Lai Fook was grabbed by a ne-
gro, who sought to make the Chinese re-
linguish the bottle. Luckily passersby
saw this assault and the assailant was
arrested. When Lai Fook regained his
equilibrium he was minus three front
teeth and suffering from several bruises.
The negro had thought that Lai Fook
was carrying a bottle of whiskey. For
his mistake he was sentenced to 90 days
in jail.
• •
CHINESE CENTER OF OAKLAND
The Oakland Chinese Center gave a
cordial welcome to all visitors who came
to inspect its club-house last Sunday af-
ternoon and evening. Guests who came
to admire the roomful of valuable gifts
l»ft with favorable comments on the
hospitality of the members. The Center
will prove an asset to the Chinese com-
munity.
Tea and cookies were continually serv-
ed by the attractive members of the Philo-
tasian Club while visitors either played
bridge or watched the many card games
in progress.
• •
LODI RESTAURANT RENOVATED
The King Yin Restaurant in Lodi is
being remodeled into an up-to-date estab-
lishment, according to word received last
week. The proprietress of the restaurant
is Mrs. Sui Yip, sister of Mrs. Andrew
Sue (nee Mary Wong) . Mr. Sue is the
manager of the Dresswell Men's Shop.
Colonel Visits U. S. Barracks
Colonel Chih-teh Loo, M. D. of the
Army Medical Administration in China,
arrived here last week from Nanking for
the purpose of studying methods of mili-
tary sanitation in the United States. With
Mr. Patrick Sun, deputy consul of China,
serving as guide, Colonel Loo visited the
barracks of the thirtieth infantry of the
U. S. army at the presidio. The group
also visited the Letterman General Hos-
pital of the U. S. War Department.
After the visits, Colonel Loo and Mr.
Sun were guests at a luncheon party giv-
en by Major A. Gluckmann who was at
one time assistant military attache to the
United States Legation in China.
Colonel Loo will study methods of mili-
tary field sanitation in the United States
War Department at Washington, D. C.
After that, he will leave for England to
make further studies.
• •
W.P.A. in Seattle
Classes in sewing, pattern drafting,
English, piano, tap and ballroom danc-
ing for the Chinese people are now being
held under the auspices of the Works
Progress Administration at Seattle. Danc-
ing classes for both beginners and ad-
vanced boys and girls are held every
Tuesday and Saturday night at Chung
Wah. The other vocational classes meet
at the Chinese Baptist Church. Thelarge
enrollment in these various classes indi-
cate the interest of the Chinese.
• •
CHINESE HANGS SELF
Apparently despondent over illness and
financial difficulties Lee Suan, a 35-year-
old Chinese, committed suicide last week
by hanging himself in the basement of
863 Washington Street. He left notes
for his father and brother. Found on
his person were eight cents, a wrist watch
and a drug prescription. Surviving him
also is a wife and a daughter in China.
• •
CHINESE YOUTH "KIDS' PARTY
The Chinese Youth Circle will hold a
"Kids' Party" for its members tonight
(Friday). All the members will be dres-
sed in children's clothes and the best
dressed girl and boy will each win a prize.
• •
Twin daughters were born on Mar.
26 to the wife of Gee Cheuck Foo, 838
Grant Ave., San Francisco.
• •
A daughter was born on Mar. 18 to
the wife of Quock Sing, 722 Jackson
Street, San Francisco.
CAROLINE CHEW
RETURNS FROM EAST
Caroline Chew, the prominent San
Francisco girl dancer has returned to
this city from a three-month tour of Eas-
tern states.
Miss Chew went to New York, Chicago,
and other cities to appear in concerts.
She appeared in a featured role in the
Continental Varieties on Broadway. The
well-known dancer will remain on the
Coast until fall, and will appear in con-
cert in San Francisco as well as other
California cities and in the Northwest.
• •
GENERAL FANG IN LOS ANGELES
Special union meeting was held Sun-
day, Mar. 29 at the Los Angeles Chinese
' Congregational Church for the purpose
of honoring General Fang Chen-wu, the
principal speaker of the afternoon. Ap-
proximately 200 persons attended the
meeting.
General Fang was introduced by Mr.
Leung, chairman of the Union Church
board. Delivered in Mandarin the Gen-
eral's topic, "National Defense and Pa-
triotism", was interpreted by Rev. S. K.
Lau, into Cantonese.
• •
INJURIES FATAL TO CHINESE
Injuries received in an auto accident
last Sunday proved fatal to John Yung
Low, 35-year old Chinese, who died Mon-
day at the San Francisco Hospital.
Low, who arrived here last Saturday
from Honolulu, was hurt seriously at
Sutter and Van Ness avenue by a car
driven by George Vail, who claimed the
victim walked into its path. Vail
is held on a technical charge of man-
slaughter.
• •
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April 3, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Big Little Broadcast Good
The "Big Little Broadcast of 1936" is
over, but in the minds of hundreds will
linger the thrills and laughter of future
stars in the realm of music, vocal and
radio presentations that opened the eyes
of everyone. No doubt was in the spec-
tator's minds but that some day out of
the mists of the past, they will remember
this performance while listening to the
stars in some big feature.
Special mention must be made of the
little Pond trio, Rcger, Adelina and Gil-
bert. Aged 4, 6, and 7 respectively, their
neat Chinese costumes and piano and
vocal selections were the delight of the
audience.
But we cannot select anyone as the
star performer without naming the whole
cast. From little Son Loy Chan and his
violin, vocal and tap dancing numbers
to the vocal selections of Misses Mae
Chinn, Rosemary Tong, Elsie Chinn and
Mr. Victor Young, the instrumental
group of Vincent Chinn, saxophonist,
Mrs. Laura Loew, accordionist; Waters
Lee, pianist; and the inimical Rhythm
Harmonica Rascals of the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. to the selections of the Nam Chung
Musical Society, was one big silvery flow
of perfect renditions.
An English dance group presented
their idea of an old folk dance; Teddy
Lee, leader of the Rhythm Rascals, gave
a tap dance. In the radio monologue
was Miss Marie Tom; a laugh provoking
mystery play by five small treasure hunt-
ers enacted by Masters Robert Tom, Arn-
old Lim, Johnny Leong, Jo Jo and Ge-
orge Lum; and a comedy farce entitled,
"The Newly-Weds", enacted by Miss
Clara Lee and Robert G. Poon.
"Sponsors" of the program, presided
over by Major-General Robert G. Poon's
staff during the Non to Amateur Hour,
was by Sace and Chanborn Coffee Co.,
the No Stick Urn Hair Co., R. C. A.
Radio Co., Dame Fashion Company fea-
turing their Cream of Spinach, the Tar-
nation Milk and their Discontented Pro-
gram, the Digest reporter PooPoo, and
the finale, the Ziegneld Follies of the air.
Special commendation should be given
to Mrs. Bernice Foley, who directed the
show, and Mr. Foley, who, with Mr. Poon
were the competent announcers.
It is to be hoped that many more pro-
grams such as this will be forthcoming.
Too much stress cannot be placed upon
this lucky community for having such
skillful leaders and talent as was brought
out in this 965 program.
STUDENTS WALK OUT
ON LECTURER
Thirty Chinese students walked out of
a student forum in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
when Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese lectur.
er, insisted on using the word "Manchu-
kuo" rather than Manchuria, in refer-
ring to the puppet state in the Far East.
Asserting that Japan is the only coun-
try which considers "Manchukuo" a na-
tion, Ren-Bing Chen, Changsa, China,
graduate student, asked Kagawa several
times to use the word Manchuria. When
the Japanese lecturer refused stating that
the American press uses the term "Man-
chukuo", the Chinese students left.
Chen declared, indignantly, "It is an
insult to the Chinese."
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WA SUNG AMATEUR HI JINKS
In typical Major Bowles style, Al Bow-
en master ceremonied the Wa Sung
Amateur Hi-Jinks to a successful con-
clusion before a packed house last Satur-
day evening at the I. O. O. F. Hall. Grace
Low won the silver loving cup with an
excellent rendition of "Alone". John-
son Wong captured the second award
with "Where Am I?" while little George
Mye, Jr. came in third with a lilting air,
"Sing a Little Lowdown Tune".
The raffle prize, a midget radio, was
won by George Chan of Oakland. Prizes
which were won by those who did not
attend the show were given to the mem-
bers of the club who sold the tickets for
immediate delivery. From 10 to 1, Hal
Finney played to a crowded dance floor
and was enthusiastically received.
• •
A son was born on Mar. 18 to the
wife of Gee Show Kay, 762 Sacramento
Street, San Francisco.
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SCHOOLBOY, MONEY, AND—!
What would a little school boy do if
he should happen to find some money,
and lots of it? Probably he would buy
himself and his pals plenty of candy and
patronize the movie houses in town.
But not little Allen Lee, a student of
the Confucian Chinese School. While
walking to school, Allen came upon a
ten-dollar bill. No doubt, like the aver-
age schoolboy, he was tempted to spend
it, but with the firm idea that his folks
needed the money more than he needs
luxuries, he took the money home and
gave it to his mother.
Stout lad, Allen !
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HERE'S ONE FOR MR. RIPLEY—
Scores of elderly Chinese in Soochow,
China, are making a living by growing
long fingernails for a medicine manu-
facturer. The nails, some eight-inches
in length, are ground into a powder which
serve as the base of a medicine for sore
throats, a tiny black pill the size of a pin
head.
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SEATTLE NOTES—
On March 19, 20, and 21 Garfield High
School of Seattle presented its annual
entertainment, the Funfest. Through the
enthusiasm of a group of girls under
the directorship of Miss Lillian ~oon,
the Chinese participated for the first
time in this vaudeville with other na-
tionalities. Girls included in the dance
were: Ellen Eng, Betty Chinn, Fannie
Mar, Agnes Chan, Lorraine Woo and
Mildred King. Arlene Mar sang "Chi-
nese Lullaby."
Many Chinese attended the Olympic
trials for basketball at the "U" of Wash-
ington Pavilion last Wednesday and
Thursday in Seattle. Among the inter-
ested spectators were "Shake Chinn and
the Mrs. (Ruth Hing of Portland), the
inseparable gold dust twins, Bill Tom
and Alex Jue, George and Art Louie,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mar, Harry and
Howie Mar Hing, Harry Eng and Jessie
Leong, Dorothy Jay, "Murphy" Chinn
and midget Harry Lee.
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CANTONESE CLASS
Mr. George Fong of Sacramento is
conducting a class in Cantonese for the
young people of the Chinese community.
His object is to have all his pupils learn
to converse masterfully in that dialect
and be able to make speeches.
April 3, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
PaC* 5
TEA AN D LANTERNS
CLARA CHAN
COLLEGIATE L. A. PROM POPULAR
The Collegiate Prom held at the
Montebello Women's Club in Los An-
geles last Friday evening, Mar. 27, turned
out to be one of the best dances ever at-
tended by the Los Angeles Chinese. After
the affair, favorable comment from every-
one was received and more dances of
this type was asked for. The crowd was
made up strictly of Chinese students and
their friends.
It was a semi-formal affair featuring
a program dance throughout the evening,
with Frank Young's orchestra offering
very well rendered numbers.
For the intermission entertainment,
Taft Leung and Elmer Leung presented
a trumpet duet; Dora Young gave two
tap dance numbers; and Mrs. Messinger
offered a vocal selection.
Esther Lew and Wilbur Mar were de-
clared by popular applause the winners
of the prize waltz contest.
General Fang Chen-wu, Princess Lui
of Hawaii and Mr. Calvin Chen of Col-
umbia University were a few of the many
prominent guests present.
• •
WAH LUNG TRIANGLE
The Wah Lung Triangle of Sacra-
mento took things into their own hands
last Friday evening and put on a minia-
ture Amateur Hour followed by an Eas-
ter Raffle. The talents were exceptionally
well chosen, especially Paul Yuke, termed
the local Bing Crosby. Ben Fong, one
of the "nuts" of the program rendered
several harmonica selections. Little Peg-
gy Wong and Gloria Sing performed
acrobatic stunts and tap dancing.
Winning tickets at the raffle were:
first prize, Raymond Fong, a fivedollar
bill, second, William Fong, Conklin
fountain pen; and third, Norma Wong,
a box of Easter candy.
The officers of the Triangle are: presi-
dent, Marylyn Kwing; vice-president, Ella
Dong; secretary, Rose E. Fong;treasurer,
Lucy Fong.
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SIGMA OMICRON PI PLEDGE TEA
The Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority gave
a Tea Dansante last Saturday, March 28,
for four neophytes in the Rose Room of
the Palace Hotel. The new pledges are
Jean Moon, Jeanette Dun, Jean Lym
and Mamie Lim and they will be initiated
later.
According to Jeanette Dun and Jean
Lym, the girls enjoyed listening to the
music of Paul Pendarvis, drank tea, talk-
ed and watched the dancing — a rather
novel way of spending an afternoon.
Art Club Flourishes
Although not very well-known in Cali-
fornia, the Chinese Art Club in Seattle,
Washington, organized more than two
years ago, has gained considerable recog-
nition in the Pacific northwest. The club,
located at 815 Jackson Street, with a
large studio and exhibition room, recently
sponsored an exhibition.
The charter members, featured in the
first show, are Lawrence Yuen, Henry
Hing, Andrew Chinn and Fay Chong.
Each presented his interpretation of
modern contemporary art. In addition,
Yippe Eng, Yuk Eng, Jenny Hong, Lew
T'hew and Shung Eng have also displayed
their talents in the club's other exhibi-
tions.
Under the auspices of the W. P. A.
the Art Club is sponsoring classes in
painting, sculpturing, anatomy drawing,
etc., under the able instruction of Jow
Ma Yumel, distinguished sculptor. Chi-
nese art students are taught nightly with-
out charge at the club.
The Art Club also holds social gather-
ings to which art students, artists and
friends are invited. Present officers of
the club are: Fay Chong, president;
Yippe Eng, vice-president; Andrew
Chinn, secretary; and Donald Chinn,
treasurer.
"Y" Easter Hike
An outing and hike will be held by the
Chinese Y. M. C A. on the 9th of April.
More than 150 boys are expected to at-
tend this Easter vacation hike in Marin
County.
It will be both an all-day hike affair
and an overnight camp. For those wish-
ing to come home the same evening, lead-
ers will be in charge to take them home,
while those intending to stay overnight
are asked to bring their own blankets.
The hike is primarily for members of
Y. M. C. A. clubs, but all boys between
the ages of 10 and 15 are welcome to
join in the event. Further information
is available at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
U. C. SPRING INFORMAL
The latest fashion in formats will make
a pre-Easter appearance at the University
of California Chinese Students' Club
sponsored "Spring Informal" which will
be held at the International House in
Berkeley this Saturday, April 4.
Balloons in profusion are promised by
Bill Jing, president of the club. He states,
"There will not be any souvenir cards
for the ladies because that will defeat the
purpose of this dance. We want every-
body to dance with everybody else; not
with a chosen few." Realizing that the
music can make or break the dance, the
club has selected popular Lee Hamlin
and his 1 1 piece orchestra to play for
the evening and interesting intermission
numbers have been arranged especially
for the Spring Informal.
Admission to this long-anticipated
affair is priced at $1.20 a couple.
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DR. LEE BIRTHDAY PARTY
A gay party of young Chinese were
seen dining and dancing in the Bali Room
of the Hotel Del Monte on the Monterey
peninsula last Thursday. The occasion
was to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Fred
E. Lee, who recently opened offices in
Salinas.
The party was composed of Misses
Maye Chung, Fanny and Bertha Lowie
and Ruth Chinn of Monterey, and Messrs^
Thomas Jung, Willie Chung, George
Young, and Dr. Lee.
Dr. Lee is a former San Jose resident
whose brother, Joe, is connected with the
local Dresswell Men's Shop.
• •
HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS
Last year, for the first time in the his-
tory of Seattle high school students, a
Chinese club was organized consisting of
students attending Garfield High School
under the leadership of Mayme Jeanne
Locke, who became the first president.
During the past year this group has
accomplished much and is widely known
among the people of Seattle as the Gar-
field Cathay Club.
A similar club was organized last week
at Franklin High School. The following
officers were elected: president, Ralph
Chinn; vice-president, Mary Luke; secre-
tary, Rosa Louie; treasurer, James Luke.
Plans for a Franklin alumni reunion
were discussed.
• •
CHINESE ACTRESS IN RECITAL
Miss Rose Quong, well-known Chinese
actress, will give a costume lecture recital
of Chinese legends on Tuesday, Apr. 14,
at the San Mateo Community Playhouse.
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By Bob Poon
"Who invited you, anyway?" Even
with this stinging rebuke, the said party
stayed much to the consternation of the
rest of the group. Probably someone
should wise him up that, "Two is com-
pany and three is too many."
Recently the writer was introduced to
the assistant manager of the advertising
department of a prominent clothing shop,
who uses the Chinese Digest as an adver-
tising medium.
Said he, "Of course you wear our suits,
don't you?" Naturally I said yes, because
I have several suits of thir make. Then
suddenly he looked at the lapel on the
coat I was wearing .... was my face red!
I had worn one from another firm!
The S. F. J. C. took a step in the right
direction when they announced their
skating party this coming week. It's cer-
tainly going to prepare them for the
future, as undoubtedly it will teach the
students the hard knocks of life, also the
UPS and DOWNS.
Who was the nice looking, dimpled
player No. 33 on the University of Wash-
ington's Students squad who, during the
second half of the Shangtai-Washington
basketball game last Sunday, smiled and
waved at a young lady up in the gallery?
She did not return the greeting, because
she was only our editor's young sister-in
law and 'twas just a case of mistaken
identity.
There are quite a few persons in town
who are sad because of their friends
leaving town. Cheer up, boys and girls,
remember what Shakespeare said in "Ro-
meo and Juliet." Parting is such sweet
sorrow.
San Francisco
California
Oakland Scoop
No wonder one never sees or hears
of Mildred Woo nowadays. She is very
busy in her new work. The former Oak-
land Miss is being trained by the new
Lerner Shops on Market Street for win-
dow display work twice a week and other
days maintaining her post in the "Lift".
So, boys, do you want to GO UP some-
times with her? If you '"ant to see her
she works Tuesday night, her window
night.
Poo Pooing in L. A»
You know, this Good Earth picture
business altho paying good money is also
playing havoc with the Beau Brummels.
Can you imagine the William Won of
San Francisco with his head clean shav-
en?
What about my dignified associate edi-
tor in L. A. also with his head shaved
to the BONE so to speak, wandering
around with a most perplexed expression.
But necessity is the mother of invention.
He is wearing a beret to cover 'it all'.
Many Angelenos are wondering why
Violet Leong doesn't write them. They
hope the S. F. Romeos haven't made her
forget their Hollywood Glamour. (We
have the necessary information for the
L. A. folks, but we warn them, we don't
smoke, or drink, so don't bribe us along
those lines.)
Don't be too surprised if a gal by the
name of Sadie should take a nice vaca-
tion to Honolulu this summer.
No wonder John Earle Chan of L. A.
doesn't mind breaking in his new car,
what with the moonlight and The Edna
Lee helping!
We heard this from a boy who had
just recently returned from the South,
the mecca of all future stars of the cine-
ma. When asked to go out to buy milk,
he asked his sister for a pair of smoke
glasses, saying that he doesn't want' to
be recognized. And when asked if he
would imitate Popeye in a program he
asked to see a contract first. Next thing
we know he will be saying, "I want to
be alone."
• •
CONGRATULATIONS —FAREWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ching and Dr.
Mack Sue were surprised when they dis-
covered that they were the honored
guests at a party given by the Goodfel-
lows at the estate of Dr. G. S. Chan in
the Eagle Rock Hills near the Pasadena
Rose Bowl last Thursday night.
"Killing two birds with one stone",
the Goodfellows congratulated Mr. Ching
for taking unto himself a very pretty
bride, the former Bladwin Lim of Hono-
lulu, Hawaii; and at the same time bade
farewell to Dr. Sue who is soon to em-
bark for the Orient.
Ralph Wong, chairman of the club,
with George and John Chan as his as-
sistants, provided the forty-six guests with
dancing, entertainment, and an enorm-
ous Italian dinner.
April 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
GOODFELLOWS CLUB OF L. A.
On the eve of their first anniversary,
the Goodfellows of Los Angeles have
acquired, a ten-room clubhouse, contain-
ing four large bedrooms, a diminutive
bar, a huge kitchen, and immense living
and dining rooms. Bill Wong is the house
manager. The new clubhouse is located
at 411 East 25th Street.
The Goodfellows club was organized
June, 1935, as a bachelor's social club
by Dr. William Lee. The aims of the
club are to entertain out of town visitors,
and to have a get-together of all the
members at least once a month. Mem-
bership is limited to 25, new members
being voted in until the quota is filled.
There is no permanent president or
other offices with the exception of a perm-
anent treasurer. Dr. Edward Lee was
chosen for this position. However, there
are monthly officers: the Chairman, se-
cretary, and assistant treasurer which ro-
tates in order among the members each
month. Meetings are held monthly at
some cafe designated by the chairman
of that month.
The club's social activities have been
a success last year, and plans are now
being formulated for a house-warming
party and a First Anniversary Formal.
A public dance will also be given at an
early future date.
The charter members are: George
Chan, John Chan, Robert Ching, Albert
Hing, Dr. Edward Lee, Jack Lee, Dr.
William Lee, Howard Leung, Dr. Mack
Sue, Edward Tom, Clark Ung, Bill Wong,
and Ralph Wong.
The new members and pledges are:
Richard Young, Buck Young, Cyrus
Chan, and Raymond Wong.
FONG HONORS DR. HENRY
The New Shanghai Cafe was a gayly
bedecked place for a group of 150 prom-
inent business men in San Francisco,
guests of Mr. B. S. Fong, last Tuesday,
March 31.
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Chinese Digest -Photo
Left to right: Mr. J. Chapman, presi-
dent of the Chinese Chamber of Com-
merce, Dr. James Henry, provost of
Lingnan University, and Mr. B. S. Fong.
The occasion was to greet Dr. James
M. Henry, guest of honor, and to renew
acquaintances from the Lingnan Univer-
sity of Canton, China.
Dr. Henry has just arrived from China
for a vacation and lecture tour, and is
provost of the Lingnan University.
Speaking fluently in Chinese, the pop-
ular doctor gave a brief speech, and late
that night left by plane for Seattle, where
he was scheduled to give a lecture on
April 2.
• •
SEATTLE GIRL RESERVES
The Seattle Chinese Girl Reserves un-
der the able guidance of their advisor,
Mrs. Lew Soun, are planning to develop
their skill in tennis and other sports. An-
other aim of the girls is to go on hikes
to increase their knowledge of geology.
Present officers of the club are: president,
Betty Chin; and secretary-treasurer, Ellen
Eng.
• •
PALICLIQUE SPRING INFORMAL
Saturday night, April 11, brings the
Paliclique third Spring Informal Dance
to the main Y. W. C. A., 620 Sutter St.,
San Francisco. All indications promise
it to be the main attraction of the eve-
ning for the dancing set.
Soft lights, gay blossoms, and melodi-
ous melodies by eight collegiate musi-
cians will lend a truly spring atmosphere.
CHINESE CONSUL FLIES EAST
Mr. Chen Pao Nan, newly appointed
vice-consul of the Chinese Consulate-
General in New York arrived at San
Francisco with his family on board the
S. S. President Pierce.
On account of urgent business at his
office, Vice-consul Chen boarded an east-
ern-bound plane immediately after his
arrival while Mrs. Chen continued her
voyage to New York by the same boat
via the Panama Canal.
Vice-Consul Chen is the son of Mr.
Chen Hung Nien, formerly Vice-Minister
of Railways in China. Mrs. Chen is the
daughter of Mr. Chen Kung Cheh, per-
sonal secretary of Mr. Sun Fo, president
of the Legislative Yuan in China.
• •
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY
After a year of marital bliss, Dr. and
Mrs. Lester Lee of Oakland collected an
informal group at the home of his par-
ents and celebrated their first wedding
anniversary last Saturday and Sunday
morning. It was one of those parties
where the word "straight" meant either
pouring a bottle of ginger ale down the
sink or a favorable hand of cards.
The thirty-odd guests indulged in Chi-
nese and American types of indoor re-
creation and vociferously carried on con-
versation. "Poultry Red" of San Fran-
cisco was the first to lose his voice and
transportation fare. At midnight, Mrs.
Jennie W. Lee served jelled vegetables
and luscious diced chicken sandwiches.
Among the guests who were still awake
at 2 a. m. were Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Wong, Peter Wong, Paul Fung, Worley
Wong, Philip Wong, Gertrude Dun, Ada
Chan and Mrs. Wong Yow of Oakland;
Joe Chew, Lary Leong and Mrs. Edward
Chew of San Francisco, Dr. Daniel Yuke
of Sacramento and Frank Mar of Seattle.
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April 3, 1936
EDITORIAL
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CORRESPONDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgaf Lee
Seattle — _ Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Salinas _ Edward Chan
Bakersfield _ _..Mamie Lee
Warsonville _ Iris Wong
Fresno Allen Lew
Sacramento Ruth C. Fong
A NIGHT PLAYGROUND AT LAST!
San Francisco's Chinese Playground, one of the most
frequented spots in all Chinatown, may soon be lighted
up during the evenings for the benefit of the many
children in Chinatown.
After a series of letters and petitions to the city
officials from Chinese organizations and individuals, a
budget has finally been arranged by the Recreation De-
partment to light up the playground, and which now
needs only the approval of Mayor Rossi and the Board
of Supervisors.
We have to be thankful first for those organi-
zations and individuals who, throughout these years
never gave up the fight to make possible the establish-
ment of lights for the playground.
We then have to thank the city fathers for giving
consideration to this project. We fondly hope that
such an appropriation will be approved by them, and,
when they are able to visit the playground, we will be
able to show them that the budget has not been wasted,
and that as a consequence, hundreds of children will
be happier, healthier, and safer-
It is to be sincerely hoped that we may have a Chinese
director for the evening. We have several energetic
young people who have been specially trained for play-
ground directorship and our youngsters would, un-
doubtedly, respond to them a hundred percent.
So let us look forward to the early approval of the
Mayor and the Supervisors, and trust that in the estab-
lishment of an evening playground, children and wor-
rying mothers may find a measure of safety and peace
of mind.
Is China Able to Resist the
Encroachment of Japan?
The following is a reprint from the Sacramento
Union, of March 23, 1936:
"General Fang Chen-Wu, hero of the 1932 Shanghai
defense, gives a little different view of the Chinese situa-
tion from that widely held abroad-
"Speaking to his compatriots in Sacramento's Confu-
cian temple, he pictured his land as ready to meet and
to stem the threatened Japanese invasion, sure to come.
"Japan, firmly in the hands of the militarists, seeks
world dominance. Her first step, General Fang said,
will be the attempted subjugation of China.
"Probably there is nothing Japan wants more than
the raw materials and the manpower of China. With
the Chinese conquered, the country's teeming millions
could be made to wear the uniform of Nippon, to fight
for Japan. It would be a matter of getting a strangle
hold on the country, economically and in government.
Then the human machinery could be placed in line.
Already Chinese officials here and there have sold out
to Japan- There was Manchukuo. There was north
China. General Fang says the Nanking government
now has "virtually capitulated" to Japan. That probably
means more conquered territory.
"At this point General Fang differs from the rest of
the world. The common belief is that China would
accept Japanese domination rather meekly — because she
couldn't do anything else. General Fang says the pe-
ople would rise up to repel the invader — that Japan is
recognized as the common enemy throughout China,
that the Chinese would make up in individual bravery
and in manpower what they lacked in weapons.
"That is rather a forlorn hope, though an event great-
ly to be desired. We have seen in Ethiopia that native
zeal cannot combat modern weapons- But chiefly we
saw that in China itself. Valiant though the defenders
against the Japanese were — and their bravery astounded
the world — they could not hold out against Japan's
superior equipment.
"Unless China is given backing by the western powers
which have guaranteed her integrity, Japan will take
over any time she has a mind to."
Wo believe immediate war is a subject open to con-
jecture.
But to the Nanking government, the men who attempt
to safeguard and guide the destinies of 400,000,000 pe-
ople, the matter of resorting to open warfare is one which
only seasoned diplomats and leaders should pass judg-
ment upon.
In comparing China with Ethiopia, we believe those
well acquainted with China's limitless patience and
gradual education in military warfare need not worry
about Japan's taking China — any time she has a mind to.
April 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 9
CHINATOWNIA
The Towntrotter Says:
That DOROTHY K. FONG, a student
at San Jose State Teachers' College, spent
Easter vacation with her parents in Sac-
ramento .... ROBERT CHING and
BLADWYN LIM of Honolulu and Los
Angeles recently were wedded — we hope
they've found out if two can live as cheap-
ly as one ... . MARGARET TOM was
observed witnessing the Oakland basket-
ball games; and they do say that she's
as pretty as ever .... DIAMOND YEE
of Salinas last week won second prize in
an essay contest sponsored by the Salinas
High School; a promising journalist is
he ... . Seen at last Sunday afternoon's
cage games, PEONY WONG and
WAITE NG, enjoying very immensely
the kiddies' contest .... Seen at last
Sunday evening's game were Mrs. Wai
Wong, Rose Woo and Beverly Wong
.... And we see that among those
present at the "Big Little Broadcast of
1936", at the Y. W. C. A. last Saturday
were Mr. and Mrs. JOHN YEP, Mr. and
Mrs. FRANK HEE, Mr. and Mrs. LAW-
RENCE LEONG . . . Also there—
STEWART POND, enjoying the pro-
gram very much .... So infatuating is
the smile of ETHEL CHIN v that some-
one with the initials J. L. is interested,
well, good luck, J— ? .... Wonder how
the ONG brothers, GEORGE, WOOD-
ROW and GILBERT feel playing bas-
ketball against each other .... And
how are you getting along, BILL KAN
and BERTHA WONG? When, or al-
ready? Let's have it .... We hear that
ESTHER YEE is engaged to a local boy
who is at college in the East— what a
lucky boy ... . Another report comes
that JESSIE FUNG and WALTER LEE
are not contemplating on any matrimon-
ial venture. Okay, but let us in on any
secrets, now ... . Who was that tall,
handsome athlete seen with RUBY FUNG
so often lately? And is Cupid in the
offing? .... 'Tis said that ELIZABETH
JEONG of Oakland would like to be a
good dancer if someone would only teach
her, who wouldn't? Wouldn't you?
• • and LILY CHINN, also of Oakland,
would like to sing the song "Two To-
gether," but not as a solo, she wants
to sing it with a certain young man ....
Scoop from L. A. — if HOLLY LEUNG
doesn't say "Yes" soon to Dr. EDWARD
LEE, someone will have to pay for four
covers at the Biltmore Bowl, Say the
■word, Holly .... Why does MACK SUE
of L. A. shudder so when anyone men-
tions the name of Choy? We are told to
EVA QUON . So long.
A Social Night in Church
A social night was presented by the
Young People of the Los Angeles Chinese
Congregational Church last Sunday eve-
ning.
For the first part of the evening, Paul
King conducted the worship program, fol-
lowed by the Tri-Y Girls' Club's impres-
sive installation services.
The remainder of the evening was de-
voted to group singing and stunts. High
spot of the features was the fashion show
in which the latest fashions were pre-
sented. The "mannequins" modeling the
styles were as follows:
Miss Lotus Chan wearing a Chinese
dress of deep blue satin trrimmed in
black; Miss Pear Blossom Tom featured
a two-piece jacket and trouser outfit from
China in a harmonizing grey; for the
morning sports wear, Miss Dandelion
Louie presented a three piece wear con-
sisting of a bandana, shorts and a detach-
able skirt; Miss Rosaline Got showed the
latest in bathing wear, in a pair of white
trunks with an upper piece of blue with
a drape effect; for school wear, Mrs.
Winifred Lung wore a red skirt and a
barrel sweater to match, a chic hat in
black trimmed with white resting on her
shapely head lending a smart effect; for
lounging about the house, a two-piece
lounging pajama in orange printed ma-
terial was worn by Miss Helene Leong;
Miss Mildred Quon showed the latest
thing for retiring in a pink nightgown
trimmed with lace; and finally, the wed-
ding gown worn by Miss Pear Blossom
Tom concluded the show of the new and
latest 1936 styles. (By the way, all the
models of the fashion show were the
boys of the Cong Church.)
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MRS. HUANG ON AIR
"Chinese Mode of Living" will be the
topic which Mrs. C. C. Huang, wife of
Chinese Consul General Huang at San
Francisco, will discuss on the ether at
9:00 a. m. next Thursday, April 9, over
station KPO
Mrs. Huang will be interviewed by
Miss Ann Welcome, staff member of the
San Francisco Call-Bulletin.
• •
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER VANISHES
Winner of #53,600 in the Irish Hos-
pital Sweepstakes, Gett Lee, a Chinese
butcher, has not been found since.
The Chinese was working at his $60-
a-month job when he was informed that
Bachelor Prince had won third place in
the big race. He held a ticket on the
horse. He dropped his cleaver and has
not been seen since.
• •
THE FOLLOWING STORES
CARRY THE
CHINESE DIGEST:
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CHINA MERCANTILE CO.
543 Grant Avenue
Silk Goods, Souvenirs
CRESCENT PHARMACY
Drugs and Cosmetics
Fountain Service
1101 Powell Street
FAT MING CO.
905 Grant Avenue
Books and Stationery
KUNG AN DRUG CO.
Drugs, Cosmetics, Magazines
814 Grant Avenue
PAUL ELDER & CO.
Books and Stationery
239 Post Street
SERVICE SUPPLY CO.
Chinese and English Books
831 Grant Avenue
UNIQUE MAGAZINE SHOP
Magazine and Papers
681 Jackson Street
BOWEN SALES CO.
Fountain Service
800 Webster Street
Oakland, Calif.
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CHINESE DIC EST
April 3, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
"AH LOUIS'*
Several weeks ago a venerable Chinese
who has lived for more than three score
years in one of California's oldest cities,
celebrated his ninety-sixth birthday.
There may be dispute as to whether he
is really the oldest living Chinese in this
state, but few can deny that he is one of
the most interesting of the immigrant
generation who have settled on these
shores and whose life has been colorfully
intertwined with those hardy American
pioneers — the gold seekers and real build-
ers of California.
Any Californian who is 96 years of
age can tell many a story of the forty-
niners and give a good picturesque ac-
count of the state's early history in the
first person singular. When such a Cali-
fornian happens to be a Chinese, his story
is doubly interesting because he can tell
how the first generation Chinese in this
country came here, how they lived, the
many personal dangers they encountered
because of racial differences, and finally,
how the products of an old civilization
adapt themselves in a land that was on
the threshold of a new mechanical and
industrial era.
•
The story of Ah Louis is the story of
one Chinese, but Ah Louis is one of the
few remaining representatives of a gen-
eration which will soon be no more. He
belongs to that group of hardy pioneers
who have prepared the paths for our
generation to walk in, who have survived
hardships and injustice which goes hand
in hand with pioneering, and whose mem-
ories of the past constitute what our gen-
eration regard as history. One can only
see in Ah Louis' life in its true perspec-
tive if one regard him as a symbol of a
generation to whom we owe much of
what we have and of what we are. With-
out that perspective Ah Louis would be
interesting chiefly because of his longev-
ity.
•
China, in the year 1860
The Taiping Rebellion, which was to
free the people from the tyranny of the
Manchus, had not yet run its course.
It had, however, left in its wake trails
of complete ruin and desolation in every
province south of the Yangtze, and the
ill-fated revolt which was to bring the
blessings of Great Peace had only
brought the peace of death to some ten
million people.
In the midst of this bloodshed a youth
of 21, who lived in the village of Loong
On Ook Gong, lifted his eyes across the
boundaries of his own country to seek
a remedy for the poverty which was ev-
erywhere evident around him. The youth's
name was Wong On.
It did not take long to learn that there
was a new country across the sea in which
gold had been discovered but 1 1 years
before. He also learned that hundreds
of his countrymen in South China had
Chinese Digest
already taken ships there, some to mine
gold and others to work on railroads.
Wong On followed the call of gold
and sailed that same year for California.
He looked for the precious metal first
in Eugene, Oregon and later in other
places along the Willamette River. And
it was in the little town of Corvallis,
Oregon, that a John Morgan, owner of
a general merchandise store there, gave
the name of Ah Louis (pronounced Ah
Loo-ee) to young Wong On. To this
day the man to whom this nickname was
given could not account for the reason
of its origin. The name, however, was
not singular. There are probably hun-
dreds of old Chinese in the state today
who have been christened by Americans
in the same manner.
It was in 1870 that Wong On — here-
after known as Ah Louis — first made his
appearance at the city which was later
to make him a man of affluence and to
claim him as a permanent citizen — San
Luis Obispo. Ah Louis came here al-
most exactly a century after the Francis-
can, Father Junipero Serra founded the
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, from
which the city bearing its name later grew.
By this time Ah Louis had found that
there was little place for a Chinese who
wanted to hunt gold. One was contin-
ually being persecuted by the white man.
His queue was a source of trouble, too,
for the white men would pull it, and not
infrequently he would be beaten and dri-
ven away from a particular gold field
along with other of his countrymen. With
characteristic native stolidity and shrewd-
ness, Ah Louis turned to hunting gold
through indirect means — earning it by
the sweat of his brow.
In San Luis Obispo Ah Louis first
worked as a cook at a hotel. While there
a prominent American named John Har-
ford saw the young Chinese and took a
liking to him. Later he induced Ah
Louis to work for him at Port Harford,
nine miles from San Luis Obispo.
At that time the Southern Pacific was
building a railroad from Port Harford
to Los Olivos. John Harford, seeing in
Ah Louis a youth with potential business
ability, advised him to become a contrac-
tor for Chinese laborers who were needed
in large numbers for railroad building.
Ah Louis took this advice and in a short
time brought 160 Chinese from. San
Francisco to Port Harford.
When Ah Louis became a labor con-
tractor he set about building a store to
supply food and general merchandise to
his countrymen, and also to provide
sleeping accomodations for them. He
opened his store, a two-story brick struc-
ture, in 1874. From that humble be-
ginning he has built a Chinatown in this
historic city.
Ah Louis, the cook, had become a mer-
chant and railroad builder overnight.
As San Luis Obispo grew, Ah Louis*
fortune grew with it. He branched out
into other activities and played an im-
portant role in the agricultural develop-
ment of the country. He supervised
thousands of acres of farm land in and
around San Luis Obispo. As farming
required sturdy and strong horses, he
became interested in breeding work hors-
es, and at one time he produced a few
prized ones which weighed more than
1700 pounds.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Paga 11
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
HISTORIES OF
CHINESE CLUBS
Editor's Note — In publishing the
"Histories of Chinese Clubs" we hope
to bring to the public eye those organ-
izations whose definite aims, and more
important, whose fulfillment of these
aims have contributed toward the
betterment of society and their res-
pective communities.
Cathay Club of San Francisco
By Herbert J. Haim
(Secretary, Cathay Club, Inc.)
(Continued From Last Week)
During 1914, the band attained two
important achievements. Participating
in the Eagles convention in Reno, Nev-
ada, during the month of July, they car-
ried off one of the largest trophies ever
given them. In September during the
State Fair at Sacramento the band, in
competition with others, won second place
out of a field of eight contestants. In
the preparation for the contest the boys
were ably tutored under Captain Harry
C. Payson, their new instructor.
During the World's Fair in 1915, the
band took part in the various celebra-
tions including the dedicatory exercises
signalling the Chinese Government's par-
ticipation and other activities in connec-
ton with the exposition.
By 1916, the growth of the band had
been such that a new set of by-laws had
to be instituted. During the year Cathay
inaugurated its first drive for active and
associate members. From the nucleus of
the new recruits, a junior band was form-
ed. Some of these members are still ac-
tively connected with the band. In con-
formity with the new status under which
the club was chartered, the name, "New
Cathay Boys Band", was discarded and
the name "Cathay Musical Society" sub-
stituted.
In 1919, the band after negotiations,
succeeded in winning a contract with the
Orpheum Theatre circuit which provided
for five months of travel over the coun-
try. The tour marked the bandsmen's
entry into "big time". Wherever they
went they received generous acclaim.
"Stopping shows" became a regular ha-
bit with them for the country had not
seen anything like it in the past. The
band had been excellently schooled for
the engagement and they acquitted them-
selves admirably, which added to their
popularity. An opportunity to go a-
broad was offered to the bandsmen at the
expiration of their contract but was turn-
ed down because some of the members
were anxious to return home and finish
their school education.
Again in 1922, a contract with the R.
K. O. was signed, this time for a briefer
duration. In anticipation for the job the
band acquired a set of beautiful Chinese
costumes and these created a furore ev-
erywhere they went. At the new R. K. O.
Golden Gate Theatre here in San Fran-
cisco the band upon numerous occasions
received at least three curtain calls. Once,
long after the feature picture was started,
it had to be cut, so insistent was the audi-
ence in its demand for an encore. The
general public had an opportunity to
view the band in these costumes for the
first time on parade during the Diamond
Jubilee celebration in 1925. Spectators
were dazzled by the splendor of multi-
colored silks and brocades and the flash-
ing of myriad spangles in the night par-
ade. This display of the beauty of the
Orient aided the Chinese entry to a large
degree to win one of the major awards
bestowed by the committee. Thus, it goes
on; wherever the band appeared garbed
in Chinese attire, the Chinese section in-
variably carried off the honors. This is
notable in the Annual Fresno Raisin Day
celebrations and Fourth of July celebra-
tion in Watsonville, where the Chinese
generally come out with top honors.
During the ceremonies marking the
dedication of the new City Hall of Los
Angeles, 1928, the Chinese section won
the sweepstakes. Cathay's band came in
for its share of the awards although re-
presenting the Los Angeles Chinese.
Among 70 participating bands, they car-
ried off the reward for best appearance,
a huge cup. This trophy, together with
numerous others, occupies a space in the
display cabinet of the club. These tro-
phies are open to public view.
Cathay had long cherished a desire to
enter the field of competitive athletic
sports. In 1918, a basketball team was
organized but survived only for the sea-
son. In this short period the team did
wonderful work on the court. Encourag-
ed by this showing the club reorganized
the basketball team. During the years
1928 to 1930, the team won the champ-
ionship of Chinatown and with it several
trophies, one a semi-perpetual cup don-
ated by Dr. Chew Shu Shang.
Among some of the noted players who
made history for Cathay's basketball team
were: Harry Chew, George Quock, Ches-
ter Look, James Jung, Harry D. K.
Wong, Earl Louie, Robert Chin, Wilbur
Yee, Charles Hing, Thomas Tong, Fred
Hing, Quong M. Look, Henry S. Leong,
Walter Lee, Francis Louie, Stephen
Pond, William Chew, Willie Wong, Al-
fred Bow, George (Red) Wong, Taft
Lee, Fred Wong, Thomas Poy, Gerald
Leong, Peter Chan, Paul Jew and Robert
Wong. Numerous others have rendered
valuable service to Cathay by their efforts
and they have not been forgotten.
The Cathayans then directed their at-
tention toward the game of tennis and
a tournament was organized under the
guidance of GeorgeKern Loo and Vin-
cent Chinn.
During the years 1930 and 1931, Ca-
thay inaugurated the Cathay Relay carni-
val of track and field events, including
a Chinatown marathon. In the carnival
events, athletes of both sexes representing
every athletic association of Chinese resi-
dents here were entered. These track
events were held in the stadium at Gol-
den Gate Park and attracted many of the
young people of the bay and valley re-
gions. Golfing is also represented by
Thomas Kwan who is a devoted disciple
of this sport.
Social activities comprising dinners,
dances, stag affairs public receptions, and
picnic outings have played an important
part in the life of the club. Public
dances, which are so popular in the Chi-
nese community, was first introduced by
the Cathayans in 1913. Since that time
Cathay has figured prominently in these
events. Its members produced their own
decorating schemes. These included
scenery and lighting effects which have
transformed many otherwise drab halls in-
to fairylands. The many favorable com-
ments received have more than compen-
sated the workers for their efforts. The
popularity of Cathay's dance events is
illustrated by their New Year's Eve
dances where every person in Chinatown
with terpsichorean inclinations invariably
attends.
(Continued next week.)
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CHINESE DIGEST
April 3, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Washington Impresses
Bay Region Fans
"A hard-fighting squad, fine team spir-
it and good sportsmanship." Thus the
basketball fans of the Bay Region describe
the University of Washington cagemen.
Truly a fitting tribute to our Northwest
invaders.
Although losing five out of seven tilts,
the Washington five was a great drawing
card during their invasion and stay of
eight days. With a total of seven games
in eight days, their schedule was one of
the hardest ever attempted by any tour-
ing team.
The scores of their contests in the Bay
Area follows:
Own Score Opponent Score Date
22 Troop Three
Varsity 50 Mar. 22
14 Chinese
Y. M. C. A. 20 Mar. 23
24 Chinese
Y. M. C. A. 23 Mar. 24
31 Oakland Young
Chinese 53 Mar. 25
28 Japanese
Y. M. C. A. 44 Mar. 26
20 Stanford Chines* 19 Mar. 28
36 Shangtai 59 Mar. 29
Fans are hoping that the Seattle boys
will journey south again next season.
Captain Ed Luke declared that he will
attempt to bring a stronger team down
next year, probably an all-pick squad.
One conclusion is derived from the
results of these recent games — the locals
are the king-pins in basketball, as far
as basketball is concerned among Chi-
nese, not even barring the champions of
the 6th Annual Chinese National Ath-
letic Meet in Shanghai.
Chinese "Y" Beats
St. Mary's
Led by George Ong, Ted Lee and
Francis Mark, who turned in impressive
all-around performances, the Chinese ' Y '
defeated the St. Mary's A. C. by a score
of 25-17 at French Court Sunday after-
noon.
Displaying an -air-tight defense, the
"Y" boys stopped the St. Mary's highly-
touted scoring power. The winners led at
half, 12-9. The Saints' sole consolation
was the fine defensive game turned in
by Captain Jimmy Chew.
In the preliminary, the Tigers bested
the Bulldogs, both Chinese Y. M. C. A.
80-pounders, 13-10 and won undisputed
title to the 80-lb. J. A. F. class.
Coming Track Meet
Attracts Attention
Troop Three's second annual Invita-
tional Track and Field Meet is receiving
coast-wide attention, as shown by the in-
quiries that are pouring in to the spon-
sor. All entries for the meet, which will
be held at Commerce Field on June 7,
must be in not later than June 1.
Gold and silver medals will be award-
ed to first and second place winners in
all events, and four gold ones will be
given to the winning relay team. Fol-
lowing are the events in the various div-
isions:
Unlimiteds: 100 yards, 220 yards, 440
yards, half-mile, mile, discus, high jump,
broad jump, shot-put, and 880-relay.
115-lb: — 100 yard, shot-put, high
jump, broad jump, and 440-relay.
100-lb. — 75 yards, broad jump, high
jump, and 440-relay.
85-lb. — 50 yards, broad jump, and 440-
relay.
According to Don Lee, in charge of
the coming meet, such events as javelin,
pole-vault, hurdles and others will be
given if there is a sufficient demand for
them.
Trophies and medals are on display at
900 Grant Avenue. For further details,
see or write Don Lee, 758 Stockton St.,
or Frank Wong, 855 Sacramento St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
• •
A new basketball team, known as the
Invaders, has been started by Pershing
Wong in Seattle. With Art Louie as
their coach, this team of young boys ex-
pect to be the "tops" next year.
• •
Basketball Manners
In the Jan. 3 issue of the Chinese
Digest, we published a sportorial on
Sportmanship. Once again we must
emphasize this word — -Sportsmanship.
Last Sunday night, during the third
quarter of the Scout Juniors-Shang-
tai 130's game, two performers indulg-
ed in a little boxing melee that almost
turned the place into a free-for-all.
Do we want outside spectators to think
that such occurrences are common
among Chinese athletes?
Booing and hissing by the spectators
also seem to be part of every athletic
contest, which is very unfortunate.
Booing is unsportsmanlike, and taken
part in only by the unruly and mob-
spirited individuals.
Shangtai Beats Washington
A fighting University of Washington
Chinese cage team bowed to a superior
Shangtai quintet, dropping a hard-
fought 59-36 game at French Court last
Sunday night.
Surprising the equally surprising turn-
out the Northwest boys held the favorites
on even terms for almost an entire half,
and really deserved the support given
them by a majority of the fans. Wash-
ington actually out-played Shangtai in
the first quarter and a half, holding leads
at various stages. Score at the end of
the end of the initial quarter read 11-11.
However, Shangtai's invincible offense
clicked just before the half ended, and
they swept to a 30-19 lead.
Starring for the winners were Fred H.
Wong, who collected 19 points, with
Charles Hing getting ten. Ted Chin
and Gerald Leong turned in fine all-
around performances. For Washington,
Captain Ed Luke and Ray Wong were
defensive stand-outs, with Vincent Goon
and Kaye Hong each tallying eleven di-
gits to lead in scoring.
Fisticuffs in Opener
Shangtai's 130's defeated the Troop
Three Juniors 50-37 to win both games
on the program. Flying fists between
two players on the opposing teams enliv-
ened the affair a bit.
Murphy Bill Quan, Jack Fong and
Johnny Wong led the winners to victory
with starring plays, giving Shangtai a
24-14 lead at half. For the Scouts, Teddy
Moy and Fred W. Wong were outstand-
ing.
• •
U. C. CHINESE OVERWHELM
S. F. J. C CHINESE
Last Friday the U. C. Chinese Students
overwhelmed the S. F. J. C. Chinese by
a score of 40 to 28 at the Oakland Tech
High gym in a wild running basketball
game rhat taxed the stamina of both
quintets. Due to an obvious lack of
practice the teams were somewhat ragged
but the game was hard fought and amaz-
ingly clean. Al Young was the chief
satellite for the Berkeley five, garnering
13 points. Stanton Yee and Earl Wong
of the winners and Louie Fay and Ed
Yee of S. F. J. C. performed nobly.
Following the game, an open-house
was tendered the visiting San Franciscans
at the Berkeley club-house where the stu-
dents devoted the evening to dancing,
singing and refreshments.
Barring inclement weather, the U. C.
students are planning a hike to Marin
County in a couple of weeks and friends
are invited to attend.
April 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
WA SUNG OF OAKLAND
An impressive ceremony to be attended
by prominent civic dignitaries of the bay
region will precede the official opening
of the Berkeley International Baseball
League of which Wa Sung is a member.
The event takes place this Sunday after-
noon at San Pablo Park . The league
plays double A ball, the fastest in bush-
dom.
To give spectators an opportunity to
compare the potentialities of the teams
in action, brief four and a half inning
games will be played. Wa Sung opens
the day taking on the Aztecs, a Mexican
nine, at 11.30. Beginning at 12:30,
Byron "Speed" Reilly, president of the
league will head a parade of all partici-
pants about the field. Speeches by city
officials and ex-major leaguers and band
music will conclude the program.
Then the winner of the first tilt will
oppose a new team in another short en-
counter, the winner remaining on the
field to play a fourth opponent until all
the members of the organization have
shown their wares. Playby-play des-
cription of the games will be broadcast
throughout the day.
Crippled by the loss of four regulars,
Wa Sung dropped its last practice game
to the surprisingly strong A. T. K. Jap-
anese in a tight battle last Sunday, 9 to 8.
Lackadaisical fielding and a wild heave
caused the downfall of the Chinese, al-
lowing the Nipponese to tally the tying
and winning runs in the last half of the
ninth. Sung Wong, the 16 year old
mite, clouted a triple and two singles for
Wa Sung while Al Bowen stole bases with
reckless abandon.
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SPORTS SHORTS
Shangtai's unlimiteds clash on Tues-
day, Apr. 6 with the Columbia Park Do-
lorians at the Boys' Club, Mission Branch
court, at 8:00 p. m.
Oakland's Young Chinese A. C. will
give a skating party during the Easter
vacation, with the probable date as Wed-
nesday night, April 8, at the Oakland
Rollerland, 5411 Telegraph Avenue.
And remember, the S. F. J. C. Skating
party will hold sway on Monday, April
6, at the Dreamland Rink, in the evening.
Washington's Chinese cagers, playing
their fifth game in five days, dropped a
hard-fought 44-27 contest to the Japan-
ese Y. M. C. A. last Thursday. Such a
hard schedule has given the Northern
boys sore legs.
Tonight (Friday) the Chinese "Y" hea-
vyweight cagers tangle with the Funston
Recreation in the first game of a two out
of three series for the championship of
the City Recreation Leaders' Casaba
League, at Mission High gym. The "Y"
145's game in the J. A. F. with the Sa-
lesians, originally set for Mar. 30, has
been postponed to April 20.
An inter-club track and field meet of
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. will be held
Tuesday morning, April 7, at the Kezar
Stadium. The meet is divided into three
weight divisions with numerous events
listed, and will be run off under the direc-
tion of Leland Crichton, physical director.
Warren Moe of Portland was crowned
champion by defeating Robert Wong in
the finals of the first double elimination
ping pong tournament which was spon-
sored by the Wah Kiang Club. The score
was 21-13, 22-20, and 21-10.
Benny Quan and Robert Wong of the
Wah Kiang Club in Portland were placed
in the Central Y. M. C. A. all-star basket-
ball team. Quan was selected for the
first ffring, and Wong was put on the
second string.
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The Seattle Chinese girls team increased
their championship hopes when they
trounced the Lotus team 31-11, Monday.
In their second game on Wednesday,
they won over Bellevue, 15-12. Jessie
Doung and Mayme Locke scored 8 and
7 respectively for the victors.
A Sport Excursion to Stockton is being
planned for May 10 by the Chinese Ten-
nis Association, by a special train. A
dance is being scheduled for the same
night. While at Stockton, the Chitena
will compete in tennis, baseball, and bas-
ketball with the Stockton Chinese Wolves
Club. Yung Wong, in charge of the
Stockton club, will be host to the locals.
Two recently organized Seattle girls'
basketball teams staged their first appear-
ance in a game last Thursday night. The
Cathayans sprung a surprise by trimming
the Jiang Wahs 12-4. Players of the
winning team include Fannie, Arlene,
Ruby, and Mary Mar, Lorraine Woo and
Mabel Locke.
Among the 165 entries in the list of
the Marvin Club Bay Counties junior
tennis championships are Faye Lowe and
Arnold Lim. The latter plays on Satur-
day at 8 a. m. at the Palace of Fine Arts
court, while Faye will be engaged at the
Golden Gate Park court at eleven a. m.
in first round matches.
• •
STUDENTS RIOT
Several persons were injured in a riot
and scores arrested by police in Peiping
when 1,200 Chinese students battled the
latter in an anti-Japanese demonstration,
Monday.
• •
Dear Editor:
As team manager of the University
of Washington Chinese Students cage-
men, I would like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank all Bay Region friends
for their kindness, courtesy and hos-
pitality during our brief sojourn. For
a defeated team, we were certainly
well feted. Above all, the team would
like to compliment the Bay Region
for their Chinese athletes. And one
last source of envy that the lads will
take home with them is the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. Chinese youths should
be grateful to the community and cir-
cumstances which have provided such
a fine institution and such capable
leaders. Lastly, we hope that each
passing year may witness more con-
tact between Chinese of the North-
west and California as far as social,
athletic and cultural relations are con-
cerned.
Most sincerely,
Edwin S. Luke.
Pact 14
CHINESE DIGEST
April 3, 1936
Oaklanders Defeat
Washington
Led by Shan Lew, center, the Oakland
Young Chinese unlimiteds turned back
a fighting University of Washington Chi-
nese cage team by a final tally of 53-31
last Thursday at the Emery High court.
Off to a fas: start, the Young Chinese
scampered to a 26-8 lead at half. Out-
played but not outfought, the Seattlites
came back strong in the second half to
hold the winners to even terms. Kaye
Hong, with 13 points, led the Washing-
ton offense which clicked smoothly in
the last fifteen minutes of the tilt.
Ray Wong and Captain Eddie Luke
both played a fine game for the invaders.
For the winning five, Shane Lew, Frank
Lew, Robert Chow and Howard Joe were
outstanding.
Frank Lew and Eddie Tom led in both
offense and defense to defeat the Japanese
Y. M. B. A. quintet to enable the Young
Chinese Juniors to win the preliminary,
21-13. It was a close defensive affair
throughout, with the Chinese outscoring
their rivals.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE WIN ANOTHER
Young Chinese A. C. of Oakland added
another victory to its record by defeating
the Oakland Y. M. C. A. champions of
the 145-lb. East Bay League, 55-34, at
Tech High, Mar. 27.
The Chinese ran away from the oppo-
sition after leading at half by a scant
margin, 19-16. Key Chinn collected 31
points to help swamp their rivals. Stan-
ton Yee and Howard Joe also starred
for the winners.
HOWARD MACEE
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"AH LOUIS"
(Continued from Page 11)
When Ah Louis married, it was to a
young Chinese woman from San Fran-
cisco whose name was Gon Ying. Out
of that union Ah Louis became the father
of eight children, five sons and three
daughters. In 1909 his wife died.
Two years ago, accompanied by two'
of his sons, Howard and Fred, Ah
Louis returned to China, intending to
spend his last days in the village where
he was born. There he grew a beard
for the first time in his ninety-four years
because in a dream one night his de-
ceased wife appeared and told him that
"all old men in China wear beards".
This beard, white as snow, Ah Louis re-
tains today.
But Ah Louis had spent too many
years in another land for him to feel
comfortable or home-like in his native
village any more. True, life was still
unchanged there, people were working
in the same old way, using the same old
tools just as their ancestors of a thousand
years before have done. Yet it was this
very unchanging aspect of life there that
\h Louis could not stand. He had lived
in a country in which change was almost
a rule of life.
For another thing, the people whom
Ah Louis had known before he left the
village were now all dead. He was a
stranger in his own home. At such a
time he must have recalled a four stanza
poem written by a T'ang poet centuries
ago in which an old man such as he had
returned to his village after an absence
of many years. The old man of the
poem was very sad as he saw that, al-
though his home and the language of
the village had not changed, the people
were all unknown to him, and the
children who saw him walking about ask-
ed in their curiosity who the old stranger
was, and where had he come from.
Ah Louis spent only a few months in
China, then he returned to his adopted
home and once more settled down in his
store. When another old Chinese neigh-
bor asked him about the old country he
advised: "Do not go back to China.
You will find only disappointment. End
your days in California — here in San
Luis Obispo." The old man to whom
these words were addressed has since
passed on.
But Ah Louis, today a venerable pa-
triarch with sparse white hair and a few
wisps of equally white beard, his skin
darkened by more tnan half a century
of southern sunshine, his brow furrowed
by age, and in his still strong eyes a look
of serenity and wisdom — lives on. He
sits in his store, sometimes in his arm
chair, and sometimes on the doorstep
and always with his inseparable com-
panion— -an old fashioned Chinese pipe.
He smokes only Chinese tobacco, which
is strong and pungent.
And Ah Louis' store, which in the
years that have gone by consisted only
of two long wooden counters and row
upon row of boxlike receptacles, has now
been converted, since his return from
China and with the help of one of his
sons, into a modern Oriental bazaar.
Now glass-covered shelves and a neat
looking tier of drawers hold all sorts of
native commodities, and the business is
conducted by Howard, a younger son.
And Ah Louis' other children, all of
whom are Americans not only by virtue
of their citizenship but also because of
their American education and their as-
simulation into the economic and social
life of their father's adopted land, are
ably carrying on the 139th generation
of their family. Besides Howard, two
others, Young and Walter are also in
business in San Luis Obispo. The form-
er operates a cafe, assisted by his wife:
while Walter, also married, is the mana-
ger of a leading store. Fred is an elec-
trical engineer, and George has been on
the American stage for more than a de-
cade. Of Ah Louis' three daughters the
eldest, Elaine, is assisting her husband
in the management of four restaurants
in Chicago. May is the wife of James
Watson, of Chinese descent, and employed
by the Southern Pacific Company at San
Luis Obispo. Helen is the other musi-
cian of the family, as she is a concert
pianist.
For Ah Louis, his life work is done,
and he is only waiting for the day when
the spirits of the Western Hills will call
him to his final home. But while he
lives we who are the second generation
Chinese should pay our proper respects
to one who is perhaps the oldest living
representative of a pioneer generation
from whom much has come to us, and
of whom a colorful and epochal histor\
-he first Chinese in this country m.iv
yet be written. When such a history is
written, the name of Wong On, alias
Ah Louis, will occupy an important platca
• •
L. A. VISITORS
John S. Wong and W.ll.c Wong of
Stockton were Los Angeles "tourists" for
three days last week. Most of their c\<-
nings were spent at The Pagoda, cockt.nl
lounge par excellence in Chinatown.
April 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 15
"QUOTES"
Peking —
Peking . . . . ! The strangest, most pic-
turesque, most surprising of cities; not
in the least like one's anticipations, yet,
as with Nikko, Bali and Tahiti, outdoing
them all. The city of 3,000 years and
more, of richly colored history, of bitter
realism, of flaming romance. The city
of the Changs and their 28 emperors and
600 years of rule; of the Tsins and the
Yuans and the gorgeous luxury of Kub-
lai Khan, host more than six centuries
ago to a fearless, far-wandering Venetian;
of the stern but far-seeing and high-aspir-
ing Mings; of the decadent Manchus; of
a score of self-seeking militarists; and
now abandoned by them all, yet still Pe-
king, the wonderful, the ever-fascinating,
the half unreal, the never-to-be-forgotten.
"Talk not of China until you know
your Peking .... For who has ever
known it, or ever shall know it, any more
than one may truly know London or Paris
or Rome? Indeed, it is the unknowable.
Its moods are as varying as have been the
fortunes of its ephemeral rulers through
countless centuries. It is gray today and
brilliant tomorrow. Lifeless and somber
now, presently it will be vivacious and
sparkling.
.... For Peking still epitomizes . .
. . the best in Chinese life, the highest
in Chinese achievement, the truly sub-
stantial and enduring in Chinese charac-
ter."
— Marc T. Greene, in the
Christian Science Monitor.
Advertising in China —
.... when the Chinese merchant
decides to splurge in advertising, he wants
noise. He hires a good-sized Chinese
band, with tootles, fiddles and drums,
which is stationed in the store entrance
or on a balcony over the entrance. Ap-
parently, a band is hired by the noise-
power.
"The next store, not to be outdone,
then generally hires a so-called foreign
instrument band, where the Chinese play-
ers use ordinary band instruments.These
boys feel it is their duty to drown out
their competitors, and they certainly make
a brave try.
"When the proprietor of one of these
stores was asked about this racket, he
shrugged: 'Plenty noise, plenty advertis-
ing."
— John Thompson, in the San
Francisco News.
Comparisons—
"China now is America on a reduced
scale. Shanghai today is merely New
York City in short pants."
— King-chau Mui, Chinese Con-
sul-General in Hawaii, in
the Honolulu Advertiser.
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Prominent San
Francisco Visitors
Arrived at the port of San Francisco
on board the S. S. President Pierce Tues-
day were two distinguished guests from
China. Mr. K. P. Chen, president of the
Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank,
and Dr. P. W. Kuo, director of the Bur-
eau of Foreign Trade, landed here on
their way to the East on official business.
Mr. Chen is going to New York to es-
tablish a branch office of the Bank of
China, and is a member of the board of
directors of the bank. He is a graduate
from the Wharton School of Commerce,
University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kuo is on an extensive trip
throughout the United States and Euro-
pean countries to investigate trade con-
ditions. He received his Ph. D. degree
from the Columbia University.
They were greeted at the pier by Chi-
nese Consul-General C C. Huang, Mr.
William Montgomery of the San Fran-
cisco Chamber of Commerce, and repres-
sentatives of other trade and financial
organizations.
STEAMER DELAYED
DOLLAR LINER DELAYED
The Dollar liner, S. S. Coolidge, will
arrive in San Francisco on April 11,
instead of April 8, according to word
received. The Coolidge will be delayed
at Shanghai for the annual inspection.
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Industrial Progress
in Tsingtao
Industrial progress is going forward at
a rapid pace at the Chinese port of Tsing-
tao, gateway to the rich province of
Shungtung. What was until recently a
barren area is now occupied by great
textile mills. A wide motor highway con-
nects the city proper with the industrial
sections over which motor trucks trans-
port raw cotton, cotton yarn, egg pro-
ducts, matches, cigarettes, tobacco leaf
and peanut oil.
Tsingtao also has a newly constructed
dry-dock, built at a cost of #360,000; and
which can accomodate vessels up to 5,000
tons.
Because the port boasts of beautiful
white sandy beaches, mountain scenery
and good climate, it is now becoming a
popular summer resort as well as a grow-
ing commercial center. The local gov-
ernment, cognizant of the revenues which
vacationists bring, is making every ef-
fort to make Tsingtao attractive to tour-
ists. The streets and public places are
kept clean, traffic is well regulated, and
an efficient police force is maintained.
The port of Tsingtao, a former Ger-
man holding, was wrested from that
country by Japan during the World War.
Thirteen years ago, however, it was re-
turned to China. It now has a popula-
tion of 460,000 who are well governed
by the Chinese administration.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Coolidge (San Fran-
cisco) Apr. 8; President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29. President Hoover, (San
Francisco) May 6; President Grant (Se-
attle) May 13; President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President
Cleveland' (San Francisco) Apr. 3; Presi-
dent Monroe (San Francisco) Apr. 10;
President Jefferson (Seattle) Apr. 11;
President Coolidge (San Francisco) Apr.
17; President Van Buren (San Francisco)
Apr. 24; President Jackson (Seattle)
Apr. 25.
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CHINATOWN'S TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
Chinese Digest Photo
San Francisco Chinatown's telephone exchange, is
famous the world over as being the only one of its kind.
Patterned after a temple in North Lake, China, the
corners of the building turn up, to give it "lofty charac-
ter", while the sturdy pillars in front "denote the
strength" of the building.
(Story on Page 10)
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CHINESE DIC EST
April 10, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
■ Tsu Pan ■
• BIRTHDAY PRESENTS
FOR THE GENERAL
General Chiang Kai-shek seems to be happy on the
approach of his fiftieth birthday this fall. For he
learned that upon that felicitous date, his friends will
present him with a gift he shall be proud to possess.
Civic bodies in Shanghai recently resolved to give
the general a birthday present of ten airplanes. Under
the sponsorship of General Wu Tih-chen, Mayor of
Shanghai, a meeting was called in the Shanghai Muni-
cipal Hall in which representatives of Shanghai Civil-
ians Association, China Aeronautical Society, Shanghai
Bankers Association, Shanghai Native Banks Guild,
Shanghai Chinese Ratepayers Association, Shanghai
Labor Union, Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and
several other civic and political organizations unani-
mously voted to raise a fund of #1,000,000 for that
purpose. A committee has been appointed to receive
subscriptions and many pledges have already been
signed.
These ten airplanes are to be organized into one
squadron, bearing the name of "Chung Cheng" in hon-
or of the general, and they will be enlisted in the service
of the Central Air Force.
In response to the Shanghai project, the Provincial
governments of Shangtung and Honan will also offer
General Chiang similar presents. The Honan provin-
cial authorities have decided to raise a fund of #150,000-
• ARITA'S FOUR-POINT
CHINA POLICY
When Tokio's political clouds rolled over, Hachiro
Arita emerged from the humble position of ambassador
to China to grasp the all-important portfolio of the
Japanese foreign office. Upon assuming his new post,
he announced that he would give up Hirota's three-
point China policy, but in its place, he shall pursue his
own principles, this time four in number:
(1) He shall seek economic cooperation with China.
(2) He shall seek military cooperation with China
to eliminate the communist threat in North China.
(3) He shall bring China to a united front with
Japan to face Great Britain, the United States and
Soviet Russia.
(4) He shall try to improve Sino- Japanese diplomatic
relations.
According to political observers, Arita's new princi-
ples do not change the outlook of Japanese imperial-
istic schemes toward China, but the Nipponese evidently
realized the impossibility of forcing China to recognize
the status of "Manchukuo" as embodied in Premier
Hirota's programs.
The position of Ambassador to China vacated by
Arita is filled by M^amoru Shigemitsu, former vice-
minister of foreign affairs and one time Japanese Con-
sul General in Shanghai-
reached an agreement of military alliance with Soviet
Russia. Although a spokesman of the Chinese foreign
office has categorically denied the existence of such an
agreement, the Japanese press went so far as to enum-
erate the contents of this alleged secret document.
According to Japanese report, the agreement is sup-
posed to embrace the following points:
( 1 ) The National Government recognizes Soviet Rus-
sia's special influence in Outer Mongolia and in the
province of Sinkiang.
(2) Should Russia declare war against Japan, China
would declare war against Japan at the same time, or
vice versa.
(3) During peace time, Soviet Russia shall supply
China with ammunition and during war time, Russia
shall finance China's war operations.
(4) Extensive air-lines between China and Russia
shall be established, and separate meetings shall be
convened to negotiate the details in the immediate fu-
ture.
Major General Isogai, former Japanese military at-
tache in Nanking, recendy arrived in Tokio to accept
his new post as the Chief of Military Administration
Bureau in the Japanese War Department. According
to his observation, Nanking is bending toward the Soviet
Union- Isogai also assailed the Nanking officials for
being seemingly friendly but anti-Japanese at heart.
• TOKIO FEAR
SINO-SOVIET ALLIANCE
The Japanese militarists were greatly alarmed over
the rumor now prevalent in Tokio that China has
• CHINA SANDWICHED
BETWEEN TWO POWERS
While the existence of a Sino-Soviet alliance treaty
remains a matter of conjecture, Moscow's mutual as-
sistance agreement with Outer Mongolia becomes a
known fact. Chuchu Ohashi, Japanese Vice-minister
of the "Manchukuo" government, declared that this
agreement between the governments at Moscow and
Ulan Bator, capital of Outer Mongolia, was a brigan-
dage tantamount to the abolition of Outer Mongolia,
which Moscow has perpetrated with the connivance of
a few members of the Mongolian government.
Dr. W. W. Yen, Chinese Ambassador at Moscow
was instructed by Nanking to study the details of the
Russo-Mongolian agreement. As China has sovereign-
ty over Outer Mongolia, the Nanking government is
deeply concerned with the current reports.
Sandwiched between two conflicting powers in the
Far East, China has at present a delicate situation to
face, according to observers. No matter what may be
the real relationship between Nanking and Moscow,
many believe that once the Manchurian border clashes
lead to open warfare, the Japanese will use North
China as the base for military operation.
The Japanese had repeatedly offered to assist China
in fighting the communists in Shansi Province. Seeing
that the Japanese had ulterior motives in mind, Gen-
eral Yen Hsi-san rejected these requests.
Latest reports received here indicate that 5,000 Jap-
anese soldiers are already moving toward the Manchur-
ian border, quartering at a convenient distance from
Kalgan, the capital of Chahar, the province in North
China much coveted by the Japanese militarists.
April 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
CHINESE STUDENT
IN HONOR RATING
Clifford Fai Young, a cadet student at
the Western Military Academy in Alton,
Illinois, was recently named on the schol-
astic honor roll of the institution, accord-
ing to reports received.
Clifford, the son of an official of the
Yee Hop Company in Honolulu, has al-
ready won considerable distinction at the
school. Besides being the best student
tennis player, he is a non-commissioned
officer with the rank of sergeant in the
Academy.
• •
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
TO PRESENT PAGEANT
It was announced a few days ago that
the International House of the Univer-
sity of California will present on Satur-
day, April 18, a pageant featuring the
culture of various nations. The pageant
is entitled, "Folk Lore Trails". The pro-
gram will be presented in the native
language of the groups.
"A Goddess Scatters Flowers", was se-
lected as the title of a skit which will be
given by the Chinese group, according to
Miss Helen Fong, chairman.
• •
HARTFORD CHINESE IN FLOOD
A Chinese correspondent in the flood
area of the Eastern states recently sent
news to a local native language paper
stating that at Hartford, Conn., where
the waters did overwhelming damage to
the city, a score of Chinese were rescued
in the nick of time by a navy boat.
The On Leong Association building
and three other properties belonging to
them were completely flooded, the water
reaching a height of twelve feet, this
correspondent reported. A Chinese rest-
aurant, the Far East Cafe, was also in-
undated and considerable damage was
done.
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Death of Chinese
Bishop Mourned
The recent death of Bishop Peter
Tch'eng in China was mourned through-
out China, as Tch'eng was one of the
most outstanding members of the Catho-
lic hierarchy.
Tch'eng, born in 1881 in Suanhwafu,
North China, was the son of an obscure
Catholic family, and was duly baptized
Peter. In his late teens, he left his town
for the Seminary in Peking (Peiping).
His career has been one of fearless and
adverse activity.
In 1900, while the Boxer Rebellion
swirled about all foreigners and mission-
aries were murdered, Tch'eng continued
calmly to study for the priesthood that
was being attacked, in the midst of the
siege of the city of Petang. He was called
to Peiping by the archbishop from Pao-
tingfu where he had been stationed after
his ordination in 1904. At that time,
he was Chinese Secretary to the Delega-
tion and also a member of the Synodal
Commission.
In 1928 he was made Vicar Apostolic
of Suanhwafu. His post was a stormy
one, his territory being continually racked
by civil war, hardships and famine.
Tch'eng cooperated with the Archbishop
in the foundation of a native community,
Disciples of the Lord, in the organization
of the Eucharistic Crusade and Catholic
Action, in visiting his parishes, in preach-
ing, and teaching in the seminary.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE OF OAKLAND
Through the generosity of Arthur T.
Wong, prominent Oakland sportsman,
the Young Chinese basketball team be-
came the proud possessors of ten gaudy
uniforms. As Lien Fa would put it, the
uppers are of a royal blue color with
two delightful gold stripes across the
chest and a winged "YC" between the
stripes. The silken gold lowers have a
border of blue.
The sweat shirts are the last word in
design and color. Blue in hue they
feature a gold edge on a V-shaped neck.
There are five gold stripes on each arm.
If the Young Chinese do not win more
games next season, it will be no fault of
the uniforms.
• •
Yee Poy, an aged Chinese, hanged him-
self in an old shack by the Pajaro River
near Watsonville last week. It is believed
his act was due to illness and advancing
age.
Dr. Hart To Lecture
On Chinese Culture
Dr. Henry H. Hart, well-known au-
thority on things Chinese and an instruc-
tor at the University of California Ex-
tension Division, will give a lecture in
Chinatown on Monday evening, May 4.
His subject will be the Chinese theater,
a review of its history and its place In
Chinese social life throughout the cen-
turies. The lecture will be given at the
Paulist Hall, 660 California St.
The forthcoming lecture by Dr. Hart
on Chinese culture is being sponsored
by the Chinese Catholic Young Men's
Association. The proceeds will be used
exclusively to refurnish its clubroom in
the Chinese Catholic Center and also to
redecorate the Catholic mission chape! in
the Chinese motif.
The Association believes that this is
the first time that a Chinese organization
here has sponsored a lecture by Dr. Hart.
Many culture students of the community
who have longed for an opportunity of
hearing Dr. Hart may have their wish
fulfilled if they attend this coming lec-
ture, the Association has announced.
For the lecture the Paulist Hall will
be decorated in Chinese style, and a short
Chinese musical program will precede Dr.
Hart's talk. General admission will be
fifty cents.
• •
BAKERSFIELDIANS VISIT NORTH
The Misses Edith, Pauline, and Helen
Lum, Mr. Albert Lee and Ceasar Jung
of Bakersfield were recent visitors in San
Francisco. Upon their arrival, they were
joined by Bill Jing, a Bakersfield boy
now attending U. C. and who is president
of the students' club.
During their brief stay in the north,
they attended the Spring Informal and
visited friends and relatives. The hospi-
tality of the San Franciscans, including
both sexes, was greatly emphasized.
• •
SCOUT TROOP 34 WINS CUP
A large silver trophy was awarded to
Troop 34 of the Chinese Catholic Mis-
sion, by the United Irish Societies, for
its participation in the St. Patrick's Day
parade. The troop has 35 members, and
is trained by Scoutmaster Frank Drady
and Assistant Scoutmaster Harry Gee.
The presentation was made at a regular
meeting of the troop in the auditorium
of the Center.
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CHINESE DICEST
April 10, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
CHINESE CENTER MAPS PROGRAM
The Chinese Center of Oakland held
its ninth general gathering of the year
with Dr. F. Y. Lee presiding, last Tuesday
evening, April 7. After a brief business
meeting, Dr. Francis J. Henry, City of
Alameda psychologist, gave an informa-
tive talk on psychology as applied to a
community program. From time to time
the Center will invite recognized author-
ities to express and discuss opinions per-
tinent to their fields of learning. At the
concluson of the meeting refreshments
were served.
The organization has decided to de-
signate every Wednesday as the regular
bridge night for the members and their
friends.
To attract the younger Chinese gen-
eration into the Center is one of the
problems the club is grappling with. To
further that end, plans for a public bridge
party is in the offing and the date will
be set later.
In announcing the ideals of the Cen-
ter, Harry Joe, secretary, aptly states,
"In the establishment of our quarters we
have presented to the community of Oak-
land for the first time a social unit des-
tined truly to be educational, cultural,
and unifying in its solicitude for the
welfare of the Chinese people."
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CHINESE CATHOLIC
EASTER MASSES
On Easter Sunday, April 12, two
morning masses will be celebrated in the
chapel of the Chinese Mission, Fr. George
Johnson, C. S. P., director, has announc-
ed. A High Mass will be celebrated at
9:30 especially for adults, while a Low
Mass for children will be given at 10:30.
The children's choir of St. Mary's School
will sing at the High Mass.
Some forty children, young men and
young women were baptized last month
in the Mission. Most of this number
will receive their first Communion on
Easter Sunday, said Fr. Johnson.
• •
CHINESE BOY WINS PRIZE
Albert Jeung, a fifth grade student at
the Washington Irving School, was a-
warded second prize in the annual Public
Schools Week slogan contest. His slogan
was "See Our School and Watch Us
Work". The first prize winner was a
senior from Polytechnic High School.
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Bakersfield To Hold Dance
The Girls' Social Club of Bakersfield,
better known as the G. S. C, announced
their Annual Dance which will be held
on Memorial Day, May 30. This event
will be the club's fourth annual affair.
It was formerly held on Memorial Eve;
but in view of the inconveniences to
out-of-town guests, the members have de-
cided to change the date. The Hotel
El Tejon, the most popular and exclusive
hotel in the San Joaquin Valley, will be
the designated spot for this frolic. The
dance will be informal and the music of
a well-known orchestra will commence
their strains at 9:00 p. m.
Besides the dance this year, the club
is featuring a "Queen Contest". Mem-
bers of the club are now busy selling
votes. The supporters of the candidates
are eligible to the cash prizes given away
at the drawing. The Queen will draw
the lucky numbers. Mamie Lee has been
appointed chairman of this contest.
A picnic, free of charge, has also been
held annually for the club's local and
out-of-town guests the day after the
dance. Hiking, swimming, and games
have been the diversions besides lunches
and it is announced that the same, pos-
sibly more, will be this year's event
Members of the club are Misses Edith
Lum, president; Doris Chow, vice-presi-
dent and treasurer; Pauline Lum, secre-
tary; Mamie Lee, Helen Lum, Daisy Yick,
Kathryn Lee, Margaret Lee, Edna Jung,
Dora Leong, May Ko, Georgia Hee, and
Mary Sue
"CHINESE GARDEN" AT SCHOOL
To augment a depleted student body
treasury, a carnival was held recendy by
the Marin Junior College, with the Chi-
nese students taking an active part.
An attractive booth was the "Chinese
Garden", in which Chinese merchandise
and edibles were sold. To the surprise of
everyone, all the bamboo backscratchers
were sold. With the entire community
supporting, the carnival was a successful
financial venture, officials reported.
• •
PALICLIQUE, STANFORD, ARE
NOT AFFILIATED CLUBS
Yung Wong, president of the Stanford
Chinese Students' Club, wishes to make
the following announcement:
The Stanford Chinese Students' Club
is anxious to correct a misconception
concerning its relationship with Palicli-
que. The Stanford Chinese Students'
Club and Paliclique are entirely separate
organizations.
The dance this week-end is sponsored
by Paliclique and not by the Stanford
Chinese Students' Club.
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Y. M. C. A. MOTION PICTURES
The educational motion picture at the
Y. M. C. A. for this week is a very
interesting picture in sound. The subjects
of the pictures are:
( 1 ) One reel of News.
(2) One reel on Safety Driving.
(3) Three-reel Featurette on "The
Texas Ranger 50 Years Ago And Today".
These pictures are shown through the
courtesy of the Chevrolet Motor Com-
pany.
Because these pictures are unusual, they
will be shown in the gymnasium instead
of in the lobby.
• •
Paul Muni received a fan letter in the
form of a year's subscription to a Chinese
paper — inspired by his role in the "Good
Earth". S. F. Chronicle.
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CHIN ESE D IC EST
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
Lien Fa Saw You
At the Cal Spring Informal last Sat-
urday, there were a hundred delightful
gowns and as many charming ladies.
Miss Gertrude Dunn was so attractive
that we couldn't help but single her out
as one of the best "dressee" of the eve-
ning. She was utterly picturesque in
white chiffon with dramatically full
sleeves caught tight at the wrist. A black
bow at the neck gave relief to the white-
ness of her gown.
Miss Alice P. Fong was chic in royal
blue crepe, smart braiding trimmed the
neckline leading to a low V down the
back. Her soft shadowy waved coiffure
made her a demure picture.
Mrs. Collin Dong's turquoise blue taf-
feta showed mediterranean influence,
with a stiff flared skirt darlingly sweep-
ing about the ankle.
Sleeky black satin was Miss Muriel
Lee's choice, and a lovely creation it was.
Although straight and simple in lines,
her youthfulness was not sacrificed in
wearing this sophisticated mode!
In Mandarin red crepe, Miss Esther
Chew was a stunning figure, one inch
rhinestone flecked strips forming an
unusually interesting pattern about the
shoulders. The bias skirt was smooth
and slim.
Miss Anna Lee was in a pretty hue of
azure blue lace, capriciously youthful,
with pleats trimming the revers, and V
shaped pockets that point to a new fash-
ion note of importance.
The charming Misses Elizabeth and
Doris Shoong looked as refreshing as an
April shower in their lovely shades of
pastel organza. The puffiest of sleeves
proved favorable on the soft peach gown,
sashed with a beautiful blend of orchid
tone; while the pale lavender gown was
also very much in the sweet order.
A lithe young figure was Miss Jeanette
Dunn, a peach net redingote graciously
concealing the blue printed gown in the
season's most desirable manner. At any
social function Miss Dunn may be recog-
nized as one of the sweetest.
From Bakersfield Miss Pauline Lum
wore a white sheer gown of breathtaking
beauty, the loose folds of the extremely
flared skirt was ever so becoming on the
tall personality.
An olde fashion motif in all its glory
— thus appeared Miss Jessie Fung, lus-
cious in celanese taffeta, with the ador-
able dropped shoulder effect, crisply
smooth and flared was her circular skirt,
Spring Informal
Outstanding Success
The Chinese students of the University
of California are probably very proud of
their dance held last Saturday, April 4,
at the International House. And they
have very good reason to be.
Amidst one of the nicest surroundings
in this part of the state, the Spring In-
formal was given, and reflects most appro-
priately, the title of the dance. More
than three hundred persons were present,
and swaying gently to the superb melo-
dies of Lee Hamlin's orchestra. The dance
was ably presented, in surroundings, de-
coration, and congenial assembly.
The girls gave no cause why there
should ever be any leap year, as every
one of them could and probably did keep
their escorts attention riveted on them
all through the evening. Colorful and
vivacious, they more than acquitted them-
selves in welcoming Spring.
The men were also more than ordin-
arily attentive to their dress. Seen flash-
ing in and out occasionally, several white
suits were especially effective in rounding
out the theme of the dance.
The auditorium, gayly decorated with
balloons of every known color, stood out
very well, while the numbers presented
by the orchestra glorified the whole set-
ting.
Many prominent persons were seen,
and the general comment was a lamenta-
tion that the evening had flown by so
quickly.
The committee was well pleased with
the financial returns. The guests were
well pleased with the affair. They await
the call of Spring, 1937, and the next
Informal!
swishing daintily every step she took.
In conclusion, may we also offer a
bouquet to all the other elegantly gowned
matrons and misses? You provided the
glamour for the lovely setting at the In-
ternational House in Berkeley!
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Skating Draws Crowd
An approximate crowd of 350 almost
jammed the Dreamland Rink to capacity
on the occasion of the Skating Party
sponsored by the San Francisco Junior
College Chinese Monday evening.
Thrills galore, excitement aplenty, and
a thousand spills, flip-flops and bumps
were experienced by every participant.
It seemed as if the spills were part of
the program of a laugh a minute. Every-
body who was present enjoyed the skating
party, although they were a bit tired
after the hard work-out.
Among the athletes present who had
to "take it" were Alfred Gee, Ernest Lum,
Hin Chin, Louie Fay, Walter Lee, and
scores of others.
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WAH KIANG CLUB ENTERTAINS
The Wah Kiang Club of Portland,
Oregon, was host to the U. of W. basket-
ball team on March 31 at the home of
the Moes. Friendly chats and dancing
made possible an interesting evening
which was topped off with "chow fun".
Undoubtedly, the team will have much
to put in their book of memories con-
sidering the charming young ladies they
have met and the new friends they have
made running the stretch from Seattle
to San Francisco.
(In reciprocation, the lads are such
congenial and likeable fellows that their
visit will long be a topic of conversa-
tion. — Editor.)
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C. C. Y. M. A. ANNIVERSARY SOON
At the last monthly conference of the
Chinese Catholic Young Men's Associa-
tion it was announced that the eighth
anniversary of the founding of the or-
ganization will be celebrated this year
with a Chinese banquet on Wednesday
evening, May 27. A committee has been
selected to handle this affair and scores
of American and Chinese friends of the
Association are expected to attend the
event.
• •
CHUNG WAH OUTINGS
The local Chung Wah School con-
ducted two outings for its pupils over the
week-end. The senior students went on a
hike to Muir Woods on the 4th while
the juniors spent the next day, the 5th,
at Fleishacker accompanied by the princi-
pal and members of the faculty.
• •
A daughter was born on Mar. 20 to
the wife of Yip Sue Ming, 805 Webster
St., Alameda, California.
t age 6
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using." Now we wonder just what is
meant by that remark. We thought that
we were making out all right here — may-
be we'd better go down and find out!
Not to be outdone by his traveling
team mates, the U. of W. basketball
team, Al Wong, guard, motored down
to Portland with Frank and Billy Hong
to play in the U. W. Chinese-Portland
game. While in the Rose City, Miss Eva
Moe and Mr. Edgar Lee, Digest repre-
sentatives, showed them around during
their brief stay.
Haste makes waste — Speeding in the
city limits one is always in danger of
being "picked up". One car in its hurry
to get to the Spring Informal speeded
thru the streets of Berkeley. All went
well until they passed another car, going
at an excessive rate, and to their horror
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FRESNO WEDDING
Miss Rose Jing and Mr. Frank Lee,
both of Fresno, were married on April
first. The ceremony took place at the
home of the bride, on Lewis Avenue.
Only members of both families attended.
On Saturday evening, the newly-weds
invited their many friends to a dance
in the Jade Room of the Hotel Fresno.
The bride and groom, who is the mana-
ger of the National Dollar Store in Fres-
no, will make their home in that city.
and embarassment (financially), the car
was a police car. Besides getting to the
dance late, the driver will have to appear
in court and explain things. We hope
he has a good alibi.
When a Miss dresses in a lace gown
she expects to "catch" something or
someone. At the dance Saturday, two
misses didn't do so well. One ensnarled
a girl and took considerable time dis-
entangling herself; another caught a boy,
but he was no gentleman and started a
heated argument. It's this uncertainty
that makes life interesting.
Note to Julius! Do you want to know
why your pal Elmer Lew deserted you
on the eve of the Spring Informal?
Report has it that he paid a visit to his
parents and friends in Fresno. (Perhaps
the last line should read "his father paid
him!)
The members of the Fay Wah Club
were made the "Goat" of a Big April
Fool's joke. They were treated to a big
dinner by the club. Was that a dinner
a "tin can" affair? No wonder the at-
tendance has been growing.
150 members of the Chitena are at-
tempting to swamp the Carefree Carnival
presented over the NBC network this Sat-
urday, April 11. Ah well, 'tis ever thus
with that ever aggressive club.
Keeping the family suit minded. No,
we are not speaking of bridge. This
brings us back to the ancient days when
professions were handed down from
family to family. You know Colday is
the Chinese salesman par excellence at
a local men's store. Well, Miss Mar-
jorie is now an "agentess" for a well-
known firm manufacturing tailored suits
for misses (not men). Now both sexes
will be taken care of, where before only
the men were contacted. Soon we will
have to wander thru a maze of women's
suits before we can say hello to Marjorie
cuz she is having all the samples stocked
in her apartment.
April 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
The Towntrotter Says:
That BO CHING playing the part of
an Eskimo girl was one of the featured
players of the cast in "Petticoat Fever"
.... Inseparable pals around town —
ALICE CHEW and FLORA CHAN;
RUTH YOUNG and EDNA LEE,
JANET HOO and WAITE NG . . . .
WALTER WONG and GLADYS
CHINN haven't been seen lately, wonder
why .... At the Poly dance last Satur-
day dancing their feet off were MARY
CHAN and FLORENCE LEONG ....
Also seen there, HERBERT TOM, en-
joying for the first time in many a month
such an affair. Still rate, Herb? ....
Who was the boy I saw walking up Van
Ness Avenue Saturday night with ELLA
LOWE? .... A love-sick lad is chasing
WINNIE LOY, 'tis reported .... Suffi-
ciently recovered from a neck operation,
our Salinas correspondent, ED CHAN,
returned home Monday, after a lengthy
"vacation" .... A Bakersfield person
asks, "Why does a certain CHOY shud-
der when anyone mentions the name of
SUE? Gosh, this is getting to be a deep
mystery .... ELIZABETH WON was
seen a few days ago playing tennis at
the Chinese Playground wearing the lat-
est in net garments — shorts .... RAN-
DALL CHEW of Oakland is known as
a swell dancer .... Among those at the
Skate Monday were Mr. and Mrs. BILL
TONG, SAM WONG, MARY CHAN,
WONG WAI HONG, WILLIAM
LOWE, THOMAS YEE, CHAN HONG,
FRED SCHULZE, MAY LOUIE, ES-
THER TOM, and ETHEL CHINN ....
Dr. and Mrs. THEODORE LEE are very
"fancy" skaters, those who attended at-
test .... Who was that absent-minded
lad who asked a skatress for the last
dance? .... Mrs. FRANK HEE, the
former Nellie May Wong, is spending
Easter at Chico with her parents; Mrs.
Hee was a former honor student of Chico
High .... By the way, who was that
beautiful gal seen with JAMES JUNG
Monday night? . . . . AL CHINN of
Bakersfield was seen whispering "sweet
nothings" in a certain charming young
lady's ear last week in Fresno .... We
hear that the theme song of PHIL
CHOW of Fresno is "I'm in the Mood
for Love." .... AL LEE, also of Fresno,
is reported "that way" about a certain
VIOLET .... Several local girls spent
a few days in the country, and two of
them, M. W. and A. W. came back
with mosquito bites. One of them is wear-
ing smoke glasses 'cause she has a bite
Y. W. C. A. BOARD MEETS
The Committee of Management of the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. elected officers last
Monday.
Mrs. B. S. Fong, who was vice-presi-
dent, was elected to take the chairman-
ship; Miss Daisy K. Wong, one of the
younger members of the board, was elect-
ed vice-president. Mrs. Ira Lee was re-
tained as English secretary in view of her
faithful record during the past year; and
Mrs. Luke Chan was elected Chinese se-
cretary.
The board is now making plans for
their annual membership campaign.
Other board members who attended
the meeting were: Miss Mary Cady, Mrs.
B. Y. Leong, Mrs. B. S. Wong, Mrs.
Thomas W. Chinn, Miss Amy Lee and
Miss Marie Tom.
• •
GIRL RESERVES TEA
The Jade Club of Girl Reserves of the
Chinese Baptist Mission in Fresno, enter-
tained their public school teachers at a
tea on April 2nd.
The assembly room of the church was
a bower of spring blossoms, brought
from the girls' own gardens.
The Girl Reserves sang several groups
of songs. Misses Geraldine Woo and
Doris Haw gave a piano duet; a double
vocal duet was given by Misses Ruth Lew,
Helen Tom, Betty Jean Lew and Doris
Haw. Geraldine Woo rendered piano
numbers during the serving of tea.
The tea table, gay with lace cloth over
green, was presided over by Mrs. Joseph
Woo and Miss Dorothy Lew, charmingly
dressed in Chinese costumes.
The Girl Reserves wore their white
dresses with blue ties, and Miss Beulah
Wong, president, presided.
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under one eye (Come to our office, iden-
tify yourself and receive a prize — when
we get one) .... And one lassie "fell"
for a Stanford boy, then with one of
the Washington cagers, do you know
who she is? Guess .... Good Nite!
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Fay Wah Dance To
Be On Raisin Day
The Fay Wah Club of Fresno will
hold their annual Raisin Day dance on
the evening of May 16th. The club will
combine their previously arranged bene-
fit dance for the Fresno Chinese School
Fund with this annual affair, in an effort
to secure a large attendance. A door
prize of #25 will be offered and mer-
chandise amounting to #100 will be don-
ated by local business men. Mr. Thomas
Haw is in charge of all arrangements
and promises to have good entertainment
and good music. "A suggestion to those
who are planning to attend the West
Coast Relays — come to our dance for it's
on the same day," he announced.
• •
CHINESE CLASSICS DONATION
A former student of the University of
Washington presented to his alma mater
a collection of 200 Korean classics, writ-
ten by Korean scholars in Chinese from
the fifteenth century to the present day.
• •
Lee Pon, Chinese member of the New
Deal Democratic Party, invites friends
to attend the lecture to be given at 110
Page St. San Francisco, this coming Mon-
day, April 13, at 8:00 p. m.
• •
Robert Jang, a nine-year old Chinese
boy residing at 652 Kearny Street, was
bitten in the arm by a dog recently. He
was treated at the Emergency Hospital.
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EDITORIAL
CORRESPONDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Salinas Edward Chan
Bakersfield _ .....Mamie Lee
Watsonville —Iris Wong
Fresno Allen Lew
Sacramento Ruth C. Fong
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF US
With regard to the retainment of the Chinese influ-
ence in Chinatown we print the following excerpts from
a letter to the Chinese Digest by Mr. William G. Mer-
chant, well-known architect and a member of the archi-
tectural commission for the 1939 World Fair project.
"It is with great satisfaction that Mr. Maybeck and
myself have noted the improvements in Chinatown,
especially so because of their Chinese charracter . . ."
" It is our hope that all of the people of this section
will see the merit of holding to the now prevailing
Chinese Architecture in this area. This great Architec-
ture is the equal of any on earth, it is a distinct style
and has served the purpose for which it was intended
for thousands of years, and will continue to do so.
"If we must modernize Chinatown, do it, but do it
by using Chinese forms and color as a basis for this
development. I can assure you that the result will be
astounding, especially so when you think of how this
area is located in the midst of many European styles.
"The Chinese style is the result of a culture vastly
different from those which dominate our city, and as
such, stands out more prominently in such surroundings.
"Our Chinatown is well known all over the world,
but its Oriental atmosphere has been slipping, so the
tourist states.
"If we are to sell Oriental goods we should give them
the Oriental background which they deserve.
"Let us turn our minds toward the future and the
WE TAKE A BOW
It is not very often that words of commendation are
thrown into the path of the Chinese Digest. We were
especially pleased to receive a letter from Shanghai,
from one who was baptized into San Francisco's China-
town. Devoting almost a half page to reviewing and
quoting from the Digest, the paper, one of the largest
American papers in China, gave us cause for being
glad, and feeling that in a measure, the Chinese Digest
has a reason to exist. Let us read over a bit of his note,
and a few comments written:
" . . . . San Francisco's Chinatown gave me my first
real contact with China, years ago when I was City
Editor of the San Francisco News. Congratulations
on your excellent publication."
— Randall Gould, Editor, The Shanghai
Evening Post and Mercury, Shanghai, China.
"Anyone still harboring any lingering doubts as to
the Chinese capacity for absorbing American culture
should have a look at the Chinese Digest published
in San Francisco as an organ of comment, social and
sports news, literary notes and, incidentally, political
pronouncement. It is for, by, and about Chinese and
yet it is about as hundred-per-cent American as any-
thing could well be.
" . . . . Current News about China . . Chinatownia
. . Fashions . . Poo Poo . . Editorial . .Culture . .
Community Welfare . . Reviews and Comment (we pub-
lish from this department an article on this page today)
. . Sports . . and Sampan and Caravan, which deals with
commercial matters, are all very good departments.
" . . . . The thing which presses us about this lively
little paper for Chinese young people in America is
that it contrives to be vigorously Chinese and American
at the same time. Obviously the editors and readers
of the magazine are glad both of their Chinese blood
and their American surroundings. We suspect they
are the realest sort of real Americans while preserving
a justified interest in their ancient heritage. Such pe-
ople would be good citizens of any country; both China
and the United States can take pride in them."
year 1939, when the new Exposition will bring throngs
of tourists to our city ....
"It is not necessary to build a synthetic Chinatown,
or to re-create the sordid aspects of the past, but we
can dress up in the marvelous color schemes of the
Orient. Let us get ready for this great year.
"We are of the opinion that Chinatown can be the
second greatest attraction to the visitor to our Exposi-
tion if they get ready for this great year."
April 10, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
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CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEB
'QUOTES'
Russo-Japanese Conflict—
"The present vague line separating
Communist Russia and the Soviet pro-
tege, Outer Mongolia, from Japan's new
continental empire is today the longest
unsettled border in the world. It lies
between two vigorous nations whose pop-
ulations are rapidly increasing; each be-
lieves in a great and prosperous national
future and each regards itself as responsi-
ble for a great world mission. But the
border between Japan and Russia is more
than a danger line between two virile,
growing powers. It is the real border
between Europe and Asia, between newest
East and newest West.
"The Japanese-Russian border conflict
involves the mastery of a sub-continent,
much as did the French and Indian War
of early American history. Should this
belt, tied to Moscow today only by slender
steel rails, be pinched off, Japan would
fall heir to the hinterland of Yakutsk
also — that shoulder of Asian Artie reach-
ing out toward Alaska. Japan would
then have as much acreage in the tem-
perate and artic zones as has Canada."
— Upton Close, in the N. Y.
Times.
Japan's Self-Destruction —
"But if she (Japan) ventures so far
afield as to set the magazine of Asia in
explosion, despite the confidence of her
militarists, her clever system of espionage,
the intensely nationalistic feeling of her
people and her elaborate war machinery
which are largely imitated, the Empire
of the Rising Sun will eventually come
to the realization that, in furthering her
program of territorial expansion, Japan
may have played for self-destruction!"
— Cheng Ch'eng-k'un, in the
China Critic (Shanghai).
China's New Money System —
"What of the future of China's cur-
rency? It is difficult to predict with as-
surance until the experience of the next
few months indicates whether a managed
currency will or will not maintain stabili-
ty and effective purchasing power. But
a prevalent opinion in China at present
is that the Chinese government will ul-
timately exchange its silver stocks for gold
and will adopt some form of modified
gold standard as soon as the rest of the
world shows a desire to return to interna-
tional currency stability. So a combina-
tion of causes, political and economic,
deliberate and accidental, seems destined
CERAMIC ART
(XIV) HOW TO STUDY GLAZE
THICKNESS
To a certain extent, beatuy is skin
deep in the ceramic world. Two K'ang
Hsi monochromes may be the same in
size, shape, age, potting, and material,
but if one is covered with only a plain
white glaze beautiful enough by itself,
while its companion is invested with a
rare peach blow glaze, sparkling with
green and russet beauty spots, the differ-
ence in price would be enormous — as
much as five hundred times.
Glazes are judged chiefly by their col-
or, texture, refractive quality, and thick-
ness. The Han potteries have glazes of
medium thickness, often not quite thick
enough to hide a rough biscuit. The
glazes of the T'ang wares, especially the
T'ang mortuary earthenwares, are very
thin and often peel off in flakes, although
high fired T'ang glazes are thicker. The
pre-T'ang resembles the T'ang more than
the Han, but the T'ang glaze generally
has a better texture.
The Sung glazes are unusually thick —
perhaps the thickest of all the periods —
and this is especially true of the Celadons,
the Ch'ien, the Chun, and the Kuan
wares. To achieve this thickness, nine
successive coatings were said to have been
applied to the wares before firing. The
Yuan wares are similar to the Sung ex-
cept that they are invariaibly a shade
thinner.
The Ming ceramics also have very
thick glazes generally, but their thick-
ness has a character of its own. Whereas
the Sung artists aimed at a "jade like"
quality, the Ming potters aimed at a "lard
like" effect. What differentiates the two
and how were they brought about? It
is my belief that the Sung glazes were
evenly applied, with slight thinning at
the shoulders, rims, and edges, giving the
wares a feeing akin to that of well worn
jade. The Ming glazes, on the other
hand, have subtle undulation and layer-
ing— even on flat surfaces — -resulting in
a barely perceptible "piled lard smooth-
ness".
Early Ch'ing wares (up to the end of
the Ch'ien Lung period) may best be des-
cribed as being "just right". The poly-
to bring about far-reaching revolution
in the trading and purchasing and saving
habits of one of the oldest of peoples."
— Wm. Henry Chamberlin,
in Asia.
chromes have a ground of medium thick-
ness— not thick enough to detract from
the painting on its surface, while the
underglazes have a slightly thicker coat-
ing. Thicker than either are the Ch'ing
monochromes; and there are great num-
bers of them. The Yung Cheng repro-
ductions of Ming polychromes and un-
derglazes are very accurate as to thick-
ness, but the Ch'ing san ts'ai, unlike the
Mings, are decidedly thinner. Ch'ing
reproductions of Sungs are also a shade
thinner, and a bit too evenly applied to
achieve the mellow, jade-like quality
characteristic of the true Sungs.
The firing position is often revealed
by the glaze thickening on the lower
portion of the vessel. In bowls, this con-
centration is greatest on the inside bot-
tom, because of the gradual diminution
of the surface as the glaze flows down-
ward; and least on the outside surface
of invertedly fired bowls, the downward
concentration being compensated in part
by the gradual increase in surface. Ne-
vertheless, with the T'ing invertedly fired
bowls, tears are found only on the outer
surface near the mouth rim. Perhaps
the T'ing potters applied a thicker coat-
ing on the outer surface, resulting in the
tear formation. The flow of glazes var-
ies, depending on the nature of the ma-
terial. Thus, transmutation and tem-
moku are fast flowing glazes while ox
blood and celadon flow less rapidly.
Over raised designs or mouth rims
(in upright fired wares) the glaze is
naturally thinner than the rest of the
body, while over depressions and incised
work the glazes are thicker. Brush ap-
plied glazes are often thin at the edges,
the brush marks showing clearly. Some
wares reveal several coatings clearly, but
in such cases one should also determine
if there has been a secondary firing. Such
special texture as the ostrich skin or the
muslin effect (to be descrribed later) owe
their characteristics chiefly to variation
in glaze thickening. Some of the coars-
er "back country wares" are covered by
such a thin coating of glaze, the texture
of the underlying biscuit is easily dis-
cernable. With such wares, if the bis-
cuit should be rich in iron, oxidation
occurs, and the surface browning, often
of a purplish hue, shows through the
thin glaze. This browning is generally
uneven or spotted, being light where the
glaze is thick, giving to the pottery the
deceptive appearance of translucency.
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
(To be continued)
Page 10
CHINESE DIGEST
April 10, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
CHINATOWN'S TELE-
PHONE EXCHANGE
Last month a thirty-two page booklet
in somber green paper covers, filled with
Chinese numerals and characters, was
published in Chinatown. The publica-
tion of this booklet is a semi-annual
event and the community residents and
merchants always look forward to its ap-
pearance. Within a few days some 3,000
copies were distributed to subscribers or
taken by persons who called at the ex-
change for them. This green booklet
was the eighty-third issue of what is offi-
cially known as the Chinese Telephone
Directory and the publisher is the Chi-
natown Exchange at 743 Washington
Street.
Listed in the present issue are the
names of 1,450 Chinatown telephone sub-
scribers as well as some 300 Chinese
phone users in Oakland. The roster of
Chinatown telephone subscribers does ^ot
represent the total number of telephone
users in the community as there are at
least several hundred homes using "out-
side" stations. Although the Chinatown
Exchange has less than 1500 subscribers,
actually some 2200 phones are in use in
the community.
•
Interesting is the history of the China-
town Exchange. As a landmark in the
community its three-tiered pagoda struc-
ture has been viewed by hundreds of
thousands of visitors to Chinatown, and
the Exchange itself is proud of the fact
that it is the only Chinese telephone
office out side of China. Of the story
of its founding and its progress over
forty years very few persons, however,
have any accurate knowledge.
•
Although the invention of the tele-
phone in America and its subsequent
commercial use occurred during the reign
of the Manchu emperor Kwang Hsu, yet
that august monarch was not the first
Chinese in the world to become a tele-
phone subscriber. That distinction was
reserved for a merchant of San Francis-
co's Chinatown, Quong Lee. When the
first San Francisco telephone directory
was issued on June 1, 1878, with the
names of the first 150 telephone subscrib-
ers on the Pacific Coast, Quong Lee's
name was among them. Today his name
is still there, although subscriber Quong
has long ago ascended to the Dragon and
his business house on Grant Avenue —
it was named Dupont Street in his days —
is now managed by his grandchildren.
But Quong Lee did not found the Chi-
natown Exchange. That distinction be-
longed to a Marysville-born Chinese nam-
ed Loo Kum-shu.
Sometime during the eighties, when
there were something like 85,000 Chinese
on the Pacific Coast, which is ten thou-
sand more than the total number of Chi-
nese in the whole continental United
States today, the first Chinese newspaper
was founded in San Francisco to purvey
news to this great mass of people. This
pioneer effort at Chinese journalism in
this country was named the Occidental
Daily News. It was printed by the old
Chinese stone lithograph method, the sy-
stem of carving characters on blocks of
stone and printing it slowly page by page.
Loo Kum-shu's father was among the
MILESTONES
in the history of the Chinatown Ex-
change.
1878 — Quong Lee became the first
Chinese telephone subscriber in the
world.
1894 — The Chinatown Exchange
founded, with 37 telephone subscrib-
ers and 3 men operators.
1906 — Exchange destroyed by fire on
April 18.
1907 — Men operators replaced by
women.
1909 — Building rebuilt and refurnish-
ed. The Exchange now counted 800
subscribers.
1911—474 business phones and 660
residence phones now installed.
1926 — Loo Kum-shu died.
1935 — Two operators retired: Ho Lee,
who had served 25 years, and Bow
Lau, who had served 20 years.
1936 — 83rd volume of Chinese Direc-
tory issued. The Exchange now has
21 operators and handle calls for
2200 phones in the community.
first Chinese to come to America, but
after realizing a small fortune in min-
ing returned to his homeland when Kum-
shu was still a boy. Later, while employed
by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
the father was drowned at sea. Loo Kum-
shu, then only eight, became the charge
of Mrs. Marian Bokee, a pioneer resident
of San Francisco. He received his first-
grade education in the Chinese Mission
school conducted by American women
of the First Congregational and Presby-
terian churches, then located at Dupont
and Jackson Streets, and in which Mrs.
Bokee was a teacher. He later learned
enough to enable him to attend the Uni-
versity of California.
At 21, Loo Kum-shu was hired as
managing editor of the Occidental Daily
News. Several years later the first public
telephone in Chinatown was installed in
his office, not for the convenience of
Editor Loo but for certain merchants.
When the first public telephone was
put in the office of the Chinese newspaper,
it was done so in response to a long-felt
need on the part of the telephone com-
pany. In the late eighties the Chinese
labor contractors in Chinatown had dis-
covered in the telephone a means whereby
labor contractors of adjacent agricultural
districts and railroad centers may have
laborers supplied to them quickly. Such
persons would call up the San Francisco
main telephone office, then on Pine
Street, and ask to have some Chinese
merchant or labor contractor called to
the telephone. A messenger boy would
be sent hustling into Chinatown to sum-
mon the party wanted. When the party
was found he would have to go to the main
office to answer the call. There was sel-
dom an hour in those days that a Chi-
nese was not called to the telephone in
this manner.
It was when the telephone calls be-
came too numerous for the main office
to handle conveniently day after day
that a public phone was finally installed
in Loo Kumshu's newspaper office. Cer-
tainly at that time the editor of the first
Chinese newspaper in the United States
could not have dreamt that the strange
looking instrument in his office was later
to be the chief interest of his life and to
place his name in the community history
as the founder of the Chinatown Ex-
change.
In 1894, when the merchants of China-
town had already begun to become settled
in this new land, the telephone company
installed a switchboard in a building on
the northeast corner of Washington and
Dupont Streets. Almost at once 37 Chi-
nese firms became subscribers, although
this service was limited to inter-Chinatown
calls, as it was not connected to the main
city telephone system.
Loo Kum-shu became the manager of
this first switchboard, which had three
men operators. And overseas Chinese
journalism lost a capable editor for good.
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Pag* 11
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
HISTORIES OF
CHINESE CLUBS
Cathay Club of San Francisco
By Herbert J. Haim
(Secretary, Cathay Club, Inc.)
(Continued From Last Week)
Philanthropic obligations have ever
been esteemed as sacred duties by the
clubmen. They have repeatedly lent their
efforts for the various hospital fund ac-
tivities, carnivals, social activities and
school events. Notable among the club's
charitable enterprises was the unforget-
able flood disaster and famine in China
which occurred during 1930, when count-
less thousands suffered not only starva-
tion but homelessness and death. The
members of the club took the initiative
into their own hands for a concerted
drive for relief funds. Towards this end,
every resource of the club was utilized,
every member pressed into service. They
formed two separate bands with the pur-
pose of visiting every Tong and Family
association in Chinatown, heralding the
opening of the event by parading en
masse, and separating into two groups,
each to visit a different Tong headquar-
ter and at each place they visited, they
played stirring marches on the balconies
and in the main halls. In return, they
sought contributions for the cause. So
zealous were they in the undertaking
that the community was thoroughly can-
vassed in one afternoon.
A spirit of friendly rivalry was injected
into the occasion by both bands. Wherev-
er the paths of these bands converged
during their visitations, each sought to
outplay the other and the resultant blar-
ing of horns stirred old Chinatown as
it never had been stirred in the past.
Crowds in the streets gaped, autos stop-
ped in the middle of the street seriously
crippling traffic, dogs barked and yapped
adding to the din, and children followed
the bands around, their laughing and
shouting mingling with Sousa's "Stars
and Stripes Forever". Those members
who did not play any instrument rendered
signal service by carrying banners, flags,
distributing circulars and cards of thanks
and acting as spokesmen and committee-
men.
The amount realized from this drive
netted over two thousand dollars which
was turned over to the General Fund
Committee to forward to the sufferers'
headquarters. A list of the donors, to-
gether with the amount given was pub-
lished in the Chinese dailies.
Public concerts for the citizens of Chi-
natown have been occasionally held by
the band, and after lying dormant for
some time, promises to be revived again
in the near future.
In 1928, growth of the club necessitated
the seeking of larger quarters. In Au-
gust of that year the club moved from
the scene of their original location in the
Six Companies' building to its new home
at 1038 Powell Street. It was here that
the club agan underwent a change of
charter setup. Its previous charter was
considered inadequate because of certain
limitations. To Thomas Kwan and a
committee then, befell the task of the
drawing up of a new charter and articles
of incorporation designed to allow for
expansion and other improvements. The
committee and Mr. Kwan labored for
weeks upon the matter and by the fourth
of October, 1930, incorporation of Ca-
thay Club, Limited, was granted by the
Secretary of State at Sacramento. The
club was given the right to issue a number
of shares of stock in the corporation to
members. The avowed purpose of stock
issuance was for the building of a home
for the club. But, due to adverse con-
ditions prevailing, the project had to be
shelved until such time when members
would be in a position to acquire shares
in larger quantities to bring about reali-
zation of their ambition.
The new headquarters on Powell street
which at first seemed the logical situation
proved soon after that it was not in a
favorable location and therefore, another
location more centrally placed must be
found. After searching at some length
a new place at 837 Stockton Street was
found which would be more suitable for
the club's purposes. Removal was effected
during January, 1931, the site of the
present home. They did all their own
carpentry, painting and papering under
the skillful supervision of Thomas and
Francis Lym, Wah Yee, Frank Quon
and Norman Chinn who directed a host
of eager assistants. How well the results
turned out can be attested by a visit to
the club hall.
Cathay can point with pride to many
of the prominent citizens of Chinatown
who have been or are members of the
club, some of them well-known in prof-
fessional circles and other noted business
executives. Included among those prof-
essionally occupied are: Dr. James Flail,
Dr. Kim C. Wong, Dr. Theodore Lee,
Dr. Quong M. Look and the late Dr.
Harold Jue; Albert and Jack Chow, le-
gal representatives; George Lee, pugilist
of note; Kingston W. Lee, accountant;
Wah Yee, Art Department, The Empor-
tary; Frank S. Quon, sergeant-at-arms.
ium; and Spencer Owyang, newspaper-
man.
Businessmen and executives include:
Dere Shek, Thomas Kwan, Thomas C.
Tong, Nom Hall, Andrew Wong, Leland
Kimlau, Earl and Francis Louie, Andrew
Sue, George Kern Loo, Chester Look,
Arthur Hee and Paul Kwan. Bank repre-
sentatives are: Harry S. Luke and Edwin
H. Chan.
Cathay has figured in some noted enter-
prizes also. The two most popular dance
orchestras in Chinatown the Cathayans
Orchestra and the Chinatown Knights
are the offsprings of the club and Cathay
is proud of them. They are in great
demand by the young people of China-
town and elsewhere.
Business and official matters of Cathay
Club are decided by vote of the share-
holders of the organization. Officers are
elected into office annually. Her present
staff on the board of directors, numbering
members are: Frank Quon, Chester Look,
Thomas Lym, Dere Sheck, Norman
Chinn, Herbert Haim, Andrew Sue,
(chairman), Franklin H. Chan, King W.
Lee, Francis Louie and Thomas Kwan.
Officers of the club totalling ten exe-
cutives are: Andrew P. Sue, president;
Dere Sheck, vice-president; Herbert J.
Haim, secretary; Norman D. Chinn,
treasurer; King Wah Lee, financial secre-"
tary; Frank S. Quon, sergeant-at-arms;
Ernest M. Loo, custodian; Franklin H.
Chan, social chairman; Thomas Lym,
musical director and Thomas C. Tong,
athletic manager. Committees and gen-
eral assistants are appointed by the chair-
man and managers.
Charter members still actively connect-
ed with the club are: Thomas Lym, Frank
Quon, Herbert Lym, Thomas Kwan,
Francis Lym and Edward Dong. It is
interesting to note that the sons of some
of these members are accomplished mu-
sicians in the club.
Cathay's existence is music, social and
athletics, founded upon the basis of the
promotion of these activities and the
promotion of good fellowship. It is a
non-profit organization that is open to
all satisfactory candidates of all ages and
to those musically inclined.
1936 will be an active year for Cathay
for it will observe its Silver Jubilee Anni-
versary. Public concerts and numerous
parties within the club are planned for
its members and their friends.
Colors of the club are Cardinal Red
and White.
The End.
Paga 12
CHINESE DICEST
April 10, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
"Y" TRACK RESULTS
More than 150 boys took part in the
inter-club track and field meet of the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. Tuesday at Kezar
Stadium. The Bulldogs won top honors
in class A, the Hawks in class B, and the
Camera Club in class C. Following are
the points in the three divisions:
Class A: -Bulldogs 6 5 \, Flyng Eagles
40j, Tigers 16, Golden Bears 3, and
Square Fellows 1.
Class B: Hawks 56J, Camera 33, Bull-
dogs 15, Tigers 13, Flying Eagles 10j,
and Blue Eagles 3.
Class C: -Camera 39, Hawks 31, and
Tigers 1.
Total points: Hawks 87j, Bulldogs
79%, Camera 72, Flying Eagles 51, Tigers
30, Golden Bears 3, Blue Eagles 3, and
Square Fellows 1.
Two boys won three first places, Wil-
liam Chan, Camera, in class B 95 pounds,
took firsts in the 50 yards, 75, and broad
jump, while Chester Lcm, over 85 lbs.
in class A, was winner in the 50, 75, and
broad jump. Sam Tong, the Lowell
High boy who ran for the Camera Club
in class C, won the broad jump with a
leap of 19'8", and the 440 in 59 seconds.
With stiffer competition, Tong could pro-
bably run the latter event several seconds
faster. Norman Ong, class A 75 pounds,
won the broad jump and 75 yards. Hen-
ry Sing Wong, class A 75 lbs. won the
high jump with a leap of four feet.
• •
START SOFT BALL TOURNAMENT
A soft ball tournament conducted by
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. was inaugurated
last Saturday on its outdoor grounds.
The Blue Eagles in the league
openers, defeated the Square Fellows, in
class A, 11-7. Monday afternoon, the
Dragons, class B, won from the Gorillas,
16-6.
Class A is consisted of boys up to
twelve years of age, while division B is
made up of boys between twelve and
fifteen.
• •
CHINESE "Y" LOSES TITLE GAME
By a final tally of 44-38, the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. unlimiteds lost their champ-
ionship contest to the Funston Recrea-
tion team in the City Recreation Leaders'
League, at Mission High gym last Friday.
Stars for the Chinese five were Henry
Owyang, Frank F. Lee and Frank Wong.
As a result of the defeat, the Chinese Y
took second place in the final standings.
Remainder of the team that played in
the league: Philip Leong, Francis Mark,
Ted Lee, George Ong, Bill Jow, Wahso
Chan and William Wong.
Chinese Y. M. C. A, Tigers,
80-lb. J. A. F. Champions
Chinese Digest Photo
Reading from left to right — Wallace
Poon, Henry Wong, Frank Wong, Dav-
id Chin, Wilfred Leong, Willie Lee,
Frank Yim, Jack Yim and Coach Lee
Crichton.
Sportsmen Go Hunting
A group of Chinese Sportsmen's Club
shooters went hunting in Marin County
last week. Apr. 1. According to one of
the boys, crows and blue jays were their
targets, two of the farmers' biggest wor-
ries, while wild house-cats, deadliest des-
troyers of game, were also targets for the
shooters.
44 crows, 9 blue jays and several cats
were bagged at the hunt. In the hunt
party were the president of the club, and
incidentally, one of the best pot-shots
of the bay region, Dr. D. K. Chang; Mac
Soo Hoo, a top-notch shooter and rated
by sports writers as the best Oriental
shooter in the country; Tommy "Postal"
Leong; Roy Town, a crack shot and own-
er of the world famous "Town Skeet and
Trap Club"; Sunny Moitoza, and Charlie
McMenomey. The boys are also members
of the "Square-Circle Club", a national
organization of sportsmen, banded to-
gether to preserve game, exterminate
pests and predatory birds and animals,
and to uphold the ideal of real sports-
manship.
All those who are interested in shooting
or any other branch of the great outdoor
life are invited to visit the Chinese Sports-
men Club headquarters, 156 Waverly
Place, San Francisco. Finer points of
shooting, fishing, boating and other crafts
will be taught gratis.
• •
In a three-set second round match,
Arnold Lim, who won his first-round
match by default, defeated J. Barrich
Monday, 6-2, 2-6, and 6-2. However,
Lim lost his third round match, 6-0, 6-1.
CHITENA TRYOUTS SLATED
FOR L. A- TRIP
Tryouts for places on the squad that
will make the trip to Los Angeles repre-
senting the San Francisco Chinese Tennis
Club will begin on Saturday, April 18,
at the Chinese Playground.
Manager Walter Wong of the Chitena
stated that a team of six men and four
girl netsters will probably make the trip
south to play the Los Angeles Chinese
Tennis Club and possibly other net clubs.
The tryouts may take six weeks or so,
and upon its termination, the picked
team may leave on or about May 30,
with expenses paid by the club.
• •
SWIMMERS IN DUAL MEET
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. swimming
team will encounter the Japanese Y. M.
C. A. on Friday, April 24, at the former's
pool. The meet is divided into several
weight divisions, from 90 pounds to over
120 pounds, with numerous events listed
on the program.
Any boy who is interested and wants
to take part is requested to see William
Jow at the Chinese "Y" for further par-
ticulars.
Many spectators are expected to be on
hand to root for their team, and an in-
vitation is extended to all to be present.
• •
C. D. A. INTER-CLUB
HOOP TOURNAMENT ENDS
The team of the combined troops 3 and
4 of the Junior of the Catholic Daughters
of America defeated the teams of troop
1 and 2 last week after a hard basketball
tournament which lasted several week. As
a result the winning team won the per-
petual trophy of the Junior C. D. A. for
the 1936 season. Patricia Yee and Ca-
therine Chu were the star forwards of
the winning team, ably assisted by Lily
Soo Hoo, Margaret Yee and Wawona
Tang. The tournament was played at
the St. Mary's School court.
• •
YOUNG CHINESE SKATING PARTY
In conjunction with the Young Jap-
anese Buddhists, the Young Chinese gave
a joint skating party last Wednesday
night, April 8, at the Oakland Roller-
land. Approximately 350 Chinese and
Japanese attended the affair.
Georgie Chan, president of the Chi-
nese club, told his friends that he had
never seen so many pretty Japanese girls
in all his life; J. Kayama. the Nipponese
prexy, made equally gallant statements
about the Chinese girls.
April 10, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
Page 13
SPORTS
Troop Three Track Records
To the many Chinese boys who are
considering entering the Troop Three
Invitational Track and Field Meet, pub-
lication of former meet records would be
of immense interest. They are published
herewith for aspiring athletes to compare.
In the 85-pound division, Martin Joe
of Troop Three holds two records, broad
jump and 50 yard dash; fifteen-four in
the former event and 6:6 in the dash.
The other record in that division is held
by Johnson Lee, of the Nulite Club, whose
high jump mark is 4'2%".
Henry Kan of the Scouts holds all
three records in the 100-pound class. His
marks for the 75 yards, broad jump, and
high jump are: 8:5, 20'5", and 5'6",
respectively.
The records for the 115-pound class
are 100-yards, 10:6, held by Edward
Hing, Tetra-Ethel, Sacramento; 8 lb.
shot, 39' 10", by Edward Leong of Troop
Three; broad jump, 19'8" by Teddy Moy
of the Scouts; and the high jump, 5'6"
by Gaius Shew of the San Jose Chinese
Club.
Several of the records in the above-listed
events will probably fall by the wayside,
as a large entry list is anticipated for the
meet this coming June 7, at Commerce
Field. Scores of boys have been pratic-
ing hard already and should be in great
shape by the end of the month. The
marks for the unlimited division will be
published in this column next week.
• •
Between Ladies
Due to heated arguments as to the
superiority of Portland's Chinese Girls
cagers over the Seattle lassies Captain
Lalun Chin of the Rose City has hurled
a challenge to the local sextet. Portland
has won both of the early season games
played between the two teams by decisive
margins. According to Mary Luke, Se-
attle captain, the local girls may make
the trip down to Portland during the
Easter vacation to meet the Rose City
cagers in what is expected to be a slam-
bang battle inasmuch as the local girls
have improved considerably during the
season.
• •
GIRL RESERVES WIN
In a decidedly lop-sided game, the Chi-
nese Girl Reserves of Portland, Oregon,
defeated the Japanese Reserves on the
Y. W. C. A. floor 28-4 on April 3.
Girls playing for the Chinese team were:
forwards, Irene and Dorothy Chin; cen-
ters, Madeline Chin and Nymphia Lam;
guards, Nellie and Pearl Lee.
Chinese Athletes Developing
Chinese athletes are fast becoming
prominent in the sports world, with more
representatives than ever in basketball,
baseball, tennis and other sports. Devel-
oping a keen sense of interest in sports,
there are more Chinese athletes today
than ever before, despite the fact that
they are handicapped in physical build-
up.
The Chinese are most outstanding in
basketball, the current season having sev-
eral hundred boys and girls taking part
in the bay area alone. It is estimated
that hundreds will participate in tennis
and track shortly, while a comparatively
small number of Chinese will be found
on the baseball diamonds. Baseball and
football, however, have not as yet attain-
ed prominence. Nevertheless, the Chi-
nese are coming along in leaps and
bounds in the sports world, and it would
not be a great surprise to find these two
sports as popular as basketball in a few
short years.
Score Book Tells Tales
Six weary U. of W. Chinese cagers
returned early Wednesday morning, Apr.
1, after a barnstorming tour of San Fran-
cisco and the Bay Region which saw the
collegians capture but three games out
of an eight game schedule played over
a period of eleven days.
The Students stopped in Portland
Tuesday, March 31, long enough to re-
assert their Northwest championship
claims with a decisive 34-20 win over
the Portland Eagles team that recently
reached the finals of the Portland Y. M.
C. A. tournament. Lineups were: Chi-
nese Students — R. Wong 11, B. Luke 8,
V. Goon 5, T. Hong 2, E. Luke 4, F.
Nipp 4, A. Wong; Portland — B.Wong
4, B. Sing 10, E. Lee, B. Lee, Q. Tong 2,
E. Wong 2, J. Lee, J. Wong 2.
A won-31-lost-17 record grace the
U. W. Chinese cagers' scorebook as they
hung up their suits for the season. The
squad's California jaunt at least estab-
lished definitely the superiority of the
brand of basketball played by the Chi-
nese in the Bay Region inasmuch as
the Portland victory was gained without
the services of Kaye Hong, star center,
who remained in the Bay City.
• •
WAH YING ACTIVE
To maintain interest among the club
members, an active athletic program has
been conducted during the past two weeks
which includes basketball, tennis, swim-
ming and golf.
WA SUNG PLAYS BALL
The Wa Sung baseball team got off
to an inauspicious start last Sunday af-
ternoon when they were effectively throt-
tled by the 1935 champion Athen Elks
before a capacity crowd of 3,500 at San
Pablo Park, 8-2.
Opening ceremonies of the Berkeley
International League were conducted by
Walt Gordon, assistant football coach at
the University of California, with Ber-
keley city officials taking part in the
ninth season of the circuit.
Morris hurled for the colored nine
with Cherry behind the bat; Al Bowen
and Hector Eng were the Chinese bat-
teries. Usually a powerful hitting team,
the Chinese were unable to solve the slants
of Morris, who displayed superb control.
Wa Sung Threatened in the seventh
stanza when they loaded the bags with
one away but scored only one run. The
following inning Frank Dun, center field-
er, clouted a hard triple to deep center
and scored on an infield hit by Ed Hing,
right fielder. The club's performance
was disappointing to the fans.
Wa Sung clashes with the Cardinal
Club, a fast American team, this Sunday
noon at San Pablo. On past records
the Chinese should eke out a win. The
curve ball artist, Ben Chan, is slated to
take the mound with Hector Eng on the
receiving end.
• •
SEATTLE GIRLS DROP THRILLER
The Seattle Chinese girls casaba squad
dropped a thrilling 20-19 game to the
Japanese G. S. G. sextet with the champ-
ionship of the Seattle Japanese Girls
league at stake last Wednesday before a
packed house at the Baptist gym. Jessie
Doung, petite, dead-eye forward tossed
in 17 of her team's 19 points to win al-
most singlehanded. Lineup: Jessie
Doung, Lily Chinn, Esther Chinn, Ma-
mie Locke, Mary Luke, Rose Woo. The
Chinese lassies had won ten straight up
till this defeat.
Between
• •
SALINAS CHINESE NETSTERS
Chitena, look to your laurels!
With several capable tennis players
among them, the Salinas Chinese are at-
tempting to form a tennis team. The
club, upon its formation, plan to play
tennis teams of nearby cities. Among
the players are Maye Chung, Blanche
Chin, Mary Chin, May Jang, David
Chung, Stanley Chung, Thomas Jung,
Willie Chung, Frank Chin, Diamond Yee
and Gage Wong, Jr.
Stanley, Diamond and Gage are rank-
ing high school netsters.
Page 14
CHINESE DIG EST
April 10, 1936
CHINATOWN PHONE EXCHANGE
(Continued from Page 10)
Within two years, in 1896, a larger
switchboard capable of connecting 200
telephones was put in, this time at the
corner of Washington and Dupont
Streets, and was connected with the main
city system. And as business mounted,
Loo Kum-shu prospered. He solicited his
own subscribers, kept his own accounts,
made his collections, and hired and paid
his own operators. The telephone com-
pany kept the lines in repair and acted
in an advisory capacity to the Chinese
exchange manager. The Chinese Ex-
change was a personal business to Loo
Kum-shu.
That same year the telephone company
purchased a piece of property on Wash-
ington Street, and made it the perman-
ent site of the Exchange. Its exterior was
remodeled and furnished in such a
sumptuous Oriental manner as to sug-
gest a guest room in the house of a man-
darin of the first rank. There were chairs
of carved teakwood, inlaid with mother
of pearl; bright-black, glistening teak-
wood tables, gilded and lacquered wood
carvings abounded on every side; the
windows were of imitation Chinese oy-
stershell panes. And near the entrance
was a beautiful shrine, giving the place
a touch of religious splendor. The
switchboard, too, was elaborately design-
ed, made of ebony and ornamented with
woodcarvings of gold-yellow hue. A car-
ved dragon seemed to wind its sinuous
way in and out of the plug-holes.
Altogether, the Chinatown Exchange at
that time could not have been rivalled
in its sheer Chinese beauty by any other
business house in the community. Un-
fortunately, this beauty was not to last,
for the San Francisco earthquake and fire
of April, 1906, completely destroyed the
building.
The present Exchange was rebuilt in
1909 and opened for service on August
of that year. By this time, Chinatown
had 800 phones, and a small force of
women operators had replaced the men.
Loo Kum-shu, who had nursed this mo-
dern Chinese enterprise from its infancy,
had at last made the Exchange come into
its own.
Thereafter, the busy switchboard at
743 Washington Street became the nerve-
center of the community's communication
system. The Exchange was now part and
parcel of Chinatown's growing business,
and the increase and decrease of its sub-
scribers were as much a barometer of the
community's prosperity as the figures of
Chinese imports and exports.
By 1911, Chinatown had 474 business
subscribers to this telephone service and
660 residential subscribers. The restaur-
ants' delivery service began to show a
boom, as cooked food for a midnight
supper could be ordered by any person
through the telephone. Chinese house-
wives also began to do their shopping
for food in this manner, and "telephone
bargaining" kept the Exchange operators'
nimble fingers busy day and night. By
1919 the Exchange was handling close
to 10,000 calls each day.
In 1926, thirty-two years after he
founded the Exchange, Loo Kum-shu
died. His son, Loo Yee Kern, who had
been studying the business since he gradu-
ated from high school in 1923, took up
the work where his father left off. The
Exchange was now handling 17,000 calls
per day.
Last year two of the Exchange's pion-
eer operators retired, one with a record
of twenty-five years of service, and the
other of twenty years. The former was
Ho Lee, and the latter Bow Lau. Ho Lee
was taught to operate the switchboard by
her own father. Today her daughter,
Elizabeth, is filling the place she vacated.
Of the other operators, some are the
daughters and even granddaughters of
the original men operators who handled
calls in the Exchange when it was founded
in 1894. Thus, in less than half a cen-
tury, a tradition of service has been
established. The age-old Chinese social
pattern of familism did not lose its force
even in an alien land.
Even in the matter of writing the Chi-
nese characters for the Chinatown Direc-
tory, tradition comes into the picture.
Being a "hand-painted" directory — that
is, each character and numeral is written
on paper with Chinese ink, which is thick
and jet-black — the work requires a special
man for this purpose. Today it is done
by a young Chinese named Sam Wong,
but not many years ago it was a task
regularly performed by his father. When
the latter returned to China Sam became
the directory writer. The process of mak-
ing and printing the directory is simple,
but tedious. The lettering, done with
the traditional Chinese brush, takes about
two weeks. When this is finished, en-
gravings are made from the written pages.
Then they are ready for printing.
•
The Chinatown Exchange today has
21 operators, with Mrs. Florence Chan,
sister of Loo Yee Kern, as chief operator.
About an average of 13,000 calls are
handled per day, with thirty per cent of
them calls between Chinese and Ameri-
cans. The operators have all memorized
the names and numbers of the Exchange's
subscribers, as the average Chinese invar-
iably makes his call by asking for the
name of a person or itore, instead of the
number.
To Chinatown, the Exchange has long
become a familiar landmark, like an old
picture in one's house whom one has
gazed at year after year and finally be-
came indifferent to its beauty and the
interest which it was once able to evoke.
But the many to whom Chinatown is a
strange and exotic community the Ex-
change will remain a magnet of attraction
for years to come, giving them a glance
of the Chinese utilization of a Western
invention in a manner which they can
see nowhere else in the world — not even
in China.
• •
SPORTS SHORTS
Faye Lowe, the up and coming Chinese
netster, defeated Jack Nolan in straight
sets, 6-2, 6-2, in a first round match of
the Marvin Club Bay Counties junior
tennis championships.
The National basketball team of San
Francisco held its dinner at the Sun Hung
Heung Cafe last Saturday night, to cele-
brate its victory of two weeks ago, over
the Oakland Nationals.
Shangtai last week dropped another
J. A. F. tilt, losing to the San Francisco
Boys' Club (Mission Branch), 41-39. Re-
ported due to incompetent refereeing,
the Chinese team failed to hold an early
margin.
Willie Gee is one of the members on
the San Francisco Junior College tennis
team.
Wahso Chan and William (Smokey)
Wong have been practicing hard lately
at the Chinese Playground for the com-
ing net season.
By the time the local preps' climaxing
track meet rolls along, Gordon Pang of
Commerce High is expected to do things.
In dual meets held so far, Gordon gen-
erally placed in the 120-yard low hurdles
event.
On Tuesday night, April 14 at 7:30
the Shangtai cagemen will hook up at
the Boys' Club gym with the CP Ram-
blers, in a Junior Athletic Federation
fray.
• With acting captain Gerald Leong
leading in both offense and defense, the
Shangtai unlimiteds scored a Junior Ath-
letic Federation victory Monday nght by
walloping the CP Dolorians, 43-16, at
the Boys' Club gym.
Ably aided by Fred H. Wong, the
point-getting forward, Leong led his
mates to a big 26-5 lead at half.
April 10, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
fag. IS
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Chinese Lanterns
Assist Air Service
To assist pilots of the England-Aus-
tralia air services, Chinese lanterns are
being sent up in the darkness at Darwin,
Northern Territory, Australia, to act as
wind gauges.
The lantern, attached to a pilot balloon
inflated with hydrogen, is released with
an inch of candle burning within the
lantern. As it rises in the night, obser-
vations are made by a meteorologist. The
first flight was observed to 7,000 feet.
Since then, observations have been made
to almost 12,000 feet before the balloon
and the lantern were lost from sight.
• •
Kwangsi Women Want
Military Education
Declaring that it is a duty for women
as well as men to take up arms to protect
their nation in time of aggression and
that women are more in physical need
of military training than men, women
in Kwangsi province, China, are demand-
ing that they be included in military ser-
vice.
Kwangsi women's groups addressed a
joint petition to the Kuomintang head-
quarters and demanded that they be ad-
mitted to military schools. It is expected
that an order will follow shortly opening
the military institutions to women.
• •
PIONEER WYOMING LONGHORNS
A consignment of longhorns from
America recently arrived in Shanghai
to be transferred to the interior of China
to become pioneers in wild western lands.
TTiese pure bred cattle and sheep of
Wyoming will be crossed with the native
stock.
• •
It was announced that Sheo Piao, a
Shanghai student at the Iowa State Col-
lege in veterinary medicine, has been com-
missioned by the Chinese government to
purchase Iowa pigs, which will be used
as stock in furthering of an improvement
program now under way in China.
• •
A daughter was born on Mar. 28 to
the wife of Robert Chew, 1468 91st St.,
Oakland.
Chinese Embassy Advisor
Touring South America
Paul Linebarger, legal advisor to the
Chinese Embassy in Washington, D. C,
has been making a tour of diplomatic
goodwill to various centers of commerce
in South America for the past two weeks.
He has visited cities and the capitals of
Colombia, Peru, Brazil and other South
American countries in an effort to fur-
ther their relations with China and at
the same time with hopes of securing
better trade relations between China and
these various republics.
Linebarger was formerly legal advisor
to the Nanking government, and is an
early follower of the late Sun Yat-sen,
first President of the Republic of China.
• •
CHINESE BANKERS
VISIT MORGENTHAU
Secretary Morgenthau recently received
a delegation of three Chinese bankers.
The Treasury said the conference dealt
only with general problems. The Chi-
nese group was headed by K. P. Chen of
Shanghai, Y. C. Koo, and P. W. Kuo.
Van Wormer 8C Rodrigues, Inc.
Manufacturing Jeweler*
Club Pins and Rings
Trophies and Medals
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126 Post Street
KEarny 7109
San Francisco
In the city of Nanking, the population
of 900,000 inhabitants is cared for
during sickness by over 400 physicians
of the old Chinese type and approxi-
mately 140 modern doctors. Last year
about 1,350,000 cases were treated by a
total of 542 medical men.
• •
Government employees in the area of
West Shantung will soon have their sal-
aries cut by thirty percent, due to the
decrease in revenues in the various dis-
tricts in that region.
• •
A daughter was born on Mar. 24 to
the wife of Chun Fook Chun, 353 10th
Street, Oakland, California.
WANT FREE KISSES?—
THEN WRITE A LETTER
Millions of kisses are going on in cities
and towns in Chekiang, China, if a recent
report contains any truth in it. A new
racket, the "love chain-letter", is sweep-
ing the province, bringing about whole-
sale free kisses.
These "love chain-letters" are similar
to the "send-a-dime" and "prosperity"
rackets, and letters are reported to be
written entirely in English. The letters
are sent to five persons, the receivers
copying the letter and lists of names,
-JJi-ig theirs and omitting the first name
on the lists. On the night of the next
full moon, the receiver of the letter is
supposed to meet the person whose name
he has omitted at a designated place.
Both persons wear red ribbons for
identification, and when they meet, they
are supposed to trade kisses. Each per-
son receiving such a chain letter will be
kissed approximately 15,000 times.
Officials of the Ministry of the Interior
are irate at all this and have issued orders
to the Chekiang police to stop this "mail
order love". Although the object of
the chain is stated to enable single per-
sons to find suitable mates, these letters
are considered by authorities as immoral.
• •
PENMAN CLUB ANNUAL ISSUED
The Hawaii Chinese Annual, published
by the Overseas Penman Club, was pub-
lished last week at Honolulu. The annual
gives important data on population,
deaths, marriages, births, publications
and organizations, as well as on imports,
exports, financial institutions, and edu-
cation.
CHINA MAIL
A son was born on Mar. 16 to the wife
of Pardee C. Lowe, 1650 Oxford St.,
Berkeley, California.
• •
A daughter was born on Mar. 22 to
the wife of Ling Wong, 921 Jackson St.,
San Francisco.
YOUNG KEE
Radio and Electrical Repairs
—Keys Made—
772 Jackson St . . CHina 0489
San Francisco, California
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Jackson (Se-
attle) Apr. 15; President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29. President Hoover, (San
Francisco) May 6; President Grant (Se-
attle) May 13; President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
j Presi-
dent Monroe (San Francisco) Apr. 10;
President Jefferson (Seattle) Apr. 11;
President Coolidge (San Francisco) Apr.
17; President Van Buren (San Francisco)
Apr. 24; President Jackson (Seattle)
Apr. 25.
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CHINESE DIG EST
April 10, 1936
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Five Cents
NAM KUE SCHOOL
.Chinese Digest Photo
- Nam Kue School, located on Sacramento Street in
San Francisco, is a delightful and restful haven for
160 Chinese children and 5 teachers.
Typical of the Chinese type of architecture, the school
has Mr. Kang S. Hong as principal. Mr. Hong is a
widely known collector of Chinese art, and in the exhibi-
tion room of the school may be found some of the
most priceless paintings, porcelain ware, and documents
as can be found anywhere in China today.
The school was founded 16 years ago, and the pres-
ent building was built in 1926. Nam Kue school is
also famed as being the only Chinese school in the
United States giving students knowledge on a wide scale
of the art and culture of China.
ft* 2
CHINESE DIC EST
April 17, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
T»u Pan
• SINO-AMERICAN COOPERATION
ON SILVER PROBLEM
To discuss mutual monetary problems between the
United States and China a conference was held in
Washington, D. G, last week between several important
government officials of the two countries. Led by Dr.
Alfred Sze, Chinese Ambassador to the United States,
Mr. K. P. Chen, director of the Bank of China, Dr.
P. W. Kuo, director of China's Bureau of Foreign
Trade and Mr. Y. C. Koo, China's foremost economist,
the group visited Mr. Henry Morgenthau Jr., U. S.
Secretary of Treasury, in a lengthy discussion of the
silver situation.
Although the detailed conversation in the conference
was not known, Secretary Morgenthau told a reporter
that the Chinese officials were invited by him to come
to this country to exchange information and opinion
on monetary problems.
According to financial observers, the conference seems
to aim at a working agreement whereby the U. S. silver
purchasing program can be carried out without bringing
adverse effect on the Chinese exchange.
Since the American buying program became opera-
tive a few years ago, it drew large stocks of silver from
China and consequently, China had to abandon her
silver standard and adopt a legal tender standard. At
present China has nationalized all silver in China and
accumulated a large stock in the hands of the Nanking
government. If Nanking can earmark a part of this
silver stock as a reserve for the U. S. Treasury in
exchange for a certain amount of gold, the United
States will be able to maintain the four-to-one gold-
silver ratio as required by law and China will then be
able to stabilize her fpreign exchange with the gold
so obtained, according to an expert's explanation.
• CHINA CONSOLIDATES
HER DOMESTIC LOANS
Dr. H. H. Kung, China's Minister of Finance, scored
an important achievement in financial reconstruction
lately in his scheme of consolidating all domestic loans.
A detailed plan reached here recently indicates that
the outstanding indebtedness of the government in the
form of various issues of domestic loans and treasury
notes, over thirty in kind, will be converted into a Con-
solidated Loan, thus minimizing the administrative diffi-
culties and strengthening its credit position.
The new loan will amount to exactly the outstanding
indebtedness of the government, namely, #1,460,000,000.
It carries an interest of six per cent per annum. The
amortization and payment of interest of the loan will
be secured on the customs surplus, that is customs
receipts minus indemnity payments.
The Bondholders Association in China, organized
by holders of Chinese government bonds, declared that
the Nanking government has not yet so far failed to
meet its financial obligations in spite of the adverse
economic conditions throughout China in recent yearrs.
• CHINA PROTESTS
SOVIET-MONGOL PACT
Having learned that Soviet Russia has actually enter-
ed into a military alliance agreement with Outer Mon-
golia, China lost no time in sending a protest to the
Moscow government that the agreement has infringed
on China's rights and is contrary to the terms of the
Sino-Russia pact of 1924. According to this pact, So-
viet Russia recognizes that China has sovereignty over
Mongolia and henceforth, Russia has no right to nego-
tiate any treaties with the Mongolian officials without
the consent of the Chinese government.
Answering Nanking's charges, Russia's Commisar of
Foreign Affairs Litinoff explained that the present
agreement with Mongolia is an emergency arrangement,
seeking mutual military assistance in the event either
one of the parties should be attacked by a third nation.
It does not, Litvinoff said, in any way affect the Sino-
Russian pact of 1924 which will still be fully operative.
He further added that Soviet Russia has no territorial
ambitions in Mongolia.
The Soviet contention, however, proves to be unsatis-
factory to the Nanking government who, on April 8,
sent its second protest to Moscow stating that China
does not recognize this agreement and shall in no way
be restricted by it.
China is now waiting for Russia's new answer.
• ORGANIZED SMUGGLING
IN NORTH CHINA
Ever since the Japanese coup d'etat in Manchuria,
China is confronted with the problem of preventing
smuggling in North China.
With the control of the Manchurian ports lost to the
Chinese Maritime Customs, the smugglers found the
much-indented coast around the Manchurian peninsula
an ideal place for unloading their illicit cargoes. Today
the gulf of Pohai is infested with smuggling crafts
carrying contrabands and highly taxable commodities
mostly of Japanese origin, destined for North China.
Recently several arrests were made in which the parties
involved were all Japanese. While China can confis-
cate the smuggled goods, she is unable to levy penalties
against the violators. As the Japanese are cloaked
with extraterritoriality, they must be handed to the Jap-
anese authorities for punishment.
Failing to check the influx of smuggled goods from
the coast, the Chinese customs authorities seek to stop
the traffic on railroads. Inspectors were detailed to
-atrol the trains and depots and shippers must show
Customs certificates before the railroads will accept
their shipment.
After that, all went well on the trains until the Chinese
customs authorities found caravans of Japanese trucks
speeding over the highways in North China in the same
activities. These trucks bear the name "International
Transportation Corporation" and were accompanied
by armed guards. At some customs barriers, it is
reported, they even openly refused inspection.
April 17, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag> i
CHINATOWNIA
Burial Customs Changing
Although elaborate Chinese style
funerals are still the rule, Chinese burial
customs are slowly breaking down before
Western ideas. Many Chinese are buried
now in simple style, with little ceremony
or fanfare.
The new style cemetaries are usually
built around a central chapel, where
Buddhist or Christian services may be
held. Today there are eight cemetaries
of modern type in Shanghai and others
are being built. Plot purchasers insist
on a guarantee tbat the cemetaries will
never be removed to make way for the
city's growth, as the Chinese believe the
removal of a grave is a discourteous act
to the dead.
To many Chinese, the most objection-
able feature of the modern cemetary is
that bodies are buried underground, in
contrast to the ancient custom of putting
them above the ground. Until a few
years ago, it was deemed an act of dis-
respect to bury a Chinese in a cemetary
along with others who were not in any
way related to him.
• •
MEETING TO FORM ASSOCIATION
A luncheon will be given this Satur-
day, April 18, to all Chinese insurance
men in the state by Mr. Albert Jue Lew,
of the Property Owners' Insurance Com-
pany.
The announced purpose of this lunch-
eon is to formulate plans for the estab-
lishment of a Chinese Underwriting
Company, to regulate and take care of
Chinese insurance clients with better
service.
The meeting and luncheon will take
place at the Shanghai Low at 1(2 o'clock.
• •
WAKU AUXILIARY
Three carloads of Waku Auxiliary
Juniors journeyed from Oakland to Santa
Cruz on their annual Easter outing last
Sunday. A low bank of fog greeted
their arrival and prevented them from
wading in the ocean. Instead they played
cards on the beach and visited the con-
cessions.
In the afternoon some of the more
hardy girls invaded the pool. Those who
made the trip were Dolly Wong, Luella
Chew, Rosie Woo, Ella Woo, Rose Jung,
Annie Jung, Laura Tom, Violet Quan,
Lilac Quan, Mamie Lee, Vera Lee and
Elizabeth Lee.
TAKING AIM
Next week Chinatown will
have another opportunity to
see on the screen a two hours'
program of interesting and
timely news events of China.
Mr. S. K. Wong, the local Chi-
nese cinema exhibitor who
brought over the picture,
"China's Sixth Annual Ath-
letic Meet", shown at the
Mandarin recently, has an-
nounced that another consign-
ment of sound pictures has
reached him and will be shown
to the public next Saturday
and Sunday, April 18 and 19.
Admission will be thirty-five
cents.
This coming newsreel pic-
ture is also produced by the
Central National Film Studio
at Nanking and will give Chi-
natown a glimpse, among other interest-
ing sights, of the Foreign Office Build-
ing in China's capital; the Ministry of
Railway Buildings; the headquarters of
the Kuomintang, China's only political
party; and scenes of the recent Fifth Na-
tional Congress. Some thrilling action
scenes will be shown of a sham battle be-
tween the air forces of Shanghai and
Nanking, with anti-aircraft guns on the
ground also taking part (see picture) .
The largest broadcasting station in the
Far East will also be seen, as well as many
reconstruction scenes in Szechuan prov-
ince, the scene of much internal disturb-
anvce during the past few years.
"The picture will be shown at the
Mandarin Theatre," said the exhibitor.
OAKLAND CHINESE CENTER
OUTLINES ACTIVITIES
According to the executive board of
the Chinese Center of Oakland, the or-
ganization is embarking on a series of
activities which will prove of interest to
the bay area.
Next Saturday evening, April 25, it is
giving a public bridge party, to be held
at the new clubhouse, 826 Webster Street.
Henry Luck, entertainment chairman,
will prepare the program of the occa-
sion and prizes will be awarded to the
high scorers.
On Sunday, May 3, the Center will
sponsor a picnic outing to Diamond Park
for the Chinese Boy Scout Troop 45, to
enable them to conduct a successful mem-
bership drive. The Scouts promise to
put on an exhibition of stunts and Scout
craft. Athletic games of all sorts and
short scenic hikes are available at Dia-
mond Park.
In the very near future and when ar-
agements are completed, the Center will
present moving pictures at its quarters
twice a month. The dates will be an-
nounced later, stated Dr. F. Y. Lee. Also,
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Engagement Announced
Coincidentally with the birthday of
Miss Mary Lyn Wu of San Francisco on
Easter Day, her betrothal to Mr. Harry
See Jue of Oakland, was announced by
her parents, Reverend and Mrs. Daniel
G. C. Wu, pastor of the Chinese Episco-
pal Church in San Francisco and Oak-
land.
Miss Wu attended San Mateo Junior
College, while Mr. Jue received both his
bachelor and master degrees from the
University of California, and is one of
Ka first Chinese to complete the curric-
ulum o social service in this country. At
present he is following his profession on
the social service staff of the State Re-
lief Administration. He is also commit-
teeman of the Alameda County Coordi-
nating Council, as well as the secretary
of the Oakland Chinese Center.
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April 17, 1936
CHINAT 0 W N I A
Lien Fa Saw You
The Easter parade was on! Across
Stockton Street, through Grant Avenue,
at our newest up-to-date fountains, and
at church.
Many smiling faces attended the Sun-
day School service at the Baptist Church,
and among a group of gay youngsters
was little May Lim in adorable pink geor-
gette, touched with a small bow of pow-
der blue satin at the gathered neckline.
Theodora Tang sat quietly and prettily
in white starched voile with light blue
dots about the short wide skirt, best of
all, her white straw hat of Shirley
Temple fashion had a bow tied under
her pert chin.
On Evelyn Chu's small head was proud-
ly displayed a handsome bow of pale
blue. A white silk dress was worn.
In a delicate shade of yellow, Adeline
Wong's dress proves that Easter is indeed
a happy occasion. It was made of sheer
organdy, tiny yellow bans on either side
of her sausage curled hair made her a
darling.
Light peach looks well on Carrie Ow-
yang, her taffeta frock tells us so. Frilly
ruffles daintily trimmed the neck and
hem.
An attentive listener was tiny Ida Yee
as Reverend Low spoke. Ida's dress was
a red cotton plaid with a white pique
collar, very fresh and neat.
No wonder Eleanor Lee's wee face was
beaming with smiles, for she had on a
swishy taffeta of pink with tiny sleeves,
a brand new dress, too.
Enjoying a cool drink at Fong Fong's,
Mrs. Fred Hing wore a fascinating pow-
der blue straw hat, with a matching
printed dress and a finger tip jacket of
navy blue.
Miss Nancy Lim was attractive in rose
and black; her silk suit was of the new
crinkled fabric that marks a smart revo-
lution in feminine fashion, while a glist-
ening black straw hat went well with the
lovely costume.
Refreshingly cool on such a warm
day was Mrs. B. S. Fong, who wore a
slightly swaggered navy blue suit, a very
correct and matching little turban, and
a colorful cluster of spring flowers resting
on a tiny veil.
Also at the fountain was Miss Lily
Wong in a black rough wool suit that
buttoned down the. front, contrasting with
pink gloves and a sheer veil that enhanced
the brimless hat.
Smartly attired in a grey ensemble,
Miss Lorraine Jo lent her voice to an
Easter hvmn. Her wide sleeves had bands
CENTENARIAN HONORED
Chang Wu See of Honolulu celebrated
her 100th birthday last week with an un-
usually brilliant and colorful fete, with
scores of members of the Chang family
attending. Giant firecrackers preceded
the feasting. Among the distinguished
members of the family in attendance
was Chang Chau, who came from China
expressly for the purpose of honoring
the aged lady .
• •
100- YEAR OLD CHINESE DIES
A Chinese claimed to have been" over
100 years of age died last week in a hos-
pital in Red Bluff, Tehama County, Cal-
ifornia. He had no known relatives, and
was only known as Old Poison. For
many years the aged man had been em-
ployed on a ranch. He was buried in
the Oak Hill cemetery.
• •
RELIEF OFFICIAL
LIKES CHINATOWN
Frequently seen in Chinatown these
days is a high executive of the relief ad-
ministration of this city. He is John
Small, director of the San Francisco
office of the State Relief Administration.
The reasons for Mr. Small's frequent
visits to Chinatown are, first, the executive
offices of the SRA are now located near
the community, at the old building of
the Washington School on Washington
and Mason Streets, and second, the SRA
director likes Chinese food, especially
chow mein.
• •
CONVENTION REPRESENTATIVES
The Chinese Y. W. C. A. will be well
represented at the Y. W. C. A. National
Convention which will be held in Color-
ado Springs, April 29 to May 5. Mrs.
Jane Kwong Lee, Y. W. C. A. co-ordina-
tor, will attend the convention and Miss
Amy Lee of the 965 Club will be there
in her new capacity of representative
from the Pacific Coast on the National
Industrial Council.
of natural fox. Properly worn was a
"springy" hat of novelty straw.
Miss Stella Lee's neutral blue silk dress,
collared with a beautiful velvet bow of
maroon showed up well, as this advanced
colour combination is greatly approved
of by leading apparel shops.
Mrs. Wyman Wong's good taste led
her to wear a luxurious black silk dress
with a sheer stiff white collar and short
cuffs. Her shallow straw hat had a short
curved brim.
So the Easter parade goes on and on —
but may we say that the best dressed of
all is the possessor of a happy smile!
OAKLAND SCOUTS ANNIVERSARY
The Chinese Boy Scouts of Oakland
Area Council Troop *45 will hold their
fifteenth anniversary dedication ceremony
and court of honor at the Lincoln Audi-
torium, Jackson at Eleventh Streets on
Friday evening, April 24, at 7:45 p. m.
The Green Bar Council promises a
very diversified program for the evening
and much latent talent of the Oakland
Chinese community will be revealed.
On behalf of the troop and its veter-
ans their Scoutmaster, Dr. Raymond L.
Ng, wishes to extend a cordial invitation
to the public to attend the affair.
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
965 Club Anniversary
The 965 Club had an anniversary and
election on April 7. The newly chosen
officers of the club are: president, Mabel
Lowe; vice-president, Delma Mark; secre-
tary, Marie Tom; treasurer, Mae Lee;
editor, Mae Louie; advisor, Bernice Foley.
r The new officers were congratulated
and a Chinese dinner at the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. followed immediately. This
dinner was held in honor of the club's
first anniversary and also for the purpose
of a bridal shower given to a charter
member of the club, Ruth McKannay.
The officers are aiming to have a very
interesting program for the months to
come. For those who might be interested
in the club's program, the girls meet ev-
ery Tuesday night from 8 p. m. to 10
p. m. Between the hours of 8 and 9 they
have mixed recreation classes, such as
badminton, skating, ping-pong, etc. For
the rest of the evening craft will be given.
These classes are open to all girls over
18, and will start on April 21.
• •
PORTLAND DEBUTANTES FETED
Two of Portland's most popular de-
butantes, the Misses Madelaine and Max-
ine Chinn, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Chinn of that city, motored to
Seattle to spend Easter vacation with
friends there this week. The young misses
are being feted among the younger set
with parties and socials.
• •
SALINAS SKATING PARTY
A skating party was held last week at
the Chular by the Salinas Chinese.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Chung, Maye Chung, Frank
Chin, David Chung, Willie Chung, Thom-
as Jung, Jack Lew, Dr. Fred Lee, George
Young, Stanley Chung, Gage Wong Jr.
and many others.
• •
NAN WAH INVITATIONAL
Nan Wah's Sport Dance will be held
on April 25 at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.,
965 Clay Street. Admission is by invita-
tion only.
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"Rose Quong — who is she?" is a ques-
tion many ask in America. But to the
many people in England, France, and
Germany, she is known as the Chinese
personality who has charmed thousands,
who has held every one of her many
audiences spellbound throughout her per-
formances. Rose Quong is not a person.
She is a personality. And she is accom-
plishing a mission that only a master can
hope to do — that of portraying to foreign
audiences the culture and art of China
through the centuries.
Born of Chinese parents in Australia,
her father, Chin Quong, passed away
while she was very young, but through
the careful guidance of her mother, she
Chinese Digest Photo
was given the opportunity to study and
master several languages under the guid-
ance of a learned English tutor, while at
the same time retaining her knowledge
of China and things Chinese. She estab-
lished a reputation as an actress in Mel-
bourne) Australia, and later went to
London, where she starred in Basil Dean's
production, "The Circle of Chalk". It
was following her sensational success in
this play that Miss Quong made her solo
appearances in "China — A Dramatic
Presentation". Her meteoric rise to fame
started immediately, and as a result,
Gerald Christy arranged an extensive
tour 'which took Miss Quong before
sixty-five of the most distinguished au-
diences in England, Scotland, and Ire-
land within a period of ninety days, a
record of popularity seldom achieved. In
1934, Miss Quong came to America and
gave a performance in Chicago. She
Prominent Visitors
Return To China
Mrs. Young Chow Way Leong and her
daughter, Rose, returned to China aboard
the President Monroe last Friday. Mrs.
Young spent a year in San Francisco
and its vicinity, enjoying the hospitality
of prominent families of the bay region.
At Honolulu, they will transfer to the
President Coolidge and continue to
Hong Kong.
Among the many friends who went on
board to bid them bon voyage were Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Shoong and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Sun, Mr. and Mrs. Lim Foong, Mrs. C.
C. Wing, Mrs. Robert Lym, and Messrs.
Joe Lum, Albert Chow, and Glenn Lym.
• •
An application for a marriage license
was filed with the San Francisco County
Clerk by Albert G. Chinn, 872 Jackson
Street, and Dorothy Lee, 1640 Eddy St.
• •
created such an intense interest that ten
organizations requested her to appear
before them the following season.
The press and public in England and
America have responded with high en-
thusiasm to her appearances, but has been
unable to place her program in any
single category, so versatile is she.
Words of Confucius, Laotze, Mencius,
and Chuang Tze are all voiced by this
disciple of Chinese culturej and inter-
preted to the complete understanding of
the average layman. Cantonese songs
of unusual character are sung, stories
such as Mulan, China's Joan of Arc, and
comic and pathetic presentations convey
more meaning in a half hour than a week
poring over books.
The Cleveland Literary and Philosophi-
cal Society at Middlesborough says of her,
"Miss Rose Quong came, saw and con-
quered this Society; even the characteris-
tic restraint of a North Country audience
was quickly dispelled by the 'Chinese
Lady of Genius' — a title well deserved."
Such compliments as these were common
throughout her tour.
San Francisco is indeed fortunate in
having her as a distinguished visitor.
While here, she is the guest of the West-
ern Women's Club on Sutter Street. This
Sunday, April 19, through arrangements
made by the Chinese Digest, she will hon-
or Chinatown with a visit, and give a
brief resume of her trip and her work
to a Chinese audience at 8:00 p. m. at
the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
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CHINESE DIG EST
April 17, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
Cheng Sen Variety Show
'Tis Spring ! At least that's what the
Cheng Sen Girls of Sacramento think.
They are working hard preparing for
their Variety Show, which will be held
on April 25 at the Y. W. C. A. building
in their city.
Under the chairmanship of Jane Fong,
a grand and glorious night is promised
for those planning to be there, while the
city's most talented ones will make up
the performers.
We hear that Paul Fong, Jr. will aban-
don his guitar for the evening, and sing
all by his lonesome self, and that Ruby
B. Fong is practicing by the hours on
her piece, and that the Chock sisters,
Ardeth and Janet, will present a touch
of Hawaiian music and dancing, and
that this will be only a small part of the
big show. Everything is in shape for
a night of fun and enjoyment. Dancing
will follow immediately after the show.
A large attendance is expected to be on
hand.
• •
TENNIS CLUB PARTY
The Chinese Tennis Club will hold a
radio dancing party for members tonight,
April 17, at 654 Washington Street, with
dancing from nine to twelve. Bridge and
card games will also be on the program.
• •
OREGON STUDENTS MEET
On the first meeting of the Oregon
Students' Association on April 4 at the
Chinese Benevolent Association at Port-
land, Oregon, the following officers were
elected; president, Sam Liu; vice-presi-
dent, Miss Edith Sun; general secretary,
Hem Locke; treasurer, Ben Liu; corres-
ponding secretary, Mary Moyer.
The purpose of this organization is
three-fold, namely, closer relationship be-
tween students abroad and local Chinese
and American students, to study the cur-
rent trends in China, and to stimulate
and support world youth movement.
• •
SACRAMENTO STUDENTS' SOCIAL
The Sacramento Chinese Students' As-
sociation will be host at an informal dis-
cussion and social tonight (April 17"),
to which all young people of the com-
munity have been invited. Donald Yee
is general chairman of the affair. Two
interesting topics have been selected for
an open discussion: "Etiquette," and
'^How We can Better Our Chinese Com-
munity."
Since this is the first time that all the
clubs will come together for such a ga-
thering, a good time will be assured for
the young folks attending.
SEATTLE TOPICS
This being vacation week in Seattle
for high and grammar schools, youthful
Chinese organizations are making the
most of it.
The Royal Club of Garfield High
sponsored a "splash" party at the Y. W.
C. A. on Monday, April 6, that was at-
tended by a good number of swimming
enthusiasts.
Tuesday found the Troop 54 scouts
departing for a day's excursion to New-
castle with Scoutmaster Emery Andrews
in charge. A good hike, with lots of
grub was indulged in by sixteen members
of the only Chinese troop in the Pacific
Northwest.
Previously, on April 3 and 4, the troop
had participated in the annual Scout
Circus at the University of Washington
pavilion.
Wednesday, April 8, found a group
of Franklin High girls rehearsing a Chi-
nese ballet dance under the supervision
of Miss Lily Goon, a Cornish Drama
graduate, at the Collins Fieldhouse. The
Ballet is to be presented on the program
of a "Circus" day celebration to be held
soon at Franklin High School. Among
the girls participating are: Mary Luke,
Rose Woo, Josephine Chinn, Susie Eng,
Amy Chinn, Esther Chinn? Mayme Locke,
Mabel Locke, Delia Eng, and Rose Louie.
Miss Helen Hong and brother, Tom,
spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank J. Hong in Portland. During their
stay, the couple were shown a merry time
by friends.
• •
RADIO CLUB DANCE
Among the worthwhile door prizes of-
fered by the Chinese Radio Club in their
benefit dance tomorrow night at the N.
S. G. S. Hall are two radios for first and
second prizes and a beauty set for third
prize.
The affair will last from eight to twelve
with music by Randy's Rhythm Orchestra.
with entertainment and refreshments.
• •
U. C. STUDENT LUNCHEON
A luncheon was given by the Chinese
U. C. Students' Club at the College Wo-
men's Club on the campus on April 8.
Approximately fifty Chinese students were
present. Mr. Chee Pei Sha, professor
in Chinese language at the university,
was the guest speaker. His topic was
on "The Chinese Students' Responsibili-
ties Toward the Salvation of China."
Believe It!
Perhaps you were completely and ex-
hasutively fooled on "All Fools' Day",
but no fooling this time when you read
the following:
Members of the Chinese class of the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. are going to give
a Chinese play called "Such is Life" in
five scenes. Miss Beatrice Carpenter or"
the California Dairy Council will give
an illustrated talk on food for health.
The Tai Wing Club will give a children's
fairy tale play called "Treasure Pot" in
five scenes. The Y. W. C. A. children's
group will present tap numbers.
All this will take place on the Chinese
Y. W. C. A. stage, 965 Clay St., on April
18, 7:30-9:30 p. m. Door prizes will
be awarded to lucky invitation holders.
The Chinese Class urges you to seek out
your Y. W. C. A. friends and ask for
invitations to attend their "April Pro-
gram".
• •
WHO IS TAFFY?
What happens to a wallflower when
she suddenly blossoms into the belle of
the ball? If you are interested in the
answer, you will want to see "Taffy Finds
Herself" which will be presented on May
16 at the Y. W. C. A. by the Chinese
Girl Reserves. The play will be followed
by an imaginary flight to the alluring
Hawaiian Islands with the Cathayan
Orchestra providing the rvecessary musi-
cal background for two delightful hours
of dancing.
• •
A son was born on April 4 to the wife
of Arthur T. Lau, 1204 Mason St., San
Francisco.
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CHINATOWNIA
The Towntrotter Says:
That a good-looking Japanese boy is
very popular with the younger set in
Chinatown, but girls, be careful, 'tis re-
ported that he's married .... JACK
NG} the noodle king, was taken for a
ride at King City last week, and if you
are inquisitive, ask him "how come?"
.... Were the three girls who walked
up Washington Street embarrassed when,
as they approached Cameron Alley they
said "Ta, Ta," thinking that it was
HARRY L. coming out, and found that
they had "Ta'd" a stranger? .... That
pretty girl seen with JACK SING
WONG at the Paliclique dance Saturday
was CAROLINE FONG (of New Mexi-
co) .... Ssh, do you know that the girl
with the nice sun-tan and cute freckles
is nicknamed CHING-A-LING? Her
given name is Sarah, but everybody calls
her Florence .... Also seen at the Pali-
clique affair were ARTHUR YIM and
MARIAN FONG, sister of TAFT FONG
of Vallejo .... CARL FONG and RAY-
MOND LEE, grocerymen, were week-end
visitors to the our town fromYuba City
.... Along with her family ; MARY
WONG of Stockton stopped here for a
brief visit on her return from Los An-
geles, where she had visited her sister
DAISY and brother, RAY .... HEN-
RY LOW is seen back in town again,
after being away for several months ....
JAMES "FUZZY" LEONG of Salinas
was visited by several out-of-town girls,
and 'tis rumored that he intends to throw
a big dinner for them .... GEORGE
LEW, the Salinas man-about-town, re-
turned home from the Bay Region with
a big grin, wonder who she is ... . TAI
CHAN (a L. A. miss, we hear) was the
dancer de luxe last week on the stage
in a local theatre .... And we hear that
because it's leap year, things are getting
hot for TED CHIN, and that handsome
boy is leaving for Alaska next month —
to cool off, Ted? .... And we wonder
why the Poppy Cafe is so popular these
days. Do the kids like sukiyaki better,
or is it 'cause they want a change in
menu? .... WILFRED JUE came down
from Santa Rosa to attend the week-end
dance with MABLE LEONG . . . And
from Bakersfield we hear that AL LEE
is wearing a contented smile after receiv-
ing an Easter Greeting via telegraph.
Nope, she hasn't forgotten .... DORIS
CHOW of Bakersfield is stepping out
with what U. S. C. lad? .... Did you
know that KAYE HONG, the tall hand-
some lad from the wide open spaces, is
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EDITORIAL
CHINA IS INDEED IN THE AIR!
Dr. James McClure Henry and Chow Souyu are two
well known and prominent persons in China.
Dr. Henry is provost of the Lingnan University in
Canton, while Chow Souyu is Canton editor and exe-
cutive director of the Kwangtung Province Union of
Editor in China.
From Long Beach, Dr. Henry is quoted by the
Press-Telegram as saying that the Chinese Central gov-
ernment has 600 airplanes "suitable for military pur-
poses, and may more in service in various parts of the
country." That there are seven schools of aviation in
China, and three airplane factories, Dr. Henry is also
quoted as saying that the airplane will be the chief
weapon in the oncoming conflict with Japan "toward
which the two countries are rapidly drifting. . . .The
central government has the problem of keeping Chinese
resentment in check, and at the same time warding off
the Japanese."
And in Denver, Colorado, Chow Souyu says," within
a year China will resist Japanese incursions with force.
The Chinese are peace loving people, like the Ameri-
cans, but they will fight Japan within a year.
"They were unprepared to fight when Japan moved
into Manchuria in 1931, but now, with T. V. Soong,
former finance minister, building highways and rail-
roads, we are in a stronger position."
So if we are to believe these two well-known men,
we can be ready almost anytime to read in big captions
that Japan and China are "in a state of war."
One thing stands out as prominently as front-row
theatre fans. No one need doubt who started the war,
or why. Even China's famed patience might give way
to retribution for the very unneighborly acts of Japan.
Meanwhile, Nanking sits and meditates upon the
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CHINESE DICEST
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CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
"QUOTES"
China's Students —
"It is in the spirit of Chinese traditions
that students take on themselves the de-
fense of the nation. To the scholar class
has always belonged the custodianship
of China. The difference is only that
in older times the responsibility fell on
the scholar when mature, while today
he assumes it while studying.
"Chinese nationalism and the Chinese
student movement are so closely related
in origin that they can hardly be con-
sidered apart. Neither would have gone
far without the other. Indeed, the stu-
dent movement has had more to do with
nationalism than with study.
"The nature and content of Chinese
scholarship have changed, as has the
manner of its manifestation. The class-
ical scholar of two generations ago would
have blanched at the indignity of public
outcries and paradings, at the lack of
reserve, and bad manners. But the role
of the learned man in China has not
changed. He is still the symbol of the
nation's strength and the carrier of its
spirit. Unfortunately, the student of to-
day starts so young in playing that role
and is so busy with it that probably he
never will have time to acquire the learn-
ing of the learned man."
— 'Nathaniel Peffer. in the N. Y. Times.
"The student movement really began
in 1917 as a literary renaissance. There
is always a political implication in any
literary movement, but we wanted to keep
it merely literary. This proved impos-
sible.
"And when the youths of the nation
become politically conscious, they always
want short-cuts and are not willing to
try less spectacular reforms.
"In comparison with students in
Europe, I find the Oriental students much
more mature, almost premature in their
social and political interests. The middle-
school boys in China have always been
more active than university students. And
sometimes they suffer from this because
of their lack of knowledge. And they
have lots of half-baked ideas. This early
interest comes from general dissatisfac-
tion. I began to worry about these things
at the age of 14 and 15.
"The difficulty now is that the stu-
dents have been brought up with the
illusion that they will all be petty officials,
teachers or party workers. But there are
not enough of these easy jobs for them.
CERAMIC ART
(XV) How to Study Glaze Topography;
Raised Irregularities
Only superficially does the glaze coat-
ing on ceramics appear as an evenly
applied, smooth, flat covering. Close in-
spection will reveal .many irregularities,
such as tear formations, runs, ridges,
earthworm rolls, pin holes, pittings, erup-
tions, fissures, crazes, crackles, patches,
etc. While many are blemishes some are
considered as beauty spots which subtley
add to the charm of pottery and are
prized as sin qua non ear marks of
antiques.
One of the most basic characteristic
of glazing is the gradual thickening of
the coating near the lower end and the
corresponding thinning of the glaze at
the top. On the inside bottom of upright
fired bowls, the glaze often forms a thick
pool, but on the outside coating, the glaze
would form tears at the lower border.
With invertedly fired vessels the tears
would be located on the mouth rim — and
this is most characteristic of Han pottery.
As most T'ang potters stopped their
glaze short of the base, we find the tears,
not at the lower border, but often at the
terminal of runs which streaked from the
border. The inside of many modern small
mouthed bottles are often glazed "only
as far as the eyes will look", and runs are
also often found on the biscuit below
the glazed area. In some rare cases,
ridges are found on top of the glazed
area. In some rare cases, ridges are
found on top of the glazed surface. They
are generally runs of glaze which had
dripped from handles, sprouts, or other
protrusions.
In many cases, instead of tear forma-
tions; the glaze thickens into a wavy,
worm-like roll along the lower edge. With
the Sung Dynasty Chun wares, these
worm-like thickenings occur not only on
the lower edge, but often on the body
of the glaze coating as well, and are
called "earthworm markings." These are
valued by Chinese collectors, being con-
sidered ear marks of true Chuns. Some-
times, instead of being worm-like they
resemble inerted y's or u's, but are called
earthworm markings, also. Tears, like-
wise, are sometimes found on the body
some distance from the lower border, but
They ought to go to a bigger field. There
is plenty of work to be done in China.
If they do not choose to do it, they de-
serve their defeat."
— Hu Shih, "Father of the Chinese Re-
naissance," in a recent interview.
such occurences are rare.
Unlike the above, there are a few other
raised eruptions which are definitely con-
sidered as blemishes, and Chinese dealers
will sometimes take a tenth off for each
one found. Above five, the price remains
at about^ne-half, unless the entire sur-
face is pock-marked with them, in which
case the price has dropped to about one-
tenth the value of a flawless specimen.
Such pock-marked wares are known as
ta pi, or "beany skinned" specimens.
A very common blemish is the presence
of a bubble on the surface. These bub-
bles are pale or nearly transparent and
so are quite conspicuous against any dark
colored ground. Instead of a bubble the
eruption may be a bit of grit or biscuit
thrown up during the baking, and the
glabe, being thinned at the spot, is again
weakened as to coloring. Surface oxida-
tion may have occurred and the spot is
thus made conspicuous.
(Next article: How to Study Glaze
Topography — Pittings and Fissures.)
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
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April 17, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
Some Recent Books —
The Maker of Heavenly Trousers, by
Daniele Vare. 301 pp. Doubleday, Doran
& Co. $2.
A former Italian Minister to China,
who has lived many years in Peiping,
and who has written several books pre-
viously, but in his native language, now
has written one in English. And to his
credit, and to the credit of picturesque
Peiping, where so many western novelists
have used it as the setting of romantic
stories, it is a tall story full of old world
charm, color, and whimsy.
The story is told in the first person,
he who lives in an old Chinese house
which formerly was a temple, an abode
made up of many pavilions with inter-
vening courtyards, and staffed with a
group of native servants he dubbed the
Five Virtues.
The narrator lives in seclusion and in
that quietude which Peiping is well able
to provide to whomsoever wishes it, until
a little Italian girl comes into his life.
Strangely enough, the heroine has no
real name, and is simply known as Ku-
niang, which is not a name but a modern
Chinese term of address bestowed upon
girls of adolescent age and over. (In
Cantonese it is pronounced Kwu-niang).
Kuniang's father, Signor Cante, widowed,
works for a Chinese railroad, which nec-
essitates his absence from the city most
of the time, leaving Kuniang to roam
wherever she fancies. She was only a
girl when the narrator became acquaint-
ed with her and in a little time allowed
her to come and go as if she were a mem-
ber of the House of the Five Virtues.
The first part of the book is full of
charming descriptions of life in the house
where the author-narrator lives, and Chi-
nese customs are depicted with quiet, gen-
tle subtle humor which brings a faint
recollection of Paul Morand; which is
to say that the narrator's humor is more
of that of a cosmopolitan Frenchman
than a cultured Italian.
In her care-free way Kuniang became
friendly with a family of Russian refu-
gees, and she spends many happy days
with them because, in the midst of their
misery and poverty, these people were
joyful and full of life.
In the course of time Kuniang grew
up, and the narrator fell in love with her.
But between this and the climax of the
story many things happened to Kuniang.
The arrival of a beautiful Russian wo-
man to her Russian friends' house was
an important event in Kuniang's life,
for the former was to exert a great emo-
tional influence on her. Later, Kuniang
has a love affair with a visiting English-
man. Other complications arise before
the story unfolds to a happy end-
Many novelists have written of romance
in Peiping, mostly women writers, such
as Mrs. Dorothy Graham, Ann Bridge,
Louise Miln, and Juliet Bredon, but sel-
dom has one done so with such charm
and such a whimsical touch. The plot
of "The Maker of Heavenly Trousers"
is trivial; it is in the telling of it that
makes it an enjoyable and refreshing
story.
•
Hsi-hsiang Chi
Dr. Shih I. Hsiung, (translator and
adapter of "Lady Precious Stream") has
recently translated another old Chinese
drama into English, and which is pub-
lished by Methuen, London. It is the
"Western Chamber" or the Romance of
the Western Chamber, a play of twenty
acts, or rather a sequence of five plays
of four acts each.
Among China's dramas the Western
Chamber is noted for its great poetic
beauty, and precisely because of this
quality it is more suited for reading than
for acting. It is a borderline literary
product, and can be considered a novel
as well as a drama. It was written during
the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1367) the per-
iod which produced three other outstand-
ing Chinese novels, the Record of Travels
in the West (Hsi Yu-chi), The Three
Kingdoms (San Kuo), and The Story
of the Shui Lake (Shui Hu Chuan). Dr.
Lin Yu-tang has described Western
Chamber as a "masterpiece of the first
order in Chinese literature."
Incidentally, Dr. Lin in his book My
Country and My People, gave several
literal rhymed translations of passages
from the Western Chamber. This des-
cribes the beauty of Inging (or Ying-
ying), the heroine:
Before she spoke, she had reddened,
Like a cherry ripe-broken,
Like a statue white, molten;
In a moment,
She'd have spoken
A string of notes sweet and golden.
This describes Inging's movement:
Now she moves her steps, cunning, pretty,
Her waist soft like a southern ditty,
So gracefully slender,
So helplessly slender,
Like weeping willows before a zephyr
giddy.
Another author's translation of a pas-
sage from the Western Chamber thus
describes the hero's sorrowful parting
from Inging:
Azure clouds in the sky,
Yellow leaves on the ground;
The west wind is pressing,
The northern swan flies southward
Who tints the frosty forest at dawn,
Could it be the tears of the parting?
And, before disposing with this subject,
it would be interesting to get a glimpse
of what an American critic of the drama
thinks of the Romance of the Western
Chamber. The critic is Brooks Atkinson
of the New York Times. After paying
tribute to the Chinese dramatic art on the
basis of what little knowledge he had
of it, he concluded with this observation:
"If we are ever fortunate enough to have
a production of it (Western Chamber)
in New York, Chinese actors ought to
play it. Neither the thought nor the
characters are decisive enough to make
much impression upon the impetuous
New York audiences. But the style of
the poetry mirrored in the style of fine
Chinese acting might give us a more
vital glimpse into Chinese civilization
than books, travel or accurate statistical
reports. Poets and actors are the eyes
of national culture."
The First Lady's Tribute
When Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was
in New York City recently, she attended
a performance of "Lady Precious
Stream" which is still running there. This
is what she wrote later in her daily news-
paper column: "The Chinese ambassa-
dor's daughter, Miss Mai-mai Sze, is
charming in her beautiful Chinese dress,
and her English would do credit to any
young American. I went behind the
scenes after the play to thank the author,
Mr. S. I. Hsiung, and the actors for a
delightful evening, and was given an
autographed copy of "Lady Precious
Stream ' and another of the author's
books which I will enjoy."
•
The House of Exile, by Nora Wain,
a record of the author's experience as a
member of an aristocratic Chinese house-
hold in Hopei province for two years,
and which became a best seller immediate-
ly after publication, is now obtainable
in a dollar edition. The book is written
in a simple, charming and felicitous style,
and is well worth reading for the insight
it gives into Chinese family life.
The Good Earth, by Pearl Buck, is
also available now in a dollar edition.
April 17, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
HISTORIES OF
CHINESE CLUBS
Editor's Note — In publishing the
"Histories of Chinese dubs" we hope
to bring to the public eye those organ-
izations whose definite aims, and more
important, whose fulfillment of these
aims have contributed toward the
betterment of society and their res-
pective communities.
Cathay Post No. 384
By Wong K. Jean, Commander
In 1919, in Paris, a group of delegates
from the different army divisions got to-
gether and talked of a united effort for
their country when they returned. Out
of this meeting was born the American
Legion.
The first convention was held in St.
Louis in that year. But it was ten years
after that before this organization reach-
ed into San Francisco's Chinatown and
brought up the proposal of an all Chi-
nese Post. The idea was discussed among
several Chinese veterans, but insufficient
interest was aroused that year. More pep
was needed, more vital energy required
to bring the idea into actuality. The
idea was allowed to rest for that year.
Mr. Bert Jacobi, a great friend of the
Chinese, and who was employed in the
government service, took up the threads
where they left off. He consulted
Mr. M. S. Owyang and Mr. Lee J. Poo.
By 1930, the small group succeeded in
getting a number of World War veterans
together, and through the help of the
Native Sons, met several times in the
Natives Sons building. Out of this ori-
ginal group of 30 grew the all Chinese
post of the American Legion. One can
say truthfully that it was due to the un-
selfish interest of them all that Cathay
Post $384 of the American Legion owes
its existence today. San Francisco Post
#1 was good in fostering the growth of
the new Post, the most distinctive one
in the history of the country and of the
American Legion.
Mr. M. S. Owyang became the first
Commander and Mr. Lee J. Poo was the
first adjutant (secretary). Like all little
things, the first year or two was spent
in trying to grow. The baby post needed
more nourishment, and succeeded to the
point of 50 by the second year. That
was considered pretty good in view of
the limited number of eligibles around
this district. The idea soon began to
attract national prominence, for news of
the distinctive post in San Francisco was
spreading far and wide.
In 1931, Commander Owyang was
nominated for 2nd Vice-Commander of
the district, and was overwhelmingly elect-
ed over his opponent. This launched
the post on its career of activity among
the grownups of the American Legion.
Delegates have since attended all state
conventions and even national conven-
tions. Cathay Post was well on its way
to national prominence, not only for
its distinctive features, but also for its
activities in the Legion and for its mem-
bers.
One wonders what it's for. A lot of
people think only in terms of "bonus".
This post has rendered invaluable ser-
vice to its members in many ways. Like
all things, in union there is strength, for
if the individual members were affiliated
with other posts, they would be only one
in hundreds. But by the concerted ef-
forts of the total membership, the Chinese
world war veteran has been getting his
just share of benefits that he so rightfully
deserves.
Hospitalization was one of the first
things taken up when the Post was or-
ganized. Mr. Lee J. Poo also became
Service Officer, and rendered invaluable
service to many disabled and sick mem-
bers when they needed hospital care. He
has had them placed into the govern-
ment hospitals whenever they have had
any sickness or ailments requiring hos-
pitalization.
At first, most of the disabled were sent
to Letterman, but since the new Fort
Miley Veterans Hospital was completed,
they have been admitted whenever the
gravity of the case required. Only re-
cently, one of the members was released
from Fort Miley after all hope for his
recovery was gone. He was given blood
transfusions and finally operated upon,
and gained complete recovery. None of
this service has cost the veterans any-
thing; it is one of the benefits the Legion
has fought for. Many of Cathay Post's
members have been given this benefit
free, whereas the same service would have
been prohibitory if the cost had to be
considered.
In 1934, the National Convention of
the American Legion was held in Miami.
Mr. Leland Kimlau attended as Cathay
Bakersfield Easter Service
The Chinese Branch of the First Con-
gregational Church of Bakersfield held its
Easter Service with a full program. Mem-
bers of the Sunday School presented a
play, "The Heart of the Cross."
The cast included Margaret Lee,
Allan Choy and Bessie Sue, Delbert
Wong, and Warren Lee. The flower girls
were portrayed by the little Misses Shir-
ley Maye Yimm, Florence Chow, Lorraine
Lee, and Mary Harness. Edna Jung, a
student of dramatics, was the director,
assisted by Edith Lum.
Little Shirley May Yimm presented an
Easter reading. Rev. A. S. Donat, pastor
of the First Congregational Church, and
Miss Harriet F. Buss, one of the founders
of the Chinese Church, were the speakers
for the afternoon. Easter hymns were
lead by May Jung, accompanied by Mrs.
A. P. Harness, superintendent of the
Chinese Branch.
At the close of the service, refresh-
ments were served to members and frinds.
• •
Post's representative. As a result, he is
now nationally known throughout the
Legion, for inquiries about him come in
from all over the country. Incidentally,
Mr. Kimlau was the second Commander
of Cathay Post, having guided it during
1932. He has assisted in bringing Cathay
Post into national prominence.
(Continued next week.)
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April 17, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo •
Scout Meet to Draw Many
A large entry list is being anticipated.
to enter the Troop Three Invitational
Track and Field Meet, according to Don
Lee, who is in charge of this coming
athletic event.
It has been reported that many out-
of-town clubs are considering sending in
entries. Several local organizations have
been conducting practices, with the Nu-
lite Club, St. Mary's A. C. and Shangtai
reported preparing to enter the meet.
Lightweight records for the meet were
published in this column last week. The
following are the marks for the unlimited
division:
High jurnp^ 5'5 and three-fourth in-
ches, held by Gordon Pang of the Nulite
Club; broad jump, 20'6", held jointly
by Jack Young and Jack Fong, of Troop
Three and Tetra-Ethel, Sacramento, res-
pectively. The marks for the discus
throw and the 12$ shot, held by Theo-
dore Leong of Troop Three, are 103'
and 417".
The mile run mark is held by Jack
Young whose time is 5:8:4. Jack Fong
and Herbert Tom of the Scouts are joint
record-holders of the 220-dash with a
time of 23 flat. Besides the 220, Tom
also holds three other records, the 100-
yard dash at 10:3, the 440 yard run at
52:3, and the half-mile at 2:15:8.
Jack Ng; Troop Three track manager,
stated that entries will close positively on
June 1 for the meet, which will be run
off on June 7 at Commerce Field.
• •
SALINAS BASEBALL TEAM
Salinas' younger set has organized a
junior baseball team averaging in the
weight of 100 pounds, under the coach-
ing of Ed "Lefty" Chan, former Chinese
mound ace. Games will be scheduled
shortly with other teams of the same
weight. The probable line-up is as fol-
low, in batting order: Dicky Yee, left-
field; Ralph Chan, first-base; Henry Chin
(captain), pitcher; Fook Sing, catcher;
Honker Chin, right-field; Gage Wong
Jr., third-base; Gene Yee, center-field;
David Chin, short-stop; and Wilson
Wong, second-base. Harry Fong and
Jackie Lew are utility reserves.
• •
INSURANCE
Kumi City Life Iasuraaca C*.
Office SUtter 299S; Raa. PRoapact 81 35
111 Suttar St., San Fraadaco
Chinese Y. M. C. A. Soft Ball
Tournament Standings
Class A
Team Won Lost
Bulldogs
Blue Eagles
Tigers
Square Fellows
Golden Bears
Week-end results:
Bulldogs 24, Tigers 1 1
Batteries: Norman Ong Si Jim Lee;
Frank Fong 8C Sing Wong.
Won
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Blue Eagles
Tigers
Dragons
Bulldogs
Gorillas
Class B
1
1
1
O
0
Results: Blue Eagles 6, Dragons 3.
Batteries: Lai Hall Chor & Matthew
Fong; Bert Louie 8C Georrge Fong.
Chinese Top Gunners
Dr. David K. Chang and Mack Soo
Hoo, two star Chinese skeet-shooters, lead
the list of shooters at the Town Gun
Club's regular week-end shoot at South
San Francisco.
In the 16-yard event, D. W. King, the
famous "Sight King", was high gun; Y.
L. Fok was runner-up.
Skeet out of 50
Dr. D. K. Chang 47
Mack Soo Hoo 47
Tuon Loy 42
Thomas Leong 34
Fred Jow 31
George Lee 27
Y. L. Fok 26
16 yards out of 50
Y. L. Fok 44
Dr. D. K. Chang 33
Thomas Leong 26
• •
NEW YORK ANNUAL
GAME AND DANCE
For the first time in history, the Iron
Masks defeated the Chinese Athletic Club
basketball team of New York last Thurs-
day, April 9. Final score was 69-65. It
is an annual affair. The Iron Masks
team is composed of a group of stalwart
students representing several provinces
of China.
Following the contest, a dance was held
with a capacity crowd attending. Music
was furnished by the Cantonians, and a
grand time ensued.
Sammy Lee Boxing
Instructor at St. Mary's
Little Sammy Lee, the former Chinese
bantamweight fighter who fought under
the name of Hip Sing Lee in Eastern
rings, and was under the management of
the late Leo P. Flynn, has been boxing
coach of the St. Mary's A. C. for the
past month or so.
Lee; who intends to open a gymnasium
in Chinatown soon, is aspiring to teach
prospective Chinese boxers the art of
self-defense, and Sammy can do it, if
anyone can. Sammy was a great leather-
pusher in his days (1921 to 1928), and
had he the strength of his white breth-
ren, might have been a champion.
Among others, Lee has fought Jimmy
McLarnin, who decisioned him in a close
and hard-fought match in Oakland.
Sammy has been seen quite often in
training quarters and is popular with
both the local and out-of-town boys as
a trainer. He has a fine faculty for
training and seconding ringmen. Among
the top-notchers of the ring whom he
has worked with are Maxie Rosenbloom,
Tony Marino, Jo Tei Ken, Charley Mas-
sera, Pete Nebo, Joe Ghnoully, Billy
Donahue and many others.
• •
SHANGTAI MEETS SALESIANS
Shangtai's unlimited cagemen face a
tough foe when they meet the Salesians
at the Galileo High gym on April 20
at 7:30 p. m. in a Junior Athletic Fed-
eration tilt.
After hitting a slump during the past
month, the Shangtai men are returning
to their mid-season form, and should
eke out a victory over the North Beach
boys. Probable starting line-up for the
Chinese quintet: forwards, Fred H.
Wong and Charles Hing; center, George
Lee or Gerald Leong; guards, Fred Gok
and Ted Chin, or Fred Hing.
• •
CHUNGWAH WINS DECISION
The Chungwah Girls' Basketball team
defeated the Portsmouth team at Ports-
mouth, 29-19. The girls have suffered
only one defeat in the Independent lea-
gue. The major game for them will be
played on Tuesday against the Green
Aces which consists of star players from
various colleges and universities.
• •
Oakland Young Chinese A. C. closed
its cage season by beating the Oakland
Trinity Church, 57-17, last Friday, with-
out the services of two regulars. Robert
Chow was outstanding on offense for the
winners.
April 17, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
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SPORTS
League All-Star Selections SPORTS SHORTS
Chinese casaba tossers placing on the
official Courier league all-star selections
in Seattle were as follows:
Class AA
Kaye Hong, Chinese Students, first
team center.
Edwin Luke, Chinese Students, second
team guard.
Class A
Virvent Goon, Young China second
team guard.
Tom Sing, Young China, and Gene
Luke, Waku, honorable mention at for-
ward.
Girls
Jessie Doung, Chinese girls, first team
forward.
Mary Luke, Chinese Girls, second team
center.
Priscilla Hwang, Green Lake, second
team guard.
Esther Chinn, Lily Chinn, Chinese
Girls, honorable mention.
James Luke, young Chinese Students
forward, was named one of the most
inspirational players in the AA circuit.
• •
A return game between the U. C. Chi-
nese and S. F. J. C. hoopsters will be
played at the French Court. The tenta-
tive date is set for Sunday, April 26.
For Your Next Dance, Party,
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Shangtai's 130-pound basketball team
will play the Stockton Chinese on Sun-
day, May 10, in conjunction with the
Sports Excursion to the valley city by
the San Francisco Chinese Tennis As-
sociation by special train. Tennis and
baseball are also on the program for the
day.
Tomorrow, the Chitena tryouts for
places on the team to make the trip to
Los Angeles will start at the Chinese
Playground.
Galileo High School's skating party,
originally planned for May 4, has been
reported changed to May 18; due to a
conflict in dates with another party for
the rinks.
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. casaba men
defeated the Albany A. C. in an exhibi-
tion game last Saturday night at the "Y"
court by a score of 52-24. This game
provided some needed practice for their
J. A. F. tilt on April 20 against the Sale-
sians at the Galileo gym.
The Chinese Invaders, a junior team
organized recently by Pershing Wong,
playing-manager, has won two and lost
one in the Junior Boys' tournament being
run off at Collins Fieldhouse, Seattle, this
week. Coached by Art Louie, Young
China vet, the youthful quintet is built
around James Luke, Chinese Students'
star; and James Mar Wah, Young China
guard. Other players are Paul Louie,
Chester Wong, Kenny Louie, and Willie
Sing.
(Conclusion)
the club is discussing tentative plans to
award a trophy to the leading athletic
team which attains the highest honors in
a given number of competitive sports.
Tis is intended to increase friendly rival-
ry among the many teams in Oakland
and to supply a goal and ultimate recog-
nition to the superior squad.
In conclusion, the Chinese Center
offers its club room to any Oakland or-
ganization for a meeting place. Both the
Waku Auxiliary and the Philotasian Club
whose members served tea during the
recent open house will make use of this
privilege.
Sportsmen Fishing Trips
Many memters of the Chinese Sports-
men Club took part in fishing trips over
the week-end. Maurice Choye led a party
of fishermen to Suisun and returned with
nice catches. Winston Lee Yum and
Lym Wing, the "Gold Dust Twins", trail-
ed along to finish a hard-fought match
of chess, with the outcome a deadlock.
They will battle to a finish this Sunday.
Fred Jow and party fished off China
Camp with good results, bringing in 14
stripers ranging from 3 to 10 pounds,
while Frank Chan and Dr. J.J. Yee fished
from their boat in Vallejo and reported
a good catch of eight.
China Camp seemed to be the best bet
for this week-end; and Dr. Kim Wong
is arranging a party of at least twenty
for the trip.
• •
Wa Sung Loses, 6-3
The Wa Sung baseball nine encounter-
ed its second league defeat last Sunday at
the hands of the Cardinal Club by a score
of 6 to 3. Lack of punch at the plate
when the bases were bulging on two oc-
casions caused the downfall of the Chi-
nese. Incidentally, it was the first time Wo
Sung has ever lost to that club in five
years.
The Americans held a 4 to 3 lead up
to the ninth inning. In the final canto
the Cardinals unleashed a two-run at-
tack on Ed Hing, pitcher, who was re-
-eved by Ben Chan. A late rally by the
..'_inese was short-lived, and the game
ended without further scoring.
Al Bowen and Hector Eng were the
Wa Sung heavy stickers, with two hits
apiece, while Frank Dun garnered a dou-
ble. Dependable sluggers like George
Bowen and Tom Hing are still in a ter-
rific slump.
SHANGTAI WINS
Wich Shangtai leading all the way, its
J. A. F. tilt with the CP Ramblers on
Tuesday at the Boys' Club court was de-
clared by the referee forfeited to the Chi-
nese five. Score at the time was 20-13.
Not satisfied with the type of playing,
the Ramblers' coach argued vigorously
and continuously with the referee. Or-
dered to leave the court or forfeit the
coach refused to leave, whereby the offi-
cial declared Shangtai the winner.
Gerald Leong and Fred H. Wong led
in scoring for the Chinese, while Fred
Hing played a bang-up game at guard.
Pjga 14
CHINESE OICEST
April 17, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT
A recent dispatch from the Ministry
of Finance of the National Government
of China at Nanking, is published for the
benefit of those having financial interests
in China. — Editor.
The public is hereby notified that the
various domestic loans, treasury notes
and certificates issued or recognized by
this Ministry in the past years consist of
over 30 kinds having irregular periods
of maturity, and the fractional figures
in matured principal of, and interest on
treasury notes and certificates every
month caused considerable inconvenience
to the bondholders. The Bondholders'
Association, the Shanghai Civic Associa-
tion, the Shanghai Chamber of Com-
merce, the Native Bankers' Guild and
other financial leaders have agreed after
deliberation, upon six measures for the
issuance of a new loan in exchange of
old issues. They are:
(1) The indebtedness of the Govern-
ment following the issue of the various
domestic loans, treasury notes and certi-
ficates in past years amounted, at the end
of January this year, to over #1,460,000,-
000. They are of over 30 kinds of ir-
regular periods of maturity; in the case
of treasury notes and certificates, the
fractional sums in monthly matured prin-
cipal and interest are not only difficult
in calculation but also inconvenient for
bondholders in the outlying provinces in
obtaining payment. A Consolidation Loan
of equal amount should therefore be
issued on the basis of the actual out-
standing obligations on the various old
issues in order to effect their full con-
version and redemption. But the Rehab-
ilitation Short Term Loan will be fully
redeemed at the end of March this year
and the amount remaining does not a-
mount to much, the 17th Year Currency
Long Term Loan bears a very low rate
of interest and is of long duration, and
the Haiho Conservancy Loan is secured
on surtaxes specially earmarked. These
loans should be dealt with according to
the original plans.
(2) The Consolidation Loan should
be issued at a total amount of
#1,460,000,000, bear interest at 6 per-
cent per annum, and be divided into
five classes in respect of periods of ma-
turity:
Bonds of Class A are to be fully
redeemed in 12 years.
Bonds of Class B are to be fully
redeemed in 15 years.
Bonds of Class C are to be fully
redeemed in 18 years.
Bonds of Class D are to be fully
redeemed in 21 years.
Bonds of Class E are to be fully
redeemed in 24 years.
The amortization by public drawing
and payment of interest for the above
mentioned five classes of bonds shall take
place every six months.
(3) The old bonds are to be divided
in accordance with their duration, and
to be exchanged for bonds of the Con-
solidation Loan as follows:
(A) The 22nd Year Patriotic
Treasury Notes, Short Term Treasury
Certificates, 18th Year Customs Revenue
Treasury Notes, 22nd Year North China
War Zone Relief Loan, Public Safety
Bonds and 19th Year Customs Revenue
Treasury Notes are to exchanged for
bonds of Class A.
(B) The 19th Year Rehabilitation
Treasury Notes, 2.4 Million Treasury
Notes, 24th Year Szechuan Currency Re-
adjustment Treasury Notes, 23rd Year
Customs Revenue Treasury Notes and the
20th Year Rolled Tobacco Tax Treasury
Notes are to be exchanged for Bonds
of Class B.
(C) The 18th Year Military Reor-
ganization and Disbandment Treasury
Notes, 20th Year Consolidated Tax Trea-
sury Notes, 20th Year Currency Short
Term Loan, 20th Year Salt Revenue
Treasury Notes, 20th Year Kiangsu and
Chekiang Silk Loan, 18th Year Famine
Relief Loan, Military Supply Loan, 18th
Year Troop Disbandment Loan and 20th
Year Customs Revenue Treasury Notes
are to be exchanged for bonds of Class C.
(D) The 19th Year Customs Re-
venue Loan, 7th Year 6 percent Loan,
20th Year Customs Revenue Loan, Rus-
sian Fund Certificates and Consolidated
Tax Certificates are to exchanged for
bonds of Class D.
(E) The 22nd Year Customs Rev-
enue Treasury Notes, 24th Year Flood
Labour Relief Loan, 7 percent Consoli-
dated Loan, 6 percent Consolidated Loan
and 15th Year Spring Festival Treasury
Notes are to be exchanged tor bonds of
Class E.
(4) The Consolidation Loan is to be
issued as of February 1st of this year.
The exchange of old bonds for the new
shall be completed in four months.
" (5) In order to consummate the en-
forcement of the policy of legal tender
notes, strengthen the financial organiza-
tion, assist productive reconstruction, bal-
ance the receipts and expenditures of the
National Treasury, and provide funds for
the equalization of the bond market, a
Recovery Loan of #340,000,000 shall be
issued as of March 1st of this year. It
shall bear interest at 6 percent per an-
num, and be completely redeemed in 24
years. The amortization by public draw-
ing and payment of interest of this loan
shall take place every six months.
(6) The Sinking Fund for the amor-
tization of, and payment of interest on,
the Consolidation and Recovery Loans
shall be, as originally stipulated for the
old issues, provided out of the remainder
of the Customs Revenue from the charges
made for services of Indemnities and
Foreign Obligations. The Ministry of
Finance shall instruct the Inspector-Gen-
eral of Customs to make equal monthly
installments to the National Loans Sink-
ing Fund Administrative Commission
for Custody and payment.
This Ministry, after taking the afore-
said into careful consideration, deem them
quite sound and consistent with the mean-
ing of consolidation and with the princi-
ple of strengthening the credit of Gov-
ernment bonds.
On the basis of these measures, this
Ministry, therefore, presented a petition
requesting the issuance of the 25th Year
Consolidation Loan of #1,460,000,000,
and on February 8, this year, the Na-
tional Government promulgated, by man-
date, the Regulations governing the 25th
Year Consolidation Loan.
The procedure for the exchange of
bonds will be separately promulgated.
— iH. H. Kung, Minister of Finance.
February, the 25th Year of the Republic
of China.
• •
TOWNTROTTER
(Contmued from Page 7)
a crooner .... A certain Miss P. LEE
won first prize in an egg hunt .... Once
more the ambitious group from the
CONGREGATIONAL YOUNG PE-
OPLES at L. A. got up in time to attend
Easter Sunrise Service .... EDNA MAY
FONG, student at Pacific Union College
was home (Sacramento) for Easter ....
An eminent OAKLAND CHINESE
PROFESSIONAL MAN was seen for the
first time in the Presbyterian Church on
Easter. He magnanimously refused an
Easter egg .... ART YIM is spending
his week-ends in Oakland and is up to
some mischief .... ED FUNG, score-
keeper for the Wa Sung, is a true sports-
man .... And we've received a telegram
from Bakersfield to dedicate this ending
of the Towntrotter to "Tootsie" — and
"whose little boy are you?" — JOHNNY
FONG?
April 17, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Paga 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Wuchang, Hupeh, to
Rival Shanghai
Plans for a greater and better seaport
than Shanghai have been made by Chair-
man Yang Yung-tai of the provincial
government of Hupeh. Wuchang boasts
of a greater significance and scope com-
mercially. It has a population of about
750,000, many government buildings,
educational institutions and an ideal resi-
dential district, the report states.
As the first step in his plans, Mr.
Yang instructed the city council of Wu-
chang to introduce municipal improve-
ments in the city. There will be better
roads, widening and paving of old streets,
and several new parks will be constructed.
Upon the completion of the power
works, better lighting facilities will be
afforded for the residents. Homes and
living quarters will be improved; a better
sewerage system will be introduced; li-
braries, public health and social welfare
projects will be opened.
The mild climate and natural beauty
of the city will no doubt be the making
of another great city in China — the three
adjacent cities of Wuchang amalgamated
into a greater Wu-Han municipality.
• •
PETTIT APPOINTED SECRETARY
Mr. C. W. Pettit, who served as secre-
tary with the New York City Y. M. C. A.
for the past five years, has been appoint-
ed general secretary of the Foreign Y.
M. C. A. at Shanghai. Mr. Pettit, who
has spent more than ten years in China,
will leave with his wife for Shanghai
this week. Mr. George A. Fitch, the
present general secretary, will be trans-
ferred to the National Committee Y. M.
C. A. of China at Shanghai, it was
learned.
• •
CUSTOMS MAN GUILTY OF THEFT
Joseph T. Mihalek, an employee of
the customs service for the past sixteen
years, pleaded guilty last week before
Federal Judge Roche to theft charges.
He is charged with having stolen im-
ported Chinese drugs and Chinese whis-
key and trading them for Christmas gifts
at a Chinatown bazaar.
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SEES NEW PHASE IN
SILVER POLICY
Wall Street sees the beginning of a
possible new phase in the tangled Ameri-
can silver policy in the recent establish-
ment in New York City of an agency of
the Bank of China, controlled by the
Chinese government.
The New York agency's joint mana-
gers, H. D. R. Burgess, foreign banking
expert, and C. H. Wang of Shanghai,
stated that the invitation of the U. S.
Government to talk over the silver prob-
lem with the Chinese Government indi-
cates a cooperative and friendly attitude.
• •
ACTORS ARRIVE
Three new Chinese actors, scheduled
to make their appearances soon at the
Mandarin Chinese Theater, arrived last
week aboard the S. S. President Coolidge.
They are Hall Bing Quon, Dang Quon
Yick and Leong Hao.
• •
FAR EAST BUSINESS BETTER
Mr. Wong Lam, prominent Astoria,
Oregon, businessman, visited friends in
Seattle the past week, following his return
from China after an absence of four
years. He was greeted upon his arrival
by his sons, Albert and Herbert, both
of whom are attending the University
of Washington, and Mr. Frederick K. Lee
of Astoria. The well-known Astoria mer-
chant stated that business conditions in
the Far East have taken a turn for the
better, and that normal conditions should
soon prevail.
• •
Members of the "Bachelors' Society",
organized to give publicity to the "unlim-
ited sufferings" which they say marriage
brings, were refused an application for
registration in Shanghai. The govern-
ment explained that the purposes of the
society were detrimental to the progress
of the race.
• •
Protesting the orders of wage cuts,
eight thousand garbage collectors march-
ed from outlying villages to Peiping re-
cently and demanded that the Mayor
resign from his post.
• •
A son was born on April 3 to the wife
of Lee Fook Toon, 26 Spofford Alley,
San Frarncisco.
• •
A son was born on April 2 to the wife
of Lee Yee Nong, 2460 Sacramento St.,
San Francisco.
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Here's a trick for you to try on your
friends during a lull in any party. First,
announce that you are able to tell any-
body's age and his small change under
#1.00 by asking a few quetions. Here is
the way to do it. First, have them write
their age on a piece of paper — multiply
by 2 — Add 5 — Multiply by 50 — Subtract
365 — add their loose change (under a
dollar) and tell you the total. You then
add 1 1 5 to the sum. The first two figures
are his age and the last two the change.
It's simple and effective. This was sub-
mitted to us by Ming Gee, self-styled
"China's Modern Magician". If you have
an interesting parlor trick, send it in.
We will be glad to print it in this column
whenever possible.
News Flash! POO POO forbidden
on passenger steamer!
POO POO, because the passenger liner
forbade him to travel on it, came here
on a FREIGHTER, where, as the passen-
ger captain would say, all animals should
travel. Now this Poo Poo is not our
columnist but a trained GOAT, traveling
from Australia to San Francisco.
• •
Walter Connolly went home in his
Chinese make-up from playing the role
of the uncle in "The Good Earth", but
his wife chased him out of the house
because she thought he was the laundry-
man getting fresh! — S. F. Chronicle.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29. President Hoover, (San
Francisco) May 6; President Grant (Se-
attle) May 13; President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Coolidge (San Francisco) Apr.
17; President Van Buren (San Francisco)
Apr. 24; President Jackson (Seattle)
Apr. 25.
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April 17, 1936
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a cost of $300,000, the structure is five stories high, with one entire floor devoted
to charity work. On the staff are ten Chinese doctors.
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CHINESE DICEST
April 24, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
Tsu Pan
9 FUKIEN PROVINCE IN
A PRECARIOUS SITUATION
A fire has been smouldering latent in the Province
of Fukien which may, or may not, burst into open con-
flagration.
According to rumors current there, the Japanese are
planning to stage a coup d'etat by setting up an autono-
mous government, and they expect to accomplish this
by making use of the Chinese irregulars and Formosan
natives.
Laboring under the disguise of a Pan-Asiatic move-
ment, the Japanese are said to have completed plans
for separating the province from the control of the
Nanking government.
Chinese officials have taken cognizance of the serious-
ness of the situation. Accordingly, military leaders in
command of the area have constantly been in conference
throughout last week preparing for eventualities. Gen-
eral Chang Fa-kwei, Commander of the Bandit Sup-
pressing Forces along the Fukien-Chekiang-Anhwei-Ki-
ansi borders, General Chen Yi, Chairman of the Fukien
Province, and General Chiang Tin-wen, Fukien Pacifica-
tion Commissioner are collaborating in plans for the
coast defense.
The central authorities in Nanking are watching the
situation closely. They have authorized an appropria-
tion of two million dollars to Kwangtung province for
the purpose of strengthening its defense forces along
the Kwangtung border.
• JAPANESE RESHUFFLE
ARMY OFFICERS & DIPLOMATS
After the recent military uprising, the Japanese gov-
ernment made an extensive change in the personnel of
the military and diplomatic services in China. After
the shuffle and redeal, it looks like a powerful hand of
cards that may win them a grand slam from China.
Conservative and liberal types of officers have for
the most part been crowded out and their places taken
by aggressive expansionists.
General Kenkichi Uyeda is the newly appointed Com-
mander of the Japanese Kwangtung Army and con-
currently Japanese Ambassador to "Manchukuo". On
the eve of his departure from Japan to his new post,
he made a statement emphasizing his policies for im-
proving relationships with the "new empire" and ensur-
ing the cornerstone of Japan's "defense system".
Attached to General Uyeda is Major-General Toshi-
waza Miura, head of the Special Service Division in the
Kwantung Army. Miura replaces the notorious Major-
General Kenji Doihara, "Lawrence of Manchuria," who
was recently transferred to Tokio headquarters. Spe-
cifically, Miura's mission is to act as the chief Japanese
spy in North China.
The post of military attache to the Japanese Embassy
vacated by Major-General Resuke Isogai has been taken
by Major-General Seiichi Kita. Kita, whose role in
central China resembles that of Miura in the North, has
made his pledge "to restore friendship with China."
When the veteran diplomat, Mamoru Shigemitsu,
was appointed as Ambassador to China to succeed Ha-
chiro Arita (who becomes Japan's Minister of Foreign
Affairs), the Japanese military clique expressed its dis-
satisfaction. Consequently, one Shegi Kawakushi, Jap-
anese Consul-General in Tientsin, was summoned from
his petty consular office to fill the important post. Kawa-
kushi's appointment is said to be attributed to his asso-
ciation with the military officers in North China.
• NEW ACHIEVEMENT
IN CHINA'S AVIATION
With startling swiftness China has advanced in the
development of aviation. Both military and commer-
cial aviation have taken rapid strides and before long
the whole populace will be air-minded.
According to a recent report, General Chiang Kai-shek
is planning to build 350 landing fields along the Yang-
tze Valley, and he has completed plans for the nation's
air defense. During the current year, the government
has so far bought over sixty aircraft.
The interest of the Chinese people in aviation is
shown by their recent subscriptions to the fund for buy-
ing the airplanes in commemoration of General Chiang
Kai-shek's birthday. In Shanghai, the pledge reached
<? 1,000,000.
In Canton, a patriotic bond issue amounting to
#10,000,000 is being floated, the proceeds of which are
to be used in expanding the air forces of the country.
The commercial air service between Shanghai and
Yunnanfu was officially inaugurated the first part of
April. This line traverses through the important cities
of Nanking, Hankow, Changsa and Kweiyang to reach
Yunnanfu. It links Shanghai with China's remotest
province in the Southwest, and has a mileage of 2580
kilometers (approximately 1600 miles).
• NANKING ENCOURAGES
MEN TO GO WEST
The Nanking Government wishes to encourage some
of her teeming millions to migrate from the coastal
provinces to her vast territories lying in the practically
untrodden part of the Northwest.
Due to scanty rainfall and other topographical diffi-
culties, these territories were long unsuited for human
habitation. As a part of the National Government's
reconstruction program, irrigating systems have been
built in these regions, and the barren lands are beirig
converted into fertile fields.
By decree recently issued at Nanking, the Chinese
government has recently allotted the provinces of Sui-
yuan, Ninghsia and Inner Mongolia as the place to
?bsorb the surplus population on the coast. According
to the newly promulgated regulations, several groups
of emigrants are being dispatched, each group to consist
of three hundred families, and each family to be al-
lotted five and a half mow of land. If such families
can demonstrate their ability to colonize the allotted
fields in due course of time, an additional 17 mow of
'and will be given to each.
April 24, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pap 3
CHINATOWNIA
Chinese Theatre Lecture Soon
Arrangements arc being completed to
have the Paulist Hall at 660 California
St. decorated in elegant and sumptuous
Chinese style for the coming lecture on
"The Chinese Theatre" by Dr. Henry H.
Hart, University of California instructor
and Californian authority on China and
things Chinese on Monday evening, May
4, at 8 o'clock, it has been announced.
The lecture is being sponsored by the
Chinese Catholic Young Men's Associa-
tion.
Dr. Hart has long been a student of
Chinese art and culture. After receiving
a degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence
years before from the university where
he now teaches, he went to China and
immersed himself for several years in the
study of the language and at the same
time doing much research work in the
fields of Oriental scholarship. His know-
ledge of the Chinese language has been
utilized in the translation of hundreds
of Chinese poems. Many of his transla-
tions have appeared in magazines, three
of the most recent ones in the March
issue of Asia. A group of his transla-
tions have appeared in book form en-
titled "A Chinese Market," published in
this city. For the past seventeen years
he has repeatedly visited the Orient to
do further research work. His knowledge
of the Chinese theatre is first-hand, com-
prehensive, and entertaining.
Because of Dr. Hart's popularity as
a lecturer many Chinese should avail
themselves of this opportunity of hearing
his coming talk on the Chinese theatre,
announced the Association. General ad-
mission will be fifty cents.
• •
"NEW FRONTIERS" AT Y
"The New Frontiers," Westinghouse
sound movie, will be shown at the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. this week, Thursday and
Friday evenings, from 8 to 9 for children,
and from 9 to 10 for adults. They will
show transportation, conquering the air,
radio transmission, television, modern
lighting, and the electrical principles in
back of the various kinds of household
conveniences of the modern home.
This program, like all weekly programs,
is open to the public entirely free of
charge.
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Princess Der Ling Addresses
Royal Arch Masons
Los Angeles Chinese were honored last
week when Signet Chapter Royal Arch
Masons dedicated their April State Meet-
ing to a "China Night" with notables of
the Chinese community participating.
High Priest Arthur Wilson Arlin in-
troduced the master of ceremonies, Mr.
James Zee-Min Lee, Chinese technical ad-
visor to the MGM Studios and popular
member of Signet Chapter; and Mr. Lee
in turn introduced the guests of honor.
Princess Der Ling, favorite Lady-in-
Waiting to the late Empress Dowager
and author of eight interesting books on
China and Chinese life, gave a delight-
ful talk on her opinion of Masonry. Her
eloquence brought from the audience
thunderous applause. The Princess' hus-
band, Mr. Thaddeus C. White, a Shriner
and a former Attache of the American
Diplomatic Corp in Peiping, spoke high-
ly of his friendly relations with Chinese
during his 30 years in China.
Vice-Consul Yi-Seng Kiang, a brilliant
speaker, stated among other things that
the younger generation can not be con-
tent as in the past to be pushed around,
and urged for a closer and better under-
standing between Chinese and Americans.
That the sympathy of those present were
with China could be plainly seen by the
applause accorded him at the conclusion
of his speech.
Charming and talented Miss Soo
Young, now in pictures in Hollywood,
gave two interesting monologues written
by herself. It will be remembered that
Miss Young was Mistress of Ceremonies
to the famous Chinese actor, Mei Lan
Fang, during his American tour in 1932.
Barbara Jean Wong, clever 9-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S.
Wong and an NBC radio artist, exhibited
her talent in magic and in song and
dance. Mr. Y. F. Sung, North China
student at U. S. C, rendered Chinese
melodies on his flute. He explained the
origin of the flute in China 2400 years
ago when the Chinese found that by pierc-
ing a tube of bamboo with holes at certain
intervals various sounds could be produc-
ed by stopping these holes one after the
other.
These Chinese guests of honor sat at
dinner with three hundred and fifty Roy-
al Arch Masons, and, adding to the at-
mosphere of the evening, pretty Chinese
maidens served a delicious Chinese dinner
with tea and native delicacies. The de-
mure manner and sweetness of these Chi-
nese ladies gave a finishing touch to a
highly suacessful "Night in China."
CHINA SOCIETY OF SO. CAL. MEET
Many members and friends of the China
Society of Southern California attended
the club April Dinner held recently at
Soo Chow Cafe in Los Angeles.
The program arranged by Mrs. Alfred
H. Swan, program chairman, consisted
of an address by Dr. Howard S. Gait, of
Yenching University, Peiping, on "Prob-
lems in the Public Educational System
of China", an illustrated talk by Miss
Frieda Frommel, pianist, formerly instruc-
tor of music at Shanghai American and
Shanghai College on "The Music of Chi-
na", and an exhibit of Chinese pigeon
whistles by Alfred H. Swan, Jr.
Dr. William F. Hummel, professor of
Sociology at U. S. C. was the presiding
officer.
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April 24, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
The Towntrotter Says:
We see that the popular ANNA
CHANG is back from her night club
engagements in Shanghai . . . .Fong Fong
is installing another five-gallon speed type
freezer and extra storage for 500 gallons
of ice cream — JOHNNY KAN, assistant
manager, says the two stores will then be
able to carry over twenty flavors ....
TED MOY and LUCY WON have been
seen going places .... Why does FLOR-
ENCE CHAN like to lean out her win-
dow? Don't tell us she's gonna leap
simply because this is Leap Year ....
We hear that JAMES HALL is leaving
for China sometime in June .... MRS.
DAISY LEE KING, formerly of San
Francisco now residing in Salinas, won
$15.00 in cash on a "Liberty Bell" ticket
drawing .... A certain Monterey "Mrs."
cooked a meal for LOO KERN on his
visit to Salinas recently .... We also
hear that Dr. FRED LEE and GEORGE
YOUNG have been visiting a certain
"Miss" in Watsonville very often latefy,
gosh, how come two boys? .... Perhaps
the East Bay girls appreciate KAY LEE
of Oakland better nowadays, 'cause he
used to come over to Frisco twice a week,
but now we miss him .... EDWARD
QUON, DAVID K. LEE and ROY S.
TOM were among those seen at the Y.
W. C. A. last Sunday night enjoying
Miss Rose Quong's lecture .... So long!
• •
FAY WAH DANCE TO BE
AT NEW SCHOOL
The Fay Wah Club of Fresno was giv-
en permission to hold their benefit dance
on May 16 at the new Chinese school by
the Chinese Association. This dance is
given to raise money for the Chinese
School Fund.
A door prize of 25 dollars is offered
as a special attraction.
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Interpreter of China
Delights Audience
Miss Rose Quong, who is more widely
known in Europe than in America as a
lecturer and dramatic interpreter of Chi-
na, last week charmed and delighted an.
audience of Americans and young Chi-
nese men and women at the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. For forty-five minutes she
spoke and acted, holding her audience
entranced with a glimpse of her artistry
and her personal charm.
The program was given through spe-
cial arrangements made by the Chinese
Digest and through the courtesy of Miss
Quong herself.
Wearing a long black dress topped
with a gold-embroidered vest, her hair
done in typical Chinese bang fashion,
Miss Quong completely captivated her
audience with her flashing smiles and
her perfect command of English. The
tremendous and spontaneous applause
tendered her after the conclusion of her
presentation testified to what degree she
had captured the imagination of her
hearers.
Introduced to the gathering by Mr.
Ira Lee, the lecturer began her talk with
a brief resume of her early life and des-
cribed how she first came to be interested
in the old culture of China. She was
born "under the Southern Cross" — Aus-
tralia— and while very young was absorb-
ed in the study of the classics and the
philosophy of Confucius, Mencius, and
Laotze, learning also how the thoughts
of these wise ancients had shaped Chinese
society and molded the Chinese character.
Later she imbibed western culture in
England and the continent; and while
there found that Europeans were great-
ly interested and curious to have native
interpreters acquaint them with China
and things Chinese. Equipped by this
time with a knowledge of German and
French as well as English, she began her
career as a lecturer on China. But she
did more than merely telling her avid
European audiences of Chinese art and
culture; she interpreted ancient legends,
sang folk songs, and portrayed in drama-
tic fashion the thoughts and every day
life of her people.
Coming down to the present the lectur-
er declared that "the East is meeting the
West" on common grounds in an effort
to understand the basic values of each
other's culture. On the other hand, she
continued, Chinese discoveries of more
than 3,000 years before are coming to
the aid of western scientists in their tasks
Nam Kue Anniversary
In conjunction with a celebration on
the 16th anniversary of the Nam Kue
School, a crowd of almost 400 greeted a
graduating class of 19 in the auditorium
recently.
Afterwards, a banquet was tendered a
prominent group of men at the Far East
Restaurant. Among those attending were
Mr. Warren, of Californians, Inc., Dr.
Ferdinand Leffing of Berlin.
Credit for the auspicious anniversary
and graduation should be given to Mr.
Kang S. Hong, principal of the school,
and Mrs. Lee Lop Sang, chairman of the
program.
On the second floor of the school may
be seen an extensive art collection, con-
tributed to, in part, by various individ-
uals. Several of the paintings are by Mr.
David Chun of the Chinese Art Associa-
tion. Mr. Hong is a collector of note,
and has several highly prized paintings
in the exhibit, besides numerous other
works. A large number of high school
teachers and professors attended the ex-
hibit, which is still on.
• •
CATHAY CLUB CONCERT
Under the directorship of Mr. Thomas
Lym, the Cathay Club will give an out-
door band concert at the Chinese Play-
ground on May 10, in conjunction with
observance of Music Week, May 3 to
May 10. The program will last from
cwo in the afternoon to four.
of alleviating human ills and the enrich-
ment of human life. Miss Quong cited
an example by telling how an ancient
herb called ma-huang, discovered in Chi-
na 4,000 years ago, is now being used as
an up-to-date cure for head colds. She
stumbled upon this fact not long ago
when, having caught a head cold while
in London, a chemist had introduced
her to a brand new remedy for her ail-
ment. She found that this product
made from ma-huang. Months later, her
travel brought her to Indianapolis. She
found in the Pharmacological Research
section of the famed Lilly Research I ab-
oratories there, which is directed by a
renowned Chinese chemist. Dr. K. K
Chen, that ma-hu.ing was being used for
many research purposes.
Finishing her talk, Miss Quong then
gave a dramatic interpretation of an an-
cient emperor in a colloquy with a sub-
ject about the wind: and of a distraught
peasant woman describing with emotional
restraint the many sorrows of her lif«
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April 24, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
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CHINATOWNIA
"Grand View of
San Francisco"
Mr. D. W. Lowe, well-known Chinese,
gave a dinner last Friday, April 17, to a
prominent group of San Francisco men
and women at the Shanghai Low.
The dinner was to discuss the new
film that Mr. Lowe is now producing,
called the "Grand View of San Francis-
co." Particularly interesting is the theme
of the picture: it will give a realistic por-
trayal of San Francisco's Chinatown, fro111
its shops and temples to the council rooms
and banquets of the community.
Mayor Rossi sent a note of regret that
due to the longshoremen's strike and the
acute condition of things, he could not
attend.
Among the prominent people who at-
tended were:
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Allen, President of the
Downtown Association; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
E. Bean, President San Francisco Convention
and Tourist League; Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Smith, Manager of the Fairmont Hotel and
former president of Northern Hotel Men's As-
sociation; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Swanson, Mana-
ger of San Francisco Convention and Tourist
League; M. Harvey M. Toy, proprietor of the
Hotel Manx and President of San Francisco
Hotel Mens' Association; Mr. and Mrs. John
Cuddy, Manager of Calif ornians, Incorporated;
Mr. and Mrs. John Pettit, Assistant Manager
Yellow Cab Company; Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Freeman, Assistant to the President of the 1939
Exposition; Mr. Joseph Cumming, Manager of
the Downtown Association; Mr. William G.
Merchant, Director of the Boarrd of Architects
of the 1939 Exposition; Mr. William Montgom-
ery, Manager Foreign Trade Department San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Consul and
Mrs. C. C. Huang, Consul-General of China;
Mr. and Mrs. G. B Lau, Chairman of the Chi-
nese Y M. C. A.; Mr. and Mrs. H F. Luke,
Manager of Foo Chow Importing Co.; Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Quon, prominent insurance broker**;
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Lowe, Producer of the
Grand View of San Francisco; Mr. Low Yuk,
Author of the Grand View of San Francisco;
Mr. Samuel Tung, Director of the Grand View
of San Francisco; Mr. Paul Tung, Artist of the
Grand View of San Francisco; and Miss Pauline
Lee, Musical Director of the Grand View of
San Francisco.
• •
KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
REPRESENTATIVE
Chinatown did its little bit this week
in behalf of the National Kindness to
Animals Week (April 19-25) when the
Rev. George Johnson, C. S. P., director
of the Chinese Catholic Center, spoke
over the air on the program of the La-
tham Foundation, an organization de-
voted to the promotion of kindness to
animals.
Father Johnson in his talk over KSFO
gave numerous examples of the Chinese
love of birds and animals as he witnessed
them from several years of experience
as director of the Catholic Center in Chi-
natown. He spoke especially of the Chi-
nese children's fondness and real affec-
tion for dumb animals.
Insurance Men Meet
With almost a one hundred percent
attendance at their first get-together meet-
ing, the Chinese insurance men of the
bay district met at the Shanghai Low
last Saturday.
The idea behind the meeting was to
formulate an association of Chinese in-
surance men, to regulate business and
give assistance to all Chinese clients. The
following men were elected to assemble
and offer a constitution and a set of by-
laws to the members at a meeting to be
held again when the articles are fully
prepared: Albert Jue Lew, chairman;
Edward Quon, Homer Cherk, Lawrence
Mah, Henry Yee, and Charles Chun.
The following representatives were pre-
sent: Brokers— Edward Quon, Henry
Yee, Homer S. K. Cherk, Arthur Chinn,
Albert Jue Lew, Charles P. Lowe and Woo
Wei Kee. Agents — Francis B. Lai,
American National Insurance Co.; Phil-
ip Moy, West Coast Life Co.; Alfred B.
Chong, Kansas City Life; Elman L.
Wong, Sun Life of Canada; Lawrence
Mah, Sun Life of Canada; Charles K.
Chun, Sun Life Assurance of Canada;
Richard L. Lee, American National In-
surance; and Luke T. Dang, Canada Life.
Another meeting will be held in the
near future to discuss and pass on the
constitution and by-laws of the Associa-
tion and at that time, to elect a group
of officers to guide the Association in its
first year of existence.
• •
Results of School's Campaign
The Chinese Six Companies of Fresno
in raising money for their Chinese School
Fund received contributions amounting
to #2150 dollars from San Francisco and
Oakland. The committee composed of
Wong Tsue Hong, Mar S. Tang, Mar
Chong, Lew Yuen were in San Francisco
where they sponsored a show at the Man-
darin Theatre. The cooperation of the
officials of the Chinese Association of
San Francisco and the generosity of the
business men in both cities brought forth
compliments and acknowledgements for
their donations.
The Chinese School, now ready for
occupancy, has received generous support
from other communities. Stockton and
Sacramento contributed #1200; Los An-
geles, Bakersfield, and Delano contributed
approximately #1200. Plans for the
grand opening will be announced in the
near future.
WELL KNOWN OAKLANDER DIES
On Tuesday, April 21, Quan Kin,
prominent Oakland meat market propri-
etor, passed away at the East Lake Hos-
pital.
Quan was operated on for an intestinal
obstruction. He was 53 years old. His
widow and four children, Edward, Fred-
erick, Effie and Jane survive him.
Quan was the owner of the Main Meat
Market and the East Bay Meat Market in
Oakland.
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April 24, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
San Francisco
Bay Exposition
By Leland W. Cutler, President,
San Francisco Bay Exposition
The Chinese citizens of California who
played such an important part in the
success of the great Panama-Pacific Inter-
national Exposition of 1915 are now
watching with close interest the progress
of the 1939 World's Fair, to be held in
the very center of San Francisco Bay
on the man-made island now rising from
its depths.
There are many Chinese residents of
San Francisco and surrounding Bay com-
munities who well remember the splendor
and magnificence of the 1915 Exposition.
It was 21 years ago last month that the
Hon. Chen Chi, Commissioner-General
to the P. P. I. E. for China, opened the
doors of the great Chinese Exhibit, val-
ued at more thafn $11,250,000, which
proved to be one of the most popular
exhibitions at the 1915 Fair, contributing
a great deal to its success.
Now they are looking forward to Chi-
na's role in. the Fair that will celebrate
not only the completion of the world's
two largest bridges, costing $120,000,000,
but will further serve to seal the bond
of friendship that has ever existed be-
tween San Francisco, the State of Cali-
fornia, and the nations of the Pacific.
First World Chinese Convention
Swiftly proving their loyal cooperation
with the spirit of the 1939 International
Exposition,, leading Chinese citizens of
San Francisco have already voiced their
enthusiasm for the project, and have
proposed the First World Convention of
Overseas Chinese, to be held at the 1939
World's Fair. With the largest Chinese
resident community outside of the Orient
serving as host, the Bay region would join
in greeting the Chinese residents of all
nations, young and old, foregathered to
honor ancestral ties and the greatest
celebration the Pacific area has ever
known.
All of which serves as an appropriate
introduction to the 1939 World's Fair, the
progress of which can be outlined briefly.
It was on February 1 1 last, with the
appearance of two squatty dredgers bear-
ing the U. S. Army insignia, on the
shoals site west of Yerba Buena Island
in the heart of San Francisco Bay, that
the Exposition was officially launched.
Climaxing two years of arduous prepara-
tions by the Exposition's board of direc-
tors, headed by Leland W. Cutler, presi-
dent, and by architects and engineers,
MAN-MADE ISLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Man-made island rising from waters of Bay. Picture taken on February 27, Less than three
weeks after start of dredging.
the day had arrived that would start the
World's Fair on its way.
Cheers echoed over the Bay waters as
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, of San Francisco
cut the red ribbon that formally set the
Army dredges to work pumping sand
into the shoals area, creating an island
where only white-capped waves had exist-
ed for untold ages. It will be the Army
Engineers' job to complete the tremen-
dous task of pumping nearly 3'8,000 cubic
yards of sand a day into the fill that will
raise a new and magic island, larger
than the site of Chicago's famed Century
of Progress Exposition.
Fair Plans Speeded
This month came further proof of the
rapidly moving program of action set
by the Exposition directors, as the con-
struction schedule for the 1939 World's
Fair, involving the expenditure of
$4,209,609, was announced, with contracts
to be awarded during the next several
months.
During the year 1936, an area of 430
acres on the shoal site will be largely
filled in to enable the building plans to
get under way by the early part of 1937.
At this time, the Architectural Commis-
sion, headed by George W. Kelham,
chief of architecture for the 1915 World's
Fair and designer of the world-famed
Tower of Jewels, is readying plans for
the first buildings to go on the reclaimed
land site.
Exposition Scope
The swift transition from paper plans
to tangible reality will mark the Expo-
sition program much as it did the two
giant Bridges, which have moved from
blueprint to steel webs across San Fran-
cisco's skyline in the brief space of' three
years.
To get the complete picture of the
1939 World's Fair, these are the things
you must know:
Commemorating the opening of the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, over
8 miles long, later this year, and of the
Golden Gate span, in mid-1937, the 1939
Exposition, to cost $25,000,000, will have
the theme of modern developments in
transportation and communications as
symbolized by the bridges, and its cen-
tralized location in the world's largest
land-locked harbor. Dates for the Ex-
position: February 18 to December 2,
1939, 288 days.
Feature of the exposition site and its
reclamation that was encouraged by the
Federal government to the extent of
$6,250,000 PWA allocation, is its strate-
gic location. During the exposition, fa-
cilities will be provided for land and
seaplane base and hangars, and following
the fair, the site will be converted into
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April 24, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
fagt 7
TEA AN D LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Someone got stuck for attending the
Radio Club dance. He sat on a piece of
gum! We feel sorry for him, but is was
also sad for the person who came back
to look for his chewing gum.
Paying fifty cents for an evening of
dancing is not too mudb, but for ONE
dance, it is too much. Consider the
EXPENSIVE evening four persons spent
when they arrived at the dance just in
time for the LAST dance. They probab-
ly thought it would not end till 1 a. m.
Imagine spending some good money in
a restaurant and then hand out BALOG-
NA to each other not mentioning the
waitress. Personally, I like applesauce
and you needn't lay it on so thick.
Quintuplets are in the air, but it seems
that a certain party is confused about
its meaning. While walking along the
street this person spied THREE tiny little
airedales, and without much ado, he said,
"What a cute QUINTUPLET."
What a predicament ! What a predica-
ment! After enjoying a game in which
he lost heavily, this same person was told
that they were playing for KEEPS.
• •
WAKUE SCHOOL PICNIC
The first picnic of the year was enjoyed
by the Wakue School of Watsonville at
Sea Cliff last week, with food contribu-
tions donated by various grocery stores
and meat markets.
On the planning committee were Mar-
ianne Kong, Mary Lee, May Wong,
Dorothy Wong, Hazel Wong and Iris
Wong, Henry Lew, Walter Lew and
Johnson Chinn and Mr. Joe Gum Dare,
advisor. The affair was well attended.
• •
CAMP FIRE GIRLS HONORED
Mrs. A. B. Schoffield, advisor of the
Salinas Chinese Camp Fire Girls, gave a
party last week at her home in honor
of the Chinese girls.
Mary Yee gave a dance number while
Marion Lee sang two Chinese love songs.
Refreshment was served followed by a
dance. Other camp girls who were pre-
sent were Lucy Fong, Catherine Jang,
Mildred Jang, Lupe Lee, May Lew and
Yee Lew. Last Sunday the girls went
on a hike to Alisal Canyon.
Welcome Awaits Chitena
Attractive plans were made at the last
meeting of the Los Angeles Tennis Club
to entertain the Chitena team when the
netsters go south for the matches on
May 31.
Under the leadership of George Chan,
social chairman, a dinner will be planned
to honor the guests as well as a picnic
lunch.
The Goodfellows have offered the use
of their new clubhouse to Chitena when
they arrive.
A "handicap tournament" is now well
under way down in Los Angeles for the
Tennis Club members.
• •
N. Y. CLUBS OUTING
The June Dae Society, a Chinese girls'
club of New York City, and the Edserar-
as Club (Chinese boys) , will combine to-
gether for an outing to Bear Mountains
in New Jersey Soon, it was announced
by Annabelle Wong, president of the
girls' organization.
A dinner and dance was recently given
by the June Dae Society to observe Leap
Year at Chin Lee's home.
• •
CHINESE SHOWBOAT
The Wah Kiang Club of Portland is
sponsoring a dance which will be called
the Chinese Showboat at the Italian Hall
this evening, April 24. Patrons and Pa-
tronesses will include: Dr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth Lum, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Chin,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunford, Mr. and.
Mrs. Benjamin Lee and Mr. and Mrs.
James Wong.
Entertainment will be furnished by
Miss Madeline Chin, the Lotus Trio, Joe
Wong, Robert Wong and Howard Lee.
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Decidedly military — yet spiritedly fem-
inine, Miss Edith Chan donned a navy
blue coat, double breasted. A smart square
designs the back of her collar. Scarfed
under this modish coat is a rare touch
of taffeta while her navy straw, also mili-
tarily influenced, had a crisp transparent
bow like that of cellophane. Matching
accessories completed a symphony of blue.
The more we see of tailored suits this
season, the more we want another. It has
reached such heights in the feminine fa-
shion world that it is destined to remain
in the spotlight for a long while. Mrs.
Harry Mew, who before her marriage was
Dr. Jennie Louie, was gabardined in an
extremely classic tailleur. From under
the blue setting peeks a stunning pique
jabot. White grosgrain accentuated the
navy blue straw as a straight stiff bow sits
"dignantly" across the sailor crown, trim
and neat as a pin.
Another highlighted feature in the tai-
lored sense is the "vestee." Miss Emetine
Fong's gray suit is something to write
home about; the popular action back de-
notes freedom and the pleated pockets
are equally smart. A white mannish
blouse has its own fine point as it was
worn under this very wearable suit.
In English tweed, Miss Lena Tong's cas-
ual trotteur's coat is absolutely the last
word in smartness, besides the tremendous
comfort it gives. Nice raglan sleeves, tan
buttons of leather down in front closing
the loose coat. Shorter in length than the
usual sports coat, this handsome creation
has a slight slit at the back. Of black
and white mixture this "ideal" for round
the town wear is a very British presenta-
tion.
• •
LOTUS TRIO ENTERTAINS
The Lotus Trio, who are Edith Leong,
May Seid and Elaine Hong, entertained
at the Grant Park Church, Portland, on
Friday, April 17. Miss Leong rendered
"Salse Porphete," Miss Hong, "By the
Bend," and the trio sang "Chinese Lulli-
by" and "Grandfather's Clock."
• •
NAN WAH CLUB INVITATIONAL
The first dance of the Nan Wah Ath-
letic Club which will be held at the Chi-
nese Y. W. C. A. on April 25th, promises
to be a success. Although this club has
been in existence for over eight years
this is the first dance given by them.
Admission to this affair will be by in-
vitation only. The members in charge
of this initial dance are Thomas Yip
and Frank Chan.
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Los Angeles William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle
Salinas
Bakersfield _..
Watsonville ..
Fresno
Sacramento
..Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Edward Chan
_ Mamie Lee
Iris Wong
Allen Lew
.Ruth C. Fong
A TRIBUTE TO CHINATOWN
A brief article published in the News Letter and Wasp of April 11
is reprinted at this time to show us that, during the fifty years that
have passed since Bret Harte wrote his articles about us in this same
paper, we have done much to show the better side of the Chinese —
much to give thanks for and much more to look forward to. — Editor.
"OLD San Francisco Chinatown passed out of exist-
ence with the fire and a complete change has taken
place. "New China" is in the saddle and the reins
are held by American born Chinese, many of whom
are graduates of our high schools and universities. The
progress they have made is phenomenal, yet Chinatown
retains much of the philosophy of old China and still
enjoys many of the old customs.
"When Bret Harte described 'the heathen Chinee'
some fifty years ago in the News Letter as "peculiar for
ways that are dark and vain," he had in mind the only
type of celestial he knew, namely the coolie immigrant
of the California gold fields — the immigrant who lost
most of his virtues by contact with the Caucasian. Bret
Harte however would discover today, as many of us
have done, that the ways of the Chinese are no darker
than those of any other species of the human race. The
"Ah Sin" described by Bret Harte has gone with "Roar-
ing Camp," but his descendants, Wellington Wong
and Franklin Fong, are to be found today at every
American university.
"An old Chinese proverb says: 'A man with out divine
assistance cannot move an inch of distance.' That they
have never lost faith in this old proverb is attested by
the large number of churches and missions scattered
throughout Chinatown. A sincere faith that has carried
them forward in face of the most adverse conditions,
and in spite of Dennis Kearney and that early sand-lot
battle cry "The Chinese must go." Just try and find
anyone in San Francisco who would care to raise that
cry today."
A UNITED SERVICE FOR US
Last Saturday afternoon, in the West room of Shang-
hai Low, a group of men met and had lunch and formu-
lated plans for meeting again. The first law of San
Francisco's old Chinatown was broken when this group
met — that of having tea with a competitor in the insur-
ance business.
And out of the meeting was born a new association.
An association that will mean more service and assist-
ance to the Chinese people in every form of insurance.
Then too, they have in mind the preservation of the
insurance business in which they have spent many years
of endeavor and given away twice as much in insurance
service, regardless of whether the business was theirs
or not.
To appreciate their efforts, we must hearken back to
the early days of Chinatown, when insurance was some-
thing new to the average Chinese family and business
man; when the first Chinese insurance salesman went
around Chinatown trying to interpret the different forms
of insurance to a countryman. Not that they always
knew what the man was talking about — more likely it
was because the salesman was a good friend, or a rela-
tive. Anyway, the prospective client became a customer.
When eventually, the many benefits of insurance came
back in the way of dividends, insurance gradually be-
came better known, and soon was the accepted thing
in the Chinese community. With insurance becoming
better known, it was natural that more salesmen turned
to that line of business, with the result that, today, we
have more than thirty agents and brokers in San Fran-
cisco alone.
Sometimes, they turned to "lower premium" insur-
ance, and later found that they received no assistance
in picking the form of insurance — no service, and event-
ually, a harder time to collect from the company. At
such a time, they generally ask some friend, or some
Chinese salesman, for advice.
And here is where the Chinese salesman is held up;
he must give assistance and hope for the futureV busi-
ness; or refuse, as it is not one of his risks. He
stands to lose in either case. He gives his time and
help, and still does not get the business; in fact, he is only
helping the other insurance company in keeping the
risk; but he dares not refuse, because he MIGHT get
some of the future business.
In this meeting of a worthwhile enterprise started
last week, practically every insurance man in Chinatown
voted wholeheartedly for this move, and almost a one
hundred percent attendance turned out.
It is natural to expect this association to be of con-
siderable benefit to them. But, on top of this, is the
fact that henceforth, through the united efforts of the
whole association, the Chinese people of the bay district
will be able to receive the benefits of a service they can
depend upon.
April 24, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
'QUOTES'
Manchurian Economics —
"The increase of Manchuria's imports
since 1931 has been the result of two
factors: the investment of Japanese cap-
ital largely in the construction of strate-
gic railways and the growth of a special
purchasing class, made up of the Jap-
anese officers and troops, officials and
advisors, traders and profiteers. The buy-
ing power of the Manchurian masses has
diminished and imports for their con-
sumption have decreased.
"The investment 'boom' will inevitably
subside to more modest proportions. For
there are definite limits to railway con-
struction under the existing condition;
and forces against 'industrialization' are
gathering strength. Japan will not devel-
op in Manchuria branches of industry
which will compete with her own. The
only possible exceptions are some bran-
ches of industry which may easily be or-
ganized for the accomodation of the army
in case of war, but on this point, friction
has already developed between the
Kwangtung Army and the Japanese in-
dustrialists.
"The number of highly paid Japanese
officials and advisors cannot be increased
above a certain saturation point. The
process of squeezing out foreigners and
Chinese wholesale merchants and indus-
trialists in order to give room to the Jap-
anese enterprisers and profiteers is not
far from completion. The influx of Jap-
anese traders will slacken before long.
"All these facts point to one conclu-
sion: the increase of Manchuria's imports
will eventually depend on the increase of
the purchasing power of the masses.
"The per capita import in Manchuria
at present is about 19 local dollars, i.e.
less than 5 dollars U. S. gold. When
we think that Argentina, an agricultural
country, has a per capita import six times
as high, we can see there is room for im-
provement.
"Is it probable that the lot of the Chi-
nese population will be improved under
present conditions? One has grave doubts.
A regime of monopolies and especially
monopolies in the hands of foreigners
and under the aegis of an Army machine
bent on conquest and greater Empire
does not promise an easy and bright fu-
ture for the masses.
"It is doubtful if a serious improve-
ment of agriculture can take place under
the present regime. A peasant who is
under the necessity to bear the financial
burden of an alien government, who has
to sell his products to the monopolistic
CERAMIC ART
(XVI) How To Study Glaze Typogra-
phy— Sunken Irregularities.
Of sunken irregularities on glazed cer-
amics, the chief ones encountered are
pittings, craters, pin holes, pores, patches,
and fissures. Large pittings are generally
traceable to holes in the biscuit itself, al-
though in a few cases, they may be due
to defect of the glaze alone. Some pit-
tings are really large caverns with a small
opening, and dealers often have these
cavities filled with wax or cement so that
the exact size cannot be easily determined.
Some bubbles, on exploding, leave be-
hind a crater with raised rim. The center
is often bare of glaze, and the biscuit has
oxidized. Both pittings and craters may
be regarded as disfiguring blemishes, but
in the case of many primitive potteries,
where the craters have run down the side
of the vessel, resulting in the formation
of something similar to an inverted tear,
they are wonderfully effective in impart-
ing to the vessel a feeling of antiquity.
Certain Ch'ien Lung Potters manipulate
an iron rust glaze so that the entire wrink-
led surface is spotted with craters, re-
sulting in a quaint, wrinkled surface. This
is especially effective as garment on sta-
tues.
organizations of the Japanese, and who
finally is under constant threat of losing
his place to the Japanese immigrant, has
hardly the chance or the will to improve
his methods and standards.
"Imports will eventually be paid for
with exports, if the country, as is the case
with Manchuria, has no investment a-
broad or other invisible services to its
credit. What is the outlook for Man-
churian exports? Japan, as we have seen,
does not increase its agricultural purchases
in Manchuria. It cannot do this but at
the risk of ruining its own peasant pop-
ulation, now already in a wretched plight.
For the export of raw materials alone is
the prospect somewhat brighter, since
Japan is deficient in them.
"So in general, Manchuria must con-
tinue to depend upon the world market,
not Japan, for disposing of its agricultur-
al products. With respect to Japan, Man-
churia's assigned function henceforth is
to buy more than it sells. Its unenviable
destiny is therefore to redress the un-
favorable balance of Japanese foreign
trade."
— From "The External Trade of Man-
churia; 1928-1935: An Analysis," by A.
J. Grajdanzev, in the Nankai Social and
Economic Quarterly, Tientsin, China.
Pin holes are small circular pittings,
and are also the result of exploded air
bubbles. They may be considered as
small craters whose rims have reduced,
but whose openings were not completely
closed when the glaze had cooled. They
are most numerous on the underside of
plates and bowls, especially on the area
inside the foot rim. This is undoubtedly
because, being on the under side of the
vessel, the air of the exploded bubble,
having no means of escape, had clung
to the crater long enough to prevent the
closing of the opening. Pin holes on
the under side of the vessels are character-
istic of many of the best porcelain. Small-
er pin holes or "pores" will be discussed
under the subject of "texture" later.
Three kinds of patches are often en-
countered in the study of glazed surfaces.
The most common ones are the bald
patches, frequently found near the border
or the mouth rim or where the glaze
has thinned. They are the result of
failure of the glaze to cover a spot on the
biscuit which had been contaminated with
oil or other impurities.
Some glazes are applied over a slip,
and where a bit of the slip has flaked off
before the application of the glaze, the
result is a lake or sunken patch on the
surface. They are often found on Tzu
Chou slip earthenwares. Again, some bis-
cuits bear a coarse spot, and over a thin
glaze this shows through as a sandy patch.
With some Chun and Chun type porcel-
laneous stonewares, the glaze forms blis-
ters, resulting in raised, billowing patches.
Fissures are gashes on the glazed sur-
face, generally irregular as to shape. They
are typically the result of cracks in the
underlying biscuit, although in a few
cases, they may be due to the chance
running together of a string of pin holes
or pittings or both. They are most num-
erous on the underside of Ming porcelain.
(Fissures are not to be mistaken for post
firing cracks which will be discussed
later) .
Incised works, spur marks, and raised
ornamentation naturally contribute to
surface irregularities. Less obvious are
luting lines, both horizontal and verti-
cal, and wheel rings. The wheel rings
may be very pronounced, especially on
the inside surface of vessels, or it may
be so minute that it can be detected only
by turning the vessel about in a strong
light.
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
(Next Week: How to Study Glaze Top-
ography— Crazes and Crackles.)
Page 10
CHINESE DIC EST
April 24, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
Jottings From A
Reviewer's Notebook
First Tong War —
In a large volume of fifty lithographs
recently published in San Francisco, en-
titled "California in the 50's," with text
of Douglas S. Watson, historian, there
appears a little Chinese item of histori-
cal interest. It tells of the first tong war
to take place in this newly discovered El
Dorado. This little item brings vividly to
mind the fact that not all of the drama
of the gold rush days in California were
furnished by pioneer sourdoughs and ad-
venturers but also by many thousands
of pig-tailed Celestials who were no less
adventuresome in their hunt for the yel-
low nuggets. Wrote historian Watson:
"From Chinese Camp on September
26, 1856, 900 of the yellow race sallied
forth to the first tong war fought
on California soil. These members of the
Yan Wo Tong, armed to the teeth with
pikes, hastily fashioned by American
blacksmiths, and with knives and daggers,
met their opponents of the Sam Yap
Tong, 1,200 strong, at Crimea House.
The battle waged furiously to the accom-
paniment of beating gongs and the oc-
casional discharge of few firearms."
Even though the great number of fight-
ing yellow brethren who participated in
this historic affray presaged a bloody mas-
sacre, only four of them were killed and
four wounded when it ended.
Yet it seemed that from the virgin
earth into which the hot blood of the
first four whose lives were thus sacrificed,
an evil tree had sprung up, casting its
sinister shadow over the lives of many
later day Chinese in this country and
across a generation of time. For from
that day on tongs organized by various
mercenary groups began to spring forth
like those poisonous counterparts of the
mushrooms — the toadstools.
But today the era of the fighting tongs
has passed, as much gone as the era of
the gay nineties. The tree of evil has
been uprooted.
•
Chinese in the news: 1881 —
El Paso, Texas, recently had a civic
celebration in which the Chinese com-
munity there took a prominent part. In
fact, the Chinese did so well in lending
picturesque and colorful schemes to the
affair that a flower float which they en-
tered in a parade won second prize. And
one of the local papers, in its hunt for
interesting and historic news fitting to
the occasion, dug up this far from trivial
item of early Chinese contribution to the
development of Texas:
"In 1880-1881 the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific railroads were racing
each other to complete tracks from the
Pacific coast to Louisiana's New Orleans.
Chiefly because the Southern Pacific em-
ployed some 1200 Chinese railroad build-
ers this line won the break-neck race,
doing the job in record time. On May
19, 1881, the S. P. line completed its
track across the small town of El Paso,
thanks to the stamina and industry of
Chinese laborers."
•
Chinese in the news: 1886 —
When the port of Galveston, Texas,
recently celebrated its golden jubilee, its
oldest local daily, founded in 1842, made
a search of its files of fifty years ago and
came across two unusual and amusing
Chinese news items. Both items were
dated the same day, February 8, 1886.
The first reported that the day before
a group of Chinese were seen playing
strange music in front of the Bayshore
Hotel with several odd looking instru-
ments, among which were unquestionably
a drum and a flute. Unquestionably, also,
theye were playing Oriental melodies. The
group of curious and non-plussed spec-
tators seemed delighted at witnessing this
strange musical concert, according to the
report.
The second item detailed the fact that
the day before a citizen had appeared
at the sheriff's office and had protested
vigorously against permitting a group of
Chinese to play their music in public, and
backing his protest with the charge that
it was causing neighbors severe earaches
and nervous strain. This irate citizen
finally declared that if the sheriff's office
did not do something about these tor-
menting noises then the coroner would
soon be doing a rush business.
Why a band of Chinese musicians
should be blaring and drumming away
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Chinese in London, Ontario—
About 120 miles from Toronto, capital
of Ontario province, Canada, is the city
of London, with a population of 70,000.
In this thriving city there are, according
to a recent tabulation by a meticulous
fact-finding Chinese, approximately 150
Chinese inhabitants. Among these, a
hundred are employed, some forty are
not, while three of them are on the public
relief rolls. Furthermore, there is only
one family in the entire Chines popula-
tion, and only nine are attending schools.
The native reporter found that the Chi-
nese owned and operated 29 laundries;
that two of these establishments had three
workers each; and that the rest had only
two and, in some cases, just one operator.
There are 9 restaurants, serving Ameri-
can dishes mostly. Vegetables for the
consumption of this small population are
taken care of by two vegetable growers
and two peddlers who convey their vege-
tables on trucks and make door to door
calls daily. Two grocers supply other
necessities of life. As to organizations,
the London Chinese boasts of two; a
branch office of the Kuomintang (na-
tionalist party) and a branch of the per-
vasive and the once powerful Chee Kung
Tong.
The reporter commented with evident
pride to the fact that although only nine
persons out of the total Chinese colony
were attending school, two of these are
college girls now taking courses in medi-
cinal science.
•
Persecution —
In the South American republic of Col-
ombia are scattered colonies of Chinese
traders and merchants who for years have
been able to wring small profits catering
to the poor native population by dealing
in cheaply made goods and by shrewd
bargaining and exchanges. Native trad-
ers have always looked with disfavor upon
the Chinese because of the latter's super-
ior business astuteness; the government
has looked with disfavor on them because
they were taking much of the wealth
out of the country.
In recent years Colombia has been
swept by a wave of economic nationalism,
the consequence being that the Chinese
there has faced many insurmountable
hardships. Yet they were still able to go on
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April 24, 1936
CHINESE OICEST
Pat* 11
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
HISTORIES OF
CHINESE CLUBS
Cathay Post No. 384
By Wong K. Jean, Commander
(Continued From Last Week)
The problems of immigrration in re-
gard to the Chinese have been a subject
of discussion and activitiy in Cathay Post
since its inception. It was felt that one
who was good enough to offer his life
for the country, was entitled to citizen-
ship regardless of any past laws or treaties
to the contrary. The subject was taken
up successfully through the state depart-
ment and to the national department.
The Native Sons also took up the sub-
ject and actively pressed for legislation
granting citizenship rights to all world
war veterans.
Although only a few of the Chinese
veterans are affected by this new law,
it is a complete victory for the cause in
question. In 1933, our Comrade Charr
was faced with the breaking -up of his
family and home through threatened de-
portation. He had married his wife in
Kansas City where she was a student.
Her marriage opened the way for her
deportation, even after her two children
were born. The officials of Cathay Post
took the matter up with both our respec-
tive representative in Congress and with
the Legion officials in Washington. On
the eve of her deportation, a wire was
received granting her an indefinite stay
in this country. Mr. Charr was not a
citizen, but thanks to the new naturaliza-
tion law, he was the first member of
Cathay Post to become a citizen through
naturalization.
The Post has taken an active interest
in the local community. It is felt that
all must do their utmost for the benefit
of the community. In 1934, the Depart-
ment Convention was held in San Fran-
cisco. When the first idea of bidding
for the convention was brought up, the
officials of the post decided on bringing
the whole convention into Chinatown.
This was proposed at the several meet-
ings and was finally adopted as the
"Entertainment Feature of the Conven-
tion." This was advertised far and wide.
A little diplomacy, and the decorations
and other expenses incidental to the con-
vention was weaned from the convention
committees. The prime idea was to spend
the others' money and have the guests
spend their money in Chinatown. It is
needless to say the idea succeeded ad-
mirably, for the records indicated over
10,000 people passed through Chinatown
during the week of the convention. Most
of them took up the idea of having dinner
in Chinatown, and seeing the Chinese
Theatre.
The recent Adjusted Compensation Act
brings long awaited benefits to many of
the Post's members. The average amount
due the Chinese veteran is around #700,
and most of them have been in need of
it for a long time. The Post has been
instrumental in assisting all the veterans
in filing applications for the bonus, es-
pecially Comrade Kimlau, who has helped
about 20 of them.
More will be heard of Cathay Post in
the years to come. Through the succes-
sive administrations of Comrade Jean,
Dr. Chang W. Lee, and Jack Chan, the
Post has been growing steadily. The mem-
bership has grown to 77 and will be still
larger this year. The Post now has affil-
iated with it, the Auxiliary, composed
of the mothers, wives, sisters, and daugh-
ters of the members of Cathay Post. The
Post sponsors Troop #3 of the Boy Scouts
and the Chinese Junior Birdmen. As we
grow older, we are inclined to pass on
the reins to the younger group; and out
of this will grow the Sons of the Legion.
(Conclusion)
SAN FRANCISCO BAY EXPOSITION
(Continued from Page 6)
a great air terminal, owned and operated
by the City of San Francisco, to serve the
entire Bay region.
Other buildings to be included in the
1937-38 construction schedule are: five
major exhibit palaces, costing $1,399,607;
permanent airplane hangars and airport
terminal, $1,400,600; ferry terminal,
$274,900; pavements, driveways, etc.,
$441,400. More than 3,000 people will
be employed in the construction work of
1936-37-38, with an additional 10,000
persons to be at work during the Expo-
sition year.
Congress approval of the San Francisco
Exposition is pending, thereby paving the
way for invitations to foreign participa-
tion.
Arrangements are being made for re-
presentative buildings or exhibits from
all foreign nations, especially those of
the Western hemisphere. Merchant and
naval vessels of all nations may arrange
calls at San Francisco's cosmopolitan port
to anchor off the Exposition site.
In the geographical center of 1,785,-
000 residents of the Bay region, the Ex-
position can be reached by auto, electric
train, ferry, or plane within a few mo-
ments.
Inspiring confidence in the future of
the Exposition are the names of the men
who are heading the project, concentrat-
ing their energy toward making it an
assured success. Chairman of the Board
of Directors is Atholl McBean; president
is Leland W. Cutler; vice-presidents are
Bert B. Meek, Kenneth R. Kingsburry
and George D. Smith; other officers are:
John F. Forbes, treasurer; Col. Allen G.
Wright, secretary and chief counsel; W.
P. Day, director of works; Howard Free-
man, assistant to the president and direc-
tor of exploitation.
Earnest cooperation of the Bay cities
has been extended to the Exposition
directors by all the major cities of North-
ern and Central California. Headquar-
ters of the Exposition personnel will soon
be established in a new three-story ad-
ministration building at Bush and Stock-
ton streets.
VITAL STATISTICS
A baby boy, their second child since
their marriage about four years ago, was
born last month to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Young of Gilroy. Mrs. Young, nee
Alice Louie, was a former San Franciscan
well-known in social and athletic circles
in this city.
A daughter was born on April 1 1 to
the wife of Low Bing Lung, 825 Sacra-
mento Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on Apr. 7 to the wife
of Chow Goi Teong, 874 Washington
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Apr. 10 to
the wife of Harmon Lee Bing, 40 Wayne
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on Apr. 8 to the wife
of Charles Louie, 1047 Stockton Street,
San Francisco.
Lousie Chu of New York City passed
away last week. Many friends attended
her funeral and paid her their last res-
pects.
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CHINESE DIGEST
April 24, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
O.C. A. C. Beats Crusaders
Playing before a large crowd, the Oak-
land Chinese A. C, all-nations league
champs, showed that they were real
champs by sending the Crusaders down
to defeat for the first time this season,
by a score of 44-32, last week.
Kenneth Lee, C. A. C. forward, opened
the day's scoring with a basket. However,
the Crusaders came back with a rush
and piled up a lead of 8-2 as the quarter
ended. The C. A. C. gradually cut down
the lead and at half, trailed 14-13. From
then on the winners forged ahead and
were never overtaken, with Gum Wong
leading the attack, scoring 19 digits for
high honors.
The following boys made up the win-
ning quintet: Gum Wong, Leong Wong,
Kenneth Lee, Eugene Lee, Harry Lee,
Wai On Tsang, Robert Lee, Eddie Chan,
Al Jeff Low and George Jung. Stephen
Lee, Teddy Lee, Al Lee, Robert Lee, Ray
Chan, Chesty Fong and Bill Low are the
players on the Crusaders team, which
enjoyed a successful season, suffering but
one defeat on their schedule and number-
ing the Oakland Nationals and the
Young Chinese among their victims.
• •
L. A. CONG SWAMPS SPARTANS
By a runaway score of 52-33, the Los
Angeles Chinese Congregational Church
basketeers defeated the Spartans recently
at the All-Nation gym. Captain George
Wong, Bill Got and A. Wong were the
stars for the Chinese squad in downing
their highly-touted rivals.
• •
WA SUNG OVERWHELMS
TIAJUANA, 11 TO 2
Launching a blistering attack in the
early innings the Wa Sung baseball team
smothered Jiajuana Grill, an American
nine, last Sunday at San Pablo Park in
a Berkeley International League game, 11
to 2.
With Benoni Chan displaying a bewild-
ering assortment of curves and fast ones
fanning ten opposing batters, Wa Sung
landed on Rodriguez and Muniz, the Tia-
juana pitchers for twelve hits.
• •
CHITENA SWAMPS SAN MATEO
The San Francisco Chinese Tennis Club
journeyed to San Mateo last Sunday and
defeated the San Mateo Junior College
Alumni, ten out of twelve matches, before
a large crowd. The matches were played
at the J. C. courts.
Results:
Ben Chu d. L. Petty, 4-6, 9-7, 6-1.
Tommy Wong d. P. Allen, 6-2, 6-4.
Billy Louie d. F. De Wood, 6-1, 6-1.
D. Kaufman d. John Tseng, 6-1, 6-4.
C. Bradley d. Thomas Leong, 6-1, 6-3.
Faye Lowe d. M. Bando, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Richard Lum d. S. Steel, 6-0, 7-5.
Bill Chinn d. R. Royden, 4-6, 6-1, 8-6.
Henry Lum d. A. Dong, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Edwin Lee d. H. Bando, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
Lee Him d. V. Javier, 6-0, 6-2.
George Chinn and T. C. Lee d. D. I.
Bandur and J. Selover, 6-0, 6-i2, in
doubles.
• •
ALL-STAR SEATTLE SQUAD WINS
Chinese basketball teams of Seattle
hung up their suits following a 22-19
win oer the Japanese Midgets, Class B
Courier league champions by an all-star
Seattle Chinese squad, picked from the
Students, Waku, and Young China teams.
Players were: Eddie Luke, Butch Luke,
James Luke, Tom Hong, Al Wong, Frank
Nipp of the Students; Art Louie, Mosey
Kay, Tom Sing, Ray Wong, Vincent
Goon, Lucas Chinn of Young China; and
Gene Luke, Hing Chinn of Waku.
Eddie Luke with 7 points, Art Louie and
Tom Sing, both with 6, and Vincent
Goon, 4, did all the scoring for the Chi-
nese. This squad is expected to form the
nucleus of an all-Seattle Chinese casstfca
team for next year with a trip to the
Bay Region as the ultimate aim.
• •
GOLF IS EXPENSIVE GAME
Most people play golf for recreation —
but not Dave Jan and George Chan,
two mercenary novices of Sacramento.
Last Sunday afternoon in company with
Dr. Daniel Yuke of the Capital City and
Dr. Lester Lee of Oakland, the foursome
went to the Alameda Municipal Links
for a round of golf. As an incentive,
Dave and George played for a mild wager
of five dollars a hole.
After a trying ordeal, Dave Jan em-
erged victorious ten dollars to the good.
Needless to say, the two young dentists
neglected their games to watch the pro-
gress of the match and finished in the low
120's. Dr. Yuke relates 'hat George Chan
has a picturesque vocabulary.
U. C. Meets S. F. J. C.
The strong U. C. Chinese quintet will
clash at French Court this Sunday eve-
ning with the San Francisco Junior Coll-
ege Chinese hoopmen, with the prelimin-
ary slated at 7 p. m. between the Chan
Yings and the Shangtai 130's.
Possible starting line-ups for the main
event have been tentatively announced as
follows: U. G: Silas Chinn and Al Young
at forward; Earl Wong, center; Eddie
Leong and Stanton Yee or James Tong,
guards. S. F. J. G: Allen Lee Po and
Paul Mark, forwards; Ed Yee, center; Lee
Bow and Thomas Yep, guards, with
Richard Lum, Wallace Mark and Louie
Fay . in reserve.
The Cal five will enter the fray slightly
favored due to its victory over the J. C.
boys a few weeks ago in Oakland.
In the first contest, the Shangtai light-
weights rule as heavy favorites to down
their rivals. With a high-power offense
and a tight defense, the P. A. A. runner-
ups are practically unstoppable.
• •
MERLE BUTTS AT SPIRO'S
The many friends of Merle Butts, well-
known stringer formerly of A. J. Reach,
Wright &C Ditson, will be glad to know
that he is now with Spiro & Co. at 740
Market St., San Francisco's largest sport-
ing goods store.
Merle, for 13 years head stringer at
Wright QC Ditson, is well known to the
Chinese racket wielders. Whenever stars
in the tennis world came to the Coast,
Merle was the one man who was relied
on to string their rackets. And then for
many years, Merle was unavailable to the
Chinese when Wright & Ditson turned
strictly wholesale.
As head of the tennis department at
Spiro's Merle is once again welcoming
the many Chinese friends he has made
in the past. In quite a few cases, the sons
and daughters of well-known players he
used to string for have gone to him for
advice and help in their selection of
equipment.
• •
LOWA WINS TITLE
Before a capacity crowd of several hun-
dred fans, the Lowa A. C. of Los Angeles
won the Southern California AA Division
Basketball Championship by nosing out
the Croatian A. C. last week in a hard-
fought contest, which required three extra
periods to decide the final outcome. A
belated rally by the Chinese five in the
last minute of play enabled them to come
out on the long end of a 46-44 t.illv.
April 24, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
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SPORTS
Chinese Breaks Record
Running in the fast time of 10:6 in
the 100-yard dash in the 110-lb division
in the city junior high track meet Satur-
day, Georgie Fong, Chinese boy from
Everett, eclipsed the record by 3-10 of a
second. Incidentally, that time beats the
Kezar Stadium mark for the century race
of that weight. Fong also was anchor
man on the winning relay team.
Two other Chinese lads placed in the
meet. Fay Lee of Francisco scored his
school's only two points by taking third
in the broad jump. Tim Lum of Everett
took fourth in the 100-lb. 50-yard sprint
behind a new record time of 5:9.
It might also be of interest to note that
another Chinese from Everett, Willie
Ong, holds the city junior high 110-lb.
50-yard free style swimming mark.
• •
COMPLETE TRIP ARRANGEMENTS
Earl Jan,Yung Wong and Johnny
Wong, members of the Stockton Wolves
Club, were in town recently to complete
arrangements with the Chinese Tennis
Club for the Chitena Excursion to Stock-
ton on May 10. Tennis matches, basket-
ball and softball games, swimming, and
a sport dance in the evening have been
arranged. The Wolves Club, composed
of some 30 boys, will act as hosts to the
visitors.
• •
N. Y. CHINESE A. C.
The list of officers of the New York
Chinese Athletic Club for 1936 was ob-
tained last week, through the courtesy of
George Ligh. The president of the or-
ganization is Lum Chu, treasurer Lang
Chin, and secretary Foo Y. Lee. Thomas
H. Lee, George Sin, George Hor Pon
and James Chu compose the board of
governors. Following are the boys who
have been playing on its basketball team:
Danny Low, John Doshim, Scotty Hing,
Foo Chu, Captain Charles Young, Louie
Jung, Tommy Chu, Ralph Kimlau, Woot
Moy and Eddie Lee.
• •
CHITENA GIRL TRYOUTS
Tryouts of the Chinese Tennis Associa-
tion to select the four girls who will re-
present the club for the Los Angeles trip
will be held this week-end at the Chinese
Playground. The six girls who will par-
ticipate in the matches will be: Misses
Erline Lowe, Mary Chan, Jenny Chew,
Lucille Jung, Henrietta Jung and Alice
"Menlo" Chew.
SPORTS SHORTS
Shangtai's last game in its J. A. F.
schedule will be played at the Jewish
Community Center gym on Saturday, May
2, at 7:30, with the Center's "B" team
furnishing the opposition. Incidentally,
this contest is the last on the league
schedule.
Among the fair sex playing tennis in
Los Angeles are Emma and Eva Quon,
Rose Lee, Ruth Kim, Lillian Yee, Lillian
Woo, Barbara Jein, and Nellie Lew. (It's
news when certain girls play tennis.)
It has been reported that the Paliclique
Club of Palo Alto is considering entering
a team to compete in the Troop Three
Invitational Track and Field Meet.
Frank D. Lee has been appointed one
of the track coaches for the St. Mary's
A. C. it was learned from reliable sources.
It has also been learned that Jack Fong
is entrusted with the task of organizing
and managing the Shangtai cindermen.
A greater invasion is visioned by one
of Honolulu's greatest representatives in
professional baseball circles in America.
Buck Lai Tin has been busy visiting the
sand-lots and ball parks looking for
promising material.
Gem Hoaking, the 15-year old Chinese
girl who created such a sensation on
English tennis courts and who was ruled
too young to compete in the Wimbledon
championships last year, was eliminated
in the semi-final round of the Wilbury
Club Tournament in London by Dorothy
Round, English net ace, 6-4 and 8-6.
There is a strong possibility that there
will be hurdle events in the Troop Three
Track Meet on June 7, if sufficient de-
mand warrants them The Local Nulite
Club announced that it has requested
such events.
Chinese Y. M. C. A. 145's lost their
J. A. F. tilt Monday night at Galileo
court to the Salesians and a possible title,
38-29. Frank Wong, Frank Chan and
Wahso Chan played well for the Chinese.
Shangtai's unlimited cagers lost its J.
A. F. contest to the Salesians at the Boys'
Club gym Tuesday (postponed from Mon-
day). Final tally was 39-38. Gerald Le-
ong on offense and Fred Hing on defense
stood out for the losers.
Nulite Dark Horse Tracksters
One of the "dark horse" teams which
will enter the Troop Three Invitational
Track and Field Meet will be the Nulite
Club of San Francisco. With a well-
balanced squad and two record-holders,
the Nulites are out to place high in the
coming meet.
Outstanding among their performers
are Gordon Pang, the Commerce boy who
holds the unlimited high jump mark and
is also a fast hurdler, Daniel Leong in
the shot-put and the 440-yard run, and
Dick Chew in the mile run.
It was also announced by Alfred Gee,
manager, that the following cinder path
artists are practising hard: Johnson ,
who holds the 85-lb. high jump record,
and who will now compete in the 115-lb.
class; Henry "Duck" Chew in the 880
and mile; Sam Gim Tong in the 440 and
broad jump events; Ernest Leong; Thom-
as Wong; Henry Chew in the shot-put
in the 115-lb. division; Joy Wong in the
115's and Joe Chan in the hundreds.
The Nulite Club finished second with
a total of 26 points in the 1934 meet.
21 of these points were made in the light-
weight class.
• •
LOS ANGELES MEI WAH
When the spectators and the full team
of the Mei Wah Club of L. A. were all
set to start a scheduled basketball game
last week with the Korean girls, the op-
ponents failed to show up. In order not
to disappoint the fans the girls indulged
in a hard-fought practice game in which
all members of the team participated.
Those playing were Dora, Mary and
May Tom, Cleo and Betty Chow, Esther
Lew, Eleanor Soo Hoo, Florence Ung,
Barbara Jein, and Dorothy Lung.
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CHINESE DIGEST
April 24, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Gold Unit Value Decreased
China's cumulative foreign trade for
the first two months of 1936 showed a
decrease of 33 percent in gold unit value
and 21 percent in yuan value. The balance
of the adverse trade totaled 7,150,000
yuan. The United States maintained the
lead, supplying 21.38 per-cent of China's
total imports and purchasing 33.35 per
cent of her exports. Germany was se-
cond with Japan third.
Japan's financial and economic policies
continue to be an uncertainty, although
business sentiment has improved slightly.
A favorable impression was reported
created by changes in terms of bond
issues. Raw silk advanced 40 yen per
bale with commodity markets stronger.
The current sugar crop in the Philip-
pines is estimated at 985,000 short tons.
Sugar shipments to America totaled ap-
proximately 125,000,000 pesos, nearly
doubling the value of last year but a
little below the record set in 1934.
• •
SHANGHAI-BUILT SHIPS SOLD
Four large freighters of the Dollar
Steamship Lines which were built in
Shanghai in 1921 were reported sold to
the American-Hawaiian S. S. Company.
They were the Oriental, Celestial, Man-
darin and Cathay, now known as the
Melville Dollar, Margaret Dollar, Stuart
Dollar and Diana Dollar, three-deckers.
Among the last of the war-built ton-
nage to be delivered, these vessels are re-
garded as among the best constructed
under those conditions. Each is 428
feet long and approximately 4350 tons.
#888,000 has been reported as the pur-
chase price for them. They are wanted
by American-Hawaiian Line for its own
or its subsidiary intercoastal service.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Lincoln (San
Francisco) Apr. 28; President McKinley
(Seattle) Apr. 29. President Hoover, (San
Francisco) May 6; President Grant (Se-
attle) May 13; President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA:
President Van Buren (San Francisco)
Apr. 24; President Jackson (Seattle)
Apr. 25.
CHINESE LECTURER
(Continued from Page 4)
and of her devotion to her husband. She
completed this presentation with the sing-
ing of an old folk song, illustrating it
with consummate gestures of her hands
and skillful acting which was delightful
to behold.
Immediately after the program, Miss
Quong entrained for Los Angeles, where
she has been called by MGM for a pos-
sible part in the filmnization of "The
Good Earth."
Incidentally, Miss Quong revealed that
while in New York recently she was intro-
duced to the author of "The Good
Earth," Mrs. Pearl S. Buck. Mrs. Buck
became greatly interested in Miss Quong
and personally recommended hr for a
part in the picturization of Mrs. Buck's
peasant epic.
Miss Quong spoke with glowing en-
thusiasm of Chinatown for, although she
has traveled in this country once before,
this was the first time that she has been
in San Francisco. She said she was thrill-
ed and happy to see so many of her
countrymen and women living so far
away from their homeland and yet able
to retain so much of their own traditions
and ways of life. One of the first things
she did when she arrived here was to
come to Chinatown for a Chinese dinner.
Before she gave her talk Miss Quong
was tendered a dinner in her honor by
the staff of the Chinese Digest. Others
at the dinner included Mr. William Fea-
kins, her American manager; Mrs. Stev-
enson, Mr. Feakin's western representa-
tive; Miss Daisy K. Wong, Miss Alice P.
Fong, and Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Lee.
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trading, content with making small mar-
gins of profit. But economic nationalism
has a way of breeding racial trouble and
several weeks ago rumbles and manifesta-
tions of an anti-Chinese movement made
itself felt.
First signs of a real undercurrent of
anti-Chinese feeling was revealed when a
certain radio broadcasting station receiv-
ed a letter from an anonymous source
which condemned the Chinese as economic
invaders and should be run out of the
country. The latter ended with an ap-
peal to the people to boycott Chinese
traders.
Several days later a native posing as
an official walked into a Chinese store
and accused the owner of selling com-
modities declared illegal by law. Much
disturbance was created and serious trou-
ble was only averted when the Chinese
proved he was innocent of the charge.
As the wave of anti-Chinese feeling
began to spread the Chinese traders ga-
thered to devise means of dealing with the
situation. In the minds of all were the
cruel, unabated persecutions of Chinese
not long ago in Mexico in which thou-
sands of their countrymen were literally
driven like cattle ut of the country. In
the light of previous persecutions of Chi-
nese throughout North and South Am-
erica, there was real cause of anxiety on
the part of the Chinese in Colombia.
The best the Colombian Chinese could
do at the present juncture was to elect two
representatives who were to acquaint the
proper authorities with the growing anti-
Chinese attitude and to seek the protec-
tion of the Colombian government and
the guarantee of their liberty. However,
as the representatives deliberate with Col-
ombian officials, many Chinese were pre-
paring to close their shops and businesses
should speedy departure from the country
become expedient.
• •
GIRL EMPLOYED AS SLEUTH
A 21 -year old Cantonese girl. Miss Me
Tsing-fong, who first taught school upon
her arrival in Shanghai, is enjoying the
distinction of being the first and only
woman employed in the preventive divi-
sion of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
Miss Me, a graduate of a Catholic
school in Canton, is declared by her asso-
ciates to be very efficient and a hard
worker. Her task is to prevent smuggling,
especially by women passengers arriving
in Shanghai on board steamers.
April 24, 1936
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SIXTH CHINESE NATIONAL ATHLETIC MEET
Chinese Digest
Serving notice that its youth is ready to participate in international sports, this
picture of the Sixth Chinese National Athletic Meet in Shanghai gives conclusive
proof that athletics is gaining a good foothold in China.
Annually, this Meet is held with the participation of athletes representing every
province in China, and of Chinese teams from Singapore, Java, Manila, Tibet,
and other nearby countries (Chinese Digest, March 27). Of interest to note,
too, is that many of the American-born Chinese in the United States show almost
as good times and distances as the nationally crowned champions (see editorial).
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CHINESE DIC EST
May 1, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
■ Tsu Pan
• AIRPLANES AID CHINA
IN LAND SURVEY
Airplanes will be employed to survey the vast ex-
panse of agricultural lands in China, for the purpose
of revising the tax system.
Collaborating with the army general staff, the Chi-
nese Ministry of Interior Affairs has begun an extensive
aerial survey of lands throughout the country.
Landowners are required to register their holdings
and to declare their original and present values. The
government reserves the right to buy at the declarers'
price in order to avoid undervaluation. The land tax
will be levied on the new values instead of the arbitrary
assessment fixed some two hundred years ago.
Elaborate systems are also being planned by which
all subsequent increases and decreases in land values
will be recorded in order to adjust tax schedules from
time to time. Properties not employed for any useful
purpose will be heavily taxed.
This constitutes the first step toward the redistribu-
tion of lands according to the principles of the late Dr.
Sun Yat-sen. Dr. Sun's doctrine centers on the private
ownership of land. However, the unearned increment,
that is, profit derived from increase in land values, must
be returned to the community.
• GENERAL CHIANG
IN INTERIOR
Hopping between meals in his private plane, General
Chiang Kai-shek split his last week-end between the
capitals of Szechuan, Kweichow and Yunnan provinces
in the southwestern part of China. In days of old,
it would have taken months to travel between these
points, but modern transportation has helped Chinese
statesmen to move from one place to another with
unbelievable swiftness.
In Chengtu, the capital of Szechuan, General Chiang
conferred with the provincial officials, formulating
plans for famine relief. Natural calamities during the
current year have wrought havoc in the province. Ac-
cording to statistics, there are 30,000,000 famine-strick-
en people in Szechuan alone. If no immediate relief
is given, a large portion of these unfortunate people
will be doomed to starvation, according to latest reports.
At Kweiyang and Yunnanfu, capitals of Kweichow
and Yunnan respectively, General Chiang summoned
his subordinate officers to give instructions concerning
the anti-communist campaign.
H. I. Harding, British Consul-General at Yunnanfu.
visited General Chiang at his headquarters during his
sojourn. The call is reported to have been purely
social but details of the conversation are not known.
General Chiang was highly complimented by the for-
eign envoy for his achievements in reconstruction in
the border provinces.
• JAPANESE BUILDING AIRDROME
AND BARRACKS IN TIENTSIN
That the Japanese army has considered North China
a de facto territory of their empire is seen by their
recent atrocious act of building an airdrome and bar-
racks in Tientsin.
The construction of a huge and most up-to-date air-
drome has already been begun on the outskirts of
Tientsin. Next to the airdrome, a large number of
barracks are also said to be in process of construction.
After their completion, the barracks will be sufficiently
large to quarter 10,000 soldiers.
A military conference was called last week in the
same city, at which all the Japanese military leaders in
North China met to discuss many important issues. A
confidential report relative to the North China situa-
tion was drafted for despatch to Tokio for the informa-
tion and guidance of higher authorities.
This message is to be carried to Tokio personally
by Shegi Kawagoe. Kawagoe, who was formerly Jap-
anese Consul-General in Tientsin, has been promoted
as Ambassador to China. He is scheduled to depart
for Japan to receive instructions.
• TOKIO INAUGURATES
TRI-DEPARTMENTAL CONFERENCE
The newly inaugurated weekly conference between
the Japanese ministers of war, navy, and foreign affairs
had its first meeting last week. The Nipponese high
officials deemed it necessary to have a weekly tri-depart-
mental conference besides the regular cabinet meeting
in order to meet the current international situation,
which, they said, may change momentarily.
The group will meet every Sunday with the Prime
Minister as its chairman. The scope of their delibera-
tions, it is reported, will include the following:
( 1 ) Ways and means of harmonizing the Japanese
diplomatic policy with the policy of Japanese national
defense.
(2) Practical procedures in carrying out Japanese
foreign policies.
(3) Means of preventing communist movements in
the Far East.
(4) The foreign policies of Japan and "Manchukuo"
toward China and Russia.
(5) Japanese foreign policies toward Great Britain
and the United States.
May 1, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
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CHINATOWNIA
Yee On Knows His Onions Troop 34 Wins Honors
A celestial who gets under an onion's
skin, and having done that makes the
poor tear-jerking vegetable tell him if
the weather on the morrow is to be fair
or foul —
That is the secret of nature which a
life-time of agricultural experience has
taught Yee On, a native Santa Barbaran
but who has spent most of his years as
a truck gardener in the San Fernando
Valley.
And it took Hollywood to discover
this Chinese farmer's metereological acu-
men and made it first class news, accord-
ing to reports which, however, have not
been confirmed.
Yee On was pulled away from his
vegetable gardening when MGM wanted
an agricultural expert to create a North
China farm for the background of "The
Good Earth." But it was not long before
his ability to predict the weather as ac-
curately as the U. S. Weather Bureau
without the use of scientific instruments
was discovered. Workers on the lot who
were fond of fishing on weekends dis-
covered his alleged wizardry. Now even
the Hollywood stars consult him about
the weather.
According to these reports, all Yee
On does is to take an onion and cut off
its top leaf, and the weather forecast
is read on said leaf. This is the way he
explains it:
"Dry weather — leaf curl plenty quick.
Wet weather onion take his time."
Letting out another professional se-
cret, Yee On said, "Cabbage tells wea-
ther, too. Hot weather come, outside
leaves more tight."
The Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce, hearing of Yee On's mysterious
ability to predict rain, is trying to pro-
pose a real test.
Yee is said to be able to predict hot
weather within a few degrees of accuracy
but he couldn's explain how this is done.
"I feel him wind," was his simple
explanation.
• •
CAMP BENEFIT PROGRAM
For the purpose of raising funds for
the boys' camp, a Big Laugh Program
will be given at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
gym on May 9, from 7 to 1 1 p. m. Car-
toon comics and comedies will be shown
of Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Popeye,
Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and
Harold Lloyd.
Admission prices are twenty-five cents
for adults and fifteen cents for children.
Capturing three out of four contests
in which they participated and coming
in second place in the fourth one, the
35 members of St. Mary's Troop #34
won laurels for their group at the First
Monster Rally of the Don Bosco Catho-
lic Scouters of San Francisco.
The troop was given a splendid ova-
tion by the 500 scouts and their friends
for their drilling and the showing made
in the inspection. The exhibition of scout-
made articles by members of the troop
also drew much comment, according to
Scoutmaster Frank S. Drady.
Assistant Scoutmasters Harry Gee and
James Lee were also present, as well as
many of the troop's friends. The rally
was held in the auditorium of Mission
Dolores Church.
• •
Chinese Center Bridge Party
Oakland Chinese Center gave a public
bridge party last Saturday evening at
its clubhouse and a goodly crowd attend-
ed. Albert Jow and Annette Yick won
first prize for high scoring honors of the
evening; Bessie Kai-Kee and Roger Chew
took the scallion award.
The Chinese Center is fulfilling the
purpose of its organization admirably by
keeping the youths of Oakland China-
town off the streets. Every evening the
youngsters await the opening of the club-
room so they can gain access to the pool
table, card games and magazines.
On Tuesday, May 5, at its general
meeting, the Center is exhibiting medical
motion pictures for the members. Dr.
Jacob Yee, vice-president and Oakland's
leading Chinese physician, will lecture
on the films.
• •
CHINESE TALENT
PERFORMS FOR LODGE
Bob Wong, Joe Wong, Howard Lee
and Norman Chin of the Wah Kiang
Club and Madeline Chin entertained the
Royal Arcadam Lodge of Portland on
April 21. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram the master of ceremonies presented
Miss Chin with a huge box of candy
and six polo shirts were given to the ad-
visor of the Chinese Club to further its
purpose in the field of sports.
• •
MISS QUONG TO LECTURE
Miss Rose Quong will give a recital
on Wednesday, May 6, at the Western
Women's Club, 609 Sutter Street, at
8:30 p. m. in the ballroom. Admission
is #1.10, including tax.
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May 1, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
We present "NEWSETTES," a new little
column designed to catch all the latest news,
short, wispy items, and all other articles that
do not reach us in time to allott more space.
— Editor.
Have you the winning ticket for the
Chinese Radio Club dance prizes given
last week? Unclaimed ticket numbers
are: 0568, 0045, 0243. Present tickets
at #33 Spofford Alley, and get your
prize. ( J
A birthday party was recently given
to Ronald Lee by their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. On L. Lee of Berkeley. Twenty
guests were there and. had a merry even-
ing..
Guests were: Arlen, Lyman and Sylvia
Jee, George and William Lee, William
Chinn, Roger and Roland Lee, Lucille
Gee, Gerald and Linnie Lee, and the
parents of the children.
Fire broke out at the Lockey Wong
Laundry at 1047 Powell Street, Tuesday
night, causing damages of approximately
$100.00. It was believed the fire started
in the basement of the establishment,
which is not covered by insurance.
Professor Burden A. Nash of the de-
partment of Journalism, at Yenching
University, Peiping, China, visited
friends in Seattle last week, on a vacation
from the Orient. He gave a talk before
the U. of Washington journalism class
about the Chinese classes under his juris-
diction, and stated that the Chinese have
over a thouand daily newspapers and
their journalism classes are on a par
with those of the better schools here.
A baby shower for Mrs. Eugene Luke,
the former Jessie Doung, was held last
Saturday, April 25, at the home of Mrs.
Lorraine Ruehlen in Seattle, with Mrs.
Mary Doung Chinn in charge of re-
freshments.
Twenty dollars in cash were stolen last
Sunday from the cash register of a Chi-
nese laundry at 428 Pacific Street, owned
by Chung Foo. After questioning all
his employees, the owner reported the
matter to the police for an investigation.
Samuel Wong, U. W. instructor was
j among the speakers at a meeting of Phi
I Sigma at the Commons, Wednesday,
'■ April 22. His topic was "Recent Bac-
teriological Research."
Wayne Tom and his orchestra recent-
ly celebrated their third anniversary with
the Hong Kim Lung, Sacramento's most
fashionable Chinese restaurant.
The Sacramento Chinese Choral Club
was the guest of the Winters Methodist
Church on Sunday, April 26. Rev. Hir-
am Fong was the guest speaker of the
evening. Officers of the choir are Jane
Fong, president; Alice K. Fong, secre-
tary; and Jean Fong, pianist.
The Baptist Mission of Sacramento
held open house last Sunday for
friends in its recently remodeled building
with a special program including a mu-
sical trio by the Louie Brothers, Luke,
Daniel, and David, and a three-act play
by the students. Mrs. J. L. Allen is
superintendent of the church school.
Drums for the Drum and Bugle Corp
of the Wakue School of Watsonville
arrived last week. Eight boys were cho-
sen as buglers and the ten drums will
be taken up by girls. Three students
are competing for the position of drum
major of the corp: Henry Lew, May
Wong and Iris Wong.
Franklin High Chinese girls of Seattle
are sponsoring a dinner-dance on May 1
at the Chinese Temple with the Misses
Mary Luke and Rose Woo in charge
of arrangements. They announce that
reservations must be made in advance.
Fong, well-known Chinese artist and
muralist, is doing a series of murals for
the new intimate lounge room of the
Grand View Restaurant in Los Angeles.
Chinese Angelenos made a night of
it on April 25th, when the celestial par-
lor of the Native Sons of the G\den
West gave their annual nuit de carnival,
featuring entertainment, gnmos, music
and revelry.
China Pharmacy on Grant Avenue
was several cameras short Tuesday
morning when the clerk came to work.
The cameras were in the show window.
An unusually clever crook sliced a large
portion of the plate glass away, and took
the cameras and other articles with him.
An orchid to Miss Marjorie Beattie,
songstress with Paul Pendarvis' Orches-
tra formerly of the Palace Hotel, for her
courteous gesture to one of our Ameri-
can-born Chinese while singing with the
orchestra at San Luis Obispo in Southern
California.
Students' Convention
May 9 and 10
The Chinese Students' Association, of
Southern California will be host to all
the Chinese students at a convention to
be held on the week-end of May 9 and 10
on the Campus of Pomona College at
Claremont, California.
Outstanding speakers have consented
to speak before the group. They will
include Consul Yi-seng S. Kiang of the
Republic of China, President C. K. Ed-
munds of Pomona College; Professor
Howard S. Gait of Yenching University;
and Richard Carlyle, traveler, author aud
lecturer.
Round tables on China's problems will
include such topics as international re-
lations, national reconstruction, cultural
resources, and overseas welfare under the
student leadership of K. S. Tom of Chap-
man College, Elsie Young of the Uni-
versity of Southern California, Chao-
ying Meng of the California Institute
of Technology and Frank Y. Lee, of the
College of Osteopathic Physicians and
Surgeons.
Competitive athletics, recreation and
social activities will complete the stu-
dents' convention's program.
For further information and registra-
tion write Miss Bernice Louie, registrar,
734 E. Ninth Place, Los Angeles.
• •
EAST BAY CHINESE DIES
Leong Shon, 47, former manager of
the East Bay Meat Market, passed, away
on April 28 at the Fairmont Hospital in
Oakland. He had suffered from a chron-
ic liver condition for some time. He is
survived by his widow, at 522 8th Street.
• •
By breaking the window with a shot
gun, a burglar last Sunday night gained
admittance into a Chinese meat market
at 2598 Folsom Street, and took away
more than $80.00 worth of goods.
Miss Helen Hong of Seattle entertain-
ed with bridge and dancing at her home
on 11th Avenue. Guests of honor were
the Misses Madeline and Maxine Chin
of Portland, Oregon.
The young ladies were also guests of
Mr. Edwin Woo who held "open-house"
at his homo.
Betty and Tom Chow of Modesto
spent spring vacation visiting rel.v
and friends in Los Angolcs.
Miss Violet Leung of Bakcrsficld has
now returned to Los Angeles and is st.i\
ing with her aunt and uncle.
May 1, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pag* 5
CHINATOWNIA
"QUOTES"
Chinese Characteristics—
"If we review the Chinese race and
try to picture their national character-
istics, we shall probably find the follow-
ing traits of character: (1) sanity, (2)
simplicity, (3) love of nature, (4) pa-
tience, (5) indifference, (6) old roguery,
(7) fecundity, (8) industry, (9) fru-
gality, (10) love of family life, (11)
pacifism, (12) contentment, (13) humor,
(14) conservatism, and (15) sensuality.
They are, on the whole, simple great
qualities that would adorn any nation.
Some of these characteristics are vices
rather chan virtues, and others are neu-
tral qualities; they are the weakness as
well as the strength of the Chinese na-
tion. Too much mental sanity often
clips imagination of its wings and de-
prives the race of its moments of bliss-
ful madness; pacifism can become a vice
of cowardice; patience, again, may bring
about a morbid tolerance of evil; con-
servatism may at times be a mere synon-
ym for sloth and laziness; and fecundity
may be a racial virtue but an individual
vice.
"I have not put down honesty, because
all over the world farming people are
honest, and the reputation of the Chi-
comitant of his provincial method of do-
comitant of his proincial method of do-
ing business, and a mere result of the
predominance of the rural pattern and
ideal of life. When Chinese are put
in a seaport, they lose to a marked ex-
tent that pristine honesty and can be as
dishonest as any Wall Street stock job-
ber."
— Lin Yu-tang, in My Country and
My People.
China's Turning Point —
"Nations, like individuals, have to
plumb the depths of humiliation before
they can learn a new attitude toward
life. There are signs that the Chinese
are near, if they have not reached the
turning point. The fervor for reconstruc-
tion is widespread and there are signs
that a new order is rising from the ruins
of the old."
— Gerald Yorke, in China Changes.
Cathay Club Music Program
Participating in the annual National
Music Week Observance, Cathay Club
has announced a program for the occa-
sion which will take place Sunday, May
10, at 2 p. m., at the Chinese Playground.
Director Thomas Lym will wield the
baton during the program which will
consist of the following numbers:
1. Opening March
"Bombasto" O. R. Farrar
2. Selection
"The Firefly" Rudolf Friml
3. Idyl
"The Glow- Worm" Paul Linc\e
4. Overture
"Poet And Peasant" • Fr. von Suppe
5. Patrol
"Police Patrol" Edw. Merrit
6. Waltz
"The Merry Widow" Franz Lehar
7. Selection
"Carmen" Bizet
Anthem
The Star Spangled Banner
More than 25 bandsmen will be on
hand to give to local Chinese their an-
nual "music festival" so ably presented
by Cathay.
• •
WELL-KNOWN LAWYER
TAKES ASSOCIATE
Howard Magee, well-known San Fran-
cisco attorney with offices at 830 Market
Street, announces that he is associated
with Laurence D. Benamati for the gen-
eral practice of law. Mr. Benamati is
known by many Chinese while in school,
and the firm promises to play a promin-
ent part in the legal affairs of China-
town.
at night he can march 25 miles a day
over difficult mountain passes, sometimes
poorly clothed and with only straw san-
dals, and still remain in high spirits ....
He is quiet, obedient, active and tena-
cious. During the Chinese-Japanese ac-
tivities at Shanghai in 1932 he gave
ample evidence of this fact."
— A. J. Billingham, in the N. Y.
Times.
• •
The Chinese as Soldiers —
. . . . the Chinese is born with all
the fundamental qualities that go to
make an effective soldier. He is often
small in stature, very rugged, with no
fat, and usually is in sound physical
condition. With only five hours of sleep
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Bass Derby Features
Cathay Band
Through the efforts of Mr. Henry D.
Quan, owner of China Camp in Marvel-
ous Marin, Cathay Club's band will ap-
pear next Sunday, May 3, as one of the
main features of the MoNear's Point
Bass Carnival and Derby celebration.
Cathay Band will participate in the
parade signalling the opening of festivi-
ties, arrayed in their brilliant Chinese
costumes. A brief concert following the
parade will be given. Two other musi-
cal organizations will also participate in
the activities one of them being the Le-
gion Band of Marin County. Fishing,
swimming meets, music and dancing,
water sports, games, concessions and
bathing beauties will form the predom-
inant notes of the program.
It is estimated that a crowd of between
25,00 to 40,000 will attend the beach
event. The program has been widely
advertised in the various publications of
the Bay area and over the radio.
Mr. Quan and his associates will act
as hosts to visiting Chinese guests as well
as to members of the band. China Camp
adjoins McNears Beach by a short dis-
tance and the intervening stretch is ideal-
ly suited for all beach sports. Mr. Quan
is a member of the Chinese Sportsmens'
Club and Cathay Club. He and his family
are noted for their hospitality towards
visitors who flock to China Camp often.
• •
GIRL RESERVES PLAY MAY 16
"I can carry on a natural conversation
with a horse, or a sheep, or a dog, or a
cowboy, or an adult or girl, but I am
simply terrified when confronted with
a contemporary boy." So says the hero-
ine of "Taffy Finds Herself" before she
is transformed from the traditional
shrinking violet into the most sought
after young lady on two campuses. What
happens to her may be found out when
the Girl Reserves present the play on
Saturday, May 16.
Following the play there will be two
hours of dancing to the music of the
Cathayans with palm trees and moon-
light to make it a real "Night in Hawaii."
"Taffy Finds Herself" and "A Night
in Hawaii" are the joint venture of the
four Chinese Girl Reserve Clubs — the
Wan Yut, Jolly Musketeers, Busy Bees,
and Jolly Juniors. The proceeds will be
used to send girls to the Girl Reserve
camp, Gold Hollow, and to the annual
Girl Reserve Conference at Asilomar.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 1, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Girl Scouts Hold Bazaar
Troop 14, under the direction of An-
ita Lum, of the Chinese Presbyterialn
Church, will be in charge of a colorful
booth on Saturday, May 9, which will
be another gala day for the hundreds
of Girl Scouts and Brownies of San Fran-
cisco. On this day, from, eleven in the
morning to nine in the evening, the Girl
Scouts will hold open house at their ba-
zaar at the Women's City Club.
The girls have been busy for several
weeks making bright silk cord book
marks and other useful articles.
Later on, others will prove their skill
in the culinary line by making cakes,
doughnuts, candy and other delicacies.
The bazaar is open to the public. Also
at the show will be a white elephant table,
fortune tellers, a grab bag, and two pup-
pet shows. The Girl Scout Chorus will
sing several selections, two members of
Troop 14 being among them.
The bazaar is under the direction of
the San Francisco Council and the lead-
ers' Association, who invite all who are
interested to be present at the Women's
City Club on May 9.
• •
TOM McMANUS VISITS KIMLAUS
A recent visitor to San Francisco and
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Kimlau, was Mr. Thomas W. McManus,
of Bakersfield. Mr. McManus is the
well-known head of the McManus In-
surance Agency of that city, and is widely
known among the Chinese there.
Recently, Mr. McManus presented a
broadcast over station W6XAI in Ba-
kersfield. A lengthy talk was devoted
to the story of China, its art and culture,
family system, mining and farming, the
"Americanization" of Canton, and final-
ly, the Chinese in California, especially
in Bakersfield. The talk created a sen-
sation in that district, and very numerous
were the compliments paid to his organi-
zation.
• •
L. A. J. C. DANCE
Following up the success of the Col-
legiate Prom of their parent organiza-
tion, the Associated Students of Sou-
thern California, the Cathay Cultural
Club of Los Angeles Junior College an-
nounces their first anniversary dance on
the evening of May 29, at Newman Hall.
Members of various committees who
are giving the "good ole college try" for
the success of their initial social venture
are: Dorothy Lung, Elmer Leong, Fran-
ces Quon, and Mary Tom.
DR. HENRY H. HART
Dr. Henry H. Hart, instructor of
"Chinese Culture and Civilization" at the
University of California, who will lec-
ture on the "Chinese Theater" at the
Paulist Hall, 660 California St., Monday
evening, May 4, at 8 o'clock. Dr. Hart
will trace the history of the theater in
China and explain the symbolisms of
Chinese dramatic art. The lecture is
being sponsored by the Chinese Catholic
Young Men's Association.
Girl Reserves Ceremony
At the annual Girl Reserves' church
service in Portland, in which all Reserves
from Portland and surrounding com-
munities participated, two Chinese girls,
Madeline Chin and June Wong were
among the leaders. The theme of the
service was "Youth — the World's Fu-
ture."
June Wong from Girls' Polytechnic
spoke on "Hope."
Following the service was the ring cere-
mony. Of the seventy-five girls receiving
the rosebud symbols, eleven were Chi-
nese. They are Pearl, Jessie, Nellie and
Isabelle Lee; Madeline, Maxine, Doro-
thy and Irene Chin; Vivian Wong;
Mildred Goon and Maxine Chu.
• •
WAH KIANG DANCE
"The Chinese Showboat," the big
event in Portland, was a dance given by
the Wah Kiang Club at the Italian Hall
last Friday. A host of Chinese and
American friends were present.
According to all reports the affair was
quite a novelty in that all entertainment
was supplied by local Chinese talent. Ed-
gar Lee served in the capacity of master
of ceremony. Among the featured per-
formers were the Lotus Trio, who sang
"Lost" and "Please Believe Me;" Joe
Wong, tap dancer; and Howard Lee and
Robert Wong who demonstrated the en-
cient art of Chinese self-defense.
Shanghai Philanthropist
Honored
Within the space of one month a
Chinese Catholic, who is a prominent
business man of Shanghai and also na-
tionally known as one of the country's
greatest native philanthropists, two sig-
nal honors were conferred upon him, one
by Italy, and the other by the supreme
head of the Catholic Church.
Lo Pa-hong is the name of the man
who received these honors. The first
distinction came to him when he was
made a Commander of the Order of
the Crow of Italy. The insignia of this
honor was presented to him by the Ital-
ian Ambassador to China, H. E. V. Lo-
jacono, in the presence of many notables,
including Mayor Wu Teh-chen of Great-
er Shanghai and Commander L. Ney-
rons, the Italian Consul at Shanghai.
In his address the Italian Ambassador
paid warm tribute to Mr. Lo for the
effective assistance he has rendered, des-
pite his many other preoccupations of
charity, to the Italian Salesian Fathers
and their work in behalf of youth in
China.
The second distinction came to Mr.
Lo when he was appointed by Pope
Pius XI a Chamberlain of the Cape and
Sword. This distinction confers upon
him membership in the papal household
and carries with it certain rights and
privileges. This latter title is the third
papal honor this distinguished Chinese
has received from the Catholic Church,
as he already is a Knight of St. Gregory
and a Commander of the Order of St.
Silvester.
Though prominent in the business
world of Shanghai, Lo Pa-hong is still
more widely known for the many charity
organizations founded and directed by
himself, and others which he assists. The
most remarkable of these is St. Joseph's
Hospice, the largest charitable institu-
tion in Shanghai, which comprises 16
buildings housing 2000 inmates. In the
past quarter of a century he has raised
over four million dollars Chinese cur-
rency for this establishment and at pre-
sent secures #200,000 annually for its
maintainence. He is also the National
President of Catholic Action, an organi-
zation of native Catholic men and wo-
men active in various fields of education-
al work and social welfare.
Mr. Lo is general manager of the
Chinese Electric Power Co. Ltd., the
Chapei Electricity and Water Works,
Ltd., the Shanghai Inland Water Works
Co. Ltd., the Ta-Tung Zung Kee Steam
Navigation Co. Ltd., and a director of
a tramcar company in the same city.
May 1, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
The Washington cagers who toured
S. F. have formed a club that meets once
a week at some unknown rendezvous to
talk over their trip. You know, remin-
iesce, and exchange news (?) as to what
comes over the MAIL. You know how
it is, nothing like a bottle of beer or two
to get the boys to talk. Just the players
that were down here are members except
Kaye Hong, who is still enjoying himself
in our fair city.
FranChe, FranChe, where were you
on the night of April 27th? Wherever
you were, whatever you were doing on
that night, it will be the most expensive
evening you have spent for a long, long
time. For on THAT evening YOUR
name was drawn for the GRAND prize
of #500.000 at th* California Theater.
If you were thinking of going that night,
why didn't you think twice and go?
In one of the scenes of "The Great
Ziegfeld," the title player was caught
without his finale costume as the costum-
er had refused it to him without first re-
ceiving payment. When he successfully
got the dresses by clever strategy I heard
a woman in back of me whisper to
her companion, "Darned clever these
Chinese." Now, if you remember that
particular scene you will know what a
compliment she paid us for Ziggy cer-
tainly wiggled out of a great difficulty.
From the East Bay we hear that Hen-
ry Moon insists that his meetings with
Lona Lowe three or four times a day
on the Berkeley campus are merely
"happy coincidences."
Thirty-odd guests attended the Lyms'
party over the week-end. Frank Choy
was the odd one, we hear.
Art Chong and Betty Shoong do not
tell time by the Campanile clocks. They
read the sun-dial at its base — even after
the sun has set.
• •
A son was born on April 19 to the
wife of Robert Hee Tai Kong, of San
Diego, California.
The Towntrotter Says:
Mrs. LILLIAN WANG (formerly
Miss Lillian Chew of S. F.) plans on
moving down to Watsonville to live ....
Business seems to be picking up at the
California Market at Watsonville. Is it
because of the new handsome grocery
clerk, FRAiNKIE ENG? .... Watch
out, JACKIE KIM of Marysville, 'tis
spring and leap year and those two Sac-
ramento cuties are simply wild about
you! .... Seen at the Sacramento Ep-
worth League picnic recently were Mr.
and Mrs. WAYNE TOM, and their
pretty little daughter, JOYCE .... From
Watsonville we hear that MARY LEE
is secretly trying out some stick twirl-
ing, gonna be a drum major? .... And
that ERNIE YEE (of the wine shop)
was a step too slow in asking a certain
miss to attend a concert at the Cocoanut
Grove in Santa Cruz .... Who is that
handsome boy friend of JENNY NG'S?
.... Two former San Franciscans were
v\1eek-end visitors in town, OW KEE
FAT came from Sacramento and lost
no time playing a few sets of tennis,
while LEE YIM HING dropped in from
Calaveras, a northern California mining
town .... A leap year secret from Wat-
sonville is out, RAY CHIN and BETTE
WONG are engaged, although no wed-
ding date has yet been announced ....
ANNE LUM, formerly of Astoria, is
training at the Emanuel Hospital at Port-
land .... TEDDY LEE's Harmonica
Rascals will entertain on May 8 at the
S. F. Boys' Club Carnival at the Beach
.... We wonder when WILLIAM JOW
and PHOEBE SUM will be altar-bound
.... THOMAS JUNG of Salinas was
heard singing affectionately "You Start-
ed Me Dreaming," is it M. C. by any
chance? .... Last week JAMES LEONG
of Salinas threw a "surprise party."
Among those present were BETTY
ENG, DOROTHY LEE and EARL
GOON of Watsonville ....
• •
LYMS GIVE PARTY
The Lyms, Jean and Glenn, entertain-
ed a host of their friends last Saturday
evening at their home in Berkeley. A
congenial evening was spent with danc-
ing, parlor games and card games pre-
vailing.
The lavish buffet supper was the high-
light of the party, according to Elmer
Lew and Junior Yee, two of the student
guests, who were not unaware of the ad-
vantages of buffet suppering.
Lien Fa Saw You
Exceedingly complimentarily dressed,
Mrs. Thomas Kwan, formerly of Port-
land, Oregon, typifies the modern ma-
tron, in a black wool crepe dress, with an
interesting treatment at the neckline,
trimmed in narrow white ruffles. It was
styled with loose sleeves which are so
fashionable. Black patent leather pumps
as reflective as a mirror, matched her
shiny straw brimless hat with white
adornments. Accompanying her young
mother was little Nannette Kwan as frisky
as a snow ball, in a short white wool coat
— tiny white "mittened" hands carried
an equally small hand bag not bigger
than a minute. The "cutester" was im-
maculately neat.
At the Sunday night game, Mrs. Hayne
Hall wore a black loose coat with a lux-
urious collar of grey wolf. Her black
"curled up" brim hat was banded with
a veil that ended up with a snappy bow
at the back. A lavender floral printed
frock was worn under this "interpreta-
tion of elegance."
Among the spectators at the French
Court was Miss Mary Chin. She was
seen in a metal grey sports coat with
fitted lines. The preferred red sailor
straw "topper" clicked well with her
patent leather purse which was also of
lipstick red.
Also at the basketball game was Miss
Ruth Young, who expressed black in an
exquisite manner. With her snug coat
collared with sleeky kidskin, a brief black
toque was worn, where a red flower em-
erged abruptly from the top — a most
clever number in the millinery features.
Miss Delma Mark was strolling down
Sacramento Street in a brown mono-
toned suit with the favorite sport-back.
Her chapeau was of felt-like fabric with
an amusing pom pom of brown perched
in front. Soft gloves checked perfectly
with her yellow hat while her brown
shoes were comfortably and militarily
heeled.
• •
WA MEI GIRLS' CLUB IN L. A.
Formal installation was held for the
Mei Wah Girls of L. A. recently at the
International Institute.
The new officers are Esther Lew, presi-
dent; Cleo Chow, vice-president; Eleanor
Soo Hoo, secretary; and Frances Wong,
treasurer. Miss Wright is the club advisor.
New members are: Rose Lamb, Frances
Wong and Dorothy Lung.
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May 1, 1936
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CORRESPONDENTS
AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles
William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland
Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland
Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Salinas
Edward Chan
Bakersfield
..Mamie Lee
Watsonville
_ „ Iris Wong
Fresno
Allen Lew
Sacramento
Ruth C. Fong
CHINESE ATHLETES IN AMERICA
Chinese athletes as a whole cannot compare with
American athletes. But that does not mean that they
can not still be champions of their nationality.
For this reason, we were more than interested when
word was received from Lingnan University students
in Canton that their teams have always ranked high
in Chinese sports, that they have been well represented
in the Far Eastern Olympiads and the National Meet.
It is their intention to invade America sometime this
summer, with teams in basketball, baseball, and other
sports. One of the main obstacles is lack of trans-
portation and living expenses; but this should not be
a great handicap. With a few of our organizations to
guarantee them part of the expense, a really great field
of endeavor and accomplishment can be written into
the annals of Chinese sports. We hear often of Jap-
anese athletes coming over here to compete in baseball,
golf, tennis, and basketball. With the exception of the
Chinese Davis Cup players who came to America twice
in the last decade, the Chinese have never attempted
to travel abroad.
This is one of our greatest handicaps: Once an
athlete arrives on top in China, they never dream of
going outside of their realm for further achievement.
There is nothing by which to gauge their accomplish-
ments in international sport. Another thing — NO
Chinese in modern history has ever come within strik-
ing distance of a world's record. And why can't we?
Not because we aren't good enough. We haven't even
tried. But, lately, there has been considerable dissatis-
faction in the ranks of these athletes. They want to
try — and keep on trying for bigger and better competi-
tion.
This attempt of some of China's athletes to come
over here should be encouraged. By all means, let us
try to get them here, and see if the local Chinese can
offer them a good enough battle. Business men and
community leaders should back this attempt with a
united effort to make possible this intended goodwill
invasion of China's athletes.
After all, who knows but that the local Chinese may
be of championship calibre, and can really help China
gain a name in the realm of international sports.
The Chinese Digest will be glad to divulge the
names of the teams wishing to invade America, and
will assist in any way to bring about the successful
consummation of this very worthwhile project.
MORAL LAW AND NATURE
THE moral laws form one system with the laws by
which Heaven and Earth support and contain, over-
shadow and canopy all things. These moral laws form
the same system with the laws by which the seasons
succeed each other and the sun and moon appear with
the alternations of day and night. It is this same sy-
stem of laws by which all created things are produced
and develop without injuring one another; by which
the operation of nature take their course without con-
flict and confusion, the lesser forces flowing every-
where like river currents, while the great forces of
creation go silently and steadily on.
It is this — one system running through all — that
makes the Universe so impressively great. — Confucius.
QUALITIES OF THE GREAT
TO dwell in the wide house of the world; to stand
in true attitude therein; to walk in the wide path of
men; in success, to share one's principles with the pe-
ople; in failure, to live them out alone; to be incorrupt-
ible by riches or honors, unchangeable by poverty,
unmoved by perils or power, — these I call the quali-
ties of a great man. — Mencius. 371 B. C.
May 1, 1936
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May 1, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
TWO CONSECRATED LIVES
Is true heroism an unknown quantity
in our day? To many of us, saturated
as we are with a materialistic philosophy
of life, it would seem so. The consecra-
tion of lives to a task of mercy, the im-
molation of selves to the will of God
seem to be human qualities belonging
to another age. Yet recently came this
story of high romance and the true hero-
ism which dwarfs many a tale of fiction:
Somewhere in the Sun Wui district of
the southern province of Kwangtung, far
from the haunts of living men, is a place
called the Gate of Heaven. But it is not
an earthly paradise, nor any sort of a
palace as its name would indicate. Is is
an abandoned cemetery. In it dwell sev-
eral hundreds of this world's living dead
— lepers.
These lepers, driven from their homes
and forsaken by their own loved ones,
have sought refuge in the Gate of Heaven
leper asylum. For here their every day
human needs are attended to by a group
of men who have consecrated their lives
to minister to their physical and spiritual
comforts. They are two Catholic priests,
four doctors, a nurse, and a Brother, and
they represent American, English, Irish,
Filipino and Chinese nationalities.
But it is of only two members of this
group with which we are concerned.
In 1930 Dr. Harry Blaber, young,
ambitious, and coming from a long line
of medical practitioners, was an interne
at the Brooklyn Hospital in New York.
There he met and fell in love with Miss
Constance White, a nurse. After a brief
courtship they were engaged and were to
be married upon Dr. Blaber's comple-
tion of his interneship at the end of the
year. But something intervened to de-
lay their marriage for some five years —
something which was to change the
course of these two people's entire lives.
Dr. Blaber felt a strong call to devote
a few years of his life to the Catholic
medical foreign missions, an important
branch of the modern science of missiol-
ogy. He presented himself to the late
Bishop, then Father, James A. Walsh,
Superior-General of the Catholic Foreign
Mission Society of America, more fam-
iliarly known by that single ward Mary-
knoll. To Father Walsh the young doc-
tor said something like this:
"Please accept my services on your
missions for the space of five years. At
the end of that time, I wish to return,
marry and set up in practice in Brook-
lyn as my grandfather and uncles have
done before me."
His services were accepted. Leaving
his fiancee at home he sailed for South
China. Reaching his destination, he
was assigned to one of Maryknoll's mis-
sions in the Sze Yap region. And it
was not long before he came to the Gate
of Heaven leper asylum.
In this leper colony the dwellers lived
in miserable huts fashioned out of
thatched roofs and coffin planks. Before
the arrival of missionaries no one had
cared for them because no one dared.
They were a band of lost souls, the dam-
ned, the living dead, horrible and ghast-
ly to look at, with their lecherous sores
emitting sickening stenches, and their
flesh rotting piece by piece.
Dr. Blaber saw these lepers living in
this abandoned cemetery. But he did
not flee from them as many another
man, doctor or no doctor, of less strong-
er and sterner mettle would. He mini-
stered to them, doing it in the same
fashion as if he were attending patients
in a modern American hospital, where
everything is sanitary and inoculated
against all possible contamination.
Thus the years passed and it was not
until September, 1935, that Dr. Blaber
paused for a brief vacation. He had
given his services to the medical missions
as he had promised he would. Now he
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could return to America, marry, and be-
gin his practice as a doctor.
But this was not to come to pass. For
five years of seeing the terrible sufferings
of China's people, five years of witness-
ing the pains of humans whose only last-
ing solace seem to be death, was enough
to show a generous man that one must
give one's life if such pains and suffer-
ings and physical miseries are to be
alleviated. The young doctor reached
a decision.
Dr. Blaber returned to America to
claim his bride. But before the marriage
he discussed his change of life-work to
his fiancee and asked her to consider
before they take their nuptial vows. On
his part, Dr. Blaber considered his posi-
tion again, did not change his mind.
Miss White considered. But it seemed
that this young American woman pos-
sessed the same heroic quality as the man
she was to take as a life partner. With
her head held high, and her grey eyes
steady and unafraid, she promised to
tread the same paths with her husband-
to-be.
In November, Dr. Blaber's uncle, Fa-
ther Louis Blaber, officiated at the pair's
nuptial mass in Brooklyn. Three months
later, Dr. and Mrs. Blaber sailed for
China. On their way, however, they
stopped to observe the leper work -at the
Hawaiian island of Molokai, that colony
of the living dead made famous through-
out the world by the work of the late
Father Damien, who, himself, died a
leper.
Today, in company with the priests
and the other doctors, Dr. and Mrs.
Blaber constitute a strange group of se-
ven men and one woman who are living
in a veritable hell-hole in South China,
ministering to a small fraction of Chi-
na's estimated two million lepers.
But they are not to live there much
longer. For sometime ago the provin-
cial government, recognizing the great
work of mercy which they were conduct-
ing in behalf of the lepers, has grantee
Maryknoll 300 acres of land on Ns
Moon, a peninsula at the mouth of
Kongmoon River. Here permanent
quarters will be erected and the Gate
of Heaven leper cemetery will soon be
abandoned for good.
Who said that the day of true heroism
and high romance is over?
May 1, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
Page II
COM MUNITY WELFARE
ETHEL LUM
HISTORIES OF
CHINESE CLUBS
Editor's Note — In publishing the
"Histories of Chinese dubs" we hope
to bring to the public eye those organ-
izations whose definite aims, and more
important, whose fulfillment of these
aims have contributed toward the
betterment of society and their res-
pective communities.
Cathay Post 384 Auxiliary
By Mrs. Grace Lee, President
(Mrs. Chang Wah Lee)
Cathay Unit No. 384, an auxiliary of
the Cathay Post, American Legion, De-
partment of California, was organized
five years ago, on May 1, 1931, with
ten members. The Adult Membership
is composed of mothers, wives, widows
and sisters of World War Veterans, while
the Junior Membership is of daughters
entitled to Adult Membership at the age
of 18.
The Unit was organized for the pur-
pose of carrying on the program of the
American Legion Auxiliary, which has a
National Membership of over 400,000.
Being the only Chinese unit, we feel
that it is our duty not only to carry out
these four great principles, "Justice,
Freedom, Democracy and Loyalty," but
also to enlighten the American public
that we, of Chinese descent, are as de-
sirable and worthy citizens of this repub-
lic.
To carry out this program, we strive
to enter wholeheartedly into all the var-
ious Legion activities, especially in Re-
habilitation, Co-operative Sales, Child
Welfare, Poppy Sales, Community Ser-
vice, Americanism, Legislation, National
Defense and Education.
Rehabilitation. Annual cash donations
are made to the Department, by means of
which a number of Chinese veterans are
cared for in the various veteran hospi-
tals. The members sew on articles suit-
able for hospital use, such as wheel chair
robes, locker and bureau scarfs, etc. These
finished articles are taken out or sent
to the Fort Miley, Livermore, Yountville,
and Sawtelle Hospitals. Cigarettes, cross
word and jig saw puzzles and playing
cards are also donated to the patients. In
addition, visits at intervals are made to
the hospitals. At Christmas time, the
members help decorate Christmas trees
for the wards, and pack Christmas Food
Baskets for the destitute Veteran families.
Co-operative Sales. Used silk stockings
are donated to the hospital patients to
be made into rugs. Purchases of veteran-
made articles are made by the Unit for
pirizes and donations.
Child Welfare. Cash donations for this
purpose are made to the Department.
Used toys are left at the Hostess Houses
at hospitals for the children of patients
who are left there while mothers make
visits. Clothes are also given to the child-
ren. A Christmas party is held annually
for the children of Chinese veterans.
Poppy Sales. Each year, in May, the
Unit helps with the sale of veteran-made
paper poppies. The non-pensioned vet-
erans depend upon the sale of these
poppies to help eke out a living for their
families.
Community Service. Donations are
made of clothes, shoes, magazines, etc. to
the needy families and other charitable
organizations ministering to the needs of
the Chinese community.
Americanism. We encourage and help
all Chinese-American citizens to register
so that they may exercise their franchise.
Legislation. We endeavor to stimulate
lively interest in and make a careful study
of candidates and bills which come up
from time to time. Above all, we seek
to introduce resolutions and to present
an impartial view upon any prejudicial
legislation against the Chinese which may
come up.
National Defense. We support all legis-
lations and patriotic organizations which
strive toward a safe and adequate Nation-
al Defense.
Education. A month is set aside, an-
nually, for soliciting donations to an Ed-
ucational Endowment Fund which makes
possible loans to deserving children of
veterans who otherwise would be without
financial aid for higher education.
In this program of Community Service,
we have been signally honored with Na-
tional Citations for the good work we
have done. It is essential that we enlist
the co-operation of all Chinese Veterans
and their families in order to improve
and broaden the scope of our social ac-
tivities.
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and spiritual contribution, a life size pic-
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Lord, Jesus Christ, was unveiled Easter
Sunday at the Chinese Congregational
Church in Los Angeles.
The picture, an oil painting, is the
work of Tyrus Wong, honor student of
the Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles,
and hailed by eminent art critics of the
southland as an original impression of
Christ.
Since the painting, showing the bene-
volent Christ floating on spiritual clouds,
has been done, several art organizations
have requested it for exhibition. The
Congregational Church feels fortunate
in obtaining this work of Mr. Wong's.
Mr. Lum Young, member of the church
board of trustees, made the philanthro-
pic gesture in donating one hundred
dollars towards the art materials for the
painting.
• •
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
BAZAAR
EVENT: bazaar and carnival, TIME:
June 13th, PLACE: International Insti-
tute, SPONSOR: Chinese Congregation-
al Church of Los Angeles, PURPOSE:
community get-together.
Speaking in the usual Hollywood vern-
acular, the Young People Group of the
Church, which is handling all arrange-
ments, promises it to be the most "colos-
sal" thing of its kind in the southland.
According to those in charge, the de-
tails of the June festival will be withheld
until more comprehensive plans are
formed; but in the meantime, the Chi-
nese people of Los Angeles and its vic-
inity could, and should, reserve the date
of June 13th for a most enjoyable time.
• •
Since its inception, besides serving as
Unit presidents, Mrs. Lily Jean has been
appointed Co-operative Sales and Educa-
tion Chairman of the Seventh District
(composed of eleven units) and Mrs.
Grace Lee has been appointed as Seventh
District Secretary and has also been ap-
pointed as delegate from the Seventh
District to the State Convention Publicity
Committee. She has been elected for two
consecutive years as Chaplain for the
San Francisco County Council (composed
of 12 units). The following members
have also served as Unit president: Mrs.
Pauline Wong, Mrs. Kathryn Chan and
Mrs. Dorothy Chan.
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CHINESE D I C EST
May 1, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo •
Sportsmen Skeet Shoot
Dr. D. K. Chang, well-known Chinese
doctor and sportsman, was high gun at
Skeet on April 26, at the Town Gun Club
in South San Francisco.
Miss Clara Chan, popular sportswo-
man, shooting skeet for the first tme,
broke 26 out of 50. According to the
National Skeet Shooting records, the av-
erage man beginner breaks 18 out of 50
birds. Under the able tutelage of Mac
SooHoo, Dr. Chang, and HongKong
Derby King Tuon Loy, Miss Chan with
her exceptional ability with the scatter-
gun, shot the amazing score. Town re-
marks that Miss Chan will go far in the
field of shooting and will be the first
Chinese of her sex to break the 25
straight.
Joe Tuon and Clayton SooHoo, juv-
eniles of the Chinese Sportsmen Club,
shot two competitive rounds of skeet,
Joe hitting 43 out of 50 and Clayton 28.
Clayton SooHoo being proficient at trap
shooting only, was handicapped, as this
was also his first time at skeet shooting.
Fred Jow, Jr., another juvenile of the
club shooting his first time also, broke
8 birds out of 25.
Skeet out of 50
Dr. D. K Chang 49
Tuon Loy — — — — 48
Mac SooHoo _._. 44
Joe Tuon — — - — — 43
James Chang _ — — — — — 40
Dr. Kim Wong 39
Admiral Fok 37
Thomas F. Leong . — __ 28
Fred Jow 28
Clayton SooHoo — — — — — 28
Miss Clara Chan _ — — — . — — 26
Lym Wing ._ _ — __ — 22
Winton Lee Yum _ — _ _ _ — - —-13
Fred Jow, Jr. (25) 8
Word was just received from Boston,
Mass., headquarter of the National Skeet
Shooting Association, that Dr. Chang
is the second Chinese in the world to
break a 25 straight, Mac SooHoo being
the first.
• •
ST. MARY'S PLAYS GAMES
The St. Mary's A. C. Varsity will clash
with the Nam Kue Varsity this Sunday
evening at the French Court. A prelim-
inary is slated for 7:30 between the St.
Mary's 100 pounders and the Francisco
Junior High 100's.
On Saturday night at eight p. m. the
St. Mary's hundreds will tackle the Jap-
anese League team of the same weight at
the French Court.
U. C. Conquers S. F. J. C.
Two strong collegiate Chinese quintets
battled through an extra period in a
hard-fought game which saw the lead
see-sawing back and forth, the U. C.
Chinese defeating the S. F. J. C. Chinese,
47-39, at the French Court last Sunday
evening, before a large crowd.
The score was tied 36-36 at the end
of the regulation time, Paul Mark and
Fay Louie knotting the count for the J.
C. with field goals. However, in the
extra minutes, the Cal boys went on a
scoring spree. It was a tough game for
the local five to lose.
For the winners, Earl Wong, Hector
Eng and Al Young were outstanding,
while Paul Mark, Philip Chinn and
Thomas Yep were the J. C. stars.
In the preliminary, the Shangtai 130's
easily won from the Chan Yings by dis-
playing a superb passing and shooting
attack, 38-25. The winners led all the
way, the tally at the end of the first
quarter being 18-0 and at half, 25-9.
Johnny Wong, Allen Lee Po and Jack
Fong stood out for Shangtai, while Wil-
liam Chan played a bang-up game for
the Chan Yings on both offense and
defense.
• •
S. J. C. WINS TOURNAMENT
The Dragon Indoor Baseball team
won the intramural championship at
the Sacramento Junior College by de-
feating the Happy Hooligans, a team
composed largely of varsity players and
previously undefeated, in a play-off be-
tween the leaders of the two leagues.
Th winners jumped to a four-run lead
in the first inning which the Hooligans
were never able to overcome, resulting
in a score of 7-6 in favor of the Chinese.
Manager Paul Yuke and Charles Fong
starred with the willow while Tung Fong
and Donald Yee turned in sparkling
fielding plays. The players will receive
medals for winning the title.
• •
PLAYGROUND TRACK MEET
San Francisco's City Playground Track
and Field Meet will be held Saturday,
May 16, at the Kezar Stadium, it was
learned. Entries will close on May 13.
There are dash events, broad jump,
high jump and relays from 70 pounds
up to 120 pounds. Only grammar and
junior high students will be eligible to
participate in the meet. Anyone inter-
ested and desiring to take part should
see Oliver Chang at the Chinese Play-
ground.
St. Mary's Billiard Tourney
Commencing on Saturday afternoon,
May 2, a "Pocket Billiard Tournament"
will be conducted at St. Mary's auditor-
ium under the supervision of Jimmie
Chew, in charge of recreational activities
of the Chinese Catholic Young Men's
Association. The Association is spon-
soring this coming contest, it was an-
nounced.
Those eligible to enter this tourna-
ment, according to Jimmie, must be
members of the various clubs of the Chi-
nese Catholic Social Center or students
of St. Mary's School. They will be di-
vided into groups A, B, and C. Points
to be reached by the winner of each
group are: 25 points for the A class;
20 points for the B class; and ten points
for the C class. Registration fees for
the tournament are 15 cents for the A
group and ten cents for the B and C
groups. There are no other fees.
The winners of the tournament will
be awarded medals which have been
specially donated for this purpose by
the National Billiard Association of
America, said the tournament supervisor.
SALINAS FORM GIRLS' NINE
Encouraged by the successful forma-
tion of the junior boys' baseball team,
the Salinas Chinese girls have formed a
junior nine. The team will combine with
the boys' team in practice sessions and
games will be scheduled in June. Hughes
Chin will act as one of the coaches for
this team. Following are the players:
May Lee Lew, (c) ; Captain Mary Chin
(p); Yee Lew (1st); Jean Lee (2); Mil-
dred Jang (3); Mary Yee and Ella Lee
(ss); Lupe Lee (If); Catherine Jang
(cf ) ; Martha Chin (rf); Mary Gate Lew
and Melba Wong, utilities. Blanche
Chin is the manager.
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CHINESE DIGEST
SPORTS
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Chinese "Y" Swimmers
Vanquish Japanese "Y"
More than doubling the score of their
opponents, the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
swimming team handed the Japanese Y.
M. C. A. human fish a severe 118-52
lacing last Friday night at the Chinese
"Y" pool.
For the Chinese team, coached by Bill
Jow, Harry Chew of the 120's division
turned in 20 points, while Henry Yee
of the tens captured a total of 15 points.
Woodrow Ong, a new fish in the "Y'
pool, sprang several surprises in the un-
limited class in the breast-strokes. Fast
times were turned in by Al Seid of the
80's and Warren Fung of the 90's in
the 20-yard breaststroke. Their times
were :16 and :17, respectively.
The boys who competed for the Chi-
nese squad were (Lai Wing, Andrew
Leong, Norman Ong, Lai Chor, Lok
Chin, Lee Jan Wong, Al Young, Thom-
as Lai, Faye Lowe, Franklin Sing, Ches-
ter Wong, Frank Yuen, Charles Ng,
Francis Mark, Philip Leong and Ed
Suen.
Outstanding performers for the Jap-
anese team were Koji Urrabe and Jackie
Hirano.
Troop Three Track Meet
Judging by the inquiries that have been
pouring in to the sponsor, the Troop
Three Invitational Track and Field
Meet will be one of the biggest cinder
path events among the Chinese in many
years. It is expected that entries will
arrive shortly from San Jose, Fresno,
Stockton, Palo Alto, Sacramento, Oak-
land and other cities as well as from
local organizations.
Competition will be much suffer for
the Scouts this year than was offered in
1934. That year, it proved a runaway
for them, in both the heavyweight and
lightweight divisions. Here's how they
finished in the first annual meet: Un-
limiteds, Troop Three 48, Sacramento
Tetra-Ethel 11, Unattached 8, Fresno
and Nulite 5 each, San Jose 3, and
Stockton 1. Lightweights, Troop Three
78, Nulite 21, Tetra-Ethel 13, and San
Jose 5.
Don Lee, in charge of the meet, de-
sires to remind prospective competitors
once more that the entries will close
on June 1. For entry blanks see or
write Don Lee or Fred Schulze at 758
Stockton Street, or Frank Wong, 855
Sacramento Street, San Francisco.
SPORTS SHORTS
Faye Lowe, the very promising Chi-
nese netster who is co-captain of the
Mission High School tennis team and
the No. 2 ranking player, defeated Dun-
koop of Balboa Hi in his first A. A. A.
match last week, but was defeated in the
following round. Faye is the only local
Chinese high school netman.
Warren Young, Richard Chin and Al-
len Chan are members of the track team
at the Richmond Union High School.
The Sr. Mary's track team was seen
practicing at the Kezar Stadium Sunday
morning under the direction of Frank
Lee, co-coach.
It is learned that Kaye Hong, the
Washington eager, will play for one of
the strong Chinese quintets of this city
next season.
The Honolulu Chinese playground
league was inaugurated last week under
the direction of Bunny Chung. Six teams
in the league will vie for the trophy don-
ated by Sun Fo, president of the execu-
tiv yuan of China. Handsome trophies
will also be given at the end of the series,
to leading hitters and home run sluggers.
Robert Chinn, Gordon Poon, and
John Wong of Seattle are taking their
game of tennis very seriously. They are
seen daily at the Columbia courrts.
Albert King, Lew G. Kay, and June
Chinn of Seattle were seen playing golf
at the Jefferson links weekly.
A series of round-robin matches will
be held this Sunday, May 3, at the Ely-
sian Park, Los Angeles, to select the
team members who will participate in
the matches with the Chitena, according
to tennis manager Hamilton Gee.
Fifteen matches are to be scheduled
with the S. F. netsters which will include
mens' and womens' singles, mens' doubles
and mixed doubles.
TENNIS SCHEDULE
April 26, in Portland, marked the
opening round of the Wah Kiang inter-
club tennis championship. First round
matches placed Jimmy Moe vs. Robert
Wong; Norman Chin vs. Warren Moe;
Bill Moe vs. Paul Moe; and Howard Lee
vs. Joe Wong.1
WA SUNG HAS FRESNO GAME
During the Raisin Day festivals, Wa
Sung of Oakland is journeying down to
Fresno to attend the opening ceremonies
of the new Chinese school there Satur-
day night, May 16, and to play the classy
Fresno Police nine the following day.
Such was the decision of the members
when they met recently at their club-
house on Eighth Street. The Wa Sung
formerly was an annual participant at
the Raisin Day holidays until the cur-
tailment of expenses made further trips
unfeasible.
At the conclusion of the discussion
a bean and spaghetti dinner was given
to the Midget team as a reward for their
string of victories over the playground
teams in the near vicinity.
• •
LINGNAN U. STRONG ATHLETES
The baseball team of the Lingnan
University, Canton, China, has won the
South China Baseball title for the past
four years, according to word received
from Hue Man Wai, manager of the
team.
Competing in fr^ofndly games, this
team has yet to lose against the best
American civilian nines, the Japanese,
and the U. S. S. gunboat teams.
In American football, the Lingnan
eleven has won consecutive champion-
ships since its adoption in 1932. Out
of 13 Provincial Athlletic Meets, the
Lingnan "U" has won 12, which makes
it supreme in the realm of sports.
Its athletes have represented Canton
in all the China National Athletic Meets
and have also been well represented in
every Far Eastern Athletic Olympic
Games. Ko Hon Yan is manager of
the basketball team.
• •
Clarence Louie, former netster of the
L. A. Tennis Club, who left last summer
for China is now a student at Pui Ching
in Tungshan, Canton.
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CHINESE DIG EST
May 1, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CHINA RECONSTRUCTION NEWS
China has only 1.24 persons per thou-
sand who belong to cooperative societies,
according to statistics recently compiled
and released by the National Economic
Council; while the rate for China's north-
ern neighbor, Soviet Russia, is 656, fol-
lowed by 17 other countries having a
rate of about 100 per thousand, 21 coun-
tries having a rate of 10 to 100 per thou-
sand, 13 countries having a rate of 2
to 10 per thousand. China stands fifty-
third among countries having coopera-
tives.
The report of Chinese rural coopera-
tives as given by the N. E. C. covers the
period ending 1934, as figures for 1935
are not yet available. It revealed that
the number of cooperatives in China has
increased from 5,33 5 at the end of 1933
to 14,649 at the end of 1934, represent-
ing a rise of 180 percent; while the mem-
bers of cooperatives have increased from
184,578 at the end of 1933 to 557,521
at the end of 1934, a sharp rise of 200
percent.
Regarding the types of rural coopera-
tives in the country at the end of the
period cited, credit societies formed 62.2
percent, integrated societies represented
9.3 percent, and production societies
claimed the remaining 8.6 percent.
Rapid Development a Danger
The report asserts that in spite of the
rapid development of cooperation, its
significance at present to the national
economy of China is not great. It also
points out the fact that expert observers
of Chinese cooperation are of the opinion
that there is a great danger attending
the too rapidly growing cooperative
movement, as trained personnel is lack-
ing, organization is loose and supervision
of societies are in many cases inadequate.
There are also many instances of con-
fusion in administration, over-regulation,
and conflict of functions, although most
local governments, many social welfare
agencies and commercial banks are pro-
moting the movement enthusiastically.
A Cooperative Commission
As a method of coordination was high-
ly necessary to bring order out of a cha-
otic situation occasioned by the too rapid
growth of the movement, a Cooperative
Commission was set up by order of the
Central Government last October. The
Commission is comprised of 17 members,
with Chen Kung-po, Minister of Indus-
tries, as chairman. It has a Standing
Committee of 4 members, a Secretarial
section, a Technical and Finance Depart-
ment. The work of the Commission is
as follows:
1. Technical assistance to and coop-
eration among regional cooperative pro-
grams ;
2. Introduction of capital and super-
vision thereof into rural cooperation;
3. Training of technical personnel of
cooperative work; and
4. Demonstrations of practical field
work.
The Commission in Operation
The field programs of the Cooperative
Commission, in which the N. E. C. par-
ticipates, are agricultural cooperation in
Anhwei, Kiangsi, Hunan and Hupeh
provinces. Reviewing the cooperation
movement in these four provinces, the
report states that during the flood in
1931 the Central Government, through
the National Flood Relief Commission,
loaned 40,000 tons of wheat, valued at
#3,000,000, as relief in part to farmers
in the inundated areas of these provinces.
The farmers were organized into so-
called mutual aid societies and loans
were made to members on the condition
that members of the same society should
be mutually responsible for the repay-
ment of each other's loans. When the
National Flood Relief Commission ceased
to exist, this work was taken over by tl/':
N. E. C.
These mutual aid societies were grad-
ually transformed into regular coopera-
tive societies. By the end of last Septem-
ber there were 6,331 cooperatives with
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166,133 members, and 3,501 mutual aid
societies with 194,680 members.
Repayments by the farmers were made
in cash and the money thus accumulated
was turned into a revolving fund for
rural finance. By the end of last Sept-
ember loans repaid had reached the total
of #2,084,396.43 while loans still out-
standing were #909,422.04.
The N. E. C. in its report also stated
that in the Northwest a system of extend-
ing cheap credit to poor farmers has
been worked out, while in Kiangsi pro-
vince, in addition to the loans extended,
the N. E. C. has allotted #500,000 as a
cooperative trust fund for the promotion
of cooperation.
Persnnel Training
The Cooperative Commission has se-
cured the aid and advice of experts of
the University of Nanking, Nankai Uni-
versity and Yenching University in de-
vising a program for the training of
senior inspectors. Several experts have
been sent to North China for practical
field inspection.
In ordar to give a systematic and ade-
quate presentation of the principles and
methods of cooperation the Commission
has published a monograph, in coopera-
tion with the University of Nanking,
•entitled "Rural Cooperation in China"
and "Laws and Regulations Governing
Cooperation in China."
To render effective technical advice to
field agencies, specialists have been sent
to different parts of the country to survey
and assist in special problems, such as the
adoption of accounting forms and the
training of local organizers. The Com-
mission hopes that in time it may become
the centre for technical research and
the training of personnel for cooperation
work.
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on Apr. 17 to the wife
of Wong Chow Kee, 240 Joice Street,
San Francisco.
A son was born on April 13 to the
wife of Ng Fook On, 742J Washington
St., San Francisco.
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A son was born on April 16 to the
wife of Lew Shun, 3 3J John Street, San
Francisco.
May 1, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
Paga 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Former San Franciscan
On Visit From China
Peter S. Wong, a graduate of the
University of California, arrived in San
Francisco recently for a brief vacation.
Representative of Sharpe and Domb,
drug manufacturers and wholesalers,
Wong covers the whole southern terri-
tory of China; and once a year, travels
the length and breadth of China in con-
nection with his work.
Every four years, he returns to the
United States, to renew his contract with
this nationally-known firm, and to take
the only vacation during the four-year
period.
Graduating from U. C. in pharmacy,
he went to Philadelphia for further
studies, and while there, made his con-
tact with Sharpe and Domb. He worked
in the laboratories of the firm for a year
and a half, and then was assigned to his
post in China.
He will leave about May 7 for the
East, and from there, will leave for a
tour of Europe and thence to China.
His wife, who is accompanying him,
is the former Viola Yee of Sacramento,
and a member of a well-known family
in the capital city.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Hoover, (San
Francisco) May 6; President Grant (Se-
attle) May 13; President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 3; President Jack-
son (Seattle) June 10; President Taft
(San Francisco) June 23; President
McKinley (Seattle) June 24.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Taft (San Francisco) May
1; President Garfield (San Francisco)
May 8; President McKinley (Seattle)
May 9; President Hoover (San Francis-
co) May 15; President Polk (San Fran-
cisco) May 22; President Grant (Seattle)
May 23 ; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) May 29; President Adams (San
Francisco) June 5; President Jefferson
(Seattlie) June 6; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 12; President Har-
rison (San Francisco) June 19; Presi-
dent Lincoln (San Francisco) June 26.
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Miss Sally Sun, daughter of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, China's first presi-
dent, who has been in Hawaii since 1935. A graduate of True-
Light Girls College, Canton, she is studying at the University of
Hawaii, and after the university sessions, teaches at the Chungshan
Chinese language high school on Emma Street, Honolulu.
CHINESE T. B. CLINIC
Chinatown, Boston, is pefhaps the only
Chinese community in the United States
in which a tuberculosis clinic is main-
tained especially to serve the Chinese
populaton. Sponsored by the Boston Tu-
berculosis Association, this clinic is lo-
cated at 3 5 China Street and once a
week on Monday afternoons from 3:30
to 5 o'clock it ministers to the need of
those who have contracted this dread
disease and is open for the examination
of all who are suspected of being tuber-
cular. A Chinese nurse, Miss Me-King,
is stationed at the Clinic to take care of
the patients.
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May 1, 1936
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From the days of the iron horse, Buddha has watch-
ed the steady growth of the West. When the South-
ern Pacific laid its foundation for the locomotive, the
Chinese were there to do it Now Buddha watches
again one of the latest wonders of the world — the
building of a bridge fully eight miles long, with two
decks for traffic; a bridge that is being completed main-
ly with the aid of machinery; a bridge that would have
been impossible to build with only the brawn of men.
As in the days of old, when the Chinese watched
the men of the West in their quest for wealth, China-
town today watches the steady growth of a bridge that
will eventually make for a wealthier city; that will
eventually cause a rise in the markets of a depression-
opprecsed Chinatown.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 8, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
■ Tsu Pan —
9 CHINA PUBLISHES
DRAFT CONSTITUTION
An event of exceptional significance took place in
Nanking last week when the National Government of
China published the draft of the revised constitution.
The document was drafted by the Legislative Yuan
and published by the National Government for pre-
sentation at the coming People's Congress for its con-
sideration and adoption.
As the revised draft stands at present, it embodies
the democratic principle but gives more power to the
executive head of the state. The central government
is to be headed by a President who shall have the pow-
er to promulgate laws, to issue mandates, to command
the land, sea and air forces of the nation, to declare
war, to negotiate peace and to conclude treaties, grant
amnesties, appoint and remove civil officials, and ex-
ercise supreme executive power generally. He is to be
elected by and responsible to the People's Congress.
Candidates for the presidency must be at least forty
years of age. No military man in active service may
become a candidate.
The People's Congress will meet this coming Nov-
ember. The adoption of the constitution will be the
main object. Chinese residents in the United States
are entitled to have three representatives at this Con-
gress.
• GUERILLA WARFARE STILL
RAMPANT IN MANCHURIA
The so-called "Chinese bandits" are still at large
in Manchuria.
A recent report reaching here from Tientsin reveals
that Chinese who have remained loyal to China in the
state of "Manchukuo" have renewed their guerilla war-
fare against the Japanese troops. Equipped with the
most up-to-date implements of war, the insurgents are
said to have been sweeping the country-side along the
Chinese Eastern Railways.
The Japanese army has been facing the constant
menace of these people who, with their superior know-
ledge of the topography of the mountainous regions,
make surprrise attacks on the Japanese camps from time
to time.
During the severe cold months, the Chinese retreated
temporarily into the mountains. As soon as the Spring
season thawed out the heavy snow and ice, they again
emerged to resume their activities.
At present, there are about 150,000 Chinese guerilla
£ -liters, divided into six divisions. Operating under
the name of the "Northeastern Anti-Japanese Volun-
tary Army", their aim is to drive out the Japanese and
regain their homeland.
• JAPANESE EXPLOIT
SHANTUNG PROVINCE
The Japanese had long been casting greedy eyes
over the Chinese province of Shantung.Last year, an
attempt to coerce General Hau Fu-chu to join the "au-
tonomous movement" in North China resulted in utter
failure. Ever since that time, however, the Japanese
have been making headway in the economic exploita-
tion of that province.
In 1934, there were only six cotton textile mills in
Shantung. This number has been increased to nine.
Their products amount to ten percent of China's total
output. These mills are owned and operated by Jap-
anese capitalists with Chinese labor. The raw cotton
comes partly from North China and partly from the
United States. The Japanese are at present experiment-
ing in the raising of the American type of cotton. They
claim that in the course of a year they will be able to
eliminate the importation of American cotton.
In Tsingtao, the Japanese operate rubber plants,
chemical factories, match factories, oil extracting mills
and many other industrial enterprises. Three coal
mines are being operated by the Japanese. Ocean liners
and freighters under the Japanese flag are also plying
along the Shantung coast.
• CHINA TO SIGN PACT
PACT WITH UNITED STATES
A series of discussion between Henry Morgenthau
Jr., United States Secretary of the Treasury, and K.
P. Chen, director of the Bank of China, have led to the
conclusion that the time is ripe for the United States
and China to enter into a pact to regulate the exchange
relationship between the two countries. The Chinese
government has, accordingly, appointed Dr. C. T. Wang
to proceed to the United States to sign the agreement.
Ever since the Chinese Government promulgated
its new monetary policy, foreign exchange has been
under the control of the state. So far, Chinese dollar
exchange in terms of the United States currency has
been maintained in a constant ratio. During these last
few months, China has a favorable balance of trade
with the United States. The demand for Chinese r\
change in the United States has helped China to main-
tain her dollar value. The two governments have work-
ed out plans to keep the Chinese dollar at the present
rate irrespective of future changes in trade balances.
May. 8, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
CHINATOWNIA
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CHINESE STUDY FOOD
VALUE OF SEAWEED
The seaweed, a marine plant used in
China for centuries as a food, is the sub-
ject of intensive study by a young Chi-
nese scientist at San Diego.
At the Scripps Institution of Oceano-
graphy, Dr. Chin-chin Jao, a recent grad-
uate of the University of Michigan, is
bending over microscopes in an effort
to discover accurate, scientific knowledge
of edible seaweeds and allied water
plants. In addition to delving into the
diet values of marine plants, the young
Chinese is also seeking a way to control
the growth of the algae.
"If we can find ways of controlling
the growth of the algae which supply
agar," Dr. Jao explained, "we might
be able to increase their capacity for
production. About 30 or 40 species
yield agar."
Agar is the edible gelatinous substance
derived from seaweeds.
About 10 different species of seaweeds
are used for food in China today, Dr.
Jao said. All sorts of dishes from soup
to dessert are made from the marine
plants. One, named Luminaria, is cut
in narrow strips and boiled with pieces
of chicken, he added.
Dr. Jao began his study of algae while
he was still at the University of Michi-
gan because he felt that scientific know-
ledge of them will become increasingly
important in China.
• •
INSURANCE MEN'S ASSOCIATION
Under the new title of "The Chinese
Insurance Underwriters Association", the
new organization composed of Chinese
insurance men in this locality came into
being last Tuesday night when its mem-
bers met to elect officers.
The present headquarters, which is
temporary, is at 867 Washington Street.
Newly elected officers are: president, Al-
bert Jue Lew; vice-president, Homer S.
K. Cherk; English secretary, Charles K.
Chun; Chinese secretary, Gin Wah
Wong; and treasurer, Edward W. Quon.
Meeting at the Canton Low, a consti-
tution and a set of by-laws was gone
over and will soon be ratified by the mem-
bers. To maintain professional ethics,
create fellowship, work for the good of
the community, and to be able to dis-
pense insurance information to the many
Chinese who do not thoroughly under-
stand the various insurance requirements,
are the aims of the organization. An
inauguration social will soon take place.
Divorce Becomes Final
For President's Kin
A romance between a Chinese student
and a pretty American girl in Columbus,
Ohio, which began in April shower time
last year, culminating in the pair's mar-
riage three months later, subsequently
stirring the press of two nations, was
terminated last week when Viola Brown
Lin, 25, legally divorced K. M. James
Lin, 28, nephew and adopted son of
Lin Sen, President of China.
Thirteen months ago "Jimmie" Lin
then a graduate student at Ohio State
University, walked into a five-and-ten
cents store in Columbus, Ohio, to buy
some goods. There he met Miss Brown,
a dark haired, pretty salesgirl. In July,
without the knowledge of his foster par-
ent, Jimmie married Miss Brown. When
the news reached President Lin he
threatened to disown Jimmie. There were
subsequent reports that the president's
son was already married in China; and
that under China's present laws he may
be prosecuted for committing bigamy.
When things began to look black for
Jam:s Lin he left for China in Septem-
ber and has remained there since.
What Jimmie Lin has to say about
this East-West romance is discreetly cen-
sored by order of his foster father. As
far as the girl is concerned the matter
was settled by court last week.
• •
AGED SACRAMENTOAN DIES
Funeral services were held last Wed-
nesday for Yet Wing Chan, 62, grocery
store owner and a resident of Sacramento
for the last forty-five years. Chan, a
na ive of China, passed away at the
Mercy Hospital on May 1. Two services
were held, the first being under the aus-
pices of the Baptist Church and the se-
cond a Chinese ceremony.
Chan, who operated a chain of mar-
kets and stores, is survived by his widow,
Lum Shee Chan, and his children, Chan
Tai Young, William, Anne, Helen, and
Matilda, all of Sacramento and Chan
Yoke Han of China.
• •
PORTLANDITE WINS HONORS
Mr. Harding Wong, a Portlandite
who recently went to Los Angeles, won
the second prize at the Grand Interna-
tional Hairstyling Contest with his hair-
dress entitled ''Vertical Swirl," which he
exhibited with a blonde girl as his model.
Mr. Wong also won third prize at the
Grand International in Permanent Wav-
ing which was held at the Biltmore Hotel
at Los Angeles.
Lien Fa Saw You
Having your hair groomed is as essen-
tial a factor as being well dressed.
Parted on the side, unwaved, with
only the ends curled up to one firm roll,
tiny Miss Waite Ng wears this simple
style very neatly, creating a most classi-
cal appearance.
Miss Dora Young prefers the less
sophisticated mode. Her hair is softly
waved all over, while over her right brow
a nice roll is seen and the ends are loose-
ly curled up in a sweet and youthful
style.
A cluster of lively ringlets becomes
Miss Mae Lee. They were "done up"
expertly on one side right above her
eye. Following in back were big shadow
waves, exposing her ears and ending up
with larger ringlets.
As Miss Esther Eng favors sports
clothes, her hair is fashioned "in tune."
A sleeky boyish bob is worn with one
very slight wave at the left side, which
breaks the straightness. When attending
a formal affair, more waves may be seen,
a clever idea, and most charming on Miss
Eng.
Presenting bangs in a truly oriental
manner, Miss Li Ta Ming wears this stun-
ning coiffure becomingly. Straight bangs
lead to a handsome knot at the nape of
the neck.
In one of the smartest hairdresses is
Miss Helen Chan. She wears a short
bob with two big waves on either side,
while the back is brushed extremely to
one side, with the ends trimmed to a se-
vere point.
Need we look twice to say that Miss
Grace Sun's hair is well cared for? She
always has it beautifully waved, and
brushed backward showing a nice widow's
peak. The ends are neatly curled, with
the sides combed behind her ears. Fre-
quently pearl earrings are seen, and they
do sophis.icate the coiffure all the more.
Miss Violet Yee looks well with very
curly bangs — unwaved, with the ends in
the cutest and briefest sausage curls.
Occasionally, narrow braids adorn either
side of her hair.
• •
LOUIS AT FORD PLANT
Fred W. Louis, brother of Howard, of
San Luis Obispo, is with the Ford Com-
pany at Dearborn, Michigan, being fitted
into a Junior executive position so that
in one and a half years he will be trans-
ferred to their Shanghai office. Fred
had his preliminary training at the
Polytechnic school at San Luis Obispo.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 8, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
On Saturday evening, May 9, the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. gymnasium is expected
to be filled with old and young alike to
attend the Big Laugh program, sponsored
for the purpose of raising funds for the
boys' camp. Several cartoon comics and
comedies will be shown from seven to
eleven p. m.
Wong Quock Leon, a five year old
boy residing at 752 Jackson Street, suff-
ered a broken arm at the Chinese Play-
ground while playing last week. He was
taken to Dr. C. M. Chow for treatment.
The U. C. Chinese Students' Club el-
ected new officers April 24. They are:
Victor Young, president; Lona Lowe,
vice-president; Jean Lym, English secre-
tary; T. S. Kwan, Chinese secretary; El-
mer Lee, treasurer; and G. James Jang,
auditor.
The only active Chinese fraternity of
the University of California, Pi Alpha
Phi, held i:s annual election on Satur-
day, May 2, at its fraternity house.
Officers for the 1936-37 term are Gin
Wing, president; Holm Tom, vice-presi-
dent; Clarence Dong, treasurer; and
James Tomwye, secretary.
A large crowd of young folks is expect-
ed to attend the Grad Benefit Dance of
the Chifranine Chinese H-9 Club, at the
N. S. G. S. Hall this Saturday, May 9.
Music for the occasion will be furnished
by the Chinatown Knights, with dancing
scheduled to last until 1 a. m. There
will be cash door prizes and raffle draw-
ings.
Lincoln Chan, an eighth grade stu-
dent at the Francisco Junior High
School, was a winner in the Humane
Society Poster Contest.
The Girl Reserves are presenting
their own version of «'A Night in Ha-
waii" at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. on
Saturday, May 16, with the Cathayans
providing the musical backgrround.
Dancing will be preceded by a comedy
of college life, '"Taffy Finds Herself."
The part of Taffy will be played by
Frances Chinn. Others in the cast are
Rosemary Lee, Lucy Won, Myrtle Louie,
Laura Lowe, Gladys Wing, Minerva
Fung, Margaret Chan, and Ruby Fung.
Moy Jin Mun Passes Away
Death last week took away one of the
oldest inhabitants of the Chinese com-
munity, Moy Jin Mun, who had lived
for many years at 886 Washington St.
Moy has lived in California since the
1860'-s, with the exception of several
short trips to China. He retired from
active business years ago, but prior to
that time he was a prominent importer
and exporter and also active as a mem-
ber of the Chinese Six Companies and
the Chinese Peace Association, being a
charter member of the latter organiza-
tion. He passed away at the S:. John's
Hospital, at the age of eighty-six.
Moy is survived by his wife, many sons
and daughters and grandchildren. The
funeral will take place on Sunday, May
1 7, according to an announcement by
his bereaved family.
• •
LAUNDRYMAN DEMOCRATIC
DELEGATE TO CONVENTION
When the Democratic State Conven-
tion takes place in Massachusetts within
a short time, among the delegates pre-
sent will be a short, bespectacled, musta-
chioed Chinese laundryman. He is Wong
Lee, 40, of Melrose, Mass. He won the
respect of his numerous customers over
a number of years, and as a result, he
was chosen by his ward as their dele-
gate. Wong Lee is the firs: of his race
to be thus honored in Massachusetts.
• •
FAMILY NIGHT AT CHURCH
The Chinese Baptist Church in Seattle
was filled with folks, young and old, last
Friday because it was Family Nigh:. The
high school class took charge of the
evening's program with James Mar as
chairman. A play, entitled "Peace,"
presented by the Dramatic Club of the
First Baptist Church was the main attrac-
tion of the evening.
A college age group class has recently
been formed at the Seattle Chinese Bap-
tist Church with Hing Chinn as presi-
dent and Frances Lew a* secretary-trea-
surer. Mrs. Leach volunteered her ser-
vices as advisor.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
for Wong Kup Nin of Sacramento. His
',~JV will be shipped back to China for
burial.
Wong's body was found in the Ameri-
can River last week .vhere it had been
under water for two weeks, a suicide.
"W6MVK" Makes "WAS"
To most people, the letters WAS
mean only the past tense of the verb
"to be," but they are very real and signi-
ficant to Thomas Sue Chow of Modesto,
amateur station W6MVK, for he holds
the ninety eighth Worked-All-States
certificate to be issued to any of the over
sixty thousand radio amateurs in the
world who can accomplish this difficult
feat.
Chow is not only the only Chinese in
the world to hold such an honor, but is
also entitled to the distinction of being
the newest radio station to win a certifi-
cate.
Although he has been an amateur for
only four short months, Tom won his
extremely high position in competition
against amateurs all of whom have had
much more experience than he, and many
of whom have been operating stations
for more than twenty years.
Tom S. Chow and a part of his radio "shack'
Chow was one of the handful of six
amateurs out of the over thirteen thou-
sand in this section who were able to win
certificates. That it is very difficult to
contact all states from the West is well
shown in the fact that there were only
twenty-four WAS charter members in the
threefourths of the United States which
is west of the Mississippi.
An interesting point might be found
in the fact that Tom not only learned
all of his radio at home by himself, but
has won every amateur radio contest and
3ward for which he has tried so far this
year. His two transmitters, his receiver,
and even his ninety-foot antennae tower
are of his own design and are strictly
home made.
Twenty years of age. Chow will grad-
uate from Modesto Junior College this
coming June. He hopes to continue his
studies and looks forward to visi:ing Chi-
na in the near future.
"Amateur radio is just my hobby,"
states Chow.
May 8, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pasa 5
CHINATOWNIA
r<
ri
Square and Circle to Give
Two Performances
It happened almost ten years ago when
the Square and Circle Club staged their
first variety show in the newly-built audi-
torium of the Nam Kue School. Rem-
ember when Minnie Fong (Mrs. Ira
Lee) and Daisy L. Wong (Mrs. Thomas
Chinn) played the leading roles in "Who
Kissed Barbara?" — when Alice P. Fong
played the part of an attractively bejew-
eled clairvoyant, ably assisted by Daisy
K. Wong who managed to go through
:he audience without collecting so much
as one little watch and chain — when Lois
Mitchell (Mrs. G. Malkason), former
Commodore Stockton School teacher,
shocked a gasping audience by putting
on an Apache dance, because she was
a teacher?
These veterans are still with the phil-
anthropic organization. With the added
zest that an enlarged membership pro-
vides, the club will present their seventh
benefit variety show, the proceeds of
which have always been used for chari-
table and service work.
Arrangements have been definitely
made for two performances, which will
take place in the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
auditorium.
The first will be given on Saturday,
June 6, at 8 p. m. with dancing after
the performance. The second will be
on Sunday afternoon, June 7, at 2 p. m.
with a Chinese play in addition to the
regular program.
Mrs. Loy Kwok, chairman of the en-
ire program, is also directing the Chi-
ese play, and is devoting much of her
time towards the necessary details of
securing talent and arranging rehearsals.
Dance numbers have been well taken
care of by Mrs. George Quock, Helen
M. Fong, ^ Alice P. Fong and Marian
Fong. Beverly Wong, custodian of tic-
kets, announces that they may be secured
from any of the club members or their
friends. Admission is fifty cents.
The services of the Chinatown Knights
Orchestra have been secured for both
performances.
MISS CHEW INJURED
Miss Effie Chew, sister of Miss Caro-
line Chew, well-known Chinese dancer,
suffered a possibly fractured wrist and
shoulder when the automobile in which
she was riding with Miss Susie Christian-
sen plunged down an enbankment fifty
feet on the Fish Ranch road near Oak-
land.
Miss Chew, a teacher at the Lincoln
ROSE QUONG PRESENTED
TO SAN FRANCISCO
In the ballroom of the Western Wo-
men's Club, an appreciative audience
greeted Miss Rose Quong's appearance
and presentation with an overabundance
of good cheer, last Wednesday evening,
May 6.
With Mayor and Mrs. Angelo Rossi
and a large list of San Francisco's so-
ciety as sponsors, the event was more than
a success. The Chinese were represented
by Honorable C. C. Huang, Consul-
General, and Dr. Margaret Chung on
the sponsors' list.
Miss Quong demonstrated once again
to a discriminating audience that she was
not overestimated when her critics in
Europe and the East gave her the title
''The Chinese Lady of Genius."
Her work is flawless. Chinatown would
be honored if they may claim her as
"THEIR Chinese Lady of Genius."
• •
Grammar School, resides with her noted
sister in Oakland and is a member
of a prominent family in the East Bay
city.
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on April 28 to the wife
of Woo Yow Foon, 649 Kearny Street,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on April 22 to
the wife of Fong Chuck, 913 Stockton
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on April 19 to the
wife of Jue Gue, 2673 Pine Street, San
Francisco.
A son was born on April 25 to the
wife of Chan Quan, 20 Vinton Court,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on April 16 to
the wife of Ng Chiu, 734 Sacramento
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Apr. 27 to
the wife of Low Gum Yip, 1208 Powell
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on April 27" to
the wife of James P. Jung, 1058A Wash-
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 8, 1936
JUNIOR CHINATOWNIA
MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB
ANNIVERSARY
The Model Aeronauts Club celebrated
its eighth anniversary last Sunday even-
ing with a party for members and
friends. T'o prove that they are not sup-
erstitious they had 13 present. This mo-
del airplane club is the oldest Chinese
airplane club in San Francisco. Last
year they sponsored an all Chinese Mo-
del Airplane meet. And for this achieve-
ment they were presented with a silver
placque by the Chinese government.
Robert G. Poon is the founder of the
club. The leaders are Tong F. Wing
and Ivan Woo.
Their clubroom is located in the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A.
• •
SEATTLE "PENNY CARNIVAL"
On May 2, the Seattle Girl Reserves
held their annual '"Penny Carnival" at
the Y. W. C. A. gym. The Chinese Girl
Reserves under the leadership of their
advisor, Mrs. Lew Soun, and the direc-
torship of Lillian Goon, gave a dance
pantomime as their share of the program.
Those included in the entertainment
were Betty Chinn, Agnes Chan, Ellen
Eng, Mabel Yuen, Jean and May Lew,
Edith and Marian Lew Soun, Louise and
Rosa Louie. A synopsis of the story was
given to the audience by Frances Lew
Soun, eldest daughter of the girls' ad-
visor. The purpose of the carnival was
to raise funds to send girls to the Girl
Reserve summer conference at Seaback,
Washington.
• •
GIRL RESERVE BANQUET
Girl Reserve Week in Portland was
conducted with the Dad and Daughter
Banquet which was held at the Reed Col-
lege Commons. Among the Chinese
Girl Reserves who attended were Pearl
Lee with Consul C. S. Su as her father
for the evening; Madeline Chin with Mr.
Moe Chong Way; Lorraine Sun with her
uncle, Mr. Woo Lai Sun; Nymphia Lam
with her father, Dr. Y. T. Lam; Isabelle
Lee Hong with Mr. Lee Hong; and Max-
ine Chin with Mr. Stanley Chin.
The Girls tied with Jefferson High
School for third place for the most Dads
present in proportion to the number of
club members.
• •
COMING TROOP 3 ANNIVERSARY
The 22nd Anniversary of Troop Three
will be held at the Bal Tabarin, May 22.
All former scouts are urged to attend
this celebration. Reservations may be
made at the Chinese Digest office or with
Stephen Leong or Lawrence Jo, and are
now open at $1.50 per plate.
SACRAMENTO CHENG SEN SHOW
The Cheng Sen's Variety Show at-
tracted a large audience the evening of
April 25, to the Sacramento Y. W. C. A.,
including many visitors from the delta
<md bay regions.
Hattie Chun acted as mistress of
ceremonies for the night. The program
commenced with a piano solo by Matilda
Chan. Lois Lowe, talented little daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Yea Lowe, perform-
ed exceptionally well in tap dancing and
acrobatics, while Janet Chock, in her
native Hawaiian costume, captured the
hearts of the audience. Following this
was a shadow picture of an operation
with Mrs. Howard Jan as the skillful
doctor, while Paul Fong Jr. and Ruby
Fong rendered vocal solos. The climax
of the program was a mock wedding
featuring Marjorie Chan as the happy
groom, with Ruby Shirley Yee as the
blushing bride. After Grace Chun, the
dignified and respectable minister, pro-
nounced the marital blessings, everyone
joined in the wedding dance. Door
prizes were won by Mrs. Yea Lowe, Al
Ow and William Chan, first, second and
third, respectively.
The Cheng Sen girls are now busy
with plans for their coming annual
Spring Informal.
• •
OAKLAND STUDENTS' ANNUAL
The Chi-U's, an organization com-
posed of Chinese students of the Oak-
land High School, celebrated the anni-
versary of their club at Paradise Cafe
recently.
The affair opened with remarks from
the president, Bruce Quan, followed with
the presentation of the club's sponsor,
Mrs. Violet M. Klein and Mr. M. Q.
Fong, an alumnus of Oakland High.
Entertainment between intermissions
consisted of vocal solos by Eugenie Mye,
Bobby Lew, Ruth Chew, and Howard H.
Jan; and a unique dance number by the
Young sisters, Gertrude and Winona.
In a recent school carnival the Club,
by sponsoring a booth gaily decorated
with Chinese charms, netted more than
$75 for the school.
• •
WASHINGTON SCHOOL CIRCUS
To the Chinese boys and girls of
Washington School, Seattle, the audience
gave outstanding performance honors to
the lion dance and butterfly dance last
Thursday evening, April 30. Participat-
ing in the colorful dance were Daisy
Wong, Rose Yap Lee, Violet Woo, Ella
Locke, Katherine Wong and Helen Eng
"BEST BABY IN PICTURES"
The title of being the "best baby in
pictures" belongs to little Betty SooHoo,
who is but six months old. In two days
of work, she has not spoiled a single
"take." Betty acts the role of Paul Mu-
ni's elder son when an infant in ''Good
Earth", with the certainty of a veteran.
On the set, she is called the "'one-take
Betty" by Director Sidney Franklin, Paul
Muni and Louise Rainer.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
One person in Sacramento was so in-
ebriated the other night that he stagger-
ed home after the dance and went to
bed. Arising early next morning the first
thing he said was the usual "Where am
I?" that all who go on a ''Bender" says.
But this time he meant it. For on his
way home he seemed to have wandered
into the wrong house!
We've always been told not to cry over
spilt milk, cause there's enough water
in it. Someone had better tell two patients
at the S. F. Hospital who staged a fight
over a bowl of SPILT SOUP. Well, it
seems that Mr. P. accidentally spilled
some soup on his clothing and a Mr. L.
laughed, whereupon Mr. L. missed two
front teeth while Mr. P. suffered a bad
cut to his hand.
And we hear that a certain young Oak-
land man takes along a ten year old
chaperon whenever he dates up his girl
friend. And we've always thought that
three was a crowd! (P. S. This is stale,
but we just got it through reliable sources,
and, well, we want to be on the lookout
for it next time. An event like this is
as rare as a litchtus sungorium.)
FRANK YEE, a Sacramento boy
whose life ambition is to open a radio
station in San Francisco some day, is
leaving for Washington, D. C. to finish
his radio engineering course .... Recent
visitors at Watsonville from Auburn were
CARL and ANNIE YUE, RAY SING,
ELSIE LEONG, and JIMMY ONG, of
Phoenix, Arizona .... Showing them
the sights of the big-little town was
EDWARD DONG .... The favorite
song of CARRIE LUM of Oakland is
"I'm in the Mood for Love," ....
MARY MOYER, newly elected corres-
ponding secretary of the Oregon Chi-
nese Students Club, is attending the
Northwestern Business College . . . . A-
mong those who attended the games last
Sunday were HELEN LOY and HENRY
LOUIE, OW KEE MOON, WILLIAM
LOWE, THOMAS TOM, MAMIE
CHAN, CHAN HING YOU, and others
.... We hear that the motto of BING
WOO of Oakland is "Silence is golden,"
but someone asks, "'Why doesn't he prac-
tice what he preaches?" .... GEORGE
Institute Plans Dinners
With Miss Rose Chew and Dr. Theo-
dore Lee on the committee in charge, the
International Institute will begin a series
of dinners in honor of pioneers of var-
ious national groups who have contribut-
ed to the cultural and industrial develop-
ment of the city and have helped to
create its cosmopolitan atmosphere
charm.
The principal speaker of the evening
will be Dr. Vernon Neasham, director
in charge of the California Historical
Landmarks Project. There will be short
speeches also from nationality represen-
tatives. Folk songs reminiscent of early
Spanish-Mexican flavor of California
will be sung by the Misses Berta, Clotilde
and Alicia Lindeman.
The dinner will be given at the Troca-
dero Restaurant, 609 Montgomery St.,
at seven p. m. on May eleventh. It
is open to the public although reserva-
tions must be made in advance by calling
ORdway 5212.
• •
P. WOO, University of Washington
graduate in pharmacy, and HARRY
''Tuffy" CHINN returned from China
after a sojourn of several months ....
Who was that Mr. WONG who was sent
from precinct to precinct at Tuesday's
primaries because he didn't know at
which precinct he was supposed to cast
his ballot? .... Do you know that
BERNICE LOUIE of L. A. turned down
two perfectly good offers of getting squir-
ed to a recent basketball game? ....
And DAVID LOUIE and HOWARD
YIP (also of L. A.) appeared at a casa-
ba game in tuxedos and gardenias and
everything .... From Watsonville, we
hear that Miss "HO CHOY" is still dy-
ing to learn the name of the "Gin" she
met at the playground .... Mr. and Mrs.
HENRY S. LEONG (the former Alice
Chinn) were visitors last week to Wat-
sonville .... Poo Poo yourself!
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Chinese 'Little Theatre"
Theatrical centers in the United States
and England have recently been highly
enthusiastic over Dr. Shih I. Hsiung's
English adaptation of "Lady Precious
Stream," but to date the Pacific Coast
has not had the opportunity of seeing
it. A group of young Chinese in this
community, interested by the reviews
which they had read of performances
in New York, London, and Shanghai
(where it was presented by the Interna-
tional Arts T'heatre) and charmd by the
play itself, felt that it would be unfort-
unate indeed if San Francisco as a whole
and Chinatown in particular, missed a
play which has delighted audiences every-
where it has been given. They plan,
therefore, to present it in the very near
future.
The Chinese "Little Theatre" (as it
is called tentatively) is being organized
not as a project for a week or a month,
but as one which the group hopes to see
continued for many years. It will mean
work for all those concerned with it, but
the pleasure and the mental and emo-
tional "stretching" which comes from
working on a play will more than com-
pensate for the time and effort given
to it. The "Little Theatre" is eager for
recruits not only of young men and wo-
men who are interested in acting, but of
those who have a flair for the technical
part of play production — staging, light-
ing, costuming, publicity, and just gen-
eral handiness.
Further details of the plans of the
Little Theatre may be had by calling
Miss Clara Chan, China 1507, or Mrs.
Bernice Foley, China 0477.
• •
SALINAS CHINESE PLAN
FOR RODEO
Salinas' Chinese Club held a meeting
last week at the Canton Low to discuss
plans for a dance which will be held dur-
ing the annual Salinas Rodeo. Definite
plans will be mapped out at the next
meeting to be held soon, it was learned.
Mrs. Thelma Chung, Maye Chung,
Dr. Fred Lee, Jack Lew, Stanley Chung,
Fred Mar, Gage Wong, Gage Wong Jr.,
and George Young attended.
• •
PAGODA MAY DANCE
Spring blossoms and pastel tinted
spring gowns at the Chinese Temple fea-
tured the first May festival dinner dance
of the Franklin High School Pagoda
Club last Friday, May 1, at Seattle.
Page 8
CHINESE DIGEST
May 8, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, ?2.00; Per copy, 5c
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Not responsible for contributions
unaccompanied by return postage
STAFF
CHING WAH LEE Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY Associate Editor
FRED GEORGE WOO Sports
ETHEL LUM Community Welfare
ROBERT G. POON Circulation
F. G. WOO.., Office Manager
CORRESPONDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Los Angeles.._ William Cot, Elsie Lee
Oakland..... Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Seattle Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Salinas Edward Chan
Bakersfield Mamie Lee
Watsonville Iris Wong
Fresno _ Allen Lew
Sacramento Ruth C. Fong
Where Does Our Future Lie?
A man who edits the Shanghai "Illustrated Week-
End Sporting World" as a hobby, Mr. E. K. Moy, casts
some light upon the subject, "Does My Future Lie in
America or China?", a question that caused the Ging
Hawk Club of New York to sponsor an essay in that
vein.
He says, "There is no doubt in my mind that the
vast majority of the American-born Chinese would pre-
fer to serve the country of their ancestors. Is it nec-
essary to state the reasons that are so patent to every-
one? The question is 'How?' Of course, many of us
are already in China and have found our places, but
considered broadly it means nothing as regards the
contribution of American-born Chinese talent to the
development and progress of the mother country. A
way and a method must be found by which the influence
of the American-born in the aggregate may be exerted
in an appreciable manner. Let us devote some thought
to this question. There is no question that the mother
country needs you, but you must find the way and the
means of contributing to her welfare now so sorely
endangered. This can de determined only by col-
lective thought and action."
To the many hundreds of Chinese college and uni-
versity graduates that now swarm the cities from the
Adantic to the Pacific, this little message is worth
thinking over. The choice of where your future lies
is in your hands. Through serious thought and a plan-
ned method of action, progress and a future is yours
for the making. No one else is going to do it for you!
while probably the scope is much larger in China, it
is necessary to point out that, as Mr. Moy so adeptly
Opportunity to Tour North China
A recent communication from Shanghai notifies us
of an aerial tour being planned by one of the maga-
zines in China. This paper intends to sponsor a tour
of China's northwestern provinces, to cover Sian, the
capital of Shensi, Lanchow, the capital of Kansu,
Ninghsia, and Paotow, on the edge of the Ordos desert.
Representatives from the leading institutions of higher
learning in Shanghai will probably go. The plan is to
charter a 15 passenger tri-motor plane of the Eurasia
Aviation Corporation, and will probably take place
about the latter part of June. It will last for about two
weeks, covering a distance of about 3,000 miles with
four airplane stops enroute. The area to be covered
by this educational tour will be approximately 1,500.000
square kilometers, with a population of 23,500,000.
The purpose of the tour is to acquaint the coming
generation leaders with visual and direct evidence of
the northwestern provinces' importance to the country,
and of the great projects upon which the national and
provincial governments are now bending their energies.
This magazine will furnish the whole trip free to one
American-born Chinese, preferably, but not necessarily,
a college student. The only expense to be incurred
would be the fare from here to Shanghai and back.
The magazine will furnish the representative with all
•naintainences while in China. The trip complete, will
be finished to assure the student time enough to be
back for his fall semester classes. The Chinese Digest
must cable a reply to Shanghai within two weeks, where-
upon, they will reply giving further particulars in detail.
For such a worthwhile trip, many would be willing
to go, but for lack of finance. In this respect, the sum
of about $200.00 is needed to furnish a student with
a'l that is necessary. For the many accounts that such
a representative would be able to give us upon his
return, it would be almost enough reward to some phil-
anthropic party in putting forth this sum.
The Chinese Digest earnestly hopes that some per-
son will be able to make the trip, and will cooperate in
every way to bring about the fulfilment of this very
commendable interest of the Shanghai magazine in the
American-born Chinese.
puts it, "you must find the way and the MEANS of
^retributing." It is just as useless to attempt to go to
China and expect to find a rosy job awaiting you as to
expect some such stroke of luck here. Trained men
and women are needed the world over. A lifetime of
study and a piece of graduation parchment does not
assure one of being trained.
Let us not fool ourselves. You train yourself, you
plan your course of action , and you can fit yourself
into a piece of this world's intricate machinery.
May 8, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEB
CERAMIC ART
In any collection of Chinese ceramics
one invariably finds among them, wares
whose surface is covered with a network
of fine cracks or veins running in all
directions, giving to the surface a mosaic
or marbled appearance. These veins are
called crazing if they appear fortuitous-
ly and crackles, if produced deliberately
during the glazing process.
In the study of crazing and crackles
we should note the size, pattern, and
coverage of the network, as well as the
coloration, distinctiveness, and shape of
the individual veins. Crazing occurs on
may Han glazes, generally in large pat-
ches, but seldom covering the entire sur-
face. The pre-T'angs, on the other
hand, often cover the entire surface. The
veins are heavy and often highly de-
colored by decomposition and by the in-
filtration of dirt from its buried sur-
roundings. The mosaic created by the
veins are large. These three factors re-
sult in many collectors classifying them
as crackles. It is a probability that the
impurities in the pre-T'ang glaze cause
their inevitably being crazed. T'ang glaz-
es are minutely crazed, and so faint that
they often escape detection unless studied
with a magnifying glass. Practically all
modern glazes are free from crazing,
exceptions being the aubergine, tur-
quoise, imitation T'angs, and the rare
oxbloods.
Both crazing and crackling are said
to be due to the difference in rate of
contraction on cooling between the glaze
and the underlying biscuit, but probably,
especially with the crackles, the differ-
ence in the cofficient of expansion is
another factor. Many modern house-
wives unintentionally craze their good
dishes in a hot oven (which, compared
to a kiln, cools very rapidly). The lower
section of most Japanese wine jars,
which, in order to heat the wine, are
immersed in a hot water bath, become
highly crazed.
In ancient times crackling was said to
be produced by plunging into cold water
ceramics which had been heated in the
*un. It was during the Sung Dynasty
that the secret of controlled crackling
was achieved. The Ko wares, as made
by one Chang Ko (Ko, meaning "elder
brother") are so famous for their med-
ium sized crackles that Ko Yao became
the generic term for all crackles. The
Chi Chou and Shu Kung wares are also
noted for their crackles. These crackles
are said to be produced by adding sui
yu or "crackling fluid" to the glazing
material. This fluid is made from a
certain rock found in San pao p'eng, and
is said to be in a form of pegmitite. Sui
yu was originally added to the glazing
material, but later potters preferred spray-
ing over the glaze with a bamboo blow
pipe. This probably resulted in a more
superficial veining, but the grey hue
which this somewhat opague fluid im-
parts to the glaze is heightened by this
process.
Potters soon discovered that the size
of the crackles is determined by the a-
mount of sui yu added. The small crac-
kles, requiring the least sui yu, is called
yui tzu min (fish eggs or truite) . The
medium size crackles are called pa sui
(hundred fragments). The large crac-
kles are called hei tsou min (crab claws)
or cracked ice (ping min). Occasionally
we find wares with just two or three
large veins, these often running through-
out the entire length of the vessel. We
might call them large crackle veins. The
veins are colored by rubbing red, black,
or brown pigment into them. The
''blood eel" markings of the Sung Dy-
nasty are crackles rubbed with red ochre.
Many modifications of the crackles are
of interest to us. Sometimes, two crac-
kles, for example, fish eggs and cracked
ice, are superimposed one on top of the
other, the larger crackles being distin-
guished by heavier veins. In other cases
they occur in distinctive bands, (or they
may merge from one to the other) . Such
beautiful monochromes as the K'ang Hsi
composite apple green or mustard yel-
low are made by coating a crackled
porcelain with a highly transparent ena-
mel. Some crackled glaze may go over
blue paintings. More often this blue
painting is done on a white slip placed
over the crackled ground. Some forg-
ers will reglaze a Sung celadon with
crackle glaze and refire in an attempt to
convert it into a rare Ko ware. The
borders of the two coatings do not al-
ways overlap.
There is, however, a big difference be-
tween the achievements of the early art-
ists and the attempts of the modern
craftsmen when it comes to crackling. The
veins of the early crackles are thin and
''mellow," worming their way in a lei-
surely course, with many fine sensitive
branchings. The veins of the moderns
are blunt, stiff, and too heavy to have
any warmth. The glaze of the modern
t-ackle is less transparent. Furthermore,
~^" modern crackle wares lack the greater
resonancy of the earlier wares.
(To be continued)
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
"QUOTES"
A World Question —
"The single point that I wish to make
is that no reconstruction of internation-
al order can hope to be successful if
its application is limited to the West.
"It is not simply that the dictates of
international justice are the same in the
East, as they are in the West, but, that,
materialistically regarded, the interests of
the powers of the Occident are so inter-
twined and bound up with the rights
and interests of the peoples of the Ori-
ent that they cannot be separated.
''If a conference is to be held for the
establishment of a new and better inter-
national order, it must, if its aims is to
be secured, a world conference, one up-
on whose agenda will appear the better
adjustment of international conditions
in the East as well as the furnishing of
a better foundation for law and order
in the Occident."
— Sao-ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Ambass-
ador at Washington, from a recent
speech to the National League of Ameri-
can Pen Women.
The Way of Lao-tse —
"In Loa-tse's 'The Book of the Way
and of Virtue' the three names for The
Way may be read as T-hi-wei' and, when
rendered as exactly as the differences of
the two languages will permit, they cor-
respond to the three consonants stand-
ing for the name of Yahveh (God) in
the vowelless script of the Hebrews."
— Louie Laloy, in Mirror of China.
Behind Russo-Japanese Dispute —
"The primary cause of a future war
between Japan and Russia is concerned
more wi:h the fundamental issue of Jap-
an's attempt to expand her empire on the
continent of Asia and the Soviet Union's
attempt to maintain control of its Far-
Eastern territories and restore old Russ-
ian military and political power in Asia.
There was undoubted significance in the
fact that the first five-year-plan, which
was inaugurated by the Soviet Union in
1928-1929, followed closely the collapse
of the Soviet-Kuomintang alliance at
Canton with subsequent frustration of the
Soviet's plan for the so-called communi-
zation of Asia, beginning at Canton in
1925-26 and extending to the Yangtsze
Valley at Hankow in 1927. It is unnec-
essary to review the history of the abor-
tive Soviet-Communist experiment in Chi-
na, but one of the fundamental causes
of the collapse of the movement was
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CHINESE DICEST
May 8, 1936
NEWS NOTES OF OVERSEAS CHINESE
By William Hoy
Nanking's Overseas Chinese Affairs
Commission reports that the number of
Chinese now in the Australian Common-
wealth is only about 13,000, which re-
presents a decline of more than fifty
per cent over the figures of thirty years
before. Between 1902 and 1910 the
official figures for the Chinese population
here was roughly 30,000. By 1912 the
population had reduced to 20,000; by
1930 only 15,000 was reported.
Wholesale Chinese immigration to
Australia began in the eighteen sixties
when gold was discovered there. Most
of the immigrants were Cantonese, who
called this land the New Golden Hills
as contrasted with the Old Golden Hills,
the name they gave to California.
The Chinese first went to Australia un-
der government supervision to look after
cattle and to perform agricultural tasks,
since the whites were too busy mining
gold. However, the immigrants came
in such great numbers that a fear grew
up that the Chinese would soon outnum-
ber the whites, and this fear has colored
Australian politics ever since that time.
Immigration restrictions were devised.
The Chinese who were already in the
country were discriminated against, and
persecutions raged for many decades.
Before the turn of the century there
were some 50,000 Chinese in Australia,
and many of them were industrial pion-
eers. Today, the greater portion, of
them are truck gardeners, supplying ve-
getables to their white brethren in prac-
tically every corner of the country. The
whites are content to let the Chinese wax
prosperous as gardeners because this form
of agricultural pursuit is inconceivably
laborious in this country in which the
thermometer fluctuates between 90 and
100 degrees for half the year and in
which rain does not come for six months
at a stretch.
The seven or eight millions of Chinese,
overseas, have contributed immense sums
this year for flood relief work in North
China. During the first month of this
year contributions from Chinese in all
parts of the world totaled $600,000 Chi-
nese currency.
The birth and death rate among the
Chinese population in San Francisco last
year showed an increase of deaths over
births as contrasted with figures for the
year before. Official statistics from the
city Department of Public Health re-
vealed that during 1935 there were 225
Chinese births here, including 122 boys
and 103 girls. The birth ratio was 12.6
per thousand of the population. In 1934
the birth rate was higher, being 279,
including 144 boys and 135 girls, repre-
senting a ratio of 15.8 births per thou-
sand of the population.
In 1935 the death rate among the Chi-
nese here was 195. The number of male
deaths in this period was 162, as against
33 female deaths. The ratio was 10.9
per thousand of the total population.
In 1934 the death rate was 194, includ-
ing 151 men and 43 women. The ratio
for this period was 6.9 per thousand
of the population.
The plight of the remaining handful
of Chinese now in Mexico, who have
been objects of severe persecutions for
more than half a decade, now seems to
be brighter, according to recent reports
in the Chinese press. Yet it was only
recently that these immigrants, men, wo-
men and children, laborers as well as
merchants, were still being driven out
of the country at the point of a gun, and
for the simple reason that, from the
economic point of view, they were not
desirable immigrants.
A Chinese writer in a recent issue of
"The China Journal" (Shanghai) re-
called many details of Mexico's perse-
cution of Chinese in recent years.
''At the height of the anti-Chinese
movement," he wrote, ''the agitators, be-
sides forcing all Chinese shops to close
down and maltreating any Chinese they
might find in the streets, made four de-
mands, namely, that all Chinese should
leave the country; that the big concerns
should wind up their business within a
period of 90 days, while the smaller
shops should do so within 30 days; that
the Chinese should collectively put up
a bond of 10,000 pesos guarantee that
no attacks would be made upon Mexico
in the public press by the Chinese after
leaving the country; and that investiga-
tion should be started immediately to
find out the number of Chinese who had
not enough money to pay for their pas-
sages back to China.
''In one Mexican city a labor law was
forced upon the Chinese by an anti-Chi-
nese labor organization which stipulated
that all Chinese stores should employ as
many of its Mexican members as there
were Chinese employees on the original
staff, thereby doubling their personnel.
As many Chinese in Mexico are engaged
in running laundries, restaurants, hotels,
market gardens, import and export con-
cerns, such demands if complied with
would naturally have proved disastrous
to them."
That the persecution of the Chinese
in Mexico was severe and cruel goes with-
out saying, but it is by no means an un-
heralded example of injustice, for Chi-
nese immigrants throughout the world,
at one time or another, have been sub-
jected to such wholesale treatment simply
because of their native shrewdness in
business, their thrifitiness and their in-
dustry.
The richest Chinese in the world do
not live in China; at least not one has
been discovered in his native hearth. The
largest number of Chinese Croesuses are
pioneer merchants of Singapore; a few
may be found in British owned Hong-
kong. In the United States the only
Chinese who is reputed to be worth
$10,000,000 or more is a chain store
merchant named Joe Shoong, who lives
in quiet seclusion with his family in
Berkeley, California.
Joe Shoong is the owner of a chain
of "Dollar Stores" up and down the
Pacific Coast and throughout the middle
West. In these stores he sells shirts,
ladies' and children's garments manufac-
tured by his own factories. As president
of the Chung Hing Company, Ltd., he
controls a greater share of the stocks.
Last year the total income from his net-
work of stores amounted to more than
$6,700,000. Today, no other Chinese in
America can equal his total business in-
come.
The handful of Chinese who live in
St. John, capital of Newfoundland, re-
cently formed their first organization for
the purpose of protecting as well as pro-
moting their mutual interests.
• •
Plans have been completed to hold a
Shanghai International Exposition in
that city in July of this year, according
to a recent report. A large tract of land
in the heart of the city has been selected
for the exposition site and work has
been started on the exhibition buildings.
it is announced.
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May 8, 1936
SPORTS
Track Star Looks For
Banner Year
One of Chinatown's outstanding track,
men is seen almost daily in strenuous
training for the track season at the Com-
merce and Kezar Stadiums. He is Her- '
bert Tom, the ''iron man," known to
his friends affectionately as "Stream-
line.
Herbert is competing in three tough
events this year in the coming Troop
Three Meet, the mile, 880 and 440. He
holds four of the unlimited records in
this meet made in 1934, the 100, 220,
440 and 880. However, he stated that
he may not compete in the century and
220 dashes.
Tom's athletic performances over al-
most a decade are worth reviewing. In
1935 besides being a star of the Troop
Three hoop team and winner of its foul
shot tourney in the heavywegiht class,
he took two firsts and a second in the
Y. M. C. A. Decathlon, running for
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. In 1933, he
took firsts in the 100 and 220 besides
being on the winning relay team, in the
Decathlon, under Troop Three's colors.
In the Cathay Relays he ran on three
winning relay teams, the 440, mile and
medley. He was also first in the Cathay
Marathon that year, running for the
Chi-Fornians Club.
In the Cathay Relays of 1932, his Poly
Club team took firsts in the mile and med-
leys, and he came in second in the mara-
thon. In the same year, he was all-high
center for the championship Poly five
in the Chinese league. In the Chinese
Inter-league Meet of 1931, he was a
member of the 880-relay team of the
titleholders.
Herbert was a member of the City
Playground League 130-lb. championship
quintet in 1930, while in 1929 he cap-
tained the Francisco Junior High to an
unlimited city title in basketball. In
1928 he was captain of the Hamilton
Junior Hi Varsity that also won the city
junior high cage title.
• •
CHUNG WAH BEATS CAL CHI
A hard-fought basketball game was
played Sunday, May 3, at the Armory
Court in Sacramento between the Chung
Wah C. and Cal Chi's of Marysville.
The Chung Wah five emerged victors
after Albert Fong and Kenneth Yee
scored field goals, giving it a final 14-10
long end of the count. Stars for the
Marysville Cal Chi's, coached by JacK
Kim, were Charles Foo and Kim Chew.
Fred George Woo-
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Tigers
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Blue Eagles
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St. Mary's Wins
Chinese Sportsmen News
Chinese Sportsmen went skeet shooting
all over the peninsula and San Francisco
Bay area last week end.
Dr. D. K. Chang in a shoot-off of class
"D" championship lost to a Mr. Shaaf
of Redwood City. Dr. Chang decisively
outshot his opponent in the several prac-
tice rounds, but finally lost to the F/.d-
wood City veteran in the final shoot-off
when the latter shot a 22.
The one and only Mac Soo Hoo was
the only shooter in the whole squad to
garner a 25 straight. After breaking
his 24th bird at the Pacific Rod and
Gun Club of San Francisco, Mac was
so nervous when he called for his option-
al that he nearly flonched. However,
with the loyal moral support of the Chi-
nese contingent of the crowd, SooHoo
broke his first 25 straight. Dr. Chang
shot 24 out of 25. Moy Toa Tse shot
a competitive round with Tommy Leong
and George Lee, Moy taking top honors.
It is rumored that Lee has issued an
open challenge to all novice skeet shoot-
ers and will probably shoot with Leong
for the title of super shooter of the club
in the near future.
Tong Loy and his twelve-year old
nephew, Joe, shooting in the Senior and
Junior shoot at the Town Gun Club at
South San Francisco, took top honors
by shooting a snappy 96 out of 100
targets.
• •
Tht St. Mary's A. C. 100-lb basketeers
overcame a 19-4 lead at half to defeat
their rivals, the Japanese C. Y. O.
champs, by a 23-19 score last Saturday
night at the French Court, holding the
Japanese cagers scoreless during the en-
tire second canto.
Led by Richard Wong, dead-eye for-
ward, the St. Mary's A. C. unlimited
cagemen nosed out the Nom Kue Club
48-46 last Sunday night at the French
Court before a packed attendance.
Wong tallied 19 digits to lead the
scoring besides playing a superb floor
game. On offense he was ably aided
by James Hall, who scored nine points
in the first quarter, but was forced out
of the tilt with an injured finger. Cap-
tain Jimmy Chew and Paul Mark exhib-
ited strong defensive performances.
For Nom Kue Frank Chan and Allen
Lee Po were outstanding.
In the preliminary the St. Mary's
twenties, although leading 22-15 at half,
were walloped by the Francisco 20's, the
final count being 34-24. With Him
Wong, Bill Loo and Vincent Gunn lead-
ing the attack, the winners fought an
up-hill battle all the way through, trail-
ing at one stage 18-7. Park Lee with
ten points was the Saints' high-scorrer,
while Billy Lee captured ten for the win-
ners.
Chitena Defeats Physicians
The Chinese Tennis Association last
Saturday defeated the School of Phy-
sicians and Surgeons 5-1 at the Chinese
Playground.
Scores:
T. Masterson d. Thomas Wong, 6-4.
B. Louie W. Gee d. T. Mandel A. Segal,
6-1.
Ben Chu d. J. Reilly, 6-0, 6-1.
Richard Lum d. J. Mandel, 7-5.
Faye Lowe d. A. Segal, 7-5.
W. Wong B. Chu d. T. Masterson J.
Reilly, 3-6, 6-1, 6 0.
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SPORTS
SPORTS SHORTS
Gum Wong, a prospective participant
in the Troop Three Track and Field
Meet, has been reported to be throwing
the 8 pound shot around 44 feet, some
four feet over the present mark in the
115-lb. division.
Another first class performer has been
obtained by the Nulite Club's track team.
He is Roy Chan, who will probably com-
pete in the mile and half-mile events.
Edwin Gee, of the Oakland Chinese
Youth Circle, is planning to form a
swimming team this year. Plans are be-
ing made for the first swim which will
be held sometime this month at the Rich-
mond Natatorium.
Funston G. Lum, a mere stripling of
a lad from Poly High, took a second
place in the Poly-Balboa Varsity track
meet in the broad jump last week.
Over 400 boys and girls took part in
the Hip Wo School track and field meet
last Friday at Kezar Stadium. Several
good times and distances were turned in
by performers.
William Wong, former star sprinter
of Commerce High of 1931-2, is train-
ing for a comeback atpempt and will run
in the Troop Three Meet on June 7. He
will feel at home at the Commerce Field,
where the event will take place.
On Saturday, May 9, the local high
school track meet takes place. Scores of
Chinese spikesters will be seen in action
in both lightweight and heavyweight
classes. Trials were held Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Shangtai dropped it final contest on
its J. A. F. schedule to the Jewish Com-
munity Center "B" five last Saturday
night at the Jewish court, 57-56, pla/ing
without the services of several regulars.
A large crowd is expected to be on
hand to attend Galileo High's Skating
Party on Monday, May 18, at the Roll-
erland.
On Sunday, May 10, at the Old Stad-
ium, Golden Gate Park, under the direc-
tion of Lee Crich on and William Wong,
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. will hold its
track tryouts to select the boys who will
represent it in the J. A. F. meet on May
30.
Mei Wah Girls Champs
The local Mei Wah girls recently won
the championship of the City Recreation
League by defeating the Reliables in a
three-game title series, by taking two
straight. The Chinese won the first tilt,
19-18 and the second by default.
The Mei Wah lassies went through
their schedule with but one loss, in their
initial debut. Thereafter, they swept
through the opposition undefeated. Here
are their scores:
14 Caravans 28
36 Bernal 19
52 Buccaneers • 23
22 Butler 10
Won Jewish A. C. Default
15 Patricians 9
43 Theta Pi 18
26 Reliables 16
32 Daughters of Erin 7
44 Sterling 14
Title Games:
19 Reliables 18
Won Reliables Default
High scorer for the Mei Wahs was
Franche Lee, who piled up a total of
117 points, while Jo Chang's foul shots
were unerring. Rachel Lee was outstand-
ing at both forward and guard. Captain
Peony Wong, Janet Hoo and Mary Chan
were the stalwart guards of the team.
Erline Lowe was a dependable forward.
• •
FRANCE ELIMINATES
CHINA IN DAVIS CUP PLAY
China's foremost tennis players, the
Davis Cup competitors, were eliminated
from the European Zone play last week
by France, the French netsters scoring
a clean-sweep for a first-round victory,
5-0.
Members of the China team were: W.
C. Choy, former net champion of Ox-
ford University in England; Kho Sin
Kie, a veteran from last year's team;
- -Ion Lum, a member of the 1928 Da-
vis Cup squad; and Guy Cheng, from
last year's team. The latter has been
attending Northwestern University in
Evanston, Illinois.
• •
CHANG LOSES IN BILLIARDS
Y. S. Chang, last years runner-up, was
d'fea'ed by J. E. Medina in the senior
b'lliards championship of Shanghai by
the overwhelming score of 2000-890, last
month. As a result, Chang was awarded
the runner-up cup again. Prizes were
also presented to Pao Gi-yung and Chu,
junior billiards champion and runner-up
r-pectively.
CHINESE HISTORY STUDIED
To understand China's present situa-
tion and her many problems, one must
study the lives and achievements of her
great leaders. For this purpose, the Chi-
nese Christian Young People's Sunday
Breakfast Group is conducting, under the
direction of Mr. T. Y. Tang, and Mr.
H. J. Shih, a series of lectures on ten
or more contemporary Chinese men and
women, statesmen, educators, philosoph-
ers, economists, and others who have
exerted influence over the thinking and
destiny of the Chinese people. Unusually
instructive talks have been given by the
following persons:
Speaker Subject
Rev. Tse Kei Yuen Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
Howard Wong Hu Shfh.
Ira Lee Wang Ching-wei.
Tong Shih Chew Chang Pe-ling.
Yung Siu Min Hu Han-min.
A tentative schedule of discussions to
follow has been announced by Thomas
Horn, chairman of the Breakfast Group:
May 24 Patrick Sun Chiang Kai-shek.
May 3 1 Daisy K. Wong James Yen.
June 14 T. Y. Tang Yu Jih-Chang.
June 17 Charles Chao Ting Wen-
chiang.
June 21 Philip Chan Lin Yu-tang.
June 28 Alice Fong Madame Sun Yat-
sen.
July 5 John Ho Chu Wu.
July 12 Kei Tien Wong Chen Tu-siu.
The plan of study seeks to emphasize
the contribution these leaders have made
to the welfare and progress of the na-
tion, the doctrines and principles they
advocate, and the political movements
or social forces they represent. Such
studies should prove of particular value
to the American-born Chinese, and all
Chinese young people are urged to take
advantage of this opportunity to improve
their knowledge of modern Chinese his-
tory. The breakfast meetings are held
every Sunday morning, 9:00 o'clock, at
he Chinese Y. W. C. A., 965 Clay Street.
Visitors are always welcome.
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SILVERSMITHS PROTEST DECREE
Recently the Ministry of Finance, as
a result of China's step last November
in adopting a managed currency system,
decreed that, henceforth, silverware man-
ufactured throughout the country should
not exceed 33 per cent in fineness.
Since this drastic ruling would affect
the livelihood of some 100,000 silver-
smiths in China, influential members of
the craft immediately rose in protest. The
Shanghai Silversmiths' Association, in
particular, contested the decree in an
emergency meeting.
The Association's resolution voiced the
opinion of the craft when it gave its
wholehearted support for the nationali-
zation of silver and the adoption of legal
tender notes. Eut, the members argued,
heretofore all silverware has been 88
percent in fineness and that it would be
impossible to make any silver article not
exceeding 33 per cent in fineness because
the addition of alloy would reduce the
lustre of the silverware.
A petition was forwarded to the
Shanghai Chamber of Commerce for
transmission to the Ministry of Finance,
requesting that silversmiths be permitted
to use the usual percentage of pure sil-
ver for silverware. Circulars were sent
to silversmiths throughout the country
urging support of the Association's re-
solution.
• •
PRISONERS SCORN CHANCE
FOR FREEDOM
Northeast of the city of Chungking,
capital of Szechuan province, is situated
the Hsuanhan prison, which houses 210
inmates. Recently a fire broke out near-
by, and the prison warden, fearful that
his charges might be burned to death,
unlocked all the cells to prevent such
an occurence. Bu: instead of escaping,
every prisoner took a hand in putting
out the conflagration. When the roll-call
came not one of the 210 was missing!
As a result of their good behavior all
the prisoners may soon have their sen-
tences shortened.
• •
QUOTES
(Continued from Page 9)
Russia's inability to support her allies
with armed force. When the Occident
Powers and Japan landed troops on the
China Coast, the Russians were not in
a position to offer effective opposition,
so they had to retreat and observe their
well-laid plans go to smash .... Had the
Russians been in a position to extend
their Chinese friends genuine military
assistance, the story might have been
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different. The collapse of this widely
advertised attempt at 'world revolution'
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May 8, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CHINABOUND AIRWAYS
Another page in aviation's history
last week, this time in Mid-Pacific, half-
way between Wake Island and Midway
Island! Two giant ocean flying Clippers
passed each other in mid-air on regular
Trans-Pacific Mail and Express sched-
ules, both accurately on time and wi:h
clock-like precision.
The Pan American Airway's "China
Clipper" flying Eastward and the "Phili-
ppine Clipper" flying Westward passed
each other at 2:40 Pacific Standard Time,
in latitude 23.08 and longitude 173.26,
approximately half-way between Midway
and Wake Islands, flying at an altitude
of 12,000 feet over solid cumulus clouds
in brilliant sunshine.
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CHINA'S TOBACCO IMPORTS
According to A. B. Calder, Commer-
cial Attache at Shanghai, American to-
bacco accounted for approximately 90
percent of China's leaf tobacco imports
in the first two months of 1936, in his
report to the Commerce Department's
Tobacco Division at Shanghai. Receipts
aggregated 2,514,000 pounds, 2,239,000
pounds of which were of United States
origin.
Import Duty On Wine Raised China May Win League Seat
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Grant (Se-
attle) May 13; President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 3; President Jack-
son (Seattle) June 10; President Taft
(San Francisco) June 23; President
McKinley (Seattle) June 24.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Garfield (San Francisco)
May 8; President McKinley (Seattle)
May 9; President Hoover (San Francis-
co) May 15; President Polk (San Fran-
cisco) May 22; President Grant (Seattle)
May 23; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) May 29; President Adams (San
Francisco) June 5; President Jefferson
(Seattiie) June 6; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 12; President Har-
rison (San Francisco) June 19; Presi-
dent Lincoln (San Francisco) June 26.
Abruptly last week Charles O. Dun-
bar, collector of customs for the port of
San Francisco, received orders from
Washington that, effective immediately,
importations of Chinese alcoholic bev-
erages are to be classified as whiskies and
not medicines.
Chinatown wine merchants, on receipt
of this latest New Deal trade move, scur-
ried to find out more information. They
found out that, henceforth, there would
be a $5 a gallon import duty, plus $2 a
gallon internal revenue tax on the basis
of 100 per cent proof, on wines from
China.
For years all alcoholic beverages have
been permitted to enter this country un-
der a low duty as medicines. They in-
cluded such spirits as ng ka py, the es-
sence of five delights; mu kwei lo, dew
of the rose; sam bin, thrice distilled rice
wine; fu kwat, tiger bone wine; gai jau
ngan, crane wine, and about twenty o-
ther liquids.
All Chinese wines are made from rice,
according to a well-known Chinatown
merchant who deals mainly in this com-
modity. The difference, he added, is in
the age, treatment, flavors and essences
put into them. Herbs are used to make
th wines healthful, thus adding medicinal
properties into these pure alcoholic
drinks.
Whether Chinatown's wine merchants,
and these include almost all importers
and exporters, will contest this new tar-
iff ruling or not, is still a matter un- 1
decided.
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"CHARLIE CHAN" RETURNS
FROM CHINA TRIP
Th Canadian Pacific Line's world
cruiser, the Empress of Britain, brought
back to California Warner Oland, better
known as Charlie Chan from the charac-
ter he portrays on the screen, last week.
It was his first trip to the Orient, and
Mr. Oland expected to find himself un-
known. Blut he found that he is more
a popular idol in China than he is in
America. During his two months' trip,
he signed thousands of autographs.
At a tea given him at Shanghai by
Mayor Wu Te-chen, the Chinese present
agreed that his appearance, enhanced by
a drooping moustache, was as native as
any Chinese. Mr. and Mrs. Oland
brought back from the Orient many
ancient curios and art objects which he
collected, and hope to make a museum
of his summer home south of Santa Bar-
bara.
Since Japan withdrew her membership
from the League of Nations as a result
of the "Manchurian Incident" of Sep-
tember IS, 1931, China has been claim-
ing a right to a permanent seat of the
League Council on the ground that Asia
is no longer represented.
Last week from Geneva came the news
that enlargement of the League of Na-
tions' Council to include China is en-
visaged in a report soon to be presented
to the Council by a special committee.
A definite decision must be reached by
the Assembly in September.
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C. T. WANG SAILING FOR
U. S. ON MISSION
Wang Ching-ting, former foreign
minister of China, will sail for the
United States May 11 to confer with
the American government regarding a
new silver agreement between China and
the United States. Since his resignation
as foreign minister several years ago,
Wang has been acting as a special envoy
for the Central government in various
capacities. His most recent mission was
being sent to Japan where, it was ru-
mored in the Chinese press, he acted
for his government in settling certain
current Sino-Japanese difficulties.
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Correction
In the Sampan and Caravan page of
the April 24 issue, the heading "Gold
Unit Value Decreased" should read
"Chinese Trade in Gold Unit Value De-
creased."
The C. G. U. or Chinese gold unit
is still equivalent to seventy four cents
U. S. currency at present.
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WHERE DOES THEIR FUTURE LIE?
Chinese Digest Photo
The texts of the essays entered in a recent contest
with "Does My Future Lie In China or America?" as
the question may be vividly reflected here in the above
photo of the Commodore Stockton Grammar School.
Its principal, Miss Anna Croughwell, is in the center
of the group. The school was built in 1914 under the
name of the Oriental School; the Annex, in 1921. The
enrollment is 1,007.
It has a faculty of 31, among whom are 3 Chinese
teachers, 3 nurses, one of them Chinese, and a doctor.
The pioneer Chinese to play a role in the public schools
of San Francisco is Miss Alice P. Fong, a teacher.
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May 15, 1936
FAR EAST
Extension of China's
Postal System
The steady extension of the country's
postal system into China's vast interior
and remote border places is contained in
a recent report of the Directorate Gen-
eral of Posts. During one month this
year — February — this administration
established one second class office, ten
new third class offices, 122 new agencies,
162 mail boxes and 556 rural mail sta-
tions.
During this same period the country's
mail routes were increased by 24 kilo-
meters by train, 543 kilometers by motor
buses, 199 kilometers by steamships, 119
kilometers by junk and 487 kilometers
by couriers.
China's postal system is administered
by the Directorate-General of Posts of
the Ministry of Communications. The
country is divided into 24 postal districts,
and up to the end of 1932 there were
about 45,000 establishments administer-
ing this service.
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TIBET LOOKS FOR DALAI LAMA
Mystic signs and symbols before the
end of this year will lead the high oracle
of Tibet, in western China, to the at-
tempt to look for the "supreme being
with four hands," the infant reincarna-
tion of the Dalai Lama, temporal ruler
of Tibet.
The late Dalai Lama, whose predeces-
sors have been reincarnated since the
fifteenth century, assured his followers
before his death in 1934 that he would
consent to rebirth within three years.
The Tibet senior oracles know under
what conditions the new Dalai must be
born. So far, no child fulfilling these
conditions and who bears tiger skin
marks on his legs or who has thin up-
curving eyes, flesh bumps around the
shoulder blades, large ears, and a conch
shell imprint on the palm of a hand
has been discovered.
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CANTONESE GIRLS MAY
WEAR SHORT SLEEVES
Cantonese young ladies may bare their
arms if their garb bears the label "extra-
ordinary dress."
One hundred young ladies, mainly co-
eds, were rounded up by police last week
and detained for several hours, for wear-
ing dresses without sleeves, which is in
violation of the provincial dress law.
They were severely lectured by magi-
strates, and then permitted to go forth
after a label, "extraordinary dress" had
been rubber stamped on their clothes.
Graft Officially Banned
Chiang Kai-shek, president of the
Executive Yuan, in a determined effort
to stamp out bribery and political cor-
ruption in the Central Government, has
issued orders banning the system of
''squeeze," a time-worn political practice
in China which is an outgrowth of the
country's peculiar social organization.
In order that none may be ignorant
of what "squeeze" is, General Chiang
has caused this widespread practice to be
defined under the following terms:
1. Embezzlement of public funds.
2. Illegal possession of public proper-
ties.
3. Abusive use of public properties.
4. Illegal appropriation of public
funds.
5. Entry of false accounts.
6. Acceptance of discounts in public
purchasing.
7. False price quotations.
8. Acceptance of additional salaries
for concurrent posts, or subsidies.
9. Receipt of unearned salaries.
10. Private acceptance of interest due
on public deposits.
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AMERICAN DIPLOMAS LIABILITY
Chinese students with American uni-
versity diplomas are no longer consid-
ered as "national hopes," but rather as
economic liabilities, according to reports
reaching the University of California.
The universities of California, Columbia,
Chicago and Michigan are declared to
be the ones "most frowned upon" in high
Chinese circles.
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'DOES MY FUTURE LIE IN CHINA OR AMERICA?"
WINNING ESSAY
Robert Dunn., Somerville, Mass.
(Harvard University)
With the announcement of the winner
of its essay contest "Does My Future Lie
in China or America?", the Ging Hawk.
Club of New York, brought to a successful
ending, an all-important subject that is
highly controversial among the Chinese
in America.
The writer of the winning essay is Mr.
Robert Dunn of Somerville, Mass.
Second place goes to Mr. Kaye Hong,
former University of Washington student,
who is now residing in San Francisco.
Honorable mention goes to Miss Nora
Lee of Girls' High School, San Francisco;
Miss Ivy Awana of Honolulu, T. H., Mr.
Yee Don Moon, student at Salinas High
School, Salinas, California; and Mr. George
Chan of Houston, Texas.
Throughout the early years of the life of
any Amencan-born Chinese, he or she is con-
stantly confronted with an important prob-
lem, the decision of which will inevitably in-
fluence, if not determine his or her future
happiness and success. The problem has been
well-expressed in the question: "Does My
Future Lie in China or America?"
Having been born in America (Roxbury,
Mass., 1915) I, too, have been haunted with
this problem. Which road should I choose?
Which is more advantageous? Which road
would lead to more happiness and greater
success ?
After having given this fundamental prob-
lem some thought, I have found that it really
resolves itself into four minor problems: —
First, that of allegiance, or patriotism, or race;
second, that of service; third, that of employ-
ment; and finally, that of civilization, or cul-
ture. Without a consideration of these four
significant problems, I believe an answer to
the main problem is quite incomplete and
inadequate. I propose, therefore, to discuss
them as fully as the limited length of this
essay will permit.
In determining whether my future is to be
in China or America. 1 have naturally come
to ponder the question: To which of these
two countries do I owe allegiance? Which
country am I obliged to serve?
Ever since I can remember, I have been
taught by my parents, by my Chinese friends,
and by my teacher in Chinese school, that I
must be patriotic to China. They have said:
"You should be proud of China's four thou-
sand years of glorious and continuous history,
of her four hundred million population, and
of her superior culture and civilization. You
must be thankful for the traditions and cus-
toms you have inherited as a member of the
yellow race. What is more, you would not
be living if it were not for your ancestors
and parents who are Chinese. Most certainly,
then, you are obliged to render service to
China, especially in these days of need and
stress and humiliation. Don't you realize
that the Chinese are mocked at, trodden up-
on, disrespected, and even spit upon? Haven't
you yourself been called degrading names?
Have you no face, no sense of shame, no
honor? How can you possibly think of stay-
ing in America to serve it:"
Now, I do not wish to contradict or oppose
these assertions as being unsound Somehow,
however, I feel there is another side to the
picture. I owe much pride and gratitude
to America for the principles of liberty and
equality which it upholds, for the protection
its government has given me, and for its
schools and institutions in which I have par-
ticipated. Without them, I certainly would
not be what I am now. If Americans have
called me names, so have the Chinese who
speak of me scornfully as being a "native"
(t'oa jee doy) and as knowing nothing of
things Chinese. True, many regard me
highly because I am a junior at Harvard;
but I can say without ostentation that my
American friends also respect me as a student.
In fact, they give me more respect because I
am Chinese . Whatever I do in school and
college in the way of extra-curricular activi-
ties or of attaining high grades, I am given
much more credit and popularity than an
American would receive if he did the same
things. Being a Chinese among American
friends, then, is a sort of advantage. There
are, then, two sides to the picture: I am cer-
tainly as much indebted to America as I am
to China.
If this is true, then I should serve both
equally; but is this possible if I chose a future
that lies here in America? Certainly, one
cannot help China by building a bridge or
opening a factory in America; one cannot
serve China by curing American patients; one
is not aiding China by practicing his principles
of government, sociology, or economics in
America. It is true, however, that almost
every overseas Chinese who has entered col-
lege is studying in one of these fields. They
all evidently are planning their futures in
China; but could we justly condemn them
as showing no allegiance to China if they
later decided to stay in America to put their
studies into practice? I think not, provided
they serve China in some other way.
I mean to say that even though one prac-
tices his profession in America, he can still
serve China by building up a good impression
of the Chinese among Americans, by spread-
ing good-will and clearing up misunderstand-
ings, by interesting the Americans in trfe
Chinese thru personal contacts or otherwise,
and, if necessary, by contributing generously
to the financing of worthy enterprises in Chi-
na. These are services of inestimable value.
These are services which may be even more
worthy than the services of those who do
their life work in China. It is possible, then,
to pay the debt one owes to China and show
one's allegiance to Chinese even while living
in America.
What of those who would like to find" a
life-work in America? What are the oppor-
tunities for employment? Is it to be con-
tended that a Chinese will be welcomed into
American employment as cordially as into po-
sitions in China? The facts seem to indicate
the opposite. Chinese students have indubit-
ably found it difficult to get employment, to
say nothing of getting the more elevated and
higher-paying positions.
My brother, a graduate of M. I. T. last
year, failed to receive a single favorable reply
from different companies to which he sent
letters of application for employment. He
has returned to China and now has a position
with the Nanking government. What shall
1 say to this? I can say my brother was
merely fortunate, as he himself admits in
■us letter. He was lucky to have a sister who
is married to someone connected with the
government. In other words, he was given
a "pull" up the ladder, a necessary force
which most overseas Chinese do not have.
In his last letter, my brother warned me
that positions are so few that even men with
PhD s and M. S.'s and M. A.'s are without
work. It is evident, then, that employment
u hard to get anywhere; in America, perhaps,
because of the color line; in China because
jobs are scarce. The color line, however,
does not entirely prevent the American-born
Chinese from getting jobs. The chances are
small, to be sure, but as in China, there are
some opportunities open to certain fortunate
people. It cannot be said, therefore, that it
is impossible for Chinese-American youths to
obtain remunerative positions in either China
or America.
If there are possibilities for profitable em-
ployment in both countries, then I see no
reason why I should not choose a future for
myself in America if it happens that I like
it better here, or if I happen to be acclimated
to the modes of life and social environment
here. True, if I receive employment in Chi-
na, it would almost surely be one of the
large coastal cities where there are modern
conveniences such as electric-lights, running
water, quick transportation, and means of
sanitary and healthful living. The two civ-
ilizations can hardly be said to be conflicting
in the material sense, except in minor details.
The real harmful conflict is between the two
different cultures, the . two different outlooks
upon life, which, together with the language
difficulty, will tend to bring social estrange-
ment to the returning overseas Chinese, whe-
ther boy or girl.
If I am to spend my future in China, there
must come a time when I shall have to make
contacts there. Years of loncsomeness will
intervene before I shall be able to speak Man-
darin or Cantonese with considerable fluency.
Even then, I am afraid my endeavors to make
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May 15, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
An invitational dance will be given
by the Waku Auxiliary of Oakland on
Saturday, May 23, at the Hotel Leam-
ington, 19th and Franklin Streets, Oak-
land.
A picnic on the Santa Cruz beach on
May 4 was the scene of much activity
for Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Chan, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Louie, Delma Mark,
Thomas Wong, James and Betty Chan,
Mrs. Esther Lowe, Lois Chan, Mrs. H. L.
Chan, Jean Woo, William Chan, Hen-
rietta Thorn, Esther Chow, Dorothy
Fong, and Mrs. and Mrs. M. Ghio. Fol-
lowing the picnic, the party spent the
evening at the Chan home in Redwood
City.
The Oakland Chinese Youth Circle
gave an outing Sunday, May 10, at the
La Honda Bowl, seven miles northeast
of Richmond. The caravan of autos
stopped on the way to visit Dr. Charles
Sheperd and the Chung Mei boys.
Miss Lillie Dong of Watsonville and
Mr. William Lee of San Mateo are to
be engaged next week. The wedding
date has been set for June, it was
reported.
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CHORAL GROUP ORGANIZED
The organization of a Chinese choral
group, the first of its kind in the Pacific
Northwest, gained headway in Seattle
last week when twenty-four young people
gathered at the home of Miss Frances
Lew for preliminary instructions.
The chorus is being sponsored through
Federal WPA auspices with Mr. Earl
Cook, local theatrical producer, in
charge. Federal aid was obtained for the
group by Mrs. Emery Chow, while local
interest was stirred up mainly through
the efforts of Miss Mary Louise Hong.
Meetings and practices are being sche-
duled regularly for Monday evenings at
Chung Wah Hall. Pianist for the sing-
ers is Albert Wong Lam.
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CHINESE DEMOCRATIC DELEGATE
Edwin S. Luke, University of Wash-
ington journalism student, was elected
by a Democratic caucus of Precinct 378
as one of the precinct's two delegates to
the King County Democratic convention
to be held in Seattle at the Eagles Audi-
torium, May 16. The honor was the
first ever to be accorded a Chinese in the
city.
SMALLEST RADIO TUBE MADE
About the size of a pin head, the
smallest radio tube ever made was com-
pleted by C. Meng, Chinese research fel-
low of the Rockefeller Foundation of
the California Institute of Technology.
Equipped with cylindrical plates, it is
one half of a millimeter in diameter. The
wave is one centimeter long, or one-third
shorter than the previous shortest.
Importance of the achievement, ac-
cording to scientists, is in the greater
power it gives in analyzing radio waves
than can be had with larger tubes.
The previous smallest tube was con-
structed by Dr. G. W. Potapenko, Cali-
fornia Institute of Technology physicist.
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MISS QUONG HAS CHINA DAY
Miss Rose Quong, the Chinese Lady
of Genius, spent Tuesday in true Chinese
fashion.
At luncheon, she was the guest of Dr.
Margaret Chung.
At dinner, she was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Lee at the Sun Hung
Heung Restaurant after which she made
a tour of Chinatown. Miss Quong was
delightedly impressed with the Chinese
Digest office and was equally surprised
to learn that our Chinese Telephone op-
erators speak four dialects.
After the tour Miss Quong met with
the members of the Committee of Man-
agement of the Chinese Y. W. C. A. and
a group of their friends at the Far East
Cafe for a midnight supper.
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INSTRUCTOR ACCEPTS POSITION
Mr. Hem Locke, an instructor of the
Chungwah School in Portland and a
former student of the University of
Washington, left for New York to take
a position on the Chinese New York
Times. Mr. Locke will, at the same
time, attend the Columbia University to
secure his master's degree in education.
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AGED CHINESE HIT TWICE
Ng Kin, 62, who lives at 138 Waverly
Place, was knocked down by an unknown
assailant last Saturday morning near 417
Clay Street. Taken to the Emergency
Hospital, he was treated for serious cuts
on the face and to both eyes. While
waiting for relatives to take him home
from the hospital, he ventured out. At
Post and Grant Avenue, while crossing
the street, he was again hit, this time by
a taxicab. Taken to the Emergency Hos-
pital once more, he was treated for a
fractured leg. After treatment, Ng was
removed to the County Hospital.
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CHINATOWNIA
The Rose Festival
Portlanders are already agog with
plans in preparation for the Rose Fes-
tival which will be held this year from
June 11-14 inclusive. In the years of
their participation in the festival parade
in their division, the Chinese community
invariably won first prize. Last year
the Chinese did not join in the parade;
but, as is the custom of Chinatown, large
strings of firecrackers were burned and
the lion dance was performed in con-
junction with the festival. It is hoped
that with better times the Chinese com-
munity again will enter in competition.
The Chinese in Portland extends an
invitation to everyone to take part in the
Rose Festival, and spend his vacation
in Portland and the northwest.
Scout Troop 34 News
At a joint Court of Honor with Troop
75 recently, Scout Theodore Lee of St.
Mary's Chinese Troop 34 received six
merit badges and was advanced to Star
Rank, thus making him the first member
of his troop to win that honor.
Also announced was the appointment
of Mr. Frank S. Drady, Scoutmaster of
Troop 34, as this city's Organizer of the
Catholic Boy Scouts of America. The
appointment was made by Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Francis P. McElroy, director of CYO
(Catholic Youth Organization) activities
in San Francisco.
Mr. Drady brings to his new post a
wealth of experience and long years of
successful work in Boy Scout activities.
It was through his efforts that the Chi-
nese troop of St. Mary's was organized
last September.
As Organizer of the Catholic Boy
Scouts, Mr. Drady is in charge of or-
ganizing troops in all the parishes in
this city which as yet has no organization
of this kind. At present he is actively
engaged in forming troops at St. Jo-
seph's and St. Charles parishes.
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BOY SCOUT PICNIC
A picnic will be given on Sunday,
May 17, by the Chinese Center o Oak-
land for the Chinese Boy Scouts. There
will be a free barbecue lunch at 12 noon.
The spot for this outing is located at
San Pablo Avenue and Buchanan Street.
Turn left one block before Albany are
the directions given by the committee.
There will be a program by the Scouts.
Produce Dealer Dies
Arthur Lynn Lee, a Fresno Chinese
wholesale produce dealer, passed away
May 7 in a sanitarium at the age of 42.
Lee, who .was born in San Francisco,
had been a resident of Fresno for fifteen
years. Funeral services were held at the
Lisle Chapel.
Lee is survived by two daughters, Eli-
zabeth and Barbara Jean, two sisters,
Mrs. Grace Mar of San Francisco and
Mrs. Alfred Kwock of Oakland; and
three brothers, Frank Lee, manager of
the National Dollar Store in Fresno,
Alvin Lee of Coalinga, a restaurant op-
erator in Coalinga and Avenal, and Lee
Wing of San Francisco.
Frank Lee, who was appointed guard-
ian of the children, has applied for spe-
cial letters of administration to preserve
the estate, consisting of a produce busi-
ness, cash, jewelry, automobiles and
MRS. KWAN RETURNS
TO VISIT PARENTS
Mrs. S. T. Kwan, the former Florence
Chinn of San Francisco and her young
son arrived recently for a four months'
stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chin Quong.
Leaving their home in Peiping, China,
with Dr. Kwan, who is a noted neuro-
surgeon, they traveled by way of Europe.
At New York Dr. Kwan continued on
his survey of the leading hospitals of
the United States, while Mrs. Kwan and
their son crossed the continent to Cali-
fornia.
Mrs. Kwan is well known in San Fran-
cisco's Chinese social circles and is a
former secretary of the Chinese Y. W. C.
A. She made a visit to this country six
years ago with her two daughters, who
are now attending school in Peiping.
trucks, pending the appointment of a
permanent administrator.
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CHINESE DIG EST
May 15, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"Jade Moon" June 13
Luminous moonglow will shine over
the "JADE MOON" festival, the first
combined carnival and bazaar of the
southland, when the Chinese Congrega-
tional Church presents an afternoon and
evening of merriment and fun on Satur-
day, June 13, in Los Angeles,
After the first committee conference
held last week, it was decided to hold
the carnival in one of the most attrac-
tive locales in the City of the Angels, 'trie
beautiful and spacious International In-
stitute. Rev. T. T. Taam, pastor of the
Congregational Church, was unanimous-
ly voted as general chairman, with the
Young People's Group heading most of
the subsequent and detail committees.
The International Institute, a luxur-
ious building with patio and courts, will
be transformed into an exotic Chinese
garden; and the concessions will sell the
rich goods of the Orient, and serve au-
thentic Chinese foods. The carnival
committee wishes to give the best in the
way of entertainment and pageantry, in
order to reflect the paramount in the way
of ingenjuity, beauty, and good taste
which the Chinese are capable of offering.
A list of the people who bear this
responsibility and head the committees
include: hostess, Mrs. Harry N. King;
food, Harry N. King, Laurence Ho and
Chew Sing Quai; publicity, Milton Quon
and S. K. Lau; entertainment, Mrs. Flor-
ence Ho; bazaar, Emma Quon and Mai-
zie Dong; concessions, Bernice Louie;
dance, Archie Got; decorations, Roland
Got; tickets, Paul King.
The committee is also fortunate in
obtaining the services of Dorothy Pang,
a Honolulu girl who has had much ex-
perience in successful church and social
carnivals in the islands.
Tentative plans call for one continu-
ous afternoon and night of festive merri-
ment, with a pageant, exhibits, handi-
craft displays, concessions for fun and
skill, and an evening dance at the large
gymnasium of the institute.
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Ging Hawk Essay Results
Last October the Ging Hawk Club,
Chinese girls' organization of New York
City, set out on an interesting survey to
ascertain the thoughts of American-born
Chinese youths between the ages of 17
and 25 on this topic: "Does My Future
Lie in China or America?" The survey
was conducted in the form of an essay
contest, with twenty dollars in cash as
the first prize and ten dollars as second.
The contest drew many competitors
from all over the United States and Hon-
olulu and many were the thought pro-
voking manuscripts turned in. When
the winners were announced a fortnight
ago East and West shared in the first
and second prizes respectively.
The two prize winning essays will ap-
pear in the Chinese Digest, the first one
■'- this week's issue, to be followed by
the second essay next week.
"Surely Yours"
A Chinese applicant for a job wrote
as follows: "'Sir — I am Wong. I can
drive a typewriter with good noise and
my English is great. My last job has
left itself from me, for the good reason
that the large man is dead. It was on
account of no fault of mine. So hon-
ored, sir, what about it? If I can be of
use to you I will arrive on some date
that you should guess."
Reciprocal
A lady who had employed a Chinese
as cook asked him his name.
"Me name San Toy Lee," he said.
"Ah, your name is too long," the lady
replied, "I will call you John.'"
"All light," responded John. "What's
your name?"
"Mrs. Charlotte Anne Hemingway,"
she told him.
"Your name too long," remarked
John. "I call you Cholly."
Catholic Daughters Elect Playing Tag
Officers have been elected by the Court
Our Lady of China Catholic Daughters
of America, last Friday, May 8. In-
stallation will take place on Friday,
June 12. Following are the in-coming
officers:
Grand Regent, Edna Jung; Vice Re-
gent, Edna Lo; Historian, Edith Chan;
financial secretary, Sybil Lum; treasurer,
Martha Louie; lecturer, Harriet Lai;
monitor, Anna Chew; sentinel, Aileen
Jung; organist, Zeller Hoffman; and
trustees, Gene Miller, Theresa Crowley,
Lillian Jung, Mary Lee, Emily Wong,
and Esther Lee.
A reception will be held on Friday,
May 29, for the new members who were
initiated May 4 at the Knights of Col-
umbus Hall by Court S. F.
It was learned that a State Conference
will be held May 22 to 24 at Hollister,
California. Edith Chan, the present
Grand Regent, Edna Jung, vice-Regent,
and chaplain, Father Johnson, will
attend.
• •
CHURCH CALENDAR
The service at the Chinese Congrega-
tional Church on the Sunday of May 31
will be conducted by the young people
of the church, as is regularly scheduled
the last Sunday of every month.
The speaker will be Dr. Harley H.
Gill. Service begins at 12 noon. The
public is invited. On other Sundays,
regular church services are held.
She and her husband were recent ar-
rivals in Shanghai. She was teaching
her Chinese servant how to answer the
door bell. Wondering if he understood
her, she went out while he was in the
kitchen and rang the bell. In a few
moments he opened the door. Next day
she heard the bell ring and ring, but
there was no sign of the door being an-
swered. Finally in exasperation she went
out to find her servant outside with a
broad smile on his face.
"Why, Chang, whatever is the matter
with you?" she asked.
"Yesterday you foolee me," said
Chang, "so today I foolee you!"
• •
SPECIAL NOTICE
Will the several Chinese boys who
helped an American lady recover a purse
by identifying the car license of the
"snatchers" and reported it to the police
last week, please come to the Chinese
Catholic Social Center, 902 Stockton St.,
and see Mrs. Stafford? The ladv wishes
to reward them.
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CHINESE DICEST
Pag. 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
From L. A. we hear that Ruth Ching,
a newly arrived wicky-wacky charmer
from Havi.eee, is setting all the Angel
enos a-going, and that Kwa Ling Chang
is equally threatening.
One always imagines the library of a
hospital as containing only books or
magazines of a cheierful nature, but
when we came across this book, well, it
was too much for us. Imagine finding
one entitled "I Want a Fine Funeral".
The numerous duplication of names
among the Chinese leads downtown mer-
chants to a lot of trouble as well as em-
barrassment to the individuals. Look at
thi case. One Thomas Leong No. 1
bought something and Thomas Leong
No. 2 was charged with it. Lucky Thom-
as Leong No. 1 !
Our Oakland snooper must have fallen
asleep at the sundial at the base of the
Campanile after sundown. He reported
Miss Betty Shoong in our May 1 issue
under this column, when he really meant
Miss Doris. Can we blame it onto the
shadow of the finals due at Cal?
The stork graciously presented a young
mother with a baby so she could cele-
brate MOTHER'S Day. If the stork
was just several hours late, FATHER'S
Day would have taken precedence.
We hear that HENRY K. WONG is
selling queen contest tickets for a won-
drous girl of Los Angeles .... Why is
it that a bakery on Grant Avenue is so
popular nowadays? It can't be the warm
weather .... Who is the "HARPS"
LEE who is reported to be the new Romeo
at Red Bluff, California? .... And we
found out that MARIANNE DONG of
Watsonville received a telegram literally
commanding her to be somebody's part-
ner to a certain dance .... A hobby
exhibit is being sponsored by the Chinese
"Y" for May 16 ... . The bay region
will be pretty empty on the week-end of
May 16, for we hear that a lot of people
will attend the Fresno Relays and be
at the Fay Wah Raisin Day dance ....
By the way, we also found out that
DAVID SUM'S CATHAY ANS orches-
tra has been scheduled to play at the
Bakersfield Girls' Club's dance on May
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FORMED
A Polytechnic Chinese Alumni Asso-
ciation was organized by a group of grad-
uates of the L. A. Polytechnic High.
The purpose of the organization is to
promote relationship between the alumni
and active Polytechnic students. Social
welfare also is included among its en-
deavors.
Meetings are held once a month at
the N. S. G. S. Hall or at the homes of
its members. Since its inception a little
over a year ago, its membership has
grown to more than fifty active members,
including graduates from as far back as
1917.
Officers are: Ida Fong, reelected pres-
ident; Milton Quon, vice. president, Hel-
en Wong, secretary; and Howard Tom,
treasurer.
• •
MOTHERS' TEA
The Chinese Girls' Club of Portland,
Oregon, gave their annual Mothers' Tea
at the Chinese Benevolent Association
at 2 p. m. Sunday, May 10.
Mrs. Pearl Jower, president, greeted
the Chinese mothers of Portland with
an address in Chinese and English.
• •
"LITTLE THEATRE"
OFFICERS ELECTED
At its organizational meeting on Wed-
nesday, May 6, the Chinese "Little Thea-
tre" group elected the following officers:
Clara Chan, chairman; Samuel Lee, vice-
chairman; Hattie Hall, secretary; Jack
Foley, business manager.
Try-outs for "Lady Precious Stream",
which will probably be the initial pro-
duction, will be held in the near future.
Anyone who is interested in acting or in
any of the arts allied to the theatre
(stage design, costuming, music, dancing)
may get further details from Miss Chan,
China 1507.
• •
TRAVELING LOTUS TRIO
The Lotus Blossom Trio, May Seid,
Elaine Hong, and Edith Leong, together
with their accompanist, Nymphia, and
Mrs. Seid, journeyed to Boring, Oregon,
and entertained at Grange Hall on May
8. Novelty acting, singing, and dancing
proved quite a hit to the people of that
community. Miss Lam also played "In
a Chinese Garden" as a piano solo.
30 ... . ANDREW TSENG, the former
net star of the CHITENA, and his bride
are visiting friends and relatives in Hong-
kong, and will be making their home
in Shanghai .... Good night !
Fay Wah Dance
The Fay Wah Club of Fresno will
hold its Raisin Day Dance this Saturday,
May 16, at the new Community Center,
1040 D Street, with all proceeds to go to
the Chinese School Fund.
A door prize of #25 will be offered
and over one hundred dollars' worth of
merchandise have been donated by Fres-
no merchants. Music will be furnished
by Frank Young's orchestra from Los
Angeles, an all-Chinese nine piece band.
General chairman for the affair is
Thomas Haw, assisted by Allen Lew.
Refreshments will be in charge of B. \ .
Lew; reception, Dr. P. S. Ching, Arthur
Young, Floyd Sam and Elmer Lew; tic-
kets, Thomas Liu; publicity, Ernest Sam
and James Huie, and prizes, Thomas
Haw and Hiram Ching.
Wa Sung Club of Oakland will play
the Fresno Police baseball team on the
following day, May 17, at 11:00 a. m.
Over eighteen members are traveling
down by auto for the game which is an
annual event every Raisin Day.
• •
CLIA HOLDS DANCE
The third annual dance of the Chi-
nese Literary Improvement Association
(Clia) Alumni Branch was held on May
2, at the Moana Hotel, in Honolulu.
Chairman of the affair was Clarence
Jim, with Francis Chun and Clifford
Wong as ticket managers and Anthony
Wong as publicity manager.
The policy of the Clia Club is to help
the needy students and to encourage the
undergraduates. A loan fund is estab-
lished for the benefit of scholastic en-
deavors.
• •
Annual Scout Service
Troop 3, Boy Scouts of America, will
hold its annual Scout Sunday service
on May 24 at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 15, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
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Telephone CHina 2400
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CORRESPONDENTS
Los Angeles
Oakland.
AND REPRESENTATIVES
William Cot, Elsie Lee
..Hector Eng, Ernest Loo
Portland
Seattle
Salinas
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Edward Chan
Bakersfield _
Watsonville
Mamie Lee
Fresno
Al'en 1 ™
Sacramento _ _
_ Ruth C. Fong
THANK YOU, CATHAY!
In the glare of the afternoon sun, the Cathay Club
Band presented a program of real music last Sunday.
Dedicated to Music Week as their share of enriching
this Chinese community, they succeeded admirably —
to the older generation. Probably the younger genera-
tion were still trying to recuperate from the various
frolics of the night before; thereby missing one of the
most enjoyable music feasts ever presented. That was
a pity — for the young folks who missed it.
One must go back a bit to the many hours of hard
practice the Cathay Band devoted towards this program
in order to appreciate their efforts. It was not just
the hour and a half that they spent in presenting it.
It was also the culmination of weeks and weeks of hard
practice— FOR SOCIAL SERVICE. They did not
have to give the program. BUT they did because they
thought it would be appreciated by the community.
However, as one glanced over the many seats that
stood empty and noticed that half of the audience
were little tiny folk and forty percent of the other half
were our fathers and mothers, one wondered whether
the other ten percent of the audience were not just a
bit ashamed of their friends who did not attend.
Fully 35 bandsmen played who could otherwise be
having a good time entertaining their mothers (May
10 being Mothers' Day).
It should be a source of satisfaction to the bands-
men to know that those who did attend feel proud of
their own Cathay Band in remembering Music Week,
when, not only this community, but the entire city was
only lukewarm in its reception of a week devoted to
our spiritual uplifting. Thank you, Cathay Band!
OUR HALF YEAR MARK
With the issuance of this number of the Chinese
Digest, the paper celebrates its six months of existence.
The paper was started on November 15, 1935.
To our many friends and well-wishers we extend
our sincere thanks for making possible the appearance
of the Digest. To our many subscribers, we hope that
you've enjoyed the issues, and pledge ourselves to strive
for improvement as time goes on. Necessarily, it was
i hard task to make possible at once the issuance of a
perfect paper, but with the establishment of routine
and the suggestions of our friends and subscribers, we
hope to greet our first anniversary with a publication
that they can pridefully point out to their friends.
Once again, we thank you! Give us a little more
support, and support the movement for "every one his
own Digest," and before long we can look forward to
a bigger and better paper.
YOUTHS WHO THINK
Between the philosophy and ways of thinking of
the first and second generation Chinese in America
there exists a wide gulf of opinion regarding each
other's ability and social usefulness. The second gen-
eration, a term used to denote those Chinese who are
born in this country, have, as a result of their western
upbringing which emphasizes the individual as an in-
dependent social unit, seldom shown the proper respect
to their elders here which in China would be due them.
As a whole, the American-born youths regard the first
generation as too conservative, and unprogressive, and
even at times as backward.
On the other side, we find that the first generation
regard their offsprings in even less favorable light.
The Chinese, like most Orientals, are adept in coining
phrases, and long ago the first generation had hit upon
an expression to describe the way most of them feel
about their American-born children. Mo No Chung,
"without brain insect" is the phrase they invented, a
vulgar term expressing disdain and utter contempt of
those youths who had forsaken the ways and the teach-
ings of China's sages and have become Americanized.
Happily, this term is lapsing into disuse today, a fact
which should do much to bridge the gulf of mental
differences between the first and second generations.
The foregoing is a preamble to the significant fact
that today the second generation Chinese youths in
America are doing some serious thinking in respect to
their probable future in this land. Everywhere they
are thinking about this question: Is there a place for
us in America? Or must we return to the land of our
fathers to build our future?
Our American-born youngsters here are doing some
really serious thinking about their future, which is a
good sign indeed, for one can only think about one's
future while young. W. H.
May 15, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Ng« 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEB
CERAMIC ART
(XVIII) How to Study Glaze Tex-
ture— Pigment Particles and Air Bubbles
The attempt of collectors to describe
the glaze of ceramics is often very feeble,
and no wonder, for there are no generally
accepted terms for the many subtle quali-
ties, nor do we always clearly distinguish
one quality from another. Under the
loose term of texture we shall endeavor
to cover here not only the surface and
body texture but also the refraction and
translucency of the glaze as well. These
qualities are determined essentially by
the following inter-related factors: (1)
the amount and solubility of the color-
ing minerals; (2) the amount, size, and
distribution of the bubbles; (3) the fir-
ing condition; (4) the texture of the
underlying biscuit; (5) the kind of nec-
kings or glaze percipitates, if any; (6)
the amount of foreign matters and im-
purities, if any; and (7) the composi-
tion of the glaze.
Metallic oxides or the coloring min-
erals of the glaze vary greatly in amount
and solubility. When they are complete-
ly dissolved, the glaze is described as
"clear" or "very translucent". If the
amount of coloring minerals used is
small the glaze is described as "weak"
or ''watery'"; if heavily colored, as "rich"
or "deep". The depth of the glaze also
has a great deal to do with this.
The coloring minerals may not be
completely dissolved, thus rendering the
glaze somewhat opaque. If the particles
are minutely small the glaze is then
termed as Vchalky", "milky", or even
"cloudy". If thin, as with many of the
T'ang glazes, they are often described
as being "like a coat of paint", but if
thick, as is the case with the T'ing whites,
they are said to be "like ivory".
The coloring particles may be fairly
large, and the glaze is then often des-
cribed as "dappled", "thickly colored",
or "teasly". The sang de boef is a good
example of this type, the red particles
in this glaze appearing as corpuscles in
a blood stream, and during the firing
process, they actually run in the glaze.
Thus the region near the mouth rim is
invariably devoid of color, while at the
foot rim the glaze is thick with color-
ing particles, giving it the appearance
of congealed blood. This run is a good
test of the solubility of the coloring par-
ticles. The mirror black appear at times
as a "clear" glaze, but the brownish
mouth rim indicates that the color had
started to run toward the base.
Certain coloring particles react to the
firing condition differently. A good ex-
ample is the transmutation or Chun
glazes, where the particles received diff-
erent degrees of oxidation and so vary
greatly in color, translucency, and weight.
They run down the side of the vessel at
different rates, presenting to the ware
those pleasing runs or bands so charac-
teristic of transmutation. They are des-
cribed as "streaked", "mottled, "flam-
ing", or even "splashed", although this
latter term is best reserved for wares hav-
ing differently colored patches. These
streaks have no effect on texture, but
differ in translucency; the redder the
particles the more translucent they ap-
pear to be.
Air bubbles vary greatly in amount,
size, and distribution. Some are so small
they can barely be seen with the naked
eye. The glaze is then described as "mis-
ty" or "cloudy", but often also as cftal-
ky" or "creamy". As the bubbles increase
in size the glaze is progressively listed as
"bubbly", "opalescent", or "frothy".
These bubbles are caused by the libera-
tion of steam or volatile matters resulting
from chemical reaction in the glaze. The
pores and pin holes which form on the
surface may be caused by the breaking
of these bubbles, but more probably, by
the issuance of a continuous stream of
gas from the glaze or the biscuit. Air
bbles greatly modify the refraction of
-he glaze and has a lightening effect on
the color.
The composition of the glaze varies,
producing soft or hard glaze. The clear
glaze of the blue and whites is regularly
softer than the white grround glaze used
for enamel decoration. But besides the
regular ingredients many potters delib-
errately introduced into the glaze such
ground substances as jade, gems, ivory,
hua shih, and crackling stone and such
liquids as blood, uric acid, and alkali
water — for real or fancied effects. Im-
purities generally turn black in the bak-
ing, and together with foreign particles,
may be regarded as having the same ef-
fect on the glaze as pigment articles,
generally rendering the glaze somewhat
opaque.
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
(Next article: How To Study Glaze
Textures — Firing Condition and Perc'ip-
itates.)
'QUOTES'
''.... Chinese Communism is not
Communism; the appeal of the Com-
munist regime is simply the appeal of
radical reform, chiefly agrarian, in own-
ership, taxation and the general appoint-
ments of labor.
"Against such an appeal, the argu-
ment of the Nanking government can-
not be, and is not, purely military. It
has to be an attempt to meet these in-
terests by corresponding policies, so far
as it considers them legitimate, and by
providing some benefits which the Soviet
system has, at least so far, been unable
to secure. The mass education under-
taken in the Communistic areas is carried
out much more effectively by the Nan-
king government and agencies operating
under that government. It is only a
central government which can plan, and
by degrees build up for all China, a
system of roads — unquestionably the
great need of the country for every type
of advancement. The Nanking govern-
ment, while gaining some of its revenues
from opium taxes, has made remarkable
steps toward general economic health;
it succeeded for a moment in balancing
its budget, by abolishing the tael and by
seeing that taxes reached the public trea-
sury instead of stopping on the way in
private pockets. If it is successful at
the present moment, that is due more to
the vagaries of American silver policy
than to defect in its own financial sense.
The main interest of the agrarian revo-
lution, that of redistributed ownership,
the Nanking government cannot meet
in full measure; for it cannot dissipate
the wealth upon which much of its main-
tainance depends. It cannot bribe its
way to popular support by committing
suicide. It can, however, lighten the
burden of debt and interest, and move
by gradual measures to an enlarged own-
ership of land. I think it is fair to say
that this government has grasped the
problem of China at the points which
are most critical, namely, national unity
and solvency, an improved living for
the masses, road-building, education.
Having had the choice between invest-
ing in those things or investing in arma-
ments, it chose, in part because of its
former confidence in the West and in the
League, to invest in those positive goods.
Its present helplessness in warfare is
largely due to this choice; and apart from
the fact that we instinctively approve
that choice, we are also inescapably in-
volved in responsibility for it, and for
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 15, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
Moy Jin Mun — Pioneer
In the early morning of May 1, death
claimed one of the oldest Chinese in this
state, and one who was well known and
respected by all throughout the Pacific Coast
— Moy fin Mun. He suffered a sudden hem-
morhage of the brain two months ago, was
taken to the St. John's Hospital, where he
died at the ripe age of eighty-seven. His
funeral will take place this coming Sunday,
May 17.
The following account is believed to be
the first and only authorized life story of
this noted Chinese pioneer in California.
Many previous attempts by journalists, free
lance writers, and students of early Chinese
history in this state, to obtain Moy fin Mun's
life story have failed because while he lived
he seldom taf\ed of his experiences and his
long career of useful service in behalf of his
own people. For this reason this account is
necessarily short and passes over many inci-
dents in Moy's life which would furnish a
better and fuller understanding of the history
of the Chinese in California before the turn
of the century.
The following story aims to present the
biography of a Chinese immigrant who had
lived three quarters of a century on Cali-
fornia soil, and how during that time he won
material fortune, became the cherished friend
of noted San Franciscans, a counsellor end
respected elder in the affairs of his commun-
ity, and a venerable patriarch of five genera-
tions of the Moys in America.
For the many hitherto untold facts of Moy
fin Mun's life, the writer is indebted to one
of his sons, Steven C. Moy, who has k'ndly
furnished much data without which the ac-
count would be incomplete.
By William Hoy
The year that gold was discovered in
California was the same year that Great
Britain, having defeated China in the
Opium War, was ceded Hongkong as the
fruit of her victory. While these two
momentous events were taking place on
both sides of the Pacific, in a secluded
village called Hoy Young On Fun, Toi-
shan district, province of Kwangtung, a
second son was born to the wife of an
obscuite village teacher. At that mo-
ment no one in this part of the empire,
which was still governed by the Manchus,
had yet heard of the land which Chinese
later called Kum-shan (Hill of Gold),
but destiny, or what is called feng shui
(the wind and elements in Chinese for-
tune telling) had ordained that this child
who was born on such an auspicious
year, was to follow the call of gold into
the New World. After consulting with
many elders and the departed spirits of
ffAt New Year's, Moy Jin Mun wraps 'lay shee' for children"
his ancestors whose names were enshrined
in tablets of red and gold on the family
altar, the village teacher named his se-
cond born Jin Mun.
Being the son of a teacher, who also
owned several acres of land, had its ad-
vantagas, one of which is opportunity
for education. Jin Mun was taught the
Three Character Classic by his father as
soon as he was able to talk, and though
he was to abandon his books at an early
age, yet the moral teachings of the an-
cients which he did learn by heart were
never forgotten, and served as his philo-
sophy throughout his life in his relation-
ship with his fellow men.
It did not take long for the news of
the California gold rush to peach Jin
Mun's village. The exodus to the New
World began as soon as the news spread
throughout South China The Manchu
Emperor looked askance at this sudden
emigration to foreign shores and brand-
ed those as traitors who would leave the
land of their ancestors and become sub-
jects of barbarians But the Cantonese
were glad to go even at the risk of in-
curring the wrath of the Son of Heaven,
because poverty had come upon the peo-
ple and many mouths were hungry. The
Opium War had drained the resources
of the land and the people were over-
burdened with taxes. Moreover, the
Taiping Rebellion had reared its fear-
some shadow from the adjacent province,
and more poverty and want, in addition
to massacre, was in store.
One of Jin Mun' paternal uncles
wen: to California first. When he came
back several years later he was a rich
man and fired the imagination of the
youths of the village with stories of the
fabulous wealth which was everywhere
under the ground in this Hill of Gold.
This uncle was going back to California
soon and asked Jin Mun's father to take
him along as he was old enough to
leave his mother's side. He was twelve.
In August, 1860, Jin Mun set sail with
his uncle on a schooner for America,
leaving his parents whom he was not to
nee again until almost ten years -later.
After six and a half months of tossing
on the tempestous Pacific, encountering
storms and many a whale as big as the
ship, Jin Mun arrived in San Francisco
the latter part of February, 1861. When
he set foot sorriewhere along Battery
Street, for the waterfront was there then,
it was his first step on the New World
and a momentous one. A real pioneer
had come to America.
The boy went to live with cousins
who had been here for several years and
had waxed prosperous. There was al-
ready a mission school in Chinatown
and here Jin Mun went each Sunday
and studied English for half an hour. In
between time he helped his cousins in
their business and became acclimatized
to the new land.
The coming of the Civil War did not
interrupt Jin Mun's process of learning
the alien tongue. But when he was 1 ">
his elder brother, who was one of the
first of the Moys to arrive here, thinking
May 15, 1936
CHINESE DIG EST
r»i» n
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
that the boy was now old enough to earn
his daily rice, sent for him from Sacra-
mento. This brother was a cook in the
family of Leland Stanford, Senior, the
great California railroad builder. Jin
Mun was made a garden boy in the
Stanford home and remained in that
capacity for 3 years.
During his years with the family the
boy won the affection of Mrs. Stanford
who later wanted to adopt him. But Jin
Mun's brother objected on the grounds
not only of racial but social differences.
So at the end of three years Jin Mun
left the Stanfords, but before he depart-
ed Mrs. Stanford gave him a gold ring
with his name engraved on the inside
as a token of remembrance. This ring
he wore and kept until the time of his
death seventy years later.
In the roaring sixties thousands of
Chinese followed the trails of white sour-
doughs in the search for the yellow me-
tal. Impatient, the white men seldom
exhaust one gold vein before they march
on to richer fields. In the wake of their
trails came the patient and industrious
Chinese who reworked the beds thus
finding much gold witihlout incurring
persecutions.
In 1866 Jin Mun tried his hand at
gold mining. He went to Moss Piatt
in company with other Chinese and
combed the region. He worked and
reworked on old claims and found many
flakes of gold which white miners had
turned their noses up at.
After three years of this work when
he had accumulated enough gold dust
which to his youthful mind represented
a fortune, he decided on a trip to China.
Great was the rejoicing when he reached
his birthplace several months later.
Greater still was the joy of his parents
when they saw him betrothed and mar-
ried, for he was then 20 and must as-
sume his family responsibility by taking
a wife.
A year later Jin Mun returned to Am-
erica. For several years after this he
lived and worked just like thousands of
his brethren here did. He wnt back
to the lucrative business of reworking
old mines, and in doing so travelled over
California to Nevada and back. At one
time, while traveling on a stage coach,
he was held up and robbed of all his
money and other articles of value except
his watch. When the robber took out
his timepiece he saw that it was a black
looking article, surmised that it would
be hard to dispose of, returned it to his
person with a gesture of disdain.
A story of his experiences at that time
which in later years he was fond of tell-
ing had to do with Indians. He related
that in the seventies the white men in
California and Nevada had either grown
rich or had lost their sturdy pioneering
spirits and could not face the dangers
and hardships of trail blazing to make
way for the coming of the Iron Horse.
They were afraid of the Indians and
wherever the latter and the whites en-
countered, fighting and massacre would
'ow. The Chinese, however, were ne-
ver molested by the Indians and there-
fore there was never any cause to fight
with them. Because the Chinese all wore
queues then, the Indians considered them
as people who wore their hair the same
way they did and assumed they must be
another Indian tribe. The Mongol
features of many Cantonese further im-
pressed the Indians that these people
must be Indian also.
When he was not too busy panning
for gold Jin Mun acted as an agent for
the hiring of Chinese crews to work on
the railroads, for Chinese help was sorely
needed then and a Chinese agent who
could speak English was a rarity in those
days. This made him a personage to be
looked upon him with awe and respecrby
whites as well as his own people. Hence
this side line was a profitable business
for Jin Mun, whose shrewdness and abil-
ity was just beginning to manifest itself.
When Dennis Kearny and his sandlot
agitators launched the era of persecu-
tion of the Chinese in California, the
movement rapidly spread out in an ever-
widening circle. Late in 1874, when
Jin Mun was in Truckee, Nevada, he
was caught in an anti-Chinese riot fanned
to a red-hot point by white labor unions
composed mostly of Irishmen.
Some four thousand Chinese were in
Truckee and neighboring mining towns
at the time, and most of them were driven
en masse out of these places and into
the midst of other anti Chinese demon-
strations all over California. But Jin
Mun was saved from possible death by
an Irish officer of the law whom he once
befriended and gave refuge to the youth
in his own house until the riots had sub-
sided to a safe degree.
A few more years of gold mining and
crew hiring and Jin Mun, now gradually
becoming wealthy and well known among
his countrymen because of his knowledge
of English, returned to San Francisco.
Here he witnessed the coming of thou-
sands of Cantonese to the state, crossing
ten thousand miles to seek a better liveli-
hood. The day of the gold rush was
over, although there was still gold in
many an old mine. Chinatown was be-
coming more crowded day after day as
the ships unloaded mote immigrants and
the end of the railroad building brought
the laborers back to the place where they
started. Many returned to China, their
money belts full of Mexican dollars and
gold dust. But more than 50,000 re-
mained, some waiting for newer oppor-
tunities and some, more far-sighted, went
into business to cater to the wants of
the population; while the rest were mere-
ly waiting, waiting, not knowing that
ahead of them were more persecutions
as the whites come into conflict with the
Chinese in desperate battles for liveli-
hood. The spectre of an imaginary
"yellow peril" aroused fear in the breasts
of the whites which echoed in the legis-
lative halls in Washington and presaged
the coming of stringent exclusion laws
which was to stem this onrushing tide of
humanity.
Jin Mun was a witness to all this and
in his heart there was deep sorrow that
his countrymen should be treated thus,
without a chance to vindicate their own
position. At that time the Chinese were
organized into many groups but there
existed no unified amalgamated group
which could act for the community in
affairs which affected all the Chinese
here. Jin Mun and other forward look-
ing members of Chinatown envisaged an
organization to discharge that function,
but the time was not yet ripe.
In 1881 Jin Mun made his second
trip to China. When he returned here
his wife was with him, for he had come
to cherish a love for this new land and
desired to settle here.
And settle he did. He opened an
import and export score on Dupont Street
(later called Grant Avenue) and at the
same time organized a mining company
with several other wealthy countrymen
to mine what gold was left in the Calif-
ornia hills. His scrupulous honesty and
fair dealing, coupled with his ability to
do business with Americans in their own
language, made him a highly respected
figure in the early days of the community.
It was at this period, when the Chinese
'"r? had been organized into too many
groups for their own good, since a few
among them were constantly inclined to
be less benevolent than the rest, although
all of them professed the same principle,
that Jin Mun actively aided in organiza-
tion of the Chinese Consolidated Bene-
volent Association, or the Six Compan-
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SPORTS
Fred George Woo.
Our Star Athletes
Compiling impressive records, two Chi-
nese athletes are still adding to their
glory. Their names are Nun Wong and
Chester King.
Nun Wong, brother of Fred Hong
Wong, is a sophomore student at the
Brawley High School, Brawley, Calif-
ornia, and making quite a name for him-
self.
Besides being a star baseball player on
the school nine (Nun is a second sac-
ker), he was a member of the champion-
ship class C basketball team. He was
awarded a trophy for being the record-
breaker of individual scoring honors,
scoring a total of 35 points in one game.
Hong Wong, who played on the local
Poly High varsity cage team this past
season, holds the broad jump record of
his section in the C. I. F. made while
a student at Placer High. His mark is
20'8".
Chester King, brother of Miss Con-
stance King, is better known in China.
A student at Pui Ching Middle School,
his team won the Chinese National Ath-
letic title in baseball. This year he has
been chosen captain, and the team is
even stronger than last year's. Football,
a comparatively new sport in China, is
now gaining headway, and Chester was
also elected captain of this year's team.
Basketball and track comprise the other
sports in this young athlete's accomplish-
ments. He will leave soon for this coun-
try, sometime this summer. And some
Chinese team and some college will have
one athlete trying to make the varsity,
then.
• •
CHINESE PREPARE FOR
J. A. F. TRACK MEET
More than seventy boys took part in
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. tryouts at the
Old Stadium for places to represent it
in the J. A. F. track and field meet on
Saturday, May 30, at the Kezar Stadium.
George Chew took three firsts in the
100-lb. class, the 100 yards, 220, and
the high jump, to capture principal hon-
ors, besides winning second in the broad
jump. Double wins were registered by
Ronald Ong and Maurice Young in the
80's, and Sunny Lau in the 90's.
Entries for the J. A. F. sponsored
by the Chinese "Y" will close on May
23, with events in the 80, 90, and 100
pounds. Many clubs are expected to file
entries within the next few days, includ-
ing the Salesians, Boys' Club, Japanese
"Y" and the St. Mary's A. C.
Chitena Sport Excursion
Changed to May 24
The Chinese Tennis Association will
hold its Sport Excursion to Stockton on
Sunday, May 24. Originally planned
for May 10, it was postponed on account
of Mother's Day. The change in date
will in no way conflict with the plans
for a whole day of fun. Starting with
Dennis, oj'-her events whidh will take
place will include basketball, Softball,
and dancing in the evening. Members
will leave early in the morning and re-
turn shortly after midnight when the
dance ends.
It was also announced that the Chi-
tena will journey to Los Angeles on May
29-June 1. A large group of rooters is
expected to accompany the tennis team
south by a chartered Grayline bus. The
tennis clubs of the two citys will vie,
while the Mei Wah girls' cagers will play
the L. A. Chinese lasses. Reservations
for the southern trip may be made at
Hall's Sport Shop.
• •
PLAYGROUND ACTIVITIES
Saturday, May 16, will prove a busy
day for the playground boys and girls.
At Kezar Stadium, the City Playground
Track and Field Meet will be held, with
numerous events scheduled from 70
pounds up to 110 pounds Some forty
boys from the Chinese Playground will
participate in all the events and relays.
Admission is free.
Two Chinese boys and girls will take
part in the City Playground tennis tour-
nament opening Saturday. Faye Lowe
and Arnold Lim, and Henrietta Jung
and Jenny Chew are the netsters who will
represent the Chinese Playground, ac-
cording to Mr. Oliver Chang, director.
• •
THREE GAMES SUNDAY
Three basketball contests are on tap
at the French Court, Sunday, May 17,
with the first game scheduled to start at
7:30 p. m. between the St. Mary's girls
and the lassies from the Francisco Junior
High School. Incidentally, this is the
first casaba game at the local court for
the girls.
The main event finds the St. Mary's
A. C. clashing with the Lowell High
School Chinese quintet, with the former
a slight favorite to come out on the long
end of the final count.
Francisco's cagers will play in the se-
cond game on the program against the
St. Mary's twenties in a return tilt be-
tween the two teams. The junior high
boys won their first encounter two weeks
ago.
America Defeats China
in Cage Finals
America defeated China in the third
and deciding game of the International
basketball series in Shanghai by the nar-
row margin of 39-38, at the Yenping
Road Stadium Pavilion, recently, to re-
tain its championship.
China won the first tilt by a score of
31-30, but the U. S. five came right back
to capture the second tussle 45-40. Minus
the services of N. T. Wong, star guard,
the China team was weakened to some
extent in the deciding game. For the
Chinese, V. K. Hyui tallied 26 points to
lead in the scoring. Hyui's sterling per-
formance may net him a place on the
China Olympic team to be selected by
officials of the China National Amateur
Athletic Federation.
• •
FOUR CHINESE BOYS PLACE
IN TRACK MEET
Four Chinese lads placed in the finals
of the Academic Athletic Association
track and field meet last Saturday at
the Kezar Stadium in the lightweight
divisions.
In the 130-lb. class, Albert S. Lee of
Galileo High took a tie for second place
in the high jump, while in the tens Poy
Eng of Commerce took a fourth in the
75-yard dash. In the hundreds, Martin
Joe of Lowell won a second in the broad
jump, with John Leong, also of Lowell,
in fourth place in the same event.
Several Chinese boys failed by narrow
margins to place in the qualifying
rounds. This year's crop of Chinese
tracksters in the local prep schools is
far below the standard of other years.
• •
PROMISING BOXERS
Several of the fifty-odd youths who
are taking boxing lessons under Sammy
Lee, ring coach at the St. Mary's A. C.
who fought in the professional rings
under the name of Hip Sing Lee have
shown strong possibilities of developing
into top-notch ringmen.
Among them are Benedict Chu, 140
pounds; George Chew, 115; Robert Chin,
105; Fred Lowe, 117: Don Chew, 100;
Edwin Dong, 130; George Tom, 118;
Robert Lum, 100; Joseph Lee, 118; and
Harold Lee, 135. These boys .are very
promising material for the arena, stated
Coach Lee, and a few of them may be
entered in future C. Y. O. and other
amateur tourneys.
May 15, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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SPORTS
Track Entries Close Soon
Only two weeks and three days remain
to send in entries for the Troop Three
second annual track and field meet, as
June 1 is the final date when entries will
be received.
This year's meet, which will be held
on Sunday, June 7, at the Commerce
Field, is expected to draw a large field
of entrants of local and out of town
clubs. Numerous events on the program
are expected to be run off in the four
weight classes, the 85, 100, and 115
pounds, and the unlimiteds.
Entry blanks may be sent to Don Lee
or Fred Schulze at 758 Stockton Street,
or Frank Wong, 855 Sacramento Street,
San Francisco.
• •
CHSS TOURNEY AT "Y"
A Chinese Chess Tournament will be
conducted at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
beginning on June 1, with the finals
scheduled for July 8 at the gymnasium.
All Chinese are welcome to participate.
The winner of the tournament will be
awarded a gold medal, the runner-up a
silver medal, and third place winner a
bronze medal.
An entry fee of ten cents will be charg-
ed for each entrant. Applications are
now being received and will close on
May 27. Complete details and entry
blanks are obtainable at the Chinese Y.
M. C. A. counter or from Daniel Yee,
who will be in charge of the event.
• •
LEE'S TOPS TENNIS FINAL
The Lee's seem to be the tops in the
Wah Kiang interclub tennis champion-
ship in Portland, Oregon, when Howard
Lee, the dark horse and the youngest
member of the club sprang a surprise by
upsetting the ranking players.
In the semi-final round Warren Moe
defeated James Moe 3 6, 6.2, 7-5, while
Howard Lee scored a 6-2, 8 6 victory
over William Moe, and then volleyed
his way to the finals by setting back War-
ren Moe in three hard-fought sets, 6-3,
2 6, and 6 2.
• •
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on May 5 to the wife
of Harry W. Wong, 1040 Powell Street,
San Francisco.
PA daughter was born on May 2 to the
wife of Tom Soon, 1 29 Wetmore Street,
San Francisco.
SPORTS SHORTS
By way of introducing its track and
field meet, the Pomona Convention, com-
posed of college students in Southern
California, called its meet ''the first All-
Chinese Intercollegiate Track and Field
Meet of Southern California." The
event was held last Saturday afternoon,
with special events for women.
Volleyball in China has picked up
considerably during the past year and
the interest among players and spectators
has shown that the game is coming back.
Chucking three innings of the Seattle
Garfield Hi-U. W. Frosh practice tut
last week, Tom Sing, veteran Chinese
tosser, held the college nine to two scat-
terred hits and shut them out before re-
tiring to the showers. He may draw
a starting assignment soon, according to
Coach Kirk Baxter of the Bulldog nine.
Final tryours of the Chinese "Y" track
and field team will take place this Sun-
day morning at the Old Stadium to se-
lect the strongest team to represent it in
the J. A. F. meet.
An application for a marriage license
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real intimate friendships will fall short of
their goals and will merely end in casual
acquaintanceships. I have been brought up
to live by Christian ideals, by liberal attitudes,
and by an optimistic outlook on life.
I think I shall be able to make a few close
rerlationships with the young men and wo-
men of China, for their background is of
utilitarian ideals, conservative attitudes, and
of a fatalistic outlook upon life. When these
two cultures conflict and clash, the inevitable
result is either social estrangement, or a yield-
ing of one culture to the other, a process
which is sure to engender much happiness,
discontent, and despondency.
I have not, perhaps, expressed this point
clearly; but I can say that I feel the clash of
cultures within me even now, because I
live with my father and I contact many Chi-
nese friends who represent the pure Chinese
culture. My relatives are also of a different
background than myself, and they all advise
that I make friends, not for friendship's sake,
but with a hope that they will help me get
a job sometime. They object openly or be-
come suspicious when I am seen walking
with a girl. They pour contempt upon re-
ligion, especially upon Christianity, and fail
to see the preciousness and value of the indi-
vidual life. This culture and attitude is
contrary to mine, and I fear that I shall be
unhappy in the process of yielding to it.
With the conclusions, then, that I owe
America as much allegiance as I do China;
that it is possible to serve China while living
in America; that remunerative employment,
thoujih scarce, is not impossible for me to
obtain in either China or America; and that
I would avoid the unhappiness and social
estrangement due to conflicting cultures by
staying in America: I think no one could
justly accuse me of being unwise if I chose a
course of life whose future lies here in
America.
The End.
(The second place essay will appear in the
Chinese Digest next iccc/{.)
QUOTES
(Continued from Page 9)
China's consequent military weakness.
"It is evident, then, that Chiang Kai-
shek's campaign against Chinese Reds
have very little to do with the problem
of theoretical Communism. They are an
effort toward political unification, on a
basis of reform as distinct from econom-
ic revolution; and at the same time an
effort to delay a military contest with
Japan which he rightly or wrongly feels
would be ruinous, and toward which
Russian sympathizers are disposed to
hurry the nation. But it is likewise
clear that the whole social program of
Nanking is distinctly governed by the
necessity of approaching those benefits
which Soviet propaganda promises, and
which in millions of Chinese minds hare
become the social ideal!
— William Ernest Hocking, in Asia.
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MOY JIN MUN
(Continued from Page 11)
ies, as it is more familiarly known, an
organization formed by six existing dis-
trict groups to represent the community
in all affairs affecting the Chinese as a
whole. And for many years his voice
ard in the assembly room as he
worked for the benefit of his countrymen.
In 1884 he was appointed as the first
official Chinese interpreter for the U. S.
District Circuit Court in California. Be-
cause of this appointment, which to the
Chinese at that time was a post of em-
inence, Jin Mun came to be the good
friend of Judges Fields, Sawyer, Hoff-
man, Cooks, Murasky, and several others.
Jin Mun's wife after having borne him
three sons, died shortly after. He mar-
ried again not long after, this time choos-
ing an American-born girl of the Wong
clan. There was great and lengthy feast-
ing and the roar of millions of fire-
crackers in Chinatown when Jin Mun
took his second bride, for he was a mer-
chant of wealth and the bride belonged
to a large and powerful clan. There was
no sedan chair to bring the bride to her
new home, but a car sumptuously draped
in vermillion served in place of the se-
dan, though it was less picturesque.
Jin Mun's fortune grew. His family
grew. Chinatown, too, grew into a pros-
perous community. It became a minia-
ture of a city in China, swarming with
people who were busy in living and in
making a living. It was a period of live
and let live. It was the gay nineties,
and Chinatown, like the rest of San
Francisco, was so preoccupied with being
uproariously happy in freedom and
plenty that it was unaware that corrupt
elements were at work gnawing at the
vitals of its social organism, threaten-
ing to destroy the whole.
Early in his youth Jin Mun became
- member of the Chee Kung Tong, an
organization which at that time was aid-
ing and abetting Cantonese revolution-
aries to bring about the downfall of the
Manchu dynasty. Although Jin Mun
belonged to this powerful overseas so-
ciety he did not subscribe entirely to its
political policy, for while he believed
->t China must reform if she was to
maintain her sovereignty he believed in
- adual reform and not revolution. He
was a conservative in politics. This pol-
itical philosophy was responsible for the
fact that he did not personally contri-
bute to Sun Yat-sen's Republican cause.
At the turn of the century Jin Mun
became more and more active in com-
munity affairs. He was constantly called
in as a Six Companies elder to settle
legal matters as well as disputes involving
the fighting tongs, which were then in
the heyday of their power. Again, be-
cause of his knowledge of English, which
even as late as that time, was still an
invaluable asset among those of his own
age and influence, he became a minor
political power in Chinatown and gained
many friends among the city officials.
Court and treasury officials were number-
ed among his acquaintances. In later
years he came to be on intimate terms
with the late Governor James J. Rolph
when the latter was mayor of San Fran-
cisco.
And to the everlasting credit of Moy
Jin Mun, he never misused the power
and influence which he wielded. To
the day of his death it could be said of
him that he never made an enemy be-
cause he was unfair in any of his deal-
ings. The Confucian teachings that a
superior man is he who puts sincerity
and honesty above all principles in his
relationship with his fellowmen was ne-
ver more adequately carried out than
that exemplified by the life of Jin Mun.
The holocaust of 1906 sent Jin Mun's
earthly possessions up in smoke. Standing
amidst the crumbling ruins wi:h his fam-
ily, he watched the work of half a life-
time smolder into ashes before his eyes.
But Moy Jin Mun belonged to a pion-
eer period. In August, 1906, he started
out once more in search of fortune. He
took up mining again, working the re-
gions of norihern California. The pick-
ings were meager now, but there was still
residual gold in the ground. Later, he
became interpreter in the U. S. Immi-
gration Service at Angel Island.
Not long after the fire Jin Mun estab-
lished himself in business again. At
this period in the history of the Chinese
in America, the fighting tongs, outgrowth
of protective societies which had de-
generated into criminal groups, were giv-
ing the people a bad reputation among
the Americans. They menaced the lives
of innocent people, threatened the
wheels of commerce, and placed the
Chinese as a whole as undesirable im-
migrants in the eyes of white citizens.
Tong warfares cropped up in almost
every city in the country having a large
Chinese population.
Due to the unlawful and criminal ac-
tivities of some of the tongs a remedy
was needed to save the situation. A
General Peace Association was proposed.
Jin Mun became an enthusiastic partici-
pant in this new movement to correct a
social evil. This society of arbitration
was set up and Jin Mun was one of the
charter members. As such he volunteered
his services and went up and down the
Pacific Coast to solicit contributions to
establish this organization.
While he was in San Luis Obispo on
one of these campaign trips, he was ac-
costed by immigration officers, who
were then ferreting out Chinese suspect-
ed of having entered the country illegal-
ly, and asked to produce his chak chee,
or his immigration certificate which gave
him legal right to be in the United
States. Jn Mun unfortunately did not
have his chak chee with him. He was
detained for hours until he suggested
that the officers call up a certain judge
in San Francisco who would vouch for
the fact that he had legal right to be
in the country. This judge confirmed
Jin Mun's statement and he was released
in a hurry with profuse apologies.
Between 1910-20 Jin Mun was one of
the most active merchant and community
statesman throughout the State, and many
were the narrow escapes he went through
as he traveled from one place to an-
other where tong wars were rife and acted
as official representative of the Peace
Association. Once he was nearly bvritd
by a snow slide while esconced in one
of his mining camps.
In 1929 Moy Jin Mun again faced
material disaster as the stock markets
crashed. At uhe zenith of his life, the
proud father of nine sons, four daugh-
ters, the wealth he had spent another
quarter of a century in building up again
slipped out of his hands. It was a bitter
blow, and one from which he never re-
covered, for the old pioneer had now
reached his four score years, and even
a hardy pioneer could not start anew
at that age. He retired and instructed
his sons to carry on. But even in retire-
ment his friends came to seek his wise
counsel and advice, for Moy Jin Mun's
wisdom was the wisdom of old Cathay,
the wisdom of prudence, compromise
and of the Golden Mean.
Then, on his eighty-seventh year, his
forbears called his spirit to take his right-
ful place on the family altar. And he
whose old feet had grown weary of trot-
ting on this earthly pilgrimage joined
his ancestors. He passed on in serene
confidence that he had done his work
well and had never incurred the wrath
of Heaven or the displeasure of the spir-
its of his ancestors.
Rest in peace, illustrious son of the
Moys ! You have done your work well;
you have known the trials and tribula-
tions of earthly existence, and now you
can rest. You have walked in the foot-
steps of the wise ancients and your pos-
terity will enshrine your name in their
hearts. May they follow in your foot-
steps.
May 15, 1936
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SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 3; President Jack-
son (Seattle) June 10; President Taft
(San Francisco) June 23; President
McKinley (Seattle) June 24.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
; President Hoover (San Francis-
co) May 15; President Polk (San Fran-
cisco) May 22; President Grant (Seattle)
May 23; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) May 29; President Adams (San
Francisco) June 5; President Jefferson
(Seattle) June 6; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 12; President Har-
rison (San Francisco) June 19; Presi-
dent Lincoln (San Francisco) June 26.
Correction
In the May 1st issue under "News
Notes of Overseas Chinese", Mr. Joe
Shoong's residence is in Oakland, Calif-
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roll covered with Chinese inscriptions.
Upon further investigation, the jewels
were brought out.
CHARLIECHAN RETURNS
Warner Oland, whose portrayal of Chinese roles in films
has made him famous, returned here recently from China
with a bag of rare Chinese relics presented to him by
Oriental admirers.
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" . . . . The name of the State may be regarded as a myth, but the land
remains. _.And for those who live on it, it is the only land they know —
their country, on which their livelihood depends. ..To the Chinese peasant
the land has always meant more than the nation. His intellectual and
social leaders may place nationalism first and prefer to flee when national-
ism is defeated. But the peasant cannot. He is tied by his livelihood.
Preference for certain rulers is a luxury he must forego. He is stoically
indifferent because he knows he has in his possession what constitutes the
foundation of the nation. He is roused only when his land is taken from
him." — T. R. Douglas, in the Contemporary Review, London.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 22, 1936
FAR E A S
— ^ — — — By William Hoy ___— —
SITUATION IN NORTH CHINA
AGGRAVATED BY WIDE SPREAD
SMUGGLING
Last November Japan's sword-rattlers
and empire expansionists, their way pre-
pared by General Kenji Doihara, spy
extraordinary and agent provocateur,
were ready to sweep down into China
proper and detach from it five northern
provinces. At the zero hour this gi-
gantic project was suddenly, but not ir-
revocably, halted, as the hand of Jap-
an's Emperor Hirohito, the only abso-
lute monarch in the Far East today,
was raised against this new instance of
monstrous recklessness of the empire's
militarists.
Thus the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of China was preserved for the
time being. But on the heels of the
Japanese army's disappointment came
more alarming news for China. Yin
Yu-feeng, Administrative Comimissioner
of the North China demilitarized zone,
which was established by the Tangku
truce of 1933, proclaimed autonomy of
25 counties in Hopei province with a
combined population of 5,000,000 Chi-
nese. He established his Capital at
Tungchow, 12 miles east of Peiping.
That this move was fostered by the Jap-
anese militarists as a "face saving" ges-
ture after having lost the chance to cut
off five Chinese provinces was not even
questioned. This autonomous state was
named the "East Hopei Anti-Commun-
ist Autonomous Council," with Yin as
chairman.
Yin Yu-keng's official career up to that
time was neither spectacular nor very
inspiring. He is a native of Chekiang
and a graduate of Tokyo's Waseda Uni-
versity. His baptism in diplomacy came
when he joined General Kuo Sun-ling's
rebellion against Chang Tso-lin, the
Manchurian warlord, in 1925, and acted
as Kuo's agent. When the rebellion col-
lapsed he was offered refuge in the Jap-
anese consulate at Hsinmintun, and later
made his way to Shanghai, where he
lived in political obscurity for a time.
When Huang Fu was appointed the
Mayor of Greater Shanghai immediately
after the Nationalist army's occupation
of that territory during the Northern
Punitive Expedition of 1927, Yin was
given a post as a councillor in the Shang-
hai government. Later he ingratiated
himself into the post of advisor to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs when Huang
Fu was transferred to Nanking as For-
eign Minister.
When Huang Fu came to North China
in 1933 after the Japanese conquest of
Jehol, Yin accompanied him. He was
later left there as the Administrative
Commissioner for the demilitarized zone.
Yin Yu-keng is nothing if not sym-
pathetic to the Japanese. He married
a Japanese woman and his brother-in-
law is a prominent army man. Because
in all his official career he seemed V> be
amenable to the wishes of Japanese mili-
taists, they could not have picked a bet-
ter man for their "autonomy" movement.
"I will stand for the rescue of China,
and work closely with Japan," Yin an-
nounced after his autonomy state was
inaugurated. His aspirations were echo-
ed by General Hadao Tada, chief sword-
rattler of the Japanese forces in North
China, who declared that the only way
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'THORNS IN THE SIDE OF THE NANKING GOVERNMENT."
The photograph shown here, found in a Chinese village recently evacuated by Chinese com-
munist armies, pictures the le* ders of the communist government in China. The central
figure of the group (No. 1) V Hsia Hsi, chairman of the communist government ; at his left
(No. 2) is Hsiao Keh, comrr under of the red army. Hisao Keh's wife, a leader in the move-
ment, is in the back row.
S. F. Chronicle Photo
May 22, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Paga 3
"DOES MY FUTURE LIE IN CHINA OR AMERICA?"
SECOND PLACE ESSAY
Kaye Hong, San Francisco, California.
(Formerly University of Washington, Seattle)
When the conquest of new territory in
the United States had stretched to the limits
of the Pacific, the old adage of "Go West,
Young Man" no longer became applicable
to the American youth. Thru necessity the
modern generation concentrated on the in-
tense development of natural resources and
greater industrialization. As the population
multiplied, competition for jobs increased,
and when the world depression set in the
unemployment situation grew acute resulting
in the accentuated distaste for Oriental rivalry
in every type of work. As a result the present
generation of American-born Chinese absorb-
ed a bitter diet of racial prejudice.
I have learned to acknowledge that the
better jobs are not available to me and that
the advancement of my career is consequent-
ly limited in this fair land. As I express my
desire to return to China to create a career,
however, I am constantly being reminded
that I am American as American can be, that
I shall deplore China's lower standarrd of
living, that the chaos of China's government
offers me no promise of economic security.
In other words I shall be leaping from the
proverbial frying pan into the fire, for in the
United States I am at least assured a decent
livelihood. As proof of this contention they
bring to my notice numerous cases of Ameri-
can born Chinese who have spun the wheel
of chance in old Cathay and have returned
to the States sadly disillusioned. These ar-
guments have been impressive, but somehow
I refuse to be convinced. And, it is for me —
"Go Further West, Young Man". Yes, across
the Pacific and to China.
What then constitutes the lure that beckons
me to return, for I'm certainly not a vaga-
bond of impractical hankerings? It is certain
that I'm not planning to return just for the
pleasure jaunt, for I'm not financially equipp-
ed to tour the Orient. Again, I'm not an ideal-
ist who responds to the hue and cry of the
propagandist, for impassioned slogans, such
as — "Make the world safe for Democracy",
"Your country needs you", etc, leave me
coldly unresponsive.
You may condemn me as lacking in patrio-
tism. From one viewpoint, yes. From mine,
no, for I am of the belief that I can be of
greater service to China by being methodically
practical instead of resorting to oratorical
displays of vehemence or meaningless pledges
of unflinching loyalty. After all, words are
cheap.
My patriotism is of a different hue and
texture. It was built on the mound of shame.
The ridicule heaped upon the Chinese race
has long fermented within my soul. I have
concluded that we, the younger generation,
have nothing to be proud of except the time-
worn accomplishments of our ancient ences-
tors, that we have been living in the shadow
of these glories, hoping that these arts and
literature of the past will justify our present.
Honorable Mention
Nora Lee, age 17, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Lee of San Francisco, is a
junior student at the Girls'
High School.
Second Prize
Kaye Hong, a student of
the University of Washing-
ton when he entered the
contest, is now residing in
San Francisco.
_Chinese Digest Photo
Honorable Mention
Yee Don Moon, age 17, a
senior student at the Sal-
inas Union High School,
will entter Salinas Junior
College this fall.
Sad but true, they no not. To live under
such illusions is to lead the life of a parasite.
No, I'm not the reactionary youth who
is going to say, "I came, I saw, I conquered."
No, I'm not such an egoist to think that my
mere presence in China would change its
history. In fact I'm not even aspiring for
political prominence as thousands of Ameri-
can trained graduates have hoped, only to
be disappointed to the degree that henceforth
they could only find fault with the Nationalist
government. I, for one, do not intend cyni-
cally to denounce the policies of the Republic.
I must confess that the more I learn, the
greater I'm aware what a pittance is my know-
ledge. Numbered among my shortcomings
are the intricacies of diplomatic strategy. I'm
a layman, and a layman has no business in
politics.
You might ask, how are you going to help
save China? My policy is not sensational.
My deeds will not be heralded in headlines,
and my name will not go down in history
as a hero of China. I merely intend to be-
come a good citizen of the great Republic.
I shall support the Nationalist government,
which is now gaining strength with each
succeeding day. I shall accept the national
policies as being the best moves for China
as a whole. I shall place the welfare of the
nation above my own. In other words, I
shall do my part.
To be more concrete in my theory, I musl
explain that I believe a nation as strong as
she is economically progressive. In this mea-
sure of value, China is relatively destitute.
Her industries are unborn, her resources are
yet underground, her people are jobless and
starving. This must all be changed, for China
can never arouse from her lethargy without
constructing a stable economic foundation. It
is impossible for a nation to rise politically
when she stands upon an economic base of
quicksand that sucks her down instead of
holding her up.
I realize that China can not be changed
from an agrarian populace to that of an in-
dustrialized state within a decade, not even
a lifetime. It will take many lifetimes. It
follows that I, nor any other person, can
singly bring about any impressive progress.
It will take hundreds of thousands, millions
of young men with vision to build for the
future, to start the wheels of industries, to
weave a cobweb of railroads and highways
across the expanse of all Cathay, to educate
everyone in a common language, to send out
a fleet of trading vessels, to develop the in-
ternal resources, to build a richer life for
one and all. Then and only then can the
present generation of Chinese really "save
their faces." Then and then only will China
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May 22, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
One of the lucky persons who escaped
without any injuries at the Club Sham-
rock fire last week which took the lives
of four was George Lung, Chinese cook
of the night club. Discarding the idea
of taking refuge in the refrigerator
which three musicians did he climbed
through the skylight, and climbed back
when the fire was put out.
The Wah Lung Triangle of Sacra-
mento recently initiated its new members,
the affair being held at the Y. W. C. A.
building, followed by a buffet supper.
Miss Doris Richard Richardson, advisor
of the club, announced that tentative
plans are being made for their annual
Barn Dance.
Teddy Lee's Harmonica Rascals enter-
tained before 300 guests last week at the
Camp Rally of Mission Branch Y. M.
C. A. and created a favorable impression.
Miss Caroline Chew, Chinese dancer
who returned recently from the East on
a dancing tour, has been reported in
press dispatches to have been offered
a part in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film,
"Good Earth." It is believed that she
will dance in the famous tea house scene
in the picture.
At Moy Jin Mun's funeral last Sun-
day, two Chinese flower trucks were stop-
ped by some members of the Truck
Driver's Union, who held that the driv-
ers were not members of their local un-
ion. Finally, two union drivers were lo-
cated to drive the trucks.
Fifty Chinese scheduled to sail on one
of the ships for the Alaskan canneries
were again delayed from sailing, on ac-
count of the strike. The boat may have
sailed last night (Thursday) as sched-
uled tentatively.
The Chinese Girl Reserves of Port-
land, Oregon elected officers for its com-
ing fiscal year: president, Isabelle Lee;
vice-president, Nymphia Lam; secretary,
Dorothy Chin; treasurer, Nellie Lee, re-
presentative to inter-club council, Max-
ine Chin.
Sixty four persons attended the party
given by the girls of the Chinese Y. W.
C. A. residential group at the Sigmund
Stern estate near the beach.
LOTUS BOWL TO OPEN
NEXT WEEK
"See you at the Lotus Bowl," will be
the by-word in speaking of the new mecca
for many of Chinatown's younger set
when the cozy little restaurant opens
next week at 626 Grant Avenue.
Managed and owned entirely by sev-
eral popular young persons here, the
place breaks precedent in atmosphere
and surrounding, bringing into the midst
of this community a dreamy little bit of
China that blends into a perfect panor-
ama of East and West. One must see it
to appreciate it.
A brief description of the place runs
as follows: seating capacity of 130; one
of the most up-to-date and sanitary kit-
chens in the city, according to health in-
spector Feeny; beautiful rock garden by
Mr. Matten, owner of the Golden State
Nursery and winner of many state prizes
(one of the features of the garden is that
every type of ore to be found in the West
will be included in the garden) ; and
entrance is gained through a moon door.
Mr. Alfred Dupont is the artist; the chef
is from the famous Oriental Garden in
Chicago; and last but of the utmost im-
portance is the manager, Mr. Edward
Chan, with a full force of 8 persons. The
service ware has been selected to blend
with the motif of the establishment.
The Lotus Bowl promises to be a pro-
fitable enterprise, and the owners should
be congratulated for their treatment and
presentation of a beautiful restaurant
well planned.
In Philadelphia the Chinese enjoy the
distinction of having organized the first
Chinese American Republican Club in
the United States, it was reported. Presi-
dent of the organization is Arthur Lou;
vice-president, Livingston Chunn; secre-
tary, William Leung; and treasurer, Wil-
liam K. Moy. Francis Wong is its his-
torian, while John Moy is the chairman
of the Membership Committee and Ro-
bert Moy is chairman of the By-Laws
Committee.
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Almost sixty alumni and students of
the Nam Kue Chinese School spent an
enjoyable Sunday at Lake Lagunitas last
week.
The Watsonville's Boys' Club held a
meeting last week and plans were made
for a party to Santa Cruz on Sunday,
May 30. Plans for the 4th of July cele-
bration were also discussed.
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Faga 5
CHINATOWNIA
NEEDLEWORK GUILD ACTIVE
Under the sponsorship of Miss Anna
T. Croughwell, principal of the Com-
modore Stockton School, about twenty
mothers of the school organized the only
Chinese section of the National Needle-
work Guild of America three years ago.
They have contributed yearly their share
of beautifully made new garments to the
Guild's annual ingathering for the pur-
pose of clothing San Francisco's needy.
Today's membership of about forty
ladies, wives and mothers, of San Fran-
Francisco's prominent Chinese, is work-
ing faithfully for the success of the Na-
tional Convention of the Guild now being
held in San Francisco on May 21, 22, 23,
1936, under the leadership of Section
President Mrs. May Chan. The other
officers, Mrs. C. M. Chow, Mrs. B. S.
Fong, Mrs. E. G. Lee, and Miss Alice P.
Fong, and members of the Chinese sec-
tion are cooperating with the San Fran-
cisco Branch in entertaining the national
officers and delegates from all over the
United States.
Mrs. Thomas Preston, wife of the for-
mer President, Grover Cleveland, is the
National President of the Guild.
On Thursday Miss Donaldina Camer-
on and the staff of the Chinese Presby-
terian Girls' Home were hostesses to over
200 delegates of the Guild Convention.
They were entertained with Chinese mu-
sic and songs by a group of young child-
MRS. CHEW FONG LOW DIES
Mrs. Chew Fong Low, well-known Chi-
nese lady, died at her home at 1060
Powell Street on May 16, at the age of
67.
Born in 1869, she has never left
this country, but successfully raised a
largo family and headed one of the first
merchandise stores in California.
Services will be held at the Chinese
Methodist Church at Washington and
Stockton Streets on May 24, at 2 p. m.
Surviving her are four sons, John,
Henry, Frank, and Charles and a daugh-
ter, Fannie.
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GIRL OPENS SHOP
Miss Rose I. Y. Lee, Honolulu girl
who graduated from the Dolores Prem-
ier School of Beauty Culture in San
Francisco, recently opened a beauty
shoppe in the Hawaii Building, Hono-
lulu. Miss Lee is the daughter of Lee
Hon.
DR. YEE PROMOTED
Dr. Jacob J. Yee, well-known Oakland
Chinese physician and vice-president of
the Oakland Chinese Center has been
promoted from the rank of 1st lieuten-
ant to the capacity of captain in the
Medical Reserve Corps, United States
Army, a week ago.
Dr. Yee is a graduate of the Universi-
ty of California Medical School and has
since practised his profession in the East
Bay.
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SCHOOLBOY MISSING
Anxiety for their boy who has been
missing from home for several days
caused the parents of Wong Suey, aged
13, to report the matter to the police
in an effort to locate him. When last
seen, Suey, who resides at 735 Washing-
ton Street, was on his way to Chinese
School last Friday evening.
EXHIBITION OF CHINESE PRINTS
One may venture to say that few of
the many Van Gogh fans today realize
that he received his greatest inspiration
from Japanese prints which flooded Eur-
ope of that period, and that still less
know that Japanese prints are a direct
result of Japan's contact with the art of
China. According to Rudolph Schaeffer,
renowned artist of San Francisco, Chi-
nese prints are comparatively little known
in the west. A collection of beautiful
Sung and Ming prints are now on ex-
hibition at the Schaeffer Studio, 136
St. Anne St. (back of Shanghai Low)
daily from 4-9 p. m. This exhibition
will be on throughout May. Mr. Schae-
ffer is eager to present this collection to
a Chinese audience with a preliminary
talk on Chinese prints. Lovers of Chi-
nese art and culture will not want to
miss this extraordinary opportunity so
kindly offered by Mr. Schaeffer. An
announcement will soon be made as to
the date and location in the next issue.
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CHINESE DIG EST
May 22, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
SURPRISE SHOWER FOR
BRIDE-ELECT
Since the announcement of her en-
gagement to Mr. Henrye L. Bowen last
May, Miss Elisabeth Hoo, charming
young Oakland miss, has been the in-
centive for several delightful affairs. The
most recent event planned in the popular
bride-elect's honor was a lovely surprise
kitchen shower on Sunday evening, May
17. Mrs. Grayce V. Wye, Mrs. Flo B.
Eng, Miss Jaye Bowen and Mrs. Elsye
B. Won were hostesses at the latter's
home on Cleveland Avenue to a score
of guests.
The group assembled were:
Mesdames
Ruth Wong Emma Louie
Elisabeth Joe Lilyan Quon
Ann Lee Mary Wing
Misses
Cyrena Joe Ramona Lien
Pauline Chew Emble Wong
Dolly Wong Gladys Lew
Margaret Tom Alyce Wong
Ada Chan Mildred Woo
Ida Wong Janet Chan
Peony Wong
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WAKU AUXILIARY
INVITATIONAL DANCE
The Waku Auxiliary is presenting an
invitational dance at the gorgeously fur-
nished Hotel Leamington this Saturday
evening, May 23. The Cathayans will
play for a long list of anticipated guests.
This will be the first time the Chinese
have ever held a dance in the famed con-
vention hall.
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WEDDING RECEPTION
Wedding bells will climax the romance
of Charles H. Hing and Miss Choy Kin
Lee, daughter of Mr. Lee Gang, prom-
inent San Francisco Chinese.
A wedding reception will be held at
the Hang Far Low Cafe on Saturday,
May 23, at 7 p. m. Mr. Hing if. a widely
known athlete while his prospective bride
is an attractive and popular member of
the younger set of San Francisco's Chi-
natown.
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HANFORDITES GIVE
FAREWELL PARTY
A farewell party was given in honor
of Dr. Mack Sue at his home in Hanford
on May 13. Dr. Sue was presented with
a handsome gift.
Among those present were: Dr. Mack
Sue, the honored guest, Frank Chue, Al-
bert Toy, Olive, Nellie and Maye Gong,
Emma and Harriette Wing, Gladys. Irene
and Robert Dunn, Lillie Lee and Marion
Leong. Out of town guests included
Paul Lee of Lemoore, Woodrow Wing,
Jimmie Dunn, Daniel Jeong of Visalia,
and Floyd, Ernest, and Sarra Sam, Hen-
ry Ching, Guy Lai and Henry Lai of
Fresno.
Dr. Sue is sailing from Los Angeles
for China on May 23, aboard the Presi-
dent Pierce.
• •
LANTERN DANSANT
The Oakland Chinese Center is spon-
soring a Lantern Dansant to be held at
the beautiful Elks Club Ballroom in Oak-
land, June 20th.
The ballroom accomodates a capacity
of 800 people. It is of Gothic architec-
tural structure in gold color, lighted
with eight huge gilded chandeliers. A
spacious balcony furnishes a complete
view of the dance floor. Five hundred
colorful lighted lanterns will be added
to the chamber.
This will be the first appearance of a
Chinese dance in the million dollar Elks
Club building.
For the benefit of the Chinese Boy
Scout Troop 45, the Center sponsored
a public picnic last Sunday, May 17, at
University Park in Albany. The Scouts
demonstrated their scoutcraft as the fea-
ture of the afternoon. A delectable bar-
becued bee was enjoyed by the 200 guests
attending. Fourteen Scouts camped over-
night in the Park to prepare for the
Camporee at Lakeside Park this week end.
• •
FORMER SECRETARY HONORED
On Thursday afternoon, May 21, Mrs.
S. T. Kwan was honored at tea by the
Chinese class of the Y. W. C. A. Mrs.
Kwan was introduced by Mrs. Jane
Kwong Lee. Her speech was extremely
interesting, informative, and inspiring.
The high points are three: 1. Peiping
(Peking) is the most beautiful and com-
fortable city in the world. 2. The work
of the Peiping Y. W. C. A. is embracing
and important. 3. The place for all
Chinese, including Am°rican-born Chi-
nese, is China.
PI ALPHA PHI BANQUET
Pi Alpha Phi of the University of
California gave a banquet in honor of
its popular graduating vice-president,
Ben Holm. The affair was held Friday,
May 15, at the Bal Tabarin.
Many alumni brothers from all parts
of the State were present besides the
active brothers of the fraternity. The
newly-wedded couple, Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Jang of Walnut Grove, Miss Clara Lee,
Miss Marie Tom and Miss Elena Tong
were among the many present to honor
Mr. Holm.
• •
BE-WAH OF BAKERSFIELD
Organized a year ago, the Be-Wah
Club, a Chinese Branch of the Y. M. C.
A. of Bakersfield, held their benefit
weiner roast May 8 at the Kern River
Park. The purpose of this outing was to
raise funds so that they may participate
in the league's coming events. They have
won high honors in the basketball games
this year having placed second in the
Kern County Y. M. C. A. League.
Lawrence Leong was the chairman for
the transportations and Delbert Wong
and Raymond Lee were the chaimen
for the refreshments. Eugene Wong is
president and Raymond Lee,- secretary-
treasurer of the club.
• •
MISS GEE HONORS MISS QUONG
Miss Dorothy Gee, well-known busi-
ness woman of San Francisco's China-
town, will give a tea in honor of Miss
Rose Quong on Sunday, May 24, at her
home at 854 27th Avenue. More than
fifty guests have been invited to the
affair.
• •
LAW LAUGHS — AND LAUGHS
nese Six Companies and an officer of the
Chinese Native Sons of the Golden West,
is having a tough time of it in Los An-
geles, it is reported.
Law, who plays the part of the major
of the rich House of Liu in "Good
Earth," was required to give Paul Muni
the horse laugh as a hick when he comes
to claim his bride, played by Luise Rain-
er. He failed to laugh, despite urgings
by Director Sidney Franklin.
Muni volunteered to make Law laugh.
Striding through the door, he screwed
his features into a series of strange faces,
whereupon Law broke into roaring laugh-
ter. But the director yelled, "Cut!" and
asked Law sadly why he didn't spe.ik
his lines.
Law replied, "Very sorry. When I
laugh I can't remember my lines."
May 22, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pag* 7
TEA AN D LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Would, you enter into a duel with a
little girl if she asked you? Eddie Chan
did. Eddie was given a pistol that was
a replica of the real thing, while the
little lady kept one that looked like Buck
Roger's pistol, namely, a futuristic look-
ing one. At the signal to start Eddie
pulled the trigger of his pistol and a
tick-tock sound emerged from the gun.
All the while the little lady was calmly
aiming at Eddie. Eddie thought he had
won 'cause it seemed that his was the
only pistol that made any noise — then
suddenly the enemy pulled the trigger
and from the muzzle of HER pistol
squirted a stream of WATER striking
Eddie in a vulnerable spot. From now
on Eddie says he will select his own gun.
At the dance which followed the play,
"Taffy Finds Herself", Howard sudden-
ly found himself falling on the floor.
We were not present but we imagine
the fitting song for that type of dancing
would be I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling."
Dame Rumor whispered this to me
and I thought I'd pass it on to you.
Francis Mark and Rachel Lee are said
to be ENGAGED.
After the social at the Sigmund Stern
Grove a party drove to a restaurant to
have something to drink. After the drinks
were served someone suggested that odd
man pay for the drinks. The ODD man
was Frankie Chan. He also had to ar-
gue with the cashier about paying tax.
Coming back to the subject of the
social by the Y. W. C. A. residential
girls, I thought that the girls would
cook for their own party but HERBERT
LEE did the HONOR (?). He certainly
looked sweet in his apron. Look out,
Herby, remember it's LEAP YEAR. Or
do you know it and was merely showing
your stuff?
I don't know whether it's a city or-
dinance or the insistence of the girls,
but once you enter into the cottage at
Sigmund Stern's you can't go out again.
Well, J. K. and Tommy thought they
were going to sneak out, (maybe to count
stars) . BUT the watchman said, "NO,
NO, a Thousand Times NO." So they
didn't go.
DR. POLLARD HONORED
A banquet in honor of Dr. Robert T.
Pollard, head of the Oriental Studies
department of the University of Wash-
ington, will be sponsored by the Pollard
Club, a campus organization, on Sun-
day, May 24, at the Chinese Temple.
In charge of arrangements are Miss
Thelma Williams and Mr. Edwin Luke.
Dr. Pollard, a great favorite of Chinese
students, will be feted afterwards at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lew G. Kay. He
formerly taught in various Chinese uni-
versities, and is the author of several
books on China. The entire Chinese
Students club will attend the banquet.
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KWONG SIL LOUIE LEAVES
A farewell party was given by the Soo
Yuen Benevolent Association (Louie
Kw,ong Fong) in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Kwong Sil Louie and General Fang
Chen-wu at Hang Far Low last Sunday,
the party being headed by the chairman
of the association, MV. B. S. Fong.
Members of the various organizations
and editors of some of the Chinese news-
papers were in attendance.
Mr. Kwong has just concluded serv-
ing as chairman of both the Ning
Yung Association and the Chinese Six
Companies. Both he and General Fang
are leaving for China on board the S. S.
President Coolidge on June 12.
It seemed that during an intermission
at the Fresno Raisin Day dance, as re-
ported, Frank Choy asked a Fresno girl
who was surrounded by Oaklanders if
she would not care for a drink. The
girl would not mind a coco-cola. Then
to the utter amazement of his friends,
Frank magnanimously declared, "I'll get
you a glass of water."
Choy had difficulty trying to convince
everyone he meant orangeade and Wa
Sung members experienced difficulty at-
tempting to convince the girl that Frank
was not an Oaklander.
TOWNTROTTING AROUND
Down in Bakersfield EDNA JUNG
has a "weekly habit" of eating a sand-
wich after 2:30 (a.m. or p.m.?) ....
EDITH LUM is some "horseback rider"
.... FREDDIE WONG was elected the
"father of the Bakersfield Cathays" ....
DORA LEONG of Bakersfield day
dreams so often the boys are beginning
to wonder .... Who is that certain
couple who are going to have an entire
Chinese orchestra play for them on
" a certain night in June": we hear its
to be June 6 — in Oakland ....
RECOGNITION DINNER
Several Chinese leaders of the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. branch were feted in a re-
cognition dinner held at the Central Y.
M. C. A., 220 Golden Gate Ave., Wed-
nesday night at 6:00 p. m. This dinner
is held annually for the presentation of
a commendatory writ to the leaders of
the different branches of the Y. M. C. A.
for their volunteer service. To be eligible
for a commendatory writ, one must have
served at least three years. He then
receives another one every other year as
long as he remains a leader. Writs were
presented to the following leaders:
Robert G. Poon, 9 years leader of
Model Aeronaut Club, past leader of
camp, Boys Work Committee and Y.
M. D. club.
William Jow, 5 years leader of Boys
Work Committee, Camp and Swim-
ming Team and class.
David K. Lee, 3 years acting pastor
of Chinese Methodist Church, leader
of Flying Eagle Club.
Wahso Chan, .3 years leader of Post-
er club, artcraft and Square Fellows.
William Wong, 3 years leader of
Bull Dog Club and Track Team.
Teddy Lee, 3 years leader of Har-
monica Band and Gorilla Club.
Sam Yin, 3 years leader of Camera
Club.
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RODEO DANCE PLANS READY
With Dr. Fred Lee presiding, the Sal-
inas Chinese Club held its meeting last
Saturday at the home of Willie Chung
and completed plans to sponsor a Big
Week Dance during the forthcoming
Salinas Rodeo in July.
This event will be the first affair of
its kind given by the club. It will be
held at the Women's Club House, with
music furnished by a ten-piece orchestra
from Oakland. There will be prizes,
entertainment, refreshments and a raffle.
Social Chairman Stanley Chung is in
charge of all arrangements with Maye
Chung, Jack Lew and George Young
assisting. Tickets have already been put
on sale by club members.
• •
The Troop Three anniversary ban-
quet has been changed from May 22 to
May 29, it was reported. For further
information or reservations write Steven
Leong, 1640 Eddy Street, San Francisco.
Pag* I
CHINESE DIGEST
May 22, 1936
EDITORIAL
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CORRESPONDENTS AND
REPRESENTATIVES
...Bakersfield....
Mamie Lee
....Los Angeles...
....Watsonville....
William Cot, Elsie Lee
Iris Wong
....Oakland....
....Fresno
Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
Allen Lew
....Portland....
....Santa Barbara
Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Albert Yee
....Salinas....
...Seattle....
Edward Chan
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
ANOTHER TANAKA MEMORIAL STEP
With the announcement last week that Japan desired
to add a few "reinforcements" to her garrisons in
China, the immediate transfer of troops into North
China started, while China issued immediate protests.
Is this to be construed as the final step in the link
of Japan; as the culmination of her many steps toward
fulfillment of that famed document — the Tanaka
Memorial? Step by step, by devious ways and means,
the goal of that Memorial has been brought closer.
Today she already has created the puppet state of
"Manchukuo", and the development of that territory
is only a matter of time. With the ability to draw
from that tremendous granary her supplies to prolong
any war, this question is a source of unrest and ex-
treme worry to the many investors of that nation called
China. That "eventual" war with Russia, with China;
is this to be the first move in that huge game of chess
in which defeat and national humiliation follow in the
wake of crumbled defense? The history of 1936
should tell us much when the curtains ring on another
act on December 31.
There were four words of which the Master barred the use:
He would have no "shalls," no "musts," certainly no "I's."
— Confucius, 551 B. C.
A SERVICE THAT IS REAL
When the Chinese Digest first started publishing
its paper, a staff of willing workers offered to help
it over the first hurdles and as long as they possibly
could, in order that the community may have an organ
believed to be greatly needed.
Today, we wish to honor and salute those members.
To Miss Clara Chan, Miss Ethel Lum. and Mr.
George Chow, we wish to offer our sincere thanks for
their efforts in helping to "put over" the Digest. The
fact that the paper got as far as it did is due in a large
measure to them.
Combined with the work that each had to perform
in his and her respective field was the task of compiling
and writing and working for the paper each week.
We miss them. But the contribution that they have
so freely given will not soon be forgotten. As charter
members of the Chinese Digest, they will always find
a warm welcome awaiting them at the offices of the
paper. Each have since had to devote more time to
his special field of endeavor, but in the hearts of the
remaining members of the staff their contribution will
always be remembered.
"ORIENTAL" CHINATOWN DUE
With the remodeling of several new establishments,
the local community has definitely turned towards Chi-
nese types of architecture again.
Two stores, the Shanghai Bazaar and the Hip Hing
importers and exporters, started things when they de-
cided to make their improvements retain an oriental
atmosphere. Three new restaurants are now rapidly
nearing completion, and all have made their interior
as "Chinesey" as one could hope for.
KNOWLEDGE OF MORALS
SOME men are born with the knowledge of these
moral qualities; some acquire it as the result of edu-
cation; some acquire it as the result of hard experience.
But when the knowledge is acquired, it comes to one
and the same thing. Some exercise these moral quali-
ties naturally and easily; Some because they find it
advantageous to do so; some with effort and difficulty.
But when the achievement is made, it comes to one and
the same thing. — Confucius.
May 22, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Paga 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEB
CERAMIC ART
(XIX) How to Study Glaze Texture
— Fleckings and Iridescences.
Certain glazes are loaded with fleckings
or percipitates which greatly modify their
body structure and color. Two types
of beautiful fleckings are found among
the rare Sung Ch'ien glazes. One is of
fine golden brown striations, shot through
the glaze like fine dripping hair and is
called "hair fur" or "partridge mark-
ings". The other is a scattering of glist-
ening islands, either golden or silvery
in color, and is called "oil spots" (yu
tin) . According to William Burton,
these fleckings are traced to two of three
types of mica crystal formations: biotite,
a golden brown iron-loaded percipitate;
phogopite; and muscovite. One of the
latter two are said to be the oil spot se-
gregates.
Two other types of fleckings are really
in the form of impurities. On sang de
boeufs, flambe rouges, and other copper
glazes, the accidental contamination of
the glazing fluid with ferrous oxide or
other iron bearing substances will result
in the glaze being spotted with dark
brown precipitates. The markings vary in
size from tiny fleckings to large fern-like
formations, and although often pleasing
in pattern, they are considered as blem-
ishes. On Sung celadons the contam-
ination of the glaze with iron also re-
sulted in a spotted glazej but these per-
cipitates, Which in this case, take on
various shades of pleasing yellow and
brown, are considered as being highly
desirable, and it was not long before the
Sung potters succeeded in producing
them intentionally. These latter fleckings
are generally more numerous and more
evenly scattered over the ground than the
earlier ones. Both spotted Ch'ien and
celadons are eagerly sought by collectors
on three continents today, but especially
so in Japan, where standing offers of
fifty thousand dollars are often made for
a single good specimen. They are
known there as spotted temmoku and
tobi seiji, respectively.
Many composite apple green glazes
contain unusually shiny fleckings which
are independent of any percipitates.
They resemble a scattering of crushed
ice or sparkling fly wings and are known
to French collectors as "ailes de mou-
ches". They are said to be the result
of minute fractures of the enamel oc-
curing near the crackles. Possibly they
may also be the result of seepage of en-
amel into the crackle fissures. On the
other hand, the fleckings of most of
the specimens which I have examined
proved to be caused by the artful wrinkl-
ing of the underlying glazes here and
there, thus thrrowing up these beautiful
sparkling reflections.
We see from the above the importance
of the underlying glaze, slip or biscuit on
refraction. They also effect greatly the
color and surface texture. A thin glaze
often unsuccessfully conceals a coarse
ground, and unless a slip intervenes, the
result is a coarse surface texture. En-
amel are light in tone when placed over
a glaze; medium, when placed over a
slip; and dark when placed over a bis-
cuit. The color of the glaze is altered
by the color of the underlying ground,
especially if the glaze is thin and of a
light color. Thus a light blue glaze
over a brown slip or biscuit results in a
purplish ground.
As a result of long buried condition,
most of the Han glazes have acquired
a beautiful, almost unearthly iridescence.
They are of two colors, a silvery and a
golden metallic lustre. We do riot know
how they originated, but my belief is
that they are the result of partial de-
composition of the lead glaze, resulting
in the depositing of new lead within the
glaze. Scholars are divided as to whether
or not the early Han glaze has a lead
base, but we know that unoxidized or
freshly cut lead is as shiny as silver, and
being sealed in a glassy matrix, may re-
tain its newly acquired silvery lustre.
The golden tone on some is probably
due to the presence of traces of copper
in the glaze. On the other hand the
iridescence may be due to the working
of mercury into partially decomposed
glaze. T'angs and pre-T'angs also often
exhibit glazes with varying degrees of
iridescence.
Thereare several other non-metallic
iridescences which need to be taken into
consideration. The enamels of most five-
color porcelains will throw up rainbow
or prismatic reflection when turned be-
fore a strong light. These occur even
among new porcelains and have nothing
to do with age. It is probably the result
of microscopic layering of the enamel.
On old porcelains, such as most Ming
and K'ang Hsi wares, the glazes often
throw up a different type of lustre. It
has but a faint suggestion of prismatic
coloring, but an unmistakable shiny
sheen, and is often called "old age iri-
descence". This high lustre is probably
the result of microscopic billowing of
the surface. Both layering and billow-
ing are, of course, too fine to be felt
or seen by the naked eye. On many
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QUOTES'
The Chinese in "Manchukuo" —
"What do the Chinese living in Man-
chukuo think of the new Japan-supported
State to which they perforce belong?
In the long run this may prove more
important than the question of what the
Western Powers think about it. For the
future of Manchukuo will be determined
by the thirty million inhabitants, rather
than by Japan. This Japan knows, but
Japanese statesmen believe that self-in-
terest and propaganda will mould the
future to their wishes. For the mass of
the inhabitants "Manchukuo" does not
mean the State. It means the land on
which the people live, the towns and
villages, the fields and hills. It means
the land regarded in a generally unac-
ceptable light, but still the same land.
The name of the State may be regarded
as a myth, but the land remains. And
for those who live on it, it is the only
land they know — their country, on which
their livelihood depends. To the Chi-
nese peasant the land has always meant
more than the nation. His intellectual
and social leaders may place nationalism
first and prefer to flee when nationalism
is defeated. But the peasant cannot. He
is tied by his livelihood. Preference for
certain rulers is a luxury he must forego.
He is stoically indifferent because he
knotws he has in his possession what
constitutes the foundation of the nation.
He is roused only when the land is taken
from him."
— T. R. Douglas, in the Contemporary
Review, London.
• •
"Communism will never sweep China
as a movement."
— Gerald Yorke, in China Changes.
• •
China's Youths —
"The student has always been con-
sidered and has considered himself as
the potential leader of the state. In the
old days education was not for the mass-
es. Since the establishment of the Re-
public China's educational system has
worked to bring education within the
reach of all. Important is the extension
of education for women, in schools out-
side the family.
"As well as broadening its scope, Chi-
nese education in late years has enriched
it contents. Instead of obliging students
to struggle with the intricacies of classi-
cal literature in preparation for official
examinations, the schools now offer the
kind of training that prepares for life
(Continued on Page 13)
rig* 10
CHINESE DIGEST
May 22, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Chan Star Stanford Debater luke Adds To Laurels
Won. Loy Chan, Stanford University
law student, was presented a Senior Hon-
or Debate Trophy from the Stanford
Debate Council at the Annual Debate
Banquet held on May 14, culminating
three years of debate activity at th^at in-
stitution.
Beginning his debating career at
Francisco Junior High School of this
city, Won Loy participated in numerous
debates for that school, and continued
forensic endeavors in his high school
days at North Bend, Oregon, where he
debated for three years and coached the
high school "B" squad in his fourth.
Coming to Stanford in 1932, he again
took up debating in his sophomore year.
Together with Max Gruenburg, now of
Harvard University, the pair won the
inter-squad debate held that year, de-
feating the Western State Tournament
Champions of which Will Rogers, Jr.
was a member. During his three years
of debating at Stanford, among other
schools, records show that he has de-
bated against U. C. L. A., U. of Arizona,
Pasadena J. C, Redland U., Utah State
Agriculture College, Brigham Young,
and U. of Utah. He also participated
in debates against University of Santa
Clara over Station KGO and San Jose
State over Station KQW. During his
junior year, he won his debate key. Also
in that year, he was elected as member-
at-large and secretary of the debate coun-
cil. Last quarter, he became the first
Chinese at Stanford to become elected
into Delta Sigma Rho, National Debate
Honorary Society. At the beginning of
the last fall quarter he was chosen to
act in the capacity of Freshman Debate
coach. He has since faithfully devoted
a great deal of his time to his squad of
twelve. Under his guidance, the fresh-
man team placed second and third in
competition with 42 other schools for
Coast laurels this year. This June, when
Won Loy graduates, three colorful years
of debate activity will come to a close.
• •
OUR FIRST DENTAL HYGIENIST
Miss Marian Fong has completed her
course in dental hygiene at the Univer-
sity of California and will graduate
May 23. She will be one of the very
few dental hygienists in the country.
• •
The Senior Banquet of the Chinese
Students of the University of California
was held May 19 at the New Shanghai
Low. Twenty-five couples attended.
Henry "Butch" Luke, U. W. pre-med
major, was initiated this week into Pi
Mu Chi, pre-med professional, and Rho
Chi, national pharmacy honorary. The
initiations terminated a one week period
during which the young scholar has worn
a surgeon's gown when appearing on
the campus. Luke is already an associate
member of Sigma Xi, science honorary,
and last year, as a sophomore, won the
President's medal for making straight
A's.
• •
YOUTH WINS SCHOLARSHIP
A San Francisco boy was one of the
winners in the city-wide examinations for
St. Mary's College scholarships held at
the Mission High School last week.
Jonah Li, 1010 Stockton Street, was
anounced as the winner of a one-year
scholarship. Li is a senior at Lowell
High School, and is majoring in pre-
medical science
• •
CHINESE STUDENTS
WIN LATHAM PRIZES
Among the winners in the eleventh
annual International Poster Contest of
the Latham Foundation for the Promo-
tion of Humane Education, in which
thousands of contestants participated,
there were three Chinese students who
won prizes.
Albert Yee, St. Mary's Chinese Mis-
sion of San Francisco, was among the
first prize winners in Group eleven of
the National Section, one of the only
two San Franciscans who captured prizes.
The prize winners in San Francisco
schools included two Chinese pupils, Pat-
ricia Dere of the Commodore Stockton
School who won a prize in Group eleven,
and Lincoln Chan, Francisco Junior
High School, in Group 111.
• •
SACRAMENTO STUDENTS
Rose J. Fong took the leading role in
the play, "The Courtship of Miles
Standish," given by the Sarramento Lin-
coln Junior High School. Gim Fong
also took an active part in the produc-
tion.
Jim Gee and Donald S- Fong are
honor students in mathematics at the
Sacramento High School. Paul Fong,
Jr. is one of the few students out of a
class of five hundred seniors to become
a Seal Bearer of the California Scholar-
ship Federation.
Wong Wins High Honors
Worley Wong, son of Mrs. Wong Yow
of Oakland, will receive his bachelor of
arts degree from the University of Calif-
ornia on Saturday, May 23, after attain-
ing the highest scholastic and honorary
record ever compiled by a Chinese in
architecture.
Recently, his design of a Winter
Sports Club placed first in the San Fran-
cisco Architectural Club contest in com-
petition with notable artists and the
drawing will appear in the next issue of
the California Architects and Engineers
Magazine. During the past semester,
Worley Wong achieved the highest hon-
or possible in his major subject when
he was elected into Tau Sigma Delta,
the National Honorary Fraternity in
Architecture and Allied Arts.
He belongs to Delta Sigma Chi, the
University Architectural Society and is
the only Chinese who has ever been nom-
inated into the exclusive English Club
of the University of California. This
society of fine arts is composed of mem-
bers of the faculty, student officials and
students who have garnered distinction
in their chosen field of study. He is
also affiliated with Delta Phi Sigma, the
Chinese fraternity.
Friends of Worley Wong are urging
him to further his career at Harvard
University after graduation.
• •
UNIVERSITY OF
NEVADA GRADUATES
Miss Bernice C. T. Lam, graduate of
the Girls' High School in San Francisco,
received her degree of Bachelor of Sci-
ence in Home Economics at the Univer-
sity of Nevada.
A farewell party was given last Friday
night in her honor at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kee. Miss Lam will
spend a month in Arizona with friends
and then return to China. Among the
guests were Miss Shirley Ming Lee, and
Messrs. Walter Shew. Edward Lee, Wil-
liam Lee, William Pon. Wing Lim and
Rodney Yee.
Mr. Thoon Leong Gee, a graduate of
Berkeley High School, received his de-
gree of Bachelor of Science in Civil En-
gineering.
HOWARD MACEE
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CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 11
GROWTH OF BANK OF AMERICA, ORIENTAL BRANCH
TLe story of the growth and
development of Chinese branches
of banks in this state has been more
or less steeped in conflict.
One of the oldest and probably
the first to be established was a
department opened by Mr. Charles
Chang, of the old French Ameri-
can Bank. Mr. Chang first became
associated with the bank in 1909,
and five years later, in 1914, in-
troduced his daughter, Dorothy,
to the bank. Gradually, with
increased trust the Chinese began
to patronize the bank more and more,
and in February 1923, the French-Am-
erican Bank established a Chinese branch
at 1009 Grant Avenue. Miss Gee, who
had left for China for a short visit, re-
turned that fall, and in October 10th of
that year, assumed the managership of
the branch.
In 1930, with increased business and
the bank itself undergoing several
changes, the bank was finally changed
to and is still known now as the Bank
of America National Trust and Savings
Association, Oriental Branch.
From 1009 Grant Avenue the branch
moved to its present location, 939 Grant
Avenue, when an enlargement in facili-
ties was felt needed. The accompanying
photo, showing the Oriental aspects of
the hank and also members of the staff,
which is almost entirely made up of wo-
men, show Miss Gee in the center, seated.
This photograph was taken upon the
oocasion of the opening of the new
branch on October 10, 1929. Without
exception, every one of the present ten
girls has been with the bank at least
eight years, a compliment to the smooth
routine that Miss Gee has developed.
Mr. Chang, the proud father, was re-
tired last year by the bank on pension,
but still counts his many friends by the
hundreds, and his greatest joy is to be
at the bank to greet these friends and
occasionally have tea with them.
Miss Gee may be found every day at
work furthering the faith of her many
customers in the services of her bank.
CHINESE CERAMIC ART
(Continued from Page 9)
Sung and other old porcelains the glaze
often shows a yet different type of lustre.
It is a spotty sheen, not very lustrous,
yet noticeable. This is due to the partial
wearing away of the billows and the
ground, leaving patches of the original
shiny surface. Finally, on certain early
K'ang Hsi famille verte porcelains the
blue enamel emanate "halos" which have
a discoloring effect on the surrounding
ground glaze, somewhat like an oil spot
on a piece of cardboard. This is said to
be due to contamination of certain in-
gredients or impurities from the blue
enamel. They were soon corrected by
the K'ang Hsi potters, but many West-
ern collectors consider them as an im-
portant ear-mark to true K'ang Hsi fam-
ille verte and place a special premium
on them.
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
(Next Article: How To Study Glaze
Texture — Surfacing. )
An "open" letter to Mr. Robert
Dunn, winner of the Ging Hawk es-
say contest, "Does My Future Lie
in China or America?", was received
by the Chinese Digest this week for
publication.
Because of the lengthiness of the
letter, it has been withheld until next
week. The letter is intended for the
"Firecrackers" column of the Digest,
where all subscribers may air their
point of view over a public clothes-
line.
SUICIDE PREVENTED
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jumping off pier 54, Lee Art How, whose
reported age was 20, was saved by some
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last Thursday morning.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 22, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo.
Lowa Cage Records
Los Angeles' Lowa Athletic Club, from
the standpoint of championships won, is
one of the most successful Chinese clubs
in the United States. Formed in 1930,
the Lowa Club has produced several
teams of championship caliber, in basket-
ball.
Chronologically, their conquests may
be listed as follows:
1931 — Lightweight section A Champ-
ions of the Municipal Basketball League.
A gold statue was awarded the club.
1932 — Oriental League Champions.
A walnut plaque with names of members
and managers awarded.
1935 — Winner of the Bronze Shell
Oil cup. Winner of the Jack Y. Ber-
man silver trophy.
1936 — Runner-up in the A. C. B. B.
A. Champions of the Southern Calif-
ornia AA Division.
• •
FRAT SPONSORS PROGRAM
An athletic program for the members
of the Delta Phi Sigma Fraternity will
be given on Saturday, May 23, at the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. Basket-
ball and volleyball games will be played
between members divided into two teams,
the Purple and the Gold.
Members of the Purple squad: Chang
Wah Lee, Jack Chow, Larry Mah, S. L.
Wong. Frank Mar, Lester Lee and Fred
Jing.
Members of the Gold team: Philip
Wong, Wah Lym, Henry Wong, F. Y.
Chuck. Glenn Lym, Joe Lee, Kwong Lim
and Bola Lowe.
• •
NO HURDLES WILL BE
RUN AT SCOUT MEET
With the closing date for entries to
be sent in for the Troop Three track and
field meet nearing it was announced that
there will be no hurdle events in the
coming meet, due to insufficient demand
among prospective entrants. Simultan-
eously, it was stated by Don Lee, in charge
of the meet, that there is a slight possibil-
ity that the meet may be moved from the
Commerce Field.
Due to a chance that the field may
not be finished in time for the event by
the WPA, Don Lee has been considering
the advisability of having the meet take
place at the Old Stadium at the Golden
Gate Park. Edwards Field in Berkeley
has also been mentioned as the probable
site for it.
WHY NOT GET METRIC MARKS
AT TRACK MEET ALSO?
For the purpose of comparing the
performance of the Chinese athletes
in America and those of China, it
would be of immense value to run off
the Troop Three track and field meet
in the metric system in addition to
the yardage system used here.
The annual National Amateur
Meets in China, as well as the Olym-
pics, use the metric system. Members
of the China Olympic team are usu-
ally selected from various provinces,
the Philippines and the Malay pen-
insula. There is no reason why some
of these members could not be select-
ed from America. In using the metric
system in our meets here, we would
be in a position to compare perform-
ances. Perhaps not this year or the
next, but undoubtedly in future years,
an Overseas team of Chinese from
the United States should be represent-
ed in the China national meets. And
when the time comes, American-born
youths will be heard from, as it is
the opinion of many that our athletes
are as good, if not better, than those
in China. Why not prove it now,
by also taking the metric marks in
our track meets?
L. A. HAS CRACK PISTOL TEAM
The Los Angeles Chinese Pistol Club,
since its organization in August, 1934,
has participated in more than 30 mat-
ches, shooting against such nationally
known pistol teams as the Los Angeles
Police and Sheriff teams, San Diego
Police, Santa Monica Police and Ameri-
can Legion teams.
Last month at El Monte, the Chinese
team took third place in class "A', beat-
en only by eight points by the powerful
El Monte Pistol team for first place, and
but three points for second by the Am-
erican Legion team.
Peter Soo Hoo is organizer and presi-
dent of the pistol club, while Dr. and
Mrs. Ching are coach and assistant coach.
• •
Entries for the J. A. F. track and
field meet will close on Saturday, May
23, with Lee Crichton, at the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. The meet is slated for
Saturday, May 30 at Kezar Stadium in
the morning.
St. Mary's Takes Two
The St. Mary's A. C. unlimited bas-
keteers closed the current season with a
bang by sending the Lowell High Chi-
nese down before a large crowd last
Sunday night at the French Court, 30-23.
With Richard Wong again starring on
offense, the Saints led by a one-point
margin at half, 10-9. Ably aided by
Park Lee, Wong also played a strong
all-round game, while Captain Jimmie
Chew was a tower of strength at guard.
For Lowell, Ulysses Moy turned in a
creditable performance.
Girls Win
For the first time this season, local
fans were treated to a girls' cage game.
Piling up an early lead of 25-5, the
Chinese Catholic Daughters of America
swamped the Francisco sextette to win,
36-9. The winning team showed an
air-tight defense and a powerful offense.
With Patricia Yee sinking 18 points and
May Lo, 14, the Catholic girls showed
that they have two highly dependable
forwards, while in Wawona Tang, the
Saints have one of the best guards in
Chinatown.
A contest between the C. D. A. and the
formidable Mei Wahs, Class C Recrea-
tion champs, should be a great drarwing
card.
In the other game, the Francisco 120's
led all the way to hand the Saint twenties
a 26-21 beating. David Chong, Billy
Lee and Him Wong were the winners'
big guns, while Park Lee and James Hall
stood out for St. Mary's.
• •
Swim Champion To Teach
The Chinese Youth Circle of Oakland
will sponsor a swimming class, with free
instruction to the general public given
by Mr. Edward E. Peck, who has held
^many swimming titles in the past few
years. He has won the Pacific Coast
A. A. U. 200 yards dash and the 400
yards relay, the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce half-mile race, the 200 yards and
440 yards free style I. A. A. Pacific
Coast championship, and in 1933 the
Far Western A. A. U. All-American title.
The first swim will be held at the
"* k'md Diamond Park Outdoor Plunge
on May 24. Registration may be secured
by writing Edwin Gee, assistant instruc-
tor, at 31 8th Street, Oakland. The
swimmers will leave their clubhouse at
1:30 p.m. from the above address.
May 22, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pag« 13
SPORTS
Chinese Second in Meet
In a track meet of the City Play-
grounds, in which over a thousand boys
took part, the Chinese Playground took
second place in both the total points
for relay events and total points for all
events last Saturday at Kezar Stadium.
First place winners were Sing Wong
in the 70-lb. high jump; Sunny Lau in
■he 80-lb. 50 yard dash; and Chester
Yuen in the 90-lb. broad jump. Other
boys who placed in the meet were Nor-
man Ong, Al Lee, Harry Hong, Foster
Yuen and Henry Lee.
Here's how they finished in the relays:
70 lb. 2nd; 80 lb. 2nd; 90 lb. 2nd; 110
lbs. 4th; and 120 lbs. 3rd.
• •
CHINESE LEADS IN DECATHLON
In the Decathlon Contest for 1935-36,
the standing to date gives the Chinese Y.
M. C. A. a comfortable lead over the
the other branches. It has a total of 75
points, the nearest rival having 42.
Following is the standing: Chinese
75, Mission 42, Balboa 36, Central 24,
Peninsula 21, Park Presidio 15, and Jap-
anese 15.
• •
ST. MARY'S BILLIARD
TOURNEY ENDS
The junior Pocket Billiard Champion-
ships Tournament held at the St. Mary's
School auditorium was completed last
week,with the following final results an-
nounced, in groups A, B, and C:
Group A: 1st Billy Lew, (retained
championship) .
2nd Robert Lum.
Group B: 1st Thomas Lew, (retained
championship) .
2nd Richard Wong.
Group C: 1st Elwin Ong.
2nd Gene Lew.
Over 30 players took part in the tour-
ney, and the games were attended by
over 200 persons. Medals wer given
the winners by the National Billiard As-
sociation of America.
According to Jimmie Chew, who had
charge of the tournament, there will be
another tournament during the latter
part of this year.
• •
Frankie Dun, vice-president and slug-
ging rightfielder of the Wa Sung baseball
club, suffered a slight concussion of the
brain when he was hit by a baseball
prior to the Raisin Day game last Sun-
day between the Wa Sung and the Fres-
no Police Nine at Fresno.
SPORTS SHORTS
Motion pictures of the Hip Wo School
track and field meet were shown last Fri-
day night at the Presbyterian Church,
with over 500 persons in attendance.
The picture, which was over a thousand
feet in length, was taken by Mr. Hon
H. Lee.
Nulite Club added another track ar-
tist to its team last week. His name is
Henry "Inky" Chinn, who will probably
run in the 440 and 880.
Boxing, cross-country running, horse
racing, dog-racing and polo are rapidly
becoming popular major sports in China.
More than 300 persons attended the
Skating party given Monday night by
the Galileo High School Chinese at the
Rollerland.
The invading All^Hawaiian baseball
nine arrived Monday and entrained for
Olympia, Washington, for their first tilt.
The team is under the management of
William Buck Lai Tin.
Frank "Killer" Quan, Chinese middle-
weight, kayoed his opponent in the pre-
liminaries of the Seattle Y. M. C. A.
amateur tournament now being held at
the Central "Y" gym. The slugging
Chinese lad is expected to reach the
finals in his class.
With the basketball season in moth-
balls, Eddie and Butch Luke are now
performing on the University Y's soft-
ball nine, which has won two and lost
one in the Seattle Y league. The former
cavorts at the shortpatch, while the latter
roams the outfield.
By special train, members and friends
of the Chitena will leave at 7:30 a m. at
the S. P. ferries for the Sport excursion
to Stockton. One of the highlights of
the trip will be dancing on the train
and also at the Eagle Hall in the valley
city, the Chicena providing its own or-
chestra. To make the afternoon more
enjoyable, a special rate of 10 cents has
been arranged at the Stockton Baths for
swimming. Anyone taking advantage
of this special privilege must bring their
own suits.
WA SUNG LOSES DOUBLEHEADER
All night dancing and unaccustomed
torrid weather were major factors in the
double losses suffered by Wa Sung at
the Fresno Raisin Day baseball games.
The Oakland nine was defeated by the
Fresno Police 6-4 and the Fresno Jap-
anese 10-3.
Wa Sung made a costly blunder by
allowing the second string to play the
Police for the regulars were injected in-
to the fray too late to even up the score.
Allie Wong, who has been playing sen-
sational ball for Technical High, collect-
ed 3 for 3 in the morning contest. Tom
Hing, Al Bowen, Joe Lee and George
Bowen also hit well.
Before the afternoon game the Wa
Sung players enjoyed copious draughts
of beer as guests of the Fresno Brewing
Company at its plant through arrange-
ments made by Bing Y. Lew, chairman
of the Fresno Fay Wah Club. The
terrific heat turned the second game with
the Japanese into a soda drinking con-
test. Ben Chan, who started on the
mound, wilted under the broiling sun
and was replaced by Al Bowen.
To everyone's surprise Hector Eng led
the Wa Sung attack with 3 safe hits in
4 times at bat. Allie Wong, who garn-
ered 2 more blows, and Key Chinn were
the fielding stars of the afternoon.
QUOTES
(Continued from Page 9)
in the modern world. Practical sub-
jects as well as social ideals are instilled.
A symbol of this change is visible in the
new attitude towards manual labor. In
the old days the student felt himself a
potential official, — he aspired to a high
social position, and manual labor was
beneath him. But today menial work
has risen in the esteem of young people.
College boys and girls now cooperate in
the construction of roads in the villages
and in social service work among rural
people.
" .... A broader social viewpoint is
being taught, superseding the loyalty that
stopped with blood relationships, and
making the student conscious of his
membership in the nation."
— Miss Wen-hsien Chen, in the Chi-
nese Christian Student.
Page 14
CHINESE DIGEST
May 22, 1936
SITUATION IN NORTH CHINA
AGGRAVATED BY WIDE SPREAD
SMUGGLING
(Continued, from Page 1)
to prevent China from becoming com-
munistic was to ameliorate the plight of
the masses. That neither of these two
men's words could withstand diplomatic
scrutiny did not bother them at all.
At this juncture Great Britain entered
the picture. Since September Sir Fred-
erick Leith-Ross, 49-year old Chief Ec-
onomic Advisor to the British Govern-
ment had been in China on a mission
of which the Japanese would give much
spy money to discover the reason.
When, after Sir Frederick had been in
the country about three months, China
suddenly went off the silver standard and
substituted for it a managed currency,
Japanese army men began to see light;
and the Japanese Foreign Office, through
its spokesman Eiji Amau, noted for his
mild manners but strong language, com-
menced to hurl thunder at Nanking's
Finance Minister H. H. Kung. Behind
the Japanese protest was the suspicion
that China may be aided by a big British
loan as a result of the British Economic
Advisor's visit.
Just about that time Sir Frederick
flabbergasted the Japanese as well as his
own government. Soon after Yin Yu-
keng's establishment of his autonomous
state Sir Frederick told Chinese reporters
what he thought of the autonomy move-
ment, couching his words in terms de-
void of diplomatic subtlety. Said he:
"I have not yet met a single Chinese
who supports the 'autonomy movement'
or believes there is any desire for it
among the Chinese people. From an
economic viewpoint it would be prejudi-
cial to the rest of China and would not
put the people of North China in a bet-
ter position."
Knowing well that their economic ex-
perrt had somehow talked out of turn,
His Majesty's government made a state-
ment, but confining it to generalities a-
bout China's financial situation. It ex-
plained that financial stability must be
restored in China as soon as possible to
restore the buying power of the Far East.
The British Foreign Office went one step
farther and stated that any attempt to
restore China's finances was not only
impossible until Japan and China have
reached a solution of their difficulties,
but would even imperil world peace.
In the face of this British declaration
of attitude Japan sensed that Britain
was not watching with disinterested un-
concern over political development in
North China. If the Japanese army was
to proceed with the delayed conquest of
North China, Japan must deal not only
with China, which she feels would be
easy to do, but also with Britain, which
was not so easy, despite the latter coun-
try's preoccupation with the Ethopia-
Italy situation.
Meanwhile a by-product of the dis-
turbed conditions in North China had
developed into such gigantic proportions
as to demand the immediate attention
of Nanking. This was the outgrowth
of large scale smuggling of Japanese
goods into China through the port of
Tientsin. It was carried on in such open
audacity that the Japanese could not
possibly deny their guilt. In Hopei and
Chahar customs revenue was cut
#8,000,000 in the six months ending
February. More serious than the ob-
vious defrauding of the Chinese gov-
ernment of much needed revenue, it
threatened to extinguish several lines of
foreign trade.
Smuggled Japanese goods, including
rayon, woolen goods, cosmetics and, most
important of all, silk and sugar, usually
reached Tientsin by ordinary freight
trains consigned from some small coastal
towns on the Mukden-Peiping railway
to an address in the Japanese concession.
Before being placed on the trains, the
contrabands are landed at the coast of
the demilitarized zone in order to avoid
searching by the Chinese as, by terms
of the secret Tangku Truce of 1933, Chi-
nese revenue cutters are forbidden to
come near within three miles off the
coast.
Then by trucks and canal boats flying
the Japanese flag, the goods are carried
into Peiping and Tientsin and from there
sold into the provinces south of the
Great Wall. Koreans are the agents u/
ually employed for the actual smuggling
with the way paved open for them by the
Japanese.
In Yin Yu-keng's East Hopei autono-
mous area the customs duties had long
been reduced to 25 per cent of the gen-
eral Chinese scale. The revenues here
are not remitted to Nanking and import-
ers pay nothing to Nanking-controlled
customs houses.
The wide-spread smuggling caused
North China customs receipts a drop of
40 per cent in the last three months.
Nanking was worried. The average
customs collection in that area have been
$40,000,000 annually, just sufficient to
cover essential interests and amortiza-
tion obligations of foreign and domestic
bond issues. If these revenues were to
be cut to one-fourth the previous figures,
the effect would be disastrous.
Japan knew full well that when Brit-
;-h interests are being jeopardized in
China — and for that matter, in any part
of the world — His Majes'y's government
GING HAWK ESSAY
(Continued from Page 3)
not whether capitalism, socialism or commun-
be truly powerful and respected. It matters
ism provides the means of motivation. It
only matters that the goal, China's salvation,
is accomplished.
I am willing to accept an inconspicuous
part in the construction of a new nation. To
me and those oversea Chinese with an Ameri-
can background, an American spirit of ag-
gressiveness, an American "go-getter" enthus-
iasm, China is the land of opportunity. Every
vocation is an open field, indeed, every vo-
cation is a "gold mine" for those who have
the courage to dare pioneer the industrialfza-
tion of China.
Perhaps I've been speaking too optimistical-
ly in vague generalization. Perhaps I have
neglected to emphasize that one must special-
ize in some distinct field, that one must have
a command of the Chinese language, that
one must be brave enough to triumph in the
hour of adversity. Perhaps I have not made
clear that pioneering is no playground for
weaklings, especially in the present predica-
ment of having imperialistic Japan as a cut-
throat neighbor. China's bed of roses also
promises many thorns.
Space will not permit a detailed disserta-
tion on a subject on which volumes can be
written. We can not treat here effectively
the various phases of life in America or life
in China. It is a greater subject than can
be discussed in such restricted space. I can
only be dogmatic in my viewpoints and hope
that they are coherently comprehensive. And
so. it is for me. "Go Further West. Young
Man."
would soon be on the spot. A fortnight
ago, Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, still in
China and still puzzling many a Jap-
anese undercover agent as to his activi-
ties, went to Tientsin. The tall econ-
omic expert strode rapidly into the Jap-
anese consulate where, confronting Jap-
anese Consul General (now Ambassa-
dor) Shegeru Kawago, he demanded the
cessation of Japanese smuggling into
North China. The Consul General
pointed out the fact that smuggling was
a thriving business in British Hongkong,
where contrabands are shipped through-
out South China.
Answered Sir Frederick: "Smuggling
from Hongkong is almost entirely con-
ducted by Chinese of a low order, while
North China's economic status is being
upset by Japanese and Koreans.
The answer of the Japanese, after a
council of their generals in Tientsin had
been held, was that if Yin Yu-keng were
to be made the mayor of Tientsin or a
high advisor in the governments of
Hopei and Chahar provinces, then
smuggling into North China might cc.im-
May 22, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
rag* 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on May 9 to the wife
of Albert Yee Chan, 1242 Mason Street,
San Francisco.
A son was born on May 12 to the
wife of Fong Hong, 861 Grant Avenue,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on May 8 to
the wife of Horn Jung Kee, 1020 Stock-
ton Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on May 9 to the
wife of Frank Chan, 4 Brooklyn Place,
San Francisco.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Cleveland (San
Francisco) May 26; President Jefferson
(Seattle) May 27; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 3; President Jack-
son (Seattle) June 10; President Taft
(San Francisco) June 23; President
McKinley (Seattle) June 24.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Polk (San Fran-
cisco) May 22; President Grant (Seattle)
May 23; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) May 29; President Adams (San
Francisco) June 5; President Jefferson
(Seattle) June 6; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 12; President Har-
rison (San Francisco) June 19; Presi-
dent Lincoln (San Francisco) June 26.
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WRITES FOR CHRONICLE
Miss Anna May Wong, popular screen
actress of Hollywood who recently left
for China on a visit, is writing a series
of articles which started last Sunday in
the Chronicle.
This is her first trip to China, and her
observations are many and interesting.
The articles will appear each Sunday in
the Chronicle.
The two attractive poses in the accom-
panying photograph show Miss Wong
in one of the ever charming and ex-
quisite headdresses and costumes of
China.
Anna May Wong
To the Westward Lay China
F. Chronicle Photo.
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May 22, 1936
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Page 2
CHINESE DIC EST
May 29, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
— — Tau Pan
• HU HAN MING
DIES
China lost one of the most prominent personages
in her political arena when death, on May the 13th,
claimed the life of Mr. Hu Han Ming, right hand man
of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen and former President
of the Legislative Yuan.
One of the founders of the Kuomintang, Mr. Hu
has devoted all his life to the cause of the Chinese
revolution. After the establishment of the National
Government in Nanking in 1927, he was elected Presi-
dent of the Legislative Yuan, which position corres-
ponds to the chairman of the Senate in the United
States. It was during his term of office that this legis-
lative branch of the Chinese Government promulgated
the civil codes.
Differences in political opinion separated Mr. Hu
and General Chiang Kai-shek in 1931, after which Mr.
Hu traveled extensively in European countries. Lately
General Chiang sought a reconciliation with Mr. Hu
and repeatedly sent personal emissaries to him in Can-
ton, urging him to proceed to Nanking to discuss na-
tional affairs. But before they could meet personally,
Mr. Hu had already succumbed.
It is reported that General Chiang will go to Canton
to attend the funeral.
Mr. Hu left the following will at his death:
"Having been a sick person for some rime, I have
been travelling abroad for the purpose of recuperating
my health. Upon the urgent invitation of members
of the Fifth National Congress of the Kuomintang, I
hastened to return to China to give my last efforts to-
ward the salvation of the nation during this critical per-
iod. Unfortunately, upon my return I found foreign en-
croachments on China's rights had been rapidly in-
creasing, and that she is not yet in a position to offer
any material resistance. Everything has been contrary
to my wishes. Sad feelings and grief have aggravated
my condition, and I fear that I may not be able to
recover.
"I have followed the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen for more
than thirty years. I firmly believe that the Three Pe-
ople's Principles namely, nationalism, democracy and
livelihood, constitute the only valid formula for the
salvation of China. Diagnosing the present condition,
I feel that we must resist Japan in order to achieve
nationalism, to overthrow dictatorship in order to rea-
lize democracy, and suppress communist activities in
order to give the people their livelihood. I sincerely
hope, therefore, that the loyal members of our party
will faithfully carry out the teachings of our leader,
the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, and accomplish the mission
of the party."
the amortization of China's foreign loans, which are
mostly secured on customs receipts, will be eventually
affected. Protests from diplomatic channels have
swamped the Japanese foreign office. Unable to ex-
plain the action of their nationals, the Japanese pointed
out that the heavy smuggling is due to the high Chi-
nese tariff. High import duties have given an incentive
to the smugglers, the Japanese said, and to cope with
this situation, the Chinese government must substan-
tially reduce its tariff.
To refute this contention, a spokesman of the Chi-
nese Ministry of Finance stated that Chinese tariff is
intended for protective as well as revenue purposes.
"Import duties on sugar and rayon are carefully plan-
ned to protect the native sugar and silk industries" he
continued. "Such tariffs have been in existence for
a long time without any complaint from the parties
concerned. Smuggling in North China did not be-
come a big issue until last August, and the world is
already aware as to who is responsible for such out-
rages. The tariff itself is decidedly not the cause for
smuggling. To reduce a tariff in order to prevent
smuggling is like cutting off one's feet to fit his shoes."
Accordingly, the Chinese national Government has
lately promulgated a set of new laws to punish smug-
glers. Upon arrest and conviction the penalties range
from seven years imprisonment to death sentence.
• JAPANESE SHIELD SMUGGLERS
Organized smuggling in North China, engineered
by the Japanese and Koreans has been rapidly cutting
down Chinese customs receipts. China's treaty friends
began to sense that if such practices are not checked,
# KAWAGOE TO ASSUME NEW POST
Shegeru Kawagoe, former Japanese Consul-General
in Tientsin, has now definitely accepted the appoint-
ment by the Japanese government as the Japanese
Ambassador to China, it is reported. He will present
his credentials to the Chinese government at the end
of June. Shortly after the diplomatic formalties, Kaw-
agoe will begin a series of conferences with the Chi-
nese officials, during which he is expected to bring up
some important issues.
The Japanee military clique in North China, whose
sponsorship was largely instrumental in obtaining Kaw-
agoe's portfolio, has entrusted to him the task of ob-
taining from General Chiang Kai-shek answer to some
vital questions. Does General Chiang recognize
"Manchukuo"? Does General Chiang recognize Jap-
anese special interests in North China? .Does General
Chiang wish to work in accord with Japan in the econ-
omic rehabilitation of the East? Does General Chiang
wish to accept Japanese cooperation in suppressing the
communists?
The Japanese militarists have carefully traced the
movements of the famous Chinese general and fear
that he is busy preparing to have a show down with
the Nipponese.
It is learned that recently General Chiang summoned
a military conference at Sianfu at which all Chinese
military officers renewed their pledge to support him.
The Japanese are anxious to ascertain General Chiang's
position regarding the issues enumerated above in or-
derr to determine their future policies in China.
May 29, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
U. C. Graduates 28
Chinese in '36 Class
The Chinese of the Class of '36 of the
University of California observed, a
we»1k of pre-Commencement Day ac-
tivities. On Tuesday, May 19, the tra-
ditional Senior Baliquet was held at
the New Shanghai Cafe, with over fifty
persons attending. Miss Ruby Yuke
was the toast-mistress for the evening.
As part of the program, farewell re-
marks were given by Miss Cora Lee and
Mr. Edwin Owyang, senior women's
and men's representatives, respectively.
The Senior Gift was officially presented
to the club by Mr. William Jing. Mr.
Tom Wai Hon, who received his de-
gree of Ed. D. on Commencement Day,
also spoke to the group. On the musi-
cal side of the pirog)ram, California
songs were sung and Mr. Victor Young
rendered several vocal solos.
On Wednesday, May 20, the gradu-
ating seniors held a final get-together
of their own at the clubhouse in Ber-
keley. A dinner, prepared by the stu-
dents themselves, was followed by very
informal "confabs" until the early
hours of the morning.
The climax to these and many other
activities was Cormmencement Day it-
self, May 23. On that afternoon, 28
Chinese' werfe among ithe 3,000 who
received their degrees. The graduates,
with their major and degree, are the
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CHINESE MARKET OPENS
IN SACRAMENTO
The grand opening of the Grant
Union Market, situated in North Sac-
ramento, was held last Saturday. Huge
throngs of people visited the store,
which is considered one of the leading
markets in Sacramento.
Joe Yee, a prominent Chinese busi-
ness man of the city, is manager of the
store. The building is modernly con-
structed at a cost of #30,000. Sacramen-
to takes pride in boosting the many fine
markets it has under Chinese manage-
"City of China" For
Texas Centennial
When the Texas Centennial Exposi-
tion opens on June 6 to last until Nov-
ember 29, one of its most colorful at-
tractions there will be the "City of
China."
This "City of China" will be a night
club, Chinese motion picture theater and
art museum all rolled into one, accord-
ing to information furnished the Chi-
nese Digest by an official of the Exposi-
tion.
A building in imitation of an Ori-
ental palace, 130 feet in length, will
comprise this "City of China". Inside,
10,000 square feet of space will hold a
night club, reflecting the night life and
gaieties of Shanghai, the Paris of the
Orient. A Chinese orchestra and Chi-
nese waitresses will furnish the needed
atmosphere to make the place truly Chi-
nese. The night club will be located on
a high-topped veranda overlooking a
lake.
In another section of this Chinese
building will be found a movie theater
where talking films made in China are
to be shown. Most of the pictures will
feature Butterfly Wu, one of the coun-
try's most beautiful and accomplished
cinema actresses.
Finally the "City of China" will house
a museum where antique porcelain, jade,
lacquer and stone ware, rugs, and other
art treasures of ancient China will be
on display. One of the masterpieces of
Chinese art to be seen will be a 16-foot
folding screen made of silk, and em-
broidered with jade.
Promoter of the "City of China" idea
is K. H. Chow, a young Shanghai citizen
who operated a similar concession on a
smaller scale at the Chicago Century of
Progress.
The Texas Centennial, widely publi-
cized as a $1 5, 000,000 affair, will have
some 50 buildings occupying 200 acres
of land. It is being staged to commem-
orate 100 years of independence from
Mexico. Texas revolted against the re-
public south of the Rio Grande and suc-
ceeded in the Battle of San Jacinto when,
on April 21, 1836, the army under Gen.
Sam Houston smashed the army led by
Mexico's president, Antonio de Lopez
Santa Ana.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 29, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
June time is dancing time, so the
Alumni of Troop 45 of Oakland have
calendared June 27 as the day for their
semi-formal dance at the Aristocratic
Temple of the Knights of Pythias, Oak-
land.
Next Saturday and Sunday, June 6
and 7, are the big days for Square and
Circle's "Dixie Varieties." On the
square, circle your calendar for some
real good entertainment !
Hughes Chin has been appointed to
fill the vacancy as president of the Sal-
inas Chinese Club.
Clubhouses are getting to be the vogue
in Los Angeles. The Tri-Y Club of Los
Angeles is busy decorating their club
house which is a cottage located on
83 9\ East 20th Street.
Miss Edith Leong of Portland enter-
tained with vocal solos at an Oriental
silver tea on Tuesday, May 26, for the
Earl Hig Chapter of the Daughters of
the British Empire.
The Chung Wah School of Sacramen-
to held a picnic last Sunday at Del Paso
Park. Games, swimming and a big feast
were the features of the day.
Loy Locke, contrary to other reports,
is not an aviator, but is an engineer for
the Chinese National Aviation Corpora-
tion at the Lungwha Airport in Shang-
hai, China.
Edgar G. Fong, brother of Mrs. B. K.
Chan of San Francisco, was awarded
the California Scholastic Federation pin
upon his graduation from high school
in Sacramento.
Blanche and Paul Leung, sister and
brother who are graduating from Jeffer-
son High School at San Antonio, Texas,
was given a formal dancing party at the
International Institute on May 28, by
their sisters, Mabel and Gladys Leung.
Rose M. Chan, former Commerce High
School student and a member of the
California Scholastic Federation, is now
a secretary to an executive of the Mun-
son Secretarial School.
SEATTLE NEWS
A meeting of the High School Church
Club of Seattle was held recently at the
home of their advisor, Mrs. Lew Soun.
The following officers were elected:
James Mar, president; Betty Chan, vice-
president; Agnes Chan, secretary and
treasurer.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mar of Seattle
are being congratulated upon the birth
of a daughter, Sharon Jann, born May 1.
Mrs. Mar, nee Mildred Chin, was a
former Portlander, well known in social
and athletic circles of both cities.
• •
David Ing, University of Washington
senior, passed away last week at his home
in Vancouver, B. C.
• •
At Seattle, the Garfield High School
girls were hostesses at the P. T. A. In-
ternational tea on May 20. Mable Locke,
chairman of the affair, was assisted by
Btetty Chin, Lorraine Woo, Ellen Eng,
Mable Lum, Agnes Chan, and Mildred
King.
• ■ •
In honor of Miss Helen Virjeanne
Woo, who recently returned to Seattle
from Hongkong, China, after a sojourn
of two years, a dance was given at the
home of her brother, Mr. Morton Woo.
In a joyous and happy atmosphere, a
host of forty people waltzed and trotted
away a most enjoyable evening.
• •
L. A. QUEEN CONTEST
Without detracting from the person-
alities of the Los Angeles girls, but rather
as a reflection of their own, two out-of-
town girls, now residents of the city,
Lily Yee of Oxnard and Barbara Jien
of Santa Barbara are waging a battle
royal for the coronation as queen of the
Los Angeles Chinese Tennis Club for
the year 1936.
The city of Los Angeles is glutted
with raffle tickets of the contest, which
ends with a dance on June 20, with the
happy decision of crowning the queen.
Lily Yee, the Oxnard exponent of
charm, is the outstanding Chinese stu-
dent to have graduated from the south-
ern town, participating in all major stu-
dent activities, captain of semi-pro girls'
baseball team, and serving as pitcher,
swimmer and a basketball star.
Santa Bafbara's Barbara is an active
member of the Presbyterian Church, a
choir singer, and equally popular, as
the results of the race so far indicate.
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St. Mary's to Hold
15th Commencement
The fifteenth Commencement of St.
Mary's English and Chinese language
schools will take place this coming Sun-
day, May 31, at eight o'clock. The
only American school in the communi-
ty with complete grammar grades, thus
enabling its graduates to proceed direc-
ly to high school when they finish there,
St. Mary's this year will award sixteen
graduates of the English olais their
diplomas. The Chinese class will grad-
uate twenty-three students.
Three students this year are to re-
ceive diplomas from both schools. They
are Catherine Yee, Catherine Chu and
Wallace Choy.
For the first time in the history of
this school, the Commencement exer-
cises will be held at Old St. Mary's
Church, corner of California and
Grant Avenue, and the Archibishop of
San Francisco, His Excellency the Most
Rev. John J. Mitty, will be present to
address the graduates and award the
diplomas. A religious' service will close
the graduation cereimony. According
to an announcement by the Rev. George
Johnson, C. S. P., director of the
school, parents of the pupils and the
general public are cordially invited to
witness this unusual graduation pro-
gram, something which is unprecedent-
ed not only in Chinatown but through-
out the city.
• •
DERES HAVE SON
A party celebrating the birth of their
son last month was given by Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Dere last Sunday at the
Hang Far Low. Dere is the son of Mr.
Dere May Suan, owner of the Mow Lung
Company.
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TO BE AT LIDO CAFE
The 22nd Anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of Troop Three, originally sche-
duled to be held last week, will take
place at the Lido Cafe tonight, May 29.
Many alumni from far and near will
return to celebrate the event, according
to a spokesman for the affair.
Mr. C. B. Lastreto, Inspector John
Manion, Dr. Chang W. Lee, members
of Cathay Post, and others will gather
once again to talk over old times and
build plans for the future of the troop.
Reservations may be made up to the
evening of the affair at the offices of
the Chinese Digest.
• •
VICE- CONSUL'S WIFE SINGS
At the recent showing of Chinese news
reels at the Chinese Waku School at San
Antonio, Texas, the attractive wife of
the Chinese Vice-Consul of Houston,
Texas, Mrs. Tsin Lon Quang, rendered
several vocal selections. Consul Tsin,
who journeyed to San Antonio just to
be present at the occasion, gave a speech.
Miss Ruth Leo played a violin solo.
• •
CHOW WINS IN EXHIBIT
Thomas Sue Chow, amateur station
W6MVK, showed that his talents were
not ejonfined entirely along; the line
of radio when he won first and second
place in the 9th annual Modesto Junior
College Photography Exhibit, only one
of his pictures failing to win a place.
One of the facts which made this
achievement outstanding is that his pic-
tures were taken with a miniature cam-
era and woin in competition agWinst
negatives several times their size. Tom
had to enlarge the winning photos se-
venteen times their original size, and
it was the first time that he has exhi-
bited his pictures.
• •
GINGER LEE PASSES
Many friends are today mourning the
death of Miss Elizabeth Lee of Watson-
ville, who passed away last Sunday after
a long and lingering illness. Funeral
services will be held today, May 29,
at 1 p. m.
Surviving Elizabeth, who was known
to her chums as Ginger, are her mother,
Mrs. Jung Lee; a brother, Billy; and sis-
ters, Dorothy and Mary, Betty Eng and
Mrs. Richard Yee.
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throughout the United States, Milton
Quon, Los Angeles Junior College stu-
dent, was one of four winning a one
year scholarship to the Chouinard School
of Art, an outstanding institution. Quon
is at present a Delta at college, manager
of the Poster Shop, and president of
Kappa Tau Sigma, honorary art society.
Winners were chosen on the basis of
achievements in the different branches
of art.
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CHINESE DICEST
May 29, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
Rose Quong China Bound
Miss Rose Quong, popular Chinese
dramatist, left San Francisco last Tues-
day for Vancouver, where she sails for
China aboard the Empress of Japan.
Climaxing a social whirl that carried
her to the fore in San Francisco's society,
Miss Quong was feted by Miss Dorothy
Gee last Sunday, besides being the hon-
ored guest, together with Consul-General
of China and Mrs. C. C. Huang, at a
dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Dobbins at their home on Mason Street
last Friday evening, May 22.
Other guests included Deputy Consul
of China and Mrs. Patrick Sun, Mr. and
Mrs. Carlton Kendall, Mr. and Mrs.
George Hyde, Dr. Walter Morritt, and
Dr. Albert P. Ludwig and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dobbins, John Patton.
Miss Quong will be gone for several
months, and at Peiping, her final des-
tination, will spend two months brush-
ing up on the Chinese language of which
Mandarin is the acknowledged dialect.
Returning to San Francisco this fall,
about October, she will then immediately
commence on another tour of the States
before returning to Europe sometime
next year.
• •
TAHOE CONFERENCE RALLY
A pre-Tahoe Conference rally will
be held on Sunday, June 7, at the Chi-
nese Baptist Church on Waverly Place,
7:00 p. m. The speaker for the even-
ing will be Dr. Philip Payne, a prom-
inent worker among the Chinese young
people. According to the committee
of arrangements, there will be a skit
illustrating a phase of the Conference.
Along with this will be a songfest, fol-
lowed by a period of tea and fellow-
ship. Everyone, young and old, is in-
vited to attend.
• •
SALINAS RODEO DANCE
Tickets for the Salinas Rodeo Big
Week Dance, which will be held at the
Women's Club House on Lincoln Av-
enue and Gabilan Street, Salinas, on
July 18, have already put on sale, and
are obtainable at the Chinese Digest
offices.
There will be a raffle drawing at the
function, and presentation of awards to
the Queens of the Chinese Float in the
parade will also take place.
Stockton Wolves Frolic
The Stockton Wolves are having their
frolic this week-end, May 30, in Stock-
ton. The club is composed entirely of
Chinese young men, and is one of the
most active in the city.
The Eagles Hall, at 531 E. Main
Street, will be the setting for the occa-
sion, and a ten-piece orchestra will play
from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a. m. Eight door
prizes will further enhance the event,
and to those unable to make the longer
trips to Los Angeles with the Chitena or
the Bakersfield Girls dance, this shorter
trip gives promise of being almost as
auspicious. The admission price is forty
cents.
• •
SUN WAH CLUB OF
SANTA BARBARA
The Sun Wah Club of Santa Barbara
held its semi-annual election of new offi-
cers recently. By unanimous vote the
following were ushered into office: Don
Yen, president; Mon Soo Hoo, Chinese
secretary; Albert Yee, English secretary;
and Don Sing, treasurer.
On the same evening a farewell dinner
was given to their retiring president,
William Louie and their retiring trea-
surer, Louie On. They are both return-
ing to China and expressed the hope
that they may return by May of next
year. They are sailing from San Fran-
cisco on the President Coolidge.
• •
L. A. HOUSEWARMING PARTY
The most satisfying foods were served
by Bill Wong and Ralph Wong at a
housewarming party given by the Good-
fellow's Club of Los Angeles last Sat-
urday, May 23.
Almost one hundred guests and mem-
bers spent the evening at the clubhouse.
The two-story clubhouse is located on
440 N. Westmoreland Avenue, overlook-
ing a picturesque neighborhood and is
of modern Spanish architecture. Its large
living room is ideal for dancing, while
for the sport minded there is a well-
built ping-pong table and for the drama-
tic minded there is a small platform
which may be used as a stage.
This organization is now planning to
give a "shin-dig" on Ju le 6th at their
new club house. There will be games,
and entertainment.
Bakersfield Dance May 30
Continuing the long list of anticipated
engagements, Edward W. Quon, business
manager, and his Cathayans will leave
for Bakersfield on Saturday morning to
fulfill an engagement for the Girls' So-
cial Club of Bakersfield. Final details
and announcements were received from
Miss Pauline Lum, secretary of the Girls'
Club, for the coming dance. For the
benefit of the northerners who are plan-
ning to spend the week-end at Bakers-
field, the following information might
be of interest:
May 30 — Fourth Annual Dance to
be held at Hotel El Tejon — beautiful
Spanish Ballroom. Featuring: May
Queen Contest, Raffle Prizes (#50.00 in
cash.
May 31 — Free Picnic at Kern River
Park — hiking, swimming, and out of door
games.
• •
S. F. J. C. Activities
Officers for the Fall term at S. F. J. C.
are: president, Lawrence W. Gee; vice-
president, Ethel Chin; secretary, Lillian
Owyang; treasurer, Annie Tom; athletic
managers, Richard Lum (men's) ; Louise
Lym (women's) .
An outing has been planned for the
members on May 30, Memorial Day. The
place of destination selected is Rock
Spring in Marin County.
The members also voted to hold their
term banquet at the New Shanghai
Cafe on the evening of June 5.
• •
SUI WAH THEATRE PARTY
The Sui Wah Club of Sacramento
Junior College culminated its year's ac-
tivities with a theatre party last night
(May 28) at the Alhambra Theater fol-
lowed by a dinner at Hong Kim Lim
Cafe. The guests of honor were those
graduating from the Sacramento Junior
College and the Sacramento High
School, with approximately thirty young
folk attending the affair. The junior
college graduates are Ruby B. Fong and
Donald Yee of Sacramento, Walter Chew
of Courtland and Shu Wong of Auburn.
• •
The Y. M. C. A. announces its or-
ganization of a free tap dancing class
every Tuesday and Thursday from 4
p.m. to 10 p. m. There will be both
individual and group instructions, ac-
cording to Henry Tom, activities secre-
tary.
May 29, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Ptg* 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
Reports have been received from Sal-
inas that George Young, the former
San Franciscan, is engaged to a very
pretty girl. We wonder who it is, and
when the wedding bells will ring.
Do you know that Joe Jien, the Los
Angeles boy who has just moved to San
Francisco, is feeling lonesome for a cer-
tain Angelina, for we hear that it took
him fully three hours to say goodbye?
There's romance in them thar hills in
Marysville. It is learned from reliable
sources that one gay lothario waits at
a certain corner every night for his girl
friend, and that she is a waitress. Well,
that makes him a waitor !
You've probably heard of dancing
contests but have you ever heard of a
contest between dancers and musicians?
After the Chitena Stockton excursion,
a small group stayed at the Golden Dra-
gon Cafe. Somewhere near eight the
orchestra started to play a waltz medley.
About 8 couples got on the floor. After
dancing for over three quarters of an
hour, the dancers and the musicians
were still going strong. But when the
MUSIC ran out, there were only 5
couples left, the others having conceded
the victory to the orchestra. During the
dance the orchestra played about 40
different songs. How's that for some
sort of a marathon? REMEMBER, it was
warm in Stockton, too !
From San Antonio, Texas, it has been
reported that Kitty Eng will be unable
to see her 'Frisco friends this summer,
on account of the Fair, we presume. But
she'll probably be with us this winter.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR WONG
A birthday party was given to Andrew
Wong, local business man, last Sunday,
May 24, at the New Shanghai Cafe by
some of his close friends. Those present
were:
Andrew Wong Florence Leung
Thomas Wu Helen Ho
Paul Wong ROS€ Lew
Herbert Louie Irene Chun
Albert Jue Mable Wong
George Ng Daisy Gee
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chin.
Busy Social Week-end
People with a yen for dancing will
have a choice of several dances on Sat-
urday. Time was when distance had a
lot to do with selection, but with almost
every one traveling around in cars, this
week-end gives one a wide choice. In
Bakersfield the Girls' Club is sponsor-
ing such an affair, while in Stockton the
Wolves Club will also be holding a dance.
A sport dance will be given by Frank
Young's orchestra in Los Angeles, while
here in San Francisco, an invitational
dance holds sway, under the auspices of
the Commerce High School Chinese.
HIGH HONORS WIN
SCHOLARSHIP
Miss Marianne Kay Dong, senior at
the Watsonville High School will grad-
uate in June with the second highest
honors of her class. For this, she has
been awarded a State of California
Scholarship in letters and science to the
University of California founded by re-
gents of the institution out of the uni-
versity fund.
Another Chinese student graduating
this June from the Watsonville High
School is Miss Emma Shew.
Four Chinese students of the Salinas
Union High School of Salinas will re-
ceive their diplomas. They are May
Jang, Hing Dong Gai, Frank Chin and
Yee Don Moon (Diamond Yee) who
received honorable mention in the Ging
Hawk Essay Contest last month.
Graduates of the Monterey High
School, Monterey, this June are Billy
Chin, Edwin Low and Mabel Wu. Ed-
win is treasurer of the student body and
a popular student.
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L. A. J. C. DANCE
As a final fling before the fall of the
academic axe, the students of Los An-
geles Junior College are giving a soiree
dansant for their guests and their own
enjoyment tonight, Friday, in the New-
man Hall of the college campus.
This festive farewell to books is in
charge of a committee consisting of Dor-
othy Lung, Frances Quon, Mary Tom,
and Elmer Leung, who have promised
one of the southland's best dance or-
chestras and many surprises in the way
of contests for the dancers.
Jade Moon Festival
Realizing the need of material as well
as spiritual need, part of the proceeds
from the "Jade Moon Festival" sponsor-
ed by the L. A. Congregational Church
Young People will be turned over to
Chinese baby and community welfare
work.
When the Festival takes place at the
International Institute on June 13th,
marking the first combined bazaar and
carnival in the history of the southland,
the spirit of the public-minded Chinese
citizens will also be reflected. Donations
in the form of foodstuffs, wares, and
exhibits have been coming in to boost
contributions high for an afternoon and
evening of fun.
A new note in entertainment will be
struck, with authentic Chinese songs,
dances, and acts by talented Chinese per-
formers. Since the entire motif of the
carnival is Cathayan, with the decora-
tion committee promising gorgeous set-
tings, food, goods, costumes, and pa-
geantry will conforrm with the whole
theme.
Since the inception of the dental and
medical clinical services by the church,
the move to give part of the carnival
proceeds to baby welfare is another stone
towards the foundation of Chinese social
security.
• •
THE PLACE YOU'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR
LOTUS BOWL
626 GRANT AVE.
Restaurant De Luxe
•
BEAUTIFUL — DIFFERENT
STYLISH
Serving Genuine Chinese Dishes
Prepared By Expert Cooks
Full Course
Lunch 35 Cents - Dinner 60 Cents
Sunday 75 Cents
American Dishes Also Served
AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO
ENTERTAIN - COURTEOUS
SERVICE
Manager:
Hostess:
Edward Chan
Bessie Louie
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 29, 1936
EDITORIAL
THB CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly it 868 Washington Street
Sin Francisco, California
Telephone CHina 2400
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, $2.00; Per copy, 5e
Foreign, $2.7$ per year
.Not responsible for contributions
unaccompanied by return postage
CHING WAH LEE
WILLIAM HOY
FRED GEORGE WOO
ROBERT G. POON
F. G. WOO_
STAFF
.Associate Editor
.Associate Editor
..Sports
Circulation
-Office Manager
CORRESPONDENTS AND
REPRESENTATIVES
...Bakersf ield
....Los Angeles....
Mamie Lee
William Cot, Elsie Lee
....Warsonville....
....Oakland....
Iris Wong
Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
....Fresno
....Portland....
Allen Lew
Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
....Santa Barbara....
....Salinas...
Albert Yee
Edward Chan
...Seattle...
....New York....
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Annabelle Wong
NIGHT PLAYGROUND NOT O. K.'D
The installation of lights at the Chinese Playground
in San Francisco was stricken off by the board of super-
visors at a meeting held recendy. Drastic cuts in most
budgets submitted to the board accounted for the cut,
according to the Recreation Commission headed by
Supervisor Josephine Randall. But all hope is not lost.
The good work that the N. S. G. S., through Dr. Theo-
dore Lee, and the other agencies that fought so hard
for passage in the budget may still produce results.
The Recreation Department is submitting their fig-
ures to the WPA for possible approval, in which case
some action may be expected in July.
To those interested in having the night playground
made available, letters and petitions, together with
figures to show why the Chinese Playground should
be lighted up at nights, should be sent to the Recreation
Commission. We must fight for this allowance. Is
concerns our children and their safety. We should
all be interested in such work, and by working together,
by consistently and systematically going after the right
subject for community betterment, no one can begrudge
us the little that we ask.
Until the last fifteen years, Chinatown has given more
in taxes and demanded less in public improvement than
almost any other district, and the scales are heavily
one-sided — in the city's favor.
TROOP THREE 22nd ANNIVERSARY
"Boy Scouts" have always stood for those lads be-
tween the age of 12 to 18 who are being taught the
finer and truer points of brotherhood in the world,
that which have contributed a great deal toward guid-
ing their own destinies in life.
The Boy Scouts and alumni of Troop 3, San Fran-
cisco, are celebrating their 22nd anniversary this even-
ing, an anniversary indicative of the everlasting bonds
of a movement for the boyhood of mankind.
Troop 3, a Chinese troop, was founded in 1914. To-
night will find many of its alumni and charter members
on hand to stir anew the dying coals of the past, and
pledge anew the Scout oath.
Many will recall the exciting days of the World War
when, with eager hearts and willing hand, they helped
to ease the tension that gripped the city. Many citizens
will recall little acts of kindness.
Some of these boys are now men, many prominent
in the affairs of the community, many in the busines
and professional world. Some may think of Scouts
as boys in their 'teens, but the 22nd Anniversary will
also see many who have advanced in life.
Boy Scouts of Troop Three have contributed much
to Chinatown. In a time when delinquent boys were
many, they have been a stabilizing factor in lessening
this hazard. At every parade, at every public meeting,
they were found as guides, as messenger boys, as traffic
police, and the hundreds of other little services which
escape the eyes of most people. They have never
sought a reward.
As one of the oldest Boy Scout troops in the city,
they are to be congratulated for their past achieve-
ments. As they pass their 22nd year, we tend a vote
of thanks to those far-sighted leaders who put under
the troop the firm foundation upon which they now
stand.
FORD PLANT MOVE TO
CHINA A POSSIBILITY
The Ford plant, now located in Japan, may shortly
move to China, reports from the Far East indicated.
A law recently passed in Japan that no foreign firm
may enlarge its plant, or even replace worn out ma-
chinery, was felt as the death blow intended for all
foreign plants in that country.
This, in effect, would mean that the next logical place
for foreign plants, Ford especially, would be in Shang-
hai, China. Other plants that would move would fol-
low the trend to establish in China.
That this would be beneficial to China is easily ack-
nowledged. Chinese laborers would be hired, freight
costs minimized in purchase and a general uptrend re-
sult in the payroll of the populace.
Japan is "shooing" away the golden goose that may
shortly fly away and land in China.
May 29, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pagt 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
CERAMIC ART
(XX) How to Study Glaze Texture —
Firing and Surfacing.
The firing condition includes many
factors, such as the temperature, the rap-
idity of heating and cooling, the dura-
tion of firing, the systems used for ob-
taining blasts and for oxidation or re-
duction, and the type of kiln, sagger,
and fuel used. Most of these elements
will be discussed later, but in general,
firing or baking has a great deal to do
in determining (1) whether the surface
of the glaze will be smooth or coarse;
(2) whether it will be evenly flat or con-
figurated with undulations; (3) whether
the color will appear sharp or faded;
and (4) whether the glaze will be dull
or lustrous.
Ching Te Chen potters, for example,
prefer soft wood to coal because they
claim that coal has a darkening effect
on their white glaze. Smoke in the kiln
reduces bubbles. Proper firing and cool-
ing (annealing) assist in producing a
suitable surface film or "tension" on the
glaze.
This film, which has the same relation
to the glaze proper as the rind of an
orange has to peeling, is generally hard-
er than the rest of the glaze, and, like
the top crust on a loaf of bread, is freer
from air bubbles. The thickness and
density of this film give to the glaze
its characteristic "feeling" and contri-
butes greatly to making one glaze gem-
like and another glassy..
With the surface film in mind we are
in a better position to study the refrac-
tive and translucent qualities of the glaze.
A shaft of light would be deflected as
it passes through the glaze film, the glaze
body, and the biscuit. Part of the rays
would be reflected as it strikes the sur-
face of the film, the floor of the film,
the surface of the biscuit, and the floor
of the biscuit.
On its return from the floor of the
biscuit the shaft of light would be again
deflected as it passes through each me-
dium, and parts of it would again be
reflected as it hits the ceiling of the
biscuit, the ceiling of the glaze body,
and the ceiling of the surface film. Be-
tween the ceiling and the floor of each
of the three layers a great deal of light
would be dissipated in a series of reflec-
tions and counter reflections.
Some of the rays would be scattered
prismatically as they pass through the
layering and billowing on the surface
film, and there would be a series of fur-
ther scattering of a very complicated na-
ture each time the shaft encounters an
air bubble.
Light reflected from the floor of the
biscuit is reinforced by light entering
from the other side of the biscuit. The
light which goes through the biscuit is
greatly weakened and highly diffused,
for it has to work its way through my-
riads of pottery particles in a glassy
matrix. In striking pottery particles
or pigmental bodies alike, a great deal
of light is lost in absorption, but some
are reflected or scattered.
An unctuous, slippery-smooth glaze is
the aim of most potters all the time. The
charm of the blanc de chines lies essen-
tially in their having an unusually
smooth, creamy white glaze. They are
often treasured for the pleasurable sen-
sation it gives to the holder, and many
of the sensuous "dolls" were made for
monks to sublimate their worldly desire.
The monochromes of the Sung, Ming,
and Ching Dynasties are especially noted
for their exceedingly smooth surface,
and some collectors claim that they can
distinguish them from each other or
from imitations by feeling them blind-
folded. The glazes of most Yuans and
late Chings, and all Japanese wares, as
well as the provincial or inferior wares
of the Mings and early Chings have
rather coarse or "muslin" surfaces.
Besides being smooth or coarse, the
glaze may exhibit various surface con-
figurations caused by undulations which
go by various names. Chinese writers
mention such special effects as orange
peel, ostrich eggshell, pig skin, chicken
skin, frog skin, muslin surface, and wind
ruffled surface. With the exception of
the frog skin, which is an early Ching
innovation, these effects made their ap-
pearance spasmodically from the Sung
Dynasty on up to the present.
These undulating patterns are trace-
able to the following three elements:
protuberances, ridges, or tubercles of
various sizes and shapes, known to the
Chinese as "millet grains"; correspond-
ing valleys or depressions, created either
by the foregoing risings or by actual
shrinkage below the ground; and "palm
eye" (tsung yeh) which are special forms
of pores, pin holes, or sunken patches
with biscuit browning showing through.
While some specimens with these undu-
lations are available for our study, col-
lectors do not know which of the vari-
ous classical names to apply to most of
them. The following are listed as pos-
sible characteristics:
1. Orange Peel: This is probably a
lustrous glaze with irregular or polygon-
al tubercles on a slightly crazed ground.
2. Pig Skin: This is a Ting or Ting-
type glaze with numerous pores and rid-
ges or tubercles, white or buff in color.
3. Ostrich Eggshell: This is probably
the same as pig skin except for the ab-
sence of pores and the tubercles are
roundish.
4. Chicken Skin: According to Hob-
son, this is probably an unusually
smooth, lustrous glaze with faint tubercles
and valleys.
5. Windruffled surface: Faint undula-
tions on a smooth ground without pores.
Some undulations are small and Some-
what closely and regularly scattered over
the entire surface, while others may have
not more than two or three rather large
wavy rolls.
6. Muslin Surface: This is a term now
applied to any rather coarse surface with
numerous pores and pin holes. It is
characteristic of the white ground of
most post-Chien Lung enamelled wares.
7. Frog Skin: This is an early Ching
spotty brown-black glaze with highly
wrinkled surface. Typically, the wrink-
les consist of ridges radiating from a
scattering of tsung yen (sunken or bald
patches). There is another variety which
hardly differs from the wind ruffled sur-
face, and still another whose surface is
covered by craters (see article on Glaze
Topography) like that seen on photo-
graphs of the moon's surface.
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
(To be Continued)
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CHINESE DIC EST
May 29, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
Following is a list of volumes on China
and things Chinese which were publish-
ed in the United States during the past
six months, with a brief description of
each. The titles which are especially
recommended because of their good writ-
ing, factual accuracy, and excellent pre-
sentation are so marked.
General Works —
China Changes. By Gerald Yorke. 334
pp. Illustrations, map. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons. #2.50.
Decidedly one of the best of recent
books on China today, written by an ac-
tive journalist-correspondent. The writer
was in China when 3 political-military
events took place there: the invasion of
Jehol by the Japanese, the Central Gov-
ernment's battle against the Chinese So-
viet Republic, and the crushing by
Chiang Kai-shek of the Fukien rebellion.
These events Mr. Yorke reported with
clarity and accuracy.
The book is a combination of a journ-
alist's adventures up and down and in-
side China, as well as a general survey
of China, which is done without the
waste of a single word. He gave a good
account of the Communist movement and
Buddism, considered the Chinese Classics,
meditated on the Taoist philosophy of
life, and acquainted himself with Chiang
Kai-shek's New Life Movement. The
result is a highly interesting and read-
able volume. It is journalism of the best
kind. Recommended.
Genghis Khan. By Ralph Fox. 285
pp. Illustrated. New York: Harcourt,
Brace and Co. $3.
Imagine an Asian warrior who could
neither read or write, who devoured his
food like a wolf, whose manners and
language are as coarse as the clothes he
wore, a man who was called a "rancid
Tartar" by the people whom he con-
quered—imagine a Mongolian nomad
with such attributes and yet able to con-
quer two continents and began one of
the greatest military and literary epochs
in Chinese history, and you have the in-
gredients for a colorful and adventurous
tale.
Such is the story of Genghis the Glor-
ious, born Temujin, the man who a-
chieved an empire which far surpassed
the dreams of Alexander the Great, as
told by Mr. Fox. Genghis Khan reads
like fiction of the Sabitini variety, but
is entirely factual, or as near factual as
historical dates buried in Russian tombs
— chief source of the writer's materials —
can make it. To both students of Mon-
gol history and the average reader of
books, this present volume is to be read
and pondered over. Recommended.
Men and Gods in Mongolia. By Han-
ning Haslund. Translated from the
Swedish by Elizabeth Sprigge &C Clude
Napier. 57 illustrations & map. 358
pp. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. #5.
This is a book of personal experiences
and observations as well as adventures
of one who accompanied Sven Hedin,
the great Swedish explorer, in the latter's
Asian explorations during 1927-30, and
lived through it to write a colorful, dram-
atic and lyrical volume on this little
known land and its people. The writer
was captivated by the wild, care-free life
of Central Asia, its rich religious and
folk lores. A fireword by Nirgitma,
Princess of the Torguts (who had been
educated in Europe and "wore exquisite
Parisian clothes") said thus of the
writer:
"He has lived among the Khalka
Mongols on the boundless steppes of out-
er Mongolia, the land of endless nomad
wanderings, adventures and dreams. He
has traveled with camel caravans through
sun-scorched and wind-tormented deserts.
He has lived among the Torguts, my
own people, in Khara Shar, in Tsoltus.
And everywhere the Mongols have greet-
ed him with 'the inestimable gift of the
happy smile,' for with the fine intuition
of the child of nature they felt the
strong sympathy he had for them." Re-
commended.
M.rror of China. By Louis Laloy
Translated by Catherine A. Phillips. 308
PP. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. $2.75.
M. Laloy is Professor at the Institut
des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, University
of Paris, and also long connected with
the Paris Opera. He has translated two
collections of tales from the Chinese and
wntten an original study of Chinese mu-
«, one of the ear,;est Westem
stud.es of this subject. He is thus
a competent Sinologist and critic of
music, and is therefore especially equip-
ped to write about China, specifically of
Chinas arts and culture. And in this
book he does so with scholarly elegance.
Like the late journalist William Martin
(Understand the Chinese) also a French-
man, M. Laloy feels a strong sympathy
for all things Chinese, which include
Chinese food, philosophy, love of na-
ture, the arts and music. He does not
conceal his admiration, and expresses his
keen appreciation of Chinese chamber
music. He liked the Chinese theatre
too, and was enchanted by the artistry
of Mei Lan-fang. Of Taoism, Buddhism
and Confucianism he says that one
teaches faith, another pity, and the third
obedience.
About the only thing which the writer
did not like was China's present edu-
cational system and its poor products.
He finds moral stamina and culture very
much lacking in the modern Chinese
students, and disapproves of the unfor-
tunate influence of the Chinese Renais-
sance on Chinese poetry. On the whole
the book is well worth reading, although
many informed readers will spot a fact-
ual mistake here and there. Recommended.
Problem of the Far East, By Sobei
Mogi & H. Vere Redman. 348 pp. With
bibliography, Index. Philadelphia: J. B.
Lippincott Co. $2.
A compact and concise political and
economic handbook on the Far East,
with special emphasis on relations be-
tween China and Japan. Most books
written by Japanese or with Japanese
collaboration nearly always stress Jap-
anese aims and need and putting a mini-
mum emphasis on the problems and
needs of her neighbors. This present
volume is no exception but its saving
grace is that i< explains Japan's position
in a thoroughly frank and open men-
ner, and, considered in this respect, may
be said to be unprecedented in a book
of this kind. Modern Japan's historical
background, her present economic pos,-
«on, social institutions, labor and radi-
cal movements, are all considered. Jap-
an's annexation of Manchuria and its
probable consequence upon her politic.
and governmental structure, are stud.ed
and analyzed.
The section on China, unfortunately
■t not as good as that on Japan, and for
th.s reason the book falls short of its
aims. The part of China ,n Far Eastern
politic is more or less ignored, and the
material on this section ,s far from ori-
ginal, although much recent statistics are
given.
This book is important in that it gives
a really good summary of Japan's role
of Far Eastern affairs, especially in re-
gard to her relations with China. As
such it is thought-povoking and should
be read.
( To Be Continued)
May 22, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pag* 11
FIRECRACKERS
Chinese Students at Stanford University
According to the 1935-36 directory of
Chinese students in America there are
23 China and American-born Chinese
students attending that institution. The
courses which these students are taking
include political science, economics, Eng-
glish, education, social sciences, civil, me-
chanical, and mining engineering, history,
medicine, biology, and chemistry. Several
of these students are San Francisco youths.
Mr. Robert Dunn,
Somerville, Mass.
Dear Robert:
Your prize winning essay, which was a-
warded first place in the contest sponsored
by the Ging Hawk Club of New York on
the question "Does My Future Lie in China
or America?", roused a great deal of interest
among the Chinese Students of Stanford Uni-
versity when it was published in the May 15
issue of the Chinese Digest. We, the Stanford
Chinese Students, congratulate you for your
frank opinion on this pressing problem com-
mon to all young Chinese in America and
for your talent which, enabled you to win
first honors.
As a group of students composed of both
Chinese born in America and Chinese born
in China, we could not help feeling dis-
appointed, yes, even indignant, in reading
your essay. Your fallacies in reasoning, your
ignorance of China's needs, your misconcep-
tions of Chinese culture and civilization, your
biased viewpoint, all reveal how poorly quali-
fied you were to correctly evaluate the factors
involved in this great problem that confronts
the second generation Chinese in America.
We do not intend to be disrespectful to
you, Robert; but in fairness to ^^ q£
second generate Chinese, whose environ-
ment makes it tempting for them to follow
the line of least resistance that you advocate,
and wW lnaccessibil,ty tQ peninent
abou ^ China and her needs makes it difficult
fo^them to make the correct decision con-
cerning their future lives, we must point out
the delus.veness of your essay as a policy for
them to follow in determining their lives
before them. More than that, we must, in
effect, counter-act that pathetic and mislead-
ing philosophy that you and other uninformed
Chinese youths so easily formulate.
Our reactions to the opinions expressed
in your essay are not without good grounds.
We have said that your reasoning is falla-
cious. For instance, your assertion that it is
possible for a Chinese while residing perm-
anently in America to serve China even bet-
ter than he can while working in China
bears out our contention. You admitted that
some of the older Chinese consider that you
know nothing of things Chinese. Yet, you
say that you would remain in America and
"serve China by building up a good impres-
sion of the Chinese among Americans, by
spreading good-will and clearing up misun-
derstandings, by interesting the Americans in
the Chinese thru personal contacts or other-
wise . . . . " Would this be possible when
you yourself do not know much more about
China and the Chinese than the average
American' Following your line of reason-
ing, may we ask if you consider the relative
merits of building American good-will for
China greater than those of building, for
example, schools for China's masses?
Again, in speaking of opportunities for
gainful potions open to Chinese in America
"id in China you say "that remunerative
employment, though scarce i< n^ ■
for m» * u • ' not imP°ssible
Z "e to °bta-n in either China or America"
B 7*. ^statement we understand you to be-
»«e that your opportunities for high posi-
es are as good in America as they would
tha ;n\ , Ur °bSerVati0n has sh™n us
Ci en f If ^ famaStica11^
O en two college graduates of equal ability
nd train.ng, one a Chinese and foe other
o M l Can y°U Unb,ushinsly lead us
o beheve that the Chinese has an equal
hane against American competition? What
fancful fusions of equality were you dream-
Z r WhCn y°U te" US that "*e color
Z : h°We;er' d°eS "^ «** P«ve»t the
dice - what is keeping Chinese out of
American mdustries and governmental offices?
Surely not the lack of ability
vou?iLfal,aCieS ry ^ *«* ^ d to
P a HIT6 Chfna ^ ChineSC aff^-
* Reason tVgn0ranCe ""* be «"»* *>r
^™Zi*:Tc*ve not had an ■*-
to live ln China. Don't you think
then; *" * " »» *o easy for one to isle
misleading Stat™* when one does not
have the full facts „ hand? ^ ^ ^
know about Ch.na's conditions and China's
needs wTen you say that "a 'pull' up the
ladder" is "a necessary force (for obtaining
employment) that most overseas Chinese do
not have"? How do you think, for example,
that many of China's influential men have
reached success if not through personal ef-
fort? Or most great men of any country?
You say that jobs are scarce in China, but
you fail to consider that China's need is not
more people to fill jobs but more people to
make jobs. With the education and spe-
cialized training that students can obtain
in America, who would be better equipped
to help open China's undeveloped industries
and natural resources than they? Find jobs?
The motto should be "make jobs!"
Your lack of information is not only limited
to Chinese conditions and needs. Your vague
and distorted ideas of Chinese culture and
Chinese civilization show an equal lack of
knowledge. Hundreds of second generation
Chinese, including many of our personal
friends, have returned to China, have ad-
justed themselves readily to their new en-
vironment, and have found life there more
enjoyable and satisfactory than in America.
You imply that you have never beeQ tQ
China, but if you had ever lived in China
among the real Chinese you would begin to
understand the greatness of that Chinese
civilization that has been China's heritage
for four thousand years. You will under-
stand and sympathize with our people for
their "utilitarian ideals, conservative outlook,
and .... fatalistic outlook upon life," factors
which have preserved the Chinese one race
from the beginning of civilization to today.
Then, and only then, would you be able to
see China's culture in a true light and to
formulate new ways to combine the cjld with
the new. Chinese culture is not irreconcil-
hble with western culture; it is only a matter
of modification— selection of the good and
the rejection of the bad.
Besides your misconceptions of the Chinese
character you have set forth your arguments
in an entirely one-sided viewpoint. Having
been born and educated in America you can ■
not be blamed too strongly for your Ameri-
can point of view. You see our problem
through the eyes of an unsympathetic Ameri-
can who has never lived in China. You
judge China by American standards — poli-
tical, economic, and moral. We have reason
to believe that your contacts have been re-
stricted to Cantonese, who are by no means
representative of the whole of China's pe-
ople. Because some of these contacts have
conflicted with your American sensibilities,
you have associated the Chinese with un-
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CHINESE DIC EST
May 29, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Shangtai Tracksters Strong
Outstanding opposition in the Troop
Three annual track and field meet will
be furnished, the Scouts, defending
champions, by the strong Shangtai squad
on June 7.
With a squad of several record-break-
ers and outstanding performers, Shang-
tai will be conceded a fair chance to
upset the Troop Three cindermen as
the meet title-holders.
Jack Fong, co-holder of the meet's
100 yard dash and broad jump, will
compete in five individual events, the
century, 220, broad jump, discus and
shot. He has been clocked in at 10.1
for the 100, and 22.6 in the 220, while
his best leap in the broad jump is near-
ing 22 feet. Norman Eng, miler, half-
miler, and 440 man, has been timed in
4:50 and 2:10 for the first two men-
tioned events.
Johnny Wong will participate in the
220 and high jump with a mark of 5'6"
to his credit in the latter event. Clement
Lew is another 220 man, while Tong
Wing will run the 880 and mile. Howard
Lee in the shot and discus, Willie "Hop"
Lee in the 100, 220 and broad jump,
Tony Chew in the two dashes, Fred
Hing in the discus and shot, and Harry
Louie, sprinter, are all good men.
Fred Hong Wong, broad jumper and
880 man, is given a good chance to
place in both events, while Francis Sing
is a veteran campaigner in dashes.
In the 115-lb. class, Shangtai presents
a small but powerful and well balanced
team. Ed Hing of Sacramento, light-
weight captain and holder of the century
dash record in the weight division, will
compete in the 100 yards, broad jump,
high jump, and shot. Eng Poy, another
fast youngster will also run in the 100,
as will Georgie Fong, the Everett youth
who cracked the junior high school meet
record with a time of 10:6 in the 110-lb.
class. Richard C. Wong in the broad
jump and Raymond Chong in the shot
put round out the lightweights.
It is expected that the Commerce Field
will be ready for the meet. If not, it
may take place at the Old Stadium, as
both the Old Stadium and Balboa Field
have been reserved to insure the meet
being held on schedule, although the
probability of having it at the latter field
is doubtful, due to its distance from
Chinatown.
J. A. F. TRACK MEET
On Saturday, at the Kezar Stadium,
the first annual Junior Athletic Federa-
tion track and field meet will be held,
with events in the 80, 90, and 100 pound
divisions scheduled.
Four clubs are entered in the compe-
tition, according to Lee Crichton, phy-
sical director of the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
who is in charge of the meet. They are
the Troop Three Club, Salesians Boys'
Club, San Francisco Boys' Club and the
Chinese "Y". The latter team will be
under the charge of William Wong.
• •
"Y" BOYS WIN CRAFT PRIZES
Twelve Chinese boys representing the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. in the Craft Ex-
hibit of the Decathlon Contest captured
a majority of the prizes awarded, win-
ning 17 medals out of a possible 25.
In the Class A, David Chin won in
four divisions, while Bertram Owyang,
Edwin Low, Henry Lee, Sonny Lau and
Harold Ong took one each. In Class B,
Alfred Lee won two medals, with Willie
Lee, Joseph Chin and George Bow win-
ning one each. In Class C, Stanford
Fong was a double winner.
The Chinese boys who entered were
members of clubs of the Chinese "Y"
under leaders Lee Crichton, William
Wong, Frank Wong and Wahso Chan.
• •
SEATTLE BASEBALL TEAM TRAIN
China Club's first baseball workout of
the season at Columbia last Sunday
found nineteen veterans and rookies toss-
ing the ball around to loosen up their
arms and finishing up with a light batting
practice. Manager Ralph Chinn, in
charge of the turnout, expects to field a
formidable nine when the club engages
its first opponents. The team is not
entered in any league, but has a string
of independent contests scheduled.
• •
PEI HONG WINS TRACK
MEET IN SHANGHAI
By scoring points in twelve of the
fourteen events, and capturing eight first
places, Pei Hong won the Annual Spring
Track and Field Meet in Shanghai at
the American School campus recently.
As a result of their triumph, Pei Hong
won the Mercury Press Cup for the se-
cond consecutive year.
The Pei Hong team, captained by L.
C Chia, amassed a total of 67 points,
24 on the track and 43 in the field events.
L. A. Awaits Chitena
A big holiday week-end awaits the
Chitena team and rooters this week when
the tennis team arrives in Los Angeles.
The feature event will be the tennis
matches between the Chitena and the
Los Angeles Tennis Club, scheduled for
Sunday, May 31, beginning at 8:00 a. m.
There will be a picnic during the day.
Saturday night, Frank Young and his
orchestra are giving a big Sport dance
in the beautiful Westgate Masonic Ball-
room. This is the only Chinese dance
band in Southern California, and has
proved popular with the American, Jap-
anese, and Chinese clubs of Los Angeles.
Their music featured the opening of
Los Angeles' Chinatown 'intimate' cock-
tail lounge, owned by the Grand View
Cafe. A dinner will be given the visit-
ing team upon their arrival Saturday,
May 30.
• •
CHINESE BOXERS FOR BERLIN
Word has just been received that the
China National Amateur Athletic Fed-
eration has decided to send three fighters
to the Olympics. The trio is expected
to leave for Europe with the other ath-
letes late this month (May).
Although the Federation does not ex-
pect any of these three boxers, who are
soldiers of the 32nd Route Army, to
win any championships, fans in China
proclaim it as a definite step toward the
promotion of the fight game in China.
• •
TWO MEI WAH CLUBS MEET
The Mei-Wah basketball team of San
Francisco will meet the Mei-Wah team
of Los Angeles this Saturday night (May
30) at 6 p.m. at Chapman College in
L. A. There will be a small admission
charge to cover expenses. This is the
first time the girls of the two teams have
met.
• •
LOWE ADVANCES IN NET PLAY
Fkye ,'Low.e advanced to che third
round of the City Playground tennis
tournament by winning 6-1, 6-1, last
Saturday, May 23, after winning his
first round match by scores of 7-5, 2-6,
and 6-3.
Arnold Lim, after winning his ini-
tial round 6-4, 0-6 and 6-3, was elimin-
ated in the second, 5-7, 2-6. Henri-
etta Jung and Jenny Chew won both
their preliminary round plays, by score*
of 6-1 and 6-2, and 6-4 and 6-3, re-
spectively.
May 29, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
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SPORTS
Marysville Enters Meet
With the site of the Troop Three
annual track and field, meet still unde-
cided, it was announced by Don Lee
Yuen that a track team from Marysville
had entered, and will compete in several
events on June 7.
Only two days remain for entries to be
sent in for the big athletic event of the
year. Early in April the meet records
were published. For the benefit of those
who are taking part and those who are
interested in the marks, we are reprinting
them:
Unlimiteds:
Event Record Holder
100 yards 10:3 H. Tom
220 yards 23 flat H. Tom, J. Fong
440 yards 52:3 H. Tom
880 yards 2:15:8 H. Tom
Mile 5:<8:4 J. Young
High Jump 5'5|" G. Pang
Broad Jump 20'6" J. Young, J. Fong
12 lb. shot 417" T. Leong
Discus 103' T. Leong
115-lbs.
100 yards 10:6 E. Hing
8 lb. Shot 39' 10" E. Leong
Broad Jump 19'8" T Moy
High Jump 5'6" G. Shew
100-lbs.
75 yards 8:5 H. Kan
Broad Jump 20'5" H. Kan
High Jump 5'6" H. Kan
85-lb.
50 yards 6:6 M. Joe
Broad Jump 15'4" M. Joe
High Jump 4'2f" J. Lee
VITAL STATISTICS
An application for a marriage license
was filed last week by Mark Kew, 1070
Pacific Street, and Lai S. Lee, 874 Sac-
ramento Street, San Francisco.
CHITENA BEATS STOCKTON
The San Francisco Tennis Club de-
feated the Stockton tennis team, mixed,
by a score of 5-4, last Sunday at the
Stockton Municipal Tennis Club, in con-
junction with the Sport Excursion, in
which about sixty persons made the trip,
and over a hundred joined the crowd
by driving up in their oars.
Scores:
1. Art Tupper d. Ben Chu, 6-3, 6-4.
2. John Tseng d. Ken Boscacci, 8-6, 6-3.
3. W. Wong d. Jack Holsworth, 6-1, 6-4.
4. Ray Tupper d. Ed. Lee, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
5. Bob Fisher d. Thomas Leong, 6-3, 6-2.
6. W. Jones d. Richard Lum, 6-4, 6-2.
7. Bill Chinn d. E. Brousard, 6-3, 6-1.
8. Wong-Leong d. Tupper-Tupper, 6-2,
6-1.
9. Chu-Tseng d. Holsworth-Rinderneck,
6-2, 6-1.
In the basketball game, the Chitena
defeated the Stockton Wolves, San Joa-
quin Valley "Y" 130's champs, by a score
of 56-28. Stockton won the Softball con-
test by a tally of 31-15.
• •
We hear that from Stockton Ray Ah
T'ye may journey down to San Francisot)
on June 7 to compete in the Troop
Three meet. Ray, one of the famous
athletic Ah Tye brothers, will make
things hot for the local sprinters.
Yung Wong, a 5'9" high jumper, is
also a strong possibility to compete in
the coming meet.
• •
In an extra period contest, the Hip
Wo Chinese School defeated the Lowell
High School Chinese by a tally of 31-30
last Friday night at the Hip Wo court.
Score at the end of the regulation time
was 28-28.
An application for a marriage license
was filed by Howard Quon and Anna
Chinn, both of 2834 Pierce Street, San
Francisco, last week.
A son was born on May 22 to the
wife of Edward K. Chan, 767 Jackson
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on May 19 to
the wife of Bing Eng, 36 8th St., Oak-
land, at the Merritt Hospital.
SPORTS SHORTS
The all-Y. M. C. A. Decathlon track
and field meet will be held at Kezar
Stadium Saturday, June 6, with numerous
ous events listed from 70 pounds to the
unlimited divisions.
T'o Jack Fong, Shangtai track star,
belongs the dis(tihjcti<on of being the
first Chinese to compete in a P. A. A.
track and field meet. Although he failed
to qualify behind the fast time of 9.7
for the 100 yard dash, he served notice
that Chinese athletes are branching out
their scope of athletics.
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Walter Chinn, former Waku (Se-
attle) basketball star, returned to Seattle
this week after a long visit to China. He
is a welcomed addition to northern casaba
strength.
A good number of Seattle's skating
enthusiasts attended the roller-rink party
sponsored by the Franklin Hi Pagoda
Club at the Imperial Rink recently.
Girl tennis enthusiasts are seen play-
ing in almost any court these days in
preparation for the fall tournament to
be sponsored by the Wah Kiang Club
in Portland.
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CHINESE DIGEST
May 29, 1936
A NATIVE DAUGHTER OF 1869
In the days of the 1860's, there were
few Chinese women in the United States.
Fewer still is the history of them, or of
any one of them. Those American wo-
men who accompanied their pioneering
husbands over the Rockies to found a
new home, to "make the West", have
been much reviewed and their records
and achievements saved in published
pamphlets and books. Of the Chinese
women and the invaluable work they
contributed towards the building of this
country, little has been said or recorded.
One reason for this is because of their
natural reticence to talk, even today. An-
other may be that in the past no one
thought it worth while to look up their
past. Today, it is hard to find any will-
ing to tell of those times. This little
sketch of the life of Chew Fong Low, a
native daughter, while incomplete and
hazy in spots, may be regarded as au-
thentic, being extracted from one of her
sons, Charles P. Low. It is extremely
doubtful if any complete history of old
Chinese American-born of 1860 or prior
to that time may be found, and for this
reason, this article may be forgiven, it
being the writer's opinion that "half a
loaf is better than none."
Chew Fong was born in San Francisco
in 1869, on Commercial Street. Through
life with no education in either Chinese or
English, this remarkable woman raised a
large family, managed a huge general mer-
chandise store, and advanced San Francisco
Chinatown's living condition a notch that
shortly after caused a general improvement
in that community as a whole.
Her father, Chew Yick Foon, was one of
the first Chinese to come to America. A
leading business man and exceptionally prom-
inent in community affairs, this man would
have been proud to know of the achieve-
ments of his daughter.
Chew Fong was married when still very
young to one Jim H. Low, and they made
their home at McDermitt, Nevada. One can
imagine the wild and wooly time they lived
in, when the edict "the Chinese must go"
was a byword in the West. But Jim Low
and his wife lived by one creed, "Do not
do unto others what you would not have
others do unto you." They opened a general
merchandise store at McDermitt in 1885, and
throughout the many years of serving the
community, not one cent had been earned
through bargaining, haggling, or devices o-
ther than that of honest merchandising. Jim
Low drove his loaded wagon through a wide
territory, a regular route, and may be termed
a real pioneer "traveling salesman." Outlaws
or Indians, drunk or unruly men, left Jim
and his wife strictly alone, for they were their
only source of supply and a posse would
have combed the Rocky Mountains, if nec-
essary, if anyone dared to harm them. That
was the type of characters they were, and
what their neighbors thought of them. The
years were not easy. There were hardships
and sacrifices There were babies. She and
her husband were practically exiles from
their former home in San Francisco, and
could only visit their former home once or
twice a year.
Every two weeks, their team of horses
would travel 80 miles to the railroad, and
come back loaded with merchandise which
had to be ordered from San Francisco. In
those days mail was delivered once a week,
and even today, only once a day, a testimony
to the hardships and inconveniences of the
time. Business began to pick up Piute
Indians for mile around always traded there.
and later gave her the name of "Bee Duh"
(meaning "Auntie") as a token of their re-
gard.
Her husband died in 1909, while the
children were very young. It was then up
to her to carry on. From early morning to
late at night she worked, and shortly her
sons were old enough to help around, which
relieved the routine enough for her to get
a breathing spell. Then she thought of new
fields. Thought turned to action. Soon she
managed to open a store in St. Louis. Mo.
Still later she bought a building in Blvthc-
ville. Ark., not far from Memphis, Tenn.. in
which she opened a store for the trade that
included the large cotton districts in that
vicinity. So, by thrift, industry, wise man-
agement, and also through fortunate invest-
ments, this Chinese widow accumulated a
sizeable fortune.
Finally, ,n 1922, grown tired of the work
and reeling that she had saved enough to
send her family and herself to China, a
dream that she had cherished from childhood,
she sold her holdings, and returned to San
Francisco to spend a few months before em-
barking for China. But this was not to be.
China was having her troubles, with no im-
mediate relief in sight. The trip had to be
delayed.
With exceptionally poor living conditions
then in San Francisco's Chinatown, this far-
sighted lady planned with her sons for the
construction of a modern apartment house
for both their own comfort and to relieve,
in part, the congested living conditions of
Chinatown. Many of the younger generation
in Chinatown wanted more room, more com-
fort, and above all, a more sanitary and re-
spectable place to live in. From mere blue-
prints to the actual building of this apart-
ment house required not only time but care-
ful selection of site and the hundreds of
other considerations that this far-sighted and
cautious woman always watched for. Even-
tually, construction on the apartment started
in May, 1926.
On January 29, 1927, the San Francisco
Chronicle published almost an entire page
titled "High Class Apartment House Exclu-
sively For Chinese Open For Inspection." The
sub-title was "Big Building is Monument to
Thrift. Energy of S. F. Widow."
Built at a cost of a quarter of a million
dollars, the apartment stands at the corner
of Washington and Powell Streets, better
known at "1060 Powell." It is of steel frame,
concrete, class C construction and contains
twenty-five apartments, ranging from little
two room apartments to a seven-room one.
Complete kitchen equipment, breakfast nooks,
tiled baths and kitchens together with all
the other modern conveniences of the time
was installed. The place was filled immed-
iately. From that time on Mrs. Low found
her hands too full to think of China for
the time being Later, when the management
"t the place was taken over by her sons, her
health was fading, and it was thought best
not to make the trip at all.
In 1930, together with many other unfor-
tunate Chinese who had invested their for-
tune in stocks and bonds, she lost heavdy.
addiqg another shock to her alrcadv tired
and overwoked tramc. Her health continued
to fail.
On May 16. 1936. she died at the age of
<>"■ at the home which she had built. At-
tended by her family and manv friends, the
funeral was held at the Chinese Methodist
<hurch on May 24. To her innumerable
Wends, which included "Sunny J,m" Rolph.
the former Governor of this state, many su-
pervisors of San Francisco, and other prom-
inent figures of the city, she had alwavs held
open house. Many attended her funeral.
San Francisco lost a real native daughter
when she passed away.
May 29, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
STANFORD U. "OPEN LETTER"
(Continued from Page 11)
pleasant things. You go so far as to declare
that the Americans who call you names (be-
cause they despise your color) no more offen-
sive than older members of your own race
who call you "T'oa jee doy" (because they
wish to remind you that you are forgetting
your race). You may not know it, Robert,
but there are some enlightened Americans
who have a greater appreciation for things
Chinese than you have, and you are a Chi-
nese at that!
If you have become Americanized in spirit
and in thought you still have missed that
great American trait — the pioneer spirit, the
determination and the courage to win an
empire out of the wilderness. Instead of
having the will to go to China and battle
with China's problems there and now, in-
stead of having the courage to help China's
millions fight for the right to live, you pro-
pose to shirk, to avoid conflict, to "talk up"
China. Show us the nation that has not been
built with labor, sacrifice and determination!
Show us the nation that has been built with
the mere strength of words! And you tell
us of your fear of a little hardship, saying
"Years of lonesomeness will intervene before
I shall be able to speak Mandarin or Can-
tonese with considerable fluency."
After all. Robert, are you positive in your
belief that your future lies in America? You
do not seem to be too certain. You tell us
you owe allegiance to both America and
China. You say: "It cannot be said, there-
fore, that it is impossible for Chinese- Ameri-
can youths to obtain remunerative positions
in either China or America." You express the
desire to make America your home, but yet
you want to help China. Do you really know
what you want? For one thing we know
you do want happiness, and you have tried
uj delude yourself into bel.eving that you
will find it in America. You say that "being
a Chinese among American friends . is
an advantage", but you have never tasted
real sympathetic Chinese friendship with
which to make a comparison. You declare
that "pull" is necessary for a job in China,
but you do not mention anything about the
necessity of "pull" in America. You tell us
that you will avoid cultural conflicts and
"social estrangement" by staying in America,
but how do you know you will have cultural
conflicts in China when you have never met
the real Chinese culture? Furthermore, the
possibilities that you will ever be accepted
into American society as an equal are remote.
It sums up to this, Robert: You have
U. S. - China Phones
Okayed by U. S.
Culminating plans that started, last
fall, the U. S. Federal Government au-
thorized direct radio-telephone service
between China and America on May 21
(Chinese Digest, Nov. 15, 1935).
That this service will be invaluable in
view of the increased tension in Far
Eastern affairs is seen by informed ob-
servers.
Heretofore, telephone service was re-
layed by way of Japan; but with the cen-
sorship of news coming through this
source, the establishment of this service
will leave all future communications free
frorm any possibility of suppression.
Engineers of the Transpacific Com-
munications Co., Ltd., of Dixon, Cali-
fornia, are now in Shanghai preparing
the way for the establishment of the
technical equipment.
The China-United States service will
be handled directly through the San
Francisco Chinatown branch of the Am-
erican Telephone and Telegraph Co., of
which the Transpacific Communications
Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary. It was felt that
because the local branch of the com-
pany is entirely Chinese, this office
would be the logical centralization point,
utilizing the operators' knowledge of
both languages.
produced a well-written essay. It appears
very convincing to those who are not well
informed and who are not fully conscious
of the forces at work in America and in
China. But a person who has the back-
ground can readily see that there are many
fallacies in your reasoning. He will note im-
mediately your lack of knowledge of Chinese
conditions, needs, culture, and civilization.
He cannot help seeing your Americanistic
viewpoint of your unwillingness to surmount
obstacles.
Our object in writing this letter is to sh"w
that your contentions are narrow and faulty.
We hope that the opinions we have expressed
will stimulate analytical thinking on the part
of second generation Chinese who may or
may not have read your article. We sincerelv
believe that only through intelligent research
and self-improvement may we Chinese in
America realize China's salvation throrugh
personal achievement.
Yours fraternally,
Chinese Students' Club,
Leland Stanford Jr. University.
Shanghai Grows
Showing a marked increase in the
number of foreign inhabitants, the In-
ternational Settlement of Shanghai to-
day numbers non-Chinese nationals at
38,915, whereas sixty-odd years ago, the
number was only 1,666 Americans and
Europeans. The last thirty six years
also saw the number of Chinese increase
from 345,276 to 1,120,860 as reported
in this year's census.
A Port of three cities, Shanghai has a
combined population of 3,120,158 Chi-
nese and foreigners, according to figures
issued by the municipality of Greater
Shanghai. The largest municipal area
is the Chinese, naturally, with 2,045,462
persons of which 10,149 are foreigners.
The International Settlement is next
in size with 38,915, with the French Con-
cession estimated at 47,929 Chinese and
18,899 foreigners.
American citizens residing in the In-
ternational Settlement number 2,017 as
against the 255 in 1870 and about 1,608
in the latter part of 1930.
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June 5, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
Tsu Pan
• JAPANESE OCCUPY PEIPING STATION
The Japanese open act to seize North China at the
bayonet point went into swing last week when three
trainloads of Japanese soldiers took possession of the
Peiping railroad station. With premeditated swift-
ness the Japanese marched into the station of China's
ancient capital and trained machine guns towards the
surrounding streets. A part of the invading troops
proceeded eastward to occupy the city of Tungchow.
A few days ago several thousands of Japanese sold-
iers poured into the Tientsin Peiping area on the heels
of a strike of Chinese students in Tientsin against Jap-
anese military program. At the present time they have
gathered 25,000 men in this area.
• THE MYSTERIOUS RAIL BOMBING
The Japanese military occupation of the Peiping
railroad station was said to have been precipitated by
a mysterious railroad bombing. Although both China
and Japanese authorities have started investigations,
the true version of the incident has not been revealed.
Strange as it may seem, the Japanese themselves could
not agree as to what exactly happened that night.
According to one Japanese story, a section of a railroad
bridge near Chungliangchen, five miles from Tientsin,
was blown off at 8:10 p.m. on May the 29th while a
Japanese troop train was passing the span. Only a part
of a freight car was damaged and a few horses wound-
ed, it is said. Another story of Japanese origin said
that a party of 40 Japanese soldiers making a survey
trip discovered the damage at midnight and, conse-
quently, a trainload of Japanese troops was delayed
there. A third Japanese version stated that destruc-
tion of the bridge was discovered by a policeman who
managed to flag-stop a northern bound train.
The Chinese did not expound any theory concerning
the explosion, but it is generally feared that wherever
the responsibility may lie, the incident will be used as
an excuse for extending Japanese control over all
North China.
• JAPANESE DEMAND TO OUST MAYOR
After the railroad incident the Japanese authorities
lodged a strong protest to General Sung Cheh-Yuan,
demanding him to oust Mayor Shiao Chen-Ying of
Tientsin for his failure to prevent the bombing and
to suppress the anti-Japanese strikes. This demand had
greatly aroused the indignation of General Sung's
soldiers who all insisted that Mayor Shiao should
stand pat in spite of Japanese threat.
Although General Sung is the chairman of the semi-
autonomous Hopei-Chahar Political Council and un-
der the circumstances he has to cooperate with the
Japanese in political matters, nevertheless, he was one
time a strong anti-Japanese soldier. It is remembered
that at the battle of Hsifungknow three years ago
many a Japanese head had fallen under the blades of
his "Big Sword Squadron". Mutual observers feel,
henceforth, that if the Japanese should exert too much
pressure upon the Chinese general, an open conflict
will probably be the result.
• TRAITOR LI WANTS
COMPLETE AUTONOMY
At this juncture one Li Ting-yu, self-styled chairman
of the "People's Autonomous Association of the Re-
public of China" telegraphed General Sung demanding
that North China immediately declare complete auton-
omy. "The central government in Nanking had long
ago abandoned all interest in North China," he said,
" and it is time for you to carry out our plan for au-
tonomy which has been too long held in abeyance."
Li is a member of the Hopei-Chahar Political Coun-
cil of which General Sung is the chairman. It is gener-
ally believed, however, that this message owed its au-
thorship to the Japanese. This constitutes an overt
move towards the complete separation of the five pro-
vinces in North China from the Nanking Government.
The message was dispatched after Li held discussion
with Mayor-General Matsumuro who in turn had re-
ported matters to Mayor-General Doihara in Chang-
chun. Thus far, General Sung has not yet given de-
finite answer to the demand.
• SOLDIERS JOIN STUDENTS STRIKE
To protest Japanese atrocities in North China large
Chinese student groups went on strike despite Japanese
warning and threats. Over 10,000 students from seven
universities and six high schools walked out of class-
rooms to harangue the mobs and to distribute leaflets
and handbills. In some educational institutions, it is
reported, the professors went on strike side by side
with the students.
The gravity of the situation deepened when Chinese
soldiers joined with the striking students in demanding
that China resist Japanese aggression by force. Soldiers
from the Peiyuan and Nanyuan barracks, under Gen-
eral Sung, have petitioned their superior officers to
fight. It is seen there that the manifestation of anti-
Japanese spirit has reached the height at present.
June 5, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
•aga S
CHINATOWNIA
Dr. C. T. Wang
Arrives in U. S.
Dr. C. T. Wang, China's former Mini-
ster of Foreign Affairs and at present
a member of the State Council of the
National Government and member of
the Central Political Council of China,
arrived last Wednesday aboard the Presi-
dent Coolidge, accompanied by his wife.
He is here to attend the Rotary Inter-
national Convention at Atlantic City
from June 22 to 26, and from there,
will leave for Germany to head the Chi-
nese team in the Xlth Olympiad at Ber-
lin to be held August 1 to 16. One of
the leading sportsmen in China, he was
active in supporting the movement that
raised over #700,000 to make possible
the sending of 70 athletes and ten offi-
cials to the Games, and the 20 athletic
directors that will stay abroad to observe
and bring back to China the methods
of training used in other lands.
Dr. Wang left this morning for Yose-
mite, and from thence will wend his
way to Atlantic City in a leisurely man-
ner.
The local community was active in fet-
ing Dr. Wang. Immediately upon his
arrival the Chinese Six Companies gave
a reception in his honor, and Consul-
General Huang and Mrs. Huang were
hosts at a dinner tended him at the
Shanghai Low. Thursday he was the
luncheon guest of Mr. Joe Shoong,
prominent Chinese business man, at the
Palace Hotel, and early that same even-
ing the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Fong
at the Bal Tabarin, together with many
friends of Mr. Fong. Later that even-
ing he was feted by the local branch
of the Kuomintang and the Chinese Na-
tionalist Daily. The evening was then
brought to a close with a little private
reception at the home of Patrick Sun,
Deputy Consul of China.
Dr. Wang studied at the University
of Michigan in 1907-08, and at Yale in
1908-11, where he obtained his A. B.
degree in 1910 and was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa.
As a statesman, he was a former Prem-
ier of China, Vice-Minister of Industry,
and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He
represented China in the Paris Confer-
ence in 1919, the Rendition of Tsingtao,
and at the Sino-Russian Conference in
1925. He is active in the reconstruction
Scholarships Available
A letter received recently by the San
Francisco Consulate, addressed to Con-
sul-General C. C. Huang to the effect
that several scholarships were recently
established, was made public recently.
The amount of scholarship is depend-
ent upon the circumstances of each stu-
dent, based upon the need of help, acad-
emic ability and evidence of character.
The scholarship may amount to as
much as the entire tuition fee, leaving
only the boarding fees and minor labora-
tory fees to pay.
The Perkiomen School, located at
Pennsburg, Perm., is a preparatory-
school for colleges, and any student of
high and grammar school standing will
be accepted. Mr. Clarence E. Tobias,
Jr., Headmaster of the school, has asked
the Chinese Ambassador to form a select-
ing committee out of prominent Chinese
citizens in the United States.
Further information is available at the
Consulate.
• •
STATE STUDENTS WIN
HONOR CERTIFICATE
Among the twenty students at the San
Jose State College who made the highest
scholastic records during the past three
quarters was a Chinese student, Benjamin
Chow, a junior majoring in mathematics.
Chow ranked third in the group of
twenty, the first ten highest receiving
scholarship certificates, while the remain-
ing ten were given honorable mention.
All of these honor students will be can-
didates for Recognition Day honors.
• •
MR. CHEN ENTERTAINED
On Saturday evening, May 30, Mrs.
Stanley Chin of Portland entertained at
home with a party complimenting Mr.
Calvin Chen who was interpreter to Gen.
Fang. Mr. Chen is enroute to New
York where he will study at the Colum-
bia University.
work of China. He is a railway execu-
tive connected with the Lung-Hai Rail-
road and the Chiao-Chi Railroad, and
is a former director-general of the Shan-
tung Rehabilitation Commission. The
degree of LL. D. was conferred upon
him in 1920 by the St. John's University,
Shanghai.
Outstanding Stanford
Student Graduates
Chinese students at Stanford U. will
lose an outstanding leader next week
when Stanley Moy receives his degree
of Engineer in aeronautics. Well liked
and respected for his personality and
ability, Mr. Moy will leave a long record
of high honors that he won during his
six years of service to the university and
to the Chinese students there.
For the past year Mr. Moy has held
a position as assistant instructor in the
aeronautic division of the Stanford En-
gineering department. Recently his the-
sis on propellers was awarded first prize
in cash as the best thesis written in the
entire Mechanical Engineering depart-
ment as a further recognition of his ex-
cellent work, he was elected to full mem-
bership in Sigma Xi, research honor
society. A student member of the Am-
erican Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Mr. Moy has completed two consecutive
years as treasurer of the Stanford chap-
ter of that society.
Graduating in 1930 with first honors
from Lincoln High School, Portland,
Oregon, where he was prominent as edi-
tor of the school paper, Moy was awerded
a scholarship to Stanford University. Be-
ginning his career at Stanford in the
same year, he immediately made a name
for himself by stellar playing on the
Stanford soccer team. Although prom-
inent in athletics, he was able to main-
tain an "A" scholastic average. His ac-
tivities as a member of the Chinese Stu-
dents' Club include several terms in the
office of president. Moy also served the
Club in his senior year as house
pointed eating club manager and in his
senior year by being appointed house
manager. Despite financial difficulties
and decreased membership during the
depression years he did creditable work.
Mr. Moy is the grandson of Moy Pak-
Hen, late Chinese Consul at Portland.
He received his A. B. degree in engineer-
ing at Stanford in 1934 and has been
engaged in graduate work in aeronautics
since that time. His efficiency and exe-
cutive ability both as a student and as
a leader has won him wide recognition.
rag. 4
CHINESE DIGEST
June 5, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
On Wednesday, June 17, at 3.30 p.
m., the Works Progress Administration
Band will give a one hour concert pro-
gram, which promises to be highly in-
teresting.
At the last meeting of the Sui Wah
Club of Sacramento Junior College,
which was held in conjunction with an
informal dinner at Hong Kim Lum Cafe,
the following officers were elected to
serve for the fall semester: president,
Charlie Fong; vice-president, Louie
Hong; secretary-treasurer, George Yee;
and Chinese secretary, SuYoung Fong.
Mr. and Mrs. Lum Wah Ying of
Portland, Oregon announces the engage-
ment of their daughter, Hazel Llewellyn,
to Alfred Clark Mar, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mar Dong of that city. The wed-
ding will be held on June 8 at the Olym-
pic Hotel.
Lily Gee, a seven-year old Chinese girl,
who resides at 1027 Grant Avenue, was
robbed last week by a Chinese at Wash-
ington and Powell Streets of a gold
necklace. She gave the age of the rob-
ber, who escaped, as about 25 years old.
An air mail letter from Honolulu to
relatives of Mrs. Jerry Chong, nee Ruby
Fung of San Francisco, brings news that
they are the proud parents of a baby
daughter, born May 29th.
The Chinese Boy Scouts of Troop 10
in Fresno entertained their fathers and
friends at a banquet last Wednesday
evening at the Chinese Baptist Church.
Irwin Chow presided and Dr. Charles
Shepard of Berkeley was guest speaker.
The Sport Dance given by Frank
Young and his orchestra on Memorial
Day turned out to be the largest dance
of the year. Well over two hundred
people were present to fill the large
dance floor of the beautiful West-Gate
Masonic Temple. The boys in the or-
chestra had on their snappy new uni-
forms of wine colored shirts, yellow neck
ties, and white gabardine trousers.
The engagement of Miss Ammie Law-
Yow to Mr. Willard Jue of Seattle has
been announced. Miss LawYow, a grad-
uate of Garfield High School recently
returned from California.
JUE ACCEPTS POSITION
Wing Tow Jue of Berkeley, more fam-
iliarly known as "Tony" Jue, has left for
Los Angeles where he will take a position
as junior accountant with the State of
California Department of Finance, Di-
vision of Budgets and Accounts in that
city.
A brilliant student, Jue received his
M. S. in accountancy from the Univer-
sity of California in 1934.
Incidentally, the Berkeley Chinese
Congregational basketball team will lose
a star player in Jue, as he was the bul-
wark of the team throughout the many
seasons past.
• •
WATSONVILLE PAYS TRIBUTE
TO HU HAN MING
Bursting into sympathetic tears for the
plight of the young generation of Chi-
na, Mr. Joe Yum Dare, instructor at
the Wakue School of Watsonville, cli-
maxed his soul-stirring speech at a meet-
ing held last week in memory of Hu
Han Ming, former president of the Le-
gislative Yuan.
Mr. Dare declared, "It is not for our-
selves that we are striving so hard to
keep China from being enveloped and
conquered by foreigners, but for you
young people and those babies who
don't know a thing now, but will grow
up to be slaves of the imperialists if
China is conquered."
• •
John Holt, a former student at St.
John's University in Shanghai graduated
Thursday night, June 4th, from the A
to Zed Preparatory School, and will en-
ter the University of California this fall
semester.
At the last meeting of the Chinese
Girl Reserves of Fresno the following
were the newly elected officers: Ruth
Lew, president; Evelyn Lew, vice-presi-
dent; Helen Tom, secrretary; and Ethel
Lee, treasurer.
The Chinese Center is sponsoring the
formation of a Softball team to be enter-
ed in the Oakland city league. There
are two diamonds available in the near
vicinity and as the sport is not limited
to the youths alone, some of the older
members will be afforded a splendid op-
portunity for recreation.
• •
Dudley Lee, formerly of San Francis-
co, gave two vocal selections at the L. A.
dance last Saturday.
Under the auspices of the China So-
ciety of San Francisco, Miss Alice Put-
nam Breur of Mills College, Oakland,
lectured on Wednesday at the San Fran-
cisco Museum of Art on the interna-
tional exhibition of Chinese art which
was recently held in London.
A grand evening of fun is anticipated
for the people of Los Angeles' China-
town this Saturday, June 6th, when the
Good-Fellows Clubhouse will, for the first
time, be open to the public.
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P«ga 5
FIRECRACKERS
In order to avoid any misinterpreta-
tions, the Chinese Digest hereby an-
nounces that all articles heretofore or
hereafter published under the heading of
"Firecrackers" , as originally specified, do
not, in any manner or degree, reflect the
policies of the Chinese Digest. All such
articles published are strictly the opinions
of readers of the paper. These columns
are carried solely for the purpose of mak-
ing possible an "open forum" on topics
that readers may disagree or agree on.
We must ask. that, hereafter, all con-
tributions be limited to 600 words or less,
to allow a suitable representation of other
readers to air their views. — Editor.
The Future of Second Gen-
eration Chinese Lies in China
and America
San Francisco, California.
May 31, 1936
All young people in the whole world
have their future before them. Their
future is destined mostly according to
their natural intelligence. Our sages told
us that there are three grades of people
in the world: the highly endowed who
find no difficulty in attaining future suc-
cess, the average people whose future
depends largely on environment, and the
deficient who are likely to be defeated
under any kind of circumstance. This
classification has not yet been proved to
be false, therefore it also can be applied
to the second generation Chinese in
these United States of America. The bril-
liant young Chinese will find their fu-
ture anywhere in the world. The only
questionable future to be considered is
that for the average.
The controversy between those who say
that their future lies in America and
those who say that their future lies in
China has brought up a few interesting
points. In the first place, Mr. Robert
Dunn in his winning essay has shown
the good result of American education.
As an American citizen any Chinese
should feel as Mr. Dunn feels toward
America. If, after high school and now
in college, a citizen still feels that he
is not a part of the population, Ameri-
can popular education has failed utterly.
Fortunately, this is not the case. On
this point, any foreigner should con-
gratulate America for her efficient edu-
cation for her citizens.
Secondly, the knowledge about China
and her civilization as indicated in Mr.
Dunn's essay shows the inefficiency of
Chinese education for her over-seas citi-
zens. The people to whom Mr. Dunn
looks up as examples are untrained as
leaders for the younger generation. If
China has many intelligent, trained, and
understanding educators constantly in-
forming the over-seas young Chinese a-
bout their mother country and her civili-
zation, the view points of these young-
sters will gradually but surely be formed
toward the desired direction. Unques-
tionably, Mr. Dunn's half-oooked ideas
about China is the result of the lack of
opportunity to learn about China. It
is a pity!
Thirdly, Mr. Dunn's opinion is prac-
tically the opinion of the majority of
second generation Chinese. Statistics
show us that out of the number of Chi-
nese born in America only a few actually
go back to seek for their careers in China*
Those gone back are the exceptions. The
majority of American born Chinese will
stay in and stick to American soil. Mr.
Dunn is frank to express himself, and
at the same time, to unveil for us the
true scene of the future of American
Chinese. All should congratulate him
for his courage to exercise his freedom
of speech in its fullness.
In the second place essay, Mr. Hong
shows that he is not so sure of his own
future. Because of the racial barrier in
America, Mr. Hong feels that he should
avoid it by going back to China. Once
in China he is not sure what he will do.
Here he also shows his lack of knowledge
about China. Also, if Mr. Hong is
a person of average ability, we doubt
whether he could disregard "the nany
thorns in China's bed of roses." From
his pessimistic outlook in China is shown
the weakness of China. If China is
only strong and safe for her citizens,
whv should her overseas citizens worry
for their future? If China is safe to
live and to work in. all overseas Chinese
could Just pack up and eo home when-
ever thev ni*et discriminations anywhere;
Since China is weak and not a com-
forrabU ntace to live, at! Chinese, in-
rludincr American-born Chinese, should
frv -o m=»k° her strong and rich. This
;» rbe *ioint brot.ic-ht out bv the open
'""■o" f-nn\ the Stanford Chinese Stu-
J,»n**' Club. The Stanford students are
kind-hearted, enthusiastic, but too ideal-
istic. To hope that all second genera-
tion Chinese will go back to China is
very satisfying. Yet, actually how many
Chinese have gone back? Practical life
tells us that only a small percent has
gone and will go back, while an over-
whelming percent will stay in the coun-
tries in which they are born. The "utili-
tarian" idea set forth in the open letter
is a little too harsh for the average
. .mencan. Chinese.
In conclusion, let us look at the prob-
lem with an eye on facts. Facts are tell-
ing us that the majority of American
Chinese have their future in America in-
stead of in China. Facts also tell us
that a minority is constantly going back
to China. There are just as many hard-
ships in China as in America, only in
different forms. The top of the popu-
lation always wins a place in the world
whereas the bottom of the population
always find life a burden. If Chinese
want to get rid of this fatalistic force,
they should meet every challenge with
foresight and preparation. America has
done her part in equipping the main
body of her citizenship. It is up to
China to do her duty if she feels she
wants to reclaim her overseas citizens.
If China is not able to do her duty, it
will be up to the older generation to do
its part to educate the young; other-
wise, the majority of these citizens will
be lost to China forever.
Jane Kwong Lee.
• •
A reply to the recent Stanford
"open letter" has just been received
from Mr. Robert Dunn. Due to the
lengthiness of the letter, it has been
withheld until next week. — Editor
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June 5, 1936
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Dons of L. A. Return
On their way to Los Angeles aboard,
the President Coolidge last Wednesday
were Mrs. Paul W. Lowe, the former
Martha D. Don, and her sister, Helen
Don. Miss Helen Don had gone to
China for six months, and now, together
with her sister, are making a brief visit
to the United States before returning
to China again. They are the daughters
of Mrs. W. S. Don of Los Angeles.
Their return is a secret, and they intend
to surprise their many friends with a
reception and party to be given by them
on the week-end of June 13.
Mr. Paul W. Lowe, former Lingnan
University of Canton and University of
Southern California student in Los An-
geles, ie now Chief Justice and President
of the district courts of Naam Shiu in
Kwangtung Province, China. He gradu-
ated from U. S. C. in 1924, married Miss
Martha Don, and shortly after, they
returned to China.
• •
COMMERCE DANCE
The Chinese Y. W. C. A. was packed
almost to capacity last Saturday night
on the occasion of the dance given by
the High School of Commerce Chinese
Students.
One of the outstanding features of
the affair was the pre-mature "letting
out" of the balloons when someone "ac-
cidentally" released the strings that held
them in mid-air above the floor. Door
prizes were donated by Fat Ming, Shang-
hai Bazaar, Fong and Fong, Young Kee,
Gin Lung, Mee On and Shanghai Co.
• •
FREE LESSONS IN KNITTING
Mrs. A. Mell and Miss Henrietta Mell
are giving free knitting lessons exclusive-
ly for the Chinese at 4 Brooklyn Place,
apt. 8, every Thursday between 7 and
10 p. m. There are at present thirty
pupils, divided into two classes. All of
the latest styles in knitting are taught,
and visitors are welcome.
Yarn and knitting needles are furn-
ished to students, although if any student
desires to knit something for herself,
they must be bought, preferably from
the instructors.
• •
The closely contested prize dance at
the L. A. J. C. Anniversary went to
Eugene Choy of U. S. C. and Miss Ber-
nice Louie, former student of the Junior
College.
Lantern Dansant June 20
The colorful Lantern Dansant to be
held on Saturday, June 20, in the equi-
sitely furnished Oakland Elks ballroom
promises to overshadow all social func-
tions of the present season. Sponsored
by the Chinese Center and with over
300 tickets sold already, this affair will
undoubtedly set a new precedent in en-
tertainment and enjoyment.
Gay Wye heads the experienced dance
committee which includes Dr. Fook Lee,
Dr. Jacob Yee, Harry Jue, Dr. Lester
Lee, Henry Luck, Sam Chu, Henri Wu,
Roger Chew, Paul Fung and Edward
Hing.
• •
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CLUBS
INVITATIONAL DANCE
The Chinese Youth Circle, the Ala-
meda Drama Society, 20th Century Play-
er and Homer Cockrill and his Cossacks
will present an invitational dance at the
magnificent ballroom of Oakland's Civic
Auditorium overlooking Lake Merritt.
Due to the fact that many people can-
not attend Saturday evening dances, this
dance will be held on Friday evening,
ine o'clock, June 12.
• •
CHINESE PHILOSOPHY FEATURE
The Pasadena Chapter of the China
Society of Southern California will have
its monthly meeting at the Odd Fellows'
Hall, 175 North Los Robles. Prof. Tsing
Yuan Ni of Huchow, will lecture on
"The Philosophy of Lao Tzu," and Mrs.
Chi Ting Kwei of Wuchang will give
her "Impressions of America." During
the dinner, Chinese songs will be sung
by the male quartet of the Pasadena
Chapter. For reservations write or phone
Mrs. H. W. Twogood of Pasadena, Mrs.
Peter Soo Hoo or Mrs. A. H. Swan of
Los Angeles or Dr. Dennis V. Smith of
Long Beach.
Perhaps you have often wondered
why your organization or association
does not receive publicity on certain
projects or announcements in the
Chinese Digest. There is where we
invite you to turn in reports which
you desire to make public, and we
will publish them as space permits.
Poster Winner
— Modesto Bee Photo.
Richard Mar's modernistic design was
rated first in a recent poster contest
sponsored by the American Legion Auxi-
liary in Modesto, California, in connec-
tion with the annual Poppy Day held
recently.
His poster also was third in the district
and second in the state contests.
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POO-POO
By Bob Poon
We have always assumed the soda
fountain to be the starting points
of ROMANCE. But it seems that it works
the other way with those connected with
the establishment. We have heard from
a reliable source that TWO couples' ro-
mances have COOLED and are going
along different paths soon.
Candid cameramen are quite a strain
on the nerves. For instance, at the
Commerce dance someone took several
pictures of couples dancing. That would
have been all right if HE hadn't chosen
the DARKEST portion of the room.
It seems that, instinctively or otherwise,
the dancers feel more AT HOME when
the lights are low, so much so that sev-
eral persons would like to get hold of
the pictures to SEE if they were in them
or not.
Miss Ruby A. Foo is in town again,
this time she will stay for quite awhile.
Why? Cause she is here on business,
STRICTLY. Of -course, after business
hoars is different and then it's HER
OWN business. Don't rush, boys, line
forms on a certain address on Grant Ave.
Do you know what the latest nickname
of LOO KERN is? It's Loo LOTUS
BOWL Kern. I guess he doesn't mind
so long as we don't call him LOTUS
KERN, dear, dear.
How many of you readers would like
to belong to a CHINESE riding club?
Erl Woo would like to form one if there
are enough members. Erl knows of a
gentleman who would be glad to help us
form a club and also teach us how to
ride a horse, both western or English
style. Ready? Let's go!
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Monterey Barn Dance
For the purpose of raising funds for
their school, students of the Chung Wah
School of Monterey transformed the
ballroom of the Canton Low into a barn
for their benefit Barn Dance on Friday,
May 29, which was well-attended.
The hostesses were Frances Gee and
Florence Wu. During intermissions Rose
May and Laura Gee gave a tap dance
duet and Chung Wah students gave a
comedy skit.
Ruth Chin and Maye Chung won the
door prizes, while the best costumes were
those of Bertha Law and Stanley Chung,
dressed as milkmaid and farmer hick.
Among out-of-towners who attended
were Hubert Dong, Earl Goon and Er-
nest Yee of Watsonville, David Chung,
Willie Chung, Thomas Jung, Victor
Shoon and Edward Chan of Salinas.
WATSONVILLE DANCE
The younger set in Watsonville is
making plans for their public dance, "A
Night In Shanghai." This affair will
be held in conjunction with a Fourth of
July Celebration.
Good music and plenty of prizes, both
for the gate and the best costumes, are
promised by the committeemen who are:
Earl Goon, Eddie Dong, and Loy Kwok.
• •
GIRLS HOLD CAMP
Under the direction of Mrs. A. B.
Schofield, the Salinas Chinese Camp Fire
Girls will hold its annual camping at
Mrs. Scott's summer cabin, a camp re-
sort in the Carmel Valley, during June
9-16. There will be swimming, hiking,
canoeing, picnics and barbecues. A study
of stars and wildflowers will be made
for camp fire honors.
Sp far, each member has earned her
camp fire ring. Among those who have
earned a ring and a camp fire bracelet
are Lucy Fong, May Lee Lew, Yee Lew
and Mary Yee. Other camp fire girls
are Lupe Lee, Catherine Jang and Mil-
dred Jang.
• •
The local Mei Wah Girls were guests
-f the L. A. Mei Wah Girls at a lunch-
eon held on Memorial Day during their
recent trip down South. Approximately
thirty guests and members were at the
informal gathering.
"Dixie Varieties" this Week
Final arrangements are being made by
the Square and Circle Club for the pre-
sentation of "Dixie Varieties", a benefit
show which will be staged this Saturday
evening at 8 p.m. with dancing to fol-
low and on Sunday afternoon, June 7,
2 p.m. witha Chinese play as the special
feature.
The Chinese merchants of San Fran-
cisco have responded most generously
to the annual project of this young wo-
men's organization. Door prizes have
been donated by:
China Pharmacy, Jing Loy, Pete Choy,
Shun On, Columbia Co., Gong Nom
Photo, May's Studio, Hoy Kee, Chinese
Digest, Fong Fong, Jing Lung, Fat
Ming, Wing Hing Chong, Kung An,
Shanghai Bazaar, Mandarin Theater,
Hang Far Low, Dresswell, and Comfort
Shoe Store.
• •
OAKLAND WAKU AUXILIARY
JUNIORS PARTICIPATE IN DANCE
The Waku Auxiliary Juniors partici-
pated in the International Program as
a part of the Oakland Memorial Day
services at the De Fremery Park which
was presented by the Playground Super-
visors of Schools. The patriotic exer-
cises were preceded by a picnic lunch
and a concert by the WPA orchestra
under the conduction of John Coletti.
The Auxiliary girls who gave a Chi-
nese dance garbed in their native gowns
included Marguerite Lun, Laura Tom,
Lilic Quan, Helen Wong, Luelle Chew,
Flora Wong, Eva Woo, Violet Quan,
Dolly Wong and Lola Woo. This was
the second year the Juniors have appear-
ed on the International Program.
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FRESNO GRADUATES FETED
The Jade Club gave a party in honor
of their friends, Chinese graduates from
the different Fresno schools, on the even-
ing of June fifth at the Chinese Baptist
Church. The party was conducted in
the order of a commencement exercise.
The honored guests were Misses Lillie
Wong and Anna Mar from the Fresno
High School, Miss Maxine Louie from
the Fresno Technical School, Miss June
Ko from the Roosevelt High School,
Miss Eunice Mar from the Fresno State
College, Mr. Paul Mah from the Edison
High School, and Miss Jane Sam and
Mr. Irwin Chow, February graduates
from the Fresno High School.
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CHINESE OICEST
June 5, 1936
EDITORIAL
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Dr. Wang Says Read Tanaka Memorial
When Dr. C. T. Wang arrived in San Francisco a-
board the President Coolidge, he was immediately sur-
rounded by newspapermen who wanted to know the
latest happenings in China, and what prospects are in
store for the future. Is China going to fight Japan?
What is Dr. Wang's interpretation of the invasion of
China by Japanese troops? These and many more
questions were hurled at Dr. Wang who replied that
not until after he -had embarked at Shanghai did he
learn through the ship's news that Japanese troops
had landed in Tientsin and some were in Peiping. Fur-
ther than that, he had no knowledge of whether these
reports were rumors or truths, as he had not yet com-
municated with the Chinese government.
But when Dr. Wang was asked what he thought of
any such invasion into Chinese territory again, he
burst out with, "Have you ever heard of the Tanaka
Memorial? It is worth your time to read it."
The Tanaka Memorial is supposed to be a secret
Japanese document, and its contents written by the late
Tanaka, former Premier of Japan.
With this statement from one of China's foremost
diplomats one must pause and consider the many steps
that have actually taken place, everry one in accord-
ance with this "secret document" that somehow found
its way into the press to the utter confusion and denial
of the existence of such a paper by the Japanese.
Tahoe Conference Worth While
Christian philanthropists and missionaries who have
chosen the Chinese as recipients of the Christian philo-
sophy of life which they espoused need feel no dis-
couragement, for surveying the field of activities which
has resulted directly or indirectly from their efforts,
one can well point with pride to the profoundness of
the Christian influence at work among our people.
Among the young people who had nurtured in an
environment of Christian living, we number our most
forward looking, enterprising, and civic-minded lead-
ers. Progressive, unassuming, and deeply interested
in the welfare and uplift of their own race in a foreign
land, they have worked unceasingly to gain the respect
and friendship of the other races, and to improve the
lot of their less fortunate brethrens.
Keenly aware of their responsibility to their fellow-
men and of the problems brought on by a steadily be-
wildering civilization, our own Christian youths have
tried to grapple with them unafraid. They have dir-
ected the attention of others to public and national
issues by organizing and sponsoring study and dis-
cussion groups. These groups are continuing with
great profit in meeting the challenge for a greater
spiritual emphasis in our daily living. Furthermore,
they are making splendid progress in uniting the young
people in their demand for a more vital faith in a
time when all older ways of life are being tested.
Our Christian young people are to be commended
for their untiring efforts in conducting an annual con-
ference at Lake Tahoe for the purpose of developing
leadership, stimulating new trends of thought, and
making the Life and Personality of Jesus more attrac-
tive to the needs of our people. This is the only con-
ference of its kind initiated and managed by the efforts
of young people alone. Attend the Pre-Conference
Rally at the Baptist Church this Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
and see these young people in action.
Yet, one wonders why, after nine years, each step
as outlined by the published Tanaka Memorial came
true. Is it possible that such a document actually
exists, and that even with the disclosure of its con-
tents, the Japanese have found it worth their while
to follow out its plans for the complete dominance of
Asia? Surely Dr. Wang firmly believes in the exist-
ence of such a document. It now remains for the
Japanese to continue aong its lines, and when the fruits
of another forced annexation have been reaped by
them, the general public will probably sit up and take
mere notice.
|une 5, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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HOLLYWOOD
GHINGWAH LEE
EDITOR'S NOTE.— "Ceramic Art', "Re-
member When", and "Chinese Discoveries
and Inventions" are meeting enthusiastic de-
mands from collectors and sinologists, and
we are happy to say that the writer, Ching-
wah Lee, has not more than half finished
each of the three series.
During his present stay in Hollywood ,
where he is making a study of the movie
industry, Lee finds it increasingly difficult to
write without recourse to his files and private
library here in San Francisco.
However, he agreed to send us a series
of jocular jottings of life in the Film Capital,
for the balance of his stay in the south at
least. In later issues he will report more on
the Chinese aspect of the movie industry, and
especially on the making of %KThe Good
Earth".
Where's Hollywood. I wanted, to find
out. I asked a fireman and he said,
"There ain't no Hollywood. Whenever
the place got too hot, it's the Lost An-
geles Dept what cool it off for 'em."
So I went to the Chamber of Com-
merce, a place what take care of parades
and festia. A festia is a carnival which
made the Dons glad that they no longer
own California. Where's Hollywood, I
sez. The sweet young thing behind the
counter turned on her Los Angelic
smile and said, "Why, where-ever you
see a studio — there's Hollywood."
Where can I find a studio, I sez, get-
ting hotter on the trail and hotter still
around my neck. "Well," she replied,
chewing her gum in the most aristocratic
manner, "Warners at Burbank, Univer-
sal at Universal City, Leo's at Culver,
and Fox's at Bevery Hill. They're out-
side our territory."
So I hop on the nearest bus and sez
I'll go Hollywood or bus. The driver
gave me a look generally reserved for
Zioncheck and drove on. He dropped
me off at Vine and yapped, "This 'ere
is the 'eart of 'olywood."
I looked around. Not a studio in
sight, not even a nickelodian. There's
a drug store at every corner, selling ice
cream cohnt and kahn iquor.
I cannot find my way around any-
more, for the inhabitants here speak a
middle west dialect unbeknownst to me,
and so I went shopping.
The shops here are very gadgety these
days, what with so many super-spectacles
calling for mob scenes. Now here's a
way back to prosperity for the merchants
here. Just let them make a deal with
the script dept for bigger and better
mob scenes.
There's a men's shop catering to Lou-
ise Rainer and Marlene Dietrich. It
also displays a fine collection of pink
and peach colored shirts to attract people
leaving Grauman's. They also display
loosely woven polo shirts. I went in and
asked for a chestnut polo shirt, cause I
think it will protect both your chest and
your head. It's called Marco Polo, in
honor of the Marc brothers, no doubt.
"Eight dollars", said the clerk hand-
me the shirt. I clutched my one and
only fiver and threw the shirt back. Not
good enuff, sez I, trying my best to look
like Charlie Chan or Keye Luke, or other
millionaires. Get me a handkerchief, I
sez, the best you have.
The clerk bowed courteously and pro-
cured a nose-wiper. They never say
fetch here, its wrong Americania. He
was very humble about the whole transac-
tion. I like him. "Thank you," He
said in parting, " and when you can
afford a shirt, please come back." I
like him — in pieces.
There's a place called Sylvia. She's
very famous. Famous people go there
to get famous. That's why she's fam-
ous. Wunz there was an actress tipping
the scale (only elephants weigh these
days) at 150 who couldn't get by the
casting office because she was too much
herself. "Come back when you're in-
visible," said the casting director.
She went to Sylvia bringing a hundred
fifty berries. "Easy," said Sylvia, "I can
take away 15 pounds with each pound,
and my fee is 15 berries a bout."
The actress took ten bouts and now she
can slip in and out of any studio.
I tried a Hollywood diet at one of the
eating studios. Every establishment here
is called a studio. They study your bank
account thoroughly.
The Hollywood diet is fas'nating. You
swallow a grrape fruit salad and lose
everything you got. Then you have an
omelette which is like an egg fu young
except that it has no eggs and is stuffed
with straw. You finish with a beverage
of burnt sawdust and feel very Holly-
wooden.
Out on the Blvd once more I acquired
the famous Hollywood daze. And right
then and there I discover Hollywood.
You can meet all the famous people
here. Both imported and local celebri-
VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on May 20 to the
wife of Quock Fat, 3 1 Beckett Street,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on May 18 to
the wife of Leu Jun Gee, 1047 Stockton
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on May 22 to the wife
of Horn Heng, 1047 Stockton Street,
San Francisco.
A son was born on May 20 to the wife
of Chun Tin, 1047 Stockton Street, San
Francisco.
A daughter was born on May 27 to
the wife of Chan Sing Hing, 1035
Stockton Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on May 25 to the wife
of Kian C. Lum, 900 Jackson Street,
San Francisco.
An application for a marriage license
was filed a few days ago by H. P. Gee,
of 1096 Washington Street, and Lillian
Jone, 136 Trenton Street, San Francisco.
ties are to be found here. The latter
always go around in foreign cars. And
by crossing the street at the right time
you can make a hit with any of them.
THE PLACE YOU'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR
LOTUS BOWL
626 GRANT AVE.
Restaurant De Luxe
•
BEAUTIFUL — DIFFERENT
STYLISH
Serving Genuine Chinese Dishes
Prepared By Expert Cooks
Full Course
Lunch 35 Cents - Dinner 60 Cents
Sunday 75 Cents
American Dishes Also Served
AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO
ENTERTAIN - COURTEOUS
SERVICE
Manager:
Hostess:
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Pace 10
CHINESE DICEST
June 5, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
The Far East. A Political & Diploma-
tic History, by Payson J. Treat. 563 pp.
bibl., index, maps. New York: Harper
& Brothers. #4.
The present revised edition of this
standard work enjoys the distinction of
being perhaps the most comprehensive
textbook available in this country on the
subject of politics throughout the Far
East. Being up-to-date, this book con-
tains a great deal of important historical
material anent the Japanese fostered state
of "Manchukuo." The other important
chapters deal with the political and dip-
lomatic relations of China and Japan,
which is as it should be. Chinese read-
ers may cavil a little at Professor Treat's
"play up" of Japan and may even reach
the conclusion that he is pro-Japanese.
However, be that as it may, this volume
remains one of the best books on the Far
East, clear, organized, concised, and
withal readable. Recommended.
• •
American Trade Prospects in the Or-
ient. Report of the American Economic
Mission to the Far East. New York:
National Foreign Trade Council. 69 pp.
#1.50.
Indubitably a handbook which young,
ambitious Chinese bent on a career in
developing and promoting Sino-Ameri-
can imports and exports should read and
digest. The importance of Chinese good-
will and trade to American overseas
commerce is frankly discussed and some
of the recommendations of the Economic
Mission for the betterment of Sino-Am-
erican commercial relations are level-
headed and practical. With trans-Pacific
air transportation dawning there is every
reason to look forward to increased trade
between China and America if only some
of the barriers of commerce which are
born of nationalism and political short-
sightedness are removed. Recommended.
• •
Oriental Philosophy. The Story of
the Teachers of the East, by Frances
Grant. New York: The Dial Press.
300 pp. $2.75.
The author, vice-president of the Ro-
erich Museum in New York, makes a
thorough inquiry into the religious
thoughts and philosophies of the East,
resulting in a condensed but comprehen-
sive exposition and analysis of her sub-
jects. In a sense this book is reminiscent
of the late Mrs. L. Adams Beck's Ori-
ental Philosophy, but whereas Mrs. Beck
only covered the lives and teachings of
Asia's greatest philosophers, Confucius,
Sakyamuni, and Laotze, the respective
founders of Confucianism, Buddhism
and Taoism, Miss Grant goes farther
afield. She added the lives and teach-
ings of Prince Shotoku, who introduced
Buddhism into Japan, of Zoroaster and
Mohammed, and even of Omar Khay-
yan. More or less esoteric faiths like
Jainism and Manichaeism and Sufi my-
sticism are given their due definition. In
all the author covers the religious and
philosophic teachings of great men in
India, China, Japan, Iran and Islam.
Writing from a definite viewpoint,
Miss Grant tries to show that although
many and diverse are the faiths of Asia,
there runs a thread of unity, clear and
discernible, as respects the aims and ends
of the great religious systems. She cites
for example the teachings of Buddha
and Confucius of man's own responsibili-
ty in achieving a perfect destiny or end.
Buddha taught that human salvation lay
in the middle way of discrimination and
self -discipline rather than in the practice
of endless rituals and extreme asceticism.
The author finds in the doctrine of Con-
fucius the almost identical thought: that
the high or low spiritual quality of each
individual is determined by his daily
speech and action.
Another startling unity in Asia's great
religions which the author finds is their
emphasis on the quality of hopefulness.
Each philosophy looked forward to that
millenium when the brotherhood of man
is finally realized and man's identifica-
tion with the ultimate goodness or God.
The ideal, Miss Grant points out, is the
same in each of the great faiths, only
its expression differs.
The book is illustrated with several
reproductions of paintings of Asia's
greatest teachers by Nicholas Roerich. It
is a most worthwhile volume. Recom-
mended.
• •
Through Forbidden Tibet. By Harri-
son Forman. 275 pp. Illustrated. New
York: Longmans, Green & Co. $3.50.
A former airplane salesman in China,
hearing of a Mystery Mountain in North-
eastern Tibet, forbidden land of the
Lamas. one of the few corners of the
world not yet extensively mapped or
explored, decided to journey hence and
climb it if possible. What intrigued
his adventurous spirit was that it had
been reported this Mystery Mountain
was even higher than Everest. So. armed
with little save a scant knowledge of
spoken Chinese, Forman set his face to-
ward Tibet. This book described rather
dramatically some of the unusual and
weird experiences which he underwent
during the short time he was atop the
Roof of the World.
One of the first things Author Forman
found when he arrived at his destination
was that the rooftops of the Tibetan
lamaseries, and there are thousands of
such, were tiled with beaten gold. He
later discovered that Tibetans were
hoarders of gold, and as a consequence
of this discovery predicted that soon
some headstrong warlord may ride into
Tibet and use the hoarded yellow metal
with which to purchase ammunitions
and other implements of warfare, espe-
cially airplanes, and challenge Japan for
military supremacy in the East. Another
prediction was that as soon as air trans-
portation has broken down the province's
isolation "we may well anticipate a rape
and a despoliation of this forbidden land
comparable to that of the early Ameri-
cas by the Spaniards."
More dramatic, even hair-raising, are
Mr. Forman's experiences as he witness-
ed many "devil dances," his journey
through the bats' caves, and as a climax,
his participation in the sorcerers' rites
during which the King of Hell, who was
called Yama, appeared. He saw, or
thought he saw, the supreme demon
materialize out of the void to match his
fiendish powers with the sorcerers' who
invoked his appearance. Whether this
was self -hypnotism or some .real psychi-
cal phenomena the author could not tell.
Throughout the book the writer gave
a good account of the lives of the Tibet-
ans and their outlandish customs, not
the least interesting of which was their
practice of polyandry, polygamy and
group marriage. He told the story of
the nineteen year old daughter of a
chieftain who wanted to marry all four
of his followers when she already pos-
sessed three husbands! However, the
young girl later joined a nunnery.
The book is profusely illustrated with
first hand photographs. It is recom-
mended for those who like stories of
perrsonal adventures in strarnge, far og
places.
(To he Continued)
June 5, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 11
CHINATOWNIA
Class of 1936 (English)
(Back row) Lily Soo Hoo; Wallace
Choy; John Choy; Fred Lowe; James
Seid; Edward Choy; Stephen Fong and
Patricia Yee. (Center row) Catherine
Chu; Edith Quon; Catherine Yee; Fr.
Johnson, C.S.P., Director; Charmione
Tang; May Gee and Marie Therese Yew.
(Front row) Peter Fong and Frank Yee.
Class of 1936
(Back row) Jue Kook; Charles Ng; May
Lee; Ernest Moy; Wallace Choy; Le-
Iand Choy; Alfred Lim; Harry Fong;
Chan Hong Yew; Margaret Violet Woo
and Agnes Chew. (Center row) Lily
May Yee; Ruby Fong; Catherine Yee;
Dr. Chu Chew Shong, Principal of Chi-
(Chinese)
nese school; Fr. Johnson, Director;
John Yehall Chin, General Supervisor
of Chinese school; Alice Lee; Catherine
Chu and Ruby Leong. (Front row)
Gecrge Louie; Thomas Lew; Henry Gee;
Wallace Dong; George Wong and Hen-
ry Tom.
St. Mary's Graduation
In an atmosphere of religi-
ous soiteirtjhity, heightened by
impressive ceremony over which
presided a prelate of the Cath-
olic Church, St. Mary's School
last Sunday held its graduation
exercises in which sixteen stu-
dents received diplomas from
the English school and twenty-
three were awarded certificates
from the Chinese language
school. The commencement
took place in Old St. Mary's
Church in the presence of more
than seven hundred persons,
most of whom were Chinese.
Dressed in simple white dres-
ses, the girl graduates of the
English school, each accompan-
ied by a small girl carrying a
basket of roses, received their
diplomas from the hand of
His Excellency, the Most Rev-
erend John J. Mitty, Archbi-
shop of San Francisco. The
boys were in black and white.
The girl graduates of the
Chinese language school were
gowned in varied colored na-
tive dresses of pink, green, red
and other shades. They, too,
received their certificates from
the red-robed Archbishop.
The ceremony was held in
perfect, solemn silence, a silence
full of dignity in keeping with
the occasion. As the Rev. Fa-
ther Johnson, C. S. P., direc-
tor of St. Mary's Chinese school
and Social Center, called out
each of the student's names, he
or she would leave the pew,
walk slowly up to thealtar, gen-
uflected, then went up respect-
fully to where the Archbishop
sat, kissed His Excellency's ring,
received the diploma, and walk
slowly back down to the pew.
The only address was made
by His Excellency the Archbi-
of loyalty which is a heritage
shop, who extolled the quality
with every Chinese.
Page 12
CHINESE DIC EST
June 5, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo.
List of Clubs Entered
In Troop Three Meet
Following is the list of clubs and their
members entered in the Troop Three
Track and Field Meet on June 7:
Fresno Fay Wah Club — Irwin Chow,
unl. 100 yds., 440 yds., mile, high jump,
broad jump, discus, shot. Hiram Ching,
unl. 100 yds., shot, high jump, broad
jump. Wesley Chow, 880 yds., 440,
broad jump. Bobby Haw, 880 yds., bd.
jump. T. Wong, unl. 100 yds., 220,
880, broad jump.
Nulite Club, S. F. — Gordon Pang,
unl. high jump, 220 yds., broad jump,
Henry Chan, unl. 880 yds., 440 yds.
broad jump.
Oakland C A. C— Gum Wong, 115
lbs. shot put.
Oakland Chinese Center — Eugene
Chan, 100 lbs. 75 yds., high jump. El-
wood Tom, 85 lbs. high jump, 50 yds.,
broad jump.
St. Mary's, S. F. — James Hall, unl.
mile and 880 yds. Jonah Li, unl. 100
yds., 220 yds., and 440 yds. John Wong,
115 lbs. 100 yds., shot put, and broad
jump. Bob Wong, 100 lbs. 75 yds.,
broad jump. Fay Lee, 100 lbs. 75 yds.,
broad jump. Wallace Choy, 100 lbs.
75 yds., and high jump. Harry Tong,
100 lbs. 75 yds., high jump. Harry
Louie, 85 lbs. 50 yds., broad jump. Da-
vid Lee, 85 lbs. 50 yds., broad jump.
Thomas Lew, 85 Iks. 50* yds., broad
jump. Frank Yee, 85 lbs., broad jump.
Chinese Y. M. C. A. — Sunny Lau,
85 lbs. 50 yds. Foster Yuen, 85 lbs. 50
yds., broad jump. Chester Yuen, 85
lbs. 50 yds., broad jump. Maurice Young,
85 lbs. broad jump, 50 yds. Ronald Ong,
85 lbs. 50 yds. Low Bo On, 100 yds. 75
yds., broad jump, high jump. George
Chew, 100 lbs. 75 yds., high jump. Wil-
liam Chan, 100 lbs. 75 yds., broad jump.
Joseph Chan, 100 lbs. 75 yds., broad
jump, high jump.
Shangtai, S. F. — unlimiteds: Fred
Hing, shot discus. Tong Wing, 440,
880, mile. George Lee, high jump. John
Wong, high jump, broad jump. Harry
Louie, 440, 220, 100. Jack Fong, 100,
220, shot, discus, broad jump. Clement
Lew, 100, 220. Tony Chew, 100, 220,
broad jump. David Hing, 100, 220. Sam
Tong, 220, 440, broad jump. 115's: Ed
Hing, 100, broad jump, high jump. Eng
Poy, 100, high jump, broad jump, shot.
Georgie Fong, 100, high jump, broad
CHINESE HOLDS HIGH SCHOOL
DECATHLON RECORD
A Chinese boy who is widely known
in sports circles in the Northern part of
our state is Charlie Lum, a seventeen-
year old student at the Grant Union
High School in Sacramento County.
Although but five feet two inches tall
and weighing only 120 pounds, he com-
petes for the school in class B, when he
could have been in class C, and at pre-
sent holds the Grant Union Decathlon
record for all classes.
Lum has run the 100 yards in 10.6,
the 220 in 23.8, and has broadjumped
19'llJ", and is captain of the school's
B team. Recently in the Central Cali-
fornia H. S. A. L. meet at the Sacra-
mento Stadium, he took third in the
broad jump and a fourth in the 220
yards. On May 16, in the Northern
California meet at Chico, the most im-
portant in the section, Lum placed third
in^the broad jump with a leap of 19'8^".
Besides track, he also excels in basket-
ball, being first string forward of the
Grant Union B team which finished third
in the foothill league.
An excellent student, Lum is taking a
commercial course, and is regarded as
one of the outstanding and responsible
boys of the school by his principal, Mr.
Rutherford, the head coach, Spud
Spaulding, and his track mentor, Mr.
Jack L. White.
jump. Richard C. Wong, broad jump,
high jump, shot. William Lee, relay.
Eddie Tom, 100 lbs. 75 yds., broad
jump, high jump.
Marysville — Jack Kim, unl. broad
jump, high jump, shot.
Vallejo^Leslie Fong, unl. shot, discus.
Harvey Tom, 115 lbs., 100 yds, broad
jump, shot.
North Sacramento — Charlie Lum,
unl. 100 yds., 220, broad jump.
Troop Three, S. F. — unlimiteds: Her-
bert Tom, Henry Kan, Stephen Leong,
Eddie Leong, Earl Wong, Silas Chinn,
Theodore Leong, Al Young, Hin Chin,
Lee Yuen, Fred Yam, and Jung Ball.
J15's: Lawrence Joe, Teddy Moy,
Charles Low, Fred Wong and Peter
Chong. lOCs: Martin Joe, Johnny
T -^ng, Lee Wing, Harry Jung, and
Ulysses Moy. 85's: Wallace Lee, Edmond
Chong, Collin Chong, Fred Hong and
Willie Low.
Records To Fall
Record-breaking performances will
mark the second annual Troop Three
Invitational Track and Field Meet on
June 7 at the Old Stadium, Golden Gate
Park. At least ten meet marks in the
heavyweight and lightweight classes will
go by the board, with several others
threatened or be approached.
Favorites to win the meet will be Troop
Three, defending titlists, with Shangtai
conceded the best chance of upsetting
the Scouts, although there is a possibility
that the spotlight may be turned on un-
knowns and dark-horses who will put up
the usual upsets.
The Scouts' pride and joy will be little
Henry Kan, who is a star performer in
sprints, broad and high jump. However,
the turning point for the Scouts may be
husky Herbert Tom holder of four meet
records. Theodore Leong in the shot
and discus is favored to win or place
high in both events, while Hin Chin has
been going great guns in the high jump,
Earl Wong in the weights and middle-
distance runs, Al Young and Jung Ball
in the mile, Herbert Lee in the 440, and
Steve Leong, Ed Leong and Silas Chinn
in the jump events must be reckoned
with.
Several out-of-town participants have
been highly rated and may steal the spot-
light away from the favorites. The first
event of the meet is slated to commence
at 10:00 a.m.
• •
CHINESE BOXER ADVANCES
TO P. A. A. FINALS
Little Harry Jung, who is entered in
the P. A. A. State and Novice Amateur
Boxing tournament in the 105 lb. weight
class in the novice division, advanced
to the finals in his division by winning
his semi-final bout Monday at the
Dreamland Auditorium. Harry, who re-
presents the Boy Scouts of Troop 3 in
the tourney, is scheduled to fight for the
title on Monday, June 8, at Dreamland
against Nick De Posta of the Amblers
Club.
Also in the tournament is Peter Shinn,
the Korean boy who played football for
Galileo High School. He won his quarter
finals bout in the 118 lb. class in the
novice group.
June 5, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pact 13
SPORTS
St. Mary's Has Good Men Wa Sung Nine Wins
Although the St. Mary's A. C.'s track
and field squad will be small, it will by
no means be a pushover for the other
entries. On the Saints' roster are several
good men who may go places in the big
athletic event of the year on the cinder
path.
An outstanding St. Mary's artist will
be Robert Wong, a hundred pounder who
has been leaping close to 19" in the
broad jump. Fay Lee is another 100-lb.
man who cannot be left out of considera-
tion. In the 115-lb. class, Johnny Wong
is the best sprinter and is also a good
broad jumper. Expected to be placed
in the 85 's are Harry Louie in the
broad jump, and David G. Lee, dash-
man and jumper. In the unlimiteds,
Jonah Li in the sprints and James Hall
in the mile and 880 are the Saints' bes^,
bets.
• •
JENNY CHEW WINS MATCH
Chinese Playground's two girl repre-
sentatives in the City Playground Termi
c
Tournament saw action last week, one
emerging victorious while the other was
eliminated in a hard-fought match.
Jenny Chew won her second round
match by scores of 6-2, 4-6 and 6-3.
Henrietta Jung was defeated in a hotly
contested match, 6-2 and 6-3, thus leav-
ing Jenny and Faye Lowe the survivors
in the tourney to date, these two repre-
senting the Chinese Playground.
• •
CANTON PLANS STADIUM
Plans are under consideration of the
Kwangtung Department of Reconstruc-
tion for the erection of a huge stadium
in Canton to cost #2,000,000.
When completed, the stadium will be
the biggest and best equipped in the
whole of China, the stadiums at Shang-
hai and Nanking having been built at
a cost of a little over a million dollars
each.
• •
Allie Wong, Wa Sung centerfielder
and pitcher was chosen All-City center-
fielder last week. For four years he has
been the regular fly chaser for Oakland
Technical High School and recently con-
cluded his final season with a batting
average of .450 and a perfect fielding
record. Some of the leading baseball
teams in the Eastbay are offering him
playing jobs providing he plays Sunday
Unleashing a murderous attack, Wa
Sung routed the Tia Juana Grill baseball
nine in a Berkeley International League
game by the wide margin of 19 to 10.
After spotting their opponents to a short
lived one run lead in the opening stanza,
Wa Sung retaliated with a barrage of
basehits which netted them 8 runs before
the inning was completed. Allie Wong,
fleet outfielder, climaxed the drive with
a homerun.
Its strongest lineup intact for the first
time this season with the return of Key
Chinn, shortstop, and Fraql^Dun, out-
fielder, who was rendered iVftfepacitated
in the Fresno game, Wa Sung clicked
with a deadly precision reminiscent of
the years when the Chinese was the most
feared ball club in the bay region.
Excepting Ben Chan, who hurled*a
nice game, every player collected one
or more hits. Key Chinn was the heavy
sticker, clouting four hits and was a
bulwark in the infield. Allie Wong and
George Bowen led in extra basehits. A
feature of the game was the spectacular
base running of Joe Lee, second 'packer,
erstwhile S. F. State veteran.
Wa Sung was held scoreless in the
second and sixth innings but tallied heav-
ily in the first, fourth, seventh and eighth
cantos. The Tia Juanans garnered 10
safe blows to Wa Sung's 17. Only in
the fourth did they threatened. With
the count 9 to 4 against them the Grill-
men loaded the bags. However, Do
Costa, the clean-up barter, slapped a
wicked grounder to G. Bowen, third
sacker. A fast throw home and a light-
ening peg to first completed a double
killing and staved off the opponents'
rally.
The line-up:
ab r h
K. Chinn, ss 5 4 4
H. Eng, c 6 12
J. Lee, 2b 6 3 2
A. Bowen, lb 4 2 1
G. Bowen, 3b 4 4 2
F. Dun, rf 5 2 1
T. Hing, If 5 12
B. Chan, p 2 0 0
A. Wong, cf 6 12
E. Eng, rf 2 11
45 19 17
SPORTS SHORTS
A tennis instruction class is being con-
ducted by the Chinese Y. M. C. A. for
the public, under the direction of Gaius
Shew. Further details may be obtained
at the Chinese "Y".
The Decathlon track and field meet
of the Y. M. C. A. will be held tomorrow
(Saturday) at Kezar Stadium, with hun-
dreds of youngsters taking part. Scores
of Chinese lads will participate, repre-
senting the Chinese branch of the "Y"
organization.
Mission High's Chinese Club is spon-
soring a Skating Party at the Rollerland
on Monday, June 22, it was learned.
A son was born on May 17 to the wife
of Soo Hoo Sue Yit, 1062A Washing-
ton Street, San Francisco.
Wa Sung Plays the Athens Elks this
Sunday at San Pablo Park in Berkeley
at 2:30. The Elks is the strongest col-
ored aggregation in Northern California
and with tshe Chinese fast regaining its
old tinue form, a hard tussle is antici-
pajjed. A feature of the game will be
ik Dun and his "Hallelujah" act
ig th« seventh inning stretch.
idie Hing,. the
quired a South
weeks sojourn-»i
southpaw, ac-
wl after his two
Frances Gee, popular Monterey High
School student, was elected to the office
of vice-president of the Girls' Athletic
Association, and will serve her term dur-
ing the school year of 1936-37.
Dr. D. K. Chang, a member of the
Chinese Sportsmen Club, took part in
the skeet shoot last Sunday on the West
Alameda grounds of the Golden Gate
Gun Club. He shot a 42 in the skeet-
out-of-50, while in the 16-yard-out-of-50
he scored 39.
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June 5, 1936
"QUOTES"
The Modern Chinese Mind —
" . . . . the mind of China today is a
whirlpool of violent currents and ed-
dies. For this reason, it is most in-
teresting to be born a modern Chinese,
striding, as it were, across two contin-
ents of thought, forced at every mo-
ment to make a choice between tradi-
tion and modern change, between a
great heritage of the past and a totally
different culture of the modern scienti-
fic and industrial world, and compelled
at every turn to grapple with problems
of the first magnitude, involving philo-
sophies of life and such deep, personal
things as the choice of one's underwear.
It is a tremendous field, indeed, for
the free play of the mind and the ex-
ercise of the critical intellect .... the
mind of the modern Chinese must ....
bring together the great spirits of the
past and the equally great spirits of
the present across milleniums of time,
and work out .... some sort of syn-
thesis for his practical problems of life.
"This seething foment, this welter-
ing chaos, social, political, literary and
artistic, that surrounds the modern
thinking Cjhikies'e is all-encompassing
and affects us in a highly personal way.
It does not matter much if Margaret
Sanger is to be substituted for Chuang
Tsu, but it does matter a great deal
that we have to make a choice between
chopsticks and fork and knife. I am
purposely giving some trivial instances
to show how far-reaching such changes
are. Should Chinese grammar be Eur-
opeanized? Should we throw the Clas-
sics into the cellar, say, for thirty years,
and studiously devote ourselves to ac-
quiring a mastery of the machine gun?
Since clan names no longer indicate
relationships, should we abolish them?
Even the terms of address in social
intercourse are changing and have to
be discussed. Is Chinese medicine to
be discarded, or should it be preserved?
Is there any essential difference in sex
appeal between the Chinese bound feet
and the Parisian high-heeled shoes? Is
Manchu rouge more artistic than Pari-
sian rouge? Such are some of the per-
sonal problems that modern Chinese
are constantly forced to ask themselves.
Never was the mind of Man called to
exercise, amidst vexatious problems like
these, a greater finesse, discernment and
a capacity for creative synthesis.
.... a total upset of standards of
values is liable to cause a loss of intellec-
tual center of gravity, an extreme su-
SPORTS
LOCAL STAR SHINES
Miss Erline Lowe, local star forward
thrilled the large crowd who witnessed
the basketball game with her splendid
performance in the tilt between San
Francisco Mei Wah and L. A. Mei Wah.
The game was played on Memorial Day
at Chapman College in L. A.
The local girls outplayed the L. A.
girls by a score of 36-6. Miss Lowe
tossed the ball into the basket from all
angles and positions, and by the end
of the first half made 21 points for the
San Francisco team.
• •
San Francisco's Chinese Tennis Club
defeated the netsters of the Los Angeles
Chinese Tennis Club at Los Angeles by
a score of 12 matches to 3 on May 31.
Individual scores up to the time this
paper went to press were not available.
perficiality and a childish confusion of
ideas. The mind, overburdened by ideas
and problems too big for ordinary hu-
man intelligence, loses its balance and
occupies itself in a perpetual hunt for
the yearly "new model" of thought. In
general, this works toward a depreciation
of the old and an affectation of ideas,
customs and morals of the West."
— Lin Yu-tang, in Asia.
• •
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T3 Club Wins Meet
Composed of Chinese, Japanese, Am-
erican and colored stars of high schools,
the T3 Club swept to a championship
of the first annual Junior Athletic Fed-
eration Track and Field Meet at Kezar
Stadium last Saturday, defeating the Chi-
nese "Y" 71-70. Four clubs were en-
tered in the meet, but these two clubs
rnished the main competition. Sale-
sians finished third with 14 points and
the San Francisco Boys' Club had 5.
Outstanding members of the T3 Club
were Edmond Chong, Onizuka, Wallace
Lee, McCubbins, Ed Clifton, George
Fukui, Johnny Leong, Miller and Mar-
tin Joe. Members of the "Y" team
performed very well, and the following
are worthy of mention: Sunny Lau,
Harry Chin, Lo Bo On, Maurice Young
and Henry S. Leong. All teams were
limited to sixteen members on their
squad.
Summaries:
100 Lbs.
100 yds. Miller, T3 ; Depaoli, T3; Hall-
egan, B.C.; Costa, Salesians, Time: 10.1.
220 yds. Martin Joe, T3; Fukui, T3;
On Low, "Y"; George Chew, Y; Geo.
Chew, Y; Time: 26.2.
B. Jump. Lee Bow On, Y; Martin Joe,
T3; Hallegan, B.C.; John Leong, T3.
Distance: 17'7".
H. Jump. John Leong, T3; Arnold Mil-
ler. T3; Geo. Chew, Y; Hallegan, B: C.
Height: 4'8".
Relay. T3, "Y", Salesians.
90 Lbs.
50 yds. Clifton, T3; Foster Yuen, Y;
Chester Yuen, Y; Costa, Sal. Time :06.2.
100 yds. Onizuka, T3; Foster Yuen, Y;
Joe Chan, Y; Ed Chong, T3. Time :l 1.6.
B. Jump. Onizuka, T3; Joe Chin, Y:
Chester Yuen, Y; Ed Chong. T3. 17'6".
H. Jump. Clifton. T3 ; Foster Yuen.Y:
Robert Poon, Y; Costa, Sal. 47".
Relay. "Y", Salesians.
80 Lbs.
50 yds. McCubbins, T3; Sunny Lau, Y:
Ronald Ong, Y; Macio, Sal. :06.4.
75 yds. Sunny Lau, Y; Maurice Young.
Y; Willis Lee, T3; Collin Chong. T3.
Time, :09.2.
B. Jump. McCubbins. T3; Maurice
Young, Y; Norman Ong, Y; Lago, Sal.
14*9".
H. Jump. Harry Chin, Y: Henry Wong.
Y; Lago, Sal.; Mattecci, Sal. 4'2".
Relay. "Y", T3, Salesians.
June 5, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
1935 Trade
Statistics Released
China's foreign trade in 1935 was val-
ued at $1,495,018,000, showing a de-
crease of $69,860,000 as compared with
that of 1934, statistics released by the
Foreign Trade Bureau recently indicat-
ed. The total import last year was
$919,210,000, about $100,000,000 less
than the preceding year.
Rice was the principal import during
the last year, the total value of which
was estimated at $89,524,000 for the
period from January to September, be-
ing double that of the corresponding
period in the preceding year.
Import of foodstuffs during the per-
iod from January to October was ap-
proximately $130,000,000, which was
one-sixth of the total value of import.
In spite of the extensive reconstruc-
tion undertaken during the year the
import of mineral and metallic goods
showed a tendency of decline. The total
import during the period between Jan-
uary and September was $73,959,000,
showing a decrease of about $50,000,000
as compared with the corresponding per-
iod the year before.
The import of machinery was valued
at $47,338,000 during the period Janu-
ary-September, showing an increase of
$3,000,000 over that of the correspond-
ing period in 1934; while the import
of communication facilities during the
same period was $32,520,000, showing a
decrease of about $40,000,000 as com-
pared with that of last year.
Exports totalled $578,809,000" last
year, showing an increase of $40,000,-
000 over that of the year before. As a
result of this increase, China's unfavor-
able balance of trade dropped from
$494,451,000 (1934) to $343,402,000 in
1935.
Among the principal exports last year
were tung oil, egg products, vegetable
seeds, and raw silk. The export of
wood oil during the period from Janu-
ary to September was $29,930,000, show-
ing an increase of about $80,000,000
over that of the corresponding period
the year before. The total export of
egg products was estimated at $29,800,-
000, showing an increase of $12,000,000.
The total export of seeds, including
peanuts, sesmaes, cotton seeds, vegetable
seeds, etc., during the period from Jan-
uary to September was $24,744,000. The
total export of raw silk during the same
RECENT ARRIVALS
Arrivals aboard the S. S. President
Coolidge last Wednesday were Mr. and
Mrs. George "Tiny" Leong. George
was in China for six months, and while
there, married Ruth Mae Jue, another
former San Franciscan. They will make
their home in this city.
Another arrival, was Mrs. Stephen S.
Fong, wife of an executive of the Young
China Publishing Co., a Chinese news-
paper. She returned from a short visit
to China with her children and was met
at the pier by her husband and many
friends.
Miss Wu Chung Ying was another
passenger on board the President Cool-
idge. She is a government student from
Peiping, sent here by the Governor-Gen-
eral of Budgets, Accounts, and Statistics,
and will register at U. S. C, where she
will study systems of government budget.
period was 21,324,000. showing a de-
crease of $7,300,000 as compared with
that of the year before.
A decrease in the export of tea was
noted last year. The total export from
January to September was $21,324,000,
showing a decrease of $7,300,000 as com-
pared with that of 1934.
The United States ranked first last
year in China's foreign trade, while Jap-
an and Great Britain were second and
third, respectively. China's total export
to the United States from January to
November was estimated at $57,223,000,
showing an increase of 40 percent over
that of the corresponding period the
year before. The total import from the
United States during the same period
was $5,037,000, showing a decrease of
45 percent as compared with that of
the corresponding period in 1934.
China's total export to Japan during
the same period last year was $65,663,-
000, showing a decrease of about $10,-
000,000. The total import fromjapan
during the same period was $127,882,-
000, showing an increase of about
$10,000,000 as compared with the corres-
ponding period last year.
China's total export to Great Britain
(Hongkong not included) from January
to November last year was $44,856,000,
showing a decrease of about $20,000,-
as compared with that of the same per-
iod in 1934. The total import from
Great Britain during the same period
was $90,796,000, a decrease of $10,000,-
000.
Commercial Attaches
To Be Sent Abroad
With a view to improving China's
foreign trade, the Ministry of Industries
has decided to dispatch a number of
commercial attaches to Chinese embass-
ies, legations, and consulates aboard.
A set of regulations governing the ap-
pointment of commercial attaches,
drafted by the Ministry of Industries,
was approved at a recent regular meet-
ing of the Executive Yuan.
According to the regulations, the du-
ties of the commercial attaches are to
investigate and report commercial, in-
dustrial, financial, communication and
other conditions in the countries where
they are stationed, to do publicity work
for native products, and to undertake
matters entrusted by the Ministries of
Finance, Industries and Foreign Affairs,
the Foreign Trade Bureau, and native
commercial and industrial bodies, and
other matters relative to commerce and
industries.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Jack-
son (Seattle) June 10; President Taft
(San Francisco) June 23; President
McKinley (Seattle) June 24.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Adams (San
Francisco) June 5; President Jefferson
(Seattlle) June 6; President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 12; President Har-
rison (San Francisco) June 19; Presi-
dent Lincoln (San Francisco) June 26.
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No. 1 : Ed Hing, Shangtai speed-burner, who shattered his own mark in the
115 lb. 100 yards dash of 10.6, running the event in 10.4. No. 2: Irwin Chow,
Fresno Fay Wah Club, new co-holder with Johnny Wong of Shangtai in the un-
limited high jump, both leaping 5'7" to crack the old record of 5'5i". No. 3: Don
Lee Yuen, T3 Scouts, who broke the unlimiteds shot-put tossing the ball 42'7"
to beat the old mark by a foot. No. 4: Finish of the half-mile, the Scouts clean-
sweeping in this event. Herbert Tom finished first, George Jung second, Herbert
Lee, third. No. 5: Part of the cast of the Square and Circle show, "Dixie Varieties."
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CHINESE DIC EST
June 12, 1936
CANTON WANTS IMMEDIATE WAR ON JAPAN
Tsu Pan —
A sudden outburst of war-cries echoed over the skies
of Southern China last week when an "Anti-Japanese
Salvation Army" was reported to have been organized
in the provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi. Later
dispatches reported that a part of this army, 200,000
strong, was already marching northward to challenge
Japanese aggressors.
Foreign observers began to speculate as to the real
motives of the Cantonese sudden advance without the
consent of the central authorities in Nanking. The
following theories have been advanced concerning the
South China attitude:
First: On the heels of Japanese troop movements
into North China, the Cantonese military leaders could
not bear to witness any further Japanese encroach-
ment on China. The present move is an attempt to
force the Central Government to take immediate action
against the Japanese.
Second: With the passing of Mr. Hu Han-min, the
southern leaders feared that they lost an opportunity
of getting into the inner circles of Nanking's political
arena. Nanking is now in the midst of preparations
for open warfare with Japan. Should the Cantonese
threaten to start war with Japan at this moment, Nan-
king might offer some sort of political concession to
them in order to stall along until the completion of
its preparations.
Third: Recently the Nanking Government has
greatly strengthened its authority over the south-west-
ern provinces. General Chiang Kai-shek has swept
clean the communists from Szechuan and Kweichow
provinces. Under his regime, local fiance was
strengthened, government improved, and means of
easy communication established. The leaders of the
Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces were primarily dis-
senters from General Chiang. Should his influence
extend further southward, the indisputable position of
these men as leaders of their respective bailiwicks wou'd
be seriously affected. The present anti-Japanese drive,
therefore, is a smoke screen behind which to launch
an anti-Chiang Kai-shek campaign.
Fourth: Knowing the Nanking government is mak-
ing gigantic preparations for war, the Japanese sought
to instigate the Cantonese into starting a civil war with
General Chiang Kai-shek so as to jeopardize his anti-
Japanese plan.
Japanese May Be Behind the Scene
While the real cause of the movement in South China
remains a matter of conjecture, there is a good reason
to beMeve that the Japanese are behind the scenes. The
local consensus of opinion seems to indicate that this
is most probably the case. In an editorial column the
San Francisco Chronicle said (June 6, 1936) :
"On what is happening in China the best the news
service correspondents can do is to send over a variety
of guesses by a variety of persons in a variety of cities.
Of only one thing can we be sure. This is that nothing
will turn out to be what it now seems. It is always so
in Oriental affairs. What appears on the surface is
no indication of what is going on underneath. If we
may add one more guess to those coming over the
cables it is that whatever is going on, and where it is
going on, Japan is likely to be at the bottom of it,
even at the bottom of this assumed Anti- Japanese Sal-
vation Army.
"To this may also be added something that is more
than a guess. When whatever is doing is all over, Jap-
an will be found to have gorged some more of China,
and to have fastened her teeth more firmly on the rest."
War Is Inevitable
It is not to be denied that the Nanking Government
has, for the past three years, been engaged in feverish
and widespread preparations for war. General Chiang
Kai-shek has now under his command three quarters
of a million soldiers equipped with modern implements
of war. The Chinese arsenals have been working night
and day to manufacture light trench mortars, rifles,
hand grenades, heavy and light machine guns. The
central government has also imported large quantities
of heavy artillery, tanks and anti-tank guns. Its air
force consists of approximately 600 modern pursuit,
observation and bombing planes. Most of the bombers
have a speed of 200 miles per hour and a cruising range
of 2,000 miles. Government officials and civilians in
China have been forced to go to military camps to
receive training. Air raid drills have been staged re-
peatedly in many cities.
All these lead many observers to believe that a head-
on collision between China and Japan is inevitable. It
is now anly a question of time. General Chiang Kai-
shek has devoted most of his energy and time in Sze-
chuan province, for that wi'l probably be the head-
quarters for future activities. The Canton-Hankow
railway is nearly completed, after which the South will
be brought into immediate contact with the Yangtze
Valley.
Time Is Not Ripe
A matter of vital strategic importance that remains
to be done is the establishment of modern communica-
tions between Yunnan and Szechuan. This will give
China access to the outside world by way of Burma or
French Indo-China. In case the Japanese fleet shou'd
blockade the Chinese coast and seize control of the Chi-
nese littoral, the new route will assure China an unin-
terrupted supply of war materials.
The central government is still paying for time with
the Japanese. This is extremely necessary for com-
pletion of war preparations. It is unlikely that the pre-
sent move in the Southwest will force Nanking to any
hasty action. And it is most improbable that at this
particular moment any civil war will ensue in China on
account of different political opinions among some
of the leaders.
General Chiang Kai-shek has sent General Huang
Chao-hsiung, governor of Chekiang, to Canton to dis-
cuss matters with General Li Chung-jen and General
Pei-Chung-hsi, leaders of the Southwest. The latest
dispatches indicate that the Cantonese have already
halted their troop movements. Whatever differences
there are, if any, between Nanking and Canton will be
amicably adjusted. It will not be so easy for the Chi-
nese leaders to fall into any Japanese trap.
June 12, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
r*f I
CHINATOWNIA
Chinese Students in
U. S. and Canada
Chinese students enrolled in American
and Canadian institutions of higher
learning during the academic year, 1935-
36, total 1,885, an increase of 381 as
compared with last year.
In Continental United States the Uni-
rersity of California, with 182 Chinese
students, leads all other institutions in
the number of such students. The Uni-
versity of Michigan came second with
151 Chinese . The University of Hawaii
alone has 411 students.
These facts are revealed in the second
annual Directory of Chinese Students
in America, a 91 -page booklet compiled
and recently published by the Chinese
Students' Christian Association. This
association, the largest student organiza-
tion of its kind in the United States to-
day, has its headquarters at 347 Madison
Ave., New York City.
According to the Directory, the 1,885
students are attending 222 colleges and
universities in the U. S. and Canada.
Men students total 1,358, while women
students number only 527. Of these,
1,825 of them are in U. S. and Hawaiian
institutions, while only 60 are in Cana-
dian institutions. The most popular
courses which these students are taking
are engineering, followed by liberal arts,
education, the medical sciences, and busi-
ness.
The present Directory is arranged for
quick reference. Each student's name
appears twice, first under the institution
where he or she is registered, and second
in a master index. There are 3 indexes:
one geographical, one for institutions
where Chinese students are enrolled, and
one for names. There are also two dis-
tribution summaries, one by states and
the other by courses. The state of Cali-
fornia leads in the number of Chinese
enrolled in higher institutions, having a
total of 427, with the state of New York
trailing in second with 207 students.
The course distribution summary of
Chinese students is as follows:
U. S. and Hawaii
Agriculture
Architecture & Fine Arts
Business
Economics
Education
Engineering
Aeronautical
Chemical
Civil
50
34
101
76
182
319
23
44
78
Chao attends Conference
Chao Mei Pa, a member of the music
committee of the Chinese Ministry of
Education who was educated at the Roy-
al Conservatory in (Brussels, Belgium,
stopped over in San Francisco to attend
the General Conference of the Seventh
Day Adventists last week at the Expo-
sition Auditorium.
Coming direct from study in Europe,
Mr. Chao will shortly leave for Shang-
hai, where he will be a professor at the
National Conservatory there. It will be
his first trip back to China in seven years.
Electrical
General
Mechanical
Mining
Textile
English and Journalism
Forestry
Home Economics
Law
Liberal Arts
Library Science
Mathematics
Medical Sciences
Dentistry
Medical SC Pub. Hygiene
Nursing
Pharmacy
Military Science
Music
Political Science
Philosophy 8c Psychology
Sciences
Social Sciences
Theology
Transportation
Unclassified
Total
Canada
Agriculture
Architecture
Commerce
Dentistry
Economics
Engineering
English
Forestry
Liberal Arts
Medicine
Theology
Unclassified
Total
54
77
27
13
3
37
4
43
27
281
10
10
107
10
66
7
15
4
7
54
7
94
53
23
9
293
1825
2
2
1
1
1
10
1
1
26
8
1
6
60
An application for a marriage license
was filed last week by Quon Hong, of
Chico, California, and Chin Lin, of 63^
Jadkson Street, San Francisco.
Wins Reed Scholarship
Miss Edith Leong, a brilliant and tal-
ented young lady, received a {(250
scholarship to Reed College at commence-
ment exercises at Jefferson High School
on Thursday, June 4. Miss Leong had
the honor of being elected president of
the Girl's League at that school where
almost 2,000 students are enrolled and
not more than five Chinese students re-
gistered.
Among other Portland graduates from
high schools are Pearl Lee and Frank
Lee from Lincoln and Elaine Hong from
Washington.
Bids to the Lincoln Senior Prom were
evidently received by a few outsiders as
noticed at the dance on Saturday, June
6. Present were Pearl Lee with James
Moe, Edith Leong with Lester Shew, Ma-
deline Chin with Joe Wong, Dorothy Moe
with Joseph Lee, Maxilne C)hin wJith
Herbert Moe and Jennie Lew with Gor-
don Wong.
• •
HEALD CHINESE GRADUATE
Many Chinese have graduated from
the Heald Automotive and Diesel School
in the past decade, but the distinction
goes to Harry Yee Lee and Rollin Lim
Yick, who, after graduating from the
193 5 Automotive and Machine Shop
Classes are now graduating from this
Spring's class as combination Oxy-Ace-
tylene and Electric Arc welders. Mr.
Seth Gibbons, Director of the school
says these two young men should make
history in those particular fields.
• •
SPONSORS MUSICAL PROGRAM
The Chinese Y. W. C. A. is sponsor-
ing a musical program to be given on
June 27th by Chinese girls. Anyone
wishing to participate in either vocal or
instrumental selections are requested to
get in touch with Mrs. Jane Kwong Lee
at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
• •
FIRST S. F. J. C. ALUMNAE
Commencement exercises for the first
graduating class of the San Francisco
Junior College will be held at the War
Memorial Opera House on June twelfth
at eight o'clock.
William Lee, Lawrence Wong, both of
San Francisco, and Joseph Wong of
Oakland, will be the three Chinese grad-
uates.
Due to changes in the college's pro-
gram, the students' club's banquet at
New Shanghai Cafe was postponed to
June fifteenth, Monday evening.
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CHINESE DICEST
June 12, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Henry Wing Ow will receive his dip-
loma on June 17 from. Mission High
School in San Francisco.
Elmer Lee, brother of Dr. T. C. Lee,
is working in Salinas at the Sausal Meat
Market.
Andrew Wong, manager of the Uni-
que Shop on Jackson Street, San Fran-
cisco, announced that his shop No. 2
was opened at the Goo Soo Ting Cafe
last Saturday.
Seven Chinese graduated from the
Sacramento High School this week at
a ceremony held at the Memorial Audi-
torium. Those who received their dip-
lomas were: Paul Fong, Jr., Edgar Fong,
Lucy Fong, Jim Gee, William Chan,
William Horn and Donald S. Fong. Paul
Fong will continue his studies at the
University of California this Fall.
Elizabeth Goon Dun who graduated
from Tech High last Thursday will fur-
ther her studies at the University of
California next semester.
Miss Rose Dong, a student at Sacra-
mento Junior College, sailed for China,
June 5, on the President Adam. She
was accompanied by one of the faculty
members of the bacteriology department
of the junior college. They expect to
be back by August 18.
Five hundred and thirty patients were
given treatments and hospitalization in
the Chinese Hospital during 1935, ac-
cording to a recent report released by
the Chinese Hospital. Of this number,
450 were paid patients, 42 were part-pay
patients, and 37 were given free treat-
ments and hospital care. The 530 pa-
tients spent a total of 7,444 days in the
hospital, the report added.
Fifty-three babies, including 33 boys
and 20 girls, were delivered in the Hos-
pital during the entire year, the report
further stated.
During 193 5 the income from pa-
tients, Community Chest grant, property
rental and other receipts together totaled
$33,480.26. The expenditures for the
same period totaled $33,306.59, the re-
port concluded.
Enter Rose Festival
Chinese representation in the interna-
tional section of the Junior Rose Festival
parade June 13 has been arranged by
the Chinese Women's Club of Portland,
Oregon.
Approximately 40 members of the
Shang Gee Shar, Chinese athletic organi-
zation for children under 15 years old,
will take part in the parade.
A Hon dance will be featured by one
group of youngsters. About 20 others
will execute an ancient Chinese battle
dance and 10 little girls will ride in a
float, built by the Women's club repre-
senting a boat of Old China.
These children are being trained by
Lee Fong, who arrived in Portland only
a few years ago from China.
• •
CHURCHES TO CONTINUE
ENGLISH CLASSES
Summer schools in English will be
conducted in Chinatown by the Chinese
Presbyterian, Catholic, and Episcopal
Churches. Customarily, these schools
would close down with the coming of
summer vacation, but with the aid of the
Adult Education division of the WPA,
which has placed teachers in each of the
schools, these classes will be able to
carry on through the summer.
The schools will accept any student
of 18 years or over without discrimina-
tion as to ability or advancement. A
special class in Citizenship is being or-
ganized in the Catholic Church by Miss
Margaret Kane for the benefit of those
Chinese women who have lost their citi-
zenship through marriage to a foreign
born Chinese. The course in this class
will be for two months covering the Con-
stitution of the United States and the
questions and answers which are required
in the examination.
At the last meeting of the Sacramento
Chinese Students Association the follow-
ing were elected to serve as officers for
the next semester: President, Louie Hong;
vice-president, George Louie; secretary,
Lilyan Dong; Chinese secretary, Dora
Fong; treasurer, Ruth Fong; chairman
of public relations, Tung Fong; chair-
man of activities, Paul Yuke; and ser-
geant-at-arms, Edmund Lowe. The stu-
dents have finished a publication in both
English and Chinese which is being dis-
tributed among the students.
GIRL SCOUT TROOP
FOR SEATTLE
A Girl Scout troop for Seattle Chi-
nese is to become a reality this week. For
years Seattle has had the only Chinese
Boy Scouts troop in the Pacific North-
west but no such organization for the
girls. However, Miss Mary Louise Hong,
prominent U. W. co-ed, concluded plans
for the organization this week. Miss
Hong is to be the Scoutmaster, and will
be assisted in her work by Mrs. Pearl
Jean Luck, and Miss Frances Lew, an-
other U. W. co-ed who has been active
in both Girl Scouts and Y. W. C. A.
work for many years.
Sponsors for the group are: Mrs. Lew
G. Kay, Mrs. Soun Lew, Mrs. Emery
Chow, and Mrs. T. L. Lao, wife of the
Chinese Consul.
• •
THE LANTERN DANSANT DUE
Members of the Oakland Chinese Cen-
ter will play hosts to a record crowd at
the distinctive Elks Club ballroom next
Saturday, June 20, when they present
their Lantern Dansant. With five hun-
dred beautifully lighted lanterns floating
above the dancers and eight gilded chan-
deliers radiating subdued multi-colored
rays, the color effects will lend an en-
chantment which may be captured only
on the floor itself.
Under competent supervision, the four
hundred dollar amplifying system will
convey the music to all parts of the 'spa-
cious ballroom. Aside from the palatial
dance floor, the Elks Club features a
balcony lounge where punch and rest-
ful moments are available.
The Dance Committee promises an
added attraction that evening but is with-
holding the information for the present.
However, it asserts that the night of
June 20th will be a melting pot of plea-
surable atmosphere, superb orchestration
and a splendid opportunity to renew and
acquire friendships. The admission price
is fifty cents per person.
• •
DEPUTY CONSUL TO SPEAK
In order to acquaint our Chinese resi-
dents with the tremendous task that faces
our Chinese Diplomatic and Consular
service the Breakfast Club has secured
Mr. Patrick Sun, Deputy Consul of Chi-
na, to speak to them this coming Sunday
at the Chinese Y. W. C A. The Break-
fast Club meets at 9:15 a. m. for break-
fast, after which Mr. Sun will speak on
"China's Foreign Service."
lune 12, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
f ««• 5
FIRECRACKERS
Somerville, Mass.
May JO, 1936
Members of the Chinese Students' Club,
Leland Stanford Jr. University,
California.
My dear sirs.
May I begin comptimentarily by commend-
ing the wideawakeness and the spirit of patriot-
ism that you Stanford Chinese students have
manifested in your letter to me published in
the Chinese Digest, May 29. I firmly believe
that it is the duty and the right of Chinese
students to seize upon any piece of literature
which to their minds is detrimental to either
China or the Chinese people, and to criticize
it and refute it to the best of their ability. The
fact that you students picked my essay to pieces
is a sign that you are mentally agile and wide-
awake to any article which you consider to
be propaganda against China. Surely, if this
alertness of mind is common to all Chinese
students, then we need not fear for the future
of our beloved country, China.
Your letter certainly showed vigor of mind
and spirit, but I am afraid it also showed
some unthoughtfulness. I know that you did
not intentionally wish to cast aspersions upon
my personal character; but directly or indirect-
ly, that is what you did, and being sensitive as
I am, I actually blushed with, you had the
word for it, "indignation". You must have had
your tongue in your cheek when you said that
you did not "wish to be disrespectful" to me;
for fully one half of your letter was devoted
to a description of my supposed personal de-
fects. I do not believe that any of you have
ever met me or known me personally, and yet
you carp at me in five different ways. You
accuse me of ignorance. You charge me with
narrowness and one-sidedness. You taunt me
for lack of the pioneer spirit. You brand
me with unpatriotism, making others to believe
that I do not appreciate things Chinese; and,
to top it all, you claim my arguments to be
fallacious. Perhaps I deserve this condemna-
tion, but I shall not accept it without first
defending myself. In self-defense, then, I
would deny each and every one of these accu-
sations.
In the first place, you claim that I am "ig-
norant of China and Chinese affairs". You
call my ideas of Chinese culture "distorted";
yet within the next few lines, you quote my
very words and assume them to be true: You
admit my description, "utilitarian ideals, con-
servative attitudes, and fatalistic outlook upon
life", to be true of Chinese culture, adding only
that these factors have preserved the Chinese
race to today. May I ask which you mean to
say: that my ideas of Chinese culture are dis-
torted, or true? Moreover, if I am ignorant of
Chinese culture, how is it possible that I am
able to frame these words which describe Chi-
nese culture with considerable accuracy? Again,
you judge that I have never been to China and
that my contacts have been restricted to Can-
tonese. Here you are twice wrong. You say
that I "do not know much more about China
than the average American;" and far be it from
me to boast about my knowledge of China.
However, I shall not be so modest as to admit
your charge. I have studied China to the best
of my ability. (What more can you ask?) I
lave attended Chinese night school for some
ten years. I can read Chinese fairly fluently;
I learn about China every day from friends,
relatives, and parents . . . But you say, I ad- .
tnitted in my essay that "some older Chinese
ronsider that I know nothing of things Chi-
lese." Yes, I did; but if you will read my
essay more carefully, you will find it implicit
in this statement that I meant these older
Chinese accused me of ignorance unjustly. In
jrder that I may avoid the same misinterpreta-
ion by you twice, let me state explicitly this
ime: I think you also accuse me of ignorance
unjustly.
If your first accusation was unjust,
your second was very unjust. You make
the assertion that I "have set forth my
arguments in an entirely one-sided view-
point", and that my "contentions are
narrow". On the other hand, you your-
self have presented only one side of this
controversial question. Yet I shall not
accuse you of narrowness, for I know
that you must have weighed both sides
of the question carefully before you
concluded that yours was the correct one.
Let me inform you of the purpose of
the essay contest and of the method em-
ployed in organizing my essay; t"en, I
think you will realise that after all, my
narrowness, if it may be called that, is
justified. In the letter which invited me
to participate in the contest, there ap-
pear these words, "The essays will be
judged on their originality of thought."
The purpose, then, was to bring out ori-
ginality of thought; not the mere cus-
tomary and conventional type of think-
ing that most of us are subject to, but
rather critical thought that searches into
the validity of the ordinary ideas and
assumptions that we entertain every day
of t"e week. The method that I used in
organizing my essay, I have described
in my introduction to the essay, which
was not printed. ' In this introduction, I
wrote words to this effect: "I spent two
weeks in jotting material on both sides
of the question. Then, wnen I sat down
to write, I immediately and instinctively
chose the side favoring a future in China.
On second thought, however, I found
that tne originality of the essay might
be enhanced by choosing the other side,
upon choosing this side, I naturally
wished to make my arguments as con-
vincing as possible." If you have found
tnese arguments contain a tinge of radi-
calness and unconventionality, I apolo-
gize to you for it. However, I will say
that if you will examine my essay once
more, you will find evidences of thinking
on both sides of the question. For this
reason, I think you cannot justly
charge me of narrowness or even one-
sidedness.
As for your third accusation, that I
lack the pioneer spirit; here again, I
think you are mistaken. Without being
ostentatious, I thought I was doing quite
well in the "pioneer thinking" manifest-
ed in my essay. But perhaps you do
not mean pioneering in that sense of the
word. You mean to say that I " fear
a little hardship", that I am "unwilling
to surmount obstacles", and that I "pro-
pose to avoid conflict". Well then, show
me a sane prudent, and unimpulsive man
who, other things being equal, does not
propose to avoid conflict. Perhaps you
have read of Aristotle's triads of virtues
and vices. One of them is this: coward-
ice, courage, rashness. In other words,
courage is the virtue sandwiched be-
tween its attendant vices of excess and
defect. To my mind, you confuse rash-
ness with courage or the true pioneer
spirit .... I am willing to admit that
I would avoid conflict; but when you
who do not know me say that I fear a
little hardship or obstacles, then I deny
your charge vigorously, and I know that
people who have known me personally
will stand behind my denial.
Fourthly, you have branded me with
lack of patriotism. I cannot blame you
too much for this, for my essay surely
does not show much patriotism for China.
I myself practically predicted that some-
one would speak to me of my supposed
unpatriotic spirit when I wrote my letter
of thanks to the Ging Hawk Club, re-
questing that my introduction be printed
with the essay in order to prevent any
misunderstanding. I added, "I should
dislike very much to have anyone accuse
me of unpatriotism for China, because
of it. (the essay) Miss Anna Lee, presi-
dent of the Club, wrote back, "Sorry —
it's too late to insert your little introduc-
tion for the press. But .... stick to
your guns and you'll never be accused
of anything but your original inten-
tions." She was evidently wrong, as I
have been accused of everything but my
original intentions. May I, therefore,
vindicate myself by making tne follow-
ing denials of several of your accusa-
tions. I deny that I see "our problem
through the eyes of an unsympathetic
American." I deny that I "have asso-
ciated the Chinese with unpleasant
things." I deny that I do not appreci-
ate things Chinese; and above all, sum-
ming it all, I deny that I am essentially
unpatriotic to China.
(Continued on Page 14)
P»ge *
CHINESE DIGEST
June 12, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
LAKE TAHOE
Chinese Young People's
1936
SUMMER CONFERENCE
AUGUST 2 9
The Chinese Young People's Christian Confer-
ence * The Union Fellowship Council of San
Francisco, California • Chinese Student's Chris-
tian Association, Western Department.
Purpose
It is the purpose of this Conference to assemble
the Chinese Youth of the many communities of the
Pacific Coast for a week of Christian fellowship and
to provide them an opportunity for a mutual ex-
change of ideas and experiences as well as to study
some common problems facing youth. In order to
share in a nation-wide and forward movement to help
Youth face the isues of practical Christian living
in a rapidly changing society, the Chinese Christian
Youth is united in spirit and in purpose with the
Youth of the nation in considering the theme "Chris-
tia Youth Building A New World".
Faculty
Professor George H. Colliver, Dean of the Con-
ference, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Ed-
ucation, College of the Pacific.
Rev. Lawton D. Harris, Executive Secretary,
Council of Oakland Churches.
Reverend S. L. Lau, pastor of the Chinese Baptist
Church, San Francisco.
Professor Tsing-Yuan Ni, B. A. University of Nan-
king; M. A. University of California. Research Fel-
low in Philosophy University of Southern California.
Cost
Registration fee ____ _.. __ __.. __ $2.00
(Fifty cent reduction if registered by July 25th)
Board and sleeping accommodations _ $10.00
Boat ride (optional) . _ $1.00
All delegates are urged to make transportation ar-
rangements with their local section leaders.
Daily Program
30 a. m.
15 a. m.
40 a. m.
9:30 a. m.
10:20 a. m.
11:10 a. m.
12:15 p. m
1: p. m.
2:00 p. m.
5:30 p. m.
6:00 p. m.
7:30 p. m.
8:30 p. m.
11: p. m.
Breakfast
Chapel — Reverend S. L. Lau
Section A, "Life and Personality of
Jesus" — Professor Colliver. Section B,
"Leadership Training" — Rev. Harris
"Chinese Philosophy and Christianity".
— - Professor Ni
"A Quest for a Christian Philosophy
of Life" — Professor Colliver
Panel Discussions Theme — "Chinese
Christian Youth Building a New
World" — through social action and
social agencies; through a new Church;
and through new personal and social
standards.
Leaders — Mr. Lim P. Lee
Mr. Edwar Lee
Mr. Ira C. Lee
Lunch
Rest Period
Recreation
Committee Meetings
Dinner
Vesper Hour — direction of Rev. Lau.
"A New Person" — Mr. Ira Lee
"A New Home" — Mrs. Andrew Wu
"A New Church" — Mr. Edwar Lee
"A New Community" — Miss A. P. Fong
"A New Nation" — Mr. Lim P. Lee
"A New World" — Rev. S. L. Lau
Social Hour
Lights Out
•1
i
Information
Miss Alice P. Fong, Chairman, 965 Clay St., San
Francisco, California.
Mr. Lim P. Lee, Vice-chairman, 522$ No. Los
Angeles St., Los Angeles, California.
Mr. Edwar Lee, Registrar, 1931 Grant St., Berke-
ley, California.
June 12, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Pag* 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Paging Mr. Insurance Man! Here
is a sad but true story you can use on
your clients. A certain young man,
buying a car, couldn't decide whether he
wanted COLLISION insurance or a RA-
DIO in his auto. He summarized it and
thought that the radio would offer
MORE possibilities (?) than insurance.
A little while ago he was in an accident
and his car was partially wrecked. The
RADIO STILL RUNS but the car does
not. Well, maybe he got what he wanted
with the radio anyway, so it doesn't mat-
ter too much.
• •
PARTY HONORS GRADUATES
Charming Miss Mae Jang of Salinas
gave a merry party at her home in honor
of her graduating classmates last week.
With Mrs. Daisy Lee King and Mrs.
Florence Pong assisting, refreshments
were served.
Others present were Frances Gee, Flor-
ence Wu and Paul Chin of Monterey;
Sammy Chin of Castroville; Blanche
Chin, May Lew, Yee Lew, Hughes Chin,
Stanley Chung, Moon Fong, Hing Dong
Gai, Diamond Yee, Jack Lew, Mary,
Ruth, and Frank Chin, and Gage Wong,
Jr. of Salinas.
Serve
BELFAST
BEVERAGES
at your next party or meeting
Sparkling Cider
Orange Crush
Dry Ginger Ale
NEW CENTURY
BEVERAGE CO.
820 Pacific St. DOuglas 0547
San Francisco, California
Congregational Carnival
Starts June 13
As a fitting climax to long prepara-
tion, and what is known in theatrical
circles as "star billing", the Chinese
Congregational Church presents for their
"Jade Moon Festival" on Saturday, June
13th a scintillating list of entertainers,
the best in the history of the Chinese
community of Los Angeles, if not act-
ually in the state.
For the piece de resistance in the way
of entertainment for the combined car-
nival and bazaar, the following group
of people who really need no introduc-
tion will perform: Miss Sui Young,
feature player who scored in the talkie
"China Seas" now appearing in "Good
Earth", and James Lee, technical ad-
visorof the same picture, will do
a Chinese dance number, and General
Tu, official advisor of the identical pic-
ture, will present a musical offering.
Chingwah Lee, associate editor of the
Chinese Digest, promises a surprise per-
formance. Sammy Tong, Lotus Liu,
Barbara Jean Wong, well-known child
star of varied talents, and actress over
a national broadcast hook-up, and Cam-
il'Ie Chan, China-mite of song and dance,
will also be programmed. Other talented
Chinese performers, including a Chinese
orchestra, will do authentic songs, dances,
and acts of Old China.
Tea and fortune cakes will be served
free, with different Chinese dishes also
served for jaded appetites.
Admission is 25 cents, with the festival
running from 2 in the afternoon to 12
in the evening at the International In-
stitute.
• •
Wedding bells rang last Sunday, June
7, for Mr. Howard Lee of New York
City and Miss Virginia Chin of Balti-
more, Maryland. Mr. Lee, a former San
Franciscan and a brother of Teddy Lee,
and his bride, who is an authoress, are
spending their honeymoon in Province-
town, Massachusetts, where the couple
will stay through the summer.
• •
Last Saturday, June 6, the girls of the
Sacramento Cheng Sen Club entertained
their escorts at a dinner and card party
at the Y. W. C. A.
• •
A one-hour concert by the WPA band
will be given on June 17, at the Chinese
Playground at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Square & Circle Anniversary
In celebration of twelve years of active
social service in the community, the
Square and Circle Club and their guests
will spend an evening in dancing at the
Women's City Club, 465 Post Street, Sat-
urday, June 13.
Preceding the dance, Dr. Margaret
Chung, prominent physician and sur-
geon, will adress the members at dinner.
• •
GIRL RESERVE PICNIC
Due to inclement weather the annual
Girl Reserve Picnic at Portland, Oregon,
June 7, was held at Camp Namance in-
stead of Wahkeena Falls as was original-
ly planned.
Over sixty young people enjoyed a
day's outing at the camp which covers
an area of 180 acres enclosing a lake
and near to the famous Bull Run River.
Because of the rain, canoes lay idle and
swimming was abandoned to be replaced
by ping pong and indoor games in the
Story House which is a large play room
with two huge fireplaces, a stage and
other accessories for indoor recreation.
The feature of the program by the
G. R.'s was the announcement by Pearl
Lee, president, that James Moe was
chosen by the club as the Ideal Boy in
Portland in regards to being a gentle-
man, a good mixer, with personality and
ambition for the future. Mr. Moe was
presented with a rose which he used as
a scepter, and he ruled for the rest of the
day.
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MISSES WU GIVE PARTY
A graduation party, honoring the
Monterey-Salinas graduates, was given by
Misses Florence and Mabel Wu at the
Mandarin Ballroom, Hotel Ocean View,
Monterey last Friday. Dancing, enter-
tainment and refreshments were the fea-
tures of the evening. Guests of honor
were Edwin Law, Frank Chin, Diamond
Yee and Mae Jang.
A ping-pong contest was won by Dia-
mond Yee, while Blanche Chin and Mary
Chin won the doubles.
Among others present were Frances
Jung, Bertha Law, Howard Law, Sammy
Chin, Ruth Chin and Victor Shoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Leong be-
came the proud parents of a baby girl
on June 10. Both mother and child are
doing well at the Chinese Hospital, it
was reported.
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June 12, 1936
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Those "ever-young" ladies who constitute the member-
ship of the Square and Circle Club put over another
success last week-end. When the club was first organ-
ized in 1924, one of the chief aims of the organization
was that of public service. And ever since that time,
the club has been striving toward that end; so much
so that it comprises almost the SOLE aim of the club
at the present time. San Francisco's Chinese communi-
ty, after watching the efforts of this group for many
years, eagerly bought tickets for the affair. This is
one benefit in which they know that the entertainment
provided more than matches the price of the tickets.
Thus, it meant that financial^, dramatically, and en-
tertainingly the "Dixie Varieties" was a huge success.
Meeting with success financially meant that the Square
and Circle Club will be better able to continue their
support of two boys at the Chung Mei Home in El
Cerrito, as the proceeds from this project are for the
maintainence of the club's orphan fund. Last week's
benefit also marked the seventh Spring project of this
group in putting on shows which, with their Winter
project of a hope chest raffle, are the sole sources
of refilling depleted coffers of their public service
funds. A commendable service indeed, for any Chi-
nese organization, and all the more remarkable in that
the active membership of the club is composed entirely
of young ladies and matrons of the bay region.
'75 CHINA DOOMED?"
This title, appearing in last Monday's editorial page
of the San Francisco News, was above an article telling
about China's plight, its area in 1900 as compared
to that of today and the gradual dissecting of this coun-
try.
The article points out that "Left to develop on her
own with the help of the rest of the world, China's
nerly hanlf billion people stand to become, in the de-
cades ahead, an immense and increasing field for com-
merce. In fact, she has been one of the chief trade
hopes of the Western world. This hope now seems
about to go glimmering."
That may be as we shall soon find out. But when it
goes on to say that "America is Japan's best customer.
She takes about 30 per cent of Nippon's exports. The
British Empire is her second best customer, taking
almost as much. America and Britain, too, are the
world's principal money-markets. Without their friend-
ship Japan might eventually find over-expansion too
heavy a burden and invite collapse from within.
"War with Japan is utterly unthinkable. It would
be so even if the whole world combined against her
as it did against the Germany of Kaiser WilheW II.
Yet diplomacy ought to be able to find a way, in collab-
oration with Nippon herself, to save China and free ac-
ecss to her trade from threatening destruction." We
wonder what Ford and General Motors and others think
of this article. Only recent'y did John Thompson
write under "International Parade" in the same paper
that Japan had passed laws that prohibited any foreign
plant from enlarging or replacing depleted machinery,
or in other words, clearing her skirts for her own (Jap-
anese) national in those industries.
World markets are being threatened with a flood of
Japanese imitations that has upset standards of living
and caused considerable inconvenience to nations. Just
how will "diplomacy find a way, in collaboration with
Japan herself, to save China and free access to her trade
from threatening destruction?"
If such is granted as possible to whose benefit would
such trade be? Japan, with her coercing and in many
cases forcible dumping of goods into the lap of China,
smuggling under its various guises or to the legitimate
trade that seeks to cement friendship and lasting mu-
tual trade?
China was "doomed" when the Tartars rode rampant
across the country, when Sun Yat-sen, in desperation,
turned for awhile to Communist Russia, when Japan
seized Manchuria. For what is China "doomed" this
time?
June 12, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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HOLLYWOOD
CHINGWAH LEE
If Hollywood outplayed, outplanked,
and outcrazed the general population, I
am certain that they also outwork their
own. Technicians and actors alike oft-
en work from sixteen to eighteen hours
a day in order to complete a picture on
time.
Director Sydney Franklin often works
twenty hours a day for weeks, sub-
stituting ice cream cones for lunches.
"So that he may have one hand left to
work," says his secretary.
To be sure, many actors ihave to work
hard to hold their jobs, for there are
hundreds of applicants for every job a-
vailable. But they also like their work,
and on their day off, you find them hang-
ing around the lot.
Much has been said about the loose-
ness of Hollywood's morality. But if the
searchlight of publicity were played with
equal intensity on any other walk of life,
the result would be startling.
Given such a concentration of breath-
taking beauties and dashing heroes the
surprising thing is that scandals do not
occur by the minute.
The churches of Hollywood, well kept
and well attended, are the envy of all
outside pastors. Their donation to chari-
ty would put the average industrialist to
shame.
The late Will Rogers gave a large sum
of money to charity, with the stipula-
tion that his name be not mentioned.
Hollywood is more tolerant of foreign
talents, and less snobbish of country
green horns than the average church
or college community.
During the taking of "China Seas",
Clark Gable deliberately went out of his
way to make a group of Chinese extras
feel at home — shooting craps with them.
And Paul Muni, always independent of
producers and directors alike, is a real
big-brother to small time Mexicans and
Orientals.
The technical departments of Holly-
wood are often more interesting than the
pictures they put out. At M. G. M. we
find some of the most skillful and best
paid technicians in the country.
Jack Dawn, head of the Make-Up De-
partment, is a resourceful inventor as
well as an artist. Under him is a staff
of college graduates who transform play-
ers into Hindus, Chinese, or Indians.
Jack often inspects the finished pro-
duct of his assistants, and with a single
stroke of his brush makes improvements
which are startling.
He invented an artificial skin which
The Active Honorable Wu
Honorable Wu, that very benign
gentleman who has for the past couple
of decades been exceedingly active and
popular on the stage and on the air, is
soon to invade the West again, word to
that effect reacbing friends here.
He appeared in the Rainbow Room,
Rockefeller Center Roof recently, doing
characterizations and some of his own
inimitable acts and is at present appear-
ing in New York with Jane Cowl in "The
First Lady." In this latter engagement
he plays the part of a Chinese diplomat.
In connection with this act, reports
have it that an "International" episode
was enacted backstage when an irate Chi-
nese appeared and wanted to see Honor-
able Wu. It seemed that in the play,
Honorable Wu appeared with a Miss
Naoe Kondoe, in Which Wu, wearing
formal Western attire, and Miss Kondoe,
in a Chinese costume, cross the stage,
exchange a few words with another guest
in faultless French and are referred to
as an official of the Chinese embassy
and his wife. During the first act inter-
mission, Wu was interrupted by the stage-
door man and was told that an excited
Chinese gentleman demanded to see him.
The stage-door man confessed that h|s
English sounded like Chinese. Wu asked
that he be sent up. When the old
gentleman entered the dressing room he
was out of breath, partly from excite-
blends into living tissues without leaving
a trace of the line of demarkation. This
made possible the realistic appearance
of monks, bald-headed men, and que-
wearing Chinese on the screen.
His transformation of Louise Rainer
into a Chinese maid was so successful
that General Tu went up to her and
asked in Chinese what part of China
she came from.
The plant or botanical department
maintains tropical plants from all over
the world. It works hand in hand with
the artificial flower department which
turns out beautiful bouquets, as only ar-
tificial flowers will stand the heat of
kleig lights.
The head of this department is Steven
MacDonald, who writes novels during
his leisure time. He will soon write a
fiction story based on the colorful life
of Chinatown.
The head of the Still Photography
Department is La Vail. The build/ng
there is a paradise to photographers, as
men: and partly from having climbed
the two flights of stairs. Then he start-
ed in a stream of words that poured
forth for some three or four minutes
without interruption. Wu strained to
catch the flow of words but to no avail.
He then tried to stop the old man who,
at last, paused for breath. "I beg your
pardon," said Wu, "but can you sum
up what you have just said in English?
I have difficulty in understanding you."
The strange visitor seemed taken aback
to hear such perfect English from his
host.
"What I have said in Chinese," re-
plied the old gentleman, "was that it is
a disgrace to your honorable ancestors
that you should appear on the stage with
a mere Japanese girl who pretends to
be Chinese. You will no doubt insist
that a Chinese girl appear on the stage
with you hereafter?" Wu felt a trifle
uncomfortable. "I'm sorry," said Wu,
"but I have nothing to do with the cast-
ing of players, and you will have to see
the management about it."
The old man shook his head sadly,
and left without saying a word. Honor-
able Wu doesn't think he went back to
see the rest of the play.
One of the last of the old school that
did not try to make the screen, Honor-
able Wu was quoted as saying that he
might turn to that, and may soon aspire
to be on the payroll of one of Holly-
wood's companies.
it contains all the equipment needed for
almost any kind of work.
One of the ablest still photographers
is Frank Tanner, whose stills are the
rage among producers. Stars try their
best to have him do their portraits, yet
he prefers to spend hours taking Chinese
players and Chinese sets as a hobby.
Some of his work will soon be on display
in San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tanner plan to
visit San Francisco's Chinatown and
spend a week taking photographs of
quaint places. He considers Chinatown
one of the most colorful spots in the
country.
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June 12, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
More Recent Books (Continued from
last week) —
The Chinese Twins. By Lucy Fitch
Perkins. Illustrated by the Author. 165
pp. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. #1.75.
For a number of years Author Perkins
has written a series of Twin books which
have delighted nine to twelve year-olds
all over the country. This time she picks
on a pair of celestial twins and makes
such an engaging and instructive story
of it that it should delight grown-ups as
well. Multiple births are more or less
unusual among the Chinese, but this
story is supposedly based on fact; at
least the actual experiences of one Chi-
nese girl furnishes the foundation for
the tale. And it is enhanced by many
fine drawings by the author.
The twins are a brother and sister who
live in a remote village and named
Golden Boy and Moonflower of the
Chang family. The household is ruled
by the Honorable Old One, the grand-
mother. Although there is already a 13
year old Great Scholar in the family,
the twins, too, longed to have their share
of classical learning. Being a male,
Golden Boy, of course, has a good pros-
pect of being sent to school, but for
Moonflower it seemed unlikely.
Came the time when Golden Boy was
told to go to school with his elder bro-
ther. Almost heart-broken, Moonflower
was left behind. What was more, her
grandmother thought that it was time
that a suitable husband be chosen for
her. When Moonflower overheard to
whom she was to be betrothed, she be-
came frightened, and took matters into
her own little hands. She ran away, over-
took her two brothers, Great Scholar and
Golden Boy, and begged them to take
her along. Then, with the help of sym-
pathetic relatives in another village,
Moonflower's dream of going to school
came true.
The Chinese Twins is a charming
story, and told with a goodly knowledge
of Chinese family and social customs. Re-
commended.
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I Discover the Orient. By Fletcher S.
Brockman. Harper 6c Bros., New York.
211 pp. #2.00.
A Protestant missionary who has spent
25 years in China, most of which time
was in the development of the Y. M. C.
A. movement in the country, has here
set forth the record of his experiences,
intimate, sentimental, balanced. Because
of his long years there he has been priv-
ileged to witness several critical periods
in China's modern history: the Boxer
Rebellion and the consequent allied oc-
cupation of Peking, the disintegration
and fall of the Manchu dynasty, the
birth of the Chinese Republic, and Sun
Yat-sen's heroic efforts to unite the coun-
try and bring order out of chaos.
As a Y. M. C. A. organizer Dr. Brock-
man showed his keen insight in the selec-
tion of native, leaders by choosing such
able men as C. T. Wang, who later show-
ed his mettle also as an able statesman;
the late David Z. T. Yui, who until his
death was active in the organization;
and Y. C. James Yen, founder of the
mass education movement.
Dr. Brockman's Christianity is the
militant kind, but his experiences has
taught him that it is far better to show
a friendly attitude towards the tenets of
Confucianism than to be antagonistic
to it.
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Other recently published books which
contain chapters or information of par-
ticular interest to Chinese:
Documents On International Affairs,
1934, edited by John W. Wheller-Ben-
nett SC Stephen Heald, (Oxford Univer-
sity Press, N. Y. $10) contains, among
many other things of first rate import-
ance to students of political science and
international law, the notes exchanged
in 1934 between the Chinese Minister at
Washington and the U. S. Secretary of
State on the American Silver Purchase
Act; and also the now famous statement
by the spokesman of the Japanese For-
eign Office on April 18, 1934, defining
Japan's Monroe Doctrine for Asia, with
the replies of various governments.
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Survey of International Affairs, 1934,
by Arnold J. Toynbee, assisted by V. M.
Boulter. 743 pp. Oxford University
Press. #10.
Contains a comprehensive and illum-
inating chapter on the Far East, spe-
cially written by G. E. Hubbard. Also
invaluable to students of political science.
* ty *
Our Lords and Master, Known and
Unknown Rulers of the World, by the
Unofficial Observer (Simon &C Schuster.
#3.50). A survey and discussion of 25
military, political and religious rulers of
the world, eight of wh"m are Asiatics,
one of them being Generalisimo Chiang
Kai-shek. The book is marred by over
emphasis on sensationalism.
u
The Untold Story of Exploration, by
Lowell Thomas (Dodd, Mead & Co. #3).
A volume telling of the exploits of
lesser known explorers, told with an eye
for entertainment. The stories begin
with the travels of one Chang K'ien, first
Chinese explorer, in 138 B. C.
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Race and Race Contacts. Edited by
E. B. Reuter. (McGraw-Hill Co. #3).
Fourteen papers read at the 28th meet-
ing of the American Sociological So-
ciety by distinguished sociologists, in-
cluding one by Professor Jesse F. Stein-
er on the subject of American-born Or-
ientals. There is little new information
given in this article which has not al-
ready been published or is available. This
is perhaps because there has been no re-
cent survey of American-born Orientals
in the United States.
w
History of the Labor Movement in
California, by Ira B. Cross (University
of California Press) . Contains important
and hitherto little known facts as regard
the part played by Chinese labor through-
out the history of the labor movement
in this state since the 1850's.
* U *
Alien Americans, by B. Schrieke (The
Viking Press. #2.50). The initial chap-
ter in this book, written by a Dutch
ethnologist who has never been to this
country before, deals with the Chinese in
California. This chapter is a good sum-
mary of all previously published or a-
vailable materials on this subject. Des-
pite his lack of previous knowledge of
the Chinese the author showed keen in-
sight and appreciation of the Chinese
problem, especially where the second
generation is concerned.
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CHINESE DICEST
June 12, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Troop Three Scouts
Retain Track Title
After being delayed for almost two
hours when a sudden and heavy down-
pour of rain soaked the stadium and
gave the athletes, officials, spectators and
seagulls a thorough drenching, the Troop
Three second annual Invitational Track
and Field Meet was finally run off last
Sunday at the Old Stadium, Golden Gate
Park, with the T3 Scouts, defending
champions, emerging victors in both the
heavyweight and lightweight divisions.
In the unlimiteds class, the Scouts a-
massed 43 points to Shanghai's 23 and
one third digits for second place, while
in the lightweights, the winners accumu-
lated a total of 37 points to win, with
Shangtai second and the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. third.
Although performances in general
were rather poor due to bad running
conditions, five new meet records were
established, two in the heavyweight, two
in the 115 lb. class, and one in the 85-lb.
division. John Wong of Shangtai and
Irwin Chow of Fresno Fay Wah Club
both cleared 57" to become co-holders
of the unlimited high jump mark, beating
the old mark of 5'5 and three fourth
inches. In the unlimited shot-put, Don
Lee of the Scouts tossed the ball 427"
to eclipse the old mark by exactly a foot.
Edward Hing of Shangtai, breaking
his own record, sped to a new mark in
the 115 lb. 100 yards dash in the fast
time of 10:4, two-tenths of a second fast-
er than the previous mark, while in the
8 lb. shot of the same weight, the old
mark of 39'10" was beaten by six per-
formers, but unfortunately, only three
could be placed in the final results. New
record-holder is Harvey Tom of Vallejo,
whose toss of 44'11" is the new mark.
In the 85 lb. class, Chester Yuen of the
Chinese "Y" ran the 50 yards dash in
6.2, fully four tenths of a second better
than the old mark.
The dashes were thrilling races, Jack
Fong of Shangtai winning both the cen-
tury and 220 closely followed by his
rivals. He also took second in the broad
jump with a leap of 19' and a third in
the shot. However, Jack was beaten for
individual honors by one point by Her-
bert Tom, of the Scouts, who took two
firsts and two seconds for 16 points.
Several of the out-of-town competitors
were outstanding performers, among
them being Harvey Tom and Leslie Fong
of Vallejo, J. Lee and G Chinn of San
Complete Track Scores
Unlimiteds
Mile — George Chung, T3; James Hall,
SM; Al Young, T3. Time 5:22.8.
100 — Jack Fong, ST; Herbert Tom, T3;
Charles Lum, Sac. Time :10.5.
220 — Jack Fong, ST; Herbert Tom, T3;
Charles Lum, Sac. Time :24.
440 — Herbert Tom, T3; G Chinn.SJ;
Henry Chan, Nu. Time :59.4.
880 — Herbert Tom, T3; George Chung,
T3;Herbert Lee, T3. Time 2:25.
Discus — Fred Hing, ST; Leslie Fong,
Val.; Donald Yee, T3. Distance 100'4".
12# Shot — Donald Lee, T3; Leslie Fong,
Val.; Jack Fong, ST; Distance 42"7"
(New meet record) .
Brorad Jump — Henry Kan, T3; Jack
Fong, ST; Eddie Leong, T3; Dis-
tance 19'3^".
High Jump — John Wong, ST. andlr-
win Chow of Fresno, tied for first; Ge-
orge Lee, ST., G. Chinn, SJ. tied
for third. Height 57" (new meet record).
Relay — Scouts (Hin Chin, Eddie Leong,
Herbert Tom, Henry Kan) ; Shangtai.
Time 1:40.9.
115 lbs.
100 — Ed Hing, ST; George Fong, ST;
Teddy Moy, T3. Time :10.4 (new
meet record) .
Broad Jump — George Fong, ST; Teddy
Moy, T3; Eng Poy, ST. Distance 18'1".
High Jump — Lawrence Joe, T3; Richard
Wong, ST; Teddy Moy, T3, and Peter
Chong, T3, tied for third. Hieght 5'5j".
Shot — Harvey Tom, Val.; Gum Wong,
OCAC; Fred Wong, T3. Distance 44'11"
(new meet record).
Relay — Shangtai, Scouts. Time :49.1.
100 lbs.
75 — Martin Joe, T3; Ulysses Moy, T3;
Eddie Tom, ST. Time :09.2.
Broad Jump — Martin Joe, T3; Johnny
Leong, T3; Ulysses Moy, T3. Dist. 17'.
High Jump — Eugene Chan, OCC; Mar-
tin Joe, T3 and Johnny Leong, T3, tied
for third. Height 5'1".
Relay — Scouts, Chinese 'Y" Time :53.8.
85 lbs.
50 — Chester Yuen, "Y"; Foster Yuen,
Jose, Irwin Chow of Fresno, Charlie
Lum of Sacramento, and Gum Wong,
Eugene Chan and Elwood Tom of Oak-
land.
Another feature of the meet was the
strong showing of the Chinese "Y" 85's.
With a squad of but five men, it scored
enough points to place third in the club
standings.
Y. L. Fok Wins Shoot
Y. L. Fok captured the Chinese
Sportsmen Club Handicap Club Skeet
Shoot by shooting 45 out of 50 at the
Towne Gun Club, South San Francisco,
and as a result won a trophy. Tied for
second place were Tommy Leong and
Fred Jow, who both shot 44. In the shoot-
off for second and third, Leong won
and received a trophy also, while Jow
took a medal. The trophies were don-
ated by Dr. D. K. Chang, and the medal
by Roy Towne.
Both Chinese and American members
of the club participated in the shoot.
The scratched skeet shoot was cancelled
due to the lack of participants.
Afterwards, all went on a barnstorm-
ing shoot to Redwood City and San
Mateo, where Dr. Chang and Mac Soo
Hoo distinguished themselves with very
high scores.
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JENNIE CHEW IN NET SEMI'S
By a score of 6-4 and 6-3, Jennie
Chew of the Chinese Pleyground ad-
vanced to the semi-final round of the
City Playground Tennis tournament last
week.
Faye Lowe was eliminated in a third
round match by the scores of 6-4 and
6-3.
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"Y"; Sonny Lau, "Y". Time :06.2
(new meet record).
Broad Jump — Chester Yuen, "Y"; Fos-
ter Yuen, "Y"; Elwood Tom, OCC. Dis-
tance 15 '3".
Relay — Chinese "Y", Scouts. Time :57.3.
Team Standings
Unlimiteds—
Troop Three Scouts 43
Shangtai 23 and one third.
Val lego 6
Fresno Fay Wah 4
San Jose 3 and two thirds.
St. Mary's A. C. 3
North Sacramento 2
Nulite A. C. 1
Lightweights
Troop Three Scouts 37
Shangtai 23
Chinese Y. M. C A. 22
Oakland Chinese Center 6
Vallejo 5
Oakland C. A. C. 3
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University High School.
the Eastbay, will graduate tonight from
Hiram Eng, stellar gridiron satellite of
June 12, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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SPORTS
Harry Jung Wins
P. A. A. Boxing Laurels
Scoring a first round technical knock-
out over his opponent, Nick DePosta of
the Stockton Amblers Club, Harry Jung,
fighting under the colors of the Troop
Three Scouts of San Francisco, won the
championship of the 105 lb. class in the
novice division of the P. A. A. Boxing
Tournament last Monday at the Dream-
land Auditorium, and lays claim to the
distinction of being the first Chinese lad
in history to be crowned a title-holder
in a P. A. A. ring tourney. "Popeye",
as he is known to his friends, may also
lay claim to being one of the very few
Chinese in America to win any boxing
championship.
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FISH POOR FOR SPORTSMEN
On account of the week-end storms,
fishing proved to be very bad at Stock-
ton last Saturday and Sunday for the
Sportsmen Club. With ten members in
the party, only three fish were caught.
Lym Wing took top honors by catch-
ing a three and a half pound black bass,
this being the first time that he had ever
hooked one. Others in the party were
Slim Young, Sam Wong, Maurice
Choye, Wong Tong, Charles Chan, Dr.
D. K. Chang, Allen Lau, Red Won and
Winton Lee.
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SPORTS SHORTS
Jack Ng, manager of the Troop Three
track team, tendered a banquet honoring
his cindermen at the Moon Cafe Sunday
night. Two honorary captains were elec-
ted for the season, Herbert Tom in the
unlimiteds and Martin Joe in the light-
weights.
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. Chinese
Chess Tournament is in full swing at
the Men's Lobby, with play scheduled
for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The public is cordially invited to witness
the matches.
Little Alfie Mar of Horace Mann
grammar school in Seattle placed second
in the 75 yd. dash in the Class D section
of the preliminaries of the All City
Grammar School Track Meet last week.
The finals are scheduled for this Satur- .
day at the University Stadium, and the
little speedster is expected to cop points
for his team.
CHINA CLUB LOSES
The China Club of Seattle dropped its
first game of the season to Rainier Valley
A. C, 3-1 at Columbia last Sunday.
Johnny "Washer" Wong hurled a cred-
itable game for the losers, although
brilliant support saved him several times.
The Chinese lads could not find the
ball, making nary a hit. Ray Wong
scored the only run in the sixth when
he walked, stole second and third and
scored on an infield out.
Lineup for China Club: Ray, catcher;
Washer Wong, pitcher; Art Louie, 1st
base; Vincent Goon, second; Bob Chinn,
third; Moses Kay, ss; Tuffy Chinn, left
field; Hing Chinn, center; Ralph Chin,
right field; and Tom Sing, right field.
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Chinese Win Decathlon
Track Championship.
Burying its opposition under an ava-
lanche of first places and clean sweeps,
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. accumulated a
total of 164 points to cop the Decathlon
track and field meet last Saturday at the
Kezar Stadium, winning the title for
the fifth year in succession. The "Y"
lads tallied more digits this year than
ever previously.
Among the first place winners for the
Chinese were Henry Chang, Henry
Wong, Sam Chin, Willie Lowe, Low Bo
K'eong, Henry Sing Wong and Kim Lee
in Class "A", Chester Yuen and William
Lee in Class "B", and G. Lee and Sam
Lai in Class "C". In nine events, the
Chinese scored clean sweeps. Hundreds
of lads took part i the meet, while the
Chinese "Y" was represented by over
eighty boys, under the direction of Lee
Cnichton, physical director, David K.
Lee and William Wong.
Second in the team standings was Mis-
sion "Y" with 73 points. Japanese was
third with 60, Central 36, Presidio 15,
Balboa-Sunset 1 1 and Park-Presidio 0.
WA SUNG WIN STREAK
BROKEN AGAIN?
The league leading Athens Elks snap-
ped the Wa Sung winning streak last Sun-
day when they came from behind in the
late innings to overtake the Chinese,
10 to 6.
Despite a commanding lead amassed
early in the game, the Elks shelled Ben
Chan from the mound in tihe seventh
sranza to maintain their top standing
in the Berkeley Internatioal League. Wa
Sung is still firmly entrenched in fourth
position. For the Oaklanders, Allie
Wong collected a homer and a single in
four trips to the plate. George Bowen,
Frank Dun, Key Chinn, Hector Eng and
Al Bowen also hit safely.
Wa Sung clashes with the Berkeley
Grays this Sunday at San Pablo Park in
the concluding game of its unsuccessful
drive toward the first half pennant.
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CHINESE DIGEST
June 12, 1936
FIRECRACKERS
(Continued from Page 5)
A fifth and final criticism that you
have made is that my reasoning is falla-
cious. You say in your concluding re-
marks that there are many fallacies in
my arguments; yet upon examining the
examples you have given, I find that the
difficulties all lie in your misinterpreta-
tion of the meaning of my statements.
You take certain sentences out of the
context of the essay and read into them
certain meanings which you believe you
can refute. I have already shown how
you misinterpreted my implicit meaning
in the following sentence when you tooit
it out of its original context: ''The
(older) Chinese speak of me scornfully
.... as knowing nothing of things Chi-
nese." In a second case, you quote my
words, "that remunerative employment,
though scarce, is not impossible for me
to obtain in either China or America."
Then you proceed to state that "By this
statement we understand you to believe
that your opportunities for high positions
are as • good in America as in China."
Actually, I harbor no such belief, for
I realised the inequality of opportunities
in the two countries when I admitted
that "employment is hard to get in Am-
erica .... because of the color line".
You will note that I meant exactly what
I said concerning "remunerative employ-
ment": The opportunities for work are
perhaps less in America; but still I be-
lieve that such work is not impossible
for me to obtain in America. In assert-
ing this, I have five individual cases in
mind, wherein my personal friends have
been able to obtain very good positions
in America. If these Chinese friends
can, I believe there is also a chance for
myself.
You have accused me then of five de-
fects. Perhaps I deserve them. God
only knows. I hope, however, that I
have at least proved that your charges
are not wholly warranted. Before I
conclude, I should like to answer two
questions and refute two of your argu-
ments. You pose the question, "Do
you consider the relative merits of build-
ing American good-will for China great-
er than those of building schools for
China's masses?" I answer that it all
depends on the quantity and quality of
the good-will or the schools. The good-
will certainly might be more meritori-
ous. In fact, American good-will has
resulted in the financing of these very
schools in China. I do not deny that
building schools is a very fine thing,
and I think you will have to admit that
one may also serve China by building
up good-will abroad, which was the point
I made in my essay.
Another question you have asked is,
"If not the color line, what is keeping
Chinese out of American industries and
governmental offices?" You add, "Cer-
tainly not the lack of ability." My an-
swer is this: I admit that the color line
is a major factor against the Chinese,
but I also say that the lack of ability is
another such factor. In a competitive
economic system such as that of the
United States, the capable man is bound
to be recognized and utilized, no matter
what his color or creed. I must add,
however, that jobs do not fall into one's
lap. One must take the initiative to go
out in search of a position. I would
challenge you to show me an able Chi-
nese who has conscientiously searched
for remunerative employment and yet
has not found it.
Concerning employment, you make a
statement which I wish to refute. You
say, "Find jobs? The motto (of stu-
dents) should be 'make jobs'." Here, I
think you are demanding the impracti-
cal. To make jobs, one must first have
the caprial and the resources; yet how
many students have capital which is
available to them? No, our motto should
be, "Find a job first, then make more
jobs if you can." The job of making
jobs for the second generation belongs
to the first generation.
A second statement of yours, with
which I heartily disagree, is this: "Chi-
nese culture is not irreconcilable with
western culture; it is only a matter of
modification — selection of the good and
rejection of the bad." To me, the two
cultures are quite contrary and opposite.
I have described American culture as of
"Christian ideals, liberal attitudes, and
an optimistic outlook on life." Chinese
culture, on the other hand, is of "utili-
tarian ideals, conservative attitudes, and
a fatalistic outlook on life". Can two
opposites be reconciled? Also, by what
criterion of judgement are you to select
the good and reject the bad? Which is
good and why? Even suppose the two
to be reconcilable, by such merging, you
would no longer retain vour two distinct
cultures: you would instead destroy the
old cultures, and a new and different
culture would emerge. Is this what you
desire? Will you also deny that unhappi-
ness is engendered in the process of yield-
ing from one culture to the other?
In conclusion, may I say, as you did,
that I hope the opinions I have expressed
will stimulate analytical thinking on the
part of the second generation Chinese.
Contrary to your statement, however, it
is my belief that the choice of a future
in China is really "the line of least re-
sistance" for all Chinese youths; and
it has been my purpose to stimulate
their critical thinking by presenting the
other side of the question. I myself, as
I have explained, instinctively chose a
future in China when the question occur-
ed to my mind, but I have found that the
other side also has its arguments. These
arguments, to me, are interesting and
rather potent, and I proposed in my
essay to merely present them as convinc-
ingly as I could.
To you students of Stanford, I would
add this further word: I hope I have
Trot been too vigorous in my language.
I apologize if I have been offensive or
antagonistic. I mean to be friendly, for
I know that your letter of criticism was
written in all friendliness. If you would
like to continue this amicable public dis-
cussion, I should be very happy to par-
ticipate. My only hope and wish is that
I shall again "be accused of anything
but rry original intentions."
Yours sincerely,
Robert Dunn.
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TROOP 34 SCOUTS WIN BADGES
Six members of the Boy Scouts of
America, Troop 34, received their merit
badges at the joint court of honor last
Friday at the Hamilton Hall. Other
troops included in the meeting were
Troops 75, 66 and 50. Scouts of Troop
45 who received the badges are the troop
scribe, Victor Lee, Harry Tong. Howard
Lee, Richard Tong. Henry Tom and
Star Scout Theodore Lee. The latter
will be in the rank of life Scout some-
time in August.
Recently, these boys acted as color
guards in a flag ceremony for the Sni
Francisco College for Women on Mem-
orial Day. Last Sunday, the entire troop
witnessed a baseball game at ,-the Se.il
Stadium after participating in the Shut-
ins Parade of the South of Market Bow
June 12, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
r.«« is
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
"QUOTES'
Asian Philosophic
" In studying the treasury of ... .
philosophies of Asia, men have most
often sought to point out their differ-
ences. But perhaps the most amazing,
most awesome, most compelling thing is
their likenesses. If miracles exist, does
not one lie in this, that men so far re-
moved, at times simultaneously, should
pronounce the same doctrine of truth
and the same path of human liberation?"
— Frances Grant, in Oriental Philoso-
phy.
China's Mass Education —
"One of the most remarkable social
experiments to be found anywhere out-
side Soviet Russia is being carried on in
a group of mud-walled, sun-baked vil-
lages in the heart of North China. This
is the Ting Hsien "mass education" pro-
ject, where since 1926 Dr. Y. C. James
Yen and a group of Chinese scholars
have been quietly working out a techni-
que for the regeneration of the
340,000,000 peasants who live in China's
rural areas.
"Dr. Yen's reconstruction program
aims primarily at the elimination of
what he feels to be the four fundament-
al weaknesses of Chinese life — ignorance,
poverty, disease, and civic disintegration.
A determined attack upon these evils is
being made along our main lines; cul-
tural, hygienic, economic, and political.
In this attack effort is concentrated up-
on the rural youth — the young men and
young women between the ages of four-
teen and twenti-five, who constitutes what
Dr. Yen calls the "strategic section of
the population." It is estimated that
there are some 70,000,000 young folk
in China who have passed the school
age without ever having had an oppor-
tunity for schooling. These are the
citizens of the immediate future, and it
is at them that the mass education move-
ment is chiefly aiming."
— The Manchester Guardian (Lon-
don).
Homesickness —
"Chinese in the United States suffer
from a lifelong homesickness, and this
somehow is communicated to their child-
ren, even though the children know
nothing about their ancestral homeland.
I am very proud of being an American;
for years, when people asked me to des-
cribe "my" native country, I've surprised
Big Silk Factory Planned
Though China is a siLk-producing
country, she has been importing more
than #10,000,000 worth of artificial silk
annually. To lessen the unfavorable trade
balance, resulting partly from this ex-
cessive import of rayon products, Shang-
hai silk merchants have recently laid
plans for the establishment of a grand-
scale silk factory.
Armed with the plans, Mr. Wang
Ting-sung, representative of the Shang-
hai Silk Merchants Association, came to
Nanking recently to see the authorities
of the Executive Yuan, and the Ministries
of Industries and Finance to confer on
the establishment of the proposed fac-
tory. It is understood that the govern-
ment authorities have approved of the
project in principle. Details in regard
to the establishment of the factory are
now being studied by the Central Gov-
ernment and the Shanghai Silk Mer-
chants Association.
According to the tentative plans form-
ulated by the latter organization, the
proposed factory is to be capitalized at
#10,000,000, which will be made up of
equal portions of government and pri-
vate shares. The total of #5,000,000 of
government shares will be paid by the
Central Government in one installment,
while the total of #5,000,000 of private
shares will be raised either by subscrip-
tions from silk merchants or by the issu-
ance of bonds.
As an indication of the Central Gov-
ernment's desire to assist in the promo-
tion of the artificial silk industry, the
rate of interest on government shares, it
is provided in the plans, will be lower
than that on commercial shares.
The nature of the factory will be that
of a limited liability company with a
board of supervisors as the highest exe-
cutive and supervisory bodies. Govern-
ment directors will be selected among
private shareholders.
It is planned that the factory will be
established at Hangchow, a communi-
cation center in Chekiang province,
them by saying that it is a democracy
composed of forty-eight states. But I've
always been aware of another country,
in the background of my mind, just as I
have never forgotten that my real name
is Wong Lui Tsong, which means "Fros-
ted Yellow Willow."
— Anna May Wong, in the S. F.
Chronicle.
where the Chekiang-Kiangsi and Wuhu-
Chapu Railway pass through, and where
the network of highways in the provinces
of Kiangsu, Chekiang and Anhwei con-
verge, and where the Chientang River
provides an outlet to the sea. The ready
supply of electricity at the new power
plant in the city makes the location more
suitable for the factory.
In view of the lack of Chinese experts
in the manufacture of rayon, foreign
technicians will be engaged by the fac-
tory in the beginning. Meanwhile, stu-
dents will be selected by competitive ex-
amination to be sent abroad to study
the manufacture of artificial silk.
To help build up the prestige and to
stabilize the foundation of the factory
the government will be requested to grant
to it sole rights for the manufacture of
artificial silk and to exempt tax on na-
tive artificial silk for a period of 20 years
as well as to reduce transportation char-
ges on the product.
With regard to the distribution and
sale of the artificial silk manufactured,
it is planned that modern advertising
methods be used to induce the public
to use more of the product.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
President Taft
(San Francisco) June 23; President
McKinley (Seattle) June 24.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Coolidge
(San Francisco) June 12; President Har-
rison (San Francisco) June 19; Presi-
dent Lincoln (San Francisco) June 26.
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CHINESE DIGEST
June 12, 1936
A Letter from
"Colday"
MO ORE'S
141 KEARXY-840 MARKET S.F.
1450 BROADWAY - OAKLAND
Dear Mr. Digest Reader:
In these ads you've heard a lot about me and seen my picture so
often, I get plenty of kidding in Chinatown.
But the idea is to let you know there's a brother Chinese who
will look after you at Moore ' s - who will give you honest goods
at fair prices - and who won' t ever try to high-pressure you.
Here's a tip ! Stop in at 141 Kearny
(the white front store) and ask
forme. I'll show you the biggest
suit value of 1936 !
It won't be advertised until next
week, so you'll have the privilege
of advance selection. The suits
will be priced low - take my word
for it. But see the suits now -
and decide for yourself.
Earnestly,
t
EDWARD LEOXG
"COLDAY"
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June 19, 1936
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CHINESE DICEST
June 19, 1936
FAR EAST
KWANGTUNG PLANS CANTON-SWATOW RAIL CHEKIANG-KIANGSI RAILWAY COMPLETED
Alongside with its many reconstruction schemes the
Kwangtung Provincial Administration recently made
plans for the construction of a railway between Canton
and Swatow to facilitate communication along the
coastal districts in southern Kwangtung.
The suggestion of building a Canton-Swatow Rail-
way was advanced some years ago by the Kwangtung
People's Assembly to the Provincial Administration,
but owing to financial difficulties, had been temporarily
shelved.
The idea was recently revived when the Ministry
of Railways issued an order to the provincial authori-
ties instructing them to submit plans for railway de-
velopment in the province, which, when approved, will
be financed with proceeds of the new Railway Construc-
tion Bonds.
The task of formulating a detailed plan for the con-
struction of the new railway has now been entrusted
by the provincial authorities to Mr. Ho Chi-fong, Com-
missioner of Reconstruction of the Kwangtung Provin-
cial Administration, Mr. Li Hsien-keng, Managing Dir-
ector of the south section of the Canton-Hankow Rail-
way, and Mr. Li Lu-chao, Managing Director of the
Canton-Kowloon Railway.
According to suggestions made by these railway ex-
perts, to hasten the construction of the railway the
present Chaochow-Swatow Railway, measuring a dis-
tance of 26 miles, will be incorporated into the pro-
jected line. The new railway, with a total distance of
300 miles will begin at Shaho, Canton, pass through
the districts of Polo, Weiyang, Nienshanhsu, Haifeng,
Lufeng, Weilai, Puning and Chihyang and link with
the Chaochow-Swatow Railway at Chaochow.
The estimated length of time fixed for the comple-
tion of the railway has been fixed at five years, the total
cost estimated at approximately $160,000,000.
Declaring that South China had grown tired of wait-
ing for action against Japanese aggression in China,
and professing mobilization to whip into shape an
army that would immediately march to Nanking to
ask its cooperation in an open declaration of war, Gen-
erals Chen Tai-tong and Li Tsung-jen started moving
their armies toward Nanking last week
Latest reports found them in retreat, however, as
General Chiang Kai-shek and his well-trained armies
immediately responded to the emergency by moving
a huge army to cope with the situation.
A proposal for an emergency meeting of the parties
concerned in regard to future activities and policies
was rejected by the Cantonese, but was definitely sche-
duled to be held July 10, at Nanking, by General
Chiang Kai-shek.
With overtures being made and rejected, and Jap-
anese opportunists ready to seize upon this pretext to
pour additional troops into China, the entire Far East
is in a state of turmoil as we go to press. Further
details, however, will be found next week.
Amidst numerous hardships, the Nanchang-Yushan
Section of the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway was finally
completed on January 7, 1936, marking another big
stride in the development of China's inland communi-
cations. Complete details were but recently made
available.
The Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway is really an extension
of the Hangchow-Kiangshan Railway, the construction
of which has been considered a singular feat in the
history of Chinese railway development, as it was
totally built by Chinese labor and with Chinese private
capital.
The section measures a total distance of 392 kilo-
metres. Starting from Nanchang, it passes through
Lientang, Liangchiatu, Wenchiachuen, Chinsien, Hsia-
fuchi, Tengchiafu, Ying-tan, Kueichi, Hotanfu, Yiyang,
Jeng-feng, Fantoling, Shangyao, Lingchi, Shachi, and
Yushan where it links with the Hangchow-Kiangshan
Railway.
The notable products along the section include paper,
beans, cloths in Shangyao, rice in Yiyang and Kueichi.
Overrun by communist-bandits in recent years, the
various districts along the section have become poor
and devastated, but it is expected that the opening of
railway traffic will eventually bring about economic
recovery.
Already, the railway authorities have outlined a gen-
eral plan of the economic development of the section.
It is understood that the passenger fares and freight
rates have been fixed at the lowest scale possible. The
third class fare from Nanchang to Yushan is only
$4.60, and from Nanchang to Hangchow, $10. The
average freight per metric ton kilometer has been fixed
between $0,017 and $0,059.
To facilitate through traffic between this section of
the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway and other railways nine
stations, including Nanchang North, Nanchang South,
Lientang, Wenchiachuen, Tunghsiang, Yingtan, Kuei-
chi, Yiyang, and Shangyao have been designated as
through traffic stations.
Meanwhile, business offices will be established by
the railway administration at various big stations along
the section to facilitate railway business. Co-operative
societies for the transportation and distribution of the
products along the line will be organized under the
joint sponsorship of the railway administration, the
Co-operative Commission of the National Economic
Council, and various banks. Special attention will be
given to the transportation and distribution of Kiangsi
rice and Chekiang salt.
June 19, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Nga 9
CHINATOWNIA
U. C. Educator
Honored By China
Honors from China were conferred
upon Dr. N. Wing Mah, U. C. professor
of political science, last week.
Dr. N. Wing Mah, of 1449 Oxford
Street, Berkeley, who did his graduate
work at the University before becoming
a member of its faculty, was making pre-
parations to represent China at the bi-
ennial meeting of the Institute of Pacific
Relations, which convenes August 15 at
Yosemite National Park. Dr. Mah will
be the only local Chinese in the delega-
tion, dhe othars icomihg direct from
China.
Dr. Mah was born in Canton, and re-
ceived his elementary and secondary ed-
ucation there. He was appointed to serve
by Dr. Hu Shih, China's leading philo-
sopher, who will head the Chinese dele-
gation. Following the Yosemite meeting,
Dr. Hu will be heard before the Oak-
land Forum, and will receive an honor-
ary degree from Yale University, when
he participates at its Tercentary Celebra-
tion in November.
Dr. Mah has received a two-weeks leave
of absence to attend the meet in August,
and will return to his political science
classes immediately after the Yosemite
gathering adjourns.
Countries to have delegations at the
meeting from August 15 to 29 include
besides China, Japan, and the Philip-
pines, Hawaii, Canada, Great Britain,
Soviet Russia and the United States. It
will be the first appearance of Russia at
such a conference, though it has long
been considered a vital factor in any dis-
cussion of the Far East and its problems.
The Institute was organized after the
Russian Revolution. As in the past,
League of Nations observers are expected
to be present, showing the importance of
the gathering.
It is expected that four phases of Pa-
cific problems will be attacked at this
conference, among them the economic
conditions of countries bordering the
area; political relations of the Nations,
made especially necessary since Japan
began its ventures on the Asian contin-
ent; and the cultural phases of the Ori-
ent as brought into contact with the
culture of the West.
Each delegation will include from 25
to 35 persons. Hopes were held by In-
stitute authorities of getting Japan to
send Former Foreign Minister Shidihara,
Conference Depicted
Conforming with recent trends towards
a rapid development in the field of avia-
tion, the audience attending the Lake
Tahoe Pre-Conference Rally held in the
social hall of the Chinese First Baptist
Church on Sunday evening, June 7, was
literally taken up on wings and trans-
ferred to Lake Tahoe, where a gay and
joyous evening's program had been
planned for the air travelers.
Alice P. Fong, chairman of the Con-
ference, then introduced the principal
speaker, Dr. Philip Paine, who addressed
the group on "Life is a Stewardship."
He emphasized that all life is a steward-
ship, each individual being gifted with
various talents which should be utilized
to the benefit of mankind. It is the chief
aim of these Christian conferences to
aid the young people to discover their
particular talents and to help and direct
them to use these talents to the advan-
tage of society. This is an appeal and
a challenge that every thinking young
person should heed.
Marie Tom and Edwin Owyang
then presented a group skit depicting a
camp-fire scene. What happy memories
for those who have had the privilege to
participate! The sparkling round of
songs and jokes concluded in a denoue-
ment of witty announcements by the
Richfield Reporter, Robert Poon.
Miss Fong then encouraged the spec-
tators to be active participants in just
such an attractive atmosphere at the ne|t
conference. The banner donated by
Consul-General C. C. Huang and other
money prizes were announced as rewards
for the largest number of delegates from
the different competitive groups.
A series of moving pictures were dis-
played by Dr. Forbes showing the Con-
ference grounds and a group in active
session. In conclusion the audience re-
luctantly winged their way back to the
social hall and spent the remainder of
the evening playing games. Make this
Lake Tahoe trip a reality on August 2-9
was the determination deeply imbedded
in the minds of everyone before they
took their departure.
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liberal leader now in power. The United
States delegation will include Chester
Rowell, editor of the San Francisco, and
an authority on Far Eastern affairs.
Dr. Sze Advocates
New Treaty
Speaking before the graduating class
of the Duke University in North Caro-
lina, Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Ambassa-
dor to the United States, deplored the
violation of treaties among nations and
proposed a conference of all countries
to bring about a new international order.
He told the graduating class that
there were "situations, territorial and of
other kinds" in different parts of the
world, and that they were, when viewed
objectively, "highly unsatisfactory." How-
ever, he warned, "no reconstruction of
international order can hope to be suc-
cessful if its application is limited to the
West."
He concluded with an assertion that
"the creation of mutual cooperative re-
lations between the States, and the main-
tainence of peace among them, is funda-
mentally a task that the educational a-
gencies of the world must assume."
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OAKLANDER APPOINTED
COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER
After having been employed in the
capacity of social worker for the State
Relief Administration during the past
year, Harry S. Jue of Oakland recently
resigned to accept a oivil service position
with the Alameda County Social Welfare
Commission.
In the civil service examination held
for the position of case worker, Jue
rated third among the 140 applicants.
Because of his high rating and a record
of successful relationships with clients
of all nationalities, he was appointed by
the Alameda Board of Supervisors to
fill one of the two vacancies. Incidentally,
Jue is the only Chinese to graduate from
the University of California Profession-
al School of Social Work.
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June 19, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Pauline Lum, with 11,00 votes, was
crowned Queen at the Bakersfield Girls'
Social Club dance last Saturday. Edna
Jung came close with 10,500 votes and
Dora Leong with 7,450 votes.
The Los Angeles Tennis Queen Con-
test which ends on the 20th, brings to
light an active student who was secretary
of the graduating class of Santa Bar-
bara High School in 1933 and a member
of the California Scholarship Federa-
tion, Miss Barbara Jein. Since Barbara's
departure from the Channel City for
the southen metropolis, she has been ac-
tive as a member of the Mei Wah Club
and the L. A. T. C. of Los Angeles.
More recently, she was chosen as one
of the candidates in the L A. Queen
Contest. Santa Barbarans are indeed
proud of their Barbara, according to
word received from that city.
Miss Fannie Loo of San Francisco
spent a week as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Young Louie in San Luis Obispo.
Miss Loo is the sister of James Loo of
the Majestic Paste Company.
The Young Men's division of the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. is sponsoring a hike
on Sunday, June 21, to Rattlesnake
Camp in Marin County. Everybody in
invited. Bring along the boy and girl
friends and lunch, and have an enjoy-
able time, leaders of the event declare.
Amidst the roar of firecrackers and
much festivity, the wedding of Mr. Har-
old P. Gee, of 1096 Washington Street,
and Miss Lillian Jone, 136 Trenton
Street, San Francisco, took place at the
Moon Cafe on Jackson Street, June 9.
Celebrating their second wedding an-
niversary, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pong of
Salinas gave a dinner at their home last
Sunday. Among those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Lee King, Misses Mae Jang,
Mildred Jang, Mary Siu, Bafbara Lee
and Mr. Robert Horn.
Recently several miners near Grant's
Pass, Oregon, unearthed three old Chi-
nese coins, reminescent of the days of
1880, when many Oriental miners were
prospecting in that region.
TEACHER LEAVES
As a final event before Miss Celia Al-
len, teacher at Seattle's only Chinese
kindergarten, in the Chinese Baptist
Church, leaves, her pupils presented at
the church last Friday night, June 5th,
a pageant entitled "The Land Of Once
Upon a Time." For nine years Miss
Allen has fulfilled her duties as teacher
at the kindergarten. Next week she
leaves to attend the Berkeley Divinity
School at Berkeley, California, to become
a full fledged teacher of religious edu-
cation. Beloved by her pupils and their
parents, Miss Allen is being feted by
Chinese groups this week.
• •
WAKU SCHOOL IN CELEBRATION
The drum and bugle corps of the Wa-
kue School of Watsonville will partici-
pate in the gala Fourth of July parade
which will climax the three-day celebra-
tion of July 3-5 in that city. The July
1-th Dance will be held on the same
evening instead of on the 3rd, as in pre-
vious years.
Student body officers of the Wakue
School gave a beach party for the Chi-
nese graduates of grammar and high
schools last week at Santa Cruz.
• •
TO SPREAD CONFUCIANISM
To spread Confucianism to all parts
of the world, a Confucianist Society in
Peiping, China, is planning to finance a
mission which will visit Europe, America,
Japan and the Malay peninsula.
• •
Graduates of Garfisld High School
were guests at a dinner given by the Gar-
field Cathay Club, Tuesday evening,
June 9th at the Kiang Nam Cafe. About
twenty students were present as were
their advisor, Miss Marion Thompson
and high school princiapl, Mr. George
Porter.
Frank Young and his orchestra, a 9-
piece all Chinese dance band of Los
Angeles were engaged for three evenings
at the fashionable Mayfair Hotel Blue
Room. They were originally booked for
only one evening, a testimony to their
potential possibilities.
University of Washington and Seattle
public school classes closed Friday, June
12rh.
The party at the Goodfellows Club-
house proved to be the largest house
party in Los Angeles in many, many
years. Well over 200 people attended
the social. A cocktail bar was purchased
for the event.
Summer House For Children
During vacation time this year about
one hundred boys and girls of the com-
munity will have an opportunity, which
has heretofore been denied them, ef
spending at least four days in a summer
house across the Bay.
The lucky youngsters are the pupils
of the St. Mary's Chinese School and the
members of the various clubs in the
Catholic Social Center. Scores of boys
and girls have registered for this vaca-
tion trip and the first group, consisting
of girls, has already passed a delightful
week-end there playing games and hik-
ing under the warm summer sun.
Early this year the Rev. George John-
son, director of the Center, cognizant
of the fact that many of his charges be-
tween 12 and 15 years of age have never
had a real vacation all their lives and
had ben confined in Chinatown year in
and year out, without the benefit of ade-
quate sushine and fresh air, conceived
the idea of a summer house as a partial
remedy for this condition. Through the
generous contributions of friends of the
Center, sufficient funds were obtained to
rent and operate such a summer home
through June and July. The director of
the Center's social service bureau was
placed in charge of the place. The meals
are prepared by a Chinese cook.
For the minimum charge of one dollar,
each youngster can have the opportuni-
ty of spending four days at this place.
Already those boys and girls who have
registered for a four day stay are look-
ing forward with keen anticipation to
their trip.
• •
SEATTLE GRADUATES
Diplomas representing completion of
four years' study in Seattle high schools
will be handed to 13 Chinese boys and
girls during commencement exercises this
week. The graduates include: Garfield
High: May Lum, Tom Lum, Art Louie,
Moses Kay Louis and Paul Louie; Frank-
lin High: Josephine Chin, Eva Chin
and Lucas Chin; Roosevelt: Tom Hong:
Broadway High: Grace Chin and Am-
elia Lew, Susie Wong and Phillip Eng.
Mr. T. Ling Luke was the only Chi-
nese student to receive a B. S. de-
gree in Civil Engineering from the Uni-
versity of Washington at its commence-
ment exercises held June 14th at the
University Pavilion.
June 19, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Oakland Graduates Many Larry Chan With Tilton's
On June 11, Oakland Technical High
School graduated 19 Chinese students,
three of whom finished their high school
careers in three and a half years.
The graduation commencement was
held out-doors on the front steps of
Technical, the most beautiful of all Oak-
land schools. The graduates were clad
in purple and white gowns.
Honor students are: in the mathematics
department: Elwood Buck Chan, George
Chew (low senior), Samuel Dang (low
senior), Alfred Yee (low senior); art:
Elwood B. Chan and James C. Lowe;
science: Clifton Fong and Samuel Dang;
social studies: Harry Hoy Chung; lan-
guage: Sui Nam Yip (French); machine
shop: Edward Jog Quan.
Other graduates are: Edward Chew,
Bessie Y. Chinn, Edith M. Chinn, Dan
Que Jung, Elizabeth Dun, Helen K. F.
Lee, Low Hon Lee, Shane Lew, Beatrice
F. Lew, Ruth H. Lum, Henrietta C. Quan
and Jane C. Quan.
Technical Chinese students held their
annual "Farewell Seniors" get-together
on June 12, the last dav of school. There
were 12 members graduating. New club
officers are: Arthur Lee, president, Ma-
ble Chinn, secretary; Donald Lai and
Priscilla Lim, social chairmen; and Ge-
orge Chew, treasurer (re-elected).
• •
CHINESE BOY SCHOOL ORATOR
Monroe Jang, a student of Marysville
Union High School, was chosen last
week by three judges to represent Yuba
County in a public speaking contest
sponsored by the California Crusaders,
the subject of which is "American Citi-
zenship— and What It Means to Me."
• •
TAP LESSONS AT CENTER
Beginning Wednesday, June 17, tap
dancing lessons will be given at the Chi-
ese Catholic Social Center every Wednes-
day, from seven to nine p.m. in the
evening. The lessons are open to the
public as part of the Emergency Educa-
tional Program. Ballroom lessons on the
same night will also be continued
throughout the summer, it was learned.
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Larry Chan, that doughty troubadour
of the Chinatown Knights Orchestra and
called by many a fair damsel as the Chi-
nese Bing Crosby, was acquired by Til-
ton's Men's Clothiers this week as their
Chinese representative.
Calling attention to the fact that they
are on a drive to attract and keep more
Chinese customers, Tilton's made defin-
ite preparations for receiving Chinese
by providing them with the services of
Larry Chan. Tilton's, only a few months
ago, introduced a radical and new credit
plan that has since been adopted by
many stores. Simple and effective, it
offers "#5 down and #5 a month, re-
gardless of the price of the suit, with no
interest or extras" to their customers.
Already, Larry has felt justified in mak-
ing a startling announcement soon, one
which he hopes will produce the desired
results.
• •
FRESNO STATE
HONOR GRADUATE
Miss Eunice Mar, of Fresno, graduated
from the Fresno State College Friday
morning, June 12th, with scholastic hon-
ors. She won third highest honors in
a class of 208 graduates, making an av-
erage of 2.64 grade points for her four
years in college. She has the recogni-
tion of being the first Fresno Chinese to
be elected into The Key, national hon-
orary society. Miss Mar is a commerce
major.
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CATHAY CLUB
HONORS GRADUATES
In honor of the graduates of 1936,
the Cathay Club of Bakersfield was host
to thirty guests at a dinner dance at the
Mandarin Cafe.
Mr. Fred Wong, president, was toast-
master.
The graduates of 1936 are William
Jing from U. C. ; Edna Jung, Daisy Yick,
Edith Toy, Caeser Jung and Lawrence
Sue from Bakersfield High School; and
Margaret Lee from Junior High. Miss
Jessie Fung of Berkeley was the club's
guest.
• •
PAGING HARRY TOM
Party trying to locate the whereabouts
of Mr. Harry Tom who used to work
for Mr. J. C. Thompson of Chowchilla,
California. Please write to Mr. Thomp-
son in care of the Ambassador, 145 S.
Fifth Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, or
in care of the Chinese Digest.
San Francisco Graduates
Commerce^
Evans Leong, Peter Chong, Franklin
Ng, William Won, William Lai, George
Yim, Harry Louie, Ruth Wong, Pansy
Lee, Frances Chew, Nancy Wong, Jessie
Soo Hoo, Evelyn Chan, Grace Lee.
Galileo^
Mildred Gee, Annie Chu, Laura Le-
ung, Theodore Lee, Vivian Mar, Pearl
Fong, Louise Lee, Alfred Lee, Irene Lee,
Bernice Lee, James Lee, Wymon Won,
Samuel Wong, Wing Yee.
Lowell —
William Lem, Jonah Li, William Chan,
Herbert Lee, Harry Jue, Albert Lee,
Frank Lew, John Jang, Wallace Gee,
Lily Yee, Minnie Fung.
Mission —
Henry Wing Ow.
Poly—
Funston G. Lum, Sam Gim Lai, Fred
Hong Wong, Norman Gong.
(Bold face names indicate those who
intend entering institutions of higher
learning next fall.)
Girls' High-
Doris Chang, Ethel Gunn, Martha
Hee, Helen Lowe, Ruby Soo Hoo.
(No data available on whether mem-
bers of Girls' High are to continue their
education.
• •
Ying Wong is the only Chinese grad-
uating from the grammar school at Sal-
inas, receiving his diploma last week.
• •
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June 19, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
BAKERSFIELD BARN DANCE
Aside from the usual fancy parties or
dances to honor the graduates, the Girls'
Social Club of Bakersfield gave a "Barn
Dance'" June 7. The Associated Chi-
nese Club House was transformed into
a barn for this affair. With Leap Year
still in the offing, the girls dressed as
"old fashioned girls," escorted by the
boys dressed as "farmers/'
Straw hats and handkerchiefs were
presented to the boys as souvenirs. At
a late hour, each girl opened her basket
of lunch and served her partner.
Arrangements for the affair were made
by Miss Edith Lum, president.
• •
BOYS' CAMP FUND SHOW
For the purpose of raising funds for
the annual Boys' Camp in August, the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. is giving a big Mo-
tion Picture program on Saturday, June
27 from seven to eleven p. m.
Admission prices for adults will be
twenty-five cents and fifteen cents for
children. A large attendance of old and
young folk is expected, according to Mr.
Henry Tom, Boys' Activities secretary.
The program will feature several films
of well-known comedians.
• •
SACRAMENTO CHINESE
ON PROGRAM
On Monday night, June 8, the East-
ern Star of Sacramento sponsored a pro-
gram and had as its theme an Oriental
idea. Many of the local Sacramento Chi-
nese took part in the program. Mrs.
Howard Jan rendered vocal solos; there
was a Chinese dragon dance; and Gloria
Sing favored the audience with a tap
dance and acrobatics.
• •
CATHOLIC CENTER
DIRECTOR FETED
Members of the Chinese Catholic
Young Men's Association tendered a din-
ner in honor of the Rev. George W. P.
Johnson, C. S. P., last Saturday evening,
June 13, at the Sun Hung Heung Rest-
aurant The director of the Catholic
Center will be on furlough during June
and July, and the dinner was in the na-
ture of a farewell affair. Father Johnson
will resume his duties of directing St.
Mary's school and the social Center a-
bout the early part of August, it was
learned.
The dinner also honored several of
the Association members who were recent
graduates of St. Mary's. John Yehall
Chin, president of the Association, acted
as chairman.
Chung Wah Alumni
Third Conference
The Chung Wah Alumni Association
of San Francisco, comprising students
who graduated from or had attended at
least one year in the Chinese Public
Grammar School, 843 Stockton Street,
or the Chinese Central High School, 827
Stockton Street, has recently announced
that it will hold its Third Annual Con-
ference on Saturday and Sunday, June
20 and 21, 1936.
The program of the conference will
be as follows: Saturday, June 20: 12
noon, luncheon at Sun Hung Heung
Restaurant, 744 Washington Street. 1 p.
m. business session and election of
officers (place to be announced later).
7 p. m. recreation at Chung Wah Au-
ditorium. Sunday, June 21: 7 a.m., auto-
mobile tour of the East Bay and picnic
at Neptune Beach, Alameda (members
to meet in front of the Chinese Cntral
High School). 8 p. m. Reunion banquet
at Shanghai Low, 532 Grant Avenue.
• •
SHANGHAI IN WATSONVTLLE
The dance committee of the Watson-
ville Chinese Boys' Club released full
details of their coming Fourth of July
Dance. Striving to better the excellent
entertainment furnished last year by the
"Night in Hawaii" theme, the committee
is bending every efFort to provide those
in attendance with an evening of merri-
ment.
"A Night in Shanghai" has been sel-
ected as the guiding factor for this year's
feature. Although the dance will be
informal, Chinese costumes will not be
out of order. To stimulate interest so
that the spirit of the occasion will be
carried to the fullest extent, there will
be worthwhile prizes to those wearing
the best costumes.
Good music and entertainment, toge-
ther with a large array of door prizes,
insure everyone a good time. The dance
will be held in the spacious Watsonville
Women's Club from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Members of the club started their sale
of tickets last week, and their first in
complete returns were declared very en
couraging.
• •
Congratulations are besieging Rev. and
Mrs. T. T. Taam upon the arrival of a
six pound boy on June 1st. The new
afival is the young couple's second son.
Former Berkeleyans, they are now re-
siding in Los Aneeles, where Rev. Taam
is pastor of the Chinese Congregational
Church.
Hoo-Bowen Wedding
One of the loveliest June weddings was
solemnized at the Ebell Society Hall on
Saturday evening, June 6, when Miss
Elizabeth Hoo became the bride of Mr.
Henrye L. Bowen, of Oakland. Dr.
Charles Shepherd officiated. The mar-
riage culminated a schoolday romance of
the young couple.
The bride, gowned in exquisite white
bridal lace fashioned with high neck and
long pointed sleeves was given in mar-
riage by her brother, Mr. A. Marshall
Hoo, of Santa Monica. She wore a
long tulle veil with a halo effect caught
with dainty orange blossoms, an old
fashioned bouquet of gardenias, lilies of
the valley, bouvardia and sweet peas.
Miss Margaret Tom, cousin and attend-
ant to the bride, was dressed in flesh pink
marquisette tulle and carried enchant-
ress carnations and sweet peas. Miss
Joyce Wjy<e and Miss Janette Wing,
flower maidens, wore long taffeta princess
frocks in turquoise and peach and carried
quaint nosegays of bouvardia. Mr. John
W. Won, brother-in-law of the groom,
was best man.
The wedding was a candlelight service
performed against an improvised altar
of palms and greens banked by large
white urns of blue delphinium and pink
gladioli. A dance reception followed
after which the bridal couple slipped
away on their honeymoon to Southern
California. They will reside in Berkeley.
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June 19, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 7
TEA AN D LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
All evening during the dance we were
watching for someone to fall on the slip-
pery floor. Just when we gave up hope
for excitement of any kind and ceased to
look, lo and behold, "Wop" took a grace-
ful (?) nose-dive! What was embarrass-
ing was that his partner managed to
keep on her FEET. Probably he saw
a dirty spot on the floor and sat down
to wipe it.
And then A. L. who was seen at the
dance with (?). That wasn't so bad
if he didn't cancel one date on the pre-
tense that he was suddenly called to work
that evening. Say, it suddenly dawned
on me (no, not the song) that it might
be work to dance with that particular
party (?). But suppose the young lady
he first asked went out of her way to
spruce up and then was notified that
it was all off? Well, you have my sym-
pathy, or sumthin'.
After the dance it seemed that the
revelers all went up to the Lotus Bowl
for their midnight chow. And to the
manager's horror the cupboard went
as empty as the one old Mother Hubbard
had. Why? Well, it seems that Eddie
anticipated the group but before they
came another bunch came up and nearly
ate up all the food. (P. S. Eddie now
has a BRAND NEW ice box that holds
THREE times the amount that the old
one did) .
Flitting to and fro at the Square and
Circle Anniversary dance were a large
number of prominent Chinese people.
(We won't tell what they did, because
this correspondent has a better hiding
place than the well-known San Francisco
woodpile. Need we say more?)
Edgar Lee from Portland, and inci-
dentally our correspondent in that city
of roses, was seen giving "Em-Tee" plen-
ty of opportunity to observe the dance
from the balcony .... Who said our
professional people don't enjoy a good
dance? Ask Dr. Chang Wah Lee and
the Mrs., or if you're still doubtful, in-
quire of Dr. Alice Ah Tye, or Dr. James
Hall .... Dr. Alexander Balfour Chinn
seemed to think that his old track form
was still good, for he was in there, fight-
ing valiantly with friend wife, Hele"h,
for a clear track on the "inside lane."
Dr. Margaret Chung looked charming,
and guess who was also there, and we
believe, at Dr. Chung's invitation? Good
'old' Jim Musick, skipper of the good
ship "China Clipper" on her maiden
voyage to Manila .... And Dr. Daniel
the Yuke came all the way from Sacra-
mento to show that he felt Sacramento
needed a little vacation, and was gener-
ous enough to grant them one — much
to San Francisco's (let's skip it) ... .
We won't say that Mrs. S. T. Kwan came
all the way from Peiping, China, to at-
tend the dance, because some of you
might believe it, and we've always been
told to tell the truth (?).... Miss
Dorothy Gee was resplendent in manner
and congenial in the so large crowd ....
Our deputy consul, Patrick the Sun and
his little wife were there, and did we
hear more than one girl say that she'd
like to tug that moustash of his to see if
it were real? .... We tried to ask Consul-
General C. C. Huang, only he was so
busy dancing that we couldn't get him
alone for a second. Seems like he takes
his dancing as seriously as he does his
driving, eh wot? .... Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Fong were there; but they were
probably worrying whether their child-
ren were fast asleep or not, or whether
their covers were still on. They were sel-
dom on the floor except between dances.
Can it be that "B. S." can't dance? Or
is he anticipating lessons from the in-
structor of the "Y" ballroom, dancing
class? .... The newly-weds, Charlie
and Choy Kin Hing, came out of hiber-
nation to attend — and left early (or ear-
ly?) . . . . Our William McKinley Chinn
and wife, Lily, did come all the way out
here from Fresno to be there, although
in the hustle and bustle it seems that
someone told us that poor William had
to get a new suit — seems like he forgot
to bring his — and that good oV Pat Sun
was the Samaritan that took him down
to be "measured" for a fit (and did it
fit!) .... Stanley Moy was there; any-
one could see him, even those in the
basement say they saw him .... We
could have gotten the whole crowd name
by name, but the janitor finally saw us,
and escorted us out in regal manner,
via the front entrance .... but we just
couldn't let him chase us out without,
first, a word about the club president,
gracious Mrs. Ira Condit Lee. She is to
be congratulated for doing a good job.
It was a solemn promise that we made
as we were being shown the way out that
if we had been girls, our first move would
have been to crash into the membership
of the club. As it were, we had to be
content with only enjoying their social
functions on the sidelines .... And
Miss Beatrice Lee. Who is she? Why,
the social chairman who gave you such
a swellegant evening; who made possible
the punch that you and you all partook
of (yea, even we tried bottling some,
only that was when the attendants came
for us) ! Ho, hum — as our good friend
Mac (in) Tyre of Noo Yawk would say —
"and so to bed."
SQUARE & CIRCLE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER
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June 19, 1936
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CORRESPONDENTS AND
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....Fresno-
....Oakland....
Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
Allen Lew
....Portland....
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....Salinas....
....Seattle....
Edward Chan
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....New York....
Sacramento....
Annabelle Wong
Ruth G. Fong
CHINA KNOWS BETTER
Despite ominous reports that the Kwangtung and
Kwangsi troops are marching against Nanking to force
the central government into an open fight against the
Japanese, other and more reliable reports have it that
no such an event will likely happen.
While press and public decry the moves of Chinese
troops, a few calm heads know that an open conflict
between South China and Nanking is unlikely. Who
would benefit more by such a move than the Japanese
themselves? From many sources rumor has it that
the Japanese were the secret fingers that causd the
moving of Chinese troops. It remains to be seen whe-
ther the Chinese as a whole will restrain their patience
and await the building up of sufficient power to resist
foreign invasion.
But come what may, one thing can be depended
upon. China will emerge more powerful and united
than ever before. Then, too, the meeting called for
July 10 should promote a better understanding between
the north and the south. Plans will be laid and the foun-
dation made for some future that only the ones who
have actually contacted and experienced the political
moves of a nation can understand. Meanwhile, the
Chinese people abroad can best help China by standing
by their everyday tasks, and doing nothing to further
distract an already overwrought Chinese cabinet.
For after all, who is better able to judge the moves
of China than those in China now?
HU SHIH, PHILOSOPHER
The recent announcement that Dr. Hu Shih,
"China's leading philosopher", will head China's dele-
gation to the Institute of Pacific Relations when it con-
venes on August 15 at Yosemite National Park comes
as a welcoming note to many. The fact that he heads
the Chinese delegation sets at rest any uneasiness caused
through apprehension of the selection China would
make.
All the more pleasing to local friends of the Chinese
people is the fact that Dr. Hu will address the Oakland
Forum after the Yosemite meeting, on September 1,
in Oakland. Those who have read of Dr. Hu's articles
and his philosophic sayings will be eager to attend and
hear this well-known man personally. The complete
address will probably not be published in any paper,
but extractions and the highlights will be issued in this
paper shortly after the talk. The most controversial and
the most amazing announcement he has made in recent
years was in the June, 1936, issue of Asia. Under the
title of "If We Are Forced To War," he said in part,
"I have been for twenty-five years a pacifist and an
internationalist. My pacificism stood the test of the
'Twenty-one Demands' in 1915. Ten years later it stood
the test of the anti-British movement. It also stood
the test of the first three or four years of the Japanese
invasion of Manchuria and North China. But I must
confess that during the past six or eight months I have
found my pacificism fading away. Japan is forcing
China to fight — I can see no other way.
"That does not mean that I advocate war with Japan.
The question 'Must China fight Japan?' depends upon
another question: 'Can China find peaceful settlement
with Japan?' If we cannot get an affirmative answer
to this other question we shall be driven to the alterna-
tive of war."
Surely, if a pacifist such as Dr. Hu Shih — and we
must say that at one time or another he was accused
of being a little too much a pacifist — is in favor of the
alternative of war, one would wish to know what type
of a man dares make any prediction of such significance
at all. They could easily find out by attending the
Oakland Forum meeting on September 1.
And we can also predict that as long as we have such
outstanding men as Dr. Hu Shih, the future and post-
erity of China and its culture and art need never be
in doubt.
June 19, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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HOLLYWOOD
CHINGWAH LEE
EDITOR'S NOTE— "Ceramic Art", "Re-
member When", and "Chinese Discoveries
and Inventions" are meeting enthusiastic de-
mands from collectors and sinologists, and
we are happy to say that the writer, Ching-
wah Lee, has not more than half finished
each of the three series.
During his presen)f stay in Hollywood ,
where he is making a study of the movie
industry, Lee finds it increasingly difficult to
write without recourse to his files and private
library here in San Francisco.
However, he agreed to send us a series
of jocular jottings of life in the Film Capital,
for the balance pf his stay in the south at
least. In later issues he will report more on
the Chinese aspect of the movie industry, and
especially on the making of "The Good Earth".
In making the "Good Earth" which
stars Paul Muni and Louise Rainer, Pro-
ducer Irving Thalberg and his assistant,
Albert Lewin, spared nothing to insure
accuracy of detail.
Three outdoor sets were made for this
picture, and the most important of the
three is a typical Chinese village at Chat-
sworth, thirty five mijes from the studio.
On this location fields were plowed
as far as the eye could see, and on them
were planted wheat and vegetables. Even
the distant hills were plowed, but on
them, only grass was grown.
The village itself is a collection of
thatched huts (mow liu), implement
sheds, shrines, and shelters. These are
not faked structures, but real buildings
of sun-dried bricks, logs, and bamboo.
The gardeners and watchmen sleep in
the huts at night.
Into this village were introduced pigs,
water buffaloes, mules, ducks, chickens,
pigeons, and gods. Some of the hens
are good layers, but extras see to it that
they become omelette in a very short
time.
Likewise, the corn, radishes, beets,
spinach, lettuce, cabbage, and celery from
this location have graced many tables.
Enough of them have been grown to
stock a good sized market.
An artificial stream runs thru this
village. The water is made to circulate
with powerful pumps, and the water bill
for the stream and the farm is sixty
dollars a day.
Installed on the bank of the stream
is an ox-operated water-wheel, called a
"coffee grinder" by witty executive Mar-
vin Steward. This wheel was imported
from China and reassembled here by
skilled carpenters.
In making the locust scene, Johnny
Millers, hard working prop man, has to
supply an army of grasshoppers. He
pays five cents to school children for
each grasshopper, and some of them
realized a tidy sum.
A director is a sort of almighty lawd
of the sky and earth on location. Direc-
tor Sydney Franklin would say to the
production manager something like this:
"This field of grain has grown too ripe.
I want them at least three weeks younger
by tomorrow morning."
Immediately Assistant Director Boswell
would send forth an army of painters
who spray the grains with green paint
until they appear young again. For a
storm scene Bossy would summon eight
powerful fans operated by airplane mo-
tors, and dozens of fire hoses and
sprinklers. At full blast no one can
walk across the field without knowing
something about flying thru the air with
the greatest of ease.
The next morning was a cloudless one,
but Carl Freui.d, champion cameraman,
wanted some clouds over the hills. To
make stars and the army of extras wait
for clouds to show up would be an ex-
pensive proposition. So an airplane was
chartered to lay a smoke screen over the
hill tops.
One day Director Franklin assembled
scores of farmers on the top of a high
hill and told them to look down toward
the valley with expression of fear or
miscomprehension. They are supposed
to be looking at an army of refugees
going south.
In the cutting room this scene was
followed by a long shot of marching
refugees taken in China. In other words,
the farmers were looking at a mob more
than six thousand miles away.
It was noon, and lunch was announced.
The extras made a bee-line to the serv-
ing tables. Two trucks from the Victor-
Lewis Catering Company brought out
hot lunches with great dispatch.
Typical menu: hot roast beef, mashed
potatoes, string beans, bread and butter,
lettuce salad, ice cream, milk, coffee.
There is also a canteen selling soft
drinks and smokes.
How do the workers go to location?
At four or five o'clock in the morning,
the camera and sound trucks, the equip-
ment trucks and the wardrobe trucks are
assembled at the studio and after inspec-
tion they are the first to leave.
Then studio limousines carry the car-
penters, painters, electricians, sound and
camera crew, the grips, the make-up art-
ists, and the prop men.
Other limousines call at the home of
the stars, the feature players, the tech-
nical advisors, the camera man, the dir-
ector and his assistants.
Meanwhile two or more busses are as-
sembled in Chinatown in front of Tom
Gu'bbins Booking Office to receive extras
and stock players.
As each car enters the ground, a cop
inspects the car carefully. After all, a
lay-out costing $65,000 to build cannot
be exposed to careless sightseers and
souvenir hunters.
• •
PASADENA HOST
TO CHINA SOCIETY
Special music was presented at the
June dinner meeting of the China So-
ciety of Southern California with the
Pasadena Chapter acting as host. The
dinner was held at the new Odd Fellows'
Hall in Pasadena. Approximately fifty
percent of the attendants were former
residents of or have traveled in China.
After the Chinese dinner, the male
quartette of the Pasadena Chapter, com-
posed of Elmer Prual, Harry Twogood,
Archie Ruggles, and Howard Darm,
made their first public appearance under
the direction of Roy Ver Bebeck Rhodes.
They sang two Chinese songs with the
lyric translated from the Chinese into
English by General Ting Tsui Tu and
Mrs. H. W. Twogood. The audience
joined in community singing.
Mrs. Chi Ting Kwei of Wuchang de-
lighted the audience with her "Impress-
ions of America." The main speaker
of the evening lecture on "The Philo-
sophy of Lao Tzu," was Professor Tsing
Yuan-ni of Huchow. Due to the absence
of Dr. J. E. Gossard, chairman, Mr.
Truesdell presided.
Officers of the Pasadena Chapter that
made this meeting successful were J. E.
Gossard, M. D., Chairman; C. T. Meng,
vice-chairman; Miss S. M. Bosworth,
vice-chairman; Miss Betty Truesdell, se-
cretary; H. W. Twogood, treasurer; Mrs.
W. N. Crawford, program chairman;
and C. C. Tan, assistant program chair-
man.
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CHINESE DIGEST
June 19, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
60 YEARS, 400,000,000 LIVES—
When one speaks of China today,
whether of its present widespread famine
and flood in the north or of banditry in
the interior provinces, one speaks of those
who have died or who have participated
in this and that movement or campaign,
not in terms of mere hundreds of thou-
sands, but hundreds of millions. The
unfortunate people who have died in the
present famine are estimated to be some
20,000,000, while the poor who have
turned to banditry or become communist
soldiers are reported to anywhere over
the millionth mark. Mention of births
or deaths are always above seven figures.
Even so, some statistics recently given
out by Professor Chiao Chi-ming of the
College of Agriculture and Forestry of
the University of Nanking, will astound
many by their colossal figures. For, ac-
cording to Professor Chiao, war, pesti-
lence, drought, flood, and other calami-
ties of nature in China during the past
60 years have killed no less than
400,000,000 Chinese. This figure is about
nine-tenths of China's present popula-
tion, according to a recent official census.
This astounding assertion is based on
many years of research and special
studies by Professor Chiao and his stu-
dents in Nanking University's college
of agriculture and forestry.
Professor Chiao 's studies led him to
the conclusion that China has an annual
natural population increase of 10.7 per
1,000 persons, thus requiring only 53
years for such a country to double its
population. He stated further that in
this population increase China in only
second in the world to Soviet Russia,
which should double its population in
27 years. Japan should require 54 years,
the United States 99, Germany 116,
England 142 and France 289 years.
Professor Chiao pointed out that in
1842 China's population was roughly
estimated at 404,946,514, whereas recent
figures compiled by the ministry of the
interior place the figures at 446,949,83 2,
which indicates — if these figures are any-
where near correct — that there has been
a slight increase in the country's popu-
lation during 68 years.
Recent estimates place the amount of
cultivated land in China at 1,373,986,240
mow (one-third of an acre) while pre-
vious statistics set the figure at 1,248,-
781,000 mow. And speaking on the basis
of the cultivated land in the country,
Professor Chiao declared even the present
number of Chinese people to be excessive.
He supported his assertion with various
statistical data compiled by himself.
(For those interested in the study of
land and population in China it would
be interesting to compare Professor
Chiao's data with the statistics for the
same subjects as set forth in the "Econ-
omic Handbook of the Pacific" published
only 2 years ago.)
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A POSTSCRIPT TO THE
LATE HU HAN-MIN—
Much has been written of the fact that
several of the hard-fisted dictators in the
world today started their careers as jour-
nalists. Hitler, many years before his
Munich Putsch, edited propaganda or-
gans and prepared the way to power by
the written word. Mussolini, long before
his march to Rome, was a newspaper re-
porter and later editor and learned the
power of printed words to prepare his
people for Fascism. Stalin, third of this
triumvirate, was also a journalist before
Lenin's demise and before any Russian
commoner dreamed that the great Trot-
sky could be driven into exile.
In the hallowed records of the Kuo-
mintang (Nationalist Party) the name
of the late Hu Han-min will always oc-
cupy an eminent position as one of Sun
Yat-sen's most faithful followers and a
pillar of the party. In the annals of
China's modern history, however, Hu
could not be considered either as a great
politician or an outstanding statesman.
As a founder of the Kuomintang, Hu
began his political career as a staunch
revolutionary, fighting, mostly with the
Den, for the overthrow of the decadent
Manchu empire. Ironically, he died still
a revolutionary, only this time he was
fithtin? against forces in China which
h? considered to be inimical to the wel-
fare and progress of the country.
Though Hu Han-min never attained
to dictaorship of any kind he must be
eiven credit for being a seasoned propa-
gandist of the written word and as such
h=d influenced a large group of China's
educated class in spreading democratic
ideals.
It was in January, 1906, that the Min
Pao (People's Journal) the Kuomin-
tang's first propaganda paper, was
founded in Japan, then the basis of Sun
Yat-sen's revolutionary organization. On
the Min Pao's editorial board were Wang
Ching-wei. Chang Jeng-lin, Chu Chih-
hsin, and Hu Han-min. Wang was the
controversialist of the organ, chief ex-
ponent of the idea of Republican Na-
tionalism. Chang was a scholar who
delved into the Chinese classics for re-
volutionary ideas, and effectively attacked
the Manchu dynasty on the basis of his-
torical data. Chu, sociological-minded,
interpreted the social ideas behind Sun
Yat-sen's political and economic princi-
ples. He first introduced the Marxist
method into Chinese social thought and
it was inevitable that to him Sun's
Principle of the People's Livelihood was
akin to State Socialism. Hu, last of this
original quartet of Kuomintang journal-
ist-propagandists, then studying law, poli-
tics and economics in Tokyo, wrote most-
ly on International Law. Even before
this time however, Hu had had news-
paper experience, for shortly before he
went to Japan in 1902 he was the editor
of a paper in Canton called the Ling
Hai Pao.
When Hu Han-min died last month,
after one of the stormiest careers in poli-
tic Kuomintang China has ever wit-
nessed, he was still a journalist. After
his last political split with Chiang Kai-
shek in 1931, Hu went into voluntary
exile for a time. When he returned from
Europe he launched the San Min Chu I
(Three People's Principles or Triple
Demism) monthly in the south. The
magazine was supposedly devoted to the
interpretations of Sun Yat-sen's political,
social and economic theories; but in real-
ity he was using it as a personal organ to
attack what he felt was Chiang Kai-shek's
personal dictatorship, his "corruption of
the central government and his betrayal
of Sun Yat-sen's ideals." The magazine,
however, contained many worthwhile ar-
ticles and was extensively circulated
throughout South China and among the
overseas Chinese.
Though a life-long revolutionary, Hu
Han-min was a scholar and not a mili-
tary man, and it was fitting that when
he passed on he was still wielding that
innocent-looking instrument which has
ever been and always will be, mightier
than the sword.
HOWARD MACEE
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
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CHINATOWNIA
Chinese Make-up
No Longer Problem
The filming of "The Good Earth" has
resulted in a new discovery in the art
of facial make-up, according to a first-
hand report from the cinema capital.
When MGM was ready to film this
tale of a Chinese farmer, with occidental
stars taking the leading parts, the dif-
ficulty of making the stars look con-
vincingly Chinese was still a pressing
problem. But it was eventually solved
when Jack Dawn, head of the make-up
department, who had labored day and
night for many moons to concoct the
right formulae, announced that he had
succeeded.
According to the discoverer of this
new technique in make-up, the facial
appearance between a Chinese and a
European lies primarily in the fact that
the former has eyeballs on a level with
the bridge of his nose. Therefore, if
the make-up artist could build up the
inner eye corners of .actors and actresses,
he could Orientalize them.
The technique of this new make-up,
Mr. Dawn explained to the jubilant
studio officials, is as follows: First a mask
of the actor's face is made from which
the eyes are built up as desired. A
matrix is then made of the built-up mask;
the built-up part is removed and between
the mask and matrix is molded a bit of
thin substance resembling rubber which
fits perfectly into the very pores around
the actor's eye, and is kept in place with
make-up. The added substance takes
on the appearance of flesh, being warmed
by immediate contact with the actor's
skin, and flexes into natural wrinkles
with every wink of the eyes.
The inventor of this new make-up
declared that it has other applications
and may revolutionize this art. Mr.
Dawn has already patented his discovery.
• •
L. A. JUNE DANCE
The Annual June Dance of the L. A.
Tennis Club will be held this Saturday,
June 20, at the Westgate Masonic Hall.
The results of the Queen Contest and
the announcement of the winners of
the raffle prizes will be its main features.
Final plans were made at the last
meeting of the club which was held last
Sunday.
TROOP 45 SPONSORS DANCE
The alumni of Oakland Troop 45 is
sponsoring "A June Night of Dancing"
on Saturday, June 27th, at the Temple
of the Knights of Pythias. The pur-
pose of this social function is to raise
a benefit fund for the Chinese Scouts
with which to purchase outing equip-
ment.
In obtaining the Pythias hall the
Scouts have secured one of Oakland's
most familiar landmarks; the building
has a rich historical background. Dick
Johnson and his popular 10 piece swing
band will provide the syncopation for
the evening. The price of admission
is forty cents.
• •
LANTERN DANSANT SATURDAY
The widely heralded Lantern Dansant
will attract an anticipated record attend-
ance to the Oakland Elks ballroom on
Broadway at 20th Street this Saturday
evening, June 20. In conformance with
the theme of the dance the Chinese Cen-
ter has appropriately decorated the place
with hundreds of gaily lit lanterns.
The dance committee has gone to ex-
tensive details to assure its patrons of
a congenial evening. To aid the Ca-
thayan orchestra, an amplifying system
will convey the music acoustics to all
parts of the vast ballroom.
• •
MING CLUB HIKE
The second annual hike of the Ming
Club was held last Sunday. Ignoring
threats of rainy weather, 22 members
made the stratospheric climb up Mount
Tamalpais. Although lost in the fog
most of the way and at times drenched
by light falling rain, the hikers contin-
ued on. A dinner at the Far East Rest-
aurant rounded out the day's activities.
• •
CIVIC LEADER DIES
Mar Chong, prominent Fresno busi-
ness man, died June 13th at a local
hospital at the age of 62. He was born
in China and has been a resident of
California for forty years. He was prom-
inent in Chinese civic affairs for many
years, doing much to promote the build-
ing of the new Chinese Social Center.
He is survived by his widow, Leong Shee,
two sons, Allen C. of Fresno, Arthur,
in China and a daughter, Lois, also in
China.
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CHINESE DICEST
June 19, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Troop Three Meet Success
Now that the track and field meet of
Troop Three is history, plans are being
formulated for a bigger and better cinder
event next year.
"The meet this year was as successful
as we could expect," declared Don Lee,
who was in charge of it, "we are
sincerely hoping that all those who par-
ticipated this year will compete again
next season. And we would like to see
many more others enter, too."
There is a strong possibility that sev-
eral additional events will be added to
the program, such as hurdles, javelin,
hammer throw and two mile run. It was
learned that several events for girls may
be one of the big features for next year's
meet. The last time that a track meet
for the Chinese fair sex was held was in
1932 and 1933 in the Cathay Relay
Carnival.
Remember in 1932, when Esther Yee
of the San Francisco Mei Wah Club
romped to victory in the 50 yard dash,
followed closely by Alice Fong of Waku
and Ruth Young of the S. F. Chinese
Girls' Club? And Dolly Wong of Wa-
ku won the 75 yard dash, with Franche
Lee of Mei Wah second and Alice Fong
third? And remember Emma Wong of
Mei Wah, who took the broad jump
event with a leap of 12'2-|", with Alice
Fong and Clara Chew of Waku in second
and third places? And in the baseball
throw, Alice Fong threw the ball 185'2"
to win, with Florence Bowen of Waku
and Emma Wong of Mei Wah placed
in that order?
• •
SALINAS CHINESE NINE
DEFEATS JAPANESE
The Salinas Chinese junior baseball
team, under the coaching of Edward
"Lefty" Chan, opened its season by
trouncing the Japanese Y. M. B. A. nine
in a five-inning contest last week 10-4.
With David and Henry Chin leading
the murderous attack, fourteen hits and
ten runs were netted in the first three
innings, but they were held scoreless in
the latter frames. The Japanese tallied
a run in the third and three in the
fourth, but were never able to threaten
the lead of the winners.
Every player except Parker Chin, who
made one, collected two or more hits.
Aside from his heavy hitting, David
Chin hurled a nice game, striking out
seven batters in a row. Henry Chin
clouted two out of three, while Dicky
and Gene Yee turned in sparkling plays.
American Prep Team
Defeats China In Meet
In as unique a meet as has ever been
held in track and field history, the Hill-
house High School of New Haven, Con-
necticut, defeated the Yali Middle School
of Changsha, China, last month by a
final tally of 87-17. The Hillhouse ath-
letes ran off their events on a Saturday
while the students in China held theirs
on a Monday afternoon (2:30 a.m. Day-
light Saving Time), with a large group
of British sailors furnishing the oppo-
sition.
Results of the international meet at
the two different places were cabled. The
exceedingly poor performances of the
Yali School may be explained by the
fact that the track in Changsha was ex-
ceedingly wet. Originally planned for
the same Saturday, it was postponed to
Monday on account of heavy spring rains.
Star Yali performers were Captain
Cheng Chang-hsin, who broke the broad
jump record of the meet with a leap of
20' 11", five inches better than the pre-
vious mark; and Tseng Hsien-chieh in
the javelin, tossing the spear 132'2".
Second places were won by Tang in the
javelin, and Hwang in the pole vault,
while Yang took a third in the shot put.
In all other events, the Hillhouse boys
made clean sweeps.
• •
CHINESE SPORTSMEN CLUB
At a special Sportsmen Club meeting,
James Chang, manager of the Hangchow
Company at 570 Sutter Street, donated
a perpetual gold skeet trophy to be a-
warded to the winning team at the an-
nual skeet shoot to be held between the
Chinese Sportsmen Club of San Fran-
cisco and the Golden Gate Gun Club of
West Alameda.
In presenting the trophy to Dr. D. K.
Chang, president of the club, and Mac
SooHoo, chairman of skeet shooting,
Mr. Chang remarked, "I am donating
this trophy to further the interest among
Chinese in shooting and to cement the
friendship now enjoyed by our Chinese
Sportsmen Club with the Golden Gate
Gun Club."
Mr. SooHoo announced that there are
places on the Chinese skeet shoot team
open, and all those interested in the
"Sport of Kings" are cordially invited
to participate. Information will be glad-
ly given at the club headquarters, 156
Waverly Place, San Francisco.
Chinese Y. M. C. A.
Sponsors Marathon
In conjunction with the celebration of
its 25 th anniversary, the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. of San Francisco is sponsoring a
Marathon in Chinatown which will be
held on Saturday night, July 11. Entries
are scheduled to close on Wednesday,
July 8.
To the first ten to cross the finishing
line, trophies and medals will be award-
ed, while to all who finish after the first
ten, prizes will be given. An entry fee
of thirty-five cents will be charged for
each entry, and the Marathon is open
to all Chinese. There will also be special
awards to the club scoring the highest
number of points. Out-of-town clubs
and organizations are especially invited
to join.
All awards will be presented on the
same night at an invitational dance at
the Chinese "Y", the final affair of the
entire week of July 6-11 in observance
of the silver jubilee.
Complete details, rules and regulations
may be obtained from Mr. Henry Tom,
boys' activities secretary, Lee Crichron,
physical director, or William Wong, at
the Chinese Y. M. C. A., 855 Sacramen-
to Street, San Francisco.
• •
Jenny Chew in Net Finals
Jennie Chew, the sole survivor in the
City Playground Tennis Tournament- re-
presenting the Chinese Playground, last
Saturday wo her semi-finals match at the
Argonne Playground by a score of 7-5
and 6-2, thereby becoming the first Chi-
nese girl to reach the final round in that
tourney, in class III.
In reaching the finals, Miss Chew suf-
fered the loss of but one set. In the first
round, she won her match by the score of
6-4 and 6-3, the second round 6-2,
4-6 and 6-3, and her third round 6-4
and 6-3. Miss Chew will play for the
title this Saturday, June 20.
Both Jennie and Henrietta Jung are
in the quarrer-finals of the Examiner
tennis tourney, the former winning her
match 6-2 and Henrietta won hers 6-0,
last week.
The following boys are entered in the
State Tennis championships scheduled
to open tomorrow, Saturday: Henrietta
Jung in the girls' class, Arnold Lim and
Faye Lowe in the boys' class, Erline Lowe
in the junior girls' group and Ben Chu
in the junior boys'.
June 19, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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SPORTS
Interest In Tennis Growing SPORTS SHORTS
By Vincent Chinn
With the approach of summer, ten
nis once again will hold the attention
of sport enthusiasts of Chinatown. The
spotlight now shines on such net stars
as Erline Lowe, Lucille Jung, Ben Chu,
John Tseng, Walter Wong, Thomas Le-
ong, John Lee and others who have been
enjoying a successful season.
Not since the days of Charles Lee and
Lee Ting have we such an array of fine
players. The reason for this develop-
ment is not difficult to perceive. Perhaps
much credit should be given the "307"
organization. For it was through their
untiring efforts that the first tennis tour-
nament took place in San Francisco. It
was their purpose to develop younger
players and to create a better interest
in tennis. The results were immediate,
tennis becoming more and more popular
each day. From the unknown ranks
emerged such stars as Arthur Lum, Leon
Shew, Tahmie Chinn and Walter Wong
who all carried off honors in the various
tournaments held in later years.
When the Hon. Chen Chang Lok was
sent over from China to assume the post
of Consul-General a few years ago, it
was a fortunate thing for our so-called
tennis circle. He saw the possibilities in
many of the young players and wanted
to help them. With this object in mind,
he gave us the Chinese National Open
Tennis Championship in 1934, setting
a precedent which he hoped his success-
ors would follow.
At present it is rumored that a tour-
nament under the joint sponsorship of
the Chitena and N. S. G. S. will take
place this summer. If this does mater-
ialize, it would be most advantageous to
the younger players. After all, one of
the purposes in participating in a tour-
nament is to be able to play against the
different types of opponents and under
varying conditions. Nothing brings out
a young performer better than a variety
of rivals to play against. So, no matter
how much one practices it remains for
match play to produce the greater a-
mount of improvement in one's game.
Perhaps before the year ends, we may
have an another unknown added to the
long list of champions.
Ping pong and volleyball tournaments
are being sponsored by the City Play-
ground Commission for July, during va-
cation time, it was learned through Oli-
ver Chang, Chinese Playground Director.
The big California State Tennis
Championships are slated to begin on
Saturday, June 20. Several Chinese boys
and girls are expected to be in the thick
of the batde.
On Monday, June 22, the Rollerland
is expected to hold a large crowd of
skating enthusiasts, as a Skating Party
is being sponsored on that night by the
Mission High Chinese.
Tennis matches are being negotiated
by the San Francisco Chinese Tennis
Association with the Chinese Tennis Club
of Salinas, California.
Quarter finals of the Chinese Chess
tourney of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. are
now being played in the Men's Lobby.
Ssmi-finals are slated for sometime next
week, according to Daniel Yee, who is
in charge of the tourney.
The Chitena is reported to be negoti-
ating for matches with the Portland Wah
Kiang Club Netsters, which may be
scheduled in the near future.
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"Y" Team Second
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. Swimming
Team captured second place in the Nor-
thern California Swimming Champion-
ships in a meet held at Berkeley last Sat-
urday.
Among the Chinese boys who took
first places were Henry Yee, who won
the backstroke and the 20-yard free style,
in Class C; Andrew Leong, who won the
20-yard backstroke in Class B; and Har-
ry Chew, who was first in the Class B
40-yard free style.
The Class B Medley team of the Chi-
nese took second, the team being com-
posed of Faye Lowe, Harry Chew, and
Franklin Sing. The Class C 80-yard
relay team also took a second, while the
Class B 160-yard relay squad came in
third. All participants who placed either
first, second or third were awarded me-
dals.
Berkeley won the meet, with Chinese
second, Sacramento third, Oakland
fourth, and Linden, fifth.
Special summer rates for three months
memberships in the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
are available to the public up to June
30, when the offer will be closed. For
the women's swimming class, the rate for
three months is $2.00. Summer rates
are also available for men, older boys
and younger boys, the rates being $5.00,
$3.00, and $2.00, respectively.
Alfred Wong received his star from
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CHINESE DICEST
June 19, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"QUOTES'
FIRECRACKERS
World Peace
"The whole breakdown of the effort
of the world to make itself safe from a
repetition of the catastrophe of 1914
began with the 'incident' at Mukden,
On September 18, 1931, when, in retalia-
tion from somebody's cracking 2 1 inches
of flange on a Japanese rail, a drunken
Japanese commander on the spot started
a war which led to the dismemberment
of China, the overthrow of the whole
system of treaties in the world, and the re-
pudiation of the obligation of nations
to tell the truth or keep their word.
" . . . . That the case was clear is dem-
onstrated by the fact that the nations
unanimously declared it clear, and that
their conclusion was unanimously con-
firmed by the Lytton Commission (in
which America was represented) after
an exhaustive investigation on the spot.
Either the whole world was wrong or
Japan was. Pending the long judge-
ment of history or the final pronounce-
ment of the Great White Throne, there
is no higher tribunal on earth than "the
opinion of mankind" and its verdict,
officially rendered, was 'guilty.'
"The League announced its conclu-
sions and the non-League nations ap-
proved them, so it was unanimous. And
then — nothing was done!
"(Now) The blatant annexation of
Ethiopia is immediately succeeded by the
increased mobilization of Japanese troops
in China proper. There is no reason
why Japan should refrain from doing
this except that it has promised not to
do it — and that is no longer a reason.
It can openly annex Manchuria when-
ever it likes, without breaking anything
but its word — which no longer counts.
If it chooses to conquer China — who is
qualified to cast the first stone even of
reproach? It already throws off the
mask in the fortification of the mandated
islands. Why not? There is nothing
in the way but truth and honor and
right, and these have vanished from the
standards of nations."
— Chester H. Rowell, in the S. F.
Chronicle.
China and Technology —
"It seemed at. one time as if there
was to be a rush of machinery into
China .... and with it we would see a
growth of technological unemployment,
but wiser counsels appear to have pre-
vailed. Though scornful comments are
heard from countries in which machines
This column is conducted for
the benefit of our readers, under
which they may submit suggestions
and comments on any and all
topics pertaining to the Chinese
people or country.
June 6, 1936
Editor of the Chinese Digest:
Members of Our Chinese Family:
Robert Dunn's essay and the response
by the Chinese students of Stanford give
one material for real thinking.
I fully agree with the students in their
viewpoint — after all, in our own coun-
try, filling our niche of service, what-
ever it may be, is the only place where
our real future lies.
In the United States, we find equality
of people and persons easily on paper,
but search as we may, it is rather obscure
in actual life.
So let us not be fooled by a mirage,
but set our faces toward our home land,
which is rich in untold opportunities for
all. We cannot all be leaders, some
must be oil for the smooth running of
the machine.
May we forget our petty differences
and unite for teamwork and be proud
of our country, and make others look
up to us.
Although a "toa jee doy" I can see
my future, and with cooperation may all
our futures be worth while endeavors,
strong in purpose and a credit to all. So,
when completed, our yesterdays will be
happy memories, today a pleasure, and
tomorrow a joyful anticipation.
Sincerely,
An Adopted Son,
George Grace.
Sacramento, Calif.
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are many and workers are few, China
prefers that machines should be few and
workers many — and may they long re-
main so! If China can absorb machines
slowly and fit them into its age-old sy-
stem, in which work as well as wealth is,
on the whole, evenly distributed, or at
any rate more evenly distributed than
it is in the West, it may succeed in mak-
ing machines really labour-saving and
not merely capital-saving, and so become
the world's teacher."
— The Rock (Hongkong Monthly).
GRADUATES OF SOUTHERN
INSTITUTIONS
Two outstanding Chinese students re-
ceived their Ph. D. from the California
Institute of Technology this week, C. C.
Tan in the field of biology and C. T.
Meng, noted for his recent invention of
the smallest radio tube in the world. Dr.
Tan will return to China soon, and Dr.
Meng expects to go East.
Henry Lee of L. A. will receive his
M. D. from the College of Medical Ev-
angelists this month. Lee was a member
of the Camp staff at Camp McCoy last
summer.
George Fay Lee of L. A. received his D.
O. degree from the College of Osteopa-
thic Physicians and Surgeons this week
(June 18). He is a member of the Lowa
basketball team and the Chinese L. A.
tennis team.
George Tong, star center of Lowa Club
of L. A. will graduate from U. S. C. He
is a former student of Lincoln High
School in L. A.
Elmer Chee, half of the first doubles
team of the L. A. Tennis Club will
graduate from Polytechnic High this
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CHINESE DIGEST
Pa«a 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Central Bank of
China Surplus
$1,500,000 Museum Started VITAL STATISTICS
More ehan #12,000,000 of surplus were
realized by the Central Bank of China
during the last year, according to a re-
port released by the local Banker's Asso-
ciation. A list of surplus made by other
banks were as follows:
Bank of China #1,000,000
Bank of Communications 1,300,000
Manufacturers Bank of China 900,000
Shanghai Commercial and
Savings Bank 840,000
Yien-Yieh Commercial Bank 800,000
Continental Bank 670,000
China and South Sea Bank 600,000
National Commercial and
Savings Bank 560,000
Agricultural 6C Industrial Bank 510,000
Ningpo Commercial Bank 310,000
Chung Foo Union Bank 290,000
Land Bank of China 280,000
Tung Lai Bank 270,000
Kiangsu Bank 245,000
Chung Wai Bank 210,000
Young Brothers Banking Corp. 200,000
Kiangsu-Chekiang Commercial
and Savings Bank 160,000
Shanghai Municipal 'Bank 140,000
Cultivation Bank 120,000
Industrial Development
Bank of China 100,000
Chung Hua Commercial
and Savings Bank 100,000
Silk Bank 90,000
Yung Heng Banking Corp. 78,000
Tung Ho Commercial
and Savings Bank 78,000
Takiang Bank 70,000
Yungta Bank 70,000
Bank of East Asia 60,000
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MANY CANTON CAFES CLOSED
Wholesale closing of more than half
of the famous tea houses and restaurants
of Canton, China, has caused 1,500 cooks
and waiters to be laid off. In prosperous
times, the eating places were well-patron-
ized, but with business in a depression,
many of these restaurants have been forc-
ed to shut down.
Pretty waitresses were employed a year
ago to attract business. Prosperity was
enticed back for a time, but it failed to
fight the depression. At present, the
restaurants and tea houses guild requires
each worker to contribute four days' pay
each month to help support the unem-
ployed members of the guild.
Nanking will assume a greater import-
ance as a cultural center with the com-
pletion of the National Central Museum,
which is now under construction. The
building will be completed in the spring
of 1938.
The decision to build the museum was
made by the Ministry of Education early
in 1933. In April of the same year a
preparatory committee, composed of
three members, Dr. Wong Wen-hao, Mr.
Li Chi and Mr. Chow Jen, was organized
to make necessary preparations. Later,
a construction committee was formed
with Dr. Wong as chairman and Messrs.
Cheng Tao-fan, Fu Ju-lin, Su-nien, Li
Shu-hua, Liang Su-chen, Lei Chen and
Li Chi as members.
In June, 1933, a sum of #1,500,000
was allotted by the Sino-British Boxer
Indemnity Refund Commission as an in-
itiation fund for the museum. In April
1933, a piece of land measuring 100 mow
situated inside the Chung Shan Gate,
was marksd out as the site to be used.
The design for the museum was sub-
mitted by Mr. Hsu Chin-chih, architect
of the Hsing Yeh Contractors. The
structure is of palatial style and is divided
into three main galleries, in which are
to be housed natural, cultural and handi-
craft objects. The whole plant is to
be fire-proof.
Collection of exhibits is understood
to have been started. Among the objects
already collected are the ancient treasures
unearthed by the Academia Sinica at
Anyang, Honan, the old measurement
and weight scales excavated in Kansu,
about 2,000 curios formerly in the po-
session of Mr. Ho, a famous art connois-
seur in Fukien, and the relics formerly
exhibited in the custody of the Relics
Exhibition House under the Ministry of
Interior.
Besides these, about 210,000 relics, now
being preserved by the Historical Muse-
um in Peiping, will also be transferred
to the new museum for custody.
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SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA:
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(San Francisco) June 23; President
McKinley (Seattle) June 24.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Har-
rison (San Francisco) June 19; Presi-
dent Lincoln (San Francisco) June 26.
"GOOD EARTH" BRIDE
HOMESICK
Mrs. Andrew Sue, wife of the popular
manager of Dresswell Shop in San Fran-
cisco, returned from Hollywood for a
couple of days' stay this week. She pro-
fessed to being "homesick", and returned
south after two days here. She plays
the part of a Chinese bride in one of
the scenes of "The Good Earth," with
Keye Luke as the bridegroom.
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June 26, 1936
Five Cents
CHINATOWN IN 1885
Harming bac\ to the days before the Fire of 1906, this photograph, lent
to the Chinese Digest through the courtesy of Mr. Mortimer M. Ewing,
Executive Vice-President of the Citizen's Federal Savings and Loan Associa-
tion, gives one a glimpse of the Chinatown that existed in the eighteen hun-
dreds. This picture, taken in 1885, is of Clay Street, just above Grant Avenue.
Note that there were two cable cars running on this street in those days, fust
in bac\ of the car coming up the hill may be seen part of the trees that re-
present Portsmouth Square, where many Chinese too\ temporary refuge in
1 906 when practically all the buildings in San Francisco were razed. In the
foreground is a Chinese in native costume, as are all others seen in the picture.
Thic\-soled Chinese slippers were also the vogue, and note that the sidewalks
were of board, while the street is of cobblestone. The characters to the right
of the picture is the name of a Chinese drug store, replicas still existing today.
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
June 26, 1936
FAR EAST
In a hectic week that showed both the northern or
central government troops and the southern belliger-
ent troops on the verge of starting a civil war, this
week's moves and counter-moves are but the prelimin-
ary to a final showdown that should take place very
soon.
Nanking has been handicapped by fear that a too
open move towards the South would precipitate events
in her own and more northernly territory and weaken
her frontier for further attacks by communist armies
that unceasingly threaten Shensi, Suiyan and Sche-
chuan and other nearby provinces.
Meanwhile, Japan took advantage of events leading
to possible prolonged internal strife in the south to
parade more than three thousand troops through Pei-
ping. Sending another warning from Tokio to China,
it warned that another incident like the one where a
Chinese customs cruiser fired on a Japanese smugglers'
vessel would lead to "serious consequences." In this
incident, a Chinese customs cruiser fired on a Japanese
vessel, the Daiei Maru, off Tangku, seriously wounding
two of the ship's crew and damaging the ship. The
irony of this matter was brought to light upon the
disclosure that the Japanesevessel was being used to
smuggle goods into China (see page 14).
Latest reports have it that Chiang's armies were con-
verging on Kwangsi from five different points, and
had amassed more than 80 airplanes and 30 tanks near
the border of Kwangsi.
Reliable information is received also that the South-
west Political Council adopted three principles on which
they will base their discussions at Nanking on July 10,
when the central executive committee of the Kuomin-
tang (Nationalist Party) is to hold plenary session.
The are:
1. A demand that Nanking immediately sever all
relations with Japan and lead China's armies into
open conflict in resisting Japanese invaders.
2. A demand that Nanking abrogate at once all
secret treaties with Japan, including the Shanghai and
Tangku truce pacts, (which ended hostilities between
the Chinese and Japanese in 1932 and 1933) and the late
agreement between General Ho Ying-ching, Chinese
war minister, and Genral Umezu, of the Japanese
army in China.
3. A demand that all movements by the Chinese
people for the nation's salvation be emancipated and
the right to freedom of speech by them be restored.
At this juncture, news is received that an anti-Jap-
anese demonstration in a railroad station at Shanghai
was immediately suppressed by government troops.
Through the air wire and radio news flashed to all
parts of the world of report after report on the events
of China.
TRIP TO CHINA FOR A STUDENT!
In furtherance to the editorial of May 8th in the
Chinese Digest with regard to the proposed arpilane
trip to China's Northwestern provinces, word was re-
ceived this week that the event will actually take place
in October of ths year. The tentative date has been
set for the tenth of that month. The revised list calls
for three students to make the trip, instead of a plane-
load specially chartered for the purpose.
In essence, the trip, sponsored by the Illustrated
Week-End Sporting World of Shanghai, intends to
select three college students to tour the northwest prov-
inces. The wnners of the contest to deermine the per-
sonnel of the trip will be taken to Sian and Lanchow
on airplanes of the Eurasia Aviation Corporation. A
program of conferences and observation will be pre-
pared so that the student travelers wll be able to appre-
ciate the beauty and importance of this vast and rich
area of China.
Next week the Chinese Digest will give further par-
ticulars of the trip and its purpose. The following rules
were presented by the Shanghai magazine to select
winners of the trip:
1. Any Chinese student, of either sex, attending any
college or university in Shanghai, including members
of the 1936 graduating class, may enter ths contest.
2. Each contestant shall compose and submit to the
Editor of the Illustrated Week-End Sporting World
an essay in English of not more than 1,000 words, to-
gether with a Chinese translation.
3. The subject of the essay shall be: "What The
Northwestern Provinces Mean To China."
4. Essays for this contest, with the Chinese transla-
tion attached, must be sent to the Editor of this maga-
zine and be received not later than August 1, 1936.-
5. Each essay shall bear the name (in Chinese and
English), address, sex, and age of the contestant to-
gether with the name of the institution he is attending,
and the class.
(Continued on page 6)
Many were by the Japanese Domei News Agency,
and only served to incite and create controversy as to
the authenticity of all reports.
On June 24, the Central Chinese Government charg-
ed officially that Japan was supplying arms and am-
munition to the rebellious Kwangsi province, which,
together with the other southern provinces, is causing
the present trouble.
Officials claimed having authentic information and
proofs that Japan had loaned Kwangsi more than five
million silver dollars (Chinese), secured by Kwangsi
magnesium mines. Part of the loans was in the form
of riflles, ammunition, airplanes, and other supplies
of that nature.
June 26, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Jennie Chew Wins Title
Jennie Chew, representing the Chi-
nese Playground in the City Playground
Tennis Tournament in Class III, was
crowned champion of her division last
Friday when she won her final match,
smothering her opponent Lilian Giavon-
etti of the Douglass Playground, at
James Rolph Playground, after losing
the first set by a score of 7-5. Jennie
came back strong to take the second
and third sets, 6-2, 6-1, with smashing
strokes and powerful drives.
As a result of her victory, Jennie will
be awarded a silver medal, while her
victim will receive a certificate. The class
III was composed of girls fifteen and
sixteen years of age. Jennie is the first
Chinese girl to be a title-holder in play-
ground tennis.
A San Francisco-born girl,, Jennie is
fifteen years of age and has been play-
ig tennis since she was eleven, under the
coaching of Fred Mar during her first
two years. She is now the possessor of
a fine and fast service, a strong back-
hand, and a dependable all-around game.
She is a High School of Commerce jun-
ior student, and works after school hours.
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COLLEGE PROFESSOR ARRIVES
Dr. Y. Y. Tsu, professor at St. John's Uni-
versity in Shanghai, China, arrived Tuesday
aboard the S. S. President Taft to attend the
Institute of International Relations at Mills
College.
Urging cultural understanding among na-
tions as the key to Pacific relations. Dr. Tsu,
who is director of the Y. M. C. A. and head
or the Pan-Pacific Association of China, de-
clared, "My interest is not so much in politics
as in the cultural relations between nations
along the Pacific and China."
A recognized authority on Asiatic affairs,
he will speak Friday evening at Mills College
in Oakland on the subject, "China's Major
Problems." On July 3, he will lecture on
"The Last Word From China," before the
Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
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Through the courtesy of the Chinese mer-
chants of Watsonville the Cathay Band of
San Francisco will march in the July 4th par-
ade. A concert will be rendered by the Band
in the City Plaza in the afternoon. They will
dress in their gay multi-colored Chinese cos-
tumes.
National Dental Convention
Holds China Night
Dr. Kim C. Wong, chairman of Chi-
natown, assisted by Edward Quon and
Clarence Chan, together with Dr. Raoul
H. Blanquie, general chairman, Dr. Ge-
orge A. Selleck and Dr. Leslie Parkin-
son, vice-chairmen, held a round table
session on the evening of June 22 to
make final plans and work out details
for the coming entertainment in China-
town for American National Dental
Convention delegates and their families.
Programme as planned:
5:15 p. m. Chinese Dinner in Chinatown
at various restaurants. Tickets $1.00 each,
obtainable at Civic Auditorium.
6:00 p.m. Chinatown Tour — famous Chi-
nese Joss House, Chinatown Telephone Ex-
change, Four Family Association, Mandarin
Theatre with a special performance for the
delegates and their families, and the Chinese
Six Companies.
9:00 p.m. Chinese Pageant — Cathay Band
in Chinese Costumes, Lanterns Parade, Floats.
Lion Dance, Fireworks, Actresses and actors
from the Mandarin Theater, Open exhibition
of Chinese gymnastic art by school children.
10:00 p.m. Fashion Show — 30 girls. Miss
Alice Fong, Chairman. Open-air street dance
on Waverly Place between Clay and Wash-
ington Streets. Distinctive dance music by
the Cathavans Orchestra in costume.
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Quong Sing, known as "The Mayor
of Santa Rosa's Chinatown," will leave
for China today (Friday) for Hongkong,
China and Singapore for a visit with
old friends and relatives.
A veteran Chinese merchant, he was
born in Oroville, on Admission Day,
1850, and for 58 years has made his
home in Santa Rosa. He plans on being
away for only three months. A good
friend of Congressman Clarence F. Lea,
he lamented the fact that he will miss
the return of his close friend from
Washington.
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CHINESE DIGEST
June 26, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Alfred B. Chong, local insurance man,
announced last week that he has taken
on a general insurance agencyship in
addition to his connections with the Kan-
sas City Life Insurance Company. Due
to the increased demands of his clients
for other forms of insurance, Mr. Chong
felt this addition to his work necessary.
Shee Loy Chan, brother of Won Loy,
honor student of Stanford University,
is in San Francisco for a several weeks'
vacation from North Bend, Oregon, the
brothers' home town.
He was accompanied by his father.
The family orchestra, composed of the
sons and daughters of Chan, is a well-
known and popular band in their town,
and have also frequently played for San
Franciscans. Their little star is Son Loy,
the tap dancer and mammy singer who
recently appeared with the O'Neill Kid-
dies Revue on the Warfield stage in San
Francisco.
A near casualty happened last Friday
in the apartment of Edward Quon, local
insurance broker.
In the course of listening to the de-
bacle of Joe Louis by Max Schmeling
over the radio, Quon and his friends
became so excited that they forgot all
about the roast that was in the oven.
Too late, they remembered, when smoke
came pouring out of the kitchen. A fire
alarm was turned in, and the blaze ex-
tinguished by firemen. Quon was con-
soled but little by the fact that he carried
insurance.
Most of the youngsters in the Chinese
colony of Seattle are attending vacation
school at the Chinese Baptist Church
every morning from nine to twelve. Be-
sides biblical studies, vocational subjects
are taught.
Miss May Sing of Seattle won second
place in the Statue of Liberty essay con-
test in high schools of the district. This
is sponsored nationally by the auxiliary
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She
was presented with a medal on June 10
at a Garfied school assembly, of which
she is a student, by Walter Daniels, de-
partment commander of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Mrs. Frank Mar of Seattle, with her
two children, Bryan and Barbara, and
her mother-in-law left for California last
Sunday. They will join Mr. Frank Mar,
who is studying in Oakland.
Officers for the fall term for Square
and Circle Club were elected last Sun-
dav: President, Mrs. Loy Kwok: vice-
president. Daisy K. Wong; recording se-
r-^*ary. He1°n Chan: corresponding se-
cretary, Helen Fong; treasurer. May
June: service chairman, Mable Mar;
social chairman, Mrs. James Mah.
Friends of Lois Mitchell Malkason,
former teacher at Commodore Stockton
School, will be interested to know that
she will sing over station KFRC on July
11 at 8 p.m. during Buddha's Marin-Dell
Amateur Hour.
In honor of Miss Dorothy Tom of
Oakland, California, a visitor in Seattle,
Misses Mary and Helen Hong of that
city gave a party at their home Wednes-
day night, June 17. A most enjoyabh
evening of dancing was had.
Members of the Chinese Presbyterian
Church of Oakland went on a truck ride
last week to Santa Cruz. Utilizing a
truck of the Chung Mei Home, the boys
and girls had a gala time, and arrived
home in the late hours of the next
morning.
In dainty pink and white checked
frock, little Shirley Jean, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wong, nee Irene
Chan of San Francisco, celebrated her
second birthday with a party given at
her home in Seattle Sunday, June 14.
15 boys and girls were present and the
tiny tots had a rollicking time playing
games and finishing the afternoon with
plenty of ice cream, cake and cookies.
Special entertainment has been added
to the Motion Picture program for rh/
purpose of raising funds for the Boys
Camp this summer to Camp McCoy.
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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED
A tea was held at the apartment of
Mrs. Milton Chin Sunda", June 14th,
announcing the engagement of Miss
Josephine Chinn, daughter of Mr. Chin
Fook Hing of Seattle, to Mr. Henry
Woo, son of Mrs. Woo Gen, also of that
city. At the same time guests were pre-
sented with corsages revealing the en-
gagement of Miss Ammie Law Yow to
Mr. Williard Jue, botn of Seattle.
Joe Shoong Presents Radio
To Public School
The Commodore Stockton School is
now on a par with the bettter elementary
schools in the city where children have
every modern facility assisting in the
learning process. Mr. Joe Shoong, prom-
inent Chinese merchant, has presented,
through Mr. T. Y. Tang, a beautiful
combination radio to Miss Croughwell,
the principal of the school to help her
give to the children of San Francisco's
Chinatown the best there is in modern
instruction that comes through the air.
Important speeches, prepared messages
for special occasions, and instructional
drama are now available to the children
assembled in the auditorium of the Com-
modore Stockton School.
Miss Croughwell wishes to express her
appreciation and that of her faculty to
Mr. Joe Shoong publicly in these col-
umns for his kindness and generosity.
To be sure, the parents of Chinatown,
also, are indebted to Mr. Shoong for his
interest in a forward and progressive
educational program for their children.
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NATIONAL LIBRARY
FOR NANKING PLANNED
A gigantic state-owned library, occupy-
ing a 30-mow premise, will spring up
in the Capital in 1938. Mr. Chiang Fu-
chung, Director of the preparatory office
of the National Central Library, Nan-
king, China, announced.
Prior to the completion of the build-
ing, a reading room will be opened this
coming fall whereby the 130,000 volumes
of books and 2,000 kinds of magazines
collected by the library will be placed at
the disposal of the public.
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COMPULSORY EDUCATION
IN FOOCHOW ENFORCED
A decidedly forward step toward the
elimination of illiteracy was taken in
Foochow when the Provincial Bureau of
Education put forth a set of regulations
governing the enforcement of compul-
sory education for schooj-age children.
According to the regulations, all child-
ren who have reached their school-a.ee.
with the exception of those who are
feeble-minded, or invalids, are to attend
school. Parents who do not allow their
children to enter school will be subject
to a fin?. Those chidrcn who can not
go to school in the day-time must attend
night schools.
June 26, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 5
CASTAGLIONE PAINTINGS
DISCOVERED IN PEIPING
Officials of the Palace Museum, which
occupies the once Forbidden City of
the Emperors of Peking, have discovered
in several of the dust-filled rooms sealed
to the public a number of valuable art
treasures of whose existence they were
unaware. Among them, according to
the Chinese press, are ten scrolls con-
taining paintings by the famous Jesuit
missionary to China, Father Joseph
Castaglione, whose artistic talent won
him great favor at the court of Emperor
Chien Lung. Castaglione died in 1766
after spending fifty years in China.
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MANDARIN THEATRE BOUND
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MISS FAR FEI NUNG
Arriving aboard the President Taft
this week was Miss Far Fei Nung, 20-
year-old Chinese actress, who has held
one shining goal before her since she
made her stage debut at the age of 13 —
to achieve sufficient theatrical fame to
be invited to appear in Chinese theaters
in America.
A few months ago she realized that
ambition when a bid for her services
came from the famous Mandarin Thea-
ter in San Francisco. She arrived here,
full of zest and enthusiasm.
Miss Far Fei Nung will start her local
engagements at an early date, directors
of the theater announce.
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Watsonville Dance July 4
As recently announced, the Watsonville
Chinese Boys' Club is sponsoring a dance,
"A Night in Shanghai," at the Watsonville
Women's Club between the hours of 9:00
p.m. to 2 a.m. The admission will be fifty
cents, with music furnished by the popular
S. F. Cathayans Orchestra. There will be a
prize for the best Chinese costume.
There will be cosmopolitan dancing on
the nights of July 3, 4 and 5. Many San
Franciscans anticipate spending the coming
holiday in Watsonville. The round trip fare
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CHINESE DIGEST
June 26, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Honoring the eleven Chinese students
who graduated from the University of
Southern California, a dinner was given
at Lucca restaurant on the evening of
June 10. The honored guests were in-
troduced by Mr. Eugene Choy, president
of the Chinese Student Club of U. S. C.
Misses May and Thelma Jung of Bakers-
field are spending two weeks in Los Angeles,
while Ruth Kim, formerly of Bakersfield,
was a visitor to her home-town on a recent
week-end. She is living in L? A. now.
Willis Wong of Bakersfield graduated from
a radio trade school recently in Chicago.
Albert Lee of Salinas has been seen around
town recently. He will stay for aonther week
to visit the sight of our city.
After the graduation exercises, a gay party,
with Miss Mabel Wu as hostess, was held at
the Hotel Ocean View, Monterey, last Fri-
day, June 19. Guests were Maye, David,
Stanley and Willie Chung, Frances Jung,
Paul Chin and Florence Wu of Monterey.
A graduation dance was given by the
younger set of Watsonville last week in honor
of the Misses Emma Shew, Marianne Dong,
Ruth Jang, Anna Chinn and the Messrs. Ed-
ward Chinn, Edward Wong, Henry Lew and
Bock Jang.
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"JUNE TIME IS DANCING TIME"
Climaxing the June month of success-
ful dances, on Saturday evening, June
27th, 9 p.m., the Alumni Scouts of Oak-
land Chinese Troop 45 will usher in
their outstanding social affair of the year
at the Aristocratic Castle of Knights of
Pythias, Twelfth Street at Alice, (oppo-
site Oakland's new Postoffice), in Oak-
land.
In cadence wih their theme "June
Time is Dancing Time" they have suc-
cessfully engaged Dick Johnson's 10-
piece Swing Bang to assist in their semi-
formal dance. The band leaders prom-
ised an evening full of surprise numbers.
In addition to the semi-formal dance
an array of prizes will be awarded to
the lucky ticket holders.
TTie public is cordially invited to at-
tend this dance, the proceeds of whic'/
will go to the Boy Scout Troop's Camp-
ing fund. Bids for the dance may be
purchased at the door.
O. C. S. C OPEN AIR MEETING
The Oregon Chinese Students' Club
of Portland, Oregon, held its regular
meeting at Mt. Tabor Park, Saturday,
June 13. This novel open air meeting
extended throughout the bright day,
and gave the students from out of town
and China an opportunity to play ball,
tennis and to view the scenery of Port-
land from its heights. Climaxing this
informal meeting and outing, Wilson
Leong gave a talk, the subject being "Op-
timistic Views About China's Condition
in Her Recent Struggle."
Essay
Rules
(Continued from Page 2)
6. The essays shall be addressed to the
Editor, Illustrated Week-End Sporting
World, P. O. Box 1929, Shanghai.
7. The Editor shall group the essays un-
der the various institutions represented,
and shall determine the best essay sub-
mitted by the students of each institution.
8. The essays selected by the Editor
of this magazine shall be submitted to
a board of judges, the personnel of
which shall be announced at a later date.
9. The board of judges shall deter-
mine and certify to the Editor of this
magazine, the three best essays so sub-
mitted to them.
10. The three winners shall be an-
nounced on or before October 1, 1936.
The journey to the Northwest shall start
sometime in October, 1936, to last about
ten days.
11. All essays submitted for this con-
test shall become the property of the
Illustrated Week-End Sporting World.
However, only two members will be
selected from China, the other to be
selected by judges to be announced later.
Qualifications for the representative
from the United States willl be published,
together with the rules, by the Chinese
Digest and some of the Chinese papers
of San Francisco, next week.
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Mr. Mortimer M. Ewing, a well-known
figure in San Francisco's Chinatown a
few years ago, is now Executive Vice-
President of the Citizen's Federal Savings
and Loan Association, on Market Street.
Many of his friends remember him
as the popular deputy superintendent of
banks in charge of liquidation. He han-
dled the liquidation of the Canton Bank
in 1928, when the bank discharged its
obligations a hundred percent on the
dollar, and later he spoke at vari-
ous times before the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
The Loan Association, at its recent
meeting of the Board of Directors, voted
a dividend at the rate of four percent
per annum on all classes of shares, pay-
able for the semi-annual period ending
June 30. At this meeting it was report-
ed that up to June 15, 1936, new loans
on small houses were made in the aggre-
gate amount of #285,177.07. New in-
vestments in their shares and increases
by their old customers for the same per-
iod amounted to #242,045.63.
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YOUNG CHINESE ORDAINED
TO PRIESTHOOD IN U. S.
A Chinese Catholic youth, Frater Syl-
vester Joseph Cheng, O. R. M. of Wu-
chang, province of Hupeh, was ordained
to the priesthood with eight other Am-
ericans into the Franciscan order at Old-
enburg, Ind., recently. He is the first
Chinese Franciscan to have the distinc-
tion of ordination in this country.
Fr. Sylvester was born in 1902 in a
village ten miles north of Wuchang.
When 12 years of age he chanced to meet
an Italian Franciscan missionary, Fr.
Angelico, became interested in the Cath-
olic religion and was instructed and later
baptized by the latter in 1915. Fr. An-
gelico met his death at the hands of ban-
dits in 1923.
Fr. Sylvester came to the United
States in 1928 to complete his studies
in philosophy and theology. He was or-
dained in Oldenburg by Bishop Joseph
E. Ritter of Indianapolis.
He will shortly return to his homeland
to assist his felow-Franciscan missionaric/
in the district around Wuchang.
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Of the 340.5 3 3 world war veterans
of foreign birth who have ipplied for
their bonus, 298 were Chinese born in
China, according to recent govern mi i
statistics.
June 26, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
One of the interesting features of the
Chinese Student Club of the colleges
of Southern California was the women's
track meet. In the 50 yard dash Barbara
Quon dug her heels in the soil to win,
while sister Emma barely lost out, be-
cause she didn't put enough rouge on!
Monroe Leung of L. A. is still denying
that he has a pretty blonde girl friend.
But many folks have caught him in
company with a very pretty little blonde
coming out of theaters, and other places
of amusement. 'Tis said she works with
him in a drug store.
The ROMANCE in Marysville is going on
the ROCKS soon. Now don't get me wrong,
I mean that the girl will soon wear a rock,
or sparkler, or ice, or to use the American
slang, "Diamond". Congratulations to you
two, and incidentally that takes one waitor
from the ranks.
AMong those seen at Monday's Skating
party: Frances Wong, Daisy Ng, Bob Wong,
Ethel Chinn, Maybelle Wong, Flora Chan,
Don Lee, Marie Tom, Ruth Young, Johnson
Chan, Mildred Gee, Stewart Pond, Jack Wong,
Herbert Lee and Albert Lew. Needless to say,
they all ate on the mantel the following day.
In Bakersfield there is a romance that seems
to puzzle the populace. That is, who is Law-
rence going with, Kathryn or Margaret?
What is the matter, Mr. L? Are the two girls
twins? Maybe in Turkey your problem won't
be so complex, you know — harem.
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VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on June 23 to the
wife of Harry K. Wong, 654 Jackson Street,
San Francisco.
A daughted was born on June 16 to the
wife of Wong Tong Fong, 874 Washington
Street. San Francisco.
An application for a marriage license was
filed a few days ago with the San Francisco
county clerk by Leong Gong, and Lo Shee,
both of 742 Commercial Street.
Piano Recital at Y. W.C.A.
For the enjoyment of the music lovers
of San Francisco's Chinese community,
the Chinese Y. W. C. A. will present a
piano recital with guest artists on Sat-
urday, June 27, at 7:30 p. m. Among
those who will contribute their talent to
the success of the program are Misses
Virginia Loo, May Louie, Nancy Won,
Lucille Law, Adeline Wong, Viola Joe,
Florinda Fong, Bernice Poon, May
Chinn, Daisy Ng, May Lum, Ruth
Chue, and Marian Lau. An added at-
traction, particularly for those who have
had the pleasure of hearing her sing,
will be the presence on the program of
will be Miss Li Ta Ming with Miss Bea-
trice Lee as her accompanist.
The Y. W. C. A. extends a cordial
invitation to the community as a whole
to attend the program.
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GIRL RESERVES CELEBRATE
On Friday evening, June 26, the Chi-
nese Girl Reserve Club will have a din-
ner at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. to cele-
brate the close of a successful school year
and to honor club members who have
graduated from high school. Plans are
being made by committees headed by
Miss Agnes Chong and Miss Frances
Chinn.
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L. A. DANCE
On June 20th the Los Angeles Chi-
nese Tennis Club gave their third annual
dance at the Westgate Masonic Temple
Ballroom It was one of the largest
dances ever held in Los Angeles. Well
over 350 people attended. Barbara Jein
of Santa Barbara, was crowned queen of
the Los Angeles Chinese Tennis Club
for 1936. The music was excellently
rendered by Russ Carruthers and his 15
piece orchestra. They formerly played
in the La Monica Ballroom at Santa
Monica Beach. They are now engaged
at the exclusive Lido in the Ambassador
Hotel for daytime dancing. Nearly a
thousand raffle tickets were sold. The
crowd would have been much larger,
had it not been for the "studio work"
calling away many young people.
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Lucy Jing, who graduated last semester
from the University of California at Los An-
geles, will sail for China the middle part
of July.
Lantern Dansant
Well Attended
The Lantern Dansant, held in Oak-
lands's spacious Elk's Club Ballroom, was
exceptionally well attended and as a soci-
al function, read like a review of practi-
cally all of Oakland's four hundred last
Saturday.
Swaying to the lilting music of the
Cathayans, Chinese orchestra, with three
hundred lanterns serving as the only il-
lumination, the dancers highly enjoyed
themselves, and the Chinese Center, spon-
sors of the event, were indeed proud of
their first dance.
Dr. F. Y. Lee, president of the Center,
and Gay Wye, chairman of the event,
handled the dance very well, and looking
into the details of the affair, one easily
realized the time and labor spent in
making the dance an exceptional one.
Many San Franciscans and Chinese of
the bay region attended.
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N. Y. CLUB ORGANIZED
A newly organized club, the Ling Yu
Society, gave a dinner dance at Chu
Lee's famous restaurant on June 12, in
New York City.
Officers of the new organization are:
Amy Hawe, president; Virginia Chui,
secretary; Anne Moy, treasurer; and
Fong Hor, chairman.
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CHINESE EXCURSION
The Chinese Women's Association of
New York City will give its 5th Anni-
versary Excursion to Bear Mountain on
June 29.
The Jeune Doc Girls will give a play
on the good ship "S.S. Empire State".
Although there are many excursions
throughout the summer, this one is re-
garded as the best of them all.
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GIRLS' SCHOOL AT "Y"
During the school vacation period, the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. will be open to
girls between the ages of six and twelve
-every afternoon from Monday through
Friday from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. Activities
will include handcrafts, singing, and
story-telling. There will be an hour of
supervised games every afternoon from
3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon
recreation and dancing will continue as
usual from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. All
youngsters are invited to take part in
the fun.
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Jane 26, 1936
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NORTH CHINA TRIP EDUCATIONAL
The proposed North China airplane trip, sponsored
by the Illustrated Week-End Sporting World, is indeed
a worthwhile trip. The Chinese Digest has been ap-
pointed to select a student from America. Whether
this paper or any other paper makes the selection, it is
felt that the seeding will not be easy. It should be,
however, the duty of the judges to select a capable
and representative person, one who would be an asset
to the Chinese people at home or abroad.
In the announcement of judges and the rules that
will apply towards the selection of the representative,
it is felt that a tremendous responsibility rests upon
the person making the trip. He or she has the responsi-
bility, not only of showing intelligence of the affairs
of Chna, but also that of becoming one of the probable
future leaders in China.
Mr. E. K. Moy, Editor of the Illustrated Week-End
Sporting World, was a former student in America. He
has held various high posts while in this country,
among them being that of president of the Association
of Foreign Press Correspondents in America, and a
former director of the New York Newspaper Club. He
was also former editor of the China Press, Shanghai.
With these and the many experiences he had
with the Chinese abroad, it is not strange that he looks
askance at them, and makes the first cordial gesture
in inviting an abroad student to participate in a big
endeavor.
A point of view that needs special attention in all
walks of life — by all nations, is that published in the
San Francisco Chronicle this week.
Titled "Japan Moves On In China," it reads:
"Unresisted and almost unprotected, Japan continues
its march into China. The new troops which now oc-
cupy Peiping make more absurd than ever the fiction
by which the embassies of the powers are located in
a city in which there is no Chinese government for them
to deal with. When Pu Yi is finally set on the empty
throne of Chien Lung, in the Forbidden City, it will
be as the Emperor, not of China, but of Manchukuo to
which North China has been annexed. The absurdity
will be too much for even fiction.
"Meanwhile, Japanese soldiers command South China
not even to frown, when Japan takes possession. China
must smile and pretend to like it. The only liberty left
to South China is to foment civil war against the central
government, under Chiang Kai-shek, ostensibly to pun-
ish him for being too friendly to Japan, but actually
to produce anarchy in China as a pretext for Japan to
"restore order."
It is the nearly bloodless conquest of a great country,
a great people and a historic civilization, by the only-
nation ruthless enough to use modern superiority in
arms against it. That, for China, is China's penalty
for having clung too long to the ethics of Confucius
rather than turn to the age of steel and gunpowder.
"For the rest of us, it is our surrender of Western
ethics, which commands the telling of the truth and
the keeping of promises. The ethics of Christ and of
Confucius have both failed. The furnaces of Moloch
and the forge of Vulcan alone prevail, and we have
yielded the mastery of them to Japan."
How true, especially the last paragraph of this
Chronicle editorial when we read dispatches from
Peiping, that Captain Henry S. Jernigan, U. S. A., a
language student attached to the United States Em-
bassy was shoved from the roadway with a bayonet
point against his stomach by a Japanese soldier. For-
tunately, Captain Jernigan escaped injury by thrusting
the weapon aside. The same report has it that other
nationals were forced from the roads and sidewalks
by Japanese soldiers to keep the way clear for their
marching troops.
The wife of a French officer attached to the French
Embassy guard likewise was shoved into the muddv
gutter after she and her son were menaced by a Jap-
anese soldier, spectators relate.
It seems that Japan, in attempting to wrest North
China away, is determined to clear the region of other
nationals by its show of force, by jeopardizing lives and
property. Japan is getting bolder, too bold, in fact,
which can only end in catastrophe for her.
But how long will citizens of other nations continue
to "take it" without a word of protest from their own
governments?
June 26, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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EDITOR'S NOTE— "Ceramic Art", "Re-
member When", and "Chinese Discoveries
and Inventions" arc meeting enthusiastic de-
mands from collectors and sinologists, and
we are happy to say that the writer, Ching-
wah Lee, has not more than half finished
each of the three series.
During his present stay in Hollywood,
where he is making a study of the movie
industry, Lee finds it increasingly difficult to
write without recourse to his files and private
library here in San Francisco.
However, he agreed to send us a series
of jocular jottings of life in the Film Capital,
for the balance of his stay in the south at
least. In later issues he will report more on
the Chinese aspect of the movie industry, and
especially on the making of "The Good Earth".
About five miles north of Culver City
the Good Earth Company built a Chi-
nese city which is so authentic that the
older China-born extras call it "Tong
Yin Fou'\
There is even an old wall which is
supposed to surround the entire city.
This wall is a composite of many real
Chinese walls, derived from photos taken
in China. It is built of two by fours,
surfaced with veneer, and then with a
plaster composition.
This composition is an answer to the
prayers of the prop department. It is
easily made by adding water, and then
with the addition of suitable pigments
and either sand or sawdust, they can
use it to imitate granite, sandstone, stuc-
co, bricks, or concrete.
Outside the huge wall is a moat where
lazy sampans and dirty junkettes drift
about as if they knew they wouldn't be
able to go places.
TTie Big Gate of the old wall opens to
the main street, and it is along this busy
street that Farmer Wang Lung trots in
quest of his bride, passing by wine shops,
crockery stores, a shoe factory, fish stalls,
and what-nots.
He is accosted on the way by a tubby
barber (played by Chesty Chester Gan)
who threatens to clip his que. In those
days to go without a que is to be in dan-
ger of losing one's head.
Wang Lung is also stopped by a peach
vender (peachy voiced Richard Loo)
who later sells him two peaches. Poor
Loo almost got into trouble with MGM
officals when he shouted: "Fresh peaches:
purge the blood with fresh peaches."
But James Lee, able technical advisor,
explains that this is a typical sales talk
and not Nazi propaganda.
At the far end of the long street is
the Great House of Liu. The main en-
trance to the Great House is a tall door
studded with brass spikes and guarded
by a powerful giant with the booming
bass voice (William Law) .
When any caller knocks at this door
William always opens first a tiny peep
door, set in the big door itself. That's
enough to scare away all unnecessary
callers.
Peep doors are being used in America
today. Housewives can slam them against
undesired college students "working their
way to the penitentiary".
The House of Liu has three very
beautiful courts, each with its flower
beds, pools, bronze ornaments and fix-
tures, caged birds, and pretty flower
maids. Each time I tried to flirt with the
flower girls, William would roar: "Go
find your own hunting grounds!"
The third, and in a way, the most
picturesque of the Good Earth outdoor
sets is tucked away in the far end of Lot
Two. A part of this set was made over
from "The Painted Veil" featuring
Greta Garbo, and the set faces the bal-
cony scene of "Romeo and Juliet."
This set represents a prosperous sou-
thern Chinese city, scene of the Revolu-
tion of 1911. For the battle scene of
the Revolution, a thousand extras were
employed to play the part of Manchu
soldiers and the rebels.
The shooting was done at night, so
that many Chinese who work in the day
time could participate in this scene. Even
then there were not enough Chinese ex-
tras, and some four hundred Filipino
extras were called.
The use of a constricted area for a
mob scene adds to the illusion of a huge
mass of humanity, especially if the
"take" is done at night. It is surprising
how many horses and men you can pack
into this small set.
The galloping horses instinctively a-
void stepping on the men, but the men
invariably trampled over each other.
Scores required first aid treatment after
each take, and one girl had to be sent
to the hospital, unconscious.
After the third "take," some Filipinos
got over-excited and made a dash for
the pretty Chinese girls, kissing them
without ceremony. The Chinese boys and
the more sober Filipinos started to swing
at these love thiefs, and a real fight
would have ensued if the wise directors
didn't blow the whistle for another
"take."
'QUOTES"
China Prepares —
" . . . . China is at last preparing for
war. We have decided to create a large
and modernly equipped army. For three
years China has been quietly organizing
the beginning of this huge national army
under the leadership of ... . General
Chiang Kai-shek. We have an air fleet
of 300 combat planes so far, and are
prepared to build our own planes in part.
A navy? Yes, we are planning one more
modern than any navy in existence. We
have no navy, as the world knows; there-
fore, China will have no out-of-date
fighting ships of use only for the scrap
heap.
"We realize that our enemy is capable
at this time of pouncing down upon us
and could easily capture certain of our
ports, but we are sure this advantage
they have held for years will not contin-
ue. China is a vast and resourceful coun-
try. Could our enemy hold and absorb
much of China, as they have in the case
of little Korea? Our information is,
with all their propaganda to the con-
trary, that in Manchuria the enemy has
more than it can digest comfortably.
"We are preparing to defend ourselves
against the plunderers and murderers
who invade China and attack us at any
time they wish; it seems to have become
a habit with them. The whole world
will soon see the day when China is no
longer 'Chinafied,' as Theodore Roose-
velt once put it. We are to be prepared
to repel successfully any attack upon us.
"In saying this I am not divulging
any secret that the enemy is not aware
of; but our friends in Europe, particu-
larly in England and in the United
States, may not know that China has at
last become war-minded. We had to; it
is a case of life or death with China."
— Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Minister
of China, in a recent interview.
• •
Thunder in the East —
"It has long been the opinion in the
East that 1936 would be a year of crisis
for China. Many believe that moment
has arrived. Powerful voices are now
crying for war."
— The Manchester Guardian (London) .
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CHINESE DIGEST
June 26, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
To many Americans, and this includes a
great number of the second -generation Chi-
nese in this country, who are otherwise well-
informed, China is a word which rhymes
with chaos. To them China is overrun with
communists and bandits and floods, rampant
with militarism, plagued with famine and
disease, and internally disorganized by swift-
footed, ubiquitous little Japanese soldiers in
steel helmets.
Writing for the benefit of such well inten-
tioned but misinformed people, a missionary
who has spent years in the country as the
head of a prefecture in the coastal province
of Chekiang, recently made some trenchant
observations on the perils of living in China
in the Ottawa Journal, The missionary was
Msgr. William O. McGrath, and his observa-
tions occupied three newspaper columns. In
effect Msgr. McGrath admitted that while
there are dangers aplenty which the people
must face in China, especially for a mission-
ary, yet in some respects it is not half as
dangerous as living in any modern western
country. Msgr. McGrath thus observed:
"There are perils aplenty in the missions,
we will agree, but China is far from having
a monopoly on disease and danger. We are
trained to take precautions against both, be-
cause eternal vigilance is the price of life
when epidemics are raging and the therm-
ometer hovers around a hundred and ten.
Some of the precautions are not 'pleasant'
exactly. You mightn't care to quaff hot tea
or boiled water throughout the hot days in
Chekiang, change your clothes five times a
day and live in an eternal bath of perspira-
tion from June till September. But just try
one of those cooling drinks, if you can find
them, and you predispose yourself to any
and all of the summer ills that China is heir
to. Drink boiled water, of course. And be
sure that your mosquito net is tucked tightly
around your bed at night. And take your
quinine like a man, and your typhoid and
cholera injections and as you value your life,
keep away from everything in the vegetable
line.
"But, unpleasant or otherwise, our very
awareness of danger provides an element of
safety that is too often lacking in those who
flirt with death at home. Just as it is the
sickly people who never die, so it is the
people who are in no danger who are always
getting killed. And, so far, anyway, there
are no maniacs driving high powered cars
over the highways of our section of Chekiang.
The hunted and harried pedestrian may yet
find a last stronghold on the millions of miles
of cobblestone paths of China where he is
in no danger of being bowled over by any-
thing swifter or high powered than a three-
mile-an-hour sedan chair."
And, Msgr. McGrath concluded, the bandit
danger is not as great as one might think.
His mission area is often free from this peril
for years.
* O *
From London came a report recently that
a Chinese actor, Lai Foun, head of a stage
and vaudeville troupe called trje Six Lai Fonns,
has been making arrangements to produce
motion pictures in England. He has become
a director of the Bijou Film Company, which
has selected the village of Snodland, near
Gravesend. for the location of its studios, and
is spending $100,000 for necessary equipment.
The Chinese actor, it is said, is already
working on a scenario for his initial produc-
tion with the Chinese playwright, S. I. Hsiung,
adapter into English of the play "Lady Pre-
cious Stream." Mr. Hsiung's play is still
running in London after a year and a half.
At the invitation of the Shuberts, noted New
York producers, Hsiung staged the play on
Broadway last December. It ran 104 per-
formances, after which, satisfied that Ameri-
can audiences were not ready to appreciate
the subtle art of the Oriental drama, Mr.
Hsiung and his wife returned to London.
His collaboration with Lai Foun followed.
* ii *
The puppet show, we are told by authorities
on the subject, is probably the oldest form of
dramatic art now still in existence. The com-
ing of the motion picture in the twentieth
century threatened this art with extinction.
Now. however, the cinema having lost its
excitement for some people, puppetry is un-
dereoine a revival of interest in western coun-
tries, esneciallv England and America. At
least this is the opinion of Walter Wilkinson,
himself a puppeteer, in a recent article.
Being a professional Mr. Wilkinson knows
that the puppet show is a highlv developed
form of dramatic art in China. But due to
the Chinese people's present liking for the
motion picture, puppetry there has fallen
int^> evil davs. And no one reerets this as
much ns Mr. Wilkinson. He thus describes
his recipt of his last consignment of Chinese
ni'Doets:
"From China arrived, a few weeks ago,
a very larirc and exciting packet. I cut the
strings with trembling fingers, unlaced the
stitching of a cotton cover, and pulled out of
the rustling paper half a dozen contraptions
of bamboo sticks and gorgeously colored,
perforated leather. After a few minutes' fum-
bling I had seven Chinese shadow puppets
disentangled and suspended on the workshop
wall: seven flat, leather figures about 30
inches high, with jointed arms and legs, the
movement of which are manipulated by bam-
boo canes from below. Three are delicate
beautiful human beings, the other four being
weird ghosts labeled, like vitamins, Ghost A,
Ghost B, Ghost C. Ghost D.
"It is not easy to manipulate these figures
through a play, and the art seems to have
been lost even in China. With the figures
came the news that these are the last the
craftsman is making."
* Q *
California is a hospitable and comfortable
haven for many alien religious groups and
cults. Among them are esoteric Hindu cults.
Japanese Buddhists, and several varieties of
Oriental theosophists. Founded not long ago
here is an American brotherhood who call
themselves "Followers of Buddha." Members
of this by no means strange group devote
themselves to the meditation on Buddhist
philosophy and to follow the precepts of the
L;reat Asiatic who founded this religion. To
spread their faith the "Followers of Buddha"
publish books on Buddhism and allied sub-
jects which would aid one in understanding
this religion.
The latest of their publication is "Laotzu's
Tao and Wu-wei," a new translation by
Bhikshu Wai-tao and Dwight Goddard, with
interpretative cvsavs by Henri Borel as well
is an outline of Taoist philosophy and religion
by the eminent Chinese scholjr. Dr. Kiang
Kang-hu. (Dwight Goddard, Santa Barb.ir.i.
California. Paper covered. SI; cloth, $1.50.)
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CHINESE DIGEST
June 26, 1936
SPORTS
Interest Keen In Marathon
Fred George Woo-
Sportorial
As shown by the inquiries pouring in,
interest in the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
Marathon is rapidly mounting. A large
field of starters is expected when the
event takes place on Saturday night,
July 11.
Awards in the Marathon are most at-
tractive, the first ten participants finish-
ing to receive trophies and medals, while
to all those who finish the tape after-
wards prizes will also be given. Entries
for this event will close on Wednesday,
July 8.
For complete information, rules and
regulations and entry blanks, write or
see Henry Tom or Lee Crichton at 855
Sacramento Street, San Francisco.
The course has been mapped out as
follows:
Starting in front of the "Y", up Sac-
ramento and turn south at Stockton,
through the tunnel to O Farrel, turn
east at O barrel to Grant, turn north at
Grant to r&roadway, turn west at broad-
way to Stockton, turn south at Stockon
to Washington, turn east at Washington
to Waverly, turn south at Waverly, and
finish at Sacramento Street. The course
is approximately two miles.
• •
Netsters Eliminated
Although both Fay Lowe and Henrietta
Jung, playing under the colors of the Chinese
Tennis Association, won their first round
matches with ease in the State Tennis Champ-
ionships at Berkeley, they were eliminated
in the second round play.
Faye defeated Robert Brown 6-1 and 6-2
on Saturday in the boys' class in the first
round. On the same day Benedict Chu, in
the junior boys' class, lost a hard-fought
match to Phil Harmon, seeded No. 7 netster,
5-7, 0-6 and 6-2. Tough breaks proved to
be Ben's undoing, as he outplayed and out-
fought his opponent throughout the match,
which drew the largest crowd of spectators
that day. Erline Lowe lost to Northern Cal-
ifornia's No. 4 ranking player, in the jun-
ior girls' division, Eleanor Dawson, by scores
of 6-0 and 8-6.
On Sunday, Henrietta Jung easily trounced
her rival. Mary Vernon Hanson, 6-0 and 6-2,
in the girls' class, while in another match.
Arnold Lim was beaten in the boys' class by
Tom Daly, the scores being 6-3 and 6-1.
In second-round matches Monday, Fay
Lowe was eliminated from further competi-
tion when he lost to Jack Joost, a top-notchcr,
6-3 and 6-1. Henrietta gave her opponent,
Barbara Miller, a hard fight before bowing to
Baseball —
ISummer is here, and the baseball
season is at its height. News of the
national pastime of America are filling
the sports columns of daily newspapers.
It is strange indeed that in San Fran-
cisco's Chinatown there is not one team
composed of Chinese. With a popula-
tion of some 19,000 to 20,000, there
should be, not one, but several Chinese
nines.
In Oakland, there is competing among
top-notch independents, a strong Chi-
nese baseball club, and in the smaller
cities there are many Chinese lads who
play on school and club teams. Yet, in
San Francisco, very rarely do we find
a Chinese on any baseball club.
Prior to the erection of the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. at its present site, during
the early twenties, baseball was as popu-
lar as basketball. In 1928, there was
a Chinese team in this city, which was,
however, shortlived.
Interest in this branch of sports ap-
parently died down, and today there is
a deplorable lack of interest toward it
among the San Francisco Chinese, due
partly to the lack of proper facilities,
as there is no diamond in Chinatown.
However, the youngsters could be induced
to take it up. The logical solution
seems to be that some influential Chi-
nese organization sponsor a soft-ball
tournament for the entire community,
with games played at the Chinese Play-
ground. That is the best possibility of
putting baseball back on its feet again.
We hope that some club will take the
initiative in conducting such a league
this summer.
The skating party sponsored by the Mission
High School Chinese Students' Club Monday
night at Rollerland proved to be a huge suc-
cess, .in a total of over three hundred persons
was reported.
Dr. F. V. Lee and Dr. Lester Lee. the
"professionals" on the Center softball team
are intrepid but erratic ballplayers. Both play
in the infield whereas spectators claim they
should be in deep center and short center
respectively — where they would be out of
the way.
her. by a final tally of 8-6 and 6-2. Although
no championships were brought home, Chi-
natown is proud that these members of the
Chitena made a fine showing in the State
Tourney.
The Y. M.C.A.
Marathon In 1922
Now that the Chinese Y. M. C A. of
San Francisco is sponsoring a Marathon
in celebrating its 25th anniversary, it
would be of interest to review a past
Marathon conducted under the auspices
of the Chinese "Y".
In 1922 a U mile course Marathon
was run off in conjunction with the
Carnival, in which a big track and field
meet for both unlimited and lightweight
events were held.. The Marathon was
won by Cheung S. Lee, running under
th. colors of- the Yoke Choy Club, m
six minutes and thirty seconds, followed
by S Y Lee of Poly and Elmer Leong
of the «Y" in second and third places,
respectively. Fourth place went to Poy
Wong, of Poly, while Franklin Lee of
Yoke Choy was fifth. Others finished
in the following order: Eugene Leong,
Berkeley Chinese A. C; Henry S. Tom
L well, Wye Choy, Yoke Choy; David
Lee, Poly, James Lee, Yoke Choy, and
Toy Gin, Chinese "Y .
Several of the above mentioned par-
UCipants are now influential and prom-
inent citizens of the Chinese community
today. ,
Old timer, will recall that in the
Carnival track events of that year D.K.
Ch.ng(now.Phy«ci.n, ranch. 100 yd-
■ l -10 2 which was considered a
^ m '1 he early twenties, followed
fast time in the eariy
closely by Victor N, D,Chang aU
won the shot-put, took a third m th
440 and a fourth in the broad jump,
which was won by Ira Lee w.th a jump
!f 7'3" In the 220 and 440, V.ctor
Ng won over a strong field of com-
petitors.
o •
PLAYGROUND POOL OPENS
Beginning last Tuesday, June 22, th.
two dimming pools of the Cry Play-
ground Department will be open from
to:00 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to
4-30 p.m. with classes for beginners, in-
termediates and advanced swimmers. At
the Mission Pool, at 19th and Angehca.
girU' days will be on Monday, Wednes-
Ls and Fridays, and for boys, the «*
of the days of the week, including Sun-
days.
At North Beach Pool. Mason and
Lombard, girls will use the tank on Tues-
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. Boy*
days will be on Monday*, Wadnaaday*
Fridays and Sund.iv -
June 26. 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
Chung Mei Field Day
A gala day was enjoyed last Saturday
when the Chung Mei Home, an institu-
tion for Chinese boys, held a field
day on their grounds. Many prominent
Chinese merchants were present, and
their wives and family lent color to the
affair, many other visitors also being
present.
The track meet, held on a sloshy and
rough track, produced slow times, but
as a whole turned out very well. Walter
Christy, former track coach of the Uni-
versity of California, was referee and
starter, with Coach LaMarr of Berkeley
High School, acting as timekeeper. Dr.
Armstrong of Berkeley, Professor N.
Wing Mar of U. C. and his children,
and Mr. Tweedy, Mr. Evans, and Mr.
Sargeant were present to observe the
First Annual Field Day. Dr. Charles
Sheperd, superintendent of the home,
and his wife and children were also pre-
sent. Results of the meet turned out as
follows:
Senior high jump: Richard Chin, 4'7".
High Intermediate high jump: Gilbert
Louie and Bobbie Kwok tie, 3'9".
Senior mile: Warren Young, Richard
Chin, Harold Cheung, 5:09.7.
High Intermediate 880: Bobby Kwok,
Gilbert Louie, Douglas Fong, 2:36.
Low Intermediate 440: Stanley Chan,
Henry Wong, Hubert Yee, 1:21.6.
Junior 220: Glenn Wong, Tom Woo,
Ronald Chow, :45.2.
Senior 440: Richard Chin, John Fong,
Philip Lum, 1:01.8.
High Intermediate 100 yds. Gilbert
Louie, Bobby Kwok, Billy Tom, :14.
Low Intermediate 77 yds.: Stanley Chan,
Henry Wong, Raymond Lowe, :12.4.
Senior 220: Warren Young, Willie Choye,
Jack Wong, :29.4.
Junior 50 yds.: Ronald Chow, Glenn
Wong and Tom Woo tie, :08.9.
Medley Relay: all ages in one race —
Willie Choye, Stanley Chan, Stanley
Lowe, Willard Lee, :49 (prize for this
race was a 33 lb. watermelon).
High Intermediate broad jump: Bobby
Kwok, 13'7".
Senior broad jump: Willie Choye, 15'.
Long Marathon, 5 miles: Allen Chan,
Richard Chin, Leonard Chow.
Short Marathon, 3 miles: Douglas Fong,
Bobby Kwok, George Pon.
Midget Marathon, One mile: Tommy
Hoh, Raymond Chow, Stanley Chan.
SPORTS SHORTS
Annebelle Lee, member of an insur-
ance company team in the recent Re-
creation Basketball League, won the dis-
tinction of being the first Chinese to
receive a silver trophf for being the most
valuable player in the league. Miss Lee
is a forward.
Semi-finals of the Chinese Chess tour-
nament sponsored by the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. are now being played at the Men's
lobby, with many spectators having
nersed the play so far.
Several enterprising [ads have been
seen practicing in the early mornings
and evenings in preparation for the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. Marathon on Saturday,
July 11.
Eleven Lean-Year matches of the Chinese
T mils Association were scheduled to be play-
i -I (iff yesterday (Thursday) at the Chinese
Playground.
foe "Mascot" Lee and Glenn "Softball"
Lvm, the Wa Sung batteries, will do much
to equalize the weak Chinese Center team.
• •
L. A. - Portland Tennis
Fd^ar L*e -nd Harding Wong, mem-
u»~ of the Wah Kiang Club of Portland,
O'-ffon. shared honors with the Los An-
geles Tennis Club team in a four match
■--» recently.
In singles, Ed Lee defeated Hamilton
Gee, 6-0; Jack Lee defeated Harding
Wong, 12-10; doubles, George Lee and
Elmer Chee defeated Lee and Wong 6-4,
7-5; and Lee and Wong defeated Walter
Fong and Milton Quon 3-6, 9-7 and
6-4. Matches were played at the Elysian
Park in Los Angeles. This is the first
time Portland and Los Angeles have
met in a tennis meet, and it is the desire
of the Wah Kiang Club that this will
be the beginning of annual tournaments
between the Chinese of the two cities.
Lee and Wong have both been mem-
bers of the Portand Y. M. C. A. tennis
team for the past two years. Last year
Lee was seeded the "Y's" number 1 man,
and he and his teammates won the North-
west Y. M. C. A. Championship.
Trophies and shields were donated
by Joe Shoong, Arthur Wong, Earl Cor-
ey. Mrs. Alice P. Evans, Remar Bakery,
Golden State Milk Co., Him Sang, China
Pacific, and Wing Chong, while many
merchandise orders and cash prizes were
also presented.
SOFTBALL POPULAR IN OAKLAND
Accepting the challenge of the Oak-
land Chinese Center softball team, the
Wa Sung Club has organized a formi-
dable squad, largely recruited from its
baseball nine. The two teams will clash
Wednesday night, July 1, at 8:45 p.m.
on the illuminated diamond of Auditor-
ium Field. The Center will undoubtedly
gain many fine points of the game in
this contest.
Softball games, given impetus by the
Chinese Center, have captured the in-
terest and enthusiasm of Oakland and
the formation of a five team league is
under way. The Chinese Center, Young
Chinese, Oakland Chinese A. C, Chinese
Center, Chinese Youth Circle and Wa
Sung comprise the five clubs in the
area.
The Wa Sung sign-up includes Wor-
ley "Foo-Foo Wong, Eli Eng, Vincent
"Mayor" Chu, Joe "Mascot" Lee, Ger-
ald Chan, Sung Wong, Glenn "Softball"
Lym, Hector Eng, Frank Dunn, Jun-
ior, Al Bowen, Georrge Bowcn, Eddie
Hing and Alfred Hing.
The Chinese Center roster: Dr. F. Y.
Lee, Paul Fung, Ed Ah Tye, Dr. Lester
Lee, Ed Fung, Gay Wye, Johnny Won,
Henry Chinn, Newell Kaikee, Hugh
Fung, Ralph Lieu, Alfred Jow, Sam
Chu, Philip Wong and Bing Eng.
• •
S. F. CHINESE TENNIS
CLUB vs. SALINAS
The San Francisco Chinese Tennis Associ-
ation will travel to Salinas this Sunday, June
28, to play a match with the Salinas Chinese
Tennis Club. Scheduled to play in the match
is the No. 2 team composed of Bill Wong,
George Chinn, Davisson Lee, Fay Lowe, Bill
Chinn, Thomas Leong, Vincent Chinn, H.
K. Wong, and probably M. F. Wong. The
girls playing will be Erline Lowe, Hattie
Dong Hall, and Lucille Jung.
The Salinas number one man is Diamond
Yee.
• •
A launch ride to Paradise Park is scheduled
for July 4 by the San Francisco Tennis Asso-
ciation. Open to the public, the total cost
will be 75 cents to include the ride, all-day
dancing, games, contests, and free coffee.
Guests will bring their own lunch.
Reservations may be made at the Jing Loy
Co., 952 Grant Avenue, or at Hall's Sport
Shop. The party will leave from the foot
of Mission Street (Crowley's Pier) at 10 a.m.
sharp and return about 6 p.m.
Page 14
CHINESE DIGEST
June 26, 1936
SAMPAN AN D CARAVAN
Smuggling In North China
Reaches Amazing Total
As smuggling of Japanese goods into
North China continued unabated (Chi-
nese Digest May 22, 1936) and the
central government was apparently help-
less in coping with the situation, fear
was beginning to rumble through the
trade and banking circles of Shanghai
a fortnight ago that, unless it is stopped
immediately or some kind of an agree-
ment between China and Japan is enter-
ed into, serious financial troubles will
face the business men and the govern-
ment's new fiscal system.
Reliable figures that the smuggling of
Japanese-made rayon, silk, cosmetics,
drugs, sugar and a variety of small piece
goods has recently reached its peak was
indicated from authoritative sources that
the loss of government revenue has in-
creased since April 1 from an average
of Chinese $1,500,000 a month to the
staggering sum of between Chinese
$3,000,000 to $8,000 000 monthly. Dur-
ing the first week of May the loss was
occurring at $400,000 daily.
The immediate effects of such whole-
sale smuggling in North China which are
b-ing felt in Shanghai was the flooding
of the local market with cheaply made
goods priced several times lower than
the native manufactured articles. Also,
trade which formerly went through
Shanghai are now entering the interior
through distribution points in the north.
Industrial concerns in Shanghai engaged
in the manufacture of cotton piece goods
for which North China has always been
a good customer, are now unable to
'•'•rpp-te with goods which entered duty-
free. These concerns are now either
r«Juciti«s their output or going to the
banks for assistance. Although the im-
co-t of heavy machinery through Shang-
hai went on at its normal rate, i-irv«i •
theless the effect of the competition of
contraband goods is seriously dampening
th° port's business morale.
As to the effect of this smuggling on
the central government's finances, serious
consequences are beginning to be mani-
fest bv this great loss of needed revenue.
China's foreign loans throughout the
life of the struggling republic have been
guaranteed by her customs receipts. Now,
faced with a possible loss of $100,000,000
Chinese for 1936, if this smuggling keeps
ud, unfavorable reactions have been no-
ticed. Certain domestic bonds secured
upon fhe same guarantee are also bound
to be affected in the same manner.
The internal credit of the central gov-
ernment depends upon the regular re-
demption of domestic bonds, which pro-
ceeds at the rate of $100,000,000 Chinrse
annually. In turn the native banks de-
pend upon the government to maintain
this redemption service, as only then can
the banks keep their note issues intact
and finance business.
Although this present unprecedented
wave of illicit merchandise entering the
country affect Chinese merchants the
most, yet American, British and honest
Japanese concerns have been hit. For
this reason both Britain and the United
States have registered protests with Jap-
an, but without any noticeable beneficial
result. The Japanese merchants, who
see imported goods directly compete with
the contraband, have suffered far great-
er losses than other foreigners. They, too,
have protested to the Japanese authori-
ties, but also to no avail.
Meanwhile Chinese customs officials
in the north through which the Japanese
contrabands enter, claim that this entire
smuggling activity could be brought un-
der effective control within a week if
they were given a free hand to take
preventive measures. But these officials
declared that their every effort has been
blocked by Japanese authorities who re-
minded them of the Tangku Treaty un-
der which terms the Chinese customs
officials cannot operate within a three-
mile limit of the North China coast.
An American newspaper correspond-
ent who witnessed the smuggling activi-
ties in the north recently wrote: "The
brazenness of these smugglers grows since
the Japanese soldiers refuse to permit
any measures to be taken against them.
A spect^cular instance occurred recently
wh-n 150 Koreans halted the Tientsin-
Pukcw express train and forced the Chi-
nese passengers to give them room for
th° carrying of contraband."
This same correspondent, who has
t-av~led extensively throughout the Far
East, thus stated his conclusions after
viewing the North China smuggling sit-
uation: "It is obvious that this vast
t-ade is abetted by the Japanese Army,
not for profits, but for policy. What
<-'oes the army hope to gain? Clearly, it
h-*s "--ib'tituted economic pressure for
armed warfare in the hope of forcing
Chi"a to accept its major aims.
"True, the Japanese Army disclaims
any control over the smugglers. But if
China should decide to recognize Man-
China To Tighten Net
On Drug Traffc
Tightening the net on drug traffickers,
the Executive branch of the central gov-
ernment has issued a strong order r
all railway, shipping, and aviation con-
cerns to exercise a more watchful e--
on the clandestine transportation of o-
pium and other allied narcotic drugs.
This new order was issued at the recom-
mendation of the Inspectorate-General
of Opium suppression, upon the receipt
of a circular from the League of Nations
Secretariat. The circular stated that, ac-
cording to the recent findings of th !
League's Opium Advisory Committee,
close cooperation between the agencies
of communications and the opium sup-
pression authorities of a countrv is high-
ly essential for the frustration of the
widespread transportation svstem of the
traffickers.
It is charged that cargoes from certain
ports should be carefully watched at all
times if the drug traffickers are to be
foiled and apprehended. These ports in-
clude Marseilles Hamburg, Constantin-
ople, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
Dairen, New York. San Francisco, Se-
attle, Montreal, and Vancouver.
There has also been a tendency lately
among the drug dealers to transport
their illicit goods by air.
• •
NEW SALT FIELDS FOR CHEKIANG
At least 400,000 people in Chekiang
now working in salt fields will have to
turn farmers as a result of the rules re-
cently drafted by the Minister of Finance.
According to the n-w rules. 22 salt
fields in Ch:'::'n™ w;]I be gradually el-
iminated and four new salt di'triets will
be established at Yuvo. Taishan, Nan-
sha. and Huangyen.
Hereafter, the produce can b? in-
creased to 5.000.000 piculs annually and
a revenue of $25,000,000 may be collect-
ed every year, it was further learned.
• •
chukuo, reduce tariffs against Japanese
goods and enter an economic bloc which
would enable Japan to assist in develop-
ing her resources, there is no doubt that
Japan's Army would see to it that mass
smuggling ended almost overnight '
june 26, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
New Regulations For Chinese
Coin Circulation
Nine regulations governing the circu-
lation of the new subsidiary coins were
approved at a recent meeting of the Leg-
islative Yuan.
(1) The Central Mint shall be solely
responsible for the minting of the sub-
sidiary coins while the Central Bank of
China shall be the sole agent for the cir-
culation of the subsidiary coins.
(2) The subsidiary coins shall be di-
vided into three kinds of nickel coins
and two kinds of copper coins. The
nickel coins shall be divided into 20,
10, and 5-cent denominations while the
copper coins shall be divided into 1 and
half-cent denominations.
(3) The decimal system shall be the
legal system for the subsidiary currency.
Five 20-cent nickel coins shall be equiv-
alent to #1.00 legal tender, 10 10-cent
nickel coins shall be equivalent to #1.00
legal tender, 20 5-cent nickel coins shall
be equivalent to #1.00 legal tender, 100
1-cent copper coins shall be equivalent
to #1.00 legal tender, and 200 half-cent
copper coins shall be equivalent to #1.00
legal tender.
(4) The mould of the subsidiary coins
shall be promulgated by the National
Government through the Executive Yuan
and submitted to the Ministry of Finance.
(5) Each transaction in subsidiary
coins shall be limited to #20.00 leg -I
tenders in nickel coins and #5.00 in
copper coins. The payment of taxes and
the amount of redemption from the C:n-
tral Bank of China shall, however, be
exempted from this restriction.
(6) The former subsidiary coins shall
be retired by the Ministry of Finance
and shall be reminted. But within th?
stipulated period, they shall be permitted
to be circulated according to current
market quotations. Detailed measures
governing the withdrawal of the old
coins and the time-limit of the retire-
ment shall be decided upon and prom-
ulgated by the Ministry of Finance.
(7) When the wear and tear of the
new subsidiary coins has been reduced
5 percent of the legal content, the bearer
shall be permitted to have them redeem-
ed for new coins from the Central Bank
of China. But if the reduction of the
metal content is due to deliberate destruc-
tion or heavy stamping, these coins shall
no longer be allowed to circulate.
(8) Counterfeiters of subsidiary coins
and those wlho undermine the credit
Postal Service Extended
According to reports submitted by
commissioners of posts from various dis-
tricts, the postal service has been grad-
ually extending its scope of activities
throughout China. These recent reports
show that an extension of 487 kilometers
of courier lines, 119 kilometers of steam-
ship lines, and 24 kilometers of railway
lines have been added to the existing
postal network.
Likewise, a number of major and min-
or postal establishments have been aug-
mented. The reports show that one se-
cond class post-office, 10 third class offi-
ces, 122 postal agencies, nine railway
station offices, 167 town offices, and 556
rural postal stations were established.
Following is a list of the number of
new postal establishments:
District offices .... — . .... .... ____23
First class offices ._. .... 37
Second class offices .... __ .... 936
Third class offices 1,282
Sub-offices .... — . 351
Agencies — . 1,538
Railway station offices .... 9
Town box offices 1,196
Rural box offices ____ 7,547
Rural stations 21,917
Stamp sales agencies ._ .... 2,547
Although modern transport has great-
ly improved, the combined mileage of
railway, automotive, sail boat and steam-
ship postal routes is only one-fourth that
of the routes over which the only possible
movement is by foot, over mountains,
deserts and plains, the Chinese postoffice
couriers walking regular rounds of about
245,000 miles carrying mail throughout
China.
of the subsidiary coins shall be punished
according to law.
(9) These regulations shall come into
effect on the day of promulgation.
ALFRED B. CHONC
INSURANCE
General Insurance Agent
<K=X)
111 Sutter Sf .. SU. 2995
Res. PR. 8135 .. San Francisco
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SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
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July 1; President Grant (Seattle) July
8; President Pierce (San Francisco) July
21; President Jefferson (Seattle) July
22; President Coolidge (San Francisco)
July 29; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
5; President Lincoln (San Francisco)
Aug. 18; President McKinley (Se-
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Francisco) Aug. 26; President Grant
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(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
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idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
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June 26; President Hayes (San Francis-
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July 4; President Hoover (San Francis-
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(Seattle) July 18; President Cleveland
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Jefferson (Seattle) Aug. 1; President
Coolidge (San Francisco) Aug. 7; Presi-
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14; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
15; President Taft (San Francisco) Aug.
21; President Garfield (San Francisco)
Aug. 28; President McKinley (Seattle)
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June 26, 1936
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Vol. 2, No. 27
July 3, 1936
Five Cents
(First Location)
Twenty-fifth
Anniversary
of Chinese
Y. M. C. A.
In San
Francisco.
(See Page 8 & 9)
'Present Location)
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
July 3, 1936
FAR EAST
THE WEEK'S EVENTS
Japan last week added Inner Mongolia to its other
conquests when Prince Teh established Chia Pu Ssu
as the seat of its government. Formally declaring on
June 27 that it had placed itself under Nipponese rule,
Prince Teh thus took a step that had been bid for by
both China and Japan. Japan won through its guaran-
tee to protect Inner Mongolia from Outer Mongolia,
a state thoroughly Sovietized and under the tutelage
of Russia.
Through the establishment of this domination, China
was thus deprived of all Mongolia, a territory consist-
ing of 1,367,600 square miles, almost half the total
land miles in continental United States. Since 1930,
Prince Teh, together with other minor chieftains com-
posing the heads of Inner Mongolia, had bickered with
China and Japan for recognition and arms. Japan,
in winning this recognition, is thus assured of a buffet
state in case of war with Russia, a prediction freely
voiced by many observers and authorities on Far East-
ern affairs.
Meanwhile, reports were current throughout Nan-
king, China, of a trade pact between Germany and
China, in which more than mere "peacetime" trade was
involved. Despite denials by officials in Nanking, it is
believed that arms, ammunition, and machinery for the
manufacture of war implements are involved. The
Japanese, but lately cognizant of the value of propa-
ganda on a big scale, are now doing a thorough job of
it throughout China, observers believe. Proof of this,
in a measure, is the ability of the Japanese Domei News
Agency to control and give out such information as it
desires, reports claim. Whether the news is authentic
or not, papers using their dispatches are careful to add
in the story that the source of their news is from the
Japanese Domei News Agency. Its reports that the
Sino-Germay trade pact, involving a sum of more
than #100,000,000 Chinese currency, came out just prior
to another news dispatch (not Domei) that Japan and
Germany had reached accord on Far Eastern affairs,
rumor being to the effect that military cooperation
between Germany and Japan is certain in case of war
with Soviet Russia. That neither Japan nor Germany
are to any degree on friendly terms does not help the
rumor that the next war will certainly be between the
three, with China probably being the battlefield for
many of those conflicts.
ward Kwangtung province, center of the rebellious
movement, last week, with Admiral Chang Chuk in
command. No further report was then heard from
this fleet up to the time this article went to press.
In furtherance to the incident where a Chinese cus-
toms cruiser fired upon a Japanese boat for smuggling,
Japan sent the destroyer Kiku, to the Tientsin port of
Tangku, with instructions to stay there and see that
"satisfaction" was forthcoming.
Japanese residents of Tsingtao, China, held a dem-
onstration last week in objection to the Chinese customs
authorities for firing on two Japanese freighters. Re-
solutions made at the meeting demanded an apology
from Sir Frederick Maze, Inspector General of Chinese
customs; removal of Chinese customs cruisers from
North China waters; Chinese indemnity for all dam-
ages made to the Japanese; and criminal prosecution
of the crews of the Chinese cruisers involved in the
shooting of the Japanese ships.
The much discussed probability of an open civil war
between South China and the Central Chinese govern-
ment reached major proportions this week when minor
skirmishes were reported, with the main armies making
moves that calculate towards maneuvering their armies
into the best stra-tegic positions possible. General
Chiang Kai-shek sent two squadrons of warships to-
YOUNG CHINA COLLABORATES
IN FREE CHINA TRIP
The Young China Morning News will
collaborate with the Chinese Digest in
the selection of a representative for the
free trip to China.
Making the announcement that they
believed the event was one that needed
the combined effort of the Chinese a-
broad to make the selection a worthwhile
one, the two papers will formulate plans
soon to be announced.
Due to the inability to ascertain whe-
ther the abroad representative would have
to conform with the rules set forth in
the selection of China's representatives,
no attempt has been made to set forth
different rules as yet.
However, watch for this most import-
ant of all events that prompted a Chinese
paper, the Illustrated Week-End Sport-
ing World of Shanghai, to sponsor such
an event, and still more important,
prompted them to invite the Chinese in
America to participate.
July 3, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 3
CHINATOWNIA
New York Chinese Hold
Field Day, Baby Parade
The Chinese Community Committee
of New York City recently held its first
field day and baby parade at the Park
Department Playground in Columbus
Park. Over one hundred boys and girls,
dressed in costumes ranging from ordin-
ary kiddies' play suits to ornate and
complete representations of the dress of
Chinese nobles, paraded before four
judges, who selected five winners.
Over a thousand Chinese residents
gathered to witness the demonstration.
Music was furnisihed by a five-piece or-
chestra of ancient Chinese instruments.
First-aid demonstrations were given by
the Chinese Boy Scout Troop 150.
Speeches were given by J. V. Mulhol-
land, supervisor of recreation of the
Park Department; Dr. James Yu, Chi-
nese Consul General; Lee Young Nei,
president of the Chinese Chamber of
Commerce; and Paul Linn, president of
the Chinese Benevolent Association.
Thomas H. Lee, a graduate of Columbia
College and St. John's Law School who
recently passed his bar examinations and
is now waiting to be admitted to the bar,
is the head of the Chinese Community
Committee.
• •
T. Z. KOO TO SPEAK
Forty delegates representing sixteen
countries around the Pacific area will at-
tend the Pacific Area Conference of the
World Student Christian Federation
when it meets on the campus of Mills
College in Oakland, California, from
August 23 to September 2.
Six of these will come from China,
headed by T. Z. Koo, who will be one
of the speakers when the conference
convenes.
• •
NEW MARKET IN SACRAMENTO
A new drive-in market, the Saving
Center, was opened last Saturday in Sac-
ramento at 1 6th Avenue and Stockton
Boulevard. Owners of the new market
are Yee Ging, Charlie Yee and Ned
Chinn. who are also owners of the Fulton
Markets.
It is a new stucco store, with the stock
and new fixures estimated at a cost of
$20,000. The market remains open un-
ci! midnight daily, including Sundays
and holidays. A liquor department will
also be maintained, it was announced.
W6MVK Scores Again
... SOS is the distress signal on sea, but
when disaster strikes on land, the call is
always for QRR. Thomas Sue Chow of
Modesto, California, amateur radio Sta-
tion W6MVK, has just been awarded
membership into this nation-wide group
of minute-men.
Every member of this emergency corps
must not only be a skilled operator and
an expert technician, but must also own
special radio equipment designed to op-
erate independent of the regular power
lines, and which can be transported any-
where at a moment's notice.
Chow took part in a national QRR
field test which was suddenly announced
three weeks ago and amassed over two
hundred points during the twenty-seven
hour test period. All of his equipment
was built into two bandbox-sized cabinets
and he secured his power from a motor-
driven generator.
MVK has the distinction of being one
of the few single memberships of the
American Radio Relay League Emergen-
cy Corps for Public Service. No com-
pensation of any sort is given to ama-
teurs for their work and effort, and each
must bear the expense of building, keep-
ing, and operating special equipment.
Long hours of continuous transmitt-
ing also make demands upon the radio-
man, and as a result, over ninety percent
of the membership in the QRR are held
by clubs or groups of amateurs. The
majority of these members consider their
expenses a part of their contribution to
public service.
Each operator is prepared to furnish
communication to his community in the
event of failure of regular communica-
tion facilities due to storms, floods, or
similar disasters.
Tom cooperates with the local author-
ities, the press, and the American Red
Cross whenever disasters happen any-
where in the United States by communi-
cating with the distressed areas and re-
laying messages to and from people
there.
ALFRED B. CHONC
INSURANCE
General Insurance Agent
0<O0
HI Sutter St. SU. 2995
Res. PR. 8135 .. San Francisco
Bakersfield Tahoe
Conference Rally Hosts
Bakersfield will play host to a Lake
Tahoe Rally on Sunday, July 5th at
6:30 p.m. in the Chinese Congregational
Church in Los Angeles. It is expected
that the young people of Fresno, Bak-
ersfield and Los Angeles will combine
for this rally to boost for a Greater 1936
Lake Tahoe Conference. All young
people of Southern California are invited
to attend this rally whether they go to
the Tahoe Conference or not. They
should be present to find out what the
Conference is all about, officials declare.
Eugene Choy of Bakersfield is arrang-
ing the program, and this rally is intend-
ed to be a reunion of the 1935 Confer-
ence members and a pep rally for the
1936 affair.
Genuine interest has been manifest in
the Southern area over this year's con-
ference. With Dr. and Mrs. William
Y. Lee as host and hostess, the Los An-
geles delegation was organized on June
22 nd. Miss Bernice Louie, popular
young people leader of the Chinese Con-
gregational Church was elected chairman
for the delegation, and the committee-
men to promote the Conference for Los
Angeles are Paul King, secretary-treas-
urer, Lim P. Lee of the Methodist
Church, and Chung Haung Woo of U.
S. C. A representative of the Presby-
terian Church will be selected soon by
their own group.
A local rally for Los Angeles and its
vicinity, within a radius of 500 miles,
will soon be held with Professor Tsing
Yuan Ni as the main speaker. Motion
pictures of the '35 Conference will be
shown and a dramatization of the day
at Lake Tahoe from the ice-breakers to
the Richfield reporter will be presented.
The date will soon be announced.
• •
Dr. Phelps Speaks
Dr. Dryden Linsey Phelps, who has
been for the past fifteen years a member
of the West China Union University and
was formerly dean of the College of Arts,
preached at both services Sunday, June
28, at the First Baptist Church in San
Francisco.
At the morning sermon, he spoke on
"A Century of the Chinese Bible," and
for the evening, "The Land of the Giant
Panda." Dr. Phelps, a former Berk-
eleyan, is at present principal of the
Ming Te College, one of the six colleges
of the Union University.
Page 4
CHINESE DIGEST
July 3, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Nymphia Lam, Isabella Lee Hon, Max-
ine Chin and Mrs. Stanley Chin motored
up to Seabeck, Washington, to attend
a ten-day summer camp session of the
Girl Reserves in the northwest.
Future leaders and advisors get to-
gether at this time to outline a program
for the ensuing year and to study the
present needs of high school girls.
Miss Elsie Moe, daughter of Moe
Chong Way, recently returned to Port-
land from New York where she attended
the Columbia University and secured
her M.A. degree in Political Science.
She plans on spending the summer at
home and returning to China in the fall.
Friends in Fresno welcomed back into
their midst Pauline and George Mar,
who have been in China for the last
four years.
In San Francisco for a week's visit
is Mrs. Wallace B. Fong of Sacramen-
to, nee Louise Gunn, with her two small
daughters.
Music was furnished by the Cathayans
Orchestra at the party given by Ed
Wobber, prominent stationery man of
San Francisco, and his Eastern theatrical
guests at his palatial peninsula in Wood-
side on Tuesday, June 29. Throughout
the evening there was dancing and en-
tertainment.
On June 27th, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Wong became the proud parents of
a seven pound boy, Ernest K. John-
stone.
Dr. Wong is a San Francisco physi-
cian and surgeon and Mrs. Wong is the
former Mamie Moe of Portland.
• •
MONTEREY CHINESE MEETING
The younger set of the Monterey Chi-
nese held its regular monthly meeting
last week, with Mr. Gan Wong of Carmel
as the guest of honor. He entertained
the group with violin selections of several
noted composersi.
Those who attended were Alice Mar,
Frances Jung, Helen and May Jone,
Ruth Chin.Sally and Bertha Low, Florita
Noon. Mrs. Noon, Paul Chin, Tommy
Gee, Edwin Low, and Paul Mar of San
Francisco.
Watsonville "Shanghai
Night" Is July 4
Climaxing weeks of preparation, the
annual Fourth of July Dance sponsored
by the Watsonville Chinese Boys' Club
will be open to the public at 9 p.m. this
Saturday. The complete program of
dancing and entertainment was finally
mapped out by the dance committee.
Sub-committees have been appointed to
dscorate the Women's Club House, ar-
range installation of a public address
system, and the various bits of work
that must be done to insure everyone a
gala time. According to scheduled plans
the decoration committee will transform
the dance floor into a cosmopolitan bit
of Shanghai.
The featured events will include en-
tertainment by both local and out-of-
town talent, presentation of the winner
of the Watsonville Goddess of Liberty
contest, and the award of a loving cup
to the one attending in the best Chinese
costume. In addition to over 20 door
prizes, there will be souvenirs for every-
one, and also a prize waltz.
Those who plan attending this dance
are urged by the club to come to Watson-
villa early as the city is staging a spec-
tacular three day celebration, July 3-4-5.
On the Fourth there will be a large par-
ade with several Chinese units participat-
ing, a barbecue, athletic events, and fire-
works.
• •
NEW CAFE IN FRESNO
Thursday, June 24th, marked the for-
mal opening of the New China Cafe,
Fresno's newest Chinese American rest-
aurant. It is equipped throughout with
newly perfected devices for the prepara-
tion and serving of Chinese dishes and
other foodstuffs. Under the personal
management of Yick Fun, who is aided
by a staff of capable assistants, the cafe
is considered one of the best and most
modern of its kind in that part of the
country.
• •
FRANK DUN JR. GRADUATES
On Thursday evening, June 25, in the
Empire Room of the Sir Francis Drake
Hotel. San Francisco, Frank Dun, Jr.,
achieved the distinction of being the first
Chinese to attain the degree of Doctor
of Mortuary Science from the San Frank
cisco College of Embalming.
After passing his State Board Exam-
ination of California last Monday and
Tuesday. Dun will serve a two year ap-
prenticeship with a well-known Oakland
Noted Sinologist Dies
The Rev. Dr. Francis X. Biailas, S. V.
D., one of the few European Catholic
missionary scholars who have devoted
the most fruitful years of their lives in
sinological studies, died recently in Pei-
ping after a brief illness. Before his
death he was for many years the Dean
of the Department of Sociology and Ec-
onomics at the Catholic University of
Peiping.
Dr. Biailas had an international repu-
tation as a sinologist. His exhaustive
book "Confucius: His Work" is an au-
thoritative exposition of China's great
sage from the angle of an European
Master of Sinology. His "Kufou and
China's Culture" and his long series of
articles on the Life and Works of Con-
fucius were published in the Fu Jen
magazine, cultural organ of the Catholic
University of Peiping. Six months prior
to his death, Dr. Biailas helped to found
a French-English-Chinese magazine de-
voted to Chinese art and cultural studies,
the "Monumenta Serica," and of which
he was the editor. The first volume
came out in December, 1935, under the
imprint of the Catholic University.
The scholar was born in 1878 at
Schwirtz. Breslau. Germany, and entered
the Society of the Divine Word in 1893
and was ordained a priest in 1905. He
specialized in sinology at the University
of Leipzig and received his degTee of
Doctor of Philosophy from that institu-
tion. He went to China in 1921. He
went to Peiping in 193 3 to teach at the
Catholic University, where he became
one of its outstanding professors and
a valued member of the University
Council.
The remains of Dr. Biailas are buried
at the cemetery in Chala, not far from
Peiping.
The Catholic Daily Tribune (U. S.)
in an editorial, said that Dr. Biailas'
"untimely death is a great loss to ... .
the whole scientific and cultural world,
now so vitally interested in China"
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FIRECRACKERS
Mr. Robert I)unn,
Somerville, Mass.
Dear Robert:
Wt have read your answer to our letter
about your essay on the subject of "Does My
Future Lit in China or America1" We are
given t< understand that your own idea really
favors a future in China, but in order to dis-
- _■ ri j of thought, you have chosen,
just for argument's sake, a future in America
which :s rtaliy contrary to your own wish
f'.eing ignorant of your intention, we are
thai have passed judgement on your
essay on its face value. It seems that our
criticism ha: hurt your personal feelings. But,
Robert, this is not our fault. Had we known
that you did not mean what you said, wt
would n t hav£ even taken the trouble of
offering , any criticism. The facts are
that you have written on a topic so vitally
important to the thinking youth: that you
have presented some false arguments (as you
know); and that your essay, studded with
these false arguments has won the prize of
a contest which had as its aim the finding
of a solution to the problem.
In view of these facts, we feel it is our
duty to point out the delusiveness of your
arguments in order to discuss the problem
in its true perspective and to prevent thou-
sands of our second generation Chinese from
being misled bv your conclusions. Now that
you have clarified the point as to why you
were induced to write the way you did, we
cannot criticize you too severely. To be fair
to vou, we have to explain our position.
Before we begin, we want to assure that
in our discussion, there is nothing reflecting
on your personal character. What we felt
indignant about at first was the thought be-
hind your writing. After all. since none
of us know you or have met you personally.
it would be unpardonable if we should at-
tempt to pass opinion about your personal
character.
1. We did not bluntly accuse you of being
ignoragnt about China. We realized that
you had been endeavoring to acquaint your-
self with Chinese culture and civilization.
Nowe we appreciate that you have attended
Chinese night school for some ten years. But
from your essay, you could not show
that you were not "ignorant of China's
need". We felt that there was in
your essay the lack of pertinent facts
about China's conditions and needs which is
indispensable for deciding our present ques-
tion. "Does My Future Lie in China or
America?" Furthermore, to decide our prob-
lem we must not rnly know the present
conditions but we must also be able to predict
future trends. China is now in a stage of
transition. Though afairs may look pessim-
istic in China, we do not expect them to
stay that way. If jobs are scarce in China
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 3, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Met our stout photographer Monday.
Is it possible ye editor has put him on
a reducing diet? Anyway, we hear tell
that the nice photo of the Y. M. C. \.
board of directors on page 8 was the
result of the latest "reducing exercise."
Imagine chasing after 16 of the busi-
est business and professional people and
getting them to take time out of their
heavy routine for the day in different
parts of the city to pose for you! Wally
Fong (he prefers to be called Mr. Wal-
lace H. Fong) ought to be hung with
a medal for it. Anyway, the Digest staff
was ever a "get your man" bunch, so
look out for our steam, and keep the
keyhole covered!
George Ong, one of the newer golf
players, is so wrapped up in the game
that he refuses to take the wrapper off
the handle of his driver because the
club would then get dirty quicker. We
suggested to him that he play tennis or
ping pong, so his golf clubs won't get
dirty at all.
The recent "Leap Year" tennis mat-
ches of the Chitena were won by the
boys 7 matches to 5. But if the truth
were known the score would have been
tied, at least. For when Emma D. was
defeated in her match, she remarked,
"Who said that he couldn't play?"
That's one time the worm turned, thus
giving the boys glory and the girls ....
Hey there, you folks up north! What's
doing there these few weeks? Something is
sure going to happen that we know nothing
about. How do we know? Well, this week
two ol vour native daughters are returning
tor a short visit and since it costs about 20
or more dollars to make the trip something
has to happen. You know, putting two and
two together.
Bright and early one June morning,
G. O. went out to the Harding Golf
Course to swing a few rounds. At the
11th hole, he unwittingly stepped upon
a hornets' nest. Last reports have it
that he made the trip home in 10 flat!
CATHAY POST
AUXILIARY ELECTS
Cathay Unit 384, American Legion
Auxiliary, will hold a joint installation
with the San Francisco Unit No. 1 on
Thursday, July 9, at the Veterans build-
ing. Officers to be honored are Dorothy
Dere, president; Crystal Lai Gim and
Katherine Tong, vice-presidents; Lily
Jean, secretary treasurer; Katherine Chan,
historian; Lily Lee Poo, chaplain ;Doro-
thy Chan, sergeant-at-arms, and Grace
Lee, junior past president. Representing
the Cathay Unit at the department con-
vention in August at Hollywood are
Dorothy Dere and Grace Lee, with Lily
Jean and Dorothy Chan as alternates.
• •
TRIO ENTERTAINS N. E. A.
Misses Edith Leong, May Seid and
Elaine Hong, more popularly known as
the Lotus Trio, will sing before the Na-
tional Educational Association at a gar-
den party at the home of Mrs. Philip
L. Jackson in Portland, Oregon. Their
rendition will be one of the numbers on
the international program, the puropse
of which is to present to the visitors
the harmony that exists among the pe-
ople of the various nations in the north-
west.
The N. E. A. is holding its 27th an-
nual convention in Portland, and
brings together the nation's foremost ed-
ucators.
• •
L. A. POLY CLUB MEET
The Los Angeles Polytechnic Chinese
Alumni Association was invited to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Soo Hoo
for their June meeting last week. Mem-
bers of the Polytechnic Chinese Club
were honored guests. Those present
were Elmer Chee. president; Ging Wong,
Arthur Fong. Alice Chan, Susie Tom,
and Ming Chee, with Ida Fong as chair-
man.
A beach party is scheduled for July
12. at Seal Beach.
Games and card games occupied the
remainder of the evening. Prizes were
given to the winners of a game called
"Buying Things." The boy winner was
Ming Chee. and the girl winner was Nel-
lie Lew. The booby prize went to Lillian
Woo. Refreshments closed the meeting.
At the tennis matches between the
Chitena and the Salinas Chinese, plenty
of refreshments was served. The local
players admitted that it was more like
a picnic given by the hosts than a tennis
tournament.
Salinas Prepares For Rodeo
Striving to help make the Salinas Ro-
deo a bigger and better event, the Chi-
nese community of Salinas, as in the
past years, have already generously con-
tributed money to enter a beautiful float,
"Swan Maidens of China," in the Colmo
Del Rodeo parade which will be staged
on Saturday, July 18, at 8:00 p.m.
On the same evening after the parade,
with the Salinas Chinese as hosts, the
presentation of awards to the queens of
the float will take place at their Big Week
Dance, which will be held at the Wo-
men's Club, Lincoln and Gabilan Streets.
A large array of prizes, donated by
leading business men, will be given away.
Good music and entertainment are prom-
ised. Admission is fifty cents. Tickets
are on sale at the Chinese Digest office.
• •
YOUTH CIRCLE OPEN HOUSE
A bridge party and dance as another
open house affair was given by the Chi-
nese Youth Circle of Oakland, at the
Lincoln School Auditorium, 11th and
Jackson Streets, Wednesday, July 1.
Plans were made to hold a dinner
dance at the Pekin Low on Wednesday,
July 29. Further details will be an-
nounced soon, officials declare.
• •
COTTON HOP AT SACRAMENTO
The Cotton Hop, an annual sport
dance sponsored by the Wah Lung Tri-
angle of Sacramento, will be held on
Saturday, July 4th, at the Pioneer Hall
in Sacramento from ten p.m. to two a.m.
Many out-of-towners are expected to at-
tend this function.
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July 3, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
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F G WOO Office Manager
CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
BAKERSFIELD SACRAMENTO
Mamie Le. ^XnIV"
FRESNO SALINAS
Allen Lew Edward Chan
LOS ANGELES SANTA BARBARA
William Got, Elsie Lee 'VoZ^-rYc
NEW YORK SEATTLE
Annabelle Wong Eugen* ?1°"£LTw?,TC
OAKLAND WATSONVILLE
Hector Eng, E. M. Loo I«s Wong
PORTLAND
Edgar Lee, Eva Moe
The Tanaka Bogey Turns Realistic
A revival of the much-discussed "Tanaka Memorial",
supposedly secret document by the former Premier>
Tanaka, to the Emperor, is again receiving considerable
mention as the result of Japanese annexation of Inner
Mongolia, thus proving another "Memorial" step ful-
filled.
Chester Rowell, editor of the San Francisco Chron-
icle , delved deep into the authenticity of this purport-
edly secret document "sold to Chang Hsieh Liang by
spies who claimed to have stolen it from Japanese
archives." Mr. Rowell commented at some length on
the subject in this week's Chronicle, and reiterated the
fact that he believd the document to be false, yet, "The
men who boasted that they were thieves were also
forgers and liars. But they had, somehow, got hold
of something which did reveal the militarist policy.
"The document outlined the course which has since
been followed — the continued economic penetration of
Manchuria on the pretense that it was purely economic;
the seizure of an 'incident' to transform that economic
dominance into political control; the further expansion
of Manchuria into Mongolia; the subsequent absorp-
tion of China, and, finally, a war of aggrandizement
on Asiatic Russia. As an episode, if America became
too troublesome, a war with the United States was to
be provoked, to remove this country once for all from
the Asiatic scene. And as a dim dream of the future,
after Japan had consolidated the hegemony of Asia,
loomed the possible conquest of Europe, after which
'the Yamato race would dominate the earth'."
Perhaps the "Memorial" is but an infinitesimal part
of the even more remote "Yellow Peril", wherein the
combined yellow race would enter into mortal combat
aganst the white race for dominance on earth. These
steps by Japan could be the solidifying of Asia, com-
monly termed the land of the yellow race, into a yellow
empire, much as the sons of Israel were the slaves of
Egypt; much as Korea, then Manchuria, and now In-
ner Mongolia, are being subjected to the rule of the
sons of Yamato.
Far-fetched as this may seem, it is but a step for them
to seize complete control of China — though one ima-
gines only after a struggle — and then, through the
generosity of America in returning the Philippines to
the Filipinos, to eventually have Japan gain control
of the driver's seat in the Far East.
Wth an empire that would then be unequaled in
richness, unequaled in the number of slaves of Japan,
would it not then be conceivable for Japan to so prepare
her empire as to venture to drive her slaves before her
into open conflict against the world?
When the Kaiser first voiced the "Yellow Peril" one
wondered whether he was not looking into the partial
fulfillment of those steps in the year, 1936, and the
probable actual declaration of war in the dim future?
Mayhaps the future does not hold such calamity in
store; mayhaps the Kaiser's warning and the "Tanaka
Memorial" are but the fanciful dreams of two over-
developed minds in two different spots on earth, but
be that as it may, the fact still remains that Japan has
striven for and is rapidly so gaining control of her part
of the world as to make not impossible the spectre of
such probability to continue to hang over our heads.
Dr. Y. Y. Tsu Views China
Dr. Y. Y. Tsu, speaking before the 1936 Institute of
International Relations at Mills College, Oakland, gave
his views of China last week.
(His subject, "China's Major Problems," was well
chosen.
Over and above China's internal military conflict;
over and above interference from foreign elements, he
voiced the major problems that concern the future of
China even more than temporary conditions now exist-
ing.
The major problems that he is most interested in
are not political, but rather, reconstruction work: to
strive to teach the masses something of the education
of China; the progress China is making to attain a
national tongue that would be a boon to the Chinese;
compulsory education which has brought the number
of school children from 2,800,000 in 1911 up to
11,000,000 in 1931; expermentation of agriculturalists
in developing the right product for the utmost gain
in China's varied clime; birth control that has started
in the interior; and finally, and most vital of all, the
development of a "New Life Movement" by General
Chiang Kai-shek, a movement designed to bring to
the fore a national morale that has been sadly lacking
heretofore.
That this last move is something exceedingly lack-
ing in China is a too well-known fact. A man cannot
be selfish or self-centered if he attempts to make a move
that is designed to bring about a rejuvenation of na-
tional morale.
Page 8
CHINESE DICEST
July 3, 1936
25* ANNIVERSARY CHINESE Y M C A
M&
Dear Tung Yuen Dr. T. C. Lee Hong Wong Ira C. Lee Hong Cuey Wong Bew
Andrew Wu B. S. Fong Dr. A. B. Chinn C. B. Lau Chow K. Leong L. H. Tong
Chinese nc-Evr
Homer Cherk Kong Poy
Paul Hee T. Y. Tang, E S.
Above photo shows the 1936 board of direc-
15 in number, together with the execu- tive secretary, Mr. T. Y. Tang.
Through a period of twenty-five years,
the Chinese Y. M. C. A., an institution
of pride and joy to San Francisco's Chi-
ese community, has lived to see each
succeeding generation of Chinese come
to use ::s facilities with added appre-
ciation.
From a small two room affair, it has
grown to become one of Chinatown's
largest institutions. From almost total
obscurity to international fame has been
its rise. Chinese travelers from all over
the world have made it their stopping
place, a place where one may find a
sense of "hominess" amid fellow Chinese.
But the Chinese Y. M. C. A. was not
without its hardships and trials.
One ordinarily takes the "Y" as an
institution for "growing boys," or as
a place to go to when one desired exer-
cise. The Y. M. C. A. of this community
is different. Here, old men mingle with
young boys, younger men help and en-
courage little boys. One could always
find a congenial friend there.
The community, cognizant of the
good work that the Y. M. C. A. is doing,
backs up its administration by providing
its most prominent and influential busi-
ness and professional men on its board
of directors, and these interchanging oc-
casionally to give it new blood and im-
petus, and also that the work may not
rest too heavily on any one set of officers.
Ons foresees a bright and larger fu-
ture for the Chinese Y. M. C. A. One
envisions the bountiful fruits of its la-
bors in the fact that only through a need-
ful organization like the Y. M. C. A.
would one ever get the whole-hearted
support of any community. In present-
ing these pages of the pictorial growth
of the Chinese Y. M. C. A., the Chinese
Digest is but preparing the way for
its history to appear in the July 10
issue, to help celebrate its anniversary,
from July 6 to 11. — Editor.
July 3, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 9
25h ANNIVERSARY CHINESE Y M C A
Y. M. C. A. PROGRAM FOR
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
Monday, July 6, 8:00 p.m. Swimming.
Tuesday, 7th, 7:00 p.m. Athletics.
Wednesday, 8th, 8:00 p.m. Musical Program.
Thursday, 9th, 8:00 p.m. Motion Pictures.
Friday, 10th, 6:00 p.m. Dinner at Grand
View; 8:00 p.m. Anniversary Program.
Saturday, 11th, 7:00 p.m. Marathon; at 9:00
p.m. Invitational Dance
Open House during the entire week from
1 :00 to 10:00 p.m.
Page 10
CHINESE DIGEST
July 3, 1936
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
A pair of rare K'ang Hsi Period vases
(A. D. 1662-1772). The mouth rim of
the rouleau vase on the right is partially
restored-glaze decoration of wu ts'ai
or hard colors (famille verte.)
The red is of a light coral, the blue is
of the late K'ang Hsi type, and there
From the "Sathan Bentz Collection.
a.re several shades of green. Gold and
underglaze blue is sparingly used. Paint-
ing of panels on brocade ground is con-
sidered very rare by connoisseurs today.
Straight foot rim, glazed bottom, well
dotted with pin holes.
Order of Brilliant Jade
The Chinese Government has decor-
ated many foreign statesmen, it was an-
nounced officially recently. The decora-
tions awarded are of various grades of
the Order of the Brilliant Jade.
Heading the list are Colonel Henry
Stimson, former American Secretary of
State, Mr. Newton D. Baker, former
American Secretary of War, Mr. Cam-
eron Forbes, former leader of the Am-
erican Economic Mission to China, Dr.
Robert E. T. Lewis, ex-advisor to the
Chinese Government, and Mr. Thomas
Millard, well-known American journalist
and advisor to the Chinese Government.
Others decorated include Mr. R. Silver
Cruys, ex-Councillor of the Belgium Le-
gation in China, and Dr. F. D. H.
Groenman, former Dutch Consul Gen-
eral in Shanghai.
'QUOTES"
Sino-Japanese Crisis —
" . . . . were the South and Central
regimes to unite their forces, success in
a military conflict with the Japanese
would still be doubtful. It is true that
Chiang Kai-shek not only has freed his
territory from any immediate menace
of Chinese Communist troops; he has
also steadily increased his military re-
sources available for operations in the
North. None the less, Japan could
probably defeat the Chinese military
forces unless these were aided by the
other Powers interested in China.
"Such assistance from the outside is
not to be expected. Soviet Russia,
the United States and Great Britain, all
vitally concerned about the future of
China, have given no indications that
they are likely to agree on any common
policy to forestall Japanese aggression.
Yet in Washington as well as in London
and Moscow it is commonly recognized
that the extension of Japanese control
on the mainland of Asia increases the
danger of a major conflict in the Pacific.
"Japanese pressure — economic, politi-
cal and military — to force the Chinese
Central Government to recognize the
autonomy of Hopei and Charar contin-
ues. Tendentious reports of demoraliza-
tion throughout much of China are be-
ing circulated. 'Incidents' are being
announced almost daily. The material
and psychological basis for strong mili-
tary action has been laid.
"It is against these manifest plans
for dismemberment that Chinese opin-
ion now calls for defence. This cry,
however, is not likely to dissuade the
Japanese military authorities, whose will
in the formation and execution of Jap-
anese policies in China is supreme, from
carrying out their program. They are
encouraged by the West's preoccupation
with its own affairs and by Europe's fear
of war. The failure of the League of
Nations' sanctions policy to thwart the
Italian conquest of Ethiopia is cited in
Japanese military circles as proof that
Japan need not fear organized opposi-
tion from Europe or the United States.
"The danger to Chinese is imminent.
The danger of a wider conflict, though
more remote, is real. It is power-politics,
taught to Japan by the example of West-
ern countries, that has brought the East
to this grim pass."
— Editorial in the N. Y. Time*.
July 3, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 11
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
STORIES: FACT AND FICTION
Although the novel and the short
story as a form of literary art have always
been looked down upon by the old Chi-
nese literateurs and other minor wield-
ers of the ink brush, yet certain tales of
fiction, such as the "Dream of the Red
Chamber" (Hung Lou Meng) and Pu
Sung-ling's 'Strange Tales from a Chi-
nese Studio" ..(Liu Chai Chih I), to
mention only two, have definitely taken
their places in China's literature.
But whether or not fiction is given a
due place in Chinese literature story-tell-
ing is an art in China and stories have
nourished the minds and entertained
and more than delighted the common
people since the dawn of Chinese civili-
zation. Stories may not be literature,
so ruled the old masters, but story-telling
play a part in the life of the people
which is comparable to the newspaper
comics, the radio and the cinema in
twentieth century America.
Every Chinese carries in his head a
trove of stories, some true and some im-
aginative, handed down from one gen-
eration to another. And every Chinese,
from the lowly peasant to the high
government official, has his favorite story
or stories. Recently, Lin Yu-tang, au-
thor of "My Country and My People"
had something to say about one of his
own favorite stories in his regular col-
umn in the China Critic, Chinese-edited
English weekly in Shanghai, of which
he is one of the contributing editors. If
you have read Dr. Lin's book you will
know that he has a sly sense of humor,
impish wit, and at times a devastating
sense of cynicism, the supreme weakness
of the true intellectual. Knowing this,
you will not be surprised to learn that
one of his favorite contes is Chuantze's
masterly storv of a woman's inconsisten-
ce'. But 1st Lin Yu-tang speak for him-
self:
' The b?st ?atire on woman's inconsist-
encv i = a storv about Chuangtze's wife
from 'Chinku Ch'ikuan.' This is a very
poDular storv and is often acted on the
tra"-- ir!to which certain elements of
CVmanatze's own books have been in-
coroorated. Tradition has it that when
Chuangtze's wife died, Huei Shih visited
him and found hm singing and beating
rhvthm on a water basin; he had said
manv cynical things about a dead skull
similar to the observations of Yorick
in Hamlet.' and in general the cynical
qualities of Chuangtze's thoughts made
him a very appropriate subject for this
theatrical play. It is a ghastly drama
with a scene in which Chuangtze's wi-
dow chopped open his coffin in order to
take out his brains to cure a certain dis-
ease of her lover, when the butterfly
that 'dreamed of being Chuangtze' flew
out of the coffin, followed by the return
of Chuangtze's reincarnated ghost. This
devastating satire on 'chaste' widows is
therefore very similar to the story of a
woman who nailed the corpse of her
husband on the cross because the original
body on the cross had been snatched
aiway while the guard was making love
with the widow, as told by Petronius.
"I am referring, however, only to the
beginning of the story. One day Chuang-
tze came home from a walk in the out-
skirts otf the city, looking very sad.
Madame Chuang asked him what was the
matter with him, and Chuangtze re-
plied, 'I was walking in the country
and I saw a woman kneeling before a
new grave by the roadside. She was
holding a fan in her hands and trying
to fan the grave. 'Why do you do that
for?' I asked, and she replied, 'I have
promised my husband that I would never
marry again until his grave is dry. But
the soil of the grave is so abominally
wet, and that is why I am fanning it'."
The story referred to by Lin Yu-tang
may be found in its entirety in the
English translation of the stories which
make up the "Chinku Ch'ikuan"
(Strange Observations, Old and New).
The translation goes under the name
"The Inconsistency of Madame Chuang
and Other Stories."
It is strange that Chuangtze's story
of his wife's inconsistency and Petronius'
tale of the Ephesian Matron should so
closely resemble each other, although
Petronius lived four and a half centuries
after the Chinese philosopher. Of course,
students of the short story will quickly
say that both these stories had their root
in an earlier Eastern tale and that
Chuangtze and Petronius, each in his
own time, utilized that early tale and
fashioned a story to suit his own purpose.
In structural unity and force of dramatic
effect Petronius' story of the Ephesian
Matron is superior to Chuangtze's cele-
brated tale, and that is perhaps why this
story is still held up as a model for stu-
dents of the' short story. But in sly
humor, in direct satirical intent, and in
pure entertainment value, Chuangtze's
tale is the better one. Petronius had the
Greek sense of form, whereas Chuangtze,
like all good Chinese story-tellers, merely
concentrated on the entertainment value
of the story. But because he was a gen-
ius he unwittingly turned out a master-
piece of satire.
And, another strange thing, the au-
thors of the Ephesian Matron and the
Inconsistency of Madame Chuang were
opposites in their philosophies. Petronius
was an epicurean, who loved worldly
luxuries and was dubbed the Arbiter of
Elegance in the court of Nero, while
Chuangtze was a mystic, a recluse, an
expositor and practitioner of the Taoist
philosophy.
Incidentally, Lin Yu-tang somewhere
in his book "My Country and My Pe-
ople" wrote that to a Chinese, a woman
is only a woman who does not know
how to enjoy herself. One wonders
whether he would consider Chuangtze's
wife as a woman who does not know
how to enjoy herself.
u *
Someone has said that one good story
deserves another, and so another is offer-
ed. This story involves a woman, the
opening of a coffin and other strange
incidents. It is supposedly a true inci-
dent which happened not long ago,
though no one will vouch for its authen-
ticity since it came from the Chinese
press, which is notorious for mixing fact
with fiction for the sake of telling a good
story. However, the story is the thing
at the present moment, not journalistic
ethics. The tale:
An official of Hupeh province in
North China, after a flood inspection
trip, came back with a strange story.
While in a certain district the magistrate
told him of a traveling student who had.
#50 in foreign notes and 0 in silver
all wrapped up in a packet and which
he carried. One day he stopped by a
small stream to get. a drink of water,
placing his precious packet on the
ground as he did so. While he was still
drinking he saw a water rat come out
of nowhere and sniff at his packet. He
did not think that there was any danger
to this, but a moment later,to his horror,
he saw the rat pick up his packet in its
mouth and start to run away with it.
His heart in his mouth, the student gave
chase. A minute later he saw the rat
disappear into a tomb. The student
waited for it to come out. An hour
passed, but there was no sign that the
little thief was coming out at all. So,
his fear turning to anger by this time,
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CHINESE DICEST
July 3, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo .
Marathon Entries To
Close July 8
With entries due to close on July 8,
next Wednesday, the Chinese Y. M. C.
A. Marathon is expected to draw a large
list of participants. Entry blanks must
be in the hands of officials on or before
that date in order that an entrant may
take part in the event on Saturday, July
1 1 . All entries should be sent to the
Chines? "Y" physical director or its se-
cretary. William Wong is in charge of
the Marathon.
Trophies will be awarded to first, se-
cond and third place winners, and medals
to the 4th to tenth place winners. A
special trophy will be given to any boy
under 17 years who finishes first among
his own age group. Awards will be pre-
sented at the Invitational Dance which
will be held at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
gym immediately after the Marathon.
Participants will be given bids to the
dance.
Interest in the coming athletic event
is reaching its height, this being the
first marathon in Chinatown -since 1933,
when such an event was held during the
Cathay Relays. It was won by Herbert
Tom, running under the colors of the
Chi-Fornians Club, followed closely by
Jack Young, unattached. Others who fin-
ished among the leaders were Tong
Wing, Jimmy Tom Wye, Wilson Lowe
and Davisson Lee.
There will be some twenty valuable
door prizes given away at the Invitation-
al Dance, bids for which may be obtain-
ed at a small cost from the members of
the dance committee: Henry O. Lee,
Philip Leong, Teddy Lee, Henry S. Tom,
Frank K. Lee, Robert Poon, William
Wong. Samuel Jung, Wahso Chan, Sam
Yin, Bill Jow, George Ong and Frank
Wong.
• •
CHINESE CHESS FINALS
Finals of the Chinese Chess Tourna-
ment of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. are be-
ing played this week and will continue
through to next week, it was learned
from Daniel Yee, who is in charge of
the tourney.
Three persons, Lau Gum Bill, Jow
King Leong and Tom Quong Sing, re-
main in the competition, and are now
engaging in a round robin series to de-
cide the winner, who will be awarded a
gold medal. Second and third place
winners will be given a silver and a
bronze medal, respectively.
Chinese Center in
Softball Win
Before a capacity crowd of highly par-
tisan rooters the Chinese Center softball
team nosed out the Young Chinese on
Wednesday, June 24, in a night game
on Auditorium Field by a count of 14
to 12.
The game abounded in close plays,
thrilling catches and caustic comments
from the spectators on the playing abili-
ty of members on both squads. Ralph
Lieu pitched a creditable game for the
winners while Bert Yip, Junior Yee and
Georgie Chan toiled on the mound for
the Young Chinese. For a team manned
by 'has-beens" and never-weres" the
Center victory over their hardier oppon-
ents constituted a major upset.
The losers led throughout the battle
but a ten run splurge in the fifth stanza
found the Chinese Center in command
of the ball game. Players for the Young
Chinese were Stanton Yee, Bob Chow,
Shane Lew, Ed Chew, Howard Joe, Ge-
orgie Chan, Junior Yee, Art Lee, Robert
Chew and Bert Yip.
The Chinese Center: Ed Fung, Ralph
Lieu, Paul Fung, Henry Chinn, Art
Chinn, Hue Fung, Phil Wong, Dr. Les-
ter Lee. Johnny Won, Newell Kaikee
and Ed Ah Tye.
Flushed with the savor of victory the
Center postponed its night tilt with Wa
Sung last Wednesday and devoted the
period to intensive practice instead. The
delayed contest takes place next Wednes-
day evening.
• •
GIRLS BOW TO BOYS
Boys of the Chinese Tennis Club
proved their superiority over the girls,
at least in tennis, in their Leap-Year
matches at the Chinese Playground last
week, although the fair sex gave the
young gentlemen a hard battle all the
way through. Final tally was 7-5. Act-
ing as referees in the matches were Mar-
tin Lau and Davisson Lee.
.—Scores:
Franche Lee d. Martin Lau, 6-1.
H. K. Wong d. Waite Ng, 6-1.
Chester Look d. Betty Won, 6-2.
Hattie Hall d. Frank Chan, 6-1.
Erline Lowe d. Dr. Theodore Lee, 6-1.
Ralph Tong d. Emma Dong, 6-1.
Jenny Chew d. Arnold Lim, 6-2.
Harry Jue d. Mary Chan, 8-6.
William Lowe d. Lucille Jung, 6-2.
Alice Menlo Chew d. Richard Louie, 6-3.
Frank Wong d. Marian Fong, 7-5.
George Li d. Bernice Lam, 6-4.
Chitena Defeats San
Mateo and Salinas
San Francisco's Chinese Tennis Club
returned from a successful invasion of
out-of-town courts last Sunday, June 28,
its first team defeating San Mateo by a
final score of 6-3, while its second team
routed the Salinas Chinese netsters, 10-2.
At Salinas, Diamond Yee, first rank-
ing player, defeated Davisson Lee of
the Chitena, 3-6, 6-2 and 6-2, while
Tommy Gee won from George Chung,
6-4 and 6-4, to capture the only two
matches from Chitena. One of the fea-
ture matches was that between George
Chinn and Gene Dong, the former win-
ning 2-6. 6-1 and 6-4. It was a hard
and evenly fought match. In the wo-
men's singles, Mary Chan was extended
to the limit to win from Maye Chung,
6-8, 6-4 and 6-2. Henry K. Wong was
captain of the San Francisco squad. Dur-
ing their stay in Salinas, the city players
were royally treated, a picnic lunch being
given by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jung
and Stanley Chung. After the matches,
a buffet supper was given by Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Dong after which all went
to Watsonville to dance at the Soo Cho-f
Cafe.
Salinas results:
George Chinn D. Gene Dong 2-6, 6-1,
6-4. Tommy Leong D. David Chung
6-2, 6-1; Francis Louie d. Stanley
Chung 6-0, 6-2; Henry Low d. Thomas
Jung 6-2, 6-1; Daaisson Lee 1. to Dia-
mond Yee 6-3, 2-6, 2-6; George Chung
1. to Tommy Gee 6-4, 6-4; Mary Chan
d. Maye Chung 6-8, 6-4. 6-2; Hattie
Hall and Tommy Leong d. David Chung
and Maye Chung 6-2, 6-2; Wahso Chan
and Bob Jung d. David Chung and Stan-
ley Chung 6-2, 6-3; Bill Chinn d. Willie
Chung 6-0, 6-2; H. K. Wong and Ed-
win Gee d. Willie Chung and Tommy
Jung 6-2. 6-2; Bill Wong and Richard
Louie d. Diamond Yee and Tommy Jung
2-6. 6-4. 6-1.
At San Mateo, the Chitena won two-
thirds of the matches to defeat the pen-
insula city's Oriental Tennis Club, 6-3.
Members of the first team scoring vic-
tories were Walter Wong, John Lee,
John Tseng, and Fay Lowe in the singles,
while the No. 1 and 2 doubles teams,
consisting of Walter Wong and John
Lee, and John Tseng and Joe Moke
turned the tables on the San Mateo
doubles squads.
July 3, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 13
SPORTS
Charge Lee Wai-tong
Is Professional
Four Chinese sports editors in Shang-
hai for the past several weeks have been
continuing with their plan to prefer
charges of professionalism against Lee
Wai-tong, China's number one soccer
player and idol of all soccer fans in
that part of the world. ,
Despite the fact that Lee at present
is leading the China Olympic team on
a world tour which will eventually take
them to Berlin and the 1936 Games, the
sports editors are determined to force
the China National Amateur Athletic
Association to investigate the charges
and take immediate action to disqualify
him from further participation as an
amateur.
Opinion among foreign followers of
the sport is that the sports editors will
encounter no difficulty in proving that
Lee is a "pro" under the Football Asso-
ciation laws of England, but they are
practically unanimous in condemning
the unsportsmanlike manner in waiting
until the team representing China was
formed and well on its trip before bring-
ing th; matter to the attention of the
public.
Box'n% Red-Blooded Sport
The recent winning of the 105-pound
class championship by Harry Jung in
the P. A. A. Boxing Championships
should be an encouragement to Chinese
lads to take up this sport.
Boxing is a red-blooded, he-man sport
of athletes the world over, an art of self-
defense. It builds up physique and
strength. During past years, quite a
few Chinese excelled in boxing careers,
both as amateurs and professionals. There
is no reason why many more of them
should not make good in the roped
arena. Either as a hobby or a career,
the ring offers a fine opportunity for
any boy to make a name for himself.
An amateur boxing tournament for
Chinese boys would create a great deal
of interest. The St. Mary's A. C. has
a fine group of fighters under the guid-
ance of Sammy Lee, former top-notch
ringman. while a bag-punching and box-
ing class is conducted at the Chinese Y.
M. C. A. by Henry Owyang. Matches
could be fought off either at the Chinese
"Y", the French Court or at St. Mary's
Auditorium, by simply erecting a ring.
Let's have a boxing tourney in China-
town !
SPORTS SHORTS
Bob Chan, former track and cage star
is seen playing basketball again after
several years' absence from athletics. He
formerly played forward and was captain
of the Chung Wah and Galileo school
teams, and also participated in track,
being an active point-scorer for the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A.
Although it is not as yet definitely set,
it has been learned that the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. may sponsor a skating party
sometime this month, probably on Mon-
day, July 20th.
A Chinese soft-ball team was formed
last week and it is the desire of this nine
to challenge all-comers for games, using
a nine-inch ball. A name for the team
has not as yet been decided. Contests
may be scheduled through its captain,
Richard M. Lee, or Francis Yee, at 1105
Powell Street, China 103 5.
The San Francisco Chinese Tennis
Club once more announced the fact that
its launch ride, scheduled for July 4th,
is open to the public, the total cost being
75 cents. The launch leaves at 10 a.m.
at the foot of Mission Street, San Fran-
cisco and returns at about 6 p.m. Re-
servations may be made at Jing Loy,
952 Grant Ave. or Hall's Sport Shop.
One of the favorites for the coming
Marathon may be Henry Kan, who has
been seen practising hard every night,
along with Herbert Tom, both turning
in good times.
The Chinese Sportsimen Club of San
Francisco will shoot against the Fresno
Gun Club Sunday morning, July 5, at
the Golden Gate Gun Club.
When Junior Yee and Georgie Chan
of Oakland pitch with a Softball, the
sky's the limit. They found out that
hurling underhand does not make for
perfect control.
His wife. Jennie, was so surprised
when Dr. Lerrrer Lee, playing second
base for the Chinese Center of Oakland,
snagged a hot liner that she swallowed
a peanut whole — shell and all. Les col-
lected three hits while Henry Chinn gar-
ne-ed two for two to lead the Center
offense in its game against the Young
Chinese.
L. A. Has Good Netsters
By Vincent Chinn
In recent intersectional matches, the Chi-
nese Tennis Association defeated the Los
Angeles Chinese Tennis Club by a 9-3 score.
Although the results indicate a one-sided tri-
umph for the locals, the opposition was by no
means lacking in good players. I have several
in mind that would be a welcome to any
team.
They are Hamilton Gee, whose victory
over Ben Chu speaks for itself; Elmer Chee
whose game is typically eastern, his ground
strokes, forehand and backhand being long
sweeping drives which he hits straight down
the line or cross court with great accuracy.
We will hear more of him in the future.
There is Milton "Streamline" Quon, nick-
named "Streamline" by his fellow players be-
cause of his unusual hair-cut. It sticks up
like a brush, but that doesn't stop him from
being the best doubles performer on the team.
He is also a talented artist in block and wood
engraving. It is reported that he has been
designated recipient of a one-year scholar-
ship to the Chouinard School of Art which
is quite an achievement.
In the women's division, Los Angeles has
Betty Chow and Mamie Sing who have both
enjoyed the distinction of top ranking during
the past two years. Like Erline Lowe, Betty
is a natural athlete. Her accomplishments
in other branches of sports have won her
a name in the athletic field. During the
past year she has been studying at the Mo-
desto Junior College. Perhaps this is one
reason why she was unable to represent her
team this year.
Yes, it is my opinion that they have the
players. Their defeat cannot be attributed to
a lack of personnel but rather to insufficient
practice. Probably the problems lies in the
distant location of thir tennis courts. Unlike
San Francisco where the courts are within
easy reach, theirs are so situated that it re-
quires perhaps an hour's traveling time.
Therefore, it is quite incvonvenient to obtain
constant practice which is necessary to a tour-
nament player. Fortunately, this handicap
has nit dampened the enthusiasm of some of
the players. Well, give them a little more
time and they will present a squad that will
be hard to beat, as we find among them
manv who are showing great possibilities in
their game.
• •
A son was born on June 15 to the
wife of Dong Mow Chu, 1-H Dawson
Place, San Francisco.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 3, 1936
FIRECRACKERS
(Continued from Page 5)
at present, it does not necessarily mean that
will be scarce forever. At this point,
ma) say that conditions in America are
n..t permanent cither. But you must realize
that conditions in China may be improved
in .short time, can racial prejudices disappear
in America in a few years? When you fail
to take cognizance of these facts in your
essay, you cannot blame us for accusing
you of lack of information.
2. As to your onesidedness, we felt that
in your essay, you did not weigh the argu-
ments on both sides. Let us point to you
that at the Chinese Young People's Summer
Conference held at Lake Tahoe, California,
1^35, the same question had been raised.
After prolonged debate, the question was
put to vote. The balloting showed that sev-
enty-five percent of the participants favored
a future in China. And many insisted that
the second generation Chinese not only
should go back to China, but that they must
go back to China. This will give an idea
of what other young Chinese are thinking.
You said that your arguments are original,
but that can not be very original because
many other people have thought of them
before. You said that your arguments are
critical, but such critical arguments at best
can only serve to show the other side of the
picture. They cannot be used as a guiding
principle for your fellow youths.
3. Your essay gives conclusive and undeni-
able evidence that you choose to lead a easy
life. You did not define what is meant by
your future. Reading between the lines, one
cannot help but conclude that what you want
is just a "remunerative position", or "profit-
able employment" and to live with "modern
conveniences such as electric lights, running
water, quick t-ansportation. and means of
sanitary and healthful living". You do yearn
for a decent mr de of living, do you not?
j»s a matter of fact, we all like to have that.
!r t we do not hope your ambitions will end
there. If one's future is to hope for a merc
decent r^odc of living and nothing more.
we need not discuss it further. In that case
\v_ strongly advise such a person to stay here,
in fact to stay anywhere. The standard of
li'in': in China is low and it will be hard
for him to live there. And China is alreadv
over-populated nation, we do not care to
I'shtr in anv more live-to-eat type of person
to the already crowded field.
Ho\ve\er. we believe that a majority of
our second generation Chinese, especially
th'-se with higher education, have higher
airns in life than to preserve their mere
existence. Tf one has some object in life
and wants to accomplish anything, he must
l'o throutrh hardships, surmount obstacles and
not avoid conflict. As our old sa'je Mencius
said: "Thus, when Heaven is about to confer
a great ofiice on any man, it rir.st exercises
his mind with suffering, and his sinews and
bones with toil. It exposes his body to hun-
ger, and subjects him to extreme poverty.
It confounds his undertakings. By all these
methods it stimulates his mind, hardens his
nature, and supplies his incompetencies."
(Tell us if Mencius is so fatalistic! ) Your
essay shows a psychology of fear, fear for
"social estrangement", fear for the lack of
"pull", fear for "the years of lonesomeness"
before you can adapt yourself to your mother
country .... Whether these reveal y mr true
self or not. we do not approve of such
pathetic attitudes.
Granting that not all of the young Chinese
are ambitious and granting that a decent
mode of living is the object to be sought,
you still can have that in China. You ad-
mitted that "remunerative employment,
though scarce, is not impossible to obtain in
either China or America". You admitted
that in the Chinese coastal cities, you can
still enjoy electric lights, running water and
so forth. If the two countries should offer
the same opportunity, or the same lack of
opportunity, then the question naturally re-
solves into "where do I have better oppor-
tunity, qualitatively and quantitatively?" Any
man in the street can tell you that oppor-
tunities are better in China both qualitatively
and quantitatively. You believe that there is
a "color line" in America, yet you think that
"in a competitive economic system such as
that of the United States the capable man
is bound to be recognized and utilized, no
matter what his color or creed". And you
want to challenge us to show you "an able
Chinese who has conscientiously searched for
remunerative employment and yet has not
found it". Well, Robert, we admire your
high idealism and your optimistic outlook of
life. But we are afraid that you are either
too young to know the practical world, or
you do not know many of your fellow men
Do you know that there are thousands of
Chinese in California now on relief? Do you
mean that none of them have any ability
to merit :hem a little job? Will you please
read Prof-.-ssT E. G. Mears' "Residental Ori-
entals on the American Pacific Coast ' which
will give you an authoritative account of the
employment opportunities of the second gen-
eration Chinese.
4. As to your patriotism, here again it is
not a personal question. We did not exactly
say that you are unpatriotic to China, al-
though judging from your essay you do show
a stronger inclination in your allegiance to
the United States. We do too. We know
you are grateful to America, but we regret
that you do not show any loyalty to your
mother country. If you really do, you would
not have made a false statement that you
do not.
5, Robert, ask yourself, if your arguments
are not fallacious. If you meant to advocate
a future "instinctively", then you know that
your arguments in your essay which advo-
cate a future in America, must be fallacious.
In your letter you deny this emphatically.
Now we are totally at loss! We really do
not understand you. If you favor a future
in China, then we are standing on common
ground and aside from explaining your real
motives, there is no need to write us a letter
of rebuttal. If you still favor a future in
America, then why not "stick to your guns"
as you were told to?
In the conclusion of your letter you have
brought out two interesting questions. The
first relating to the opportunity of employ-
ment in America has been adequately an-
swered in previous paragraphs. The second
question regarding the reconciliation of civili-
zations deserves a word of mention. You
said that the .American culture and Chinese
culture are directly opposed and cannot be
reconciled. You described American culture
as "Christian ideals, liberal attitudes and op-
timistic outlook of life". Let us ask you:
Are not Christian ideals a reconciliation of
Roman, Greek and Hebrew ideals? Is not the
blending of cultures the essence of Hegal's
philosophy of history? Don't you know
that the theme of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's principle
of psychological reconstruction is centered up-
on the preservation of China's old morality
and the acquisition of Western material ad-
vantages1
In short jour essay shows that you did not
gather sufficient information pertinent to this
problem. You did not weigh the argument
on both sides. You failed to define clearly
what is your future. You have misinterpreted
our meaning. And all in all your arguments
arc fallacious. Your letter again shows that
your thought is inconsistent and your reason-
ing illogical.
To sum up. let us assure you again that
nothing in our discussion is intended to re-
flect on your personal character. We fully
realize that you really think that the future
of the second generation Chinese is in China.
To show that your thoughts are "original"
and your viewpoint "analytical", therefore,
you have deliberately written an essay favor-
ing a future in America. We have criticized
your essay on its face value without knowing
your real intention. You must understand
that our motives are sincere and earnest.
Alter all, the subject on which you wrote
is such an important one that it ceases to be
a plaything.
Fraternally yours.
Chinese Students' Club.
Lcland Stanford |r. Unixersitv.
Yung Wong, president.
July 3, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 11)
the student went to a nearby inn and
asked the proprietor to prepare him a
roast chicken with which he hoped to
tempt the rat out of the tomb. In the
meantime, he sat down to a pot of wine
to console and cheer himself.
Soon the roasted fowl was ready. But
as the proprietor brought it out of the
kichen a ca: sprang up and seized it.
Furious, the unlucky student threw his
pot of wine at the cat, missed, and hit
the proprietor in the face. The latter
swore at the student for his clumsiness,
at which the student apologized and said
that he would compensate him. The
proprietor, now himself thoroughly mad
at losing a succulent chicken and being
hit in the face with a pot of wine, re-
fused to listen to the student and dragged
the latter before the magistrate. There
the student recited his story of the loss
of his packet of money and the sad in-
cidents which occurred thereafter, but
the magistrate was unwilling to believe
his strange tale. The student swore that
it was true and finally persuaded the
magistrate and the proprietor of the inn
to go with him to the tomb. Strangely
enough, they found that the grave was
recent and it was therefore easy to trace
the family in the person of the widow of
the man buried there, and who was ap-
parently a poor woman.
The magistrate, exercising his authori-
ty, ordered the grave dug, but no packet
was to be found. However, in one cor-
ner of the coffin the student noticed
there was a hole. He insisted that the
coffin hd be pried open, but the widow
refused permission. The magistrate
would not listen to her and had the lid
forced open. He searched in the dead
man's pockets and, Io! found in one of
them the packet which was in accordance
with the student's description. The ma-
gistrate noticed that in one of the dead
man's ear was stuffed some cotton wad-
ding. On extracting it the searchers
found that a long woman's pin had been
driven into the dead man's brain.
Murder was out. And the widow, who
confessed her guilt, was speedily exe-
cuted.
China-Built Ships Sold
The American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company announced that final contracts
had been signed for the purchase of
four Dollar freighters. They are the
Diana, Margaret, Melville and Stuart
Dollar, which will be re-named the Ala-
bama, Arkansan, Carolinian and Flori-
dian.
Built by the U. S. Shipping Board
at Shanghai in the Kiangnan Dock and
Engineering Works in 1921, these four
ships began their careers as the Celestial,
the Oriental, the Mandarin and the Ca-
thay. They are three deckers of ap-
proximately 4,300 tons each. Within a
few weeks, the four steamers will be
added to the South American service
of the Williams Line, a subsidiary of the
American-Hawaiian.
• •
Recently the municipal government in
Peiping, China, decreed that all sing-
song girls must enter school for at least
three months. After that, they will re-
ceive a diploma in culture.
• •
A survey of the latest "Who's Who
in China", reveals that a majority of
the leading men and women of China
are very young, comparatively, the aver-
age age of all those listed being forty-
fix. The average age of government
offi-ials is 47.7; diplomats 46.6; business-
man 48.7; military Leaders 49.5; journal-
i-ts 43.5 and doctors 44.5.
• •
POPULATION IN MANCHURIA
Jacanese in Manchuria number 400,-
H^inking, the present population of
Manchuria is 32,869,054, a gain of three
million new inhabitants during the last
three years. Most of these immigrants
are said to be Chinese laborers.
Japanse in Manchuria number 400,-
000, approximately 40 percent of all
Japanese living abroad. Koreans are
estimated at 680,000, while the Soviets,
naturalized Russians and Russians in
Manchuria total 70,000.
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MORE BIBLES FOR CHINA
Two million copies of the Scriptures
were circulated in China in 1935 by the
American Bible Society, according to a
r-port received from the China agency
of the society. For the fifth year in suc-
cession more complete Bibles were put
into circulation in China last year by
the three societies at work there than
in any earlier year.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Grant (Seattle) July
8; President Pierce (San Francisco) July
21; President Jefferson (Seattle) July
22; President Coolidge (San Francisco)
July 29; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
5; President Lincoln (San Francisco)
Aug. 18; President McKinley (Se-
attle) Aug. 19; President Hoover (San
Francisco) Aug. 26; President Grant
(Seattle) Sept. 2; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Hayes (San Francis-
co) July 3; President McKinley (Seattle)
July 4; President Hoover (San Francis-
co) July 10; President Wilson (San
Francisco) July 17; President Grant
(Seattle) July 18; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) July 24; President Mon-
roe (San Francisco) July 31; President
Jefferson (Seattle) Aug. 1; President
Coolidge (San Francisco) Aug. 7; Presi-
dent Van Buren (San Francisco) Aug.
14; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
15; President Taft (San Francisco) Aug.
21; President Garfield (San Francisco)
Aug. 28; President McKinley (Seattle)
Aug. 29.
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July 10, 1936
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OUR YOUNG ATHLETES
Norman Ong, age eleven, and a member of the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. swimming team, illustrates with rhy-
thmic grace the Jack-Knife at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
25th Anniversary swimming exhibition Monday night.
He is coached by his brother, Woodrow.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 10, 1935
FAR EAST
Quiet reigned over the North-South front in China
as the date for the annual session of the central exe-
cutive committee of the Kuomintang drew near.
It was believed that with the arrival of representa-
tives from Kwangtung and Kwangsi, the present situa-
tion may be smoothed over to the complete satisfac-
tion of both parties concerned. Though many reports
have it that the southern delegates are instructed to
demand recognition of their aim to resist the Jap-
anese aggressors in China with force, more reliable
reports believe that the delegates will agree with Gen-
eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek that the best plan at pre-
sent is to build up their reserves and make sufficient
preparations abroad for establishment of credit before
starting hostilities. That this is most important is
pointed out by informed observers to the huge amount
of silver being shipped abroad, the establishment of a
branch of the Bank of China in New York City, and
the control of the silver situation that the government
had anticipated.
The session held today (Friday) will be a secret one,
and such information as will be allowed to be published
will be general in nature, officials declared.
Last-minute reports from Peiping again pointed to
another flagrant display of military might by Japan as
she marched tanks and armored cars into Peiping's
legation quarter on July 8. No untoward incident,
however, took place as reports were meager.
Ministry of Finance Orders
RURAL CREDIT LOANS
To hasten the consummation of the legal tender poli-
cy and to provide effective relief to the depressed rural
districts, the Ministry of Finance recently ordered the
China Farmers Bank to set aside at least $50,000,000
for the extension of loans on the mortgage of farmland
and to expand the rural credit business in general.
Comprised of six articles, the salient points of the
Ministry's order provide that:
Whereas in districts where agents, sub-offices and
branches of the bank are maintained, they should con-
tinue extending loans on the mortgage of land and to
grant rural loans. In important rural centres and in
rural districts where the need for financial relief is
acute, the bank should immediately set up branches,
or sub-offices, or agents there.
Aside from extending credit loans and accepting
land mortgages, the bank should also grant loans to
farmers for the improvement of their soil, and the re-
adjustment of their farmland.
Special emphasis should be laid on providing relief
for the independent farmers, the first step of which
should be the organization of sound cooperatives which
will undertake the extension of credit loans to the in-
dependent farmers at low interest rates.
Granaries should be extensively established by the
bank of communication centres so as to facilitate the
marketing of farm produce. It should also promote
the use of bills and certificates among the farmers with
a view to circulating the rural capital.
Kwangtung Works out Three-Year
Plan For Revival of Silk Industry
As a practical step towards reviving the silk indus-
try, Kwangtung has worked out a three-year plan for
its development under government control.
According to the plan, during the first year (1936)
the government will attempt to control the silk trade.
Three steps will be taken towards this end.
As a first step, experts will be dispatched abroad to
investigate the foreign silk industry, publicity agents
will be established to boost Chinese silk in the foreign
market, and encouragement will be given to the export
of silk of exceptional quality.
As a second step, raw silk storehouses will be estab-
lished, credit loans will be extended to the silk mer-
chants in case of need, and export of silk of inferior
quality will be prohibited.
As a third step, sales agents will be established at
2 11 business centers, the sale of raw silk abroad will be
placed under government control, and connections will
be made wth foreign silk factories to push the sale of
raw silk.
During the second year, government control will be
extended to the native filatures. Registration of the
filatures, training of silk workers, improvement of the
methods of silk-reeling and silk-spinning, holding of
silk exhibitions and encouragement of raw silk of fine
quality constitute the first stage of work during this
year.
Promulgation of regulations governing the establish-
ment of filatures, granting of subsidies to filatures. run
on a sound basis, standardization and grading of silk
for export, examination and testing of silk for export,
inspection of the filatures, and examination of the tech-
nicians will also be carried out.
Closing down of poorly-run filatures, regulating the
amount of raw silk produced in the different places,
standardization of the quality of raw silk and unifying
the control of all filatures in the province form another
phase of the second year's activities.
During the third year, the government will take one
step further to control sericulture. As a step to im-
prove the silkworm species, exhibitions of improved
silkworm species and cocoons will be held and rewards
will be given to those who succeed in improving the
silkworm species, and sericulture classes will be opened
to train sericultural workers.
To effect cooperation between the raisers of silk-
worms, sericultural unions will be established. Com-
petent raisers will be registered and rewarded. Gov-
ernment subsidies will be granted to them in case of
need. Experts will be dispatched to inspect the silk-
worm raising stations, and give them directions for
improvement. Unhealthy silkworms will be banned,
while improved silkworm species will be distributed by
th
e government.
July 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Nanking to be
Scientific Reseacrch Center
Nanking, the capital of China, will
soon assume a new role as the nation s
scientific research center, for work on
the gigantic building of the Academia
Sinica has already commenced on a site
at the foot of the historic Peichike Hill.
Entailing an outlay of more than
$100,000, the structure, which will be
completed before the end of this year,
will house the institutes of geology, as-
tronomy, meteorology, history and phil-
ology, zoology, botany, and social sci-
ences*
Excepting the institutes of engineer-
ing, physics and chemistry, which will
be maintained in Shanghai, and the in-
stitute of history and philology and in-
stitute of psychology, which were recently
removed here from Peiping, all other
institutes have hitherto been scattered in
the capital.
The completion of the new building,
it is learned, will group the various insti-
tutes together. This will undoubtedly
enhance the efficiency of the research
work now undertaken separately.
The Academia Sinica is the highest
national institution for scientific research
under the direct control of the national
government. Its principal functions are
twofold; first, to prosecute scientific re-
search, and second, to guide, coordinate
and promote the same.
The history of the institution dates back
towards the end of 1924, when the late Dr.
Sun Yat-sen was about to set out from Canton
for Peking, he advocated the foundation of
a central academy as the highest research
organization for effecting national reconstruc-
tion through scientific studies.
In 1C|27. Dr. Tsai Yuan-pei was appointed
Minister of Education and Research and was
commissioned by the National Government to
draw up the plans for the establishment of
such a national scientific research academy.
A year later, shortly before the reorganization
of the Ta Hsueh Yuan into the present
Ministry of Education, the constitution of the
academy was amended to give the institution
an entirely independent status.
Today, the Academia Sinica is composed
of an office of administration, a council and
ten research institutes as well as two muse-
ums. On the technical side, each institute
is composed of a number of departments or
sections under the guidance of a number of
full or part time fellows and honorary fellows,
associates, as well as assistants and junior
assistants to carry out the assigned investiga-
tions and researches.
Dr. Y. Y. Tsu
Addresses Chinese
Dr. Y. Y. Tsu, professor at St. John's Uni-
versity in Shanghai, China, and director of
the Y. M. C. A. as well as head of the Pan-
Pacific Association of China, addressed an
audience of Chinese and Americans at the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. last Friday night.
"The people of China, were they to vote
on the question, would reject civil war. How-
ever, if they were to vote on the question of
resisting Japan, the answer would be 'yesY'
declared Dr. Tsu.
"China faces much difficulty at present in
fighting Japan. She must depend on foreign
nations for imports. If Japan should block-
ade the China coast, the people as well as
her armies would starve.
"The Chinese army is strong, but not com-
parable to Japan's. Her navy is limited to a
few cruisers, while Japan's ranks as one of the
most powerful in the world. China's future
lies in the air. At present, she has 300
planes, which, if moulded into an invincible
force, could deal Japan a severe blow. But
expert pilots are needed.
"In China today, every high school boy
receives three months of military training,
where he learns modern army tactics. Roads,
railways and bridges must be built to mo-
bilize the entire nation. Finance must be
mobilized in case of war. Banking in China
was not organized, but now the government
controls the banking system. It is a good
thing for China, as credit must be good in
order to secure arms, ammunition, and food."
Dr. Tsu concluded, "It is the opinion of
the Central Government that China is not
ready to wage war on Japan yet, that time is
needed to prepare fully for the inevitable
struggle, as we cannot stop half-way. China
Chinese Take Parade Honors
Prizes for the winners in the Sacramento
Fourth of July Parade were awarded on Mon-
day, July 6, with the Mee Wah Chinese
School and the Chinese Merchant's Association
sharing in high honors for floats with the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Factory
Store.
The Mee Wah School King's Dragon
Boat was adjudged the most unique float,
while the Chinese Merchants Association's
float, the Goddess of Heaven, was given the
prize for being the most picturesque.
Mee Wah School was best in the junior
drum corps, with the Chung Wah School
in second place. The Chinese division also
won a second place in the best organized in-
dependent division. Sacramento Chinese
schools took a leading part in the parade
with a forty-piece band, drum corps from the
three schools, and marching members of the
student bodies. Members of the band were
dressed in Chinese costumes.
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TAHOE CONFERENCE RALLY
AT SACRAMENTO
On Sunday, July 12, the Sacramento Chi-
nese Epworth League will be host to a Lake
Tahoe Conference Rally at the Chinese Me-
thodist Church. A supper will be served at
the Canton Cafe, followed by a Conference
program at the church.
Many young people are expected from
Stockton. Visitors from out-of-town are cor-
dially invited.
Miss Jane Fong is chairman of the rally
program, and Miss Dorothy K. Fong is in
charge of the supper. The guest speaker of
the evening will be Professor Colliver, dean
of the Conference.
The Conference spirit has been running high
in Sacramento, and a large delegation is ex-
pected to attend the 1936 session.
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is making great progress in industry, shipping,
education, and health, and the day will come
when China will be able to fight off Japan-
ese aggression."
On Sunday, July 5, Dr. Tsu was guest
pastor at the Grace Cathedral, Jones and Cali-
fornia Street, San Francisco. He spoke on
"Christianity and China's Social Regenera-
tion."
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 10, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Josephine and Jimmy Wong, eight and four
years of age, residing at 1 Dawson Place, San
Francisco, were treated for slight burns last
Saturday at the Emergency Hospital. Both
received their injuries from firecrackers.
With three years of experience, Jack Lew,
the Salinas cow-punching Chinese, will en-
ter in a calf-riding contest for the boys during
the Salinas Rodeo, July 16-19, at the Rodeo
Grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Long of Winters,
California, recently anonunced the engage-
ment of their daughter, Mae, to Mr. Warren
Foo of San Francisco. No date has been
set for the wedding yet.
Miss Dorothy K. Fong, a student at the
San Jose State College is home for the sum-
mer vacation at Sacramento. She was re-
cently elected to serve as secretary of the San
Jose State College Y. W. C. A. for the 1936-
37 term.
Celebrating her niece's birthday, Miss Lilly
Chinn of Seattle gave a party at her home
for Mildred King on June 27th. Many young
friends were present, and not until the big
birthday cake was cut was it disclosed that
Henry Hing Chin deserved birthday congrat-
ulations also.
Despite occasional light rains on Saturday,
June 27th, the Chinese Baptist Church of
Seattle drew a large crowd of both young
and old people to Lincoln Park, where a day's
fun was enjoyed by all.
Congratulations are being extended to Con-
sul-General and Mrs. Z. Ying Loh, of Seattle,
on the birth of a son, June 19, 1936.
Professor Milo Yuk Hing Lum, popular
dancing instructor and noted magician of
Honolulu, Hawaii, arrived in San Francisco
recently on the Lurline for a two-months' va-
cation. At present, he is the house-guest of
the Misses Sadie and Emma Jane Jang, 1055
Powell Street.
A skating party, sponsored by the 965 Club
will be held at Rollerland, Sutter and Pierce
Sts.. on July 20. Here is a chance for those
vho are on their vacation, especially the out-
of-town lads and lassies, to join in a pastime
which gives an opportunity to meet new
people and make new friends.
Rollerland will be open at 7:30. General
admission will be 35 cents, spectators 15 cents.
FLAMES PERIL STORES
Sparks from firecrackers were believed to
have set fire to the awnings of the Center Dry-
goods Store and Wung Fat Jewelry Company
on Jackson Street, San Francisco, last Satur-
day afternoon, when flames threatened to de-
stroy the two concerns. Speedy arrival of
fire department trucks prevented the fire from
spreading beyond the awnings. Damage was
slight and no one was injured.
Mrs. Wayne Tom and her daughter, Joyce,
are spending a week's vacation in San Fran-
cisco with her sister, Mrs. B. K. Chan.
The Sacramento Church of Christ, the only
independent Chinese church in the United
States, together with the Kwai Wah Language
School, held a picnic last Sunday at Folsom.
The Cathayans Orchestra played for the
delegates of the American National Dental
Association at the Colonial Hall of St. Fran-
cis Hotel at their pre-convention rally Thurs-
day, July 9.
Announcement was made recently of the
engagement of Miss Mable Leo of Seattle to
Mr. Jethro "Bugs" Yip, entomologist, of Oak-
land.
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With plans completed for the Dental Con-
vention reception in Chinatown, Dr. Kim
Wong and his assistants finally grabbed a bit
of rest prior to again plunging into the fray
next week when the delegates will visit Chi-
natown, July 15.
Plans as outlined in the June 26th issue of
the Chinese Digest will be conformed to, with
the names of twenty girls on the roster to
appear in the fashion show that evening.
More are expected to join in the event before
it takes place.
Up to Wednesday, July 8th, the following
young ladies have definitely decided to be in
the show: Constance King, Gladys Tom,
Marie Tom, Helen Chan, Ruby Foo, Bertha
Wong, Lorraine Chinn, Jessie Fung, Bessie
Louie, Daisy Chinn, Gladys Quock, June
Lum, Rosemary Lee. Grace Sun, Helen Fong.
Marian Fong. Flora Chan. Mary Chinn, Mae
Chinn, and Rose Louie.
In addition to the fashion show, vocal solos
will be rendered by Miss Rosemary Lee. An
original Oriental Dance interpretation will also
be rendered by Miss Helen Fong.
A festive night is promised Chinatown, as
between 1.500 to 2.000 visitors will be in
San Francisco's Chinatown that evening. Some
stores will remain open later than usual to
accommodate the crowds that are expected
to remind Chinese merchants of the days
before 1929. An open-air dance will then be
held to wind up the program. Utilizing the
entire block of Wavcrly Place between Clav
and Sacramento Streets, it is expected that
several hundred couples will be able to darce
to the music which will be presented hv the
Cathayans Orchestra.
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VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on July 1 to the wife
of George P, Chan. 300 Fairfax Avenue.
San Francisco.
A (laughter was born on June 27 to the
wife of Yick Hing Char, 617 Kearny Street.
San Francisco.
A son was born on June .-) to the wife of
Wong Him. "ss Stockton Street. San Fran-
cisco.
\ son was bom on July ^ to the wife of
Chan Fong. of Fairfax, California.
A son was Iv.m on [unc S at Santa Mon-
ica to the wife of Quaji Gun Hong, I^H )rd
Street. Oakland.
July 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
WATSONVILLE MEMORIES
Last Saturday proved to be a gala occasion
for many at the Watsonville Women's Club
House when the Watsonville Chinese Boys'
Club staged their annual July celebration
dance. Surpassing all previous Independence
Day dances in both entertainment and num-
ber of persons attending, the dance will go
on record as an outstanding event on the
club's 1936 program.
A capacity crowd of over 300 danced to
the smooth music of the Cathayans Orchestra.
Entertainment included tap dancing by Misses
Mary Eng, Mary Lee, and Marian Dong of
Watsonville, and Dora Young of Los Angeles,
vocal selections by Miss Iris Wong, a hula
dance by Miss Bernice Hussey, and a gypsy
dance by Miss Ito. Mr. Art Sargent, secretary
of the Watsonville Chamber of Commerce,
and Miss Betty Stilwell, this year's holder of
the Goddess of Liberty title, were presented
to the crowd.
Joe Lee of Salinas, Chester Gan of Los
Angeles, and Frank Chan of San Francisco
acted as the costume judges and awarded
Mrs. Earl Louie of San Francisco the prize
for the best costume. The judges' decision
was greeted with loud applause. A prize
was also presented to Mrs. Collin H.
Dong and Mr. Arthur Lowe, the lucky couple
who won the prize waltz. Over fifty door
prizes were distributed to as many fortunate
holders of lucky tickets. Novelty Chinese
souvenirs were given to everyone.
Besides a large crowd from the bay area,
guests of the Watsonville Club included
many from Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Au-
burn. The more nearby cities were well
represented by couples from Salinas, Mon-
terey, San Jose, and Santa Cruz. Mr. Edward
Dong ably acted as master of ceremonies for
the evening.
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DRUM CORPS WINS PRIZE
After only two months of training, the
Wah Kue School Drum and Bugle Corps of
Watsonville walked off with the first special
prize in the 4th of July parade, while the
Chinese float won sixth place. After the par-
ade, the students were extended a dinner by
Mr. Kim Lew.
The Drum and Bugle Corps, decked out
in red, white and blue uniforms, escorted
their teacher, Mr. Stanton Chu, who is re-
turning to China shortly, to the depot to wish
him bon voyage.
ROSE CITY EXODUS
The Fourth of July and the summer heat
paved the way for many Portland Chinese to
tennising, golfing, swimming, and vacation-
ing last week-end. Off the beaten path we
found that James Moe, Howard Lee, Edward
Louie, and Joe Wong were frequenting the
Benson tennis courts; Dip Fong, Harold Quan,
Owen Goon and Fred Moe were clipping
par at the Broadmoor Golf Course; Madeline
and Maxine Chin held a swimming party at
Oswego Lake; Eva Moe journeyed to San
Francisco to visit her sister, Mayme, who is
now Mrs. Thomas Wong; Mary Moyer is
holding open house at her summer home in
Gearhart, Oregon; also that two of the Lotus
Blossom Trio, May and Elaine Hong are
planning to migrate to their favorite haunts
in Newport; that Dr. Harold Low and his
family spent a quiet week-end picnic at Cry-
stal Lake Park; that Mrs. Stanley Chin is
attending a convention at Seattle; that Helen
Hong and Pearl Lee are calling on old
friends in Astoria; that Mr. Moe Chong Way
and family are vacationing at Seaside; that
Richard Leong, Ben Liu, Julius Sue, Donald
Low, Allen Chong, Lester Shew, and Sam
Liu are spending their summer days in
Alaska.
It also seems that Dr. Kenneth C. Lum,
prominent physician and surgeon, is day-
dreaming about a vacation; however, he is
staying in town to tend to the health of the
remaining Chinese Portlanders. Such is the
life of a doctor!
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WA SUNG TO GIVE DANCE
The Oakland Wa Sung Club met last Mon-
day evening at its club house and laid the
ground-work for a proposed dance to be
given during the latter part of August at
either the Persian Gardens, Elks Ballroom or
Lakeside Roof.
With an established reputation for sponsor-
ing distinctive dances and with the further-
ance of that aim in mind, Glenn Lym has
been appointed tentative chairman of the com-
ing social function. "The club is going to
invest in a good floor and a good band. That's
what people want,"that connoisseur of music
declared with an air of finality.
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Taft Fong, of Vallejo, and Ellen Lowe, of
Seattle, were married Wednesday afternoon,
July 8th, in Oakland. A banquet at Pekin
Low followed in the evening. Relatives and
close friends were invited.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 10, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Wahoo! Yippee! Here's a scoop for our
dear readers. The Chinese in Salinas are
wearing full cowboy regalia — you know —
ten gallon sombreros, boots, spurs, etc. They
are dressing up for the Rodeo held there
from the 16th to the 19th of this month. The
only type of cowboys you can call them, it
seems, would be the drug store variety.
Friend Wife and her partner won the prize
waltz while Friend Hubby and his partner
took second place at the Watsonville dance.
Now — if they were dancing together, there
would be NO competition. Maybe it's this
way — when they split up, they have TWO
chances of winning. Smart people, these
Chinese. Anyhoo, the prize candy is or ra-
ther, was, delicious.
of entertainment were presented by out-of-
town talent. Everyone was having so much
fun that the dance was extended half an
hour more.
"Jack," the MGM make-up man, was slight-
ly peeved when he received a nasty look from
one fair miss at the dance. William Wong
of Los Angeles was mistaken for Edmund
Lowe. Anyway, the next day found him
waiting for the train at Watsonville Junction
still trving to get over the effects.
Seen going to town at the 4th of July
Dance in Watsonville were most of the Chi-
nese boys back from the making of "Good
Earth," in Hollywood. Seen especially was
Taft Chung — quite a neat head! (or haircut).
The dance hall was so crowded that a prom-
ise has been extracted from the Watsonville
boys to have a bigger place next year. Loads
At the recent Oakland Center Dansant Mrs.
Rita Kai Kee was teaching her friends to
walk around the block on their fingers. And
we iust heard of it! Quite handy!
Rumors have it that Mrs. James Mah (you
remember the dashing Ivy Lee) is giving a
tea party to the general public. She acquired
a brand new "tay-pot" at the Watsonville
Boys' Shanghai Night Dance. Don't take us
seriously, folks!
New Entertainment
For Rodeo Dance
On July 18, a week away from this Satur-
day, the Salinas Chinese Club will mark
its first observance of the Salinas Rodeo by
sponsoring the Big Week Dance at the Wo-
men's Club House.
As this is the first affair of its kind given
by the club, the committee is working hard
to put the finishing touches to the program.
To provide a hilarious evening to everyone,
special features are being added to the occa-
sion in the form of entertainment.
In conjunction with the dance, a raffle
drawing and the presentation of awards to
"Swan Maidens of China" will be held. In
addition, a large array of prizes will be given
away to holders of lucky tickets. Those who
are planning to attend the dance will be in-
terested to know that the colorful Colmo
Del Rodeo parade will take place on the
same evening at 8 p.m.
It has been announced that Willie Chung
and Thomas Jung, builders of the first prize
Bing Kong float in 1934 and the second
prize Teapot float of the Chinese Association
last year, will again build a float for the par-
ade this year. Secret plans have been made
for the construction of a novel entry, and
much interest is centered on this year's entry
by the Chinese as they have repeatedly turned
out original and beautiful prize winning
floats.
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CATHAY ANS HOLD BANQUET
The busy Cathayans Orchestra took time
out Wednesday. July 8. to hold their semi-
annual banquet in the Rose Room of the
Palace Hotel to celebrate another successful
season. Edward Quon was toastmaster for
the evening.
Dancing to the music of Sterling Young
and his orchestra, the members and their
guests spent an enjoyable evening.
The Cathayans Orchestra is in constant de-
mand in and out of the city. It was learned
that while playing at the Watsonville dance
last week-end. they were highly compliment-
ed by the Secretary of the Chamber of Com-
merce and other high city officials who were
guests of honor of the evening.
Those present at the banquet were:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chun, guests of hon-
or, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Quon' Misses Fan-
nie Loo, May Wong Gunn, Jessie Fung. Mil-
dred Gee. Bernice Lee, Bella Lee. Ruby Fung,
Frances Gunn. Frances Chun, Ruby Foo. Jo-
sephine Chew: Messrs. David Sum. Kenneth
Lee. Robert Wong. William Chan. William
Lee, Winfred Lee. Allen Po, Ted Lee. David
ng, and Othol Mammon.
Invitational Dance July 11
A gathering of several hundred is expected
to attend the Invitational Dance of the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. given in commemoration
of its 25th birthday. Saturday. July 11, at its
gymnasium.
An attractive array of door prizes will be
given away. The following is a list of the
door prizes: Sterling Furniture, silk cushion;
Wah Young, Kuan Yin goddess; Gin Lung,
1 pair lion table stand; Crescent Drug, 1 pen
and pencil fountain set; Kung An Drug, 1
wallet and key holder set: May's Studio,
S5.00 order for photographs: Comfort Shoe
Store. 1 pair ladies silk stockings; Roos Bros.
52.50 merchandise order; Dresswell Shop,
1 set necktie and handerkerchief; Republic
Drug, toilet set; Yut Ming, Chinese stationery
and books; Wing Lee. flashlight; Hirsch k
Price, SI 00 merchandise order; Gallenkamp,
2 pairs tennis shoes; Moore's, men's swim-
ming trunk; New Century Beverage, 3 gallons
syrup; Hall's Sport Shop, 3 tennis balls; Ber-
ger's Clothiers, $5.00 merchandise order; and
Wymon Bros., 1 jacket, 1 leather vest and
1 shirt.
Presentation of awards to winners of the
Marathon Race will also take place at the
dance, music for the event being furnished by
the Cathayans Orchestra.
• •
MONTEREY PARADE
In Monterey's 4th of July Parade, the Chi-
nese community sponsored a gardenia be-
decked float, the attractiveness of which was
enhanced by the presence of the charming
Wu and Gee sisters. Chung Wah School's
Drum Corps was one of the most applauded
units of the parade, the students looking ex-
ceedingly trim in their uniforms and dis-
tinguishing themselves by their excellent
drumming.
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EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, $2.00; Per copy, 5 cents
Foreign, $2.75 per year
Not responsible for contributions
unaccompanied by return postage
Articles unaccompanied by return
name and address will not be used
STAFF
CHINGWAH LEE - — Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY - - — Associate Editor
FRED GEORGE WOO __ — — Sports Editor
ROBERT G. POON - Circulation Manager
F. G. WOO Office Manager
CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
BAKERSFIELD SACRAMENTO
Mamie Lee Ruth G FonS
FRESNO SALINAS
Allen Lew Edward Chan
LOS ANGELES SANTA BARBARA
William Got, Elsie Lee Albert Yee
NEW YORK SEATTLE
Annabelle Wong Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
OAKLAND WATSONVILLE
Hector Eng, E. M. Loo Iris Wong
PORTLAND
Edgar Lee, Eva Moe
Save a Niche For the Chinese!
Seen in the July 6 issue of the San Francisco News
was the following:
"Niches have been provided along the 10|-foot con-
crete pedestrian walk of the Golden Gate Bridge,
where walkers can sit down and enjoy the view.
"Charles W. Duncan, who promoted the bridge and
has been invaluable in making it the beautiful structure
that it is becoming, has a good idea.
"It is that these benches of concrete be each dedi-
cated to some outstanding Californian, with particular
thought to those who have seen San Francisco's larger
destiny.
"Nominations are in order."
That is fine, as many of the younger generation may
want to remember some of the famous men and women
who have contributed to the beauty and glory that is
part and parcel of San Francisco's Bay Regon.
But wouldn't it be even more appropriate to have
each niche represent the contributions of a people?
Since we know of the Chinese most, a bench could be
inscribed to the Chinese, then English, French, Ger-
man, Irish, Italian, Japanese, and the other nations
that have helped to build this wonderful region.
Then too, the memorials will more than ever tend to
carry out the theme of the 1939 Exposition, the
"Golden Gate International Exposition." And would-
it not be an appropriate gesture to the international as-
pects of San Francisco, the city by the Golden Gate?
CHINESE library, discussed pro and con
by the people of San Francisco's China-
town and their friends, may soon become
a reality if recent activities toward that end
begin to develop just a bit more. For years
the need of a Chinese library has been felt a necessity,
particularly by San Francisco since it has the largest
Chinese colony outside of the Orient.
The benefits of such a library are manifold. One can
only guess at its many all-important functions. While
true that public libraries have their occasional books
on Chinese subjects and history, not one is complete in
San Francisco to the extent where culture, art, philo-
sophy are to any degree represented. It is felt that if
the library is to be complete, not only English vrsions,
but Chinese should also be among them.
From the library will come meetings, where the best
Chinese and American minds may convey to the audi-
ence the experiments, and more important, the work
that each is contributing toward the betterment of man-
kind. These forums, taking place often enough to
supplant group factions, can also mean the growth of
better things for San Francisco's Chinese community.
It is to be regretted that former undertakings for the
formation of a Library have failed, or were temporarily
tabled. But from each attempt, from each experiment,
should step forth those connected with that particular
enterprise to lend their knowledge and aid toward this
undertaking.
This is not something to be attempted by any one
group or faction. This is a community undertaking;
one in which factions should take no part towards fav-
oritism; in which students, business men and profess-
ionals should join forces and contribute their little
little share. For alfter all, will not each little bit tend
to create the dream of all, a Chinese Library?
No attempt is made at this time to point out the work
of any one group toward that end. It is enough that
this message reach everyone interested in such an un-
dertaking, and when the time comes, when a call is sent
out for you to attend such a function, go with an un-
biased mind, go ready to contribute your share!
THE NINE POINTS
The noble sort of man pays special attention to nine
points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly,
to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor,
conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs, when
in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he
thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportun-
ity for gain, he thinks only of his duty. — Confucius.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 10. 192'
25* ANNIVERSARY CHINESE Y M C A
History of the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
By Henry Shue Tom
(Activities Secretary)
The need for a character-building organi-
zation in Chinatown to serve the great num-
ber of boys and young men was evident,
and Christian leaders among the Chinese
churches began to talk seriously of organiz-
ing a Y. M. C. A. With Mr. Jone Wing
Quong. a recent arrival from Lingnan Uni-
versity as the moving spirit of the group, a
meeting was called on July 10, 1911, at the
Oriental Hotel in San Francisco. Here the
organization took definite form, with the elec-
tion of Rev. Chan Lok Shang as president.
The name of Chinese Young Men's Christian
Association was adopted, and several meet-
ings were held each week that month, the
place of the meeting rotating, with each
church sending representatives.
The activities then were socials, religious
gatherings, bible classes, street meetings, the
purchase of gospels for distribution, and a
benefit entertainment to raise money for the
work of the newly founded Y. M. C. A., the
latter taking place in September of 1911.
All this work was carried on entirely by
volunteers; and, with some money in the
treasury, definite plans were made to rent
headquarters. Lew Chuk Om was the first
employed secretary. He made arrangements
to secure the first Y. M. C. A. office and
headquarters at 1028 Stockton Street and
dedication exercises were held May 29, 1912.
The work of the Association was gradually
extended to include an orchestra, a table-
game room, athletic teams, reading room, a
well-equipped woodwork and machine shop,
classes in English and Mandarin, and other
classes of general interest.
In 1913. Lew Chuk Om resigned as secre-
tary and B. Y. Chue was secured from China
to serve as executive. The scope of activities
had reached such proportions that in 1915
an assistant secretary was employed to assist
in the work.
S. C. Lee served as executive secretary
in 1918. Growing by leaps and bounds
larger quarters were soon necessary, and in
1920 the association moved to the double
store at 830 Stockton Street.
The unusual ability and personality of S.
C. Lee brought the Y. M. C. A. into the lime-
light of the entire community. The asscoia-
tion began to take the lead and initiative
in community affairs. The welcoming of
hundreds of students from China, the plan-
ning of various parades, the showing of edu-
cational motion pictures, lectures, and the
development of championship teams in volley
ball, soccer and basketball,boys' clubs and
classes in acrobatics, crafts, etc. were listed
among its many activities. The first Chinese
Y. M.C. A. camp was organized during this
period withChingwah Lee as director.
In spite of all these activities the more
important work of laying the ground-work
for the present building was made, contribu-
tions for the bulk of the money to buy the
lot and the cost of the building and equip-
ment was secured.
In 1922, Ling Lew succeeded S. C. Lee,
who had resigned to accept a professorship
in the University of Hawaii, as executive.
Under Ling Lew's administration, the work
of the Association continued its community
welfare work and recreation work. The Y.
M. C. A. Athletic Carnival and the Marathon
Race around Chinatown brought out Chinese
athletes in full participation and encouraged
Chinese boys to go out for school teams. The
campaign for the building fund continued,
with success, and the goal was reached in
1924 when ground-breaking exercises were
held with the late Robert Dollar who donat-
ed $25,000 to the building fund, officiating.
In 1925 the cornerstone of the building was
cemented by the Hon. Curtis Wilbur, then
Secretary of the Navy. The building was
dedicated in 192 6 with a full staff of office
clerks and secretaries, which included Ling
Lew, M. A. Kees, E. Gorgcnson, S. C.
Cheung, Chan Bong Yen and Frank Jung.
With a building to administrate, the load
carried by the Y. M. C. A. increased. The
swimming pool is unsurpassed in cleanliness,
and the gym serves a goodly number of boys
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July 10, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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25* ANNIVERSARY CHINESE Y M C A
Californiad, a competition of 15 Associations
in Northern California in 31 different events
representing Physical, Spiritual and Intellectual
contests, in 1931 and 1932.
For the past five years, the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. has won the Decathlon, consisting of
all branches of the Y. M. C. A. organization.
This competition takes in such activities as
crafts, hobbies, sports, dramatics, scripture
reading, music, checkers, chess, ping pong,
and club induction.
In 1932, Dr. David Y. Yui, General Secre-
tary of the National Council of Y. M. C. A.
in China stopped in San Francisco en route
to Washington, D. C. He was urged by the
local Chinese to help in the re-organization
the Y. M. C. A. canotn be measured in phy-
resulted in the appointment of the most able
men in the community, and G. B. Lau was
elected Chairman. It was the turning point
of the Y. M. C. A. back to prosperity, for
the board called T. Y. Tang to the executive
secretary's position in June of 1933.
With Tang as the executive, the program
of community service was stressed. This re-
sulted in many new projects, such as the
weekly educational motion pictures on Thurs-
day and Friday evenings, the opening of
the swimming pool to girls on Monday
nights, and mixed swimming on Friday
evenings. This has become very popular and
is serving a distinct need in the community.
The income of the Y. M. C. A. is princi-
pally from membership, dormitory, and the
Community Chest. The Y. M. C. A. has
been a member of the Community Chest
since its organization, and the Chinese Branch
has received an annual allocation from the
Community Chest. The average attendance
in the building is from 900 to 1,500 daily.
The men's and boy's lobbies are always full
of people and activities. Some come to meet
friends, others to read the Chinese and Am-
erican periodicals, to play the various table
games, listen to the radio programs, to pass
the time in resting in a nice, warm and
wholesome place, or to attend the educational
motion picture programs, athletic games,
swimming exhibitions, lectures, club meet-
ings, hobby clubs and classes and other activi-
ties. This great volume of activity, planned
in the interest of recreation and community
service, is mainly made possible by the annual
allocation from the Community Chest.
In bothl934 and 1935, the budget was
balanced, a creditable achievement which had
not been possible for several years. Many
improvements were also made, including the
purchase of new lobby furniture, a radio, a
portable public address system, a motion pic-
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and young men. The dormitory rooms
have always been very popular to students
from China as well as local Chinese students
and others from out-of-town. No member-
ship is required to stay in the "Y" and the
reasonable rates and cleanliness of the rooms
serve as a great attraction to men who work
in the city, as well as transient visitors.
In 1928, Chingwah Lee succeeded S. C.
Cheung as boys' Work Secretary. Chingwah
Lee, with his varied experience in club, stu-
dent, church and boys' work enjoyed great suc-
cess with the Boy Scouts, the many boys'
clubs, the Weekly Boys' Nite, the monthly
Sunday afternoon meetings, the "Y" World,
etc.
During the same year, Lew Ling resigned
as executive secretary to enter business. M.
A. Kees then became acting executive secre-
tary. The activities of the Association con-
tinued, but income was below normal. With
the national depression, the Y. M. C. A. fell
in line with the rest of the business world,
and failed to balance the budget.
In 1931, Chingwah Lee resigned to organ-
ize the Chinese Trade and Travel Service,
and was succeeded by Henry Shue Tom, as
activities secretary. Due to the lack of funds,
two secretaries were dropped from the staff,
and a heavier load was carried by the re-
maining members. This condition challenged
volunteers to serve. And because of fewer
employed officers, a greater number of vol-
unteers were enrolled to carry on the work.
This proved successful and many more boys'
clubs were organized. Swimming classes
and hobby clubs were instructed by volunteer
leaders. The Chinese Y. M. C. A. won the
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 10, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
A CHUNK OF OLD CHINA
By Frank. ]■ Taylor
(The Olympian, Nov. 1935)
In Canton-by-the-Golden-Gate, the twenty-
tour wise men sit in straight-back, square-
carved chairs of the gilded Six Companies
Temple and pull the invisible strings that
mean life and fortune and happiness to the
citizens within a city.
Just how much this human machine works,
no one knows, except the wily Chinese. But
it does work, and most effectively, and that
is the way of the East.
times the night. Sometimes the day is strong-
est, but mostly it's the night. That is sym-
bolic of the struggle between East and West
in Chinatown, most fascinating spot in San
Francisco.
Chinatown, to the casual visitor, is but a
Chunk of Old China, a miniature of Old
Canton, planted in the very heart of San
Francisco, but two blocks from the financial
center of the West, but four blocks from the
fashionable shopping and hotelcenters.
Chinatown, to the traveler, is a most fascin-
ating street, crammed with the finest works
(Clay and Grant Avenue,
First building erected on this site, first white
child born on this site.
-A Call Bulletin Photo.
Outside the door of the Six Companies Tem-
ple hangs a sign which reads, emphatically,
"Visitors accompanied by licensed guides will
not be permitted to enter. Those unaccom-
panied by guides are welcome."
Chinatown resents the weird tales told by
the guides of opium dens, of gambling bro-
thels and slave girls. Chinatown, like any
good western town, retaliated. That smacks
of the community spirit of the West.
At five o'clock evening, save Saturday and
Sunday, the street in front of the Six Com-
panies Temple resounds with the chatter of
young Chinese, clattering upstairs above the
temple, to a night school which teaches only
Chinese reading and writing and the wise
sayings of Confucius.
That is Old China catching them while
they are young.
All day long, these lively youngsters have
studied in the grade schools of San Fran-
cisco, learning 'the lessons that make them
good and useful citizens of Young America.
By day they are Americans, by night Chi-
nese. Sometimes the day is longest, some-
of the arts and crafts of the Orient — there
are those who claim that Chinatown's con-
centrated exhibit of wares exceed even that
of the bazaars of th; Orient.
Be that as it may, Chinatown, to those
who know and love the quaint community
best, is far more than a crowded collection
of Oriental homes and stores and workshops.
Chinatown is western capital of a far-flung,
invisible eastern empire stretching from Hav-
ana to Seattle, from Montreal to Mexico.
Chinatown is the New York of the Western
Chinese world.
Not long ago I chanced to meet the learned
doctor who edits one of the six daily news-
papers published in Chinatown. This editor
showed me through his shop, even to the
composing room where each typesetter walks
eight miles a day from font to font, selecting
his stickful of type from the 26,000 charac-
ters. We inspected the shiny modern press,
another expensive piece of equipment, run-
ning off at high speed newspapers which
were full of news and advertising.
"I can't understand how Chinatown, with
only seventeen thousand souls can support
six newspapers like this one," I remarked.
"Oh, Chinatown is only a small part of
our circulation," replied my editor friend.
"We have subscribers in every state and Cuba,
too!"
Shortly after that, I was visiting with the
Oriental who manages the Chinatown branch
for one of the telegraph companies. He proud-
ly showed me a sheaf of telephotograms be-
ing dispatched by his office.
"Why should these Chinese want to send
telephotos?" I asked.
"Oh, the Chinese are great users of tele-
graph," he replied. "There are a hundred
thousand Chinese in the United States, every-
one doing business with Chinatown. Tele-
photos are just right — don't need to translate."
And for full measure the Chinese often
tacks his picture on the telephotogram!
.... Chinatown is modern. Chinatown is
progressive. Chinatown loves fine automobiles,
telephones, radios, the joys and comforts of
the Western World. Young Chinatown par-
ticularly is quick to adopt western ways. But
deep down in his heart, every mother's son
of Chinatown knows that when he grows
old and feeble, he will want his body, along
with his soul, to go back to Old China, the
greatest mother in the world.
One day I was strolling in Chinatown with
an old newspaperman who for years covered
the "Chinatown beat" in the good old days
when Grant Avenue was newer, good for
a tong war or two every week. They don't
have "Chinatown beats" any more. No news
there. Chinatown is too quiet since they
called off the uniformed police and turned
the government of the place over to the wise
men of the Six Companies.
We watched the hordes of youngsters
scampering in and out of hallways and a-
round grass packing baskets fresh from a<
the Pacific. We watched them shooting mar-
bles, spinning tops, playing baseball and yell-
ing like any other American kid.
We noted a si^n in the window which
said, "Try the first peewee golf course in the
world." Another advertised a "Chinese Stu-
dent Shuffle." It showed a voting Chinese
couple styled in Hollywood, waltzing together.
A group of voting Chinese girls in their
later 'teens passed us. Bobbed hair, gay
smiles, latest Fifth Avenue stvlcs. slender.
ul bodies, on fancy high-heeled shoes —
from the rear they were anything but daugh-
ters ol the Orient. From the front,
almond eves abovi crimsoned lips and blush-
ing cheeks proclaimed them for daughi
of Old China.
In a doorwa; . one of I
beauties was bantering with a
iarks were in the latest
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July 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
CHINATOWNIA
(Placque now seen on Clay and Grant Ave.)
-A Call Bulletin Photo.
A CHUNK OF OLD CHINA
(Continued from Page 10)
American slang. Their laughter was that of
free western youth.
"Feature that in Old China," I said to my
friend. "Another generation and these people
will be so modernized and westernized that
Chinatown will be nothing but a name!"
"Don't kid yourself," he said, "they'll be
Americans while they're young, but when
they pass forty,' they'll be just as Chinese as
this old lichee nut vender. China never gives
them up. For the last fifty years we've been
saying that Chinatown was going western.
Rut as long as they're born Chinese and they
die Chinese, they are Chinese.
That accounts for the fascinating contrasts
of Chinatown, the curious unexpected mix-
ture of East and West, the pert, flashing
western garbed young women walking be-
side the black satin paiama clad mother, the
shiny new model automobile before the shab-
by shop, the brightly lighted modern store
along-side the evil-odored dark Oriental herb
store whose windows are filled with sea
horses, dehydrated frogs, rattlesnakes, and
what have you in the way of cure-alls.
Just outside of Chinatown we strolled into
a fashionable American tea room. The wait-
resses were all Chinese girls, as cute as bugs
in their tight-fitting silk pajamas. It was
Hearing closing time. We lingered a bit too
long and the girls disappeared all of a sudden.
As we were leaving the tea room, they
hustled out of a side door, transformed by
the magic of western garb. They were go-
ing back to their homes in Chinatown, attired
like American flappers. They get paid for
wearing Chinese clothes!
Cities within cities are ever fascinating. I
have prowled their streets in Salonica, in
Paris, in Berlin, in Moscow. In New York
I have hunted little Italys, Midget Rouman-
ias. and Russias. In Los Angeles, I know
the flavor of Little Mexico. Nowhere else
have I found a city within a city with the
virility, the refreshing independence, the color
and the sound and the smells of San Fran-
cisco's Chinatown.
Here, crowded into a dozen compressed
blocks along Grant Avenue, are the homes
of seventeen thousand Chinese, the largest Chi-
nese city east or west of the Orient, a replica,
as nearly as the early homesick settlers could
make it, of Old Canton in Southern China.
Travelers, reaching San Francisco can scarce-
ly wait until the bellboy has unstrapped the
bags before they ask," Which is the way to
Chinatown?"
The way is on foot. Chinatown is a min-
iature, to be explored in detail. He who
travels fast misses much. Find Grant Avenue
and follow it north from Market. At Bush
Street, you enter the Orient, but not Old
China. The first two blocks of shops are
largely Japanese, interesting for their wares,
but merely an appendage of Chinatown.
At California Street you cut into the chunk
of Old China. Explore all the shops, large
and small. The smiling old merchant, or
the bright young Chinese girl will willingly
explain the wares. You are welcome, whe-
ther you buy or not — provided you have not
succumbed to the sales talk of an alleged
"official guide." Avoid these fellows if you
would enjoy the hospitality of Chinatown.
For the adventurer, have at least one Chi-
nese meal, not the kind evolved by the oblig-
ing Chinese for American taste, dishes which
the Orientals seldom eat, but the real Chinese
foods served on the top floors of the chop
suey palaces or in the basement restaurants,
easily recognized by their Chinese patrons.
Explore the side streets, Sacramento, Wash-
ington and Clay, and the alleys which break
off them. This is the Chinatown without
a front, a bit fragrant, a little dark, but per-
fectly safe. Five o'clock in the afternoon,
when the Chinese workers gather by their
benches for an evening meal, is the ideal
time to get an eyeful. Evening, when the
mists roll in, and the lanterns glow faintly,
is the witching hour.
On Stockton, find the Six Companies Tem-
ple and see where the wise men sit, govern-
ing this invisible empire of one hundred thou-
sand Orientals, around the world from home.
(Continued on Page 14)
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 10, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo •
Marathon Saturday Night Notre Dame of Orient
Fair weather or foul, the Chinatown Mara-
thon, sponsored by the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
in conjunction with its 25th anniversary cele-
bration, will be run off this Saturday night.
Scheduled to start at seven p.m. the race
will commence in front of the Chinese "Y",
up Stockton towards O'Farrell, down O'Far-
rell to Grant, up Broadway to Stockton, down
Washington and finish at Waverly in front
of the basketball court of the Chinese Play-
ground. The course is approximately one
and seven-tenths mile. It is highly probable
that the winner's time will come under ten
minutes, if the favorites receive the stiff com-
petition expected from a potentially strong
field of starters.
Reigning as favorites to win the race are
Herbert Tom, 1933 Marathon winner; Peter
Lau, former U. C. Varsity Miler; George
Chung, 1936 Mile champion, Kay Jong,
Henry Kan, Francis Mark and a few
others who may surprise the dopesters, while
in the group for boys seventeen years and
under, Willie Fong, Herbert Lee and Charlie
Ng rule as the ones to beat.
Trophies will be awarded to first, second
and third place winners, and medals from
fourth to tenth places. A trophy will be given
to the first boy of the group seventeen or
under to cross the finishing line. There will
also be a Junior Marathon Relay, in which
the winning team will receive a plaque. A-
wards will be presented at the Invitational
Dance immediately following the races, at
the Chinese "Y" gym.
The following is an incomplete list of the
entries for the Marathon:
Seniors: Club:
Albert Young Four Horsemen
George Lau Four Seas
Henry Kan Troop 3
Suey Kay Jong Chinese "Y"
Peter Lau Chinese "Y"
Herbert Tom Ling Delta
Lee Suey Chong Unattached
Francis Mark Chinese "Y"
Wahso Chan Chinese "Y"
Henry Chew Nulite
Earl Wong T3
Eddie Way T3
Teddy Lee Chinese "Y"
Juniors (17 years and under)
John C. Wong Shangtai
Harry Jue Aero-Nuts
Fred Young Unattached
Fay Lee Unattached
Sam Gim Fong Camera
Sam Lai Camera
Herbert Lee T3
Willie Fong Nulite
Morris Lee Hawks
A successful invasion was completed last
month by the best North China athletes to
Korea and Japan, the Chinese teams having
been invited to make the tour by the Japanese
Athletic Federation.
For basketball, the regular Fu Jen Univer-
sity team of Peiping and its coach, Mr. E.
Smithberger, a former University of Minne-
sota man. were elected to go, while four
other players, two from Hankow and two
from Tientsin, were also selected. To com-
prise the football team, eight men were
chosen from Fu Jen University, three from
Tientsin, two from Hankow, one from North-
eastern University, one from Tungchow and
one from Normal University.
During the past several years, the Fu Jen
University has gained high honors in ath-
letics, and is known now as the "Notre Dame
of the Orient" because of its prominence in
American sports in its student life. Its basket-
ball team annexed the International Basket-
ball banner two years ago in Peiping and
defeated last year's champions of China in
Tientsin in two successive contests last win-
ter. For several years its football team has
finished second to none in Peiping's 5-U
League competition.
The possibilities of a tour to America has
been suggested, many universities having ex-
tended a warm welcome. It is expected that
the plan will materialize in a year or so.
• •
LINGNAN TEAMS REPEAT WINS
Lingnan University of Canton, China,
has been during the past month bowling
over their opponents in sports. Its base-
ball team has again defeated the strong
U. S. S. Mindao, the Hongkong Japan-
ese nine, the Overseas Hongkong team
and the Pui Ching Academy of Canton.
The American nine is the weak sister
this year, being defeated by the other
teams in Canton and Hongkong.
The Lingnan "U" basketball team,
rated the best university cage squad
in South China, has won three fourths
of its contests during the past season.
• •
In the first game of a triple-tie play-off for
the class B championship of the Chinese Y.
M. C. A. Softball tournament, the Tigers de-
feated the Dragons by a 16-12 score. Trophies
for the class A and B 'Tinners have been
donated by the Balboa Candy Company and
George Gee- John Tseng.
N. S. G. S. Sponsors
Tennis Tournament
A tennis tournament open to all Chinese
is sponsored by the Chinese N. S. G. S. under
the auspices of the Chinese Tennis Club, it
was announced by Hayne Hall, of Hall's
Sport Shop, this week. It will have four
classes, the men's singles, women's sin-
gles, men's doubles and mixed doubles, and
will be known as the Pacific Coast Chinese
Tennis Tournament.
Gold and silver medals will be awarded
the title-holder and runner-up in each divi-
sion, while the champions will be given per-
petual trophies, according to Dr. Theodore
C. Lee, of the N. S. G. S.
Entries for the tournament will close on
July 22, with matches scheduled to open on
Saturday, July 25, and completed by Satur-
day, Aug. 15. All entries as well as inquiries
for complete details should be sent to the
Chinese Tennis Club, 876 Sacramento Street,
San Francisco, in care of Mrs. Hatrie Hall,
tournament secretary, according to Thomas
Jung, president of the local unit of the Chi-
nese American Citizen's Alliance, commonly
known as the Native Sons. Out-of-town play-
ers are invited to participate. Entry fees for
singles will be fifty cents per player, while
seventy-five cents will be charged for a.
doubles team.
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SPORTS
First All-Chinese Sheet Shoot SPORTS SHORTS
The Fresno Signal Chinese Skeet team and
the San Francisco Chinese Sportsmen Club
.held the first "all-Chinese" skeet shoot in the
world. It was held on the West Alameda
fields of the Golden Gate Gun Club on July
5, and the Fresno team took high gun by
defeating the Sportsmen by a score of 412
to 348. Atmospheric conditions were ideal
and rooters from both cities attended the'
match.
Captain Mack SooHoo of the Sportsmen
was high gun for the day, garnering another
straight to his long growing string of twenty-
fivers. Lieutenant Ray Wong of the Fresno
squad, not to be outdone by the "city slicker,"
also shot a twenty-five straight, this being
the second 25 straight Ray has to his credit.
SooHoo, Wong and Dr. D. K. Chang are
the only Chinese to have attained this coveted
honor in the world, according to records.
The stellar performance of the Fresno team
was too much for the San Franciscans to cope
with. George Wong, the youngest shooter
on both squads and who took up skeet shoot-
ing less than three months ago, amazed the
tried and true shooters with his masterful
shooting. With his ability, he should be a
top-notch shooter soon. Incidentally, George
is the youngest brother of Ray and Frank
Wong, also Fresno team members.
Individual scores, out of 100 possible birds:
Fresno— S. F. C. S. C. —
Ray Wong 88 Mack SooHoo 94
George Wong 86 Dr. D.K. Chang 88
Frank Wong 84 George Lee 69
Tom Haw 79 Tom Postal Leong 53
Ray Lewis 75 Y. L. Fok 44
• •
CHINESE WIN BOUTS
Outweighed by seven pounds and con-
ceded a heavy underdog, Robert Chin,
105 pound battler of St. Mary's, scored
a one-round knock-out over his oppon-
ent, Kid Stubby, 112, in the St. James
C. Y. O. amateur ring card at the St.
James Hall last week. A terrific wallop
turned the trick.
Another Chinese boy, Harold Lee, 126,
pounded out a three-round decision over
Al Castalano, 131, in a slugging bout.
As a result of their victories, the two
boys, under the coaching of Sammy Lee,
former top-notch leather-pusher, were
awarded gold medals.
Joseph Yew, St. Mary's 45-pounder,
held his teammate, David Dong, of the
same weight, to a draw on the same card,
while Richard Taung, 70, lost a hard-
fought and bruising match to Billy Kurz.
Silver medals were given to Yew, Dong
and Taung.
Benny Fong of the Sacramento Y. M. C. A.,
won the 130-pound boxing championship re-
cently. Benny will represent Sacramento in
the California Y. M. C. A. championship
matches in San Francisco next year.
Besides shooting at the Fresno Chinese-
Sportsmen Club match, Dr. D. K. Chang
also took part in a skeet shoot at San Mateo
last Sunday. He shot 42 out of a possible
50 to rank among the leaders.
Henry "Donkey" Chew, one of the newer
additions to the rank of tennis fiends, is mak-
ing rapid strides in his game, and should
bear watching, as he may be one of China-
town's ranking netsters before the season is
over.
Every Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.,
Miss Polly McQuirc of the San Francisco Re-
creation Department conducts a story-telling
class for the children of the Chinese Play-
ground, during the summer vacation months.
Trophies have been donated by the follow-
ing firms and persons for the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. Marathon, according to William Wong,
in charge of the event: Fong Fong Company,
Myron Chan, Dr. D. K. Chang, Chow King
Leong, Sun Wah Kue, Van Wormcr and
Rodrigues Company, Royce Sport Shop, and
Fred George Woo.
Envisioning another championship and its
accompanying gold balls to add to the Wa
Sung Club's laurels, the members whole-
heartedly endorsed the suggestion to enter in-
to the coming Chinese Center softball league.
• •
EXAMINER NET SEMI-FINALS
By virtue of a default victory from Mary
Steelman. Jennie Chew advanced to the semi-
final round in the Examiner Tennis Tourna-
ment last week. Jennie, who won the class
III net title recently in the City Playground
tourney, will meet another Chinese girl, Hen-
rietta Jung, on July 18 at the Golden Gate
Park tennis courts for the right to enter the
finals.
The finals will be played on July 19, the
winner of the Chew-Jung match meeting the
winner of the Patsy Pettis-Susan Tivol match.
Prizes will be awarded to the champion and
runner-up in each class of the tournament.
Olympic Team Embarks
Great things are expected of the Chinese
track team in the forthcoming Berlin O-
lympics. In their final tune-up before leav-
ing late last month for Europe, the Chinese
scored a one-sided victory in a practice meet
over the Foreign All-Stars at Shanghai.
Following is a list of new national marks
set up by the Chinese team in the meet against
the foreign trackmen:
Discus: B. K. Lun, 39.07 meters. (128T
and two-thirds inches).
110 M. high hurdles: Y. C. Huang, :15.7.
1,500 Meters (about 125 yards short of a
mile) :L. R. Chia, 4:11.1.
Shot Put: P. C. Chen, 12.88 meters (16
pound shot, 43'2 and five-sixths inches).
High jump: P. S. Wu, 1.85 meters (6T").
400 M. low hurdles: K. K. Chen, :58.3.
Hop.Step, and Jump: S. L. Wang, 14.36
meters.
• •
CHITENA BOYS
AGAIN BEAT GIRLS
Chitena's boys again defeated the girls, in
Leap Year Doubles matches last week at the
Chinese Playground, this time by the slim
margin of 4-3. In the matches, two girls
played against two boys, ten games to decide.
Most of the matches were evenly fought,
with victory see-sawing between the stronger
and the weaker sex. Victory for the boys
was not assured until the last match was
played. Hattie Hall, Erline Lowe, Marian
Fong, Mary Chan, Waite Ng and Bernice
Lam starred for the girls. For the boys,
Chester Look and Martin Lau came from
behind to win their set. In another match,
H. K. Wong and Frank Wong were behind
9-6 and match point when they staged a
sensational rally to win by the score of 12-10.
Results:
Chester Look-Martin Lau d. Hattie Hall-
Franche Lee 10-8.
H. K. Wong- Frank Wong d. Mary Chan-
Waite Ng 12-10.
Frank Wong- Harry Jue lost to Mary Chan-
Hattie Hall 10-8.
Arnold Lim- Richard Louie d. Emma Dong-
Bernice Lam 10-2
Willie Gee-Ralph Fong lost to Mary Chan-
Erline Lowe 10-5.
George Dea-Larry Chan lost to Marian Fong-
Bernice Lam 10-3.
Allan Suen-Ng Sing d. Fa ye Huey-Ruby Foo
10-4.
Page 14
CHINESE D '. UEST
July 10, 1936
History of Chinese Y. M. C. A.
(Continued from Page 9)
ture projector, two sun lamps, a mimeograph
machine, and other office equipment.
This new spirit of good-will and enthusi-
asm for the work of the association per-
meated from the Board and other volunteer
leaders throughout the community so that
all activities and appeals of the Y. M. C. A.
enjoyed enthusiastic response.
Much credit is due to G. B. Lau,president
of the Board for the past four years, for the
success of the Y. M. C. A. The employed
officers of the Y. M. C. A. are as follows:
T. Y. Tang, Executive Secretary; Henry Shue
Tom, Activities Secretary; Leland Crichton,
Physical Director; and Stephen Gee, Office
Secretary and veteran of the group in serving
the Y. M. C. A. for eleven years, from the
old Y. M. C. A. on Stockton Street to the
present date.
The type of work that is carried on by
the Y. M. C. A. cannot be measured in phy-
sical terms. It is impossible to list the
achievements of the Association. However,
the support and cooperation given by business
men, prefessional men, working men, unem-
ployed men, boys and girls of all ages prove
a good measuring stick. The highlights of
the "Y" program include the following:
Educational Motion Pictures Thursday and
Friday.
Girls and Mixed swimming classes.
Young Men's and Boy's Gym Classes.
Athletic Teams, all sports and weights.
Weekly Dinner and Forum.
Four-Fold Boys' clubs — Intellectual, Physi-
cal, Spiritual and Social program.
Craft clubs — Model Airplane, wood-carv-
ing, metal-craft, cartoon, camera, acquar-
ium, mask-making, harmonica, etc.
Camping in well-organized and equipped
camp in Sierra, etc.
Dormitory rooms open to everyone — "Y"
membership not required.
Reading room, game room and meeting
rooms open to public — no charge.
The group of men who met in the Oriental
Hotel on July 10, 1911, had a very small be-
ginning, but much credit is due them for
the great start, and a great many sacrificed
and worked hard, until their efforts were
rewarded when the present building, with
equipment, costing $225,000.00 was com-
pleted. Several of these same men are still
active in the community and Y. M. C. A.
today.
The 25th Anniversary of the Y. M. C. A.
is being celebrated this week, July 6th to 11th.
A program has been scheduled for every
afternoon and evening. The public is in-
vited to see the Y. M. C. A. in action, as mere
words cannot describe as accurately, the work
of this institution.
THE CONTROVERSIAL
"OUR FUTURE"
Recent letters and ordinary conversa-
tion regarding the much-talked-about
"Does My Future Lie in China or Ameri-
ca?" subject are still the objects of contro-
versy. Ever since the Ging Hawk Club
of New York sponsored an essay titled
such, with the winning essay, based on
originality of thought only, choosing Am-
erica as its future, much has been print-
ed regarding the point of view of both
sides.
Of late, however, developments have
been of such a nature that the subject, if
it is to be continued, should not be a per-
sonal one at all. We believe that the
subject of "our future" could be continued
indefinitely with more and more advan-
tages being pointed out regarding the ad-
visability of staying in America, or China.
The mere fact that one person chose Am-
erica should not mean that that is the
point of view of all. Neither is it to be
taken for granted that those choosing
China as their future is the point of view
of all. There are adherents to each side,
some brought about through environment,
others through personal experience.
With this in view, not one iota of dis-
credit should be heaped upon any one
person.
The Chinese Digest will welcome any
further letters on the subject. They should
be addressed to the editor. The point
of view then would be that of the
writer himself. The editor reserves the
right to delete, withhold, or otherwise
blue-pencil parts of any letter received.
Letters sent in will be accepted only with
the understanding that they will be print-
ed under these conditions.
"QUOTES"
A CHUNK OF OLD CHINA
(Continued from Page 11)
some in the rice paddies of the California
deltas, some in the laundries of Chi<
some beside the gas ranges of Riverside
Drive, some still in the mines of the Mother
Lode, whose gold first lured them to these
shores.
In this chunk oi Old Chir.i you need no
guide. Though abroad, you are at home.
For a smile. Chinatown will greet you with
open arms. For a ten-cent purchase ol gin-
ger or lichee nuts, the dried-up vender will
tell you. in pidgin English, where to look
for the one-string fiddler's basement. For .i
quarter, this old rascal will play you a Chi-
nese song. He may think it is music. You
may think it is noise. '.Veil — Chinatown is
like that, full of contrasts!
Stepping Stones of Destiny — -
"There are two lines of stepping stones
across the Pacific. One is Japanese, the other
American. The Japanese stones run from
Japan south through the Bonins, Marianas
and Carolines to the equator. The American
stones are Hawaii, Midway, Wake, Guam
and the Philippines, footholds for the seven
league boots of the trans-Pacific airline from
San Francisco to China.
" . . . . America's air-thrust across the
greatest ocean is bold and stirring. When
the line is fully developed it will be possible
to go from California to China as quickly as
from California to New York by rail. The
nineteen-ton Clipper making the early flights
will be replaced by ships of 500,000 pounds
equipped to carry one hundred and fifty pass-
engers and a crew of forty. The navy's
Bureau of Aeronautics announced in October,
1935, plans for building during the next few
years sixty planes of great size capable of fly-
ing across the Pacific non-stop!
" .... In the race for the aerial conquest
of the Pacific Japan does not lag behind.
She already has regular service from Tokyo
acre ss Korea and Manchukuo to the Siberian
border: across a line to Formosa. Her line
from Tokyo to Palau will later be extended
to Australia. A Twelve-Year Plan to be be-
gun in 1936 will throw a network of lines
over the western Pacific linking Irostv Kam-
chatka and Sakhalin with the South S
Singapore. Borneo and Java and establishing
air transport by Hying boats between Tokyo
and New York. Also, because of the sua
of tin dirigible on the Hurope-South America
run. negotiations .ire being conducted with
the Zeppelin Company lor ships to be used
in a trans-Pacific service. There is also nn-
ancial backing for a projected dirigible service
between japan and the Netherlands Indus.
" . . . . Calling attention to the vulnerability
of America's trade routes to the Far East,
Captain Dudlc) Knox, U. S. N.. in the Pro-
ceedings ol the United States Naval Institute
h.is urged the purchase ot the Marquesas and
the Solomon Island as st. pping stom s K
the Pacific to supplement the American re-
fueling base at Tutuila. The suggestion is
almosi fantastic, but is born o( desperation.
So round-aboul a route would more than
double the distanc< from San Francisco to
Shanghai. It would be quite like going from
Ni W York to London by way "I B
'The line connecting the Bonins, Mariana
Islands and Palau,' writes Captain Takctomi
of tin- Imperial lapancsc Navy, 'is thl COUn-
southern defense hue. Winn this line
is protected Japan will be abli
control the North Pacific. Wink « i hold
Dtinued on Page 1 5 I
July 10, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
New Life Movement
Association Outlines Work
On the second anniversary of the New
Life Movement the National Association
for the promotion of the movement has
announced an' outline of its work tor
the year.
The outline calls for the strict train-
ing of officers for the promotio.n of the
movement, examination of the efficiency
of the officers, investigation of the part
played by the public functionaries in
the movement, fixation of principal ac-
tivities for the year in accordance with
existing programs and circumstantial
needs and extension of the movement
from ufban to suburban districts.
Among the principal activities sug-
gested in the outline are the promotion
of people's self-defense, enforcement of
the People's Economic Reconstruction
Movement, and advancement of social
education.
• •
In Shanghai, China, a flying club has been
organized, and others are being formed in
large cities where civilians will be taught
enough about aviation to equip them in case
of war for active service in the air.
• •
"QUOTES"
(Continued from Page 14)
this control no economic blockade, is possible.
Furthermore, this line cuts in two the line
ofthe United States footholds in the Pacific
running from San Francisco to Hawaii.
Guam, the Philippines and China.'
" . . . . Between Hawaii with its 150,000
Japanese and the Philippines with its 25,000,
and as far south as Yampi Sound, western
Australia, where the Japan Mining Company
aspires to develop 22.000,000 tons of iron,
there is not an island of value in the western
Pacific that has not been touched by the in-
fluence of the Island Empire. Japan's stu-
pendous causeway commanding the front of
Asia (with devious plans farther) may be
a determining factor in the future of the
Orient."
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Nanking University to
Study Agricultural Problems
Data for a comprehensive study of the prices
of agricultural products, farm business organi-
zation and the diet of peasants in China are
being compiled by the College of Agriculture
and Forestry, the University of Nanking, un-
der a grant by the Rockefeller Foundation.
The grant, amounting to $5,500 (U. S.
currency), was specially designated for the
study of agricultural economics.
The first of the three problems under con-
sideration is a study of agricultural prices,
including the compilation and comparison of
current data on the purchasing power of
money and prices in China. Daily quotations
have been tabulated, compared and brought
up to date since August 1, 1934.
The accumulated data, it is planned, will
be used as the basis for periodical releases on
the subject of prices, and economic conditions
in China, especially as they relate to the
welfare of the agricultural population. An
index of prices received by farmers and prices
paid In fanners will also be compiled.
The second problem to be probed is that of
farm business organization. The purpose of
this study is twofold: namely, to make a
thorough study of farm business organization
in order to ascertain the recommendable fea-
tures of individual farms, and to determine
whether it is profitable to cultivate hilly land.
Molinkwan, near Nanking, and Wukiang.
in Anhwei, have been chosen as the fields for
farm business survey while the cultivation of
hilly land will be studied in Kiangsi and
Hupeh. From the data obtained, it is hoped
that a suitable plan for each region studied
will be drafted.
The third problem deals with the diet
of the farming families in China. Two phases
of this work are now in progress: (1) collec-
tion of information on the kind and amount
of food consumed by peasants, and (2) the
chemical analysis of food consumed, includ-
ing raw food. The results of this survey
will be useful in improving the diet of the
farmers by encouraging them to grow proper
food for domestic consumption.
• •
Recently when the S. S. Kweiyang arrived
in Siam from Swatow, the captain of the
steamer was confronted with the knowledge
that there were 420 stowaways on board.
The steamer had 500 deck passengers, and it
is believed that the stowaways mingled with
these passengers #nd thus escaped detection.
When found, most of the stowaways were
in need of medical attention, as they had
subsisted on the steamer's cargo of wine and
rice during the entire trip. The skipper of
the Kweiyang was put under heavy bail to
explain such a large number of stowaways.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Pierce (San Francisco) July
21; President Jefferson (Seattle) July
22; President Coolidge (San Francisco)
July 29; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
5; President Lincoln (San Francisco)
Aug. 18; President McKinley (Se-
attle) Aug. 19; President Hoover (San
Francisco) Aug. 26; President Grant
(Seattle) Sept. 2; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Hoover (San Francis-
co) July 10; President Wilson (San
Francisco) July 17; President Grant
(Seattle) July 18; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) July 24; President Mon-
roe (San Francisco) July 31; President
Jefferson (Seattle) Aug. 1; President
Coolidge (San Francisco) Aug. 7; Presi-
dent Van Buren (San Francisco) Aug.
14; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
15; President Taft (San Francisco) Aug.
21; President Garfield (San Francisco)
Aug. 28; President McKinley (Seattle)
Aug. 29.
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July 17, 1936
Five Cents
1. Start of the Marathon Race sponsored by the Chinese Y. M. C. A. last Saturday, July 11th. Cross
indicates the winner, Herbert Tom, whose time for the 1.7 mile course was 9.47.
2. Awarding of trophies and medals to Marathon winners at the Chinese "Y" Invitational Dance. Mr.
T. Y. Tang, executive secretary, at the microphone. Consul-General and Mrs. C. C. Huang are at right.
3. Jennie Chew, City Playground Class III girls tennis champion, who clashes Saturday with Henrietta
Jung in the Examiner Tourney semi-finals, two of the four semi-finalists being Chinese girls.
4. Fox Movietone wanted a review of the Chinese fashion parade that appeared on the American
Dental Association program last Wednesday, July 15, so these young ladies obliged by appearing in
costume at the decorative Chinese Lotus Bowl just prior to the Dental program in Chinatown.
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CHINESE DIGEST
Jirfy 17, 1936
FAR EAST
A famine that has already killed more than
5,000,000 persons was reported in Northern Szechuan
Province as the direct result of a drought. Millions
of others were threatened by communistic armies that
roam the area, and death by famine before a new crop
can be harvested.
National rehabilitation authorities worked frantically
together with members of the provincial government to
avert other millions from giving up all hope of aid
through the distribution of supplies that temporarily
stayed the hand of fate.
American and foreign relief agencies have banded
together in a combined effort to render aid against the
frightful condition of the countryside, reports stated,
while even reports of cannibalism are current.
Szechuan Province, with an area of 218,480 square
miles, is the largest province in China, and has a popu-
lation of 54,500,000. The drought, which is the worst
in the history of the province, seriously affects the pro-
duction of its main industries, rice and hemp, while
many more millions will suffer from its effects since
cotton spinning and weaving are its important home
industries.
China continued to be one of the central figures in
the potentialities of civil war, which is becoming a
reality when no immediate relief of conflicting problems
between north and south China was found at the recent
session of the central executive council meeting of the
Kuomintang at Nanking.
In a statement, General Chiang Kai-shek announced
that the Central Government will take a strong stand
against any possibilities of civil war, and still hope to
achieve amicable understanding between the two parties
and a united front against foreign invasion.
In regard to Japanese disturbances, Chiang further
announced that "We are not afraid, but we are not
willing to be a second Ethiopia. If and when every
available political means fails to balk aggressive designs
on Chinese territory by a foreign nation, then it will
be time for China to make the supreme sacrifice. Any
attempt to force China to sign a paper recognizing
Manchukuo would be the signal for war."
With further Japanese encroachment threatening
from the north and a deadlock with the southern prov-
inces with no immediate relief in sight, the Central
Government is faced with one of its gravest problems
in the history of Chiang Kai-shek's regime.
General Yu Han-mou, who shifted his allegiance
from the Southwest to the Nanking Government early
this week, was reported to be moving his army against
cities in Northern Kwangtung province supported by
a reinforcement of five Nanking divisions.
Meanwhile, Cantonese government officials issued a
manifesto calling for an extra session of the Kuomin-
tang central executive committee with resolutions for
war against Japan as its main objective. Informed ob-
servers interpreted this as a last desperate move by the
Southwest to agitate anti-Japanese feeling against Gen-
eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
Canton's declaration of complete independence from
Nanking and complete control of its own territory and
revenue is expected momentarily.
The Cantonese vanguard that marched northward
from Canton announcing their determination to fight
the Japanese were reported to be entrenched on the
Kwangtung border, in readiness for eventualities.
The Southwest established an "anti-Japanese allies
headquarters" with General Chan Chai-tong as com-
mander. At the central executive committee meeting
of the Kuomintang last Monday, General Chan was
dismissed as commander of the Kwangtung provincial
forces, and General Yu Han-mou was installed as
leader.
However, backing General Chan Chai-tong were Li
Chun-jen, second in command; Chiang Kuang-nai, chief
of staff, and Oong Chao-yuan, field commander. Ru-
mor also has it that General Tsai- Ting-kai, field com-
mander of the famous Nineteenth Route Army, is visit-
ing Canton, and may be approached by the rebellious
Southwestern leaders soon.
Train service between threatened areas was suspended,
and apprehensive residents nocked to Hongkong and
the Portuguese settlement of Macao.
Hongkong correspondents also reported that Japan
is active in Canton, sending in a number of airplanes
and motor trucks and other supplies.
The Southwest is understood to be still relying largely
upon public opinion to restrain General Chiang from
launching a civil war, it was stated.
Two Cantonese torpedo boats under Commander
Tang Sui-kung and Kwong Man-kwong entered Hong-
kong for repairs and supplies, and their commanders
announced they were not returning to Canton, but
would pledge their allegiance to the Nanking govern-
ment.
In Tientsin a week ago, Chinese and Japanese de-
tachments met in armed clash as the climax of an argu-
ment over the use of a public park. No casualities
were suffered, however, and an early settlemement of
the incident was expected.
Japanese soldiers at Kaku, east of Tientsin, sought
to hold target practice in a public park, but met with
objections from a Chinese detachment. The argument
between the soldiers reached a climax, and both sides
opened fire.
July 17, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
CHINESE LEADERS HONOR KWONG SIL LOUIE
-Young China Photo.
Kwong S'tl Louie Honored
San Francisco's leaders of the Chinese
community turned out in a farewell ges-
ture to honor Kwong Sil Louie, who left
last Friday aboard the President Cool-
idge for China.
He had been in San Francisco for a
year and a half, and served as chairman
of the Chinese Six Companies and was
a leader of the Louie-Fong-Kwong Fam-
ily Association. Characteristically garb-
ed in old Chinese costume of "Cheung
Jee", he was a familiar figure in China-
town.
He extended his visit beyond the one
year limit allowed by U. S. law, and was
granted an additional six months' exten-
sion.
As one of the leaders of the Ning
Yung Association, he was also active in
collecting funds for a family memorial
temple in Canton.
Banquets were given in his honor the
week prior to his sailing. A gold medal
was presented him in recognition of his
services.
He is seen in the foreground, center,
still garbed in the traditional dress of
his ancestors, as the various group lead-
ers gathered in front of the Chinese Six
Companies building.
SUNDAY MEETING
ENLIGHTENING
The Chinese Christian Young People's
Breakfast Group will hold its last meet-
ing before the summer vacation, this
Sunday. July 19, at 9 a.m. at the Chi-
nese Y. W. C. A., 965 Clay Street.
A resume of the studies of personal-
ities and important movements in China,
which were conducted by the group, will
be given by T. Y. Tang. The education-
al value of thsse studies cannot be over-
emphasized and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
CHINESE TO TAKE PART
IN SHRINE CONVENTION
When the Shrine convention opens in
Seattle next Monday, the Chinese com-
munity will participate in the pageants
vihich will be held at the University of
Washington Stadium and the Lake
Washington canal, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday night of next week. A
dragon boat to be illuminated with lan-
terns is being made, representing the
Chinese community. In the children's
parade on Monday, the lion will roar
and dance to the sound of beating
drums by the many Chinese youngsters.
Seattle Chinese will welcome the many
Chinese shriners expected from all parts
of the United States. From San Fran-
cisto, Mr. Arthur Wong arrived last
week.
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CHINESE DICEST
July 17, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
AMERICAN DENTAL PROGRAM
YEAR'S BIGGEST EVENT
The potentialities of Chinatown as an
attractive tourist spot were again manifest-
ed when the community played host to the
American Dental Association by provid-
ing suitable entertainment to these dis-
tinguished visitors.
Chinese guides led the many visit-
ors on a brief tour of some of Ch'na-
town's interesting spots. More than
twenty-five guides took oarties ranc-ing
from fiftv to a hundred, and provided
the initial excitement to Chinese resi-
dents. A parade then marched around
Chinatown, headed bv the Cathav Band
dressed in Chinese costume. Chinese
actresses from the Mandarin Theatre,
dressed in colorful, ancient garb, rode
oass on rearing white charters, followed
bv officials of the American Dental Asso-
ciation in several cars. Marching child-
ren in uniform rounded out the para-l<».
The excitement then spread to Waverly
Place, between Clay and Washington,
where the entire block was roped off for
the exclusive use of the visitors. A bright-
lv lit stage was built in the middle of
the block, with colorful lanterns strung
around the whole street. "Smiling Asso-
ciated" Oil Company provided the pub-
lic address system, and the Cathavans
Orchestra plavd several numbers prior
to the start of the fashion show. Miss
Frances Chun, songster of the orchestra,
sang "I Love You Truly" which put the
entire audience in a pood mood. Spec-
tators numbered several thousands as the
finale. consisting of the fashion parade
and street dancing was about to begin.
Came then the show, and as the orches-
tra softly blended their music into har-
monious accord with the event, girl after
girl in Chinese raiment stepped forth
to receive the plaudits of the audience.
Miss Marian Fong gave the introduc-
tion and interpretation of the show. An-
nouncing that ever since Adam and Eve,
men and women have become interested
in clothes, especially women, she explain-
ed that Chinese women were no different
from the rest, and the ready application
of eastern styles with the western gives
one an additional variety of dress. An
explanation of the different types of dress
then followed after which Miss Fong
announced that the "Goddess of Hea-
ven" would then appear in the garb she
is supposed to have worn in the olden
days. Switching to the still softer tone
of the Chinese butterfly harp, Miss Blos-
som Tang played, as Miss Helen Fong,
"NEWSETTES"
A free course in Chinese for begin-
ners has been announced by the public
library of Pasadena, California. The
course, which will last six weeks will have
Professor Henry K. Lui as the instructor.
Mary Chan arrived in Seattle Tuesday,
July 7th, from San Francisco to spend
the summer with her sister, Mrs. Eugene
Wong.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Luke of Seattle
announced the birth of a daughter, Bar-
bara, on July 5. Mrs. Luke is the form-
er Jennie Doung.
Myra Mar of Seattle and her folks
returned recently from a motor trip to
Montana and Yellowstone National Park.
Gertrude Dun conducted a small group
of talented vocalists last Saturday even-
ing at her home on Santa Clara Avenue
in Oakland. The chorus procticed the
folksongs of yesterday while her brother(
Frank, accompanied on the piano. The
group is working on harmony, timing
and tune.
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in the role of "Goddess of Heaven",
stepped forth. She rendered a graceful
oriental dance of her own interpretation
to the delight of the assembly, and re-
ceived hearty applause for her efforts.
And to prove that the Chinese girls can
also sing, it ws announced that Miss
Li Ta Ming would sing an old Chinese
yong. Undoubtedly, many missed the
true meaning of the announcement, when
Miss Li sopranoed to the high C's in
"When Irish Eves Are Smiling". So
much applause greeted her efforts that
an encore had to be given, and she chose
a 1'crht. familiar tune. "Chinatown. My
Chinatown," singing in English, and then
in Chinese.
Miss Alice P. Fong was in charge of
th» fashion show program.
Street dancing finally ended a delight-
ful Chinatown evening, and the couples
that disregarded the hard pavement as
they chose their partners delighted th-*
sip^ctators and dhoemakers alike with
their interpretation of dancing.
Chinatown retired at its usual time,
rhortly after midnight, but all agreed
that conventions and celebrations like
these are indeed a stimulant to business
->nd pleasure alike.
Michigan Doctor at Sac'to
Dr. Henry W. Yee, who was among
the ten students who graduated from the
first graduating class of the Standard
Chiropractic School of Sacramento in
June, recently opened a new office on
16th and J Streets in that city, special-
izing in Chinese herbs and chiropractic
work. The suite is modernly furnic^'
and Dr. Yee has been quite successful in
his work.
Dr. Yee attended Stanford, the Uni-
versity of California, and received his
M. S. degree from the University of
Michigan. Dr. Yee's son, Paul, who
graduated with the June class from the
Grass Valley High School, and who has
studied chiropractic work in San Fran-
cisco, is assisting his father in the busi-
ness. Dr. Yee was recently appointed
Professor of Chemistry at the Standard
Chiropractic School of Sacramento.
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AVIATOR BURNED TO DEATH
James Wong, former Fresno aviator,
was burned to death in an airplane crash
near Canton, China. Word of the trag-
edy was received by local relatives re-
cently.
The information revealed that Wong
was killed while giving a flying lesson
last month to the secretary of the South-
western Aviation Corporation for which
Wong was field superintendent at Can-
ton. Wong's student was thrown clear,
and suffered only a cut on his face, but
Wong was trapped in the wreckage* that
soon caught fire. He is survived by his
widow and a year-old son in China, and
his father, Wong Soon Hong, of Fresno.
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BOAT FIRE BURNS TWO
Two Chinese fishermen, Toy Tom, 36,
and Choy Jung, 3 3, both of 350 Evans
Street, San Francisco, suffered burns
when their boat caught fire early Mon-
day morning as they were returning to
Hunter's Point. Treatment for first, se-
cond and third degree burns was given
Toy at the Mission Emergency Hospital,
while Choy was also taken there for
treatment for minor burns.
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An unique and highly interesting
course, Science Contributions of Mam-
Lands, is being conducted at San Fran-
cisco State College during the summer
under the auspices of Dr. Edna B.irnev
The speakers representing China were
Dr. H. H. Hart, Dr. Margaret Chung,
and Mr. Victor Kuong.
July 17, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Chow Wins More Honors
Fire Chief George Wallace of Mo-
desto, California, who leaves Saturday
on a trip which will take him to conven-
tions in Seattle, Wash., and Toronto,
Canada, will be thousands of miles away
from Modesto at times, but he will be
reachable within a few minutes.
The chief and Tom Chow, junior
college student and short wave radio
enthusiast, have made arrangements
whereby Chow will be able to contact
other radio operators in the various ci-
ties on Wallace's itinerary who will relay
messages.
In this way, Chief Wallace points out,
city officials, fire department members
and his family may reach him at any
time.
Chow has considerable short wave e-
quipment and has contacted amateurs in
every state in the union and in many
foreign countries.
W6MVK added another prize to his
fast-growing collection of certificates of
honor when he won the Sixth Annual
American Radio Relay League Sweep-
stakes Contest for the San Joaquin Val-
ley section.
"W6MVK certainly went to town!"
stated E. L. Bartey, assistant communi-
cations manager of the A. R. R. L. when
he announced Chow's victory. "He did
mighty fine work."
The Sweepstakes come as the yearly
climax to all continental amateur radio
activities foir it ^ives each amateur the
opportunity to pit his operating skill
and his equipment against the verv best.
The participation in the last contest was
so great that it took over eisht months
to determine and check trie final scores.
Chow worked night and day for sixty
two hours to amass over thirty two thou-
sand points. His score was over five
times that of his nearest competitor and
over three times the total scores of all
the competine amateurs. He al'o e-
cliosed both the San Francisco and East
Bay winners. The former operated twen-
ty- four hours longer than Tom dH and
gathered a total of 2,000 less points
while the East Bay winner's time ropoed
Tom's by twenty-six hours and he trai'ed
Tom by 6,000 points.
W6MVK entered the contest just six
weeks after he was granted his license
and had no previous operating exper-
ience. He is the first Chinese to win a
Sweepstakes contest.
Dr. Tsu in Portland
Lecturing in Portland, Oregon, at the
Pacific Northwest Institute of Interna-
tional Relations at Reed College, Dr. Y.
Y. Tsu, professor of sociology at St.
John's University and an outstanding
leader among the Chinese Christian and
Chinese youth, delivered a modest but
most emphatic message, which analyzed
the present Sino-Japanese problems.
Dr. Tsu first expressed a frank admira-
tion for the Japanese, as being so gifted,
courteous, industrious, law-abiding and
so loyal to their country. He then asked
why we can't have Japan presented to
us in international relationship based on
mutual admiration for cultural and ar-
tistic achievements and scholarship.
Dr. Tsu said in part:
"But the Japanese militarist, whom we
fear is overbearing, sword-rattling, always
with a chip on his shoulder, dreaming
of world conquest, always with the atti-
tude, 'I'm right, and you're wrong.'
Even the liberal-minded Japanese are
very restless. For Japan is not all to
blame. There are many liberal-minded
Japanese who object to the action their
country has taken. But the militarist dic-
tate in Japan. They have no respect
for any treaty or understanding, which
they treat as scraps of paper. Their law
unto themselves state, 'The end justifies
the means.'
"Japan is accomplishing her purposes
in China through three means:
1. Military pressure. There are 100,-
000 Japanese troops in Manchuria,
10,000 more in North China, and more
troops advancing into the demilitarized
zone. The Japanese navy patrols the
seacoast of China.
2. The undermining of Chinese gov-
ernment, authority, and integrity. Un-
der the protection of the extra-territorial
law, Japan plans to disrupt China by
the toleration of smuggling and of the
narcotic traffic, by the importation of
Japanese products to China, and by the
refusal to pay tariff on their products.
One may say that it is just a case of
legalizing smuggling by force.
3. The dismembering of China. The
Japanese are trying to dismember and
break up China and to establish auton-
omous states similar to Manchukuo, states
which are supposed to be independent,
but in reality are Japanese protectorates,
exploited for Japan's benefit."
What does China plan? China's poli-
cy, as described by Dr. Tsu, is one of
ronciliation that will be consistent with
Chinese sovereignty and dignity, cooper-
ation with Japan without the loss of
freedom, and one of consolidation, pol-
itically and militaristically.
What is the outcome of Sino-Japanese
problems? There is no collective security
now; the peace machine is broken; no-
thing restricts nations now but force.
He concluded with, "Let us create a
public opinion against war, for in public
opinion we find another force. Let us
hope that the innate sense of fair play
in the liberal-minded Japanese will re-
strain the madness of the policies of the
military clique."
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A son was born on July 1 to the wife
of Cheung Jong Guey, 1107 Mason St.,
San Francisco.
A son was born on July 4 to the wife
of Gong Sung, 730 Jackson Street, San
Francisco.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 17, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
A change in attitude of the older
folks towards athletics was evidenced last
Saturday at the Marathon. As one of
the younger boys crossed the finishing
line among the first pack, he was seen
being congratulated by either his mother
or aunt. A few years ago that boy
would have received a severe scolding.
E. J. of Bakersfield is beginning to
wonder why photographs of herself are
being returned. Did you say "Return
Postage Guaranteed" with your address
on it ? We hear you are taking "Leap
Year" quite seriously.
Just to show the unequal distribution
of prizes at the Chinese "Y" Anniver-
sary Dance let us reiterate a few of the
winners for vou. Not content with win-
ning s-cond in the marathon George
Jun? won a #5.00 merchandise order.
Then Bill Chinn won two prizes, and
the Poon family won 3 of them. To top
it a'l. the Moore swimmine; trunks was
won bv a rival clothing salesman. What
a life !
Think of the poor miss whose alibi
was questioned because she was mention-
ed as being at the skating party a while
back. Evidently HER alibi is correct
although we haven't been told where she
was, but the girl in question was not at
the skating party (boy friend, take no-
tice). This duplication of names among
the Chinese is causing quite a lot of
trouble for this column, so name your
offsprings Vermillion, Sarsasparilla, or
anything you like just so it's different.
We wonder who the certain young miss
of M«->->terey is who admits she's engaged
to a San Franciscan, and already sports
a rinc. Whispers are that wedding bells
will ring soon.
Have you heard of a twin wlm is NOT
a twin? No, we're not crazv (altho
people claim that we are). Take a look
at Leon Shew and George Koe. If they
don't look like twins, why, I don't know
what. Incidentally, George changed his
pair of spectacles so as to be a little
different from his (?) twin. He used
to wear a pair of horn rims but now
it's a rimless pair.
"Y" Anniversary Dance
An attendance of approximately three
hundred and fifty persons were present
at the invitational dance given by the
Chinese Y M. C. A. at its gymnasium
in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
Highlights of the function were the
presentation of awards, trophies and me-
dals, to winners of the Chinatown Mara-
thon; the awarding of medals to the
Chinese "Y" basketball team which took
second place in the recent Recreation
League: and the presenting of trophies
to the various teams and individuals by
Consul-General Huang and Mrs. Huang,
and Mr. T. Y. Tang, executive secretary.
Over twenty door prizes, donated by
firms and individuals, were given to hold-
ers of lucky numbers. Music was furn-
i'h'd by the Cathayans Orchestra for the
occasion, which lasted until 12:30 a.m.
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Philotasian Card Party
The Philotasian Club of Oakland
sponsored a card partv at the Chinese
Center club-house last Saturday evening,
July 11th. A large gathering was en-
tertained by the hostesses at indoor re-
creation with bridge and mah jong.
Refreshments were served the guests
at their various tables. "Because these
informal social get-togethers are relished
by the people of Oakland," observed
Mrs. Lester Lee, a member of the organi-
zation, "we are planning another one
soon."
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C. Y. C DINNER DANCE
The Chinese Youth Circle of Oak-
land will sponsor its annual Dinner
Dance on Wednesday evening, July 29,
at the Pekin Low, 7th and Franklin
St-eets. Oakland.
It will be an informal affair, with fifty
cents as the admission charge. One of
the features will be the giving away of
an electric clock as the grand prize.
CHINESE CENTER WEINIE ROAST
On the shores of placid Lake Merrirt
the Chinese Center entertained and ac-
quainted the Chinese of Oakland
with the purpose and aims of its organi-
zation on July 7th. After a brief gen-
pral meeting around the roaring bon-fire,
the evening was devoted to roasting
weinies and meat at the two huge bar-
becue pits.
A novelty dish that appeased the pal-
ate was roast corn on the cob.
Rodeo Dance Tomorrow
A good time is assured all who attend
the Rodeo Dance at Salinas tomorrow
night, July 18, it was announced by the
committee in charge. This event is the
first of its kind given by the Salinas Chi-
nese Club, and will be held at the Wo-
men's Club, Lincoln Avenue and Gabilan
Street.
Music will be furnished by Dick John-
son and his ten-piece swing band orches-
tra. Besides a raffle drawing and a large
array of door prizes, good entertainment
will be offered Awards will also be giv-
en to queens of the Chinese float at the
dance.
Preceding the dance, the Colmo del
Podeo parade rakes place at 8 p.m. The
Chinese community will participate with
a float entry, "Swan Maidens or China.
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KUOMINTANG ANNUAL
EXCURSION SUNDAY
The San Francisco branch of the Kuo-
mintang will hold their annual outing at
Big Trees this Sunday, July 19.
Parties will take the Kearny Street car
at the corner of Clay, at 8 a.m. At nine
o'clock, at the Southern Pacific station
at Third and Townsend, special trains
will convey the entire party to their des-
tination, where a full day's outing will
be rounded out by dancing, the distribu-
tion of 500 prizes, free ice cream and
coffee, entertainment and other activi-
ties. Music for the day will be furnished
by the Chinatown Knights Orchestra,
which promises that there will be no want
of musical inspiration in keeping with
the outdoor beauty of Big Trees.
The train will be back in San Francisco
around 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $1.00 for adults and fifty
cents for children under twelve years,
obtainable at the Chinese branch of the
S. P., 814 Clay Street.
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CHINATOWNIA
CHINA'S OLYMPIC LAURELS
In an editorial which appeared in a
June issue, the illustrated Week-end
Sporting World of Shanghai, China,
said, in part, "Record-breaking athletes
are not produced in a day, a season, or
a generation. In the world of modern
athletes having the highest embodiment
in the Olympiads where the cream of the
nation's athletes vie for honors, China
is a newcomer It is no surprise to any-
one that as yet no Chinese has succeeded
in breaking a record in any international
sport. It will be a surprise if any Chi-
nese can equal a world record between
now and the next Olympic meet.
"No one expects to see China triumph
in any event in which her representative
will compete; no one will be disappointed
by their failure.
"But there are laurels for China's ath-
letes to win which we expect them to
bring back, and shall be more than dis-
appointed if they don't. The people
back home expect every member of Chi-
na's Olympic team to return with a re-
putation for having displayed the high-
est possible order of sportsmanship.
"The public endorses the statement of
Mayor Wu of Shanghai that 'laurels are
nothing compared with sportsmanship,'
the sportsmanship that spurs an ath-
lete to do his level honest best; that en-
ables him to take any victory with gen-
uine modesty and all defeats without
ill-humor and dejection; the sportsman-
ship chat realizes the true objects of
sports competition which is not so much
to win as to fight the hardest and in the
cleanest, fairest manner."
The editorial concluded, "If the Chi-
nese team characterizes its efforts in Ber-
lin by this spirit it will bring back the
best laurels any athlete can win. More,
it will bring back that inspiration which
will enable China to produce champions,
champions possessed of that virtue with-
out which any record-breaking is a hol-
low victory."
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CONVICT ENDS LIFE BY FIRE
In the early morning of January 30,
1932, two young Chinese were sitting
and talking after a repast in the Sai
Yon Cafe on Jackson Street. Soon their
talk became loud and the two began to
use strong and threatening language. A
moment later a knife appeared in the
hand of one man. There was a swift
movement as the hand holding the knife
was raised. The next moment there was
a cry and the other man, whose name
was William Lowe, rolled to the floor,
the knife buried deep in his body.
Several seconds after this bloody epi-
sode took place a taxi driver across the
street from the cafe saw a man rushing
out of the place, and, sensing something
wrong, gave chase and caught him a
block from the scene of the crime.
The man who was caught was George
Ho, 33, who was indicted for tihe killing
of William Lowe. He was charged with
murder and later convicted on a charg)t
of manslaughter and given a sentence of
from 1 to 10 years. The convicted man
never revealed his reason for the killing
of Lowe, not even after he was sent to
San Quentin.
Last week, after spending 4 years in
prison, George Ho committed suicide in
San Quentin by fire.
Making every precaution to avoid de-
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first step in his suicide was to hang his
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plugged the keyhole with match ends
and paper to delay entrance with a key.
His precautionary measures finished,
Ho then lay down on his cot and set
the mattress on fire.
When prison guards came after the
fumes escaped from the cell, the Chinese
was dead from burns and suffocation.
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My 17, 1936
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THE LURE OF CHINATOWN
San Francisco's Chinatown benefited immensely by
the American Dental Association progatn in Chinatown.
Stores, restaurants, and bazaars were filled with visitors
and buyers, and not a little interest was shown in the
different spots of Chinatown treasures. It proved once
again that Chinatown as a tourist spot is one of San
Francisco's main attractions.
However, with many of our stores and buildings
turned into modern types of architecture, some com-
ment was heard regarding the "modern trend" China-
town is taking. This is not true. The trend is once
more toward Chinese architecture. Of the newer stores
that have gone "modern", many have since regretted
that they were influenced by contractors and builders
to build "up-to-date". Others did not find out the true
value of Chinese architecture until after they had made
their improvements. But it is a blessing to know that
we have learned, and that from now on, Chinatown
will be truly a city within a city.
For much of this the Downtown Association is to
be thanked. They were the ones that backed the move
for our beautiful street lamps which now line Grant
Avenue. They are now attempting to further beautify
Chinatown by turning St. Mary's Park into a Chinese
Garden. Many Chinese argue the value of this, claim-
ing that the location is no longer mainly influenced by
Chinese merchants. But it should not be overlooked
that the attempted change is to transform the garden
into a CHINESE garden. It should not be overlooked
that although it may benefit others, it will also, and
undoubtedly mainly, benefit the Chinese merchants.
Our objective should be to have this district frequented
by visitors and prospective buyers. The campaign to
have the prospective customer patronize Csinese mer-
chants is the affair of our local organizations. But le't
us first attract the tourist by having something beautiful
and appealing for them to see and hear. Let us so pre-
pare Chinatown as to make it THE attraction of San
Francisco.
Aye, and the Chinese dresses and costumes displayed
bb the girls at last Wednesday's program produced
many sighs of delight, but they should not be wrapped
up and tucked away so often. The national dress of
China is consedered among the most beautiful, and the
only women that can wear Chinese clothes with any
amount of grace are the Chinese women.
Let us not lose the knack of how to wear our own
clothes!
July 17. 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
HOLLYWOOD
CHINGWAH LEE
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chingwah Lee will
be back in San Francisco within a month.
He will then resume his three features,
"Chinese Discoveries", "Remember
When", and "Ceramic Art", which have
created so much enthusiasm among con-
noisseurs and sinologists. While mak-
ing his present study of the movie indus-
try in the south, he offers this interest-
ing series on the Chinese aspect of pic-
ture making.
Besides two outdoor sets and two loca-
tions, the Good Earth requires scores of
indoor sets, and these are constructed
in the many sound stages at the M. G.
M. Studio.
A sound stage is a block-size barn
with double, heavily padded walls to
keep out noises and sightseers. When all
the powerful kleig lights are on, often
fifty at a time, these stages are really
over-grown ^ovens — and they have roast-
ed many hams.
A very beautiful set is the reception
hall of the Great House of Liu. It is
here that the Old Mistress turns over
one of her maids to Hillbilly Wang Lung
for keeps. The Old Mistress is remark-
ably portrayed by the talented and glam-
orous Soo Yong who also takes the part
of Aunt Sloppy.
The decorative pieces in this reception
hall, such as the old bronze vessels,
porcelain vases, wall hangings, and altar
pieces, are not fakeries, but real objects
d'art rented from Tai Chen Company.
The set dresser, Ed Willis, is noted for
his distinctive interior decorating.
A very dirty but interesting interior
is the Water Shoo, where Wang Lung,
so ably played by Paul Muni, hides from
coolie-commandeering Manchus. Here a
process shot is taken of Wang, with re-
treating Manchu soldiers seen thru the
open door-way.
A process shot is a "take" in an inter-
ior set with a transparent screen as part
of the background. During the take, a
scene which was taken elsewhere, is flash-
ed on the reverse side of the screen in
synchrony with the action.
A synchrony is a million dollar Greek
word which makes everything run and
stop at the same time. The net result
is the combining of the actor's acting
and the immediate set with a moving
background taken elsewhere elsetime. Or
maybe I am wrong.
A very intriguing set is the interior
of the grain shop of Merchant Liu (O-
laff Hytton). It is here that the Wang
brothers, as portrayed by scholarly Keye
Luke and jolly Roland Got meet the
merchant's daughter for the first time.
The stage crew has never before seen
a classic Chinese beauty with willowy
figure and enchanting eyes. So when the
demure daughter flashed her silken-clad
body across the set there were so many
"oh's" and "ah's" from the crew, the
takes were invariably spoiled.
So Director Sydney Franklin ordered
a dozen screens to completely shut off
the action from the admiring crew. Thus
was Mary Won? (Mrs. Andrew Sue to
you) screened for the screen.
The Wang brothers fell heavily for
the maiden. Luke has the key to the
situation, but was rather luke-warm about
matrimony, so Roland Got the daughter
as his "Little Bride".
The Inner Court of the Big House
of Wang is another very inviting set,
with lotus pools, flower beds, and per-
gola drippincr with wisteria. All flowers
used are artificial, because the real thing
cannot stand the heat of the kleig lights,
and they often cost more.
It is in this Inner Court that Mrs.
Wang Lung or Olan mosies along like
a typical chin-ha girl. I saw the Great
Ziegfield for the umpty-ump time, and
it is still hard for me to believe that the
tempestuous Anna Held and forlorn O-
lan are portrayed by the one and same
charming Louise Rainer.
Wang's cottage, as constructed at
Chatsworth village, was duplicated faith-
fully in one of the sound stages. This
set saw more wear and tear in a month
than a real cottage would in ten genera-
tions of usage.
The roof was lifted time and again
for overhead shots; the four walls were
removed and replaced daily, and in one
instance, the cottage was cut in two to
accommodate a complicated shot.
Surrounding the cottage is a highly
starched canvas wall called a shipman's
backing. This is a lifesize panoramic
photograph of the out-of-doors as seen
from the Chatsworth cottage.
Thus, like the process shot, in taking
the interior of this cottage, the open
window or doorway will not reveal a
blank studio wall, but a view of the
village, darn clever, these cinemese.
The Good Earth set9 are the pride of
the art department, headed by Cedric
Gibbons. His fine sense of value and
his emphasis on authentic backgrounds
lend distinction to all the work he su-
pervises.
The unit director for the picture is
Arnold A. Gillespie, an able executive
who wisely insisted on having sets de-
signed by Harry Oliver. Harry is a true
artist who imparts to all his creation a
charming quaintness and a poetical real-
ism.
One who burns much midnight oil is
Assistant Director Eugene W. Angel. He
shows how photos were taken from all
over China to make Dossible the creating
o* these very Chinesey buildings and in-
teriors. He explains how sets must be
constructed with an eve to the action of
the play. And a o^ood set must be in
keeping with the mood of the story.
A very valuable member of the art de-
partment is Frank Tare. He is one of
the finest caligraphers in Los Angeles,
and all the ideographs which you find
on the signboards, tombstones, banners,
landmarks, tablets, and wall hangings of
the Good Earth are from the gifted pen
of this modest young man. Said he
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CHINESE DIGEST
Jriy 17, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
Chang Tai-yen, 1867- 1936 —
The recent passing of Chang Tai-yen
(Chang Ping-lin) in Soochow, China, at
the age of 69, removed from the roster
of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party)
one of the earliest and powerful members.
His death, following so closely that of
Hu Han-min, reminds the present gen.
eration of Kuomintang adherents that
most of the Party's original members have
passed on and with them the living mem-
ories of that historical time between 1890-
1911 when to be a Kuomintang comrade
meant putting one's life in pawn to a-
chieve a revolutionary ideal. Sun Yat-
sen, idealist and super-propagandist, Hu-
ang Hsing, soldier, Wu Chih-hui, intel-
lectual anarchist, Hu Han-min, unrelent-
ing advocate of theoretical republican-
ism— these saints of China's modern pol-
itical party have all passed on. The
name of Chang Tai-yen may now be
added.
China's modern historians, precious
few of whom are impartial, since most
of them are either too much for or a.
gainst the Kuomintang, differ widely in
their opinions regarding Chang Tai-
yen's contribution to the cause of Chi-
nese nationalism. One thing, however,
every one of them seem to agree on:
Chang was one of the greatest classical
and Buddhist scholars of his time.
A few years prior to the turn of the
century Sun Yat-sen and Chang Tai-
yen were each agitating for revolution
aiming at the overthrow of the decadent
Manchu dvnasty, but each was doing this
work through separate organizations.
Sun Yat-sen headed the Hing Chung-hui
(Association for the Regeneration of
China) with his base in Tokio, out of
reach of Manchu assassins. At almost
the same time another active revolution-
ary group was operating in the Interna,
tional Settlement in Shanghai, and their
leaders consisted of a clique of Chinese
intellectuals who had no love for the
Manchus. The leaders of this clique
were Chang Tai-yen, Tsai Yuan-pei, Wu
Chih-hui and several others. Their prop-
aganda organ was the Su Pao (Kiangsu
Journal) which antedated the Kuomin-
tang's Min Pao (People's Journal). This
group, known as the Ai Kuo Hsueh Shih.
was a source of constant embarrassment
to the Empress Dowager because they
were influential scholars and their writ-
ings in the Su Pao, into which they
poured all their hatred of the Manchus,
were developing anti-dynasty feeling a-
mong the literate class. So vigorous and
efficient was the propaganda of this
group that the Reformist clique, led by
Liang Chi-shao and K'ang Yu-wei, soon
felt their own work losing ground.
Chang Tai-yen, who was then barely
in his thirties, was one of the outstand-
ing leaders of the Ai Kuo Hsueh Shih
group. A native of the coastal province
of Chekiang, his revolutionary and anti-
dynastic ideas were all drawn from stu-
dies of the Chinese classics. His mind
had never been imbued with western
thought, nor had he any knowledge f
politics, two qualities which made him
a unique revolutionary. He had an in-
stinctive hatred of the Manchus and this
was responsible for the fact that, al-
though he was a first-rate scholar, he
had never taken the civil service exam-
ination or accepted any Imperial honor.
In 1903, when the last futile drama
of the Manchu dynasty was being enact,
ed, the relentless Empress Dowager was
finally able to reach out her iron hand
to crush the Ai Kuo Hsueh Shih, espe-
cially the editors of the Su Pao, who
were the leaders of the group. Tsai Yuan
pei and Wu Chih-hui escaped, but Chang
Ping-lin was arrested, along with an-
other member. Sentence of death was
immediately decreed, for Chang and his
comrade did not deny their guilt. How-
ever, through the intervention of the
British Assessor of the Mixed Court,
their sentence was commuted from death
to two years' imprisonment. This was a
piece of sinister politics which was de-
signed to insult the Manchu Court, but
it succeeded.
At that time Japan was the refuge of
all active and frustrated revolutionaries,
and here the remnants of the Ai Kuo
Hsueh Shih membership came. Soon it
blossomed out with another name, the
Kuan Fu Hui, (Restoration Society). The
new society functioned along the same
line as its predecessor, consisting chiefly
of intellectuals, with no mass affiliations,
which made it a different organization
than Sun Yat-sen's Hing Chung Hui.
Another point of difference between the
Kuan Fu Hui and the Hing Chung Hui
was that although the former was work-
ing for the overthrow of the Manchu
regime, they believed that when this aim
was accomplished the Ming dynasty
should be restored or some other new
Chinese dynasty created. In other words,
the Kuan Fu Hui aimed at the restoration
of the past rather than — as Sun Yat-sen
desired — to create a new political and
social order in China. For this reason
the Kuan Fu Hui did not want mass
affiliation, since they believed in personal
rule, as against party rule and centrali-
zation.
In 1905, when he was released, Chang
Tai-yen went to Japan to join his form-
er associates. That year was a moment-
ous period for Chinese nationalism, for
it saw the establishment by Sun Yat-sen
in Tokio of the Tung Meng Hui (United
League), the forerunner of the Kuomin-
tang. The Tung Meng Hui united into
one powerful organization at least three
different existing revolutionary societies,
the Hing Chung Hui (Sun Yat-sen's old
organization), the Hui Hsin Hut (Asso-
ciation for the Modernization of China),
and the Kuan Fu Hui, the organization
of which Chang Tai-yen was the leader.
From Chang Tai-yen's point of view,
he did not join the United League be-
cause he believed in the democratic prin-
ciples of Sun Yat-sen (which, being con-
servative of the old school, he did not),
but primarily because of his undying hat-
red of the Manchus. His two years of
imprisonment due to his revolutionary
activities only served to fan and increase
the fire of his hate.
From Sun Yat-sen's point of view,
Chang Tai-yen"s affiliation with the
' eague was of the greatest importance
at that time because of the prestige it
"•lined among the intellectuals of the
older generation
Owing to his scholarship Chang be-
came an outstanding writer for the Min
Pao, the League's powerful organ. Every
article Chang wrote carried venom, lam-
basting the Manchus on the basis of
historical facts.
Chang Tai-yen's valuable contribution
to Chinese nationalism was during the
period of the League's greatest develop-
ment as a revolutionary society and be-
fore the abdication of the Manchus. A
few years prior to the establishment of
'--> republic, when the morale among
the followers of Sun Yat-sen was at its
lowest ebb, Chang Tai-yen engineered
a reactionary group in the League which
caused misgivings among the party mem-
bers as to his integrity and sincerity.
Between 1907-1909 Sun engineered six
unsuccessful attempts to overthrow the
Manchu dynasty. Because of the loss
of the lives of youths as a result of these
(Continued on Page 14)
July 17, 1956
CHINESE DICEST
Page 11
CHINATOWNIA
QUOTES'
The Chinese As Bird-Lovers —
"Watching them and studying their
language, I have come to the belief that
the Chinese are the world's greatest lov-
ers of birds. Pet shops are almost as
frequently encountered in Chinese towns
and cities as filling stations in America.
Having a songster of some kind to take
out for an airing on pleasant days fits
in with the Chinese grandfather's retire-
ment plans as perfectly as do our desires
for a pipe, a quiet corner, and the com-
panionship of a good book. Tourists in
Shanghai find it an interesting and ap-
pealing sight to walk around the inter-
ational racetrack in the heart of the In-
ternational City, watching dignified old
gentlemen "sunning" their nightingales,
larks, thrushes, and other types of birds
that these people, through their care and
understanding, have to a very remark-
able degree succeeded in breeding in.
doors.
"Hangchow, with its beautiful lake
front, is another famous promenade for
bird lovers with artistically designed
cages. Legendary history even records
the fact that one of the famous Hang-
chow poets adopted a stork as his son,
and, not to be outdone in poetic ro-
mance, took plum blossoms as his wife.
"Nature is close to the life of every
Chinese, and all the feathered folk that
go to make up the finishing touches for
the charm of the out-of-doors are held
in high regard by the laborer, the stu-
dent, the water-shop helper. More than
mere incidents in the complete scheme
of all things natural and of the earth,
they were long ago given the rank of
high importance in Chinese literature,
art, and science. Perhaps, too, that is
the secret of the abundance of bird life
in China, in spite of the fact that the
country has suffered periodic cycles of
famine and scarcity since the dawn of
history. Evidently this love has been so
sincere that the birds have been pre-
served."
— John W. Maloney, in Nature monthly.
What Feng Yu-hsiang Thinks —
. . . k united action by Britain, the
United States and the Soviets, through
an alliance, will maintain the peace of
East Asia and will forever banish any
further military aggression by the Nip.
ponese."
— Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang, vice-chairman
of the National Military Council, in a
recent interview.
—AND SUDDEN DEATH
A week ago Wong Jin Gar, who had
lived to the venerable and ripe age of
seventy-six, and who had resided for
half a century in Santa Rosa, came to
San Francisco aboard a swift Wagon
which breathed Fire and Smoke.
Wong Jin Gar was very happy to come
to this city because after spending fifty
years in a small, sleepy town one gets
very tired of it. He was mighty glad
to see again so many faces of his own
countrymen in Chinatown, and as swift-
ly as his aged feet could carry him he
went about paying his humble respects
to his old friends and clansmen.
But the real reason for Wong's happi-
ness to be here was that soon he was to
leave the Golden Gate behind him and
return to his birthplace so that he may
pass his remaining days in his ancestral
hearth. A sage had said, "The highest
mountain must crumble, the strongest
beam must break, and the wise men
must die." Yes, every one must die,
and 76 year old Wong Jin Gar knew that
his time was not far away. He was thank-
ful that a nephew had made it possible
for him to return to his village, because
Fortune had not smiled on him ever
since he landed on this foreign shore,
and but for his filial nephew he would
have to die ten thousand Lis from home.
So, everything was arranged for the
aged man to sail for China on the Presi-
dent Hoover. This was a new ship, he
was told, and it was a privilege to be
a passenger.
Old Wong then began to make some
last minute calls to bid his friends fare-
well and to ask them to visit him when
they are in China.
One of his calls was to a friend on
Clay Street. This duty finished he de-
scended the stairs and slowly started to
cross the street over to Portsmouth
Square. Half way across he heard the
rapid clang-clang-clanging of the cable
car. He hastened his steps across the
car track. The clanging of the bell re-
berated as if it was close to his ears,
then he felt a violent blow on the side
of his head and he fell and rolled down
the street.
When the ambulance bought old Wong
to the Harbor Emergency Hospital his
body was lifeless.
As the S. S. Hoover sailed toward
China last Friday the aged Chinese was
lying dead in the morgue, his dream of
a last glimpse of his home forever re-
mained a dream. Death had won.
Troop 34 Holds Court
The Boy Scouts of America, Troop
34, held its first Court of Honor at St.
James Mission Hall, Friday night, July
10. Incidentally, it was the first Court
of Honor ever held in this section of
the city. The court was under the super-
vision of J. Du Vaul and Commissioner
Riesener.
Awards were made to the following
Scouts: Victor Lee 5, Wilfred Wong 5,
Harry Louie 5, Henry Tom 4, Theodore
Lee 3, Harry Tong 2, Alfred Lim 2, Ern-
est Moy, Joseph Hong and Horn Bing
Leong one each.
A three-act original sketch, "The
Making of A Scout," was given by twelve
of the boys and was remarkably well
produced. Harmonica solos were ren-
dered by Victor Lee and Ernest Moy.
Scoutmaster Frank S. Drady and As-
sistants Harry Gee and James Lee con-
gratulated the boys who received their
awards. Troop Committeeman John C.
Gin made a very effective speech. Troop
34 will give a whist party at the Catholic
Mission Hall on Friday night, August
28. Score cards will be twenty-five cents.
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Page 12
CHINESE DICEST
July 17, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo.
Herbert Tom Wins Marathon Korea, Japan Fu Jen Results Many Entries In Tennis
In as close a marathon race as has
ever been run in Chinatown, Herbert
Tom, veteran runner, captured the Chi-
natown Marathon of the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. last Saturday evening, by nosing
out his nearest rival, George Chung, by
a scant few yards, in nine minutes and
forty-seven seconds.
Tom, running under the colors of the
Ming Delta, was off to a fast start, and
throughout the race, maintained a lead
over the entire field. Tom, Chung and
Henry Kan, who finished third, set a
pace that left several competitors far
behind. During the first half of the
race, Kan stayed in second place, but
was overtaken mid-way on Grant Avenue
by Chung, who challenged Tom for the
lead. Almost neck to neck as they raced
through Stockton Street on the home
stretch, both sprinted down Washington
and through Waverly, where Tom put
on a tremendous burst of speed to cross
the finishing line first.
Even more thrilling and a closer fight
was the battle between Henry Kan and
Francis Mark for third. Kan managed
to stagger to the finish line two-tenths of
a second ahead of Mark.
One of the outstanding "dark horses"
was Fred Young, an unheralded 14-year
old junior high school boy, who stayed
among the leaders throughout the race.
In fourth place until Grant and Broad,
way, where he was overtaken by Mark,
Young finished fifth, and was awarded
the trophy for being the first boy in the
seventeen years and under class to finish.
Another surprise was George Lau,
who won the lightweight mile run in the
Chinese Athletic Council Meet in 1929
and who has been out of active competi-
tion for several years. He took ninth
place to finish among the leaders.
Beautiful trophies were won by Tom,
Chung, Kan, Mark and Young, the lat-
ter two receiving theirs for being the first
Chinese "Y" and the first boy seventeen
years and under to finish, respectively.
Medals were given to the next seven who
finished in order.
In the Junior Marathon Relay, the
Blue Eagles of Frank Wong won, while
the Bulldogs, coached by William Wong,
were second, with the Flying Eagles of
David K. Lee in third place. The Tigers
and Pathfinders brought up the rear.
The first three teams were given trophies.
A large trophy was donated by Thom-
as Tong of the Golden Star Radio Shop
So much enthusiasm has been aroused
by the recent invasion of Korea and Jap-
an by Chinese athletes of Fu Jen Uni-
versity of Peiping that these games may
be made an annual affair.
Accompanied by the Fu Jen physical
director, Father Peter Rushman, S. V.
D., of Wisconsin, Mr. E. Smithberger,
of Minnesota, the basketball coach, and
Mr. Y. S. An, the football mentor, the
teams toured Korea and Japan for three
weeks, during which time they engaged
in numerous basketball and football con-
tests.
After playing at Seoul, capital of
Korea, and Pyengyang, the squads then
journeyed to Japan, where they defeated
Agricultural College and Takamatsu
College in football by scores of 6-0 and
4-0, respectively, and lost to the Keio
University, 6-4, and Imperial University,
4-1. In basketball, Fu Jen, "Notre Dame
of the Orient", won from Keio, 58-38,
and Takamatsu, 30-27, and lost gallant
battles to Waseda University, 41-37, Rik-
kio University, 56-32, and Meiji, 37-31.
Capacity crowds witnessed the games,
while highlight incidents of the invasion
were broadcast over the radio in Japan.
to the Chinese "Y" to commemorate the
event, the big success of which has now
assured it to be an annual event. Names
of first place winners will be engraved
on it every year.
The Marathon was witnessed by thou-
sands of spectators, at the start and fin-
ish point and the streets along the one
and seven-tenths mile course were lined
with rooters.
Here's how they finished:
1. Herbert Tom 9:47
2. George Chung 9:49
3. Henry Kan 9:51
4. Francis Mark 9:51.2
5. Fred Young (under 15) 9:55
6. Suey Kay Jong 10:08
7. Fay Lee (under 15) 10:20
8. Teddy Lee 10:31
9. George Lau 10:37
10. Herbert Lee (under 18) 10:39
11. Sam G. Tong (under 18) 10:48
12. Eddie Way 10:49
13. Henry Chew 10:50
14. Peter Lau 10:51
15. Ng Poy 11:00
16. Wahso Chan 11:10
17. John C. Wong (under 18)
18. Charlie Ng (under 15)
Chinese netsters will have a chance to
show their wares when they sign up for
the 1936 C. A. C. A.-Chitena Tennis
Tournament which is scheduled to open
in San Francisco on July 25. The
championships will run to August 15,
when the finals are scheduled to be
played.
Entries will close on July 22 for this
tournament, which is under the joint
sponsorship of the S. F. lodge of the
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (Na.
tive Sons) and the local Chinese Tennis
Club (Chitena). It is open to all Chinese
amateur players, and sponsors four class-
es, men's singles, men's doubles, women's
singles, and mixed doubles. Entry fees
are forty cents for singles and eighty
cents fo- a dm-b'"* team.
Dr. Theodore C. Lee and Mr. Thomas
Jung have donated beautiful perpetual
trophies for each event, while the Chi-
tena has put out many permanent prizes
for the contestants. First, second, third
and fourth permanent prizes will be a-
warded in the men's and women's singles,
and G-*t 3nd second permanent awards
will be given in the doubles events.
Many entries to date have been filed
with the club. Tennis players on the
West Coast are urged to join this tour-
ney. Hieh ranking netmen of other
clubs will b» seeded and will not have
to play first and second round matches.
Mail all entries to the Chinese Tennis
Club, 876 Sacramento Street, San Fran-
cisco.
• •
SLUGS OUT 44-6 WIN
A newly formed Softball nine, the
Frisco Chinese Boys, opened the season
with a 44-6 win last week at Funston
Field over the Tigers Club, with every
player getting at least five safe blows,
although errors by the Tigers accounted
for many of their runs. The winners
staged a seventh-inning spree that netted
them 24 runs.
Batteries for the game were: Tigers —
Arnold Lim and Stanford Fong;Frisco—
Richard Lee and Bill Loo.
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Page 13
SPORTS
Wa Sung Beats Center
Despite the entreaties of their wives
and friends to "do something", the val-
iant Oakland Chinese Center softball
team went down to defeat before the
Wa Sung bats to the tune of 15-5
Wednesday evening, July 8, in a night
game at the Auditorium Field. Though
it was the first time he has ever pitched
a softball, Allie Wong of the victors,
yielded only seven safe blows. Dr. F. Y.
Lee, who hurled the entire game for the
Center, allowed fifteen hits.
As the stress on softball in Oakland
is on its recreational value and since
Wa Sung has years of experience, the
result was not surprising. The gams itself
was interspersed with sparkling catches
and wild heaves on the part of both
teams. Philip Wong, roly-poly right
fielder for the Chinese Center, was the
target of the Wa Sung artillery.
Leading -the Wa Sung attack with two
hits apiece were Glenn Lym, the Joe
Di Maggio of Oakland, Hector Eng,
Joe Lee, George Bowen and Eli Eng. Al
Bowen clouted a home-run while Dr.
Lester Lee was the lone slugging hero
for the Center with two singles. The
line-up:
Wa Sung AB R H
Key Chinn, ss 3 2 1
Hec Eng, c 4 3 2
Joe Lee, lb 4 12
George Bowen, 3b 4 12
Al Wong, p 2 2 1
Worley Wong, rf 4 2 1
Al Bowen, sc 4 11
Eli Eng, If 3 2 2
Glenn Lym, 2b 4 12
W. Anshew, cf 2 0 0
Mayor Chu, cf 2 0 1
36 15 15
Chinese Center
Phil Wong, rf
Paul Fung, 3b
Ralph Lieu, lb
Hue Fung, ss
Art Chinn, sc
Johnny Won, cf
Ed Ah Tye, If
Ed Fung, c
F. Y. Lee, p
Lester Lee, 2b
Henry Chinn, sc
Bing Eng, rf
AB R H
2 0 0
3 1 0
3 1 1
3 1 1
1 0 0
2 1 0
2 1 1
3 0 1
3 0 0
3 0 2
2 0 1
1 0 0
28 5 7
SPORTS SHORTS
By defeating the Tigers 13-9, the Blue
Eagles won the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
Class B Softball Tournament last Satur-
day. The team, under the coaching of
Frank Wong, was awarded a trophy for
winning the title. The Class A champ-
ions, Bulldogs, also received a trophy.
Three weeks ago it was erroneously
reported in one of the afternoon Chinese
dailies that more than a hundred boys
had entered the marathon. An exact
total of seventy-six took part in it.
Reports are persisting that Arthur Hee
of Shanqtai and the Chinese Tennis
Club of San Francisco will sponsorjoint.
ly, a marathon or a track meet late this
summer.
So, you cinder artists, keep in top
condition!
Two Chinese lasses, Jennie Chew and
Henrietta Jung, will clash in the semi-
finals of the Examiner tennis tourna-
ment in the Girls' division this Saturday
at the Golden Gate Park courts, the
winner of the match to play for the title
on Sunday.
Lest we forget, Monday night is the
night of the Skating Party of the 965
Club, at the Rollerland, Sutter and Pierce
Streets, San Francisco.
Tennis enthusiasts will be interested
to know that besides other attractions
at Salinas from July 16 to 19, there will
also be tennis matches between the Sal-
inas Chinese netsters and the second
squad of the Chitena on Sunday, July
19. They are return matches, the city
players having beaten Salinas in previous
matches.
CHESS TOURNEY ENDS
Low Gum Bill captured the Chin°se
Chess tournament sponsored by the Chi-
p<"e Y. M. C. A. last week, emerging vic-
tfo-ious over his two rivals in the round.
rob'n finals series. Tom Quong Sing
won a silver medal for second place,
while Chow King Leong was awarded a
bronze medal for third. Awards were
Dresented last Friday at the Anniversary
Assembly held at the Chinese "Y" gym.
The tournament was a success, according
ro Dani;l Yee, who was in charge of
the event.
Wa Sung Wins Hard Tussle
Opening its drive toward the second
half championship of the Berkeley In-
ternational Baseball League last Sunday,
Wa Sung staged a spectacular finish by
overcoming a two run lead in the ninth
inning and scored five times to earn a
hard fought victory over the colored
Berkeley Grays, co-champs of the first
half race. The finals score was 13-10.
Wa Sung held a slight advantage dur-
ing the early part of the game through
ithe heavy hitting of Key Chinn and
George Bowen who drove in 4 runs a-
piece. The Grays tied up the ball game
in the fifth at 7-all and at the end of
the eighth inning was ahead, 10 to 7.
Then Wa Sung went to work in the final
canto.
Allie Wong started the fireworks with
a sharp single. Successive hits by Hector
Eng, Al Bowen, Key Chinn and Frank
Dun, coupled with walks to Eli Eng and
Sung Wong accounted for 5 big runs be-
fore the side was finally retired. In
that inning the Berkeley Grays had to
use Oubre, Westmoreland and Thomp-
son as relief hurlers. In the last half
Al Bowen, who pitched a masterful game
for the Oaklanders, made the first man
popped up. A single followed but the
third batter hit into a double play, K.
Chinn to W. Sung to J. Lee, to end a
stirring ball game.
Al Bowen also clouted 4 for 6 to amass
hitting honors while Key Chinn had a
homer, a double and a single besides
starting two double killings. George
Bowen, Allie Wong and Joe Lee made
two hits each.
• •
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Page 14
CHINESE D . UEST
July 17, 1936
FIRECRACKERS
July 11, 1936
Editor of the Chinese Digest
San Francisco, California.
Dear Sir,
I have, after much deliberation and
contemplation, decided not to answer the
second open letter to me from the Stan-
ford students, printed in the July 3 issue
of the Chinese Digest. By so doing, I
sincerely hope you will not think that I
am arrogantly ignoring their letter or
that I am retreating, admitting defeat,
from this friendly battle of words and
ideas with them. May I explain myself
in this way:
My participation in this column,
"Firecrackers", has been to me like tak-
ing part in a debate. I have upheld the
side favoring a future in America, while
the Stanford students have volunteered
by open letters to defend the other side.
We have each had two says; and though
in a real debate, he who speaks first also
has the last word, I shall not avail myself
of that opportunity, for I think it ap-
propriate to consider the debate already
at a close, so far as the Stanford students
and I are concerned.
The Stanford students have indeed
set forth many potent arguments; and
their letters, together with the opinions
expressed upon this subject by Jane
Kwong Lee and George Grace, have
worthily presented the reasons why we
second generation Chinese should choose
a future in China. I have been some-
what alone in the contentions I have
made in support of a future in America,
a fact which seems to indicate the un-
popularity of this latter side of the ques-
tion. However, I still believe that the
question is a debatable one and that one
should always face it open-mindedly,
feeling and knowing that it has two sides,
not one.
I believe, therefore, that one should
not and cannot say dogmatically that one
country or the other is "the only place
where our real future lies." After all,
for each individual overseas Chinese, the
problem is different. Each differs in
character, in capabilities, in likes and
dislikes, in opportunities, and in the de-
gree of Americanization. Thus, merely
because a future in China holds good
prospects for me in my particular case
does not mean that those prospects will
be the same for every overseas Chinese.
There is a certain relativity about the
problem which we must not neglect; and
because of this relativity, it seems to me
that we certainly have no right to gen-
eralize to such an extent as to insist that
all the second generation Chinese, with-
out exception, should and must return to
China, or stay in America.
When each overseas Chinese is faced
with the problem, he must decide for
himself; and in my opinion, at least the
following questions must be answered and
weighed carefully if an adequate decision
is to be reached:
1. Prejudice. Am I sensitive to Ameri-
can race prejudice? Am I willing, for
the rest of my life, to live with people
in America who in general do not con-
sider me their social equal?
2. Employment. In my own case, are
the opportunities of obtaining remunera-
tive employment better in China or Am-
erica? Is it possible for me to find the
work I am best fitted to do in America or
in China?
3. Patriotism. To which country do I
owe the greater ofcligaton? Which ties
are more binding and why? Which coun-
try is it my desire to serve?
4. Service. To which country would I
be of greater service in my profession?
Which country would be more apprecia-
tive of my labor? Which needs me
the more? Can I serve, say China, ade-
quately and sufficiently by remaining in
America?
5. Culture. Is my background different
from that of the Chinese whom I shall
contact in China, if I make my future
there? Am I adaptable to a change in
culture, environment, and language?
6. Life aim. Is the end of my life the
preservation of mere existence: to have
a mere decent mode of living? Or have
I higher aims of life, to accomplish
great things, such as helping "China's
millions fight for the right to live"?
Of course, one may place more weight
and emphasis on one of the above fac-
tors than another. One may desire so
much to serve China that personal sa-
crifice by a change in culture and envi-
ronment has no significance. Another
overseas may have a disinterested sort of
patriotism, and think only of the ques-
tion where he can get a high and satis-
factory position. Still another may feel
that American race prejudice is too much
for him; and even though he knows he
has enough contacts in America to se-
cure him remunerative <-mp!oyment, still
he would much rather work in and for
a country where he is appreciated. Many
other possible cases may be built up and
cited here. It needs only a little ima-
gination. Is it not sufficient to say,
however, that the answer to the question,
"Does my future lie in China or Amer-
ica?" depends entirely upon the indi-
vidual. There is no law, either natural
or artificial, which states that the second
generation must make its future in China
and China alone. If this is so, then no
matter what future an overseas Chinese
may choose, we must try to understand
him: we certainly should not consider
him unwise merely because his choice
is contrary to the choice that we think
is better.
Yours sincerely,
Robert Dunn.
Somerville, Mass.
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 10)
Sortive revolts, Chang Tai-yen, lead-
ing a group of reactionaries, attempted
to oust Sun Yat-sen as head of the party,
charging him with unnecessarily sacrific-
ing the lives of valuable young revolu-
tionaries and misuse of the party funds.
Fortunately for the cause, Chang did not
succeed in his intrigue. A year later,
Wang Ching-wei, Sun Yat-sen's right-
hand man, made an attempt in Peking
to assassinate the Prince Regent, and
though he failed and was imprisoned
for his act, this move had a favorable
moral effect on the League members and
dispelled pessimism and reactionary feel-
ings within the party.
After the establishment of the repub-
lic Chang Tai-yen held many official
posts, but, because of his semi-feudalistic
outlook, he faded gradually from the
ranks of the leaders of the Kuomintang.
his place taken by younger men trained
in occidental politics.
The closing years of his life Chang
spent in teaching the classics and reviv-
ing academic learning. He was a schol-
ar first and last. Present-day China may
forget him easily but Chinese history
will give him a place.
• •
A marriage license was issued a few
days ago to George Young and Chin G.
Lew, both of 717 Grant Avenue, Sar
Francisco.
July 17, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
U. S. Branch of Bank
of China Opens
A move which may have far-reaching
effects in promoting Sino-American
trade and the securing of U. S. credit
for China's reconstruction schemes was
signified with the recent opening of a
New York agency of the Bank of China
at 40 Wall Street.
With Manhattan's mayor, Fiorello La
Guardia, the Chinese Consul-General,
leading New York bankers, and business
men vitally interested in Chinese trade
present for the formal opening, the flow-
er-bedecked offices of the agency was
thrown open for visitors.
Hundreds of men and women walked
past double rows of teller's windows and
executive offices. The reception room,
carpeted in green, was appropriately
draped with the American and Chinese
national emblems. On hand to bid the
visitors a smiling welcome were the 20
persons who comprise the staff of the
agency.
Of the staff only the four chief exe-
cutives were sent from China, they be-
ing C. H. Wang, long connected with
the Bank of China, S. H. Pan, Mr. Lee
and Mr. Ha. The management of this
branch rests jointly with Mr. Wang and
H. D. R. Burgess, a former assistant
vice-president of the Irving Trust Com-
pany of New York.
With the opening of this New York
agency the Bank of China, oldest and
largest financial institution in China,
makes a definite bid to spur and increase
present Sino-Amercan trade, a trade
which has been going on for a century
and a half.
Like most of the leading enterprises
in China today, the Bank of China is
half owned by the government and half
by private interests. T. V. Soong, form-
er finance minister of China and at pre-
sent chairman of the powerful N. E. C.
(National Economic Council) is the
bank's chairman of the Board. The
bank's resources total 1,342,242,166 Chi-
nese dollars, approximately #404,000,000
in U. S. money. To the Bank of China
the national government entrusts the
handling of foreign exchange transac-
tions, the floating of internal credits and
financing of foreign trade.
This financial institution has some
200 branches in the leading ports and
trade centers in China. In 1929
it established its first overseas branch in
London, and in 1931 another in Japan.
The New York agency is its third branch.
A fourth is being contemplated in Sing-
apore.
Through the establishment of the U.
S. branch of the bank, American busi-
ness men can now get prompt credit re-
ports of their Chinese customers, arrange
for shipments of goods financed and bills
collected with a minimum of delay. Chi-
nese business men, on the other hand,
can get credit checks and financial as-
sistance through this same channel. An-
other important service of this agency
will be the handling of remittances both
to and from China for native and Am-
erican business men, and advice on the
investment of U. S. capital in China or
the buying power of U. S. stocks by
Chinese, can also be secured.
Mr. Wang in a statement pointed out
that China buys more goods from the
United States than from any other na-
tion and that the United States is China's
best customer. He further declared that
although U. S. exports to China last year
totalled only slightly more than half of
those for 1934, the future is very bright,
especially for American machinery and
rail manufacturers.
"Last year China imported goods from
America worth approximately #52,653,-
000, comprising li8.92 per cent of Chi-
na's entire imports," he said. "The Un-
ited States in turn purchased from China
goods worth approximately #41,059,000,
or 23.67 per cent of China's aggregate
exports.
'^Material progress is being made in
China under a government sponsored
program of economic reconstruction and
development. Building of roads is being
pushed rapidly, and considerable rail-
road construction is going on. These
developments will aid in opening up mar-
kets heretofore difficult for American
goods to reach."
PASSENGER LINE TO MANILA
VIA PAN AMERICAN NEAR
It was reported that arrangements by
the Pan-American Airways to inaugur-
ate transpacific passenger service have
been completed, Rex Martin, director of
the Bureau of Air Commerce at Wash-
ington, D. C, stating that he understood
the air line was ready to apply for a
Department of Commerce permit to car-
ry passengers.
Based upon the recommendations of
Ray Quick, an inspector, Martin said
that prompt action would be given the
application by the line, whose planes
have been flying mail between Alameda
and Manila since last year.
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Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
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July 24, 1936
Five Cents
SEATTLE'S CHINESE DRAGON BOAT
Seattle was treated to a rare sight when the
Chinese community of that city arranged for an
historic Dragon Boat in the Shriner's parade
last week.
The Dragon Boat Festival is commemorated
in China annually on the fifth day of the fifth
moon according to the lunar calendar. The story
attached to the festival dates back to a histori-
cal happening about 1100 B.C. China' was then
divided into a number of principalities which
were usually fighting one another.
Wat Yuen, the chief Minister of State to the
Prince of Cho, attained great fame by his en-
lightened administration and was much beloved
by the people. Finally, however, his master re-
fused to listen to him and his proposals for state
reforms met with a cold reception. Disappointed,
Wat Yuen committed suicide by jumping into
the river, a tributary of the Yangtsze.
The Prince immediately suffered a revulsion
of feeling and sent out his fleet of long or
dragon boats to recover the body for a state
burial, but the body was never found. Through-
out the centuries, however, on every 5th of the
Sth moon, the Chinese have continued to com-
memorate the fame of Wat Yuen, and the dragon
boats put to sea, not professedly to race with
others but to drop in the offerings of dump-
lings done up in leaves, that Wat Yuen may not
go hungry; and at the same time gongs and
drums are furiously- beaten to scare away the
fish which might otherwise intercept the ill-
fated minister's food supply.
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
July 24, 1936
FAR EAST
Winging their way to Siuchow, with other planes
now in Hongkong, the entire air force of the Cantonese
army deserted group factions for alignment with the
central Nanking government, as the latest moves of
the Far Eastern situation gradually disclosed itself to
reveal the Nanking government's winning a moral vic-
tory and effectively throttling threatened civil war.
More than 60 planes were involved in the desertion,
which so weakened the fighting potentialities of the
Cantonese army that it is felt there will be no civil war.
Southern flyers, it was disclosed, deserted and enter-
ed the services of the Nanking government upon the
understanding that General Chiang Kai-shek would
not ally himself with Japan. One of the leading Can-
tonese figures?, General Wong Kwong-yui, former com-
mander of the Canton Air Force, landed in Hongkong
last week and announced that the entire Southwest air
force had deserted, and that the flyers were definitely
unwilling to engage in civil war against the central
Nanking government.
Shortly after the reported wholesale desertion of his
flyers, General Chan Chai-tong, Cantonese leader of
the rebellious southwest forces and who was dismissed
by the Nanking Government as commander of the
Kwangtung provincial forces, was reported by authori-
tative sources as having telegraphed his resignation to
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Nanking leader of the
central government. However, other sources announced
that General Chan was only framing the message, and
that it had not yet been sent. Such a mlessage is, there-
fore, in existence, and the sending of it would stamp
out the last flicker of any rebellion against Nanking.
Meanwhile, while diplomatic action and counter-ac-
tion continued, fighting on a minor scale continued,
now carried on mainly by troops of the Kwangsi prov-
ince as soldiers of the Kwangtung army steadfastly re-
fused to enter into any major scale combat against the
central government troops. Their refusal was based
on their contention that the original attempt of the
march toward Nanking was to join forces with Nanking
and unite as a nation in repelling Japanese invasion
into China. Through the failure of Nanking to side
with them at the present time because the central gov-
ernment felt that the time is not yet ripe, the Kwang-
tung troops felt that civil war was not and should not
be an objective.
Most of Chan Chai-tong's army with the exception
of the few that remained faithful to him were reported
to be awaiting the arrival of General Yu Han-mou,
who replaced General Chan as leader of the Kwang-
tung provincial forces at the recent Kuomintang meet-
ing of the central executive council. Further reports
believed General Chan as having fled Canton, capital
of Kwangtung, to Hongkong; and turning the reins
of government over to Generals Li Yang-king and
Mau Pei-nam. His aide, Yung Pun-yuan, was reported
to have been executed for having urged his chief to
make a firmer stand against Nanking.
Communistic ventures to take the small cities around
Canton, and eventually Canton, itself, were believed
to have caused General Yu Han-mou to hurry into
Canton, to prevent the occurrence of any undue dis-
turbances.
He is accompanied by large bodies of Nanking troops
and is believed to be advancing without much resist-
ance, his advance troops arriving in Canton on July 20.
Overtures to the remnants of the famous 19th Route
army to side with the rebellious forces met with no
success, and the only major force still opposing Gen-
eral Yu is believed to be an army of 10,000 Kwangsi
troops.
The Kwangsi troops were the original ones accused
of being furnished their arms through Japanese insti-
gators, in return for which Japan gets concessions
in the event Kwangsi is successful in her venture.
From Shanghai, new central government officials
are arriving at Canton to begin reorganization of the
southwest.
T. L. Soong, brother of T. V. Soong, was appointed
by the Nanking Government as Finance Commissioner
of Kwangtung Province, and will be charged with the
task of lightening the burden of the present Kwang-
tung taxes, the bringing about of a provincial program,
and to have it cooperate with that of the national frame-
work.
While China is settling her internal problems after
the stormy threat of war she also arranged for a
#30,000,000 American loan for the central government
to purchase munitions and supplies, reliable reports
state.
Japan immediately voiced its disapproval through
its foreign office by saying that "it could not remain
indifferent" to the loan, but did not as yet have any-
thing other than that to offer. American purchase of
about #26,000,000 worth of Chinese silver this year,
and American aid in Chinese currency and tariff re-
organization were said by authoritative sources to be in-
volved, and which also have the cooperation of the
British government.
The same sources said that T. V. Soong, president
of the Bank of China, and Arthur Campbell, United
States Treasury official, signed the agreement on July
15; and that Mr. Campbell will remain in Shanghai
as an advisor to the Chinese government.
July 24, 1936
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CHINATOWNIA
Dr. Tsu Indicates
Progress of China
"The spirit of new China to become
a free nation, its constructive plans in
interior improvement, in education, in
political reconstruction, and in the train-
ing of its youth are indications of pro-
gress in China."
This was stated by Dr. Y. Y. Tsu in
his lecture at the Chinese Benevolent
Association and again at the Reed Col-
lege chapel in Portland, Oregon.
"Beat down little Japan!" "We won't
buy Japanese goods!" These slogans are
but a few that fill the air in every Chi-
nese community. These slogans are also
conducive in fanning the flaming spirit
of new China — a spirit of freedom and
justice that is entrenched in the soul of
every patriotic Chinese.
"This attitude towards Japan is not a
good policy, but it is inevitable," said
Dr. Tsu.
In interior improvements he stated that
motor highways in China have increased
from 1,000 kilometers to 95,000 kilo-
meters; that soil from agricultural dis-
tricts are analyzed to determine its maxi-
mum adaptibilities; that animals are
breeded to improve their size; that fruits
are crossed to intensify a new and bet-
ter flavor; that public health is taught
to prevent disease; that birth control is
practiced to decrease starvation; and that
government operative credit societies are
organized to help the farmer to harvest
their crops without paying high interest
on loans.
In the improvement of education he
said that in the last twenty years, stu-
dents have increased over 20 per cent;
the degree of literacy among the work-
ing class of people have gradually in-
creased.
A new national language has arisen,
Mandarin, and this has proved a bless-
ing to ministers, traders, and merchants
who come to China, for they have only
to master one dialect in speaking and
can write as they speak. Now the laws
expressed by the Chinese government in
the new constitution provides that 30
percent of all the income received by the
Chinese government be spent for educa-
tion.
China is in the midst of political re-
construction. The first period, which
she has just passed through, was the
period of military operation, when ev-
erything was done by force. The second
period, which she is now in, is the period
of political tutelage. During this period
KUOMINTANG PICNIC
An attendance of over 2,000 persons
attended the picnic given Sunday, July
19, at Big Trees, by the San Francisco
Kuomintang Party. Two special trains
with a total of twenty-four cars carried
the contingent from the Southern Pacific
depot nine o'clock in the morning, and
arrived at Big Trees, in the Santa Cruz
Mountains, about noon.
A public address system was installed
on the platform by the Young Kee Radio
Service, through which various actresses
of the Mandarin Theater rendered solos
of Chinese songs, accompanied by the
Chinese theater orichestra, while the Chi-
natown Knights supplied dance music.
More than five hundred prizes were
given away. They were donated by
different firms of Chinatown, and in-
cluded several radios, Chinese flowter
vases, gold and silver medals, cameras,
ash trays, merchandise orders, Chinese
eakwood carvings, table lamps, candies,
and other novelties.
The older folk had an enjoyable day
at table games, while the younger folk
spent the day in the river and hiking
through the mountains. A complete
record of the events was taken by Hen-
ry Shue Tom and H. H. Lee with their
movie cameras. The party returned to
San Francisco about eight in the evening.
the sovereignty of the people is in the
trust of one party — the Nationalist party.
The third period is a period of con-
stitutional government, and China is en-
tering this period next year. There will
be universal suffrage, and everyone
reaching the age of 20 will have a vote.
There will be no property qualifications,
educational requirements, or sex discrim-
ination. Any person reaching the age
of 25 or over will be eligible to hold
public office.
Th? training of youth, the new life
movement of China, follows the teach-
ings of great scholars such as Confucius.
Four principles stamp a slogan for the
new movement: courtesy, justice, high-
mindedness, and moral sensitiveness.
Courtesy means consideration for others,
doing the decent thing by the other fel-
low, kindliness — all these things put to-
gether. Justice means doing the right
thing and recognizing the rights of o-
thers. High-mindedness means a desire
for more than animal comforts — think-
ing highly, having high ideals, being a
discontented Confucius rather than a
contented pig. Moral sensitiveness means
a knowledge of what is right and what
is wrong, a sense of being ashamed, but
not in the sense of being ashamed because
your dress is not of the best material.
Dr. Tsu concluded by saying that the
spirit of new China, to become a free
nation, must lie in making constructive
plans in interior improvements, in edu-
cation, in political reconstruction, and
the training of youth, which will create
a new Chinese race, one that will possess
the high ideals of the new life movement
and possess unified cooperation and or-
ganization.
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July 24, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
CHINESE ART INFLUENCES
By Miss Pao Tze Liang
(In the Chinese Christian Student)
Miss Pao Tze Liang is a textile designer,
sent to America to study, and has just com-
pleted a special course at the Rhode Island
School of Design. She was sent by the
Ministry of Industries, of China.
In observing the beautiful modern arts
and wonderful machine products of the
United States, I often see the effects of
Chiness influence. Chinese silk brocades,
gold fabrics, embroideries, tapestries,
block prints, Chinese fine silks, and gold
thread with beautiful designs and texture
are never out of fashion in the civilized
world.
Chinese designs are distinguished for
beauty, richness of color, and imaginative
motif.
The best known screen of Chinese
origin goes by the name of "Coromandel
screens" which are made of wooden pan-
els finished with a coat of lacquer,
through which beautiful designs and aus-
picious emblems are incised and filled
with various thick opaque water colors.
These screens shipped to European
countries from the coast of Coromandel
are remorselessly cut up to make cabin-
ets and other articles of furniture.
Western countries realize the artistic
capabilities of Chinese craftsmen in mak-
ing porcelains. The exceptionally beau-
tiful Chinese pieces are freely used as
models. The red tea ware of Yi-hsing
came to Europe with China tea. It was
copied closely by Dutch, English and
German potters, notably by Bottger at
Dresden and by Dwight and Elers in
England. The Yi-hsing tea-pots were
cleverly fashioned in fanciful shapes and
decorated with beautiful designs, each
design having a symbolical meaning.
Enamel has reached high perfection
in China, and Chinese jewelry in the
form of carved jade, pearls and other
precious stones, is characterised by a
delicacy and manipulative elaboration.
This year Chinese jewelry bearing the
images of animals is very fashionable in
Paris. Chinese carved ivory with an-
gular, spiral, geometrical and floral de-
signs is known all over the world. A
great many western novelties are based
on these Chinese motifs.
TAHOE CALLS!
August the second! Only eight days
away before the Chinese Christian Young
People's Conference opens! Have you
registered yet? If not, you'd better hurry !
For full information regarding the
conference see or call Alice P. Fong at
the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
Accommodations for bus transporta-
tion are available at reasonable rates.
For further transportation details call
Helen Chan at Garfield 3020 or China
0671.
Chinese influence in architecture,
furniture and interior decoration is al-
ways noticeable. Chinese wall papers
and Chinese bamboo chairs have become
a special fad now. Chinese rugs and
carpets assume a place of importance.
Here the Chinese spirit is projected on
western composition, producing a very
successful unity of modern ornamenta-
tion.
The famous houses of fashion in Paris
always draw heavily for their artistic
inspiration from China. Gowns of
handsome fabrics and rich embroider-
ies are as beautifully executed and are
as lovely as Chinese robes. Feather-work,
slit embroidered petticoats, fancy wraps,
buttons, hats, artificial flowers, bed
spreads, table cloths, screens, window
displays, pictorial iron compositions
mounted in windows, all with Chinese
inspiration are just now in trend.
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With Miss Bertha Low as social chair-
man, an informal social gathering given
by the Monterey younger set will be
held at the Canton Low, July 31. In-
vitations have been sent to Salinas and
Watsonville Chinese to attend.
Among the San Franciscans seen at
the Salinas Chinese Rodeo Dance were
Mr. and Mrs. George Quock, Gladys
Quock, Frank Y. Lee, Willie Wong,
Jack Lee, Arthur Lowe, Fred Woo and
Richard Louie.
From Aurora, Oregon, Mrs. Susie Dy
Foon arrived with her three children,
Vernice, Edgar, and Junior, for a
month's visit with her mother in this city.
Fire swept through one block of the
Chinese section in Marysville causing
damages estimated at #50,000. The fire
was believed to have started in a cafe.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Bowen cele-
brated their third wedding anniversary
with a party at their home in Berkeley
last Saturday, July 18. Among the
guests were Mrs. Jan Hing, Captain and
Mrs. Albert Woods, Dr. and Mrs.
Charles C. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Hu, Misses Beatrice Lee, Muriel Lee,
Grace Wong, Betty Lowe, Mamie, Rosie
and Jean Hing.
Ada Chan, Jean Lym and Jeanette
Dun are inviting a small group of Oak-
land friends to a weinie roast at Niles
Canyon this Saturday evening, July 26th.
As this is Leap Year the girls are in-
sistent upon furnishing all expenses, u-
tensils and provisions.
The wedding banquet of Mr. and Mrs.
Jethro S. Yip was held at the New
Shanghai Cafe Sunday night, July 19,
with sixteen couples attending. They
were married on July 6 at Reno, Nevada.
Miss Sadi? Leo of Seattle and two
friends are intending to spend • two-
week vacation in San Francisco during
the early part of August.
Miss Eva Moe will leave San Francisco
to return to Portland, Oregon. July _s.
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July 24, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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CHINATOWNIA
VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on July 18 to
the wife of Wong Foon, 826 Jackson
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on July 9 to the
wife of Fong Kim Shue, 121\ Sacra-
mento Street, San Francisco.
A marriage license was issued a few
days ago to Luke Horn and Dora Jeung,
both of 841 Stockton Street, San Fran-
cisco.
An application for a marriage license
was filed with the San Mateo County
clerk by George Lew, 1207 Washington
Street, and Irene Lee, 732 Commercial
Street, both of San Franlcisco.
• •
A Chinese junk was sunk at Taku,
Monday, by the United States destroyer,
John Edwards, according to a dispatch
from Tientsin. No lives were lost in
the crash.
• •
Forty villages in the southern part of
Hopei province last week were reported
to be flooded when the dikes of the Huto
River collapsed, according to dispatches.
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July 24, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
The trials and tribulations of being a
new father — imagine his buying 3 do-
zen "dieties" and then have to find out
that it wasn't enough. Then, to top it
all, his friends failed him as he was
looking for a car in order to purchase
more. But to make a short story shorter
.... HE had to wash and hang up the
"dieties" so as to have some for the
NEXT time— and the NEXT!
The boys in our fair city have gone
"Softie" on us. Quite a number of the
fellers have shown up at the playground
to play soft ball. Their reason for this
enthusiasm is that the boys hope to play
against their brethren in Oakland. This,
to me, is the CRUCIAL game to decide
the Champion "SOFTIE" team of the
region.
In the Como del Rodeo parade last
Saturday night at Salinas, the Chinese
float was minus four of the six queens
who were to have enhanced the charm of
it. Where could they have been? It is our
belief that they went riding with their
boy friends and forgot all about the
parade until it was too late to take part
in it. Could that be the reason that the
awards weren't given to the queens at
the dance that night?
At the Kuomintang picnic Sunday at
Big Trees, Louie Fay of San Francisco
was looking all day for H. W. of Wat-
sonville. We wonder if he found his
little friend.
The Wah Kue School of Watsonville
reopened for a new school term, and a
couple of new students were enrolled.
Some people are wondering if the hand-
some new teacher has anything to do
with it.
Those who play with fire will get burnt
— likewise, those who play with skates
will go down and go BOOM. The skat-
ing party of the 965 Club is a good ex-
ample. One young lady (reported to
be from Hawaii) took a spill, although
it didn't require all the King's hosses and
all the king's men to get her up — she did
require the help of the skating teacher!
CATHAYANS HOLD PARTY
A testimonial dinner party was given
by the Cathayans Orchestra in honor of
Horace Loo, one of its members, at Top-
sy's Roost, Wednesday evening, July 22.
Loo has been with the orchestra since
its organization until last year when he
was called up north on business. Short
speeches were made by the guest of
honor and Edward Quon, toastmaster of
the evening.
Among those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Quon, Kenneth
Lee, May Gunn, David Yip, Virginia
Quon, Horace Loo, Rubye Foo, Allen
Lee, Esther Tom, Robert Wong, Louise
Lym, Henry Owyang, Ruth Young Ted-
dy Lee, Rose Louie, William Wong,
Mary Lee, Leon Lym, Margaret Lau,
William Lee, Bernice Lee, William Chan,
Ruby Fung, Winifred Lee, Marian Fong,
David Sum, Josephine Chew.
We hear that Fred Quinn and Ken-
neth Ung of Los Angeles will come
north shortly to visit (?) in Watson-
ville. Seems to be some secrecy about it.
It is rumored that H. D. Eng is now
attending an exclusive extension class
being conducted in Oakland, instead of
summer classes at U. C. It is also re-
ported that H. finds the evening course
more interesting.
It is well known among Bakersfield's
younger set that the popular Phil Chow
and Thelma Jung will take the fatal step
early next month. In fact the customary
"cookie negotiations" have already been
stamped.
Is my face red?Who was the Wong
boy who was given a farewell party and
picnic because he was going on a long
voyage, only to return to Bakersfield with-
in the week?
It must be an "old Spanish custom"
with the Lum sisters who are seen fre-
quently with the Wong brothers of
Bakersfield.
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Chinese Participate in Rodeo
The Chinese community of Salinas,
California, took an active part in that
city's outstanding celebration of the year,
the California Rodeo, July 16-19.
In the colorful El Como Del Rodeo
parade last Saturday night, the Mont-
erey Chung Wah School drum corps was
one of the blue ribbon winners in the
drum corps competition. It was com-
posed of 13 school boys and they delight-
ed the crowd with their remarkable drum-
ming ability.
"Swan Maidens of China" was the
Chinese float entry in the parade.
Cleverly built, it was brightly illumin-
ated and was an outstanding float of the
parade. Reigning as queens were two
Chinese girls each from Watsonville, Sal-
inas and Monterey, representing the Chi-
nese of the Central Coast Counties. The
girls were Dorothy Lee and Betty Eng
of Watsonville, Mary Chin and Maye
Chung of Salinas, and Bertha Low and
Frances Jung of Monterey. The float
depicted the legendary Swan Women of
China.
A dance, sponsored by the Salinas Chi-
nese Club, was held on the same night
at the Women's Club from ten to 2:30
a.m. Raffle prizes included a 26-piece
silverware set, chickens, ham, coffee set,
bill fold, lamp, perfume, tea pot, and
a compact. Another feature of the affair
was a tap dance number by Teddy Lee of
San Francisco, and a solo by Stanley
Chung, accompanied at the piano by his
sister, Maye.
In rodeo events, a Chinese, Jack Lew,
took part in the boys' calf riding contest.
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CHINATOWNIA
L. A. DENTISTS ATTEND MEET
Drs. George Stewart Chan and Wm.
D. Lee represented, the Southern Calif-
ornia Chinese Dental Academy at the
78th annual sssion of the American Den-
tal Association. Their guests were Mr.
Buck Sheng Ley Young and Rev. T. T.
Taam.
Dr. Kim Wong, chairman of "China
Night," extended invitations to the visit-
ing delegation. They left San Francisco
early this week for Los Angeles.
• •
Mr. Samuel Wong, P. H. D. instructor
in bacteriology at the University of
Washington, is leaving this Friday, July
24, for Peiping, China, to do research
work at the Peiping Union Medical Col-
lege, a Rockefeller institute.
• •
Sherman Dong, 4, of 735 Washington
Street, was hit by an auto at Grant Av-
enue andvClay Street at 4.45 yesterday
afternoon.
He was taken to the Harbor Emer-
gency Hospital where he was treated for
cuts to his left ear, shock, and possibly
fracture of ribs and pelvis. Sherman
was later transferred to the Chinese Hos-
pital under the care of Dr. C. Y. Lowe.
• •
Lucille Lee, preident of the Los An-
geles Chinese Tri-Y Club, was the sole
Chinese delegate at the Y. W. C. A. As-
ilomar conference. Miss Lee is also
the first Chinese delegate sent up to Asil-
omar from Los Angeles, representing the
only Chinese Girl Reserves club in that
city.
• •
Nellie Tang Chinn, who is bound for
China this Friday, July 24, on the Em-
press of Japan has been the incentive
for many Seattle parties and doings of
late.
On Thursday, her mother, Mrs. Chinn
Tang gave a dinner at the New Butter-
fly Cafe. Last Wednesday friends and
schoolmates entertained with a chow
mein party at Kiang Nam Cafe in honor
of Miss Chinn. Miss Chinn is an En-
glish graduate of the University of
Washington and plans to study Chinese
upon her arrival in China.
• •
May Ko is one of the Bakersfield lass-
ies who are aching to see what makes
the Tahoe Conference go around
(Roundtable discussion).
FIRECRACKERS
Editor, Chinese Digest:
Dear Sir:
Regarding that importnat question,
"Does My Future Lie in China or Am-
erica?", I believe that the individual
himself should make the decision.
We are all willing to do all we can
for our own country but what we can
do depends on how well we are doing
ourselves. Certainly, a person, who him-
self is hungry, has no food that he can
share with others. A person then has
a better chance of succeeding in a suit-
able environment.
We delight in hearing that the num-
number of illiterates in China has decreas-
ed, that China is beginning to build more
and more motor highways but we must
not lose sight of the other realities. Many
people in China are poor and the coun-
try is far from being unified. In the
face of such obstacles as war, famine and
communism, China is not without hopes
and still more remains to be done.
Time brings about great changes. What
we can do for China depends on our-
selves. In the meantime, students in
America can best prepare themselves
thoroughly in their chosen fields. They
should learn all they can about China
from various sources. The students can
find added joy in their daily existence
if they will be enthusiastic over some-
thing. A person who is sincere and who
really has something to offer will always
find the hands of the receivers.
Our future lies wherever our abilities
can best be used. Let China be foremost
in our minds!
George Mew.
Larkspur, July 14, 1936.
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CHENG SEN MEMBERS FETED
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jan entertained
members of the Sacramento Cheng Sen
Club at a lawn party at their home last
Saturday night. Cards and mah jong
occupied the evening's amusement and
the climax was a big weinie roast and
watermelon feed. Those who were pre-
sent at the merry occasion were Hattie
Chun, Ruby Yee, Jane Fong, Ruby B.
Fong, Marjorie Chan, Alice K. Fong,
Florence Sun, Dorothy Fong, Dorothy
Sun, Ruth Fong, Mrs. Nellie Chan, and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jan.
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an unusual and spectacular marine par-
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' --attic One of the most impressive
floats was that entered by the Seattle
Chinese community, a picturesque dragon-
float with little Chinese girls in pretty
Chinese costumes. Crowds cheered as the
colorful float passed through the illum-
inated canal to the tune of soft Chinese
music.
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CHINESE DICEST
July 24, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
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THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
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STAFF
CHINGWAH LEE
WILLIAM HOY
FRED GEORGE WOO
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Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Circulation Manager
Office Manager
CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
BAKERSFIELD
Mamie Lee
FRESNO
Allen Lew
LOS ANGELES
William Got, Elsie Lee
NEW YORK
Annabelle Wong
OAKLAND
Hector Eng. E. M. Loo
PORTLAND
Edgar Lee, Eva Moe
SACRAMENTO
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SALINAS
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SANTA BARBARA
Albert Yee
SEATTLE
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
WATSONVILLE
Iris Wong
A CHINA NIGHT
A "China Night" is a suggestion advanced as being
something beneficial to Chinatown by several people.
The idea is to get more and more people into China-
town. To do this, we must have that certain "it"
that characterizes allurement.
The recent American Dental Association program
arranged by Dr. Kim Wong and his assistants gives one
an idea of the potentialities of tourist trade. Besides
our annual Chinese New Year festivities, we should
plan to have a "China Night" — a night (or day) de-
voted to making this part of town into an Oriental
city of more than passing interest.
The front page in this issue offers another good
idea. As a signal for the start of an auspicious day,
let a dragon boat come sweeping from the Marina
Yacht Harbor around and to the Ferry building. On a
nearby pier, let the procession assemble and twine its
way up to the streets of China.
Fantastic? No, all within the realm of possibilities.
It furnishes an added attraction to San Francisco as
an annual event, invites more trade into this community,
and, best of all, will tend to give our visitors a view
of China and the Chinese without the trimmings of
an Oxford accent.
This idea should not be allowed to die. Mark it
down as one of our next steps in putting the "lure" into
the allurement of Chinatown.
THE NEW LIFE MOVEMENT
T LAST China seems to be able to grasp some
of the meaning of that new movement insti-
gated by General Chiang Kai-shek when word
of the "desertion" of the Cantonese air force
reached these shores.
"Desertion" is hardly the word for such men.
If actual civil war had started, the entire Southwest
would have been termed "rebels," in which case the
air force, if they had not "deserted," would have been
"rebels", or "revolutionaries",. . It could be better
termed to call the southwestern flyers "loyal" troops.
In only that branch of military endeavor has such pa-
triotism been reached. That can easily be accounted
ror by the fact that every flyer in China must have a
fair education before he is ever entrusted with such
a precious treasure as an airplane. They must be men
of knowledge; and men with knowledge, unless steeped
in self-ambition or political factions, see the value of
uniting together for a just cause.
In the "New Life Movement", for the first time in
many a generation, China is attempting to replace the
time-worn provincial loyalty for a sense of national
loyalty. This pledge of allegiance the Cantonese flyers
gave to General Chiang Kai-shek when they left the
turmoil of provincial quarrels to join the Nanking
Government, is but the culmination and the first out-
ward sign that in part, and with increasing momentum,
the spirit of the "New Life Movement" is gaining
headway.
If the Nanking Government were to disappear, were
China to be plunged into a civil war, the acid test of
the movement would have been given. The rallying
banner around which provincialism versus nationalism,
or provincialism versus foreign aggression would be
tested would have been whether the people would
rather rally around their provincial troops or around
the national troops. In the first test, provincialism of
the Southwest went up against the nationalism of Nan-
king, and the most important element between success
and failure, the air force, left provincialism for na-
tionalism. Had China's provinces been called on to
rally against foreign aggression, the "New Life Move-
ment" would not have been so sorely tested. It would
have been natural for the kith and kin of a kind to
band together to resist foreign encroachment.
And so the "New Life Movement" won a most im-
portant battle.
July 24, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 9
HOLLYWOOD
CHINGWAH LEE
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chingwah Lee will
be back in San Francisco within a month.
He will then resume his three features,
"Chinese Discoveries", "Remember
When", and "Ceramic Art", which have
created so much enthusiasm among con-
noisseurs and sinologists. While mak-
ing his present study of the movie indus-
try in the south, he offers this interest-
ing series on the Chinese aspect of pic-
ture making.
For the past five weeks M. G. M. has
been maintaining a special unit in south-
ern Utah, taking advantage of the locust
plague there to shoot the "fighting lo-
cust" scene, one of the pivotal points
in the "Good Earth" story.
The locust location is situated on a
high circular valley with an elevation
of about 10,000 feet, surrounded on all
sides by colorful "thunder mountains" —
red and green in color, fading into brown
and gray in the distance.
Utah will always be remembered by
the Chinese old-timers of the West. Was
it not at Promontory tihat the rail from
California met the rail from Omaha on
May 10, 1869, linking the East with the
West?
The 5,000 Chinese who laid the west-
ern half of the rail had to face snow
and blazing sun, and cross swampy plains
and blast thru granite walls to complete
their task.
The work of the sixteen Chinese play-
ers and the twenty members of the crew
is not so easy either. With the sun and
reflectors which turn the prepared corn
field into an inferno (120 degrees in
the shade), the fight is really "hot stuff".
Yet the five weeks' work will probably
not occupy more than five minutes in
the finished picture.
In fighting locusts, the players are
stripped to the waist. Pugilist Kong Mo
displayed a manly torso. To make the
scene realistic, locusts are stuck all over
the body and on the face of each player
by means of spirit gum.
Wilbur Mar, who received his train-
ing in make-up from specialist Jack
Dawn, is a very resourceful artist. Run-
ning short of studio Whiskers, he cut
some hair from the horses' tails. With
these he fashioned realistic goatees for
the players. They look very much at
home on the players' faces.
Locusts are simply over-grown grass-
hoppers which have discarded Holly-
wood diet, birth control, and farmers'
immigration laws. They are then dig-
nified with the biblical name of locusta
migratoria or something. Those in this
region are called Melanoplus devastator
or Multiple pestus. Better consult
Herms' textbook on bugology.
They are recruited for screen glorifi-
cation by a special horse-drawn "hopper-
dozer," which is really a traveling fly
trap. Locusts are palsy creatures. They
climb up your legs and tickle you under
the arm pits. They explore your ears
and spit tobacco juice into them. "They
get into your hair," dryly observed Keye
Luke after each encounter with them.
When director Fred Niblo (remember
Classic Ben Hur?) shouted, "Action," the
players rushed into the prepared field
of corn with locusts six inches deep
on the ground, all trying to get at the
cornstalks.
Then plucky Bob Barnes, unit mana-
ger, gleefully directed his sadist crew to
start half a dozen engine-powered com-
press air guns which shot a steady
stream of live locusts (and dirt, saw
dust, and charred shavings) at the faces
of the players.
Husky Philson On, Korean player
who had to shout during the shooting,
swallowed a nice juicy locust. After all,
the local Indians made a gruel of ground
roasted locusts for their winter meals. It
tastes like unburied shrimp and ground
ants.
The shooting is from six in the morn-
ing to one or two in the afternoon. For,
after two, the valley becomes spotted
with rain clouds; then the Indian gods
throw lightning and thunder at each o-
ther and whirlwinds and cloudbursts be-
come the order of the day.
The people of southern Utah are very
friendly when we go to town. Most of
them had their first look-see of the Chi-
nese. Men and women alike took special
interest in the three attractive actresses,
Mildred Wong, Lilly Kim, and Mary
Louie. The latter two have been in the
movies since they were one year younger
than a doll.
The entire crew was invited to a dance
by the youths of the Parowan, a short
distance from our headquarters at Cedar
City. We outfitted ourselves with jeans,
red shirts, and sombreros in order to
be like them. When we arrived, we
found that they had on Hollywood
slacks, polo shirts, and berets in order to
be like us. Victor Young and Wilbur
Mar are swell dancers.
There are more young women than
young men in town; the usual story of
adventurous males and stay-home sisters.
One mountain girl kept smiling at me;
so I combed my hair with the heel of
my hand and walked up to her. "I'm
Ching of Hollywood" sez I, beaming
and glowing as we tangled across the
floor.
"Good evening, Lon Chaney," she said,
"I saw you in many hideous make-ups
before, but your present one takes the
cake." "But Lon's dead six years ago,"
I replied.
"Don't be so modest; you are not
dead," she said, looking at her shoes.
So I wandered off, and by sunrise,
reached a Piute Indian Reservation. It's
somewhere between Cedar Breaks and
Bryice Canyon or maybe it was Zion
Canyon.
These Indians are very wild. But be-
ing a seasoned explorer I was prepared
for the occasion. Taking out my Fresh-
man corn-cob pipe, I did a friendly
dance before one of the braves, speak-
ing to him in true Indian fashion.
"Yo-yo-yo, ugh, ugh. You speaky
shonshiny. Yo-yo-yo, ugh,ugh. Where
you wakey-uppy? Yo-yo-yo, ugh, ugh.
You catchy old olla?"
He replied, "Suppose you drop your
yo-yo-yo, ugh, ugh, and I won't pidgin-
English you; is that a deal? O.K. If
you want the dope on the Shosbonean
Dialects, my favorite prop, Kroeber, has
already written a treatise on the subject.
I do not live in a wikiup; I'm just one
of the hall boys at present.
"We have no ollas, but in yonder
fields you should have no difficulty find-
ing pottery fragments, such as corru-
gated shards, blacks, and painted red."
Inspired by this exhibition of Indian
primitiveness, I started out to dig for
Indian remains. Being a skilled arche-
ologist I had no trouble locating an In-
dian mound.
Alas, I was way ahead of my time.
The world will not appreciate my find-
ings until at least a thousand years later.
I had unearthed one cracked pot,
Woolworth Dynasty; two sardine cans;
one pipe, slightly used; and about a
dozen pages from a Sears Roebuck man-
uscript, also slightly used.
Page 10
CHINESE DICEST
July 24, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
China and Her Overseas Nationals —
For the past few years the Chinese
central government has shown increasing
solicitude for and interest in the protec-
tion and general welfare of her nationals
abroad. For this work Nanking main-
tains the Overseas Chinese Affairs Com-
mission which 'collects data, publishes
information and generally keeps the gov-
ernment in as close touch as possible
with the affairs of her immigrants
throughout the world.
Some five years ago the number of
overseas Chinese was estimated at close
to 8,000,000 people, scattered through-
out Asia, Europe and the Americas. Be-
cause China's consular authorities have
not learned to keep tab on the Chinese
immigrants as efficiently and successful-
ly as do the Japanese, there is no re-
J;*ble figure available on the number of
overseas Chinese today. The number
who have returned to China since 1930
as a direct result of world-wide depres-
sion has been well over the million mark.
The present number of nationals who
=»-» mil abroad may be anywhere be-
tween 6 and 7 millions.
Reasons For Interest
The Chinese government's keen inter-
est in the affairs of her national abroad
is founded on a variety of reasons, but
chief of them is the fact that the econ-
omic aid of these immigrants is needed
*"• oush forward the country's recon-
struction projects and the development
of natural resources. Although China
was nominally united under one govern-
ment since 1928, yet due to ensuing
political disturbances produced by in-
ternecine warfare and aggression from
without, foreign capital, chiefly British
and American, has been slow in coming
in. Consequently, during the past de-
cade the government had to turn to the
overseas nationals for some of its most
immediate financial needs. When one
considers that several of the richest Chi-
nese in the world are overseas Chinese,
one has some idea of the economic
strength of China's immigrant popula-
tion. Add to this the fact that most
of these immigrants are steadfastly loyal
and concerned over China's fortunes in
the family of nations then one would not
be surprised why the central government
is solicitous over the welfare of Chinese
national abroad.
Another cogent reason is that the cen-
tral government must endeavor to win
the political support of the overseas Chi-
nese. The overseas Chinese practically
financed the revolution which made the
Chinese Republic possible twenty-five
years ago under the leadership of Sun
Yat-sen; and because the revolution was
only made possible by the sacrifices, in
lives as well as money, of these immi-
grants, they want to see that the country
is to be governed according to the gen-
eral principles laid down by Sun Yat-sen.
For this reason the overseas Chinese,
through the Kuomintang, have kept their
hands in the country's politics.
The Cantonese Element
Since most of the politically strong
elements among the overseas Chinese are
the Cantonese and since this element has
for several years been more or less against
the policies and mode of government
of the present regime — a state of affairs
which the late Hu Han-min, himself a
Cantonese, was largely responsible, for
better or for worse — the central govern-
ment has been having a difficult time
convincing the Chinese abroad that the
policy of the said government was the
only practical, sane, and, in the long
run, beneficial one. That the Canton-
ese are not yet entirely convinced of the
political integrity of those now in author-
ity is to be taken for granted.
What Is Being Done
What is the central government do-
ing for the welfare of the overseas Chi-
nese today? The most immediate and
pressing problem seems to be the rehab-
ilitation and relief of the thousands of
poor and destitute immigrants who are
returning to China by the shipload every
month, mostly from British colonies in
the East. A great number of these in-
digents are men who have gone abroad
a decade or more ago when cheap Chi-
nese labor was in demand. When un-
employment came in the wake of the
depression these laborers were the very
first to be thrown out of work.
As the world-wide depression gathered
momentum the inevitable persecution of
Chinese immigrants in foreign countries
began. In some countries, like Mexico
and certain South American states out-
right expulsion was the favored method
of getting the Chinese out, while in other
countries, chiefly British-owned colonies
and certain European states, stringent
legislative measures were drafted aiming
at the deportation of Chinese laborers.
Reports from certain British territory
stated that hundreds of Chinese were
given transportation back to their home-
land, with the privilege of returning
when times are better, but the thousands
of immigrants driven from Mexico were
mostly returned to China at the expense
of the United States government.
Relief and Service
As these immigrants returned to China
in ever increasing numbers, most of
them with little or no funds, the gov-
ernment was faced with an emergency
problem of relief and rehabilitation. It
was eventually met with a program of
farm settlement which differs only in
degree from the rural resettlement pro-
gram of the U. S. federal government.
Under the direction of the Overseas Chi-
nese Affairs Commission this plan, the
cheapest and by far the best that could
be devised under the circumstances, is
taking care of thousands of the indigent
returned immigrants.
The Overseas Affairs Commission has
also established two overseas affairs bur-
eaus, in Shanghai and Amoy for the
purpose of registering and rendering
service to returning and outgoing im-
migrants.
For the millions of Chinese who are
still abroad the government is improv-
ing the personnel of its consular service
and increasing its functions and useful-
ness. There was a time when the average
consul general had to be a man of afflu-
ence before he could afford to take such
a post as at any time his pay may be
ived for months. This demoralizing
situation has been remedied now, but
the consular service as a whole, just as
it is with other countries, still need a
great deal of improvement in order to
give the maximum benefit to the over-
seas Chinese.
Educational Grants
Another service which the Overseas
Affairs Commission renders to overseas
Chinese and which is yearly increasing
in amount, is the supplementary cash
grants given to thousands of overseas
Chinese language schools. For this year
it is estimated that some 250.000 Chinese
dollars will be granted to such schools
so that foreign-born Chinese may be
-fforded better opportunities to learn
something of their native language and
culture. There are, according to a re-
cent report of this Commission. 2,519
native language schools in foreign coun-
ties, of which 175 have properly regis-
tered with the central government.
The interest in the welfare of the over-
seas Chinese which rhe central govern-
ment has shown in the last few years is
being continued. It is to be hoped that
much more may be done for them in the
immediate future.
July 24, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
DIVORCE SHOW CHINA
WOMEN IN REVOLT
Champions of women's rights see in
the increase in Chinese divorces the dawn
of a new era of freedom for the weaker
sex in a land where, from earliest times,
marriage has been a "life sentence."
A direct result of the modernization
of China, most of the 448 divorces
granted by Chinese courts last year were
for residents of the coastal provinces,
Where foreign influence has been strong-
est.
These figures give further evidence of
the revolt against the old order of matri-
mony which forced young couples to live
with and be subservient to parents, for
third on the list of causes of divorce is
"maltreatment by relatives." Maltreat-
ment and desertion led the list.
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By Vincent Chinn
With the Chinese Pacific Coast Ten-
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der way Saturday, July 25, leading play-
ers of the bay region are putting on fin-
ishing touches to tiheir game. Undoubt-
edly, the public's attention will be fo-
cused on the men's and women's singles
events. Unlike previous years when one
or two performers dominated the tourna-
ment, we find this year's entrants so
evenly matched that is is quite difficult
to select any one favorite.
Likely to be seeded in order in the
men's singles are Ben Chu, John Tseng,
Walter Wong, John Lee, Thomas Le-
ong and Wahso Chan, while in the wo-
men's division, Erline Lowe deserves top
seeding followed by Jennie Chew, Hen-
rietta Jung and Mary Chan. While
upsets are not uncommon it is safe to
predict that the above players will be
fighting it out for the championship.
Although many out of town entries
are expected, it is unfortunate that Ed-
gar Lee of Portland, Oregon, and Ruth
G. Fong of Sacramento are unable to
compete in this tournament. I have
not had the pleasure of meeting Edgar
but from reliable sources, I learned that
he is the best known Chinese player of
the northwest and a regular fellow. We
hear comparatively little of the diminu-
tive star, Ruth Fong, who came into the
limelight while residing in Winters, Cal-
ifornia, by winning the county doubles
champonship with her partner not so
long ago. Ruth is essentially a baseline
player relying on her speed to win. Her
forehand is a long sweeping drive which
she hits with much adcuracy but her
backhand in comparison to her forehand
is a less reliable shot. Realizing this
fact, she is working on it to bring it up
to the standard of the rest of her game.
When that is done, she will be a dan-
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CHINESE DICEST
July 24, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Tennis Tournament
Starts Saturday
With a large list of entries, first-round
matches of the tennis tournament for
Pacific Coast Chinese, sponsored by the
Chinese American Citizens' Alliance and
the Chinese Tennis Club, are scheduled
to begin on Saturday, July 25.
Favorites for the men's singles include
John Tseng, Walter Wong, John Lee,
Vincent Chinn, Thomas Leong, Wahso
Chan and Bailie Louie, while Erline
Lowe, Mary Chan, Jennie Chew, Henri-
etta Jung and Lucille Jung will reign as
the favorites to win the women's singles.
Strong teams have been entered for
the men's and mixed doubles. Top-
notchers in the former division will in-
clude Walter Wong- John Lee, Billy Lou-
ie-Wahso Chan, the 1934 doubles champs,
Thomas Leong - Bill Chinn, Thomas
Wong-Francis Louie, and the Ben Chu-
Willie Gee combination.
In the mixed doubles, such teams as
Walter Wong-Maye Chung, Thomas Le-
ong-Mrs. Hayne Hall, Faye Lowe-Erline
Lowe, John Tseng- Waite Ng, Willie Gee-
Lucille Jung, and Ben Chu-Emma Wong,
will be hard to beat, and one of these
squads will more than likely be crowned
champions in this class.
At rhe conclusion of the tournament,
during the latter part of August, an A-
ward Dance will be given. A definite
date for it will be announced later, with
the occasion to be held probably at the
Chinese N. S. G. S. Hall. Perpetual
trophies have been donated by the C. A.
C. A. while the Chitena is donating
many permanent prizes.
Here are the first-round matches:
Men's Singles —
Henry Lowe vs. Henry Mar; George
Chinn vs. Harry Jue; William Wu vs.
Henry Kong; W. York Jue vs. Woodrow
Ong; Robert Jung vs. Conrad Fong;
Davisson Lee vs. Fred Mar; Frank C.
Wong vs. Francis Louie; Glenn Lym vs.
Bill Wong; Frank Choye vs. Ralph Fong;
Richard Louie vs. Thomas Wong; Rich-
ard Lum vs. Gilbert Ong; William Chan
vs. Henry O. Lee; H. K. Wong vs. Jack
Low; Gaius Shew vs. Tahmie Chinn; Lee
Him vs. Peter Gee; William Wong (San
Jose) vs. Arnold Lim.
Men's Doubles —
Wahso Chan-Billy Louie, bye; Gilbert
Ong- Woodrow Ong vs. Francis Louie-
Thomas Wong; Fred Mar-Tahmie Chinn
vs. Frank Choye-Glenn Lym; Robert
Jung-Conrad Fong vs. Faye Lowe-Ben
To Sponsor Track Meet
and Marathon In September
A track meet with, events for both
men and women and a marathon will
be sponsored jointly by the Chinese Ten-
nis Club and Arthur Hee, of the Shang-
tai Cafe, and will be known as the Chi-
tena-Shangtai Chinese Olympics.
The track meet will be held on Sep-
tember 6, and will embrace many events
from the seventy pound class up to the
unlimiteds. There will be many events
in the women's class.
On September 12, a three-mile mara-
thon will take place, to be followed by
the annual dance of the Chitena. At
this dance, the awards for the track meet
and marathon will be given out. The
course of this distance race has been
mapped out as follows: Start at Shang-
tai Cafe, at Jackson Street below grant,
down Jackson to the Embarcadero, to
Bay Street opposite Pier 35, up Bay
Street to Powell, Powell to Broadway, to
Grant, through Grant to Sacramento, up
Sacramento, and finish at Hall's Sport
Shop below Stockton Street.
Further details will be announced in
a later issue of the Chinese Digest.
Chu; Thomas Leong-Bill Chinn vs. Leo
Hall-Hay ne Hall; Richard Louie-Henry
Louie vs. John Tseng- Joe Moke; W. York
Jue-W. G. Jue vs. Davisson Lee- William
Lowe: Henry Lowe-H. K. Wong vs. Wal-
ter Wong-John Lee.
Women's Singles —
Erline Lowe, bye; March Kong vs. Emma
Won?: Franche Lee vs. Faye Huey; Jen-
nie Chew, bye; Mary Chan, bye; Rubye
Foo vs. Henrietta Jung; Hattie Hall vs.
Esther Chow: Lucille Jung, bye.
Mixed Doubles—
Hattie Hall-Thomas Leong, bye; Davis-
son Lee-Franche Lee vs. William Chinn-
Lucille June: Faye Lowe-Erline Lowe vs.
Thomas Won?- Rubye Foo: William
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Ng vs. William Wong-Jennie Chew; Ro-
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Chew: Mary Chan-Wahso Chan, bye.
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Jennie Chew, the fifteen-year old Chi-
nese girl sensation of tennis ranks, cap-
tured the Examiner Amateur Tennis
Championship, Girls' Division, last Sun-
day, at the Golden Gate Park Courts,
by defeating Susan Tivoli, by scores of
7-5, 9-7. After advancing to the final
round by scoring a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over
her semi-final rival, Henrietta Jung, an-
other Chinese girl, Saturday.
As the result of her victory, Jennie
was awarded a large, beautiful gold tro-
phy, depicting a girl tennis player.
Jenny was recently crowned champion
of the City Playground class III tennis
tournament.
• •
CHINESE PLAY DAY
Yesterday afternoon, July 23, the Chi-
nese Playground was the scene of a
"Play Day", for which an interesting
program was prepared. There were var-
ious contests and races and an exhibition
tennis match was played between the
Chinese and North Beach Playgrounds
in Junior mixed doubles.
Among the events were a watermelon
eating contest, rope skipping race for
boys and girls, a three-legged race for
boys, potato rolling race for both the
boys and girls, and a sack race.
The Chinese doubles team was com-
posed of Arnold Lim and Phyllis Jung.
• •
PUI CHING SLUGGER RETURNING
Chester King, voted by the Chinese
papers of South China as being the best
player on the Pui Ching team and the
best pitcher and slugger in South China,
is returning on the President Coolidge
next Wednesday, July 29.
King's team is now in second place
in league play, and but recently beat the
Hongkong Japanese, one of the strong-
est teams in the south. In this game, he
allowed only two hits and made two
homers and a double, the Chinese team
winning 15-1.
He is also a noted football star and
played in the backfield on one of the
overseas teams in Canton.
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July 24, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
WA SUNG LEADS
BERKELEY LOOP
By administering a crushing defeat o
a bolstered Aztec nine last Sunday for
its second straight win, 10 to 5, Wa
Sung climbed into undisputed first place
in the Berkeley International Baseball
loop. Al Bowen pitched a heady game
and was nicked for 9 scattered hits while
his mates were pounding Mailho and
Martinez, the Aztec hurlers, for a total
of 12 blows.
In the past few games Wa Sung has
come to be regarded as the team to beat
in the fast Berkeley League with its
proven ability to come through in the
pinches and in the face of adversity.
Last Sunday the Oaklanders played with-
out the services of George Bowen and
Key Chinn, the hard hitting infielders.
Despite the handicap, Wa Sung out-hit
and out-fielded its opponents.
One of the greatest fielding feats ever
witnessed by the fans at San Pablo Park
was contributed by Allie Wong, the fleet
center fielder. In the fourth inning, he
climaxed an afternoon of sensational
catches by racing forty yards to left
center to pull down a lusty drive, which
was seemingly labeled for a homer or
a triple. The lad richly deserved the
thunderous plaudits of an incredulous
crowd. Wong also collected two hits
as did Tom Hing, Hector Eng and Al
Bowen. Joe Lee and Frank Dun capably
filled in at short and third respectively.
The box score:
Wa Sung AB R H
Allie Wong, cf 5 2 2
Hector Eng, c 5 2 2
Joe Lee, ss 6 11
Al Bowen, p 4 12
Frank Dun, 3b 4 0 1
Tom Hing, If 3 12
Bob Chow, rf 3 0 0
Ben Chan, lb 3 2 1
Sung Wong, 2b 2 11
Eli Eng, rf 10 0
36 10 12
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SPORTS SHORTS
With over twelve girls already signed
up, the two-weeks-old tennis class of the
Juniors of the Catholic Daughters of
America, is creating a great deal of in-
terest among members of that organiza-
tion. The class is being coached by one
of the ranking girl tennis players of the
Chinese, Erline Lowe.
Fish is plentiful. Ask Frankie Quan
and Jack Quan, who will attest to that.
Recently, Frank caught a 16-pound bass
near Carquinez Bridge, while Jack, at
Baker's Beach, hooked a seven-pounder.
In a recent baseball game, the Frisco
Chinese Boys, by lucky breaks, defeated
the Dragons, 6-2. All of the teams' runs
were unearned, the scores made via bases
on balls. In another contest last week,
the Chinese nine tied the North Beach
Boys 17-17. The game was called at the
end of the eighth inning after three
hours of play.
Fully four hundred persons attended
the skating party Monday night given
by the 965 Club at Rollerland. Every
one present seemed to have an enjoyable
time, with the usual quota of flops great-
ly enlivening the affair.
Last week Raymond Wong, champion
skeet shooter of Fresno, shot a 98 out
of a 100. He also holds the distinction
of being the first Chinese skeet shooter
to shoot a 75 straight. This record will
be sent to the National Skeet Association
for recognition.
Guy Cheng, Chinese Davis Cup play-
er, lost to Frankie Parker, ranked 7th
nationally, by scores of 6-2, 6-1 in the
historic Longwood Bowl tennis tourna-
ment beinj- played at Chestnut Hill. Mass.
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Wa Sung clashes with the Athens Elks,
its most dangerous contender for the
gonfalon, this Sunday at San Pablo Park,
2:30 p.m. The Oakland ball team will
attempt to keep its escutcheon unblem-
ished by winning its third straight. Ei-
ther Ben Chan or Allie Wong will r-
the mound.
The Commodore Stockton Grammar
School is the practice field for many
embryo Softball teams during these vaca-
tion days. Other activities there also in-
clude tennis serving practice and basket-
ball.
Chitena Wins Again
Once again the Chinese athletes of
San Francisco proved their superiority
over Chinese athletes of other sections,
when the second team of the local Chi-
nese Tennis Club defeated a combined
Salinas- Watsonville-Monterey Chinese
team last Sunday, July 19, at the Front
Street Park Courts, Salinas. The final
score was 7-4.
Scores:
Ricky Lum d. Gene Dong 6-4, 6-2;
Woodrow Ong lost to David Chung 6-0,
9-7; Wally Luke d. Stanley Chung 6-3,
6-2; George Chung d. Tommy Jung 6-2,
6-4; Frank C. Wong lost to Tommy Gee
6-2, 2-6, 2-6; Henry Lum d. Hubert
Dong 6-3, 5-7, 6-1; Erline Lowe and
Henry Lum d. Ella Lee and Quong Lee
6-1, 6-2; H. K. Wong and Paul Mark d.
Willie Chung and Ernie Yee 7-5, 6-1;
Woodrow Ong and Richard Louie lost
to David Chung and Gene Dong 6-1,
6-4; Arnold Lim and Bill Lowe lost to
Stanley Chung and Tommy Jung 6-4,
2-6, 6-3.
H. K. Wong acted as captain of the
San Francisco team, with Wallace Luke
as recorder. During matches, a picnic
was given at the park by the hosts. Fol-
lowing the matches, the players went on
sightseeing trips to Monterey and Carmel.
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CHINESE SPORTSMAN
WINS AGAIN
Mack Soohoo, known as the best Chi-
nese skeet shooter in the United States
and the captain of the San Francisco
Chinese Sportsmen Club skeet team, add-
ed another laurel to his many trophies
last Sunday, July 19, at the Pacifice Rod
and Gun Club in the Western States
Open Championship shoot.
The only Chinese to enter the shoot,
SooHoo was high gun in class A on the
opening day of the event. A Los An-
geles shooter shot 98 out of 100 on the
second day and SooHoo with 96 out of
100 was tied with two other shooters for
runner-up position. Prior to the shoot-
off for the runner-up's title, he shot fifty
i<?ht in two practice rounds. Con-
tinuing with another twenty-five straight,
SooHoo won. His 25-straight was the
only one shot in. the shoot-off for the
many ties during the shoot. The Am-
erican shooters simply wilted under the
-cellar shooting of the Chinese champ.
Noted sportswriters and skeet enthusiasts
now class SooHoo as one of the best
skeet shooters in the western states.
Page 14
CHINESE D '. u E S T
July 24, 1936
SPORTS
Little Henrietta Jung, one of San Francisco's leading
young tennis players, is entered in the local Chinese
tennis tournament. Critics predict a bright future for
her. She is 13 years old, and a protege of Fred Mar,
tennis coach for many of Chinatown's younger players.
She started playing tennis but recently.
July 24, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
"QUOTES"
" .... the attack on China's currency
in 1933 and 1934 had a ... • sinister
effect. Japan's eyes were turning south
from Manchukuo to the five rich prov-
inces of North China. The American
silver policy was meant to strengthen
China; it prostrated her, leaving her de-
fenceless before the Japanese advance.
In 1933 the Roosevelt administration a-
lone could have brought China, England
and Soviet Russia together in a common
defense of peace. The actual result of
American policy was the separation of
these powers, the bankruptcy of China
and the success of Japan.
"By the end of 1934 the Treasury
found that its silver holdings were still
over a billion ounces short of the total
required by the silver legislation. Ac-
cordingly silver operations increased.
During the first six months of 1935 sil-
ver rose from 54.4 cents to 71.9 cents.
S-ill purchases continued. By October
China was completely exhausted. Nan-
king sued for peace. You can have all
the silver you want, said China, if only
you will buy it with gold directly from
the Central Bank. On October 112 Mr.
Hull announced a refusal. Three days
later a tax was imposed upon silver ex-
ports, and on November 4 an embargo
was declared as China departed from
the silver standard.
"Japan was quick to seize the oppor-
tunity. From 'autonomy' for the five
northern provinces her demands grew
to embrace complete financial control
over all of China. China, forbidden by
Japan to seek a foreign loan, was franti-
cally trying to adjust her financial sys-
tem to the use of paper money based
upon a metallic reserve of silver at the
new high price. Then, without warn-
ing, Washington stopped buying silver.
The London market was saturated and
the prke fell until, as the Handy and
Harman Silver Review for 1935 says,
'the proportions of a world-wide silver
panic' was assumed.
"Fortunately, with China's abandon-
ment of silver, her position had begun
to improve. Both her exports and her
imports rose. It is estimated that for
the first time in some years her balance
of payments has probably now become
favorable."
— Eliot Janeway, in Asia monthly.
CHINA IN STATISTICS
China now has 2,925 libraries, ac-
cording to recent information released
by the Ministry of Education. Of this
number 1,526 are school libraries, 37
are circulating libraries. Special librar-
ies number 34, while the rest are general
and public libraries.
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During the six months ending Decem-
ber, 1935, about 1,000 people through-
out the country were given the death pen-
alty and executed for illegal selling of
opium, the central government's Opium
Suppression Bureau recently revealed.
During the same period 60 tons of opium
were confiscated. Special clinics and hos-
pitals established to cure opium addic-
tion number 1,075.
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During 1934-35, China produced
36,400,000 tons of rice, while from 1935-
36 it was 41,500,000 tons, a gain of 15
per cent over the previous year. Due to
this increase of over five million tons it
■»s hoped that this year China would
not have to import as much rice as she
formerly did.
During the ten year period ending
""34 China imported an average of
1,077,000 tons of this staple food from
foreign countries, chiefly from Annam,
Siam and Indo-China.
Kwangtung's rice crop is the highest
of all the provinces.
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The recent report on world unemploy-
ment issued by the International Labor
Office at Geneva set China's unemploy-
ment figures, as of January, 1936, at
5,893,196. The country's unemployed
are chiefly concentrated in China's 14
largest seaports and industrial cities.
The southern province of Kwangtung,
rich in government revenue, has the
largest number of unemployed, the num-
ber being 1,578,482. Shanghai ranks
next with 610,000. A great number of
the unemployed formerly worked in the
fish, mining, silk and textile industries,
while more than 150,000 were previously
engaged in crockery making. The report
gave the number of unemployed coolies
and ricksha pullers as 376,421, which
is significant in that it shows China's
rapidly increasing use of machines to
facilitate communication and transporta-
tion.
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China is rapidly losing her place as
one of the world's chief tea exporter.
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5; President Lincoln (San Francisco)
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Francisco) Aug. 26; President Grant
(Seattle) Sept. 2; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
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roe (San Francisco) July 31; President
Jefferson (Seattle) Aug. 1 ; President
Coolidge (San Francisco) Aug. 7; Presi-
dent Van Buren (San Francisco) Aug.
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with the year before, it showed a decrease
of 6,580,061 Chinese dollars.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 24, 1936
Three stages of a shopper at
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COMMENT- SOCIAL * - SPOliTS
Vol. 2, No. 31
July 31, 1936
Five Cents
1. Smiling and beaming as the boat tied up at the pier was Dr. Hu Shih, termed "China's Modern
Philosopher". He is on his way to the Yosemite conference of the I. P. R., heading the Chinese
delegation of 16 members.
2. Miss Dorothy Gee, (left), manager of the Bank of America, Oriental Branch, tore her skirt
in her excitement to get off the customs launch to greet her sister, Jennie Chang, on Pres. Coolidge.
3. Part of the Chinese delegation of the I. P. R. on the President Coolidge when it docked last
Wednesday. They are, from left to right: Professor Kan Lee, Wellington Liu, Fred Sze, Dr. Hu Shih,
leader of the delegation, Mrs. Fred Sze, C. S. Shen, and Professor C. F. Chang.
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
July 31, 1936
FAR EAST
Civil War Fears Dispelled - Week's Events
More direct control of the southwest is seen as the
next step forward in the program for the unification
of China by the central government at Nanking.
With only a small force of Kwangsi forces to contend
with, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek added the entire
Cantonese army, about 200,000 well-trained soldiers,
to the cause of the Nanking government.
The Kwangsi troops are another matter. Led by Gen-
eral Pei Chung-hsi, a follower of Mohammed and a for-
mer member of the Nanking government, he is a skilled
strategist, and is leading his scattered armies in stub-
born resistance against Nanking troops. Japanese in-
fluence, it is reliably reported, is playing a large part
in keeping up this resistance, and it is mainly from this
source that the rebellious Kwangsi armies expect their
arms and munitions. It is apparent that the central
government troops intend to consolidate their forces
and influence in Kwangtung before attempting to fur-
ther subdue Kwangsi province. By bottling up the
sources of supply from the sea ports, it is expected that
the Kwangsi troops will eventually exhaust their am-
munition, and either force Japan to openly lend its
aid to Kwangsi, or have Kwangsi become subservient
to Nanking and acknowledge itself as a province to
being under Nanking control.
In this last eventuality, Japan is acknowledgedly a-
gainst the alignment of Kwangsi province with Nan-
king. Too clearly it sees the danger of a sooner unifi-
cation of China, a stronger resistance against the pro-
gram of expansion of Japan. According to a recent
announcement from the Japanese Bureau of Statistics,
it was made public that Japan's birth rate has increased
to a new high. Some means for expansion must
be found for this increase, and Japan seems determined
to make it through subjugation of Asia, Far Eastern
observers reported again recently. The unification of
China would mean the probable rise of a new military
force to contend with in its program for becoming the
lion of the Far East.
Just recently, Tokio is reported to have held a con-
ference of the leaders of the Foreign Office and the
army and navy to discuss the future program for policy
in China. It is known that economic means, such as
the smuggling of Japanese goods into China, will play
a prominent part, with political and military domina-
tion as the goal.
Officials of the central government found an empty
treasury upon investigation of the Canton government
vaults. Large levies were known to have been collected
through special taxes for "air defense" and other reasons.
General Chen Chai-tong was rumored to have left for
Indo China incognito, investigators losing trace of him
when extradition proceedings were being filed against
him in Hongkong.
A Ruler Without A Country
Prince Teh Wang, who, only a few short months
ago proclaimed himself the ruler of Inner Mongolia,
is now virtually a ruler without a country, according
to dispatches received here last week.
Through Prince Teh's failure to hold the allegiance
of his people, his hope for an independent Inner Mon-
golian government faded rapidly as the Japanese stead-
ily directed their influence in that direction.
Because he forced himself from the support of the
Chinese government, Inner Mongolia's nominal alleg-
iance, he received no aid from Nanking, and now, ig-
nored by Japan because he would not accede to a Jap-
anese protectorate in the Gobi Desert, Prince Teh was
dealt a further blow when a large section of his per-
sonal bodyguard deserted to join the Chinese army.
Prince Teh's policy for years has been "Mongolia for
the Mongolians." Because he would not listen to Jap-
an's suggestion for a Japanese-dominated Inner Mon-
golia, Japan brushed him aside and sought other Mon-
golian leaders that would listen to them, and created
their own puppet government in Northern Chahar un-
der Mongolian leaders. Prince Teh was reported to
have again sought the aid of Nanking to help him
unite the troublesome Mongol tribes of Suiyuan, but
in the meantime, Nanking had largely been ousted
from North China by the continued Japanese program
of expansion.
China Receives New Constitution Nov. 12
According to the new constitutioin of China which
she will receive on November 12, no loss of territory
is conceded despite the fact that Japan carved a state
out of Manchuria, gained control of North China and
exerted her influence into Inner Mongolia.
Many of the principles of the new constitution is
comparable to that of the United States; and in spite
of the fact that Japan has gained control of almost
one quarter of China, representatives of Japanese dom-
inated states will gather at Nanking also to embrace
the new Chinese constitution.
Exceedingly liberal is the new constitution; it includes
the Chinese people in the territories now controlled
or influenced by other powers; it asserts complete
sovereignty over those areas and declares that the terri-
tory of the Chinese Republic shall not be altered ex-
cept by resolution of the people represented in the na-
tional convention.
It is definitely understood that delegates from Man-
churia and Inner Mongolia will attend the November
meeting, and will sit with the Turkish and Mongolian
tribesmen from the practically independent Chinese
Turkestan, and with Lama priests from Tibet.
The new constitution guarantees the Chinese people
full freedom of speech and religious worship, complete
independence of domicile, freedom and secrecy of
correspondence, and the right of assembly and of
forming associations.
Then, too, no private property shall be requisitioned,
expropriated, sealed, or confiscated except in accord-
ance with law.
July 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
DR. HU SHIH ARRIVES FOR I. P. R. CONFERENCE
Dr. Hu Shih and a group of six others
arrived on board the President Coolidge
fom China last Wednesday, July 29, to
participate in the Institute of Pacific
Relations Conference to be held at Yose-
mite starting August 15. His group in-
cluded Messrs. Wellington Liu, C. S.
Shen, Professor Kan Lee, Professor C.
F. Chang, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sze.
A total of 16 delegates make up the
Chinese retinue, which includes Dr. Wing
Mah, the only abroad Chinese to be in-
cluded in the delegation. The other
members of the delegation will arrive at
a later date.
Dr. Hu Shih, termed "China's Mod-
ern Philosopher", is head of the Chinese
delegation, and is also a member of the
parent I. P. R. organization. In China
he is head of the China Institute of Pa-
cific Relations and dean of the art de-
partment of the National University in
Peiping. They will leave San Francisco
for a brief tour before returning to the
Yosemite Confeence.
(Received by the local Chinese Six
Companies and leading members of San
Francisco's Chinatown, Dr. Hu, together
with the members of his delegation, was
escorted into Chinatown by Consul-Gen-
eral C. C. Huang, followed by a large
group of cars that had assembled at the
pier to greet this famous member of
China's literateur. He was then feted
at the Six Companies Assembly Room,
where he addressed an audience that
packed the hall. Dr. Hu is staying at
the St. Francis Hotel.
It might be well to give a brief des-
--iption of the purpose of the I. P. R.
at this time, together with the agenda
of the August meeting, and the import-
ance which the nations of the Pacific
attach to the conference, despite its non-
recognition by the governments of the
various nations.
Organization and Purpose:
The Institute of Pacific Relations is an
international organization, having as its
object the study of the condition of the
Pacific peoples. Its program is based
on the conviction that international re-
lations can be improved only as the
underlying causes of conflict are under-
stood and removed. The Institute has
no political party affiliation and no pol-
itical program in any of the member
nations.
Activities of the Institute of Pacific Re-
lations:
The Institute as a whole participates
in the international research program,
in the publication of books, monographs,
and memoranda, and in international
conferences. Educational work is left to
the discretion of the local councils, as
conditions, needs and resources vary so
widely in the component countries. The
local groups are also free to engage in
whatever research they feel to be neces-
sary in supplying information for their
own national pu'blics, in addition to their
share in the international program.
Conferences :
The Pacific Council arranges for in-
ternational conferences at regular inter-
vals, when members invited by the na-
tional groups meet for discussion. These
discussions are carefully planned in ad-
vance, and the participants furnished
with all available information, so that
an opportunity is offered for qualified
experts to view the complicated prob-
lems of the Pacific from a number of
digerent angles. This is obviously an
advantage only to be gained through
internationally coordinated research. Such
conferences have been held in Honolu-
lu, 1925 and 1927, Kyoto, 1929, Hang-
chow and Shanghai, 1931, Banff, 1933,
and the present one to be held at Yose-
mite next month.
The agenda of the Yosemite confer-
ence is as follows:
August 16,17; The United States Re-
covery Program.
August 18, 19, 20: Japanese Expan-
sion in World Markets.
August 21, 22: Economic Develop-
ment of the Soviet Union.
August 24, 25: China's Economic Re-
construction.
August 26: A whole morning in plen-
ary session to summarize the results of
the first four round tables and to hear
introductory statements on the fifth.
August 27, 28, 29: Changing Balance
of Political Forces and Possibilities of
Peaceful Adjustment.
The Conference will open on August
15, and the discussions will begin that
evening with a plenary session and an
introductory lecture on the main issues
of the conference.
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Subject: "Living Issues in Modern Life.'
Thursday evening, 8:00 P. M.
August 27, 1936
DR. HU SHIH
China's Modern Philosopher,
Author, Lecturer
Subject: "China Struggles On.'
Tuesday evening, 8:00 P. M.
September 1, 1936
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 31, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Y. M. C A. SUMMER CAMP
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. has con-
ducted an annual camp for boys since
1920, when the first camp was organized
with 12 boys at Lagunitas with Chingwah
Lee as director. The camp grew every
year, and as the camps at Lagunitas be-
came crowded, the "Y" camp was moved
to Inverness in 1926.
From 1926 to the present date, the
Y camps have been conducted in the
so-called "civilized" organized-equip-
ment camps. These equipped camps are
permanent sites, improved by the Y. M.
C. A. of San Francisco, with permanent
cabins, dining hall, swimming pool, ar-
chery range, rifle range, large play field,
camp fire pits, chapel, boats and a motor
boat for use at the lake. The cabins are
equipped with spring beds, with eight
boys and one leader to the cabin.
In 1935, 52 boys and leaders attended
camp, which was the largest camp since
its organization in 1920.
The leaders this year are especially
experienced and quailfied.
They are: Leland Crichton, William
Jow, Robert G. Poon, Frank Wong,
Woodrow Ong, and Sam Yin. Henry
Shue Tom is the director of the camp,
and he has planned with the leaders a
very interesting program for the boys
which include: a five-day pack trip,
over-night hikes, horseback riding, swim-
ming, marksmanship, first-aid, nature
study trips, barbecue, and also competi-
ons in all lines of sports.
Camp McCoy is located near Pine-
crest, Tuolumne County 32 miles east
of Sonora, and is one mile high in the
Sierra country.
The camp period is from August 3rd
to 16th, and the campers will leave 5:00
a.m. on large buses. Each camper will
be given a physical examination by Dr.
Henry Cheu before leaving for camp.
Boys wishing to go may still sign-up
for the camp. Additional information
wll be gladly furnished by the director
upon inquiry at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
• •
WING LEE CO. LIQUIDATED
Due to the fact that one of the part-
ners violated a government regulation
and will be deported from this country,
Wing Lee Company, one of Chinatown's
leading hardware stores, liquidated its
store last week through the Board of
Trade, and will retire after fifteen years
in business, it was reported.
PORTLAND CHINESE HOST
The Chinese of Portland, Oregon,
found themselves host to many friends
and relatives who are spending their
vacation days in the Northwest. Inas-
much as Oregon is one of the few states
in the union that can boast of a vast
magnitude of natural beauty, such as
stately pines, high picturesque mountains,
and rushing waterfalls, we find that out-
of-door affairs, such as motoring and
sightseeing on the Columbia River high-
way, have been the most popular order
of entertaining all week, with some very
pleasant tea and mah jong parties in-
cluded.
Recent arrivals include Mr. and Mrs.
Wing Wye of Berkeley and San Fran-
cisco, Mr. Edward Tong of El Cerrito,
Miss Mary Chan, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Chung, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Chung, and
Mrs. Jenny Lum and daughter of San
Francisco, who are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Lowe, Dr. and Mrs. Har-
old Lowe, and Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Lum.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lai Mye of Oak-
land, their two charming daughters, Eu-
genie and Rosebud, and their son) Jun-
ior, are found visiting with Mrs. Mye's
sisters, who are Mrs. Charles Locke and
Mrs. G. Leong.
• •
• •
BETTY SZE TALKS SHORT WAVE
By exclusive short wave, Betty Sze,
daughter of His Excellency, Dr. Alfred
Sze, Republic of China Ambassador to
the United States, held a fifteen-minute
conversation with J. B. Kennedy, of the
National Broadcasting Company at New
York City, during the second run of the
Q. S. Queen Mary from England to New
York last Sunday, 6:30 p.m.. Pacific
Standard Time. Miss Sze described
'-enes and persons aboard ship during
the course of the conversation.
• •
CHINESE ESPERANTIST
When the International Congress of
Catholic Esperantists meet at Rrno, Cze-
choslovakia, August 4 to 8, China's re-
presentative will be the Rev. John Bap-
tist Kao, O. F. M. Father Kao is a
Franciscan missionary and European
correspondent for many Chinese papers.
At this coming Congress, in which ten
or more nations will be represented, Fa-
ther Kao will lecture an the Esperanto
language.
"NEWSETTES"
Lawrence Leong, Warren Lee, Alfred
Louie and Raymond Lee are visitors to
San Francifcco tiis week from Kern
County.
Alfred Jung returned to San Fran-
cisco last week after a two weeks' visit
at Locke, California.
The new Oriental Grammar School is
nearing completion in Locke, California.
It is expected that the beautiful build-
ing will be opened before school starts
in September.
Recently, Bertha Jann, of San Fran,
cisco, stayed at Locke for a short visit,
along with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Jann, and Mr. and Mrs. S. K.
Lee. Miss Jann's aunt, Mrs. Sadie Beo.
was also in the party.
Pretending to use the telephone, a
Mexican, unidentified, stole a kodak from
the China Pharmacy on Grant Avenue
last week, the second time that the store
suffered losses, the first time from a brok-
en window when several kodaks were
taken away.
Mary and Helen Hong of Seattle gave
a party Monday night, July 20th, at
their home in honor of their house guests,
Ella and Rose Koe and Pearl Lee of
Portland.
Lily Chin and Mabel Wong of Port-
land, Oregon, are visiting Jessie Leong
of Seattle, formerly of Portland.
• •
MISSING BOY FOUND DEAD
The body of Raymond Wong, age 9,
of Walnut Grove, California, who had
been missing since Tuesday, July 21, was
foind last Friday, July 24, on a roof
bridging an alley between two buildings,
'-v his brother, Chong Wong.
Constable Walter Goodman, who in-
vestigated, stated that the boy apparent-
ly climbed on the roof to eat his lunch
which he was carrying, and was electro-
cuted when he touched one of the high
• •
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
The Young Republican Committee of
Philadelphia honored the Chinese col-
ony by voting Arthur T. Lou as a re-
presentative of the Philadelphia Chinese
and the first delegate member of this
group. This met with the approval of
the Chinese American Republican Club,
of which he is chairman.
July 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Associate Editor Returns
After an absence of five and a half
months from San Francisco, Chingwah
Lee, associate editor of the Chinese Di-
gest and manager of the Chinese Trade
and Travel Bureau, returned Tuesday
morning from Los Angeles, where he was
connected with the filming of the M. G.
M. production, "Good Earth."
Lee has one of the feature parts in the
picture, portraying the role of Ching,
the companion to Wang Lung. It is
the most important part given to a Chi-
nese actor in this production.
"During my absence, I was quite home,
sick. I am happy to return to San Fran-
cisco, as I miss it greatly," stated Mr.
Lee. "People in Los Angeles have been
very nice to me, and I deeply appreciate
it. I'm very much indebted to them for
the cordial and considerate treatment
accorded me."
"Between June and September is the
busiest period in the tourist business,
and with from three to five hundred
travelers going through Chinatown via
our bureau, I had been quite anxious.
But I found that everything has been
taken care of perfectly, as has the Chi-
nese Digest by the staff, and I am very
grateful."
VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on July 21 to
the wife of Chan. Wah, 1047 Stockton
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born recently to the
wife of Shue Chang, 114 5 th Street,
Oakland.
A daughter was born on July 18 to the
wife of Lee Dong, 852 Jackson Street,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on July 3 to the
wife of Guin Sun of Portland, Oregon.
A marriage license has been applied
for by Yuen C. Lum, of 778 Sacramento
Street, and Margaret Law, 14A Wetmore
Street, both of San Francisco.
A marriage license was issued a few
days ago by the County Clerk to Wong
H. Foo, 771 Clay Street, and Wong L.
Heung, 7 Duncombe Alley, both of San
Francisco.
PROMINENT LAWYER IN S. F
Mr. Y. C. Hong, -well-known Los An-
geles lawyer, arrived in San Francisco
last week to see his mother, who is ill
in the Chinese Hospital. He will remain
in the city for another week. Mr. Hong
is stopping at the Sir Francis Drake
Hotel.
CHINESE PUBLISHERS TO
ORGANIZE PILGRIMAGE
The publishers of the Sacred Heart
Messenger, Chinese Catholic monthly of
Shanghai, have announced plans for a
pilgrimage under its auspices to the
t!hirtyJthird International Eucharistic
Congress, which will take place in Man-
ila February 3 to 7, 1937.
• •
BUSINESS DOUBLED
According to W. G. Hunter, superin-
tendent, new business written by Kansas
City Life Insurance Company in North-
er California so far this year is slightly
double the amount for the correspond-
ing period last year, it was reported to
the Chinese Digest by Alfred B. Chong,
Chinese agent.
MURDERER FOUND GUILTY
A verdict of first degree murder with-
out recommendation was returned against
Benny Jacob, alias Joe Joven, a Filipino,
fo the murder of a Mountain View Chi-
nese restaurant man, Otto Hook Sing,
in the Superior Court of San Jose last
week. The decision maldes hanging man-
datory.
Jacob pleaded guilty, but was refused
the plea, Judge I. M. Harris ordering
a not guilty plea entered. Judge Harris,
of San Francisco, was sent to San Jose
for the case. The jury took two and a
half hours in returning the verdict.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 31, 1936
THE CHINESE THEATRE — YESTERDAY AND TODAY
Many visitors to San Francisco's Chi-
natown have visited the Chinese Man-
darin Theatre, some out of curiosity,
others lured by the thought that some-
thing can be learned that may be in-
corporated into American plays.
Their comprehension, however, proved
not easy. The basic essentials for under-
standing a Chinese play cannot be learn-
ed within a short space of time. One
must first become versed in Chinese his-
tory, among other things.
The following article, by Kwok Ying
Fung and first appearing in the Chinese
Christian Student, is chosen by the Chi.
nese Digest as a suitable treatise on the
Chinese Theatre. Mr. Kwok, appropri-
ately enough, chose as the title of this
article, "The Chinese Theatre — Yester-
day and Today." He outlines the basic
essentials for understanding a Chinese
play, and, as the title indicates, the grad-
ual trend of the modern-day theatre.
— Editor.
The old Chinese drama is melodram-
atic and operatic in form and conven-
tionalistic and symbolic in staging. To
appreciate fully this type of drama the
spectator must be equipped with three
prerequisites: understanding of Chinese
music, comprehension of the movements
of the actors, and some knowledge of
Chinese legend-history.
Music introduces the play and contin-
ues throughout the entire performance.
It harmonizes the acting and singing of
the actor and punctuates the tempo and
the movement of the play. When the
play reaches the climax the music is
played with unusual vigor. To untrain-
ed ears the seeming clangor is formless
and anything but harmonious. But those
who understand it know that the relation,
ship of the music to the old Chinese
drama is as that of the needle and
thread to the gown. In fact Chinese
people go to the theatre to hear a play
rather than to see it.
Scenery is omitted on the Chinese
stage. The actors have to create atmos-
phere and belief through their acting.
One may see an actor praising the beau-
ty of imaginary flowers by pointing at
an empty space on the stage, or actors
climbing over a heap of chairs to signi-
fy that an army is ascending a moun-
tain. These dramatic illusions, which for
centuries have been accepted by Chinese
audiences, may seem meaningless or even
ridiculous to the uninitiated playgoers.
Historical and romantic novels have
been almost exclusively the roots from
which old Chinese plays have sprung.
The Contending states in the Eastern
Chow Dynasty, The Three Kingdoms
(historical novels), The Red Chamber
Dream, and The Romance of the West-
ern Pavilion (romantic novels) have been
the progenitors of many popular plays.
An incident from The Three King-
doms has been dramatized and played
to countless audiences in both Southern
and Northern theatres in China. The
story deals with K'ung Ming (181-234
A. D.), a brilliant general and premier
of the State of Shu. During a critical
battle with Ssu Ma I, the ablest com-
mander of the opposing State of Wei,
K'ung Ming occupies a certain city. One
day, most of his soldiers are dispatched
to meet the enemy many miles away, and
the soldiers whom he expects to return
to guard the city are delayed.
Ssu Ma I suspects that K'ung Ming's
city is unprotected and approaches with
a huge army. Upon reaching the city,
he finds the gates unguarded and wide
open, with no one in sight except a few
civilians, who are sweeping the fallen
leaves of Autumn. When they are ask-
ed about the condition behind the gates
they indicate that they are deaf and
dumb. Presently tranquil music comes
from the tower over the gate. K'ung
Ming is playing his harp with great lei-
sure, and seems to be in no way con-
cerned with the enemy just outside the
gates. Ssu Ma I begins to doubt that
the city is really empty, for he has fre-
quently been led into traps before by
K'ung Ming. Again and again he or-
ders his seething soldiers to h*lt. They
attempt turbently to rush through the
gates. The music continues and makes
Ssu Ma I more doubtful than ever, un-
til he is certain that it is a trap. Hurried,
ly he commands his army to retreat.
They set out for their territory, and meet
K'ung Ming's soldiers and are badly de-
feated.
* < *
The Romance of the Western Pavil-
ion has brightened the Chinese stage with
many dramatic episodes. It deals with
Chiang Kung, a scholar who is going to
the palace to take his competitive exam-
ination. On the way he stops in a mon-
astery (until recent years monasteries
served both as hotels and places of wor-
ship). Here he chances to see a beauti-
ful maiden named Ying Ying. He grad-
ually becomes acquainted with Ying
Ying, who with her widowed mother and
a maid makes her temporary home with-
in the monastery.
The beauty and charm of the maiden
have attracted the wild desire of roving
bandits, who are beleaguering the mona-
stery. They demand that Ying Ying
be given to their chief. In this excite-
ment the mother, forgetting that her
daughter is already engaged, offers Ying
Ying to whosoever can save her from
being kidnapped. Chiang Kung immed-
iately secures help from a general, and
the seige is raised. When Chiang Kung
claims his promised bride, the mother
retracts her offer as she then remembers
that Ying Ying is betrothed. She is
willing to reward Chiang Kung with jew-
elry and treasure. These, however, are
not what he cares to have. The maid
sympathizes with Chiang Kung and Ying
Ying, who by now are deeply in love
with each other. With her sympathy and
love for her young mistress, the maid
bridges the silver river of love that the
devoted pair may meet.
But this secret union is soon revealed
to the stern mother, who is about to re-
port Chiang Kung to the local authori-
ties. But the eloquent pleading of the
maid causes the mother finally to con-
sent to the marriage. But since no maid-
en of Ying Ying's family has ever mar.
ried a man who could wear only a plain
garment (a mark of no official rank),
Chiang Kung must leave his bride and
struggle for official achievement. And
the following morning he takes his de-
parture. At this point in the play one
may hear weeping from the audience.
* 1 *
The old Chinese drama is a branch
of art that has never borne abundant
fruit. This is due chiefly to the contin-
uous discouragement by the government
and the educated class. They have most
contemptuously regarded drama as the
lowest form of art. Actors were not
pemitted to take the competitive exam-
inations, the only steps bv which the
common people could hope to mount
to high official position. And because
the conception of life of the Chinese
people has always been that of submis-
sion to destiny, great conflicts, which are
essentials for great drama, were lacking.
In the western world dramatic conflicts
have given immortal life to Oedipus Rex
and Hamlet. But in spite of the fallow-
ness of the Chinese drama, it has occu-
pied a permanent place in the realm of
national literature.
The development of Chinese drama is
(Continued on Page ll)
July 31, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Last week-end we were wondering why
Woodrow left town. Now it's rumored
that he has the urge to travel on account
of a certain lass, ML. of Watsonville.
This was further proven when he came
back to the city with a hazy and far-
away look in his eyes — and a sigh each
time he glances up at the sky southward.
So, if Woody acts a bit "dopey", don't
blame the poor kid.
Once again, what's the attraction in
Salinas over the week-ends? Last Satur-
day and Sunday, among the San Fran-
ciscans seen there were Bing Chin, Louie
Fay, Chan Low of C. Sun Co., Clarence
Seid, Bill Chinn, Jack Lee and others.
From ten to four yesterday afternoon,
there was a big rush at the Lotus Bowl.
Strangely the rush wasn't because it was
tea time but because THE Miss Shirley
Temple was there visiting.
When our columnist asked Shirley if
she lik»d Chinatown, she replied that she
does. Now, aren't you proud of your
Chinatown?
• •
CHINESE MOVIE HOUSE
It was announced two days ago that
the Chinese-American United Theatrical
and Film Corporation, Ltd. of San Fran-
cisco, will very shortly open its theater
at 630 Jackson Street, formerly the Great
CHINESE CENTER ENGAGES
CHITENA IN BRIDGE MATCH
Four teams for the Oakland Chinese
Center will play a Duplicate Bridge
Tournament with the card playing mem-
bers of the Chinese Tennis Club at the
Lotus Bowl, 626 Grant Avenue, San
Francisco, this Sunday afternoon, Aug-
ust 2. at 2 p.m.
The Center players who are making
the trip across the bay include Dr. F. Y.
Lee, Ed Fung, Dr. Jacob Yee, Ralph
Lew, Henry Luck, Al Jow, Victor Wong
and Paul Fung. Alternates are Harry
Jue, Philip Wong, Sam Chu and Roger
Chew.
Chitena team: Josephine Chang, Hay-
ne Hall, Dr. Helen T. Chinn, Dr. A.
Balfour Chinn, Patrick Sun, Martin Lau,
Davisson Lee, and Vincent Poon.
• •
NILES CANYON PARTY
A small party journeyed from Oak-
land to Niles Canyon last Saturday even-
ing and, amid a primeval setting, sat
down to a weinie roast before a bon-fire.
Those who went on the outing were
Ada Chan, Gertrude Dun, Flora Hall,
Jeanette Dun, Elizabeth Dun Florence
DyFoon, Helen Fong, Jean Lym, Frank
Choy, Worley Wong, Dr. Daniel Yuke,
Hector Eng, Frank Dun and Glenn Lym.
China Theater, showing motion pictures
produced in China. It was also learned
that films made by this company in the
United States will be sent to China for
showings.
CATHAY DANCE SEPT. 12
On Saturday, September 12, the Ca-
thay Club will hold a dance at the Trian-
on Ballroom, for the purpose of raising
funds to obtain uniforms for its band.
Two Chinese orchestras, the Cathayans
and the Chinatown Knights, will furnish
the music for the occasion.
• •
WAH YING HOLDS MEETING
A special meeting was held Monday
night, July 27, by the Wah Ying Club
of San Francisco at its clubrooms at 844
Clay Street.
Discussions were held in regard to
plans and activities of the club for the
coming months. Another meeting will be
called next week for general discussion.
Among the members who attended the
session were Arthur Hee, Harry . Lum,
Herbert Lee, Frank Hee, Sam Choy, Dav-
id Kimlau, James Jung, Francis Lai,
Harry Tong, George Lim, and Frank Lee.
• •
"CHINA CLUB NIGHT" —SEATTLE
Through the courtesy of the directors
of the Seattle Art Museum Monday, July
27th, was designated as "China Club
Night". Members of that organization
and their friends toured the museum,
viewed the exceptional art treasures and
heard Dr. Richard E. Fuller in a lecture
on Chinese art. Serving as patrons and
patronesses for the affair were Consul
and Mrs. Z. Ying Loh, Mr. and Mrs.
Lew Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chinn, and
Mr. and Mrs. Dong On Long.
THE LOTUS BOWL
TO END UP A THEATRE PARTY,
DANCE, OR CARD PARTY
"The place where quiet and
atmosphere reigns supreme"
Evenings to 12 p.m. - Saturdays to 1:30 a.m.
626 Grant Avenue -- CHina 1999
Private parties solicited
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CHINESE DICEST
July 31, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, £2.00; Per copy, 5 cents
Foreign, $2.75 per year
Not responsible for contributions
unaccompanied by return postage
Articles unaccompanied by return
name and address will not be used
STAFF
CHINGWAH LEE Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY Associate Editor
FRED GEORGE WOO Sports Editor
ROBERT G. POON Circulation Manager
F. G. WOO Office Manager
CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
BAKERSFIELD SACRAMENTO
Mamie Lee R"* G. Fong
FRBSNO SALINAS
Allen Lew Edward Chan
LOS ANGELES SANTA BARBARA
William Got, Elsie Lee Albert Yee
NEW YORK SEATTLE
Annabelle Wong Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
OAKLAND WATSONVILLE
Hector Eng, E. M. Loo Iris Wong
PORTLAND
Edgar Lee, Eva Moe
CHESTER ROWELL SPEAKS ON CHINA
Chester Rowell, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle
and long-time foe of Japanese policies in China, wrote
an interesting article in his paper this week, part of
which is reproduced on this page.
"THE COMMONEST AMERICAN QUESTION
about China is, 'How soon will the Chinese get an effec-
tive government?' Since government is the central prob-
lem, in America and Europe, the questioners assume that
this is the case in China.
"On the other hand, Hu Shih, head of the Chinese
group at the coming Yosemite conference of the Insti-
tute of Pacific Relations, points out that China now has
100,000 miles of roads and railroads, in contrast to the
1,000 miles of only twenty years ago. He might have
added that most of these hundred thousand miles of
communication have been built in the past few years.
"It is not in roads only that China is going ahead,
though these are its most serious and vital need. Its
common people are learning to read by the millions,
and its selected ablest and most ambitious youth are
flocking to its growing universities by the many thou-
sands. Hu Shih is himself head of the school of poets
and novelists who are writing serious literature in the
vernacular 'understanded of the people,' instead of in
the archaic Confucian Chinese, which is as remote from
the living language as was Latin in Europe when it was
the sole medium of the learned. Newspapers and news
are spreading; a new national spirit is being aroused;
the laws have been codified and modern courts are being
extended; finance has been reformed and unified; man-
ufactures and commerce are increasing.
. . . . Japan has no objection to good roads or good
schools in China, but it is absolutely opposed to a strong
and unifying government. By force, as in Manchuria
and North China, by intrigue, as in South China, by
allowing Russian influence to penetrate to the point of
provoking Japanese intervention in Northwest China,
and by generally undermining tactics everywhere, it is
Japan's policy to keep China governmentally weak and
divided, to the end of making it dependent. And it
chooses for forcing this policy the times, like 1915, 1931
and 1936, when Europe and America are too distracted
by their own problems to object.
"In everything but government, China is doing very
well. In government it is doing better, but not yet
well enough. All that it needs to do that, too, is to be
let alone. But this common right of nations and of
peoples is just what China is denied."
SUMMER CAMP BENEFICIAL
Proving that the Chinese can become as "Westernized"
as anyone else, the Chinese Y. M. C. A. for the 16th
year is organizing a summer camp for the young men
of Chinese descent.
Camping, outdoor exercises, and the benefits of fresh
air and sun can do more for the growing boy than any
amount of health foods and gymnasiums in any city.
Last year, more than a half a hundred boys returned
from camp, bronzed and vibrating with the zest of life.
Maybe if more of us took to the open and gave our-
selves up to the carefree life of the country, we would
not look upon this world with such a sour expression.
Here's to the summer camp!
ON TEACHING
Refusal to instruct one who is competent to learn
entails the waste of man. Instruction of one who is
incompetent to learn entails the waste of words. The
wise man is he who wastes neither men nor words.
— Confucius, 551 B. C.
July 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
A pair of famille rose temple jars.
Yung Cheng period (A. D. 1723-1735).
Jars and covers are in perfect condition.
The total height is twenty-two inches.
Nathan Bentz Collection.
The rose color, which borders on a pur- coral red, and black — are applied with
plish pink, is applied freely with a me- finer brushes. Mandarin or figure sub-
dium sized brush, while the supporting ject. A fine example of early Yung
colors — yellow, greens, turquoise blue, Cheng carrying the K'ang Hsi tradition.
TAHOE CONFERENCE SCHEDULES
The bus will leave for the Young
People's Tahoe Conference at Lake Ta-
hoe from San Francisco at 7:00 a.m.
from the Chinese Y. W. C. A. on Sun-
day, Aug. 2nd. This transportation is
only for those who have made previous
reservations.
The East Bay people who have already
made reservations will meet the bus at
San Paiblo and University Avenues at
8:00 a.m. promptly.
Transportation schedule for the "last-
minute" ones is as follows (no reserva-
tions necessary) :
Leaving San Francisco, Key System,
take 8:00 a.m. boat to Oakland. Take
Sacramento train from Oakland. Take
special bus for Tahoe at Sacramento de-
pot. Round trip, #9.75; one way, #6.80.
JENNIE CHANG BACK FROM CHINA
"I had a grand time, and the people
in China treated me well," were the first
words of Miss Jennie Chang as she
greeted her sister, Dorothy Gee, manager
of the Oriental Branch of the Bank of
America. "But even then, the best part
of the whole trip was that I was kept
informed of the people here through
the medium of the Chinese Digest. All
the overseas Chinese look forward to
the paper. It's great!"
Miss Chang has been away for over
three years, and most of that time was
spent with her brother, Professor Fred
Chang, head of the chemistry department
at Lingnan University in Canton.
The entire family was at the pier to
greet her and through tears of joy she
managed to hug all of her sisters and
brothers at the same time.
Spanish War Vet Delegate
Lou Hee of Philadelphia, Pennsylvan-
ia, was a delegate at the recent veteran s
encampment at Bethlehem, representing
Naval Camp No. 1, Philadelphia. An
American-horn Chinese of San Francisco,
Lou had the distinction of serving in the
battle of Manila on the flagship of Ad-
miral Dewey in the Spanish- American
War, serving as cook, steward and a
member of the powder division. During
warfare, he pitched in with the powder
division.
Proud possessor of a number of me-
dals, his most cherished honor is a Dewey
medal. At present Lou operates a rest-
aurant in Philadelphia, assisted by his
son, an Ursinus College graduate and
active in the Sons of the Spanish Vet-
erans. A daughter, a graduate of Tem-
ple University, is a beauty specialist.
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 31, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
Around The World
With A Chinese General
The following book review, giving the ac-
count of General Tsai Ting-kai on his trip
around the world during his exile period and
of the ovations that the overseas Chinese
accorded him is graphically recounted here.
He was feted in every important Chinese col-
ony, not for his attempt to overthrow the
central government at Nanking, but rather,
in recognition of his exploits during the
Shanghai War in 1932. They remembered
him, not as a politician, but as a soldier who
dared to fight the Japanese when all odds
were against him. For this and this only
he was highly regarded, and the fact that the
overseas Chinese did not mention once dur-
ing his entire trip his part in the Fukien reb-
ellion speaks strongly for the Chinese col-
onies' sentiments for China's unification.
The following comment does not necessar-
ily represent the policy of this paper. — Editor.
On May 15, 1934, in Rome, a young,
tall and thin looking Chinese of soldierly
bearing faced one of Europe's most ag-
gressive statesmen. The conversation thus
.started: "I can speak Italian, French,
English and German," said the states-
man. "Which language would you pre-
fer to talk in?" "English," came the
answer of the secretary to the tall soldier-
ly Chinese.
In this manner General Tsai Ting-kai,
commander of the Nineteenth Route
Army which participated in the heroic
defense of Shanghai against the Japan-
ese in January, 1932, met the future con-
queror of Ethiopia, Premier Benito Mus-
solini of Italy.
This visit was arranged by Mussolini's
son-in-law, Ciano, who, at the time of
the "Shanghai war," was in China and
had twice visited General Tsai in the
trenches.
Needless to say, the admiration of
General Tsai and Mussolini for each
other's martial spirit was unbounded. De-
clared II Duce: "You ask me why I
welcome you. It is because I know that
you are the first Chinese who has dared
to fight the Japanese. For this not only
your own people should idolize you but
peoples of other nations should also idol-
ize you for your heroism. I do not care
what your government's attitude is to-
ard you, but today I must warmly wel-
come you here."
Having gone thus far, perhaps a few
words of explanation is in order. The
description of General Tsai's meeting
with Mussolini is one of the highlights
of the book which the General has writ-
ten and which came off the press not
long ago under the imprint of a Hong-
kong publisher. In some 200 pages the
Nineteenth Route Army commander has
described in simple, unaffected and ver-
nacular language his travels around the
world which, beginning on April 12;
1934, from Hongkong, took him through
the Far East, then Europe, then England,
America, the South Seas, Australia and
the Philippines, and which took approx-
imately one year and five days.
Political wiseacres know, of course,
that when General Tsai announced his
intention to go abroad, it was more or
less a gesture of voluntary exile in the
interest of his own political health. In
1932 this Kwangtung soldier was a na-
tional hero. By the end of 1933 he was
still a hero but he had become persona
non grata with the central government.
For. with more "patriotic" fervor than
good military judgement General Tsai
had, with the help of southern arms and
money, led the ill-fated Fukien re-
bellion against the central government
in December, 1933, aiming at the over-
throw of Chiang Kai.shek. Totally lack-
ing in arms and support the revolt was
crushed in less than a week, chiefly by
Chiang's air fleet. A trip abroad, of
course, was the next thing in order. This
was customary with the Chinese politi-
cians and militarists who have suffered
defeat.
Another reason for General Tsai's trip
abroad was the opportunity it would offer
for him to thank in person the millions
of Chinese overseas who had contributed
tens of thousands of hard earned dollars
for his Nineteenth Route Army war chest
in 1932 and for which his heart was
more grateful than his words could ex-
press. And it was with such an aim
and in such spirit that he undertook
his trip. And the result, for him, was
entirely unexpected.
The central government, which by
1934 had branded General Tsai as
a traitor to his country because of his
activities in connection with the Fukien
rebellion, took pains to instruct its
consular authorities throughout the world
to ignore the General wherever he might
go, and to extend him no official recog-
nition whatever. This fact later caused
many embarassing situations, especially
since many of China's diplomats abroad
were personally acquainted with General
Tsai.
The General's first stop was at Singa-
pore, and here Malaysia's prominent
Chinese and rich merchants whose con-
tributions to the Nineteenth Route Ar-
my's war chest were appreciated to the
full, came abroad to welcome him. Not
the least of these was Hoo Moon Foo,
rated one of the world's richest Chinese.
General Tsai noted here that the consul-
general was conspicuous by his absence.
Penang was next and thousands of
Chinese came from out- of -way places to
get a glimpse of him. When he arrived in
Colombo two days later, incognito} he
was recognized by reporters. In this
place General Tsai saw for the first time
the second generation overseas Chinese
children who could not speak their mo-
ther tongue.
Bombay, then Naples, then Rome. Af-
ter his meeting with Mussolini, the latter
presented the General with an autograph,
ed picture showing the famous Mussolini
jaw in all its pugnacity.
Later the General was shown Italy's
various military activities, including army
and aviation training schools. Seeing
Western military might and preparations
for the first tme at close range the Gen-
eral was much impressed.
After Italy General Tsai saw Geneva,
citadel of Peace. But, being a soldier,
he had very few compliments for the
might of diplomacy.
Vienna and Budapest were swiftly pass-
ed by. Several days were spent in Czecho-
slovakia, where he found a handful of
Chinese shopkeepers and students and a
consul who was a Cantonese. The latter
dined him in an unofficial capacity.
Berlin came into the General's ken
next. He visited the country's historic
sights, but, on hearing that there were
many antique items in Berlin's museum
which were stolen from Peking at the
time of the Boxer rebellion, did not go
there. He was also displeased that many
cinema houses were showing pictures
which were insulting to the Chinese.
For politically oppressed Germany, how.
ever, he expressed his sympathy and
praised Hitler's nationalistic spirit.
Denmark was next, then Hamburg,
and here he was surprised to learn there
were one or two hundred Chinese follow-
ing the sea for their livelihood. From
then on he expected to find countrymen
in the most unlikely places.
In Rotterdam he found more than a
thousand Chinese, most of them seamen.
Depression, however, had thrown many
of them out of work and many were ped-
dling candies in the streets. Yet their
poverty did not prevent them from giv-
ing him a reception.
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July 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
THE CHINESE THEATRE-
YESTERDAY AND TODAY
(Continued from Page 7)
less known than that of Chinese poetry,
philosophical treatises or other forms of
literature. However, this much is com-
monly ageed upon: for thousands of
years and up to the time of the Repub-
lic (1911) on the first day of each year,
as tradition demanded, the emperor in
China supplicated God for a peaceful
and prosperous year. And throughout
the country peasants gathered before the
rural altars in Spring to pray for a full
harvest and in Autumn to return their
thanks to the God of the altars. Whe-
ther it was imperial supplication of com-
mon worship of the Unknown, the cere.
monies consisted mainly of singing and
dancing accompanied by simple music.
Although these crude performances were
far from being dramatic, they contained
the primal elements of drama. This was
the seed of Chinese drama out of which
grew the theatre.
Until the Tang dynasty in the reign
of Ming Huang, the brilliant emperor
(712-741 A. D.), nothing accurate con.
cerning the drama is known, though
frequently, in the historical novels, we
read that on such and such occasions
plays were performed at celebrations in
the palaces or halls of the nobility. Yet,
by no means can these be considered
facts. During Ming Huang's reign, the
first imperial dramatic institution was
created, called the Pear Garden. In this
school boys and girls were trained under
the directorship of Yang Kai-fe, the fav-
orite concubine of the emperor and the
most beautiful and graceful woman in
all Chinese history. In this period with
proper cultivation drama began to blos-
som, but it grew only within the walls of
the imperial city. In the following dyn-
asty, the Sung dynasty (960-1280) po-
etry and essays again became the fash-
ionable literature. Writers paid very
little attention to play writing. When
the Mongolans ruled China (1280-1360),
drama ramified in every direction and
its leaves became luxuriant. Dramatic
literature reached almost to perfection
and provided the theatre in China, even
today, with the bulk of its plays. Hun.
dreds of plays of this period have been
discovered, and many more have been
found and are being studied. During
the Ming (1360-1644) and Manchu
(1641-1911) dynasties, although drama
did not wither, its growth was retarded.
Because Chinese plays are written to
be sung they have lyrical quality. Here
and there beautiful passages can be
found. The Burying of the Flowers
dramatized from The Red Chamber
Dream is full of poetic beauty. As Tai
Yu, the heroine of the play is burying
the fallen flowers she is full of melan-
choly and sings
People may laugh at my burying the flowers,
Who knows who will bury me?
The flowers leave with the leaving Spring
As beauty vanishes with increasing years.
In the farewell scene of The Romance
of the Western Pavilion there are some
beautiful lines such as Chiang Kung's
sorrowful song at leaving Ying Ying,
Azure clouds in the sky,
Yellow leaves on the ground
The west wind is pressing.
The northern swan flies southward.
Who tints the frosty forest at dawn,
Could it be the tears of the departing?
But in general the Chinese play is far
from being of even merit. At its best
it can only be classed as a farce.
Soliloquies and asides are often used,
and fairies and ghosts are frequently
employed. Suspense is not seriously re-
spected. Chinese spectators are perfectly
contented merely to listen to the music
and singing and to watch the acting.
Whether or not they are held in suspense
is secondary.
The noetic value, though meager, and
the musical appeal are the elements that
have eiven continued life to the old Chi-
nese drama. In addition, this type of
drama is in response to the demand of
the audience. In China illiterates still far
o"tnumber literates. The majority of
playgoers are not trained to appreciate
• nrollTrnal olays. And since they are
«itnnv«iirve in nature, they enjoy seeing
ooeti<- justice carried out. Therefore
melodrama still has a strong hold on the
professional stage.
To Chinese olaveoers the play is-»fis-
"■entiallv the thine. Thev consider drama
n'M-hituT but pretense. Actuality has no
o'ace on the staee. Consequently, scenery
dope not have the same importance on
tn» Chinese stage that it has on the Oc-
r;4ontal stao-o. In fact, some think that
""""trv is sillv and unnecessary. Without
it the art of acting becomes more exact-
ing. ->nd the imagination of the audience
is almost forced to be exercised.
This is why Chinese actors of the old
"■hool must have long and laborious
trainincr. Many of them who have a.
rh loved anv prominence have dedicated
th»ir lives from earlv childhood to the
P°af Garden (this term is commonly
""A in referring to the Chinese theatre).
T^o art of the great actors becomes so
""•rfect that neither the absence of seen.
**v nor the intermittent appearance of
the property man who hands to the
actors their personal properties can dim-
inish the audience's attention. After
the leading character leaves the stage
the audience relaxes to sip tea or com-
on the magnificent acting, while
;he subordinate actors continue the play.
Since until recently there were no
formal schools that taught acting or
singing, people who wished to join pro-
fessional companies that they might learn
the technique by observing the perform-
ances of the great actors, as they did
in the days of Booth and Barrett in this
country.
The costuming is very elaborate and
costly, though often incongruous. When
Swift Colt (the stage name of a famous
player of female parts) played a poor
boat-woman the costume was very expen-
sive. Underneath the brim of her head-
dress were electric lights, and as she
rowed the boat the lights flashed on and
off.
Permanent theatres can be found only
in large cities. They are built in box
shape, and the division of sections is
similar to that in American theatres, ex-
cept the box seats are situated on the first
balcony directly opposite the stage in-
stead of on the side. In the box a table
and couches are provided for serving re.
freshments and resting. In the villages
temporary theatres of wood and bamboo
are erected on festival occasions. The
seating arrangement in these temporary
theatres is different. Both sides of the
first balcony closest to the stage are re-
served for the village gentlefolk. The
main floor provides standing room for
those who are unable to pay the admission.
This has been the general condition
of the theatre for the past two genera,
tions. But the tranquil state of the thea-
tre was first disturbed by the vibration of
the cannon of the foreign allied forces
during the Boxer Uprising (1900), which
was the prologue to the tragedy of Chi-
na, performed on the gigantic stage of
the Far East; then by the people's out.
cry, which shifted the dragon throne to
obscurity and displaced it with the Re-
public; and lastly, i>y the marching of
the New Cultural Movement, headed by
a group of returned students from var-
ious countries.
After the Boxer Uprising,, the youth
->f China began to question everything
and revaluate everything. Things that
had long been considered valuable be-
came worthless; and things that were
believed worthless became priceless. The
m'ore they examined, the more doubtful
they became, and the old standard of
living was shaken and began to fall, even
causing the ancient theatre to tremble.
The old Chinese drama cannot satisfy
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CHINESE DIGEST
July 31, 1936
SPORTS
Prad George Woo-
Track Meet and
Marathon For September
Due to conflict with other social en-
gagements on the original dates planned,
the Chitena-Shangtai Chinese Olympics
will fee held on September 13 and 19,
instead of September 6 and 12.
The track meet will fee held on the 13,
while the marathon will be run off on
the 19th. Awards for the track and field
events will be given out at the field,
immediately after the events are run off.
Gold, silver and bronze medals will be
awarded to first, second and third places,
respectively. Entries will be closed on
September 8 at the Chinese Tennis Club,
876 Sacramento Street, San Francisco.
Team trophies will be announced later.
Entry fees will be fifty cents in the un-
limited and 120 pound divisions, for three
events, and for each additional event, a
charge of 15 cents will fee made. For
the 90 pounds, 105 pounds, and girls'
divisions the entry fee will be fifteen cents
per entrant, with no limit to the number
of events a competitor may wish to par-
ticipate in.
Events —
Unlimiteds: 1500 meters, 100 meters,
200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, dis-
cus, shot, broad jump, high jump and
880 yard relay.
120 lbs: 100 yards, 75 yards, high
jump, broad jump and 440 relay.
105 lbs: 50 yards, broad jump, high
jump and 440 relay.
90 lbs. 50 yards, broad jump and 440
relay.
Girls: 50 yards, 75 yards, baseball
throw, broad jump, 8 pound shot, and
220 yards relay.
In the marathon, trophies will be given
for first and second places, and medals
from third to tenth places. To the first
boy under 17 years of age to finish, a
trophy will be awarded. Entries for
this three-mile race will close on Sept.
14, with the Chinese Tennis Club. A
fee of thirty-five oents will fee charged
per entry.
Marathon awards will fee given out at
the second annual dance of the Chitena
on Septemfcer 19 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
at the Scottish Rite Hall, 1270 Sutter
Street, with music furnished by the Ca.
thayans Orchestra.
Club and unattached athletes are in-
vited to participate in both the track
and field meet and the marathon.
Favorites Dispose Rivals
In First Round
By Vincent Chinn
(Vincent Chinn has contributed several
interesting articles during the last few issues.
Himself a high ranking netster, Vincent is
well qualified to write on tennis. In 1933
he was Chinese singles champ, and doubles
runner-up with Walter Wong. Teamed with
John Tseng in 1934, he reached the men's
doubles finals in 1934. Vincent is a protege
of Howard Kinsey, well-known professional.)
Walter Wong, Ben Chu, Erline Lowe
and Lucille Jung were installed heavy
favorites in the men's and women's sin-
gles events, respectively, as the Chinese
Pacific Coast Tennis Championships went
off to a serene start last Saturday. While
other favorites remained idle, Fred Mah,
Tahmie Chinn, Thomas Wong and
Francis Louie all advanced to the second
round in both men's singles and doubles.
Teaming up for the first time, Fred
and Tahmie, the latter part of a former
doubles champ, tuned back the combin-
ation of Frank Choy and Glenn Lym
who succumbed after making a gallant
try in the first set, the score being 6-4,
6-1. Fred, who is best known for his
coaching of Jennie Chew and Henrietta
Jung, present top-notchers in the junior
ranks, also triumphed over Davisson Lee
in the men's singles 6-2, 6-3, while Tah-
mie defeated Gaius Shew of San Jose
6-1, 6-2. George and Woodrow Ong
did not furnish much competition to
Francis Louie and Thomas Wong who
breezed through with a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
According to reports from Hayne Hall,
out-of-town performers will be given a
chance to unveil their talents before local
fans during the coming week-end. The
tentative schedule provides the following
very interesting matches: Esther Chow
and Bill Wong, both of San Jose vs.
Walter Wong and Maye Chung, Salinas;
Ben Chu and Emma Wong, Vallejo vs.
Tahmie Chinn and Alice M. Chew, Men-
lo Park; Park Lee, Berkeley vs. Lee Him.
Also worth watching will be the ap-
pearance of Mrs. Hattie Hail, a ranking
star of several years ago. After forsak-
ing the court for two years due to ill-
ness, she is attempting a comeback by
entering in the (women's singles and
mixed doubles. Although handicapped
by her long absence from playing, she
can always fee depended on to furnish
a good game. Considering past perform-
ances and hoping for the best, it will
SOOHOO IN SOUTH
Mack SooHoo, captain of the San.
Francisco Chinese Sportsmen Club skeet
team who took second place recently in
the Western States Open Championship
in class "A" held in San Francisco, will
compete this week-end in Los Angeles
in the southern division of the Western
States Open Championship shoot.
In last week's issue of the Chinese Di-
gest, it was mentioned that Raymond
Wong of Fresno holds the distinction
of being the first Chinese skeet shooter
to shoot a 7 5 -straight. It has been called
to the attention of fans that that distinc-
ion is claimed by SooHoo, who recently
shot an 86-straight, in making 98 out
of a possible 100.
• •
not be a surprise if she should win her
way to the finals.
Other first-round results to date:
Henry Low d. Henry Lum, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1;
George Chinn d. Harry Jue, 6-3, 6-0;
Henry Kong d. William Lowe, 1-6, 6-2,
6-4; Francis Louie d. Frank Wong, 6.2,
6-2; Thomas Wong d. Richard Louie,
6-2, 6-2; Richard Lum d. Gilbert Ong,
6-0, 6-1; William Chinn d. Henry Lee,
6-0, 6-2; H. K. Wong d. Jack Low, 6-1,
6.2; Conrad Fong d. Robert Jung, 6-4,
6-0; Bill Wong d. Glenn Lym, 6-1, 11-9;
Frank Choy d. Ralph Fong, 6-1, 6-1;
Waite Ng-John Tseng d. Jennie Chew-
Bill Wong, 6-1, 6-2; Henrietta Jung.
Fred Mah d. Helen Fong-Robert Jung
6-2, 8-6; Franche Lee d. Faye Huey, 6-1,
6-2.
W. York Jue d. Woodrow Ong, 8-6, 6-4;
Peter Gee d. Lee Him, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2;
John Lee-Walter Wong d. H. K. Wong-
Henry Lowe, 6-1, 6-2; Fay Lowe Erline
Lowe d. Thomas Wong-Rubye Foo, 6-0,
6-3.
Second Round:
John Lee d. Frank Choy, 6-3, 8-6; Waite
Ng-John Tseng d. Henrietta Jung-Fred
Mah, 6-4, 6-4.
Third Round:
Thomas Wong d. John Lee, 6-4, 6-3.
• •
It has been reported that on Monday,
August 10, there will be a skating party
sponsored at the Rollerland by the Chi-
nese Companion organization.
Among the arrivals on board the Pres-
ident Coolidge this week was Raymond
the younger athletes of San Francisco,
and was a member of the Troop Three
teams before he left for China four
years ago.
July 31, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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SPORTS
ST. MARY'S BOYS IN BOUTS
The St. Mary's School team took an
active part in an exhibition card for
the benefit of Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Parish Monday night at the Jeff,
erson High School Auditorium, Daly
City.
Joseph Yew and David Dong, 40-
pounders, stole the show, the two young-
sters putting on their match so well that
fans threw money into the ring. Joseph
and David received gold medals} while
the others who also took part were given
medals as well. They were Edwin Dong,
126; Harold Lee, 126; Robert Chin, 105;
Jonah Li, 115; Robert Lum, 90; Thomas
Lew, 75; and Victor Lee, 75.
John Y. Chin, president, and Sammy
Lee, boxing coach, of St. Mary's respec-
tively were in charge of the Chinese
team. Others who helped in the benefit
card were Young Corbett III, Freddie
Apostoli, Mike Bazzoni, and Spider
Roach, Olympic boxing coach, who are
all well-known in the ring world.
• •
SPORTS SHORTS
Awards for the tennis tournament now
in progress will be given out at the Chi-
nese Tennis Club's Award Dance on
Saturday, August 22, at the N. S. G. S.
Hall on Stockton Street.
Willie Chung, one of the leading net
stars of the Salinas Chinese Club, visited
San Francisco for a couple of days. He
returned home on Tuesday.
The Girls' Swimming Class at the Chi.
nese Y. M. C. A. has been steadily in-
creasing during the past few weeks. Ev-
ery Wednesday and Friday approximate-
ly thirty girls have been using the pool.
Instructors are William Jow, Woodrow
Ong and L'eureaux.
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WA SUNG RECEIVES SETBACK
Wa Sung met a temporary setback in
its chase toward the Berkeley Interna-
tional League championship by succumb-
ing before the colored Athens Elks last
Sunday, 8 to 4. Al Bowen's attempt to
hurl his third victory in as many weeks
failed when the Elks rallied in the sixth
inning to score 4 runs on 4 hits. Up to
that point it was a tight ball game.
The Oakland nine collected its 4 runs
on nine hits while the opposing foe
bunched 1 1 hits to score 8 tallies. The
fielding of Joe Lee at first and Key
Chinn at shortstop staved off many po-
tential bingles while Hector Eng( catcher,
pegged out 2 runners trying to steal
second. Lack of the usual long distance
clouting by the Wa Sung sluggers was a
disappointment to the fans at San °ablo
Park.
Next Sunday's tussle with Golden Gate
Buffet will be a hard fought battle be-
tween two evenly matched nines. The
box score:
Wa Sung AB R H
Allie Wong, cf 4 0 0
Hector Eng, c 5 13
Joe Lee, lb, 2b 3 10
Al Bowen, p, lb 4 12
Kay Chinn, ss 3 0 1
George Bowen, 3b 3 11
Frank Dun, rf, If 3 0 2
Tom Hing, If 3 0 0
Sung Wong, 2b 2 0 0
Eddie Hing, rf 10 0
Ben Chan, p 10 0
32 4 9
• •
Scores have been seen practicing for
the September marathon sponsored by
the Chinese Tennis Club and Arthur Hee
of the Shangtai Cafe. A large list of
entrants is expected for this three-mile
run.
Softball is becoming more popular
each day. At Hayward Playground Sun-
day, the Chinese Playground and the
Eastern Bakery boys indulged in a prac-
tice tilt, with the Playground ten emerg-
ing victors, 31-5.
NEWSETTES
A highly educational and interesting
China photographic exhibit was held at
the Boys' Lobby of the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. Monday to Thursday, July 27-30.
It is estimated that several hundred per-
sons viewed the pictures, which included
several albums containing scenes of in-
terest in various provinces, regions and
cities in China.
• •
On July 19th, Dr. and Mrs. Philip
S. Ching of Fresno became the proud
parents of a baby son who has been
named Philip, Jr. They reside at 304
Haw;s Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Wing Wye, together with
Mary Chan and Edward Tong, traveled
more than 2,500 miles in a week, on a
tour of the Pacific Northwest which was
concluded last Sunday. They stopped
at Portland, Seattle, Crater Lake, Oregon
Caves, and national parks, and made
other side trips that kept them constant-
ly on the march from start to finish. At
Bonneville Dam, they were shown around
by the chief engineer, who explained the
many features of the huge project.
• •
Wa Sung will tangle with the Chinese
Center softball team next Thursday
night, August 6, at the Auditorium Field,
8:45. This will be one of the final prac-
tice sessions available before league play
commences.
William Wong, well.known star ath-
lete of a few years ago, is at present
the sole sales representative of the Chi-
nese for Van Wormer and Rodrigues,
Incorporated, San Francisco manufac-
turers of jewelry, club pins, trophies,
club rings and medals.
In answer to the incessant demands
of the Chinese young folks another
skating party will be staged on Monday,
August 24, it was learned a few days
ago. This time it will be under the
sponsorship of the Chinese Lobo Club.
With its coach, Frank Wong, presid-
ing, the Blue Eagles of the Chinese Y.
M. C. A. held a miniature banquet last
week in celebration of a successful sports
season. They won the recent softball
league in the "B" class and the Junior
Marathon Relay, and were awarded
trophies.
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the inquisitive spirit of the present gen-
eration. The once great source of en-
tertainment is now treated, slightingly
because of its persistence in presenting
only things that are past. Its themes
are too illusory and offer no criticism
of life. There are numerous problems
concerning the nation and the individual
waiting to be solved. Because of the
countless illiterates, drama seems to be
the most suitable path 'by which solutions
may be sought. For the purpose of in-
struction and regeneration, the modern
dramatic movement was ushered in
through the class rooms and school audi-
toriums by the educated class in order
that the students might in turn carry it
to the uneducated.
Since the new dramatic movement, even
the old Chinese drama has fallen in line
by using scenery and more appropriate
costumes. New themes have been in-
troduced. Plain dialogue without r|u-
sical accompaniment has been added. If
this does not foretell the gradual decay
of the old Chinese drama, as its lovers
refuse to admit, at least it indicates that
the new drama is here to stay.
The new dramatic movement was in-
augurated in China with the turning of
the present century. Ibsen and Shaw
rang up the curtain and dominated the
new theatre for many years, and even
today their works are popular.^ Their
observation and study of the social prob-
lems are just the thing the youth of Chi-
na craves. This movement was re-en-
forced by the works of the Russians.
Life of Man, The Cherry Orchard, The
Lower Depth, Roar China!, The Blue
Bird, The Sunken Bell, The Weavers,
and similar plays have been translated
and included in the repertoires of many
little theatres. Plays by French and Am-
erican authors also contribute their share
in strengthening the foundation of this
movement.
The artistic quality of drama has equal
if not greater importance than its instruc-
tive merit. The former, though not the
initial purpose with which modern drama
was introduced in China, gradually found
its place and rapidly gained recognition.
Plays selected by dramatic groups for
presentation formerly were chosen be.
'-nuse of their instructive merit; now
the artistic value is equally considered.
Consequently, some of the works of
Shakespeare, Moliere, and Goethe have
been translated and retranslated. Though
much of the essence of the plays have
been lost in these translations, neverthe-
less the very fact that translations are
AROUND THE WORLD WITH
A CHINESE SOLDIER
(Continued from Page 10)
The General arrived in Paris on Bas-
tille Day and saw the city in a festive
mood. After meeting and exhorting sev.
eral hundred Chinese there he crossed
the Channel to London.
In London the first to greet him were
his two boys. The Chinese Ambassador,
Quo Tai-chi, had suddenly been taken
ill. Whether his illness was actual or a
face-saving diplomatic gesture the Gen-
eral did not ascertain, since the colony
of Chinese students, merchants and la-
borers were clamoring to hear him talk.
He had discovered by this time that to
the seven or eight millions of his coun-
trymen abroad, his military prowess was
still fresh in their memories after two
years and his name had been enshrined
in their hearts among men, women and
children alike as China's greatest hero
in modern history.
In London he found more examples
of overseas Chinese children who could
not understand their own spoken lan-
guage. He found that Sir Robert Ho
Tung's daughter was conducting a Chi-
nese language school from funds given
by her father, a millionaire Hongkong
merchant who was knighted by the Brit-
ish government, and commended her ef-
forts.
After Europe came America. In this
country he visited some two dozen cities
and towns, wherever a sizeable Chinese
colony exists, and saw almost 50,000 of
the estimated 75,000 Chinese throughout
the states.
The countrywide ovations, receptions
and celebrations in his honor began in
New York. Everything was done on a
large scale, including parades, banquets,
hour-long speeches and mile-long ban-
ners. The enthusiasm and patriotic fer-
vor of the emotional Cantonese all but
reached a point of hysteria as organiza-
tions tried to outdo each other to honor
this national hero from their own prov-
ince, cradle of China's modern revolu-
tionaries. Since General Tsai in all of
his speeches in America had denounced
the central government for its supine non-
resistance to Japanese aggression, the
Chinese in this country, still rabidly anti-
Chiang at that time, cheered their throats
dry for him and tendered him more ban-
quets than even a veteran soldier's iron
attempted shows that the dramatic stu-
dents and playgoers in China are ready
to receive artistic drama as well as prob-
lem plays.
constitution could stand.
Thus he moved on from New York
to Boston, Philadelphia, the U. S. capi-
tal, Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, De-
troit, San Antonio, St. Louis, Kansas
City, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose
and, at long last, San Francisco.
General Tsai arrived in this city on
November 3. For the next two months
he stayed here, visiting outlying cities
and towns in the intervals. Most of the
time, however, the 19,000 Chinese here
feted him continually and only left him
alone when he caught a cold from an
overdose of San Francisco fog.
It is safe to say that no visiting Chi-
nese— not even the late Sun Yat-sen on
the eve of his departure to China from
San Francisco after the overthrow of
the Manchu empire — had ever been giv.
en the wholehearted acclaim of his coun-
trymen as that given to Tsai Ting-kai
here.
General Tsai was the very picture of
a hero, tall, rugged, soldierly in bearing,
in action, in speech. As a people's hero
he represented his countrymen's fight-
ing, patriotic spirit long suffering under
the yoke of foreign aggression. He cap-
tured the imagination of the masses. Con-
sequently he was not only acclaimed
but idolized.
And in San Francisco he witnessed
the greatest outpouring of his country-
men's sentiments toward the service he
had rendered his nation in the Shanghai
"war". Chinese from surrounding cities
came to get a glimpse of him. Children
were told of his many military exploits,
climaxing with his Shanghai defense- a-
gainst China's mortal enemy. Individu-
als and organizations clamored for a spe-
cimen of his calligraphy, and for days
at a time he did nothing but write pro-
verbs, and patriotic sentiments on scrolls,
silks, and plain papers of many hues.
Before he bade farewell to the Golden
Gate hundreds of homes, restaurants and
organizations had his calligraphic work
framed and hung in prominent places.
General Tsai left this city on February
5, 1935. The remainder of his itinerary
took him to Honolulu, Pago Pago the
Fiji Islands, Australia and the Philip-
pines.
On April 17 General Tsai reached
Hongkong after having traveled to al.
most every corner of the world wherein
overseas Chinese were to be found and
^ad thanked them appropriately in be-
half of the Nineteenth Route Army for
their material contributions and moral
support. He counted at least sixtv-threc
cities where he had stayed for more thin
(Continued on Page 15)
July 31, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
COUPLE RETURN TO CHINA
Among the passengers leaving for Chi-
na on the S. S. President Cleveland last
Friday were Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Liu, on
their way to China.
Liu is a graduate of the University of
Michigan, and upon his arrival in Chna,
wll offer his services to the Central Gov-
ernment at Nanking. Mrs. Liu is the
former Mildred Yen, whose father is
at present in Philidelphia.
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CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
5; President Lincoln (San Francisco)
Aug. 18; President McKinley (Se-
attle) Aug. 19; President Hoover (San
Francisco) Aug. 26; President Grant
(Seattle) Sept. 2; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
; President Mon-
roe (San Francisco) July 31; President
Jefferson (Seattle) Aug. 1; President
Coolidge (San Francisco) Aug. 7; Presi-
dent Van Buren (San Francisco) Aug.
14; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
15; President Taft (San Francisco) Aug.
21; President Garfield (San Francisco)
Aug. 28; President McKinley (Seattle)
Aug. 29.
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SILK EXPERT ARRIVES
Mr. Zen Zuh Li, technical expert of
the Sericulture dc Filature Improvement
Commission of the National Economic
Council of China, arrived on board the
President Coolidge last Wednesday, July
29.
He is on a five months' tour of Am-
erica and Europe to investigate condi-
tions in the silk industry, and will leave
for New York in a few days.
Mr. Li is one of the experts sent out
by the Chinese Government in further-
ance of China's determination to im-
prove her silk industry, which has been
declining of late.
New Chinese Bishops Named
Good news came to China's three mil.
lion Catholics a fortnight ago when His
Holiness Pope Pius XI announced in
Rome the appointment of three new na-
tive Bishops. The three apppointed
were Monsignors Paul Yu.pin, Joseph
Tchang, and Fabian Yu-tchguen.
Monsignor Paul Yu-pin, born in Lau-
sisien, Manchuria, in 1901, was named
as Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Nan-
king. One of the most brilliant scholar-
priests in the country today, he studied
at Propaganda College in Rome and was
Professor of Chinese Language in that
institution prior to his return to China
in 1933 as National Director of Catho-
lic Action. He organized the first Na-
tional Congress of Catholic Action held
at Shanghai in 1935.
Monsignor Joseph Tchang who was
born at Chwangchow in 1899 of a Cath-
olic family, was named as Bishop and
Vicar Apostolic of Suanhwafu. He also
studied at Propaganda College and sue.
ceeded Msgr. Yu-pin as Professor of Chi-
nese Language there.
Monsignor Fabian Yu-tchguen, who
was born in Yukiakowfenchow in 1890
of a Catholic family, was named Bishop
and Vicar-Apostolic of Yachow. He has
been professor in the Chengtu Seminary
and has also served as secretary to the
Vicar Apostolic of Chengtu.
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(Continued from Page 14)
a day. In a concluding chapter he pays
his deep respect to the loyalty and sac-
rifice of the overseas nationals in behalf
of their motherland, admiring them for
their hardihood and spirit of adventure
which carried them far from their home-
land to seek for greater opportunities.
"QUOTES"
China as a Market Today—
"One of the most important factors
in our bewilderment in China today must
be said to be that our dream of a modern
nation has begun to materialize — with
results which are quite contrary to those
which we have pictured traditionally.
The inexhaustible reservoir of customers,
with modern desires and an appreciation
for modern methods has indeed been
involved. But the customers are clamor-
ing for Chinese goods, for protective
tariffs, for industrialization, for develop-
ment of China's own resources. And
when those demands can not be met
within the country, they are turning
more and more to Japan and Russia for
manufactures.
"The vision we had of the potential
China market was a market in which we
could sell out manufactured goods, and
our superior foodstuffs, taking in ex-
change silk for our own use and tea for
trading with England.
"The China market which is develop-
ing under our eyes is one which pro-
duces, through improved Western me-
thods, as great a quantity of wheat as
we do ourselves; which is growing tobac-
co and cotton in increasing amounts and
of improving quality; which is most
eager for capital and for machinery
credits on which to build her own work-
shops; which is fighting desperately to
become self-sufficient; and one which has
powerful manufacturing nations, nearer
at hand than America, from which she
can buy an increasing amount of expert
advice and instruction, to say nothing
of factory goods.
"The modern government which we
envisioned has developed, too . . . along
lines more nearly Fascist than Repub-
lican. And with it has come careful
planning for economic independence,
and a need for revenue which is result-
ing in rising protective tariffs against
foodstuffs and goods which can be pro-
duced at home, and almost prohibitive
tariffs against goods which cannot."
— T. O. Thackrey, in Current History.
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The book is illustrated with 93 pic.
tures, of which 1 1 were taken in San
Francisco.
It is needless to state that it is written
in Chinese.
(The above book is available in Chi-
natown bookstores at #1.30 per copy.)
(William Hoy)
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August 7, 1936
Five Cents
Photos by Miss D. K. Wong for Chinese Digest
This week we take our readers to the Tahoe Conference, where we understand everyone
is having a great time.
1. View from the Creek Theatre. 2. Despite dark glasses, Miss Alice P. Fong, Mr. Edwar
Lee, and Miss Helen Chan may be recognized from left to right. They are, respectively,
chairman, registrar, and treasurer of the Tahoe Conference. 3. Another representative
group is that composed of (from left to right) Rev. Lawton Harris, Edwar Lee, Victor
Young, Alice P. Fong, Lim P. Lee, Rev. S. L. Lau, and front, Park Li. 4. Chapel services.
Page 2
CHINESE DICEST
August 7, 1936
FAR EAST
KWANGSI STILL OPPOSES NANKING
Japanese-armed Kwangsi troops continued to oppose
central government troops as spasmodic clashes occurr-
ed during the entire week. The United States steam-
ship, Mindanao, and other foreign warships stood by
near the Wuchow fort to protect foreign interests as
anticipated major-scale clashes threatened the area.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, according to word
received here last Monday, becoming irate over Kwang-
si's continued opposition to Nanking, finally sent large
groups of well-trained troops into Kwangsi to deal
with the situation. Definitely refusing to accept Nan-
king's official appointments, Kwangsi authorities were
said to have set up an autonomous military govern-
ment, stated the report. Backing this up strongly,
Kwangsi sent bodies of provincial soldiers into Kwang-
tung province and occupied numerous small towns
along the southwestern border of Kwangtung. Latest
reports announced that hastily assembled Kwangtung
forces were at once sent into the area to block the
invasion and reoccupy the towns in which the rebels
threatened to destroy foreign lives and property.
Fragmentary reports on August 3 stated that in a
seven-hour battle, central government troops defeated
a force of 3,000 provincial soldiers from Kwangsi. The
report, unconfirmed, also said that Eugene Chen, well-
known radical leader, had arrived in Kwangsi province
to join the independent southern government.
Meanwhile, Nanking leaders sent an ultimatum to
Kwangsi leaders demanding clarification of its attitude
by Wednesday, August 5.
A SUMMARY OF CHINA'S MILITARY
A recent survey of the Chinese situation by well-
informed observers brings to light many interesting
factors that are believed to have swayed the balance
of military forces and equipment in the Far East.
Bringing to light the tremendous steps that the Nan-
king government has taken to strengthen and improve
their forces in China, the announcement is also made
that China has made more progress in unity and mili-
tarism in ten years than Japan has in 40 years!
In the Yangtze valley Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
shek has 300,000 crack troops, most of them veterans
of the wars with the communists. Behind them are
at least 500,000 others who have gone through extensive
training, have had some fighting and are partially
armed. He is now able to add to these forces about
200,000 more crack troops of the Cantonese govern-
ment, with perhaps 300,000 partly trained and partly
armed men in reserve.
Canton also has about 250 fighting planes, manned
by well-trained pilots and fighters. These now rein-
force Chiang's 550 fighting machines. He also gets
the addition of strong light and heavy artillery, two
big arsenals and an airplane factory built by American
advice on the most up-to-date lines.
A most important point showing the desire of the
Chinese people for unity came out of the attempt of
the Cantonese to promote a civil war and to overthrow
the central government.
Chen Chai-tong, the Canton military chief, raised
the cry that Chiang Kai-shek was not showing a brave
front to Japan in the north and demanded war on
Japan. But at the same time, he had been getting Jap-
anese aid in training and arming his troops and the
central government charged he (Chen Chai-tong) was
subsidized by Japan to divide the country at a time
when Tokyo was planning to bring the utmost pressure
on Nanking to force concessions in the north and else-
where. To back this statement, Nanking cited the
fact that Chen Chai-tong did get 70 Japanese pilots
to man his planes as the conflict neared.
National sentiment quickly made itself known. Large
portions of the southern troops refused to fire on
other Chinese and went over to Nanking. The result
was the people of Canton and Kwangtung province
quickly accepted union with Nanking. The South-
western Political Conference was dissolved, and T. L.
Soong, brother of T. V. Soong, well-known Chinese
banker, then ascended to the charge of the province's
finances. This would not have been possible without
strong public support, it was pointed out.
For ten years Chiang Kai-shek has been constantly
under attack, and his strongest foes were to be found
in Canton. They had absolutely refused to cooperate
with the central government so long as he was the
chief figure.
Despite many handicaps, Chiang has steadily gone
on putting China's house in order. He first had to deal
with the tuchuns, who had divided China into their
separate spheres of influence. These have now largely
been replaced. Then he had to find ways of working
the north and south to keep them from seceding, and
keep a hold on them. After that he had the communist
menace which he largely demolished by efficient and
striking campaigns that have shown the mettle of his
new army. Fnally, he was able to show the southerners
he could bring overwhelming forces to overcome any
campaign against the government. Their surprise in-
vasion of the Yangtze valley against the Cantonese
forces must have astonished those who thought Chiang
lacked the courage to act. And by bringing together
China's forces, Chiang is definiiOely whipping into
shape a new power that will have to be reckoned with,
declared observers.
August 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Institute Studies Far East
With much more on its list than can
be taken care of within the two-week
period of the Yosemite Conference, the
Institute of Pacific Relations committee,
>f which Hu Shih is a member, settled
down to the study and final arrangement
of its agenda before the meeting gets
under way on August 15.
Out of the entire agenda, probably
four questions hold the greatest atten-
tion, as the situation of the Far East
demands the clarification of these prob-
lems in order to avoid possible misin-
terpretation in the future.
The conference to be held at Yose-
mite, despite its unofficial standing a-
mong the governments represented, is
one most eagerly looked upon as being
the only diplomatic solution of a tum-
ultous Far East.
The first, the American recovery pro-
gram, together with its immediate and
future effect on American economic life
and its effect on the countries of the
Pacific area, will be discussed at length,
with the findings most eagerly sought by
the various governments.
The question as to whether America
still thinks the Chinese market is of suf-
ficient importance has been subjected to
much discussion. The conference will
go into the matter thoroughly, together
with its related subjects such as Japan's
efforts to control sales in China, of the
United States having given up the Phili-
ppines, and the probable future naval
policy of the U. S. fleet on the Pacific.
The problem created by the Japanese
program of trade expansion will then
be taken up, the effect of Japanese trade
growth in the Western nations including
that of the markets in Asia, Latin Am-
erica, and Africa will be gone over thor-
oughly. The probable objectives of Jap-
anese trade expansion will also be closely
studied, as an admission from Japanese
delegates as to their beliefs will do much
to clarify the difficulty the various na-
tions are finding in their efforts to re-
strict Japanese products from flooding
th<nr markers.
Thirdly, the Soviet economic develop-
ment in Siberia and the Russian policy
in regard to the various nationalities liv-
ing within its scope o.f influence will be
gone over to determne the aim of such
activity. The Soviets will also probably
bring to light their relations to the inde-
pendent Republic of Outer Mongolia
and to the Chin'ese province of Sinkiang.
Other findings that to all intents and pur-
Tahoe Conference In Session
The Chinese Christian Young People's
Conference at Lake Tahoe opened on
Sunday, August 2, with Dr. George H.
Colliver, Professor of Philosophy and
Religious Education at the College of
the Pacific as dean.
Outstanding speakers for the confer-
ence include Professor Colliver; Rev.
Lawton D. Harris, of Oakland; Rev. S.
L. Lau, pastor cf the Chinese Baptist
Church of San Francisco; and Professor
Tsing-yuan Ni from the University of
Nanking, China.
The conference this year is the largest
since its inauguration four years ago.
Exactly one hundred delegates are regis-
tered, excluding the faculty.
The Consul-General C. C. Huang ban-
ner for the largest number of delegates
to the conference was awarded to the
San Francisco contingent, which nosed
out the Los Angeles group by the narrow
margin of one delegate.
poses these areas are now claimed as
Russian territory will be analyzed, with
many suspecting that military strategy
is playing a large part in the picture.
Many of the Japanese delegates will, it
was pointed out, want to find out the
difference between their own actiion in
Manchuria and that of the Russians in
Outer Mongolia.
Probably the fourth item will do much
to show the improvements, reconstruc-
tion, and unification that the Chinese
people are attaining. Phases such as
political, social, economic, cultural, and
military reconstruction, and their effect
on bordering nations along the Pacific
will be studied.
It is to taken for granted that all dis-
cussion in Chinese affairs will be contest-
ed by the Japanese delegates, observers
pointed out. Among other questions that
will arise will be that of whether or not
it is possible for Japan to accomplish
her economic end in China, and whether
military or political aggression will also
play as prominent a part in the future as
it has in the past. Combined with these
questions will be that of the probable
-;m of the Japanese in determining to
force entry into the mainland.
These will be among the major prob-
lems that China's delegates will have to
contend with, putting special emphasis
--i the fact that she has the right to
protect her own interests, to choose her
own path of reconstruction, and to re-
sist any diplomatic, economic, or military
attempts to subdue her.
"NEWSETTES"
Another film dealing with China, "The
General Died at Dawn", is now being
produced in the movie colony in Holly-
wood, with Akim Tamiroff in the role
of a Chinese war lord. He wears im-
posed eyelids, a yellow make-up and a
scar over one eye, which depicts him
effectively as a Chinese, according to ex-
perts in Hollywood. Dudley Diggs is
also in the same picture, as a Chinese
Mandarin.
Boards on the roof of the Mon Ming
Apartments on Clay Street near Stockton
set the place afire Tuesday morning a-
bout 9:00 a.m. Slight damages resulted.
The cause of the fire was not determined.
The Chinese Digest announces that
Vincent Gunn is no longer in its employ.
P. C. Quock, Chinese representative
of the Dollar Steamship Lines, will leave
for a brief vacation from his arduous
duties for Orr's Springs, near Ukiah,
this coming week. He is scheduled to
be gone a week.
Dr. Leroy Lee of Los Angeles is attend-
ing the Tahoe Conference and has been
given the unofficial title of Camp Doc-
tor for the duration of the Conference.
Mr. Alfred B. Chong is spending a
few days in Marysville, and declares that
the city is so hot that he has to keep on
traveling to get any semblance of a breeze
to cool off.
Kittie and Richard Leong, son and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S.
Leong of Bakersfield were recent visitors
at the Yosemite National Park. They
were also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bing
Leong of San Francisco. Another daugh-
ter, Violet, is leaving shortly for a trip
East with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Wong of Los Angeles.
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August 7, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Aviatrix to Enter Air Race
Miss Chung Suey Foon, better known
to aviation enthusiasts as Katherine
Chung of Los Angelas, flew up north to
the bay region from the southern Cali-
fornia city to arrange final details to en-
ter the Ruth Chatterton Trophy Race
for Sportsmen-Pilots late this month
from Cleveland to San Diego. It is .
national air race.
Miss Chung, a native of Yin Ping dis-
trict, Canton, landed at the Vallejo air-
port Tuesday, August 4, at 5:40 p.m.
after taking off from Los Angeles at
11:00 a.m. that morning. Her original
destination was the Oakland airport, but
she was hampered by the thick fog. Miss
Chung carried no radio guide, but hav-
ing a wide knowledge of blind flying and
guided but by a compass, she flew on to
Vallejo. On the way she stopped at
Bakersfield, then Fresno and finally Mo-
desto. Her plane, which was donated to
her by air-minded Chinese merchants of
Los Angeles, is a Commercial Fleet Kin-
ner-power low-wing monoplane. On Wed-
nesday, she flew out to San Francisco
from Vallejo, stopping briefly at the
Oakland Airport on her way.
Upon her arrival to this city, Miss
Chung, who is the 27-year-old daughter
of Chung Soon Bang, was given a re-
ception by the Four Families at its grand
chambers Wednesday evening. Yester-
day afternoon, (Thursday) she was a
guest of the Pan-American Airways on
an inspection tour. Tonight, at the New
Shanghai Low Cafe a banquet is given
in her honor by the Four Families Asso-
ciation. It was announded that the cafe
management is putting on a special en-
tertainment program tonight.
Miss Chung is staying for a few days
in the city, after which she expects to
fly to Cleveland, arriving there by Aug.
26. The air race is scheduled to start
on Aug. 29, and the Chinese aviatrix is
expected to reach the coast city about
Sept. 2. At present, she is stopping at
the Hotel Sutter.
The girl flyer, a graduate of Pui Ching
College in Canton, has been in the Un-
ited States for nine years. Prior to tak-
ing up aviation, she was taking music
lessons, being adept as a pianist. Follow-
ing her graduation from the Los An-
geles Musical Conservatory, she took spe-
cial courses in music at the University
of Southern California. It was at that
History of Chinese Theatres
In America Reviewed
By Steven C. Moy
A book soon to be published by the
Federal Theatre Bureau in Los Angeles
will bear the intriguing title, "Chinese
Theatres in America," or something sim-
ilar to it. In it will be described the be-
ginning of the Chinese theatre in this
country, who introduced the first troupe,
where the first performance was held,
elements of the Chinese drama and the
changing Chinese theatre in America to-
day. Also dealt with will be the Chinese
conventions of acting, Chinese actors
and their costumes, music and, last but
not least, Chinese influence in the Am-
erican drama.
Many readers will learn, probably for
the first time, too, that the first recorded
performance by Chinese players in this
country took place in San Francisco on
October 18, 1852, when the Hong Took
Tong troupe, with 123 players, presented
classical dramas at the old American
Theatre. That was 84 years ago!
Readers will also discover that the
first theatre building exclusively devoted
to the Chinese drama was erected on
Grant Avenue, then know as Dupont
Street. The theatre opened its doors on
December 23, 1852.
The book will also reveal that at one
time there were six Chinese theatres op-
erating in Chinatown. That was at a
time when the chief form of recreation
and relaxation for the old time Chinese
was attendance at the theatre. Mah jong,
moving pictures, and slot machines were
yet unheard of. Therefore, the theatres
flourished.
This coming book, a volume of ap-
proximately 400 pages, is the result of
a six months' research and survey under-
taken by the Federal Theatre project of
this city. Miss Lois M. Foster, research
supervisor of the project, directed the
work. Miss Nadia Lavrova, local news,
paoer woman, did much of the writing,
time that she became air-minded, after
learning that a women's aviation club
had been formed in Canton and that pi-
lots were urgently needed in China. Miss
Chung has studied aviation for five years,
is a graduate of the Lincoln Aviation
School at Los Angeles, and has 500 -ly-
ing hours to her credit. She is a flying
instructor as well, giving lessons to the
air-minded Chinese of Los Angeles.
Oakland Center Elects
The Oakland Chinese Center ended
its first fiscal year with a general meeting
and election. A review of the year
brought to light many activities of edu-
cational, social and cultural value to the
members and the community. Through-
out the year the Center has attempted to
be practical in its efforts toward the in-
dividual growth of its members and its
acceptance of a wider social responsibility.
New officers elected to carry on the
administration of the Center's affairs are
the following:
President, Dr. Fook Ying Lee; 1st vice,
president, Dr. Jacob J. Yee; 2nd vice-
president, Dr. Charles G. Lee; secretary,
Harry S. Jue; Chinese secretary, Henri
D. Wu; financial secretary, Samuel W.
Chu; treasurer, Albert Jow; auditor, Dr.
Lester C. Lee; sergeant-at-arms, Roger S.
Chew.
while two Chinese, Peter Chu and Stevtn
C. Moy, undertook the research from
Chinese sources.
Part I will deal with the history of the
Chinese theatres in America, while Part
II will give a study of the contemporary
American-Chinese theatre, with chapters
dealing with Chinese drama. Chinese
stages, actors, conventions of acting, cos-
tumes, music, etc. The volume will also
be illustrated with photographs and
drawings. In the preface acknowledge-
ment will be made to Myron Chan, mana-
ger of the Mandarin Theatre, and the
late Moy Jin Mun for valuable informa-
tion and services rendered.
Although the survey of the Chinese
theatres has been completed, the research
workers of the Federal Theatre project
are continuing their interest in Chinese
plays and have announced that they
would be grateful for any further in-
formation. Contributions may be ad-
dressed to Miss Lois M. Foster. Federal
Theatre, 960 Bush Street. San Francisco.
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CHINATOWNIA
Center Wins Bridge Match
Oakland's Chinese Center scored a to-
tal of 103 points to the Chinese Tennis
Association's 83 points to win the Du-
plicate Bridge Tournament between the
two clubs last Sunday afternoon at the
Lotus Bowl.
The winning team was composed of
Victor Wong, Roger Chew, Henry Luck,
Dr. F. Y. Lee, Ed Fong, Paul Fung,
Hugh Chin, Dr. Jacofo Yee and Ralph
Lew, while Josephine Chang, Hayna
Hall, Dr. H. T. Chinn, Dr. A. B. Chinn,
James Fong, Vincent Poon, Martin Lau
and Patrick Sun made up the San Fran-
cisco team.
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PORTLAND STAGE DEBUTANTE
June Dove Wong, singer and young
actress and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wong of Portland, Oregon, made
her first public appearance on the stage
in a one act play, "The Scarlet Joss,"
at the Alameda Park Community House.
"The Scarlet Joss" is a swiftly moving
murder mystery, and June plays the title
role of the drama.
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Portlanders In California
Like economic conditions, styles and
personal fancies, plans and places to go
run in cycles. Many Portland Chinese
at this particularly gay and high time
of the year are planning to spend their
vacation days in California.
Portlanders who hold the most atten-
tion in their journey to the South are
Miss Edith Leong and Miss Elaine Hong,
two members of the Lotus Blossom Trio.
Miss Leong and her cousin, Mr. Chester
Locke, are visiting with their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Lai Mye of
Oakland.
Miss Fannie Chong and her brother,
Henry, are visiting their aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jung, in Oakland.
Mrs. Wan Jower is making another
trip to San Francisco to visit her sons,
Joe and Ben.
• •
CHINESE DIES IN FIRE
A seventy-year-old Chinese, Chin Yee,
was burnsd to death last Friday when
flames destroyed two shacks in the Chi-
nese quarter of Pajaro, a short distance
south of Watsonville. The entire Chi-
nese quartsr was threatened. Screams
from behind a pile of debris in front
of an adjoining shack brought firemen,
who broke through and dragged to safety
Chin Loy, eighty-year-old man.
OAKLAND FORUM WANTS
CHINESE ATTENDANCE
The Oakland Forum has offered a
special reduction to Chinese intending to
attend the lectures by T. Z. Koo on Au-
gust 27 and Hu Shih on September 1.
Prices were announced as being in some
cases cut drastically to give the Chinese
in the bay district an opportunity to hear
the two outstanding personages speak in
the only lectures to be given locally. Re-
servations may be made by telephone,
or by calling at any of their authorized
agencies. Attention is called, however,
to the fact that more than three-fourths
of the seats at the Oakland Auditorium
are already sold, and more reservations
are pouring in daily. The price reduc-
tion for Chinese is contingent on groups
of fifty or more attending. In San Fran-
cisco, by making reservations at the offi-
ces of the Chinese Digest, it is felt cer-
tain that the total reservations can and
will surpass that mark.
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ENDEAVOR ELECTS OFFICERS
In Philadelphia the First Christian
Endeavor Society of the Eastern United
States recently elected the following offi-
cers:
Ralph Jung? reelected president;
James L. Seung, vice-president, Ruby
Mark, corresponding secretary; Henry
C. Jung, recording secretary; Chu Yuen,
reelected treasurer; and Arthur T. Lou,
advisor and counsellor.
On July 27th the Chinese C. E. S. had
a successful boat trip down the Delaware
River to Riverview Beach on the Wilson
Liner.
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MISSION CONVENTION HELD
With a large group of New Yorkers
in attendance, the Trust in God Mission
held its annual convention last month
in Philadelphia, at the Chinese branch
at 920 Winter Street. Guest speakers
were Rev. Henry T. S. Ko of the Chinese
Methodist Episcopal Mission and Mr.
Howard Young of the Chinese First Bap-
tist Church.
Trust in God Mission in Philadelphia
was but recently incorporated. The names
of the incorporators are as follow: Mrs.
S. C. Mark, Young Chow, Oliver S.
Mark, Lem Pon and Arthur T. Lou.
The next annual convention will be
held at 9 Pell Street, New York City.
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on July 28 to the
wife of Chu Way Yuk, 874 Sacramento
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on July 28 to the wife
of Vincent T S. Tong, 858 Washington
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on July 22 to the wife
of Wong Foo, 3 236 17th Street, San
Francisco.
A marriage license was issued to Samuel
Wahl Chu, 1430 4th Ave., and Annette
Hing Yick, 125 8th Street, both of Oak.
land, California, by the Alameda Coun-
ty Clerk.
A marriage license was issued to Lee
S. Song, 1060 Powell Street, and Goon
Y. Chune, 10 Brooklyn Place, both of
San Francisco.
On July 26, in Oakland, Yuen You
Huei passed away at the age of 3 1 years.
• •
CERTIFICATE FOUND
Jeung Seu, of 838 Grant Avenue, rm.
204, last week found a Certificate of I-
dentification at the Sun Choy Apts. on
Grant Avenue, San Francisco. The per-
son who lost it may claim same upon
proper identification at his home.
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CHINESE DIGEST
August 7, 1936
A SPEECH ON SECOND-GENERATION CHINESE IN U.S.A.
By Grace W. Wang
Even during this enlightened twentieth
century, there are still too many Am-
ericans whose ideas about the Chinese
are derived solely from movies and fic-
tion writers, who seem always to take
pleasure in picturing my compatriots as
nothing but opium-den keepers, capable
of nothing else except to build secret
doors in their houses or to fool around
with hatchets. Today I am asked to
say a few words about the American-
born Chinese, whom you often refer to
as the Second Generation Chinese. I am
glad to have this opportunity to show
you that we Chinese as a race are not
much different from you Americans, and
that that notorious movie character,
Dr. Fu Manchu, is indeed a rare speci-
men among my countrymen, if ever there
was any such creature.
To go back twenty years, there were
about 2,000 black-haired Chinese boys
and girls registered in American schools.
Every morning, at the ringing of the
bell, they saluted the flag and sang the
"Star Spangled Banner," their voices
rising to the highest pitch at these words,
"The land of the free and the home of
the brave." When late afternoon came,
they walked homeward, carrying their
books of geography and history, deter-
mined to absorb the knowledge that would
one day make them responsible citizens
of their adopted land.
After having finished grammar school,
however, the majority were forced to
drop out in order to help support their
families. Most of them would have fol-
lowed the occupations of their fathers,
such as importing, exporting, store-keep-
ing, operating restaurants and laundries,
and farming on a small scale. A few
hundred went to high schools, spurred
on by their childhood ambitions. Half
of this number, or even less, at the sa-
crifice of their parents and relatives,
were able to go through colleges and tech-
'-\l schools. These college and high
school students are sometimes referred
to as the cream of Second Generation
Chinese, for only a few members of the
average Chinese community are students
seeking higher learning.
With few exceptions, the Chinese col-
lege graduate must go outside China-
town to practice his profession and earn
a living. A large, well-established com-
munity like San Francisco's Chinatown
can use the services of a few doctors,
lawyers, bankers, nurses, stenographers,
etc. A Chinese settlement like this one
here in New York City has places for
one or two English court interpreters,
some trained business executives, store
managers, commission merchants, brok-
ers, and maybe one or two doctors and
nurses. But a Chinatown as small as
that of Boston cannot support many pro-
fessional people. Although there are
thousands of Chinese in Boston, most of
them operatelaundries and are widely
scattered. Whatever professional services
they may require are being secured
through American agencies.
The minute that the Chinese college
-raduate leaves his racial group to seek
oosition elsewhere marks his introduc-
tion into a world of professional rivalry,
racial antagonism, petty jealousy and so-
cial maneuvering. He goes perchance
into a well-established organization, be-
1'eving that he is on his way to success.
He works harder than most of his Am-
erican colleagues and he tries to be more
accurate, more painstaking, more indus-
trious. He attracts the attention of one
or two men on the staff. They notice
his standard of production and plan to
promote him. But circumstances inter-
vene. The Vice-president has a son just
out of college whom he would like to
p!ac?. As a result, the Chinese, who has
besn promised advancement, is shoved
aside and forgotten. The Vice-presi-
dent's son rides high on the waves of
family influence. The men who once
praised the Oriental and promised him
advancement are hemmed in by orders
of rheir higher executives. The machine
finally rules.
This is painting the picture with broad
rweeps of the brush. To get down to
facts, let us consider a few actual cases.
Case No. 1 : A graduate of a recog-
nized school of mechanical engineering
has worked in a steel mill for nine years.
His education far surpassed that of his
American co-workers. Yet one by one
they have been promoted, whereas he
has received only small increases in sal-
ary. A draftsman when he first entered
the firm, after nine long years, he re-
mains a draftsman.
Case No. 2: A student trained at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
<°rured a job with a radio company.
After some months, the company was
bankrupt and he was forced to look
for another position. He called upon
-i after firm, but was refused on one
~-etext or another. Then he signed up
as a salesman with a Jewish meat packing
concern, taking orders from Chinese res-
taurants and stores. He was paid a sal-
ary, every cent of which he earned in
commissions and more. After a time,
he got so disgusted that he resigned. He
then became a waiter in a Chinese res-
taurant, saved some money and went
to China.
Case No. 3: A Master of Art degree
in commerce somehow never seemed to
do Charlie Chan much good. If anyone
wanted to see him, he could always be
found in a corner grocery store in China-
town, playing chess or talking philoso-
phically about life. He had learned
from bitter experience to be philosophi-
cal, poor Charlie! He realized that even
if he had a pocketful of $100.00 bank-
notes, he would have difficulty buying a
home for his wife in any worth while
residential section over there on Long
Island.
Case No. 4: When William Li was a
junior in college, all his professors and
classmates predicted a wonderful future
for him. He was brilliant and had ora-
torical and literary talent. After gradu-
ation, he sought a position in an Am-
erican firm. Perhaps he did not look
far enough or long enough. Anyhow,
the only thing he could find was a clerk-
ship in a Chinatown bazaar. And this
happened not during the present depress-
ion either. His experience has made him
cynical. Though once he believed in
Christianity and international brother-
hood and equality and a lot of other
theories, he is now a confirmed agnostic.
Case No. 5: Chinese graduates of me-
dical schools have, as a rule, difficulty
in securing appointments as internes.
They are refused because of the toler-
ance of the hospital patients rather than
the prejudice of the hospital staff. When
they do succeed in securing places in
institutions of good standing and repute,
it is usually through the influence of
some sympathetic American friends. As
for them to practice amongst the Ameri-
cans of what they have learned in eight
long years, they are simplv out of luck.
It would be unfair to cite only cases
of racial intolerance. There are Orient-
als who have convinced their American
employers of their intrinsic worth. One
Chinese here in New York is the chief
engineer of his firm specializing in build-
ing construction. He won this place
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August 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
GOOD FORTUNES GUARANTEED
— this is the startling declaration made by
the Lotus Bowl management. In the past,
the fortune cookies that they bought con-
tained only MISfortune slips in the cook-
ies. The management complained and
threatened to do business elsewhere.
So-o-o-o, the cookie factory sent in a
list of all their fortunes, good, bad, and
indifferent, so the management could
HANDPICK the fortunes they want for
THEIR patrons. Now what if ALL the
other restaurants demanded the same
privilege!
From dress suits to rags! That was
the predicament some Chinese found
themselves in last Friday at the gay
Monterey party. Unbeknownst to them,
rowdies with ice picks punctured 15 tires
of eight cars of the Chinese. Added to
their woes was the failure of the police
department to respond to their calls.
Dawn was just about breaking when they
finally completed making the necessary
repairs.
Now this can be told. One Chinese
couple came to San Francisco for a visit,
and as they wanted to put on the RITZ
while they were here they registered at
one of the less expensive but no less
SWANKY hotels. Hubby left to do
some necessary shopping. Upon return-
ing to the hotel with an ARMFUL of
bundles, he was confronted at the desk
by a NEW clerk who told him that all
deliveries MUST be made at the side
door. The Chinese was finally admitted
after he explained that he was a guest
at the hotel. So-o-o-o-o — 'salright!
Here's a scoop for us! Do you know
that tall and han'some crooner Larry
Chan is contemplating a boxing career?
He has joined the St. Mary's boxing
squad. We suppose that before long he
will be doing a lot of feinting and then
some fainting. Don't bring home any
cauliflowers, Larry!
Bridge Tea For Bride-Elect
Miss Annette Yick, bride-elect of Mr.
Samuel Chu, was honored at a bridge
tea given by Miss Bessie Kai-Kee at her
home in Oakland, last Sunday afternoon,
August 2. The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. Lock Kai-Kee and Miss Mildred
Woo. The guests included:
Mesdames :
Bessie Chow, Alice Lee, Gloria Wong,
Eileen Luck, Kathryn Chan, Jennie Lee.
Misses
Beatrice Lee, Grace Wong, Mary Chinn.
• •
MONTEREY SOCIAL PARTY
With many out-of-towners attending
the younger set of Monterey held its
social gathering at the Canton Low last
Friday. Among the guests were Gran
Wong of Carmel, Dorothy Lee, Betty
Eng, Parker Chan, Earl Goon and Ern-
est Yee of Watsonville; and George
Young, Jack Lew, Edward Chan, Hughes
and Frank Chin, and Maye, David and
Stanley Chung of Salinas.
• •
Salinas Chinese Elect
An election was held last week by the
Salinas Chinese Club at the home of
Thomas Chung. The following officers
were chosen: president, Gene Dong;
vice-president, Diamond Yee; secretary,
Jack Lew; treasurer, George Young; ath-
letic manager, Thomas Jung; social
chairman, Maye Chung; and sergeant-
at-arms, Frank Chin.
• •
CHUNG WAH ALUMNI PICNIC
The Chung Wah Alumni Association
of San Francisco is sponsoring a picnic
at Niles Canyon on Monday, August 10
for its members. There is a nominal
charge of seventy-five cents for each per-
son, which includes lunch and transporta-
tion. The trip will be made by auto.
The committee in charge of arrange-
ments include: Miss Nellie Tom, Miss
Sun Yee Koo, Sing D. Koo, Ernest Lew,
and S. C. Woo.
Reservations may be made with Miss
Koo at 1051 Stockton Street, or any
member of the committee before 12 o-
clock noon, Saturday, August 8.
Members will meet in front of the
Chung Wah School on Stockton Street
at 6 o'clock Monday morning.
TROOP THREE "B's" TO HOLD
ANNIVERSARY BANQUET AUG. 21
At the Palace Hotel on the evening of
Friday, August 21, at 8:00 p.m., the
Troop Three, Boy Scouts of America,
Division "B" will hold its 10th anniver-
sary banquet.
All reservations must be made by
Monday, August 17, with either Henry
Owyang or Teddy Lee, at the Chinese
Y. M. C. A., 85 5 Sacramento Street, San
Francisco. Reservations per couple will
be $5.50, while members going alone
will be charged $3.00.
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WAH KUE SCHOOL ELECTS
A semi-annual election of the student
body officers of the Watsonville Wah
Kue School was held last week. Results
are as follow: president, Mae Wong;
secretary, Frances Jang; treasurer, Doro-
thy Wong; girls' athletic manager, Iris
Wong; boys' athletic manager, Johnson
Chinn; sergeant-at-arms, Edward Wong;
social chairman, Mary Lee; reception
chairman, Hazel Wong; representative,
Henry Lew; health, Mable Lew; and
shopper, Walter Lew.
Last Saturday the installation cere-
mony took place when the gavel was turn-
ed over to the new president by the form-
er prexy, Iris Wong. Following the in-
stallation, a small party was held.
• •
L. A. ALUMNI BEACH OUTING
The Los Angeles Poly Chinese Alum-
ni Association held a recent beach party
which included swimming, mah Jong,
ball and card games at Seal Beach.
The group who attended were: Ida
Fong, Helen Wong, Lillian Woo, Flora
Lum, Mary Wong, Nellie Lew, Milton
Quon, Albert Lew, Arthur Chong, Billy
Lew, Stephen Tong, Samuel Ten, Frank
Chee, and Frank Lee.
Milton Quon and Billy Lew were ap-
pointed scrapbook chairman at their last
business meeting.
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MEI WAH BRIDGE PARTY
More than a hundred persons attended
the Mei Wah Bridge Party which was
given last Friday evening at the Chinese
Y. W. C. A., from eight p.m. to mid-
night, with the drawing of prizes held
at 1 1 p.m.
Many attractive prizes such as a bridge
table, ash trays, flowers, and magazine
stands were raffled. Mrs. Charles Hing,
the president, and Miss Annabelle Lee,
vice-president, were in charge of the
party, with Miss Lily Way in charge of
the donation of prizes.
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August 7, 1936
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CORRESPONDENTS
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SACRAMENTO
Mamie Lee
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FRESNO
SALINAS
Allen Lew
Edward Chan
LOS ANGELES
SANTA BARBARA
William Got, Elsie Lee
Albert Yee
NEW YORK
SEATTLE
Annabelle Wong
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
OAKLAND
WATSONVTLLE
Hector Eng. E. M. Loo
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PORTLAND
Edgar Lee, Eva Moe
CHINA'S CIVILIZATION AND ART
"Chinese civilization stands for peace, righteousness,
and universal brotherhood."
This statement was made by Dr. F. T. Cheng, former
Vice-Minister of Justice, in the course of a speech on
Chinese Civilization delivered before the China Society
in Rhodes House, Oxford, during his recent tour to
England as special envoy dispatched by the National
Government to escort the Chinese art treasures for the
International Exhibition of Chinese Art in London, as
published in the China Press Weekly.
"The Chinese discourage war, because by nature
they put right above might, and, by experience, know
that war is generally the outcome of desire for conquest.
However, Dr. Cheng continued, peaceloving as the
Chinese are, they are not lacking in courage or reluc-
tant to make the supreme sacrifice.
Concerning Chinese love of righteousness, Dr. Cheng
stated that it is manifested by a great sense of reverence
for learning and virtue. In China there are monu-
ments erected in honor of what may be called "Village
Hampdens" — persons who, without rank or wealth,
are celebrated merely for their virtue.
"It is this great sense of reverence for virtue and
learning that makes China a most democratic state;
for all careers are open to all men without considera-
tion of rank, birth, or wealth," Dr. Cheng said.
Again, Dr. Cheng thought, it is on this firm and
abiding foundation of virtue and righteousness that
the Chinese civilization has weathered numerous over-
whelming calamities, while many other civilizations have
perished, though they might have equal claims with
the Chinese to antiquity and to a high level of material
culture at a remote date.
The moral influence in China is far reaching. The
doctrine of benevolence as a maxim of government has
prevailed since the Golden Age; the doctrine of filial
piety as the foundation of the family has been ob-
served since the time of Emperor Shun; the doctrine
of the Tsun Tzu (manly person) as the standard by
which the conduct of men is judged has been accepted
ever since history began.
"Chinese art as a whole is not created by the bayonet,
but produced by the desire of those things which make
perfect beauty: peace, virtue, righteousness, and love.
"The Chinese artist . . . always tries to interpret
nature rather than imitate it and sometimes even rises
above it. He may be grand in his conception and is
yet patient in his execution. Nothing is too great or
too small for him; he may paint a river of a myriad
miles and yet will try to be faithful even to a blade of
grass that grows out of his brush. He aims at perfec-
tion and is yet conscious that he may fall short of his
aims; therefore, he succeeds."
Discussing the principal Chinese arts, music, writing
and painting, jade and bronze work, and pottery, Dr.
Cheng had many glowing things to say. In music, he
stated that in ancient China it was considered as
an art of government. He quoted the following passage
from the Book of Rites in support of his statement:
"The rules of propriety (which may be freely ren-
dered as rules of good morals) regulate the mind, mu-
sic harmonizes sound, government maintains order,
and punishment repels evils. Rules of propriety, mu-
sic, government and punishment, therefore, are the
same in their ultimate object, and when the people are
united in one harmonious whole, peace prevails.
"Our ancient kings, in order to prevent disorder,
invented music, so that a person giving vocal express-
ion to his feelings may not overstep the proper limits
and is so guided that such expression will elevate him
to virtue and not lead him to vice."
The Chinese love of jade was explained by Dr.
Cheng as due to its association with virtue, as it is so
pure and refined in nature and so rich and exquisite in
composition. Hence the saying:
"There may be glittering transparency in a jade-like
stone, but it has not the purity that is in jade."
Aqain it is said in the Book of Poetry: —
"The man of virtue to the inward mind
Like precious jade is purity refined."
Upon such a foundation has the mind of a race that
has endured through these centuries been built. Upon
such philosophy may the people of China continue to
dwell — disciples of an international creed.
SELF-ANALYSIS
IN the practice of archery we have something re-
sembling the principle in a man's moral life. When
the archer misses the center of the target he turns
round and seeks for the cause of his failure within
himself. — Confucius.
I
August 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
HOLLYWOOD
CHINGWAH LEE
Photo by Frank Tanner
Some Chinese talent at a party given by James Z. M, Lee. Left to right, Roland Cot,
Caroline Chew, ChingWah Lee, Mary Wong, James Z. M. Lee, Soo Yong, William Law,
Lotus Liu, and Frank Tang.
The following represent the main
dramatic personae of the "Good Earth,"
as released by the Publicity Department:
Wang Lung „ .. .. _ Paul Muni
O'lan .... ..__ .__. .__ Louise Rainer
Father Charles Grapewin
Uncle ... .... .... .... .... Walter Conally
Ching Ching Wah Lee
Mistress, aunt ... . Soo Yong
Cuckoo .... .... _ Jessie Ralph
Elder Son _. Keye Luke
Younger Son .... Roland Got
Lotus .... .... Tillie Losch
Gateman .... .... __ William Law
Little Bride Mary Wong
Cousin Harold Huber
Neighbor __ .... Philson On
Daughter .... .... .... Suzanne Kim
Elder Son (infant) .... .... Betty SooHoo
Merchant Liu _. OlafF Hytten
The above cast does not include the
many talented stock and bit players who
portrayed vital characters here and there
in the picture. These include such vet-
erans as Richard Loo, Bessie Loo, Wil-
liam Wong, Sam Tong, Jack Don, Luke
Chan, Moy Ming, Charles Wu, and
others.
Besides the cast there are many invisi-
ble souls who have important parts in
the production of "Good Earth" but
whom you will not see in the picture,
to name but a few not previously men-
tioned:
Assistant Director ... . .... Hugh Boswell
Dramatic Coach ._ .... Oliver Hinsdell
Nanking's Representative .. Gen. T.H. Tu
Technical Advisor .... James Z. M. Lee
Casting Director
Oriental Casting ....
Script ... .... ....
Cameraman ...
Still photography ....
Unit Art Director _
Art Director emeritus
Assistant .... __ ....
Production Manager .... Marvin Stewart
Hair Dresser .... .... Ann Mar
Script Girl .... .... .... .... .... .... Margaret
Irving Thalberg is young, handsome,
and brainy. At nineteen he was already
executiving at Universal. Is co-star with
Norma Shearer in being papa to two,
and has a nice cottage on the main lot.
Albert Lewin is mild, gentle, and hard
working. His library represents the
cream of the book industry's best sellers.
Max Siegel covered territory between
Los Angeles and Seattle last year look-
ing for Chinese talent. Found three out
of five thousand applicants, a very high
ratio. His daughter should be in picture.
Syd Franklin is famous for the Sydney
Franklin touch — something you can't put
your finger on, but it's in "Smiling
Through," "The Barretts of Wimpole
Street," "Dark Angel," and other classics.
It imparts a poetical depth that makes
other pictures very Hollywoody and gag-
gy-
Boswell is a scion of James who
wrote "Life of Sammy Johnson" (or
was it "Life of the Party?"). Came to
Hollywood to forget the last war. Should
be a lion hunter — has a helmet and im-
parts an African atmosphere.
Oliver Hinsdell is one of the most
cultured souls in Hollywood, and most
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__ .... Billy Grady
.... Tom Gubbins
. Talbot Jennings
Karl Freund
.... Frank Tanner
Arnold Gillespie
.... Harry Oliver
Eugene W. Angel
Producer ...
Associate Producer
Assistant ..
Director ....
Irving Thalberg
Albert Lewin
. -.. Max Siegel
Sydney Franklin
'ROBBING THE BIG HOUSE"— ONE OF THE
Photo by Frank Tanner
SCENES IN THE PICTURE "GOOD EARTH"
Page 10
CHINESE DIGEST
August 7, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
A DOCTOR TURNS TO SOCIOLOGY
(This review is given by Chingwah Lee as
guest contributor while William Hoy is on
his vacation this week.)
The author of "Man, The Unknown,"
Dr. Alexis Carrel, M.D., Ph. D., Ph. S.,
L. L. D., is a highly educated man, a No.
bel Prize Winner, a man of science whose
teachings have graced many universities,
and whose service as a great physician
has alleviated the suffering of mankind.
He is a great scientist. But as a sociolo-
gist or a philosopher, we agree with him
when he said in the opening sentence of
his book:
"The author is not a philosopher. He
is only a man of science." He also said:
"He does not pretend to deal with things
that lie outside the field of scientific ob-
servation." But inasmuch as he brought
his bag of scientific tricks with him to
the hall of sociology as a badge for ad-
mission we must examine him not as a
scientist (he more than qualifies as such)
but as a student of humanity.
Dr. Carrel arrived at one of the most
important principles in the study of man.
kind; namely, that the findings of spe-
cialists in any one line cannot give a
complete picture of man. He puts it in
this fashion:
"Man is an indivisible whole of ex-
treme complexity. No simple representa-
tion of him can be obtained. In order
to analyze ourselves, we are obliged to
seek the help of various techniques and
therefore, to utilize several sciences. Na.
turally, all these sciences arrive at a dif-
ferent conception of their common ob-
ject. They abstract only from man what
is attainable by their special methods.
And those abstractions, after they have
been added together, are still less rich
than the concrete fact. They leave be.
hind them the residue, too important to
be neglected. Anatomy, chemistry, phy-
siology, psychology, pedagogy, history,
sociology, political economy do not ex-
haust their subject. Man, as known to
the specialists, is far from being the
concrete man, the real man."
Referring to the fact that as we ap-
proach man from the study of cells
through the study of tissues (system of
cells) and organs (systems of tissues) to
the study of psychology, sociology, reli-
gion, and other findings of a higher le-
vel, we would come across more and more
concepts, he puts it this way:
"We know that among the concepts
relating to man, some are specific of him,
others belong to all living beings, and
still others are those of chemistry, phy-
sics, and mechanics. There are as many
systems of concepts as of strata in the
organization of living matter. At the
level of the electronic, atomic, and mole-
cular structures found in man's tissues,
as well as in trees, stone, or clouds, the
concepts of space-time continuum, en-
ergy, force, mass, entropy, should be
used. And also those of the osmotic
tension, electric charge, ions, capillarity,
permeaabiltiy, diffusion. The concepts
of micella, dispersion, absorption, and
flocculation appear at the level of the
material aggregates larger than mole-
cules. When the molecules and their
combinations have erecded tissue cells, and
when these cells have associated together
to form organs and organisms, the con-
cepts of chromosome, gene, heredity, ad-
aptation, physiciological time, reflex, in.
stinct, etc., must be added to those al-
ready mentioned. They are the very
concepts of physiology. They exist si-
multaneously with the physio-chemical
concepts, but cannot be reduced to them.
At the highest level of organization, in
addition to electrons, atoms, molecules,
cells, and tissues, we encounter a whole
composed of organs, humors, and con-
sciousness. Then, physicochemical and
physiological concepts become insuffici-
ent. To them we must join the psychol-
ogical concepts characteristic of man,
such as intelligence, moral sense, esthetic
sense, and social sense. The principles
of minimum effort and of maximum pro.
duction or of maximum pleasure, the
quest for liberty, for equality, etc., have
to be substituted for the thermodynamic
laws and those of adaptation." (With
good humor, he said in his Preface "For
the sake of conciseness, the writer has
been obliged briefly to summarize gigan-
tic masses of observation" — what for?).
Having thus properly cowed his read-
er into a submissive mood with his colos-
sal fund of laboratory knowledge, he
opened his barrage of authoritative opin-
ions— and it is such a mixture of sub-
lime wisdom and rank prejudices, all
from the same pen, that we must wonder
if the writer isn't trying to use the text
to illustrate the title of his work. Many
views were brought forth by the good
doctor, including:
a. That above the mental level are
metaphysical attributes (telepathy, clair-
voyance, and even levigation) which are
as yet little known and which needs to
be studied regardless of ridicules from
established scientists.
b. That tissues and humors are capable
of immense adaptation; that man is ill-
adapted to the present environment.
c. That modern man has too many
luxuries, comforts, and sensuous plea-
sures for his own good, and needs oc-
casional exposure to cold, starvation, and
hard work to strengthen his fibers.
d. That humanity is over-standardized
in factories, schools, political institutions,
and thoughts, and needs to be broken
into small groups and everyone treated
as individuals.
e. That individuals are not born e-
qually, and the gifted should not be sub-
jected to the treatment accorded the
masses.
f. That science was cultivated by Men
of the Occident for itself, for its truth
and beauty, and that instead of stagnat-
ing in individual egoism, as it did in the
Orient, and especially in China, this
science, in four hundred years, has trans-
formed the world.
g. That the present depression and im
passe of civilization is due in part to the
growth of mechanical sciences to the ne-
glect of biological and other require-
ments.
h. That the blue-eyed whites are the
truly worthy leaders of white civilization;
and that the other whites are merely
hanger-ons — especially since they did not
fight Islam and other foes.
It will not take the reader long to
realize that the good doctor, top-heavy
with laboratory data, is after all, a child
along the broader path of modernity,
that he is still a sixteenth century villager
who failed to shuffle off the cloak of
traditional Christianity, of tribal pride,
and of a virgin's fear of being tainted.
The good doctor will probably be sur-
prised to know that fallen, pre-Re-
public China came nearest to fulfilling
his idea of a specialists' Utopia:
1. In China we have the division of
the mass into small villages, each
free to have their own form of schools,
religion, and village government, in-
variably democratic in nature.
2. The scholars are the respected
elements of the country, free from
most of the obligations of the m,nsi •>■.
and often given grants and privileges
according to his ability.
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August 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
AIMS OF THE CHINESE PAINTERS
By Professor Liu Hai-su
(In The China Press Weekly)
The most valuable characteristic of
Chinese painting is the predominance
of spiritual rhythm or Chi Yun. Since
Sieh Heh (second half of the fifth cen-
tury, A. D.) in his Six Essentials of
Painting, namely Chi-yu-shen-tung, or the
vital movement of the spiritual rhythm
as the highest merit of a painter, critics
and artists have unanimously acclaimed
its importance.
The word chi denotes the essence of
the artist's inner self; the word yun means
rhythm and harmony. Shen tung is the
manifestation of life in movement.
Kuo Jo-hsu (1020-1090) affirms that
this inner harmony cannot be acquired
by dint of study. Tung Ch'i-ch'ang
(1555-1639) is more optimistic. He says,
"By reading ten thousand books and
travelling ten thousand miles, one can
cultivate something approaching the
rhythm."
This spiritual rhythm has more to do
with the artist's range of experience and
perception than with his technical skill.
His brush must be animated by an inner
emotion, gay or sad, but he must culti-
vate in himself the capacity for such
refined and active emotions.
A Chinese painter does not aim at
copying nature. He wants to express
himself. By a few strokes of the brush
is achieved the free expansion of his own
spirit, and such free expansion of spirit-
ual life is the supreme fulfilment of hu-
man life.
For instance, the painter, Su Tung-p'o
(1036-1101) puts forth nothing other
than the strokes and construction best
approved in Chinese penmanship. He
paints freely as pleases himself and cares
little for the correctness of form and
shape, as can be seen in his painting of
the Bamboo.
Secret of Chinese Painting
In his own words: "The hand rushes
rapidly over the paper, rapidly like a
storm, and the 'effect' reaches where the
brush has not touched." This exhausts
the whole secret of Chinese painting.
The creative effort of a painter is bas-
ed not only upon what he sees with his
naked eyes, but upon what his mind per-
ceives. Similarly, with an appreciative
looker-on, the mind and the eyes react
to the picture. If he can reconstruct the
vision and emotion which animate the
creator, for that brief moment he is in
direct communion with the artist; and
the affinity thus achieved between the
two minds is closer than is ever possible
as the result of any physical acquaint-
ance.
Spirit is an abstract thing, but it dwells
in the forms and shapes of all concrete
objects. In Chinese painting, the repre-
sentation of form is the means, and the
transfer of vision is the end. This is a
fundamental requirement of all arts.
When a man loses himself in his art,
he can communicate with the masters of
all ages by sharing their visions, and
find in all things surrounding him the
corroboration of his own interpretation
of life. Such is the free expansion of
his spiritual life.
Two Important Points
From the works of the two ancient
masters, Su Tung-p'o and Mi Fi, we can
see the important part played by the sub-
ject elements in Chinese painting, over
and above matters of mere form and
color. Here I shall try to outline briefly
two important points concerning Chinese
painting and painters.
First, the experience of an artist —
his perception of the great Nature — is
consistently colored and limited by a
philosophy of his own, i.e., his whole at-
titude towards life and his interpretation
of the universe.
Secondly, the painter undertakes to
present Nature in a few square feet. To
appreciate the picture is to recapture
from this the beauty and grandeur in Na.
ture as experienced by the artist.
These points of view, so long predom-
inating in Chinese art and thereby plac-
ing it on a level of its own, may in the
future influence the art of the whole
world.
Again, a great Chinese artist is usually
learned in literature, with corresponding-
ly higher culture and subtler perception.
The history of Chinese art abounds in
masters who are equally excellent in
painting, handwriting, and poetry.
These three branches of art seem to
be only different forms of expressing the
same spirit. Thus, a Chinese painter,
who cannot write besides signing his own
picture, may be a skilful executant, but
can never produce a work of art. Paint-
ing is not a mechanical process like pho-
tography. It expresses the sum total of
his spiritual development. Therefore, his
literary accomplishments will have their
influence on his work.
Criticism of Forms
There is much criticism directed a-
gainst forms in Chinese painting. For
example, a landscape does not vanish
into the horizon, but shows peaks and
ranges piled one upon another. Trees
and grasses sometimes stand without their
roots. Pictures of birds and flowers have
often a blank background; and some-
times things not belonging to the same
season are brought together.
Examples like these can be multiplied
indefinitely, and they are all condemned
as unrealistic and irrational even by some
critics who profess a deep admiration for
Chinese painting. But I shall try to pre-
sent the Chinese points of view.
A landscape can be planned from
different angles. Ordinarily, we under-
stand it as seen from the level; but ima-
gine what can be seen from a great height
above the ground. When it is repre-
sented on paper, the views arrange them-
selves according to the distances. Trees
grow above trees; hills rise beyond hills.
Hundreds of miles are covered in the
view, and many things are grouped to-
gether to make a most remarkable sight.
People are often limited by their every-
day experience, and are easily bewildered
by any unusual angle of view. If one
climbs up a high peak and looks far
enough, one may discover an unsuspect-
ed realism in Chinese landscape pictures.
Again, human figures in profile do
not in fact show their eyes in full. My
defense is that, in art, details are less
important than the vision as a whole.
An artist is entitled to do almost any-
thing to convey a better idea of his own
vision. The effect is much more than
the visible form, and skin-deep anatomy
is a very inadequate standard of criticism.
Background In Painting
In Chinese painting, the background
represents everything in Nature, and it
is not considered necessary to fill in with
color. The essentials having been taken
care of, attention should not be dis-
tracted from them by putting down any-
thing superfluous.
On the old Chinese stage, gestures
only are used to express such actions as
riding and alighting from a horse, row-
ing a boat or travelling in a car, open-
ing and closing the doors, etc. No
horses, cars or doors are ever introduced
on the stage. This is because the life
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CHINESE DICEST
August 7, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Thomas Wong; Thomas
Leong Enter Quarter-Finals
By Vincent Chinn
Thomas Wong, Los Angeles' contribu.
tion to local tennis, qualified for the
quarter finals round in the men's singles
of the Chinese Pacific Coast Tennis
Championships by upsetting John Lee,
the San Mateo flash, in straight sets, 6-4,
6-3. John, who was seeded fourth, failed
to maintain the type of game he showed
during the beginning of the season.
Without minimizing Wong's achieve-
ment, it was apparent that John was at
the end of his rope when he took the
court for the match, having just played
two matches earlier in the day. On the
other hand, Tommy deserves a line of
praise for his victory which provided
the first upset of a favorite in the tour,
ney, being unbeatable that day. He
sought and found openings to put the
ball away with sizzling forehands which
John had difficulty in retrieving, and
after trying hard, the latter gradually
faded after the first set.
The second player to enter the round
of eight was Thomas Leong, a seeded
-ran in the singles. After eliminating
Conrad Fong 6-2, 6-3, he went on to
take the measure of Fred Mah in three
hard sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. It was a matter
of outsteadying each other with Thomas,
who is noted for this type of game pull-
ing through at crucial points for the win.
On Thursday, August 6, one of the
most thrilling matches of the tournament
was played between Peter Gee, of Ber-
keley, and Ben Chu, second seeded player
and number one man of the Chitena
team. From one o'clock to three forty-
five, they held the attention of a large
audience that sat enthralled by their
long rallies, each point bitterly contested
and fraught with excitement. One rally
crossed the net more than sixty times
before the ball hit the tape and toppled
into Peter Gee's court. Peter won, 6-1,
4-6, 10-8, thereby upsetting one of the
favored players to win the tournament.
Peter is now established as one of the
favorites in the present tourney. He
is also number 4 player on the U. of C.
freshman team.
In the men's doubles, Wahso Chan
and Billy Louie, top-seeded pair, paced
the field into the second round as they
defeated Thomas Wong and Francis
Louie, 6.3, 7-5. Wahso's net smashes
and Billy's backhand drives proved too
much for the opposition. Coming close
behind we found the combination of
Ben Chu and Fay Lowe having a tough
time before they rallied to halt the am-
bitions of Conrad Fong and Robert Jung
in two close sets, the score being 8-6, 8-6.
W. York Jue and W. G. Jue of Berkeley
defeated William Lowe and Davisson Lee
7-5, 6-4, while Thomas Leong and Wil-
liam Chinn also came through by virtue
of a default over the Hall brothers. In
another doubles, Ben Chu and Fay Lowe
handed Fred Mah and Tahmie Chinn a
defeat, by scores of 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, rallying
in the second set after trailing 3-0 to
take six straight games and taking the
final set with comparative ease over the
veterans.
Glimpses of topflitte tennis were shown
over the week-end of out-of-town ap-
pearances. The first of the interesting
matches was the mixed doubles between
Emma Wong, Vallejo, and Ben Chu vs.
Alice Chew, Menlo Park, and Tahmie
Chinn with the latter team emerging vie.
tors. It was a close match with many
thrilling rallies but it was the ever alert
Tahmie with his sharp placements and
overheads which paved the way to a 6-4
7-5 verdict over their less experienced
rivals. Emma had better luck in the
women's singles, however, by disposing
of March Kong, Richmond, in the long-
est match of the tournament, as indicated
by the score, 12.10, 6-4. Maye Chung,
Salinas' Chinese woman No. 1 player,
drove into town just in time to be in-
troduced to Walter Wong, her partner,
and stepped on the court for their mixed
doubles match with Esther Chow and Wil-
liam Wong, both of San Jose, and suc-
ceeded in subduing the peninsula com.
bination in straight sets, 6-0, 7-5. Esther
played a bang-up game but her partner
faltered under the barrage of shots con-
centrated on him by Maye and Walt,
who incidentally displayed smooth team-
work although this is the first time they
have played together.
In men's and women's singles, the San
Joseans were just as unsuccessful, little
Arnold Lim vanquishing William Wong
without the loss of a game in about twen-
ty minutes, while Esther Chow bowed to
the veteran, Mrs. Hartie Hall, 6-3, 6.4,
in a hard-fought match.
Other results:
Walter Wong d. Henry Low, 6-3, 6-2;
Henrietta Jung d. Rubye Foo, default;
John Tseng d. William "Smokey" Wong,
Track Meet And
Marathon Creating Interest
Announcements made two weeks ago
by the Chinese Tennis Association and
Shangtai Refreshments, who are jointly
sponsoring a track meet and also a
marathon, have created intense interest
among the Chinese athletes, not only
in the bay region, but up and down the
coast as well.
For the first time in history, a Chinese
track and field meet in the United States
will be using the metric system, in the
unlimited division, all previous ones hav-
ing been run off in the yardage system.
It will be an opportunity for the Am-
erican-born competitors to compare their
performances with those of China as well
as those of the Berlin Olympics.
In the lightweights, the yardage system
will continue to be used, as in the girls'
events. The track meet is scheduled for
Sunday, September 13, with the three-
mile marathon to be run off on Saturday,
Sept. 19. Entries for the track meet
will close on Tuesday, Sept. 8, while
marathon entries will close on Sept. 14.
The meet, which is known as the Chi-
tena-Shangtai Chinese Olympics, and the
distance race are both open to Chinese.
For complete details and entry blanks,
write or call at the Chinese Tennis Club,
876 Sacramento Street, San Francisco.
Invitations are being sent out to many
local and out-of-town clubs and individ-
uals to participate in the affair.
Information may also be obtained at
the Chinese Digest offices.
• e
The girls' swimming class of the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. is held every Monday
and Friday nights, and not on Wednes-
day and Friday, as reported in last weeks'
issue.
• •
6-1, 9-7; Wahso Chan d. W. York Jue,
6-3, 6-4; William Chinn d. Henry Kong,
Richmond. 6-1, 6-1; Ben Chu d. Arnold
Lim, default; Fay Lowe d. H. K. Wong,
6-2, 6-4: Billy Louie d. William Chan,
6-1, 6-2; Lucille Jung and William Chinn
d. Franche and Davisson Lee, 6-3, 6-0;
Wahso Chan d. William Chinn, default;
Walter Wong and John Lee d. W. G. Jue
and W. Y. Jue, 7-5, 6-1; John Tseng d.
Francis Louie, 6-2, 6-2; Mary Chan d.
Henrietta Jung, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Erline
Lowe and Fay Lowe d. Maye Chung and
Walter Wong, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3; Walter
Wong d. George Chinn, 6-1, 6-1.
August 7, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
SPORTS SHORTS
After several Sundays' hard practice,
the Chinese Playground softball ten is
rapidly rounding into shape for their
many games this season. It is expected
Sat the team will secure uniforms in the
near future. Batting and fielding prac-
tice sessions are being given the squad
by Joe Chew and Henry Chinn, who are
in charge.
The Chinese Playground team meats
the San Jose Chinese at Hayward Play-
ground in San Francisco on Sunday,
August 16, with a large delegation of
rooters expected to attend.
Reports are being circulated that a soft-
ball baseball league will be started late
this summer. We hear that Thomas
Tong is endeavoring to sponsor such a
league for the Cathay Club. Tong is
athletic manager for Cathay Club.
On Monday, August 10, at the Roller-
land, Sutter and Pierce Streets, the skat-
ing party given by the Chinese Com-
panion is scheduled to be held, with the
usual large attendance at such functions
expected to be present.
During the last fifteen years, the
Shanghai Race Club has totaled over
four million dollars in semi-annual con-
tributions to various charitable and other
institutions, it was learned through re-
ports in the China newspapers.
From Los Angeles, Misses May and
Dora Tom, members of the Mei Wah
Club of that city, came to visit San Fran-
cisco. Dora has already left for home,
but May is still here, and has been re-
ceiving tennis lessons from one of our
star netsters, Erline Lowe.
Among those who have been seen train-
ing for the Sept. 19 marathon are Wah-
so Chan, Harry Chew, Davisson Lee,
Francis Mark, George Chung, Peter Lau,
Willie Fong, Henry Kan, Suey Kay Jong,
and a host of others.
Although losing in straight sets to Hat-
tie Hall in the tennis tournament, Esther
Chow of San Jose showed enough ability
to be a promising great in the near fu-
ture. Miss Chow is the leading Chinese
netster of San Jose and a ranking player
at the State College.
Wa Sung Triumphant
Again, 9-6
Paced by Joe Lee, third sacker, and
Tom. Hing, left fielder, who clouted
homers, Wa Sung amassed 13 hits to
humble the Aztec nine last Sunday after-
noon at San Pablo Park, 9 to 6. Though
the Mexicans collected 10 hits, spectacu-
lar defensive play protected the lead
piled up by the Oaklanders in the early
innings.
Turning in his first win of the season,
Eddie Hing hurled a steady game and,
should his effectiveness continue, will fill
a gaping weakness. Al Bowen and Ben
Chan have been sharing the pitching
burden but, with the addition of Hing,
a left hander, Wa Sung will present a
well-rounded mound staff. Acclaimed
the greatest fielding team in the Berkeley
International League, statistics show that
-the Chinese are also beginning to click
at the plate; Wa Sung has an average
of 12 hits per game in the second half,
winning three and dropping one.
In defeating the Aztecs, Key Chinn,
shortstop, and Allie Wong, centerfielder,
garnered 3 safe blows apiece. Al Bowen
and Joe Lee, who made two grand stops
at the torrid corner, fattened their aver-
ages likewise with 2 each. For the los-
ers, Martinez, the clean-up batter, hit
safely 3 times. Pete Mailho, brother of
Emil Mailho, outfielder of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, was the losing chucker. The
box score:
Wa Sung AB R H
Allie Wong, cf 5 2 3
Hector Eng, c 3 0 1
Joe Lee, 3b 4 3 2
Al Bowen, lb 4 12
Key Chinn, ss 4 13
Frank Dun, rf 4 0 1
Tom Hing, If 4 11
Sung Wong, 2b 3 10
Ed Hing, p 2 0 0
33 9 13
Frank Dun, right fielder, made a nice
shoe-string catch in the second inning
last Sunday when Wa Sung defeated the
Aztecs while Tom Hing committed no
errors in four chances. Allie Wong
beat out three well-placed bunts.
Black Bass News
On Sunday, August 2, a group in-
cluding Three-Fish Wing, Sam Wong,
Slim Young, Winston Leeyum, Tommy
Postal Leong, went to White Slough at
King's Island, Stockton, for black bass.
Leong was king-fish, taking honors away
from expert Chinese Isaac Waltons of
the group by catching the biggest and
the best limit of the day. Wing and
Leeyum admitted that they were black-
bottomed. However, a very exciting day
was spient, as Wing reported that on
one of his expeditions for new spots, he
came face to face with a four-legged
prehistoric man-eating monster.
After contemplating on the subject for
half an hour, the gang finally passed
Wing's monster off as an overgrown li-
zard. Arriving home at ten o'clock that
night, a delicious meal of steamed black
bass was enjoyed by all, with Dr. D. K.
Chang, president of the Sportsmen Club,
congratulating the group by buying them
all a drink of ng ga pay.
• •
George Bowen of Wa Sung was in-
active last Sunday with a swollen knee
from a spike wound. Instead he gave
the team signals from the third base
coaching line.
Reports have it that Don Lee is train-
ing a large squad of girls for the coming
track and field meet on September 13.
We hear that Mei Wah will also have a
strong team. And there is a possibility
that the Oakland Chinese Center may
enter a girls' team for the meet.
It was announced that there will be no
shot-put event for the girls. Instead,
there will be an 8 pound shot for the
boys' 120 pounders.
Trophies and medals for the tennis
tournament now being played are dis-
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August 7, 1936
A DOCTOR TURNS TO SOCIOLOGY
(Continued from Page 10)
3. The people adhere closely tc
the soil, with periodic exposure tc
hunger, cold, and hard tasks.
4. The country is comparatively
isolated from "barbarians" — immigra-
tion law being erected in the form of
a Great Wall of China.
Every race has their high priests (Hit-
ler, II Duce) who truly voice the aspira-
tions and ideals of their own group. It
must be admitted in this case that to the
clean-cut, nature-loving Nordics, the rest
of the Europeans must appear as a mot-
ley horde of unwashed, fecund, sensuous,
and noisy swines — enough to make any
refined soul despair of ever making ex-
istence on earth endurable. It is the
tragic episode of the canaries giving way
to the sparrows.
Perhaps the good doctor did not have
time to consult the findings of ethnolo-
gists and historians (Boas, Kroeber, Dix-
on, Taylor, Huntington) or he would
have realized that the main structure of
civilization was erecced by the despised
polygot whites, whether in Mesopotamia,
Egypt, Persia, India, Greece, or Rome.
Perhaps the doctor is unaware that
evien in these days of extremes of nation-
alism, there are world citizens in all coun-
tries who refuse to think in terms of na-
tionalism— and who contribute to world
culture and world organization at great
sacrifice.
The doctor believes in a government
by specialists; he himself is a gifted spe-
cialist who have entered deeply into many
aspects of life — what he needs do now
is to climb a mountain.
AIMS OF THE CHINESE PAINTERS
(Continued from Page 11)
and soul of a play lies in the movements
and expressions of the actors, not in the
setting. The same principle applies in
painting. But simplicity does not degen-
erate into crudeness.
Many Western people may wonder
why Chinese painter show so much inter-
est in plant life, especially in the so-
called "Three Friends in Winter," name-
ly, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum blossoms.
The reason is to be found in the fact
that the painters inject their own spirit
into the objects which they paint.
These trees long stand for those quali-
ties most admired in an artist: aloofness
and disinterestedness, endurance in ad-
versity, and loyalty to an ideal. They
withstand the wintry cold when the more
fragile plants discreetly fade away.
Second-Generation Chinese
(Continued from Page 6)
through long service and rare talent. One
Chinese girl in the East is notion buyer
for a certain department store, and with
a salary above that of the average pro-
fessional man. Another Chinese has been
with the U. S. Appraiser Stores for many
years and still another with an American
banking concern for over five years. And
so on and so forth.
Chinese girls in American business fare
as well as their male compatriots. Or
should I say, "As badly as their compa-
triots?" A few succeed in attaching
themselves to their employers through
personality and talent. There is one
Chinese girl reporter in the West, one
movie star in Hollywood, a few success-
ful private secretaries, one public school
teacher, one restaurant manager, a few
banking clerks, one magazine and feature
writer, several well known club leaders
and church workers, that's about all.
What is the solution to this racial an-
tagonism? There can be no wholesale
remedy, of course, as the problem lies
also more or less with the individual.
First of all, is the prize worth the strug-
gle? With thousands of fair-haired,
blue-eyed collegians at his elbows look-
ing for jobs, and thousands of others
looking for a raise, ready to take his
place the moment he slips, is there any
chance for a person with a darker com-
plexion to succeed in an Anglo-Saxon
country? Or, having once been accus-
tomed to a higher standard of living in
America, can they adjust themselves
sufficiently and readily should they find
it necessary to go to China — the birth-
place of their parents? Will they have
time to learn to read and write Chinese
while attending American schools during
the day? It is often said that people
are all born free and equal and that
one day we shall all become part of one
universal brotherhood, having equal
rights and opportunity. Will that day
of Utopia ever arrive? On this last
question, most of my American-Jborn Chi-
nese friends entertain grave doubt.
I thank you for your kind attention.
'Chinese Women's Association Speaker)
New York, June 29, 1936.
HOLLYWOOD
(Continued from Page 9)
stars have to go to him to doctor away
their pool-hall accent. His home is
charmingly appointed — library full of
plays and of an airedale named Rags.
General Ting-hsiu Tu has the thank-
less job of being a governmental repre-
sentative and a professor of Orientalia
at the same time. Is a fine actor and
singer, and has been mistaken for
Charles Chan, Prince Teh, and General
Pershing.
James Z. M. Lee, Signet Chapter Ma-
son, is a Shakespearean scholar, and an
accomplished actor on two continents.
His den is a museum of Chinese trea-
sures has been with the "Good Earth"
since its inception three years ago. Dur-
ing all that time he has helped every
Chinese who needed a guiding hand,
writers included.
Bill Grady is a Hollywood tradition
with a stepped-on face — got that way
listening to stories about casting direc-
tors. Wears a strong vocabulary to hide
a sentimental heart. Has a junior who
is putting out fine scenarios.
Tom Gubbins is Czar of the Oriental
Casting industry, and an able executive
who spits vitriolics in two languages. La-
den with wealth and 20 years' responsi-
bilities, he desires to go fishing, or collect
Chinese art.
Ann Mar is a polygamist in the movie
industry, being wifey to both Charlie
Chan and myself — -professionally speak-
ing. Is an expert hair dresser, runs a
health center, and is mamma to three.
Frank Messenger is the silent one
whose clear, cold engine of a head maps
out everything to the tenth place and
then walks around "non-challently" while
the others carry out his instructions, un-
aware that he is the number one man
behind the punishment.
Marvin Stewart is the gentleman from
the south who keeps tab of time and
whose pleasant job is that of summon-
ing the players to the studio by wire or
the strong arm method. After nabbing
all the delinquent players for the day,
the doctors have to prescribe to him
mint juleps of whatever they drink in
the south to keep him from committing
murder.
Margaret the Script Girl (I can't spell
her last name — it's Scandic) ; Well. Mar-
garet the Script Girl has lovely blonde
hair, is married, has a brother who's a
Ph.D. in Harvard, reads books you won't
find in the circulating library, and can
spot you instantly if there's something
wrong with you.
August 7, 1936
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Lin Yu-tang, well-known writer and
author of the book "My Country and
My People," among other works, will ar-
rive in San Francisco on August 26, a-
board the President Hoover, a recent
A'ire announced.
Together with this disclosure was the
announcement that the first of the an-
nual contingent of Chinese students to
arrive at this port will also be on board
the President Hoover. The second party
will arrive at Seattle on September 2,
aboard the President Grant, while a third
group will arrive in San Francisco a-
board the President Cleveland on Sep-
tember 15.
Mr. W. H. Kiang is the leader of the
Chinese delegation that will arrive in
San Francisco aboard the President Lin-
coln on August 18 to attend the World
Student Conference.
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Orient Will participate
In In World Fair — 1939
The centuries old culture of the Or-
ient, its pictured story of historic civili-
zations, its arts and its crafts will be
"shown in beautiful profusion" at the
1939 San Francisco exposition.
China, Japan, the Philippines and Ha-
waii, "the paradise of the Pacific", will
waii, "the paradise of the Pacific", will
have exhibits at the fair to celebrate
completion of the bay bridges, George
Moosier, exposition commissioner to the
Far East, announced recently.
A six months' tour of the Orient in the
interest of the exposition has just been
completed by Moosier. All countries
visited by him are enthusiastic over the
chance to exhibit, he said.
"Hawaii will participate with a 'show'
costing between #100,000 and $250,000,"
hs said. "And the 'paradise of the Pa-
cific', in miniature, will be transported
to San Francisco Bay for the edification
of its exposition visitors."
From the island of Bali, the Malay
states, Siam as well as the greater coun-
tries of ths Far East, will come a great
and colorful procession of man's work,
Moosier reported.
Both China and Japan have promised
"beautiful and comprehensive exhibits",
he said.
Moosier is the first exposition com-
missioner to depart for foreign lands to
ask participation of nations in the bay
fair. He was appointed by Leland Cut-
ler, exposition president.
Continuous Travel Through
Asia by Rail Now Possible
Recently, when the last spike was driv-
en in the middle section of the Canton-
Hankow Railway in Hunan, a line which
was started 3 5 years ago, possible travel
through Asia was established from Hong-
kong in southern Asia clear through to
he English Channel by train.
T'his linking of the unfinished sec-
tion of 218 miles gave the world its
longest continuous railway communica-
tion. From Hongkong in southern Chi-
na to Calais on the English Channel the
rail distance is approximately 8,000 miles,
and the entire run will be made with first-
class trains with every modern comfort
from sleeper to dining car service.
The only drawback is the number of
changes which will be necessary. The
start will be made at Kowloon opposite
the island of Hongkong on the Canton-
Kowloo>n Railway whfcre junction will
be made with the Canton-Hankow Rail-
way. At the Yangtze River port the
crossing must be made by boat to join
the Peking-Hankow Railway.
At Peiping a change will be made on
the Peiping-Mukden Railway. The South
Manchuria Railway will then carry the
traveler to the Siberian border at Man-
chuli, where the Trans-Siberian Railway
begins the journey to Moscow. After a
change at the Soviet capital and at the
Polish border, the same coach will carry
passengers across Europe to the Channel.
Although the new section of the Can-
ton-Hankow line is completed, it will not
be officially opened to traffic until the
"Sinase national holiday, October 10.
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August 14, 1936
FAR EAST
Great Britain To Recognize "Manchukuo"?
Indications that Great Britain may soon recognize
"Manchukuo," the Manchurian state in northernmost
China was seen by informed observers as one of the
most important steps of the Far Eastern situation since
the Shanghai War in 1932.
Several reasons were advanced as being the probable
reasons why Great Britain, much against her will but
nonetheless with such intentions, will be forced to ex-
tend such recognition. The first, because of huge
British interests in "Manchukuo" it is felt that in order
for her to protect her interests there, she will be forced
to recognize "Manchukuo." Other reasons were that
"Manchukuo" suddenly claimed recently that she was
not obligated to honor any extraterritorial claims of
foreign powers as such rights had accrued only from
treaties and agreements with China, "of which 'Man-
chukuo' was no longer a part." This placed all such
foreign interests in immediate jeopardy. With such
an announcement, all foreign interests could be con-
fiscated as having no license to operate in that state
and consequently, without legal right in "Manchukuo."
Another factor was seen in England's desire to con-
centrate her Asiatic fleet in European waters, where
troublesome Europe is having difficulty in maintaining
order. (Japanese press opinion at the time declared
that the best possible solution for continued peace in
the Far East was the allowance of Japan to become
the Far East's policeman.)
Terms under which Britain is ready to recognize
"Manchukuo" fall into three main groups, it was re-
ported.
The first is political — Japan must assure the contin-
uance of the territorial integrity of China, the "open
door," and recognize England's invested rights in
China. In return for this, Great Britain will recognize
"Manchukuo" and concede Japan's special interest in
North China;
The second reason, economic — provided for a recip-
rocal adjustment of tariff schedules between Great Brit-
ain and Japan in proportion to Japanese purchases of
British goods;
And finally, the probable proposal of Sir Samuel
Hoar's (British) plan to require Japanese approval of
the London naval treaty, reserving to Japan the right
to insist on her previously announced policy of naval
parity.
Another idea formulated was that of probable co-
operation between Great Britain and Japan in obtain-
ing the financial stability of Chinese currency.
These rumors have stirred Chinese quarters not a
little, as the probable reaction to this would be the
decision of other nations in following suit in recogniz-
ing "Manchukuo" among the family of nations to pro-
tect their interests in that state.
For Great Britain to recognize "Manchukuo," would
China Denounces Japanese Activities
In Inner Mongolia
Again, Inner Mongolia seems to be the center of ac-
tivities this week as new steps were taken by Japanese
soldiers for a fresh invasion of Suiyuan province.
Huge numbers were said to be concentrated at Shan-
tu, West Chahar, while companies were also arriving
at Dolonor, from Jehol, in "Manchukuo." Observers
declared that unless diplomatic manipulation smoothes
the way for neutrality, new clashes will take place that
will again plunge the Far East into battlefields.
Chinese sources have repeatedly denounced the stead-
ily increasing forces in Peiping, Tientsin, and other
important points in North China. Added to these de-
nunciations were charges that Japan is attempting to
weaken the authority of the Nanking government by
assisting Chinese provinces in the formation of "auton-
omous" regimes. Ohter charges were that Japan is
seeking special privileges in China over that of other
foreign governments; that they are fostering smuggling
on a wholesale scale; and that Japan refuses to treat
China as an equal in all matters.
Criticism was voiced, too, that the Japanese settle-
ment in Shanghai is a veritable fortress, with thousands
of armed soldiers, machine guns, artillery, tanks, arm-
ored cars, and airplanes and huge supplies of am-
munition.
Observers believe that Japan's interest in Inner Mon-
golia is military rather than economic, and believe
that Tokyo staff experts see in Inner Mongolia the
only practical bases for launching attacks to cut Rus-
sian lines of communication. It was also reported that
Moscow partially forecast these hypothetical Japanese
tactics by concluding a mutual assistance military agree-
ment with the "Outer Mongolian People's Republic."
This Moscow-Urga agreement is believed to have hast-
ened Japan's preparations for an Inner Mongolian
State.
be analogous to flaunting the authority of Nanking and
incurring the displeasure of the Chinese government.
Whether England will dare take such drastic steps in
the face of world-wide non-recognition of that state
will probably be weighed thoroughly by the British
government before she decides to make any move, ob-
servers stated. Does Great Britain think less of her
other Chinese interests and more of her Manchurian
investments? Does she think that the eventual "police-
man" of the Far East should be Japan? These are
some of the vital questions to which many an anxious
individual and government is awaiting the decision
and answer.
August 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Expert Tells of
Famine Relief In China
After 'twenty years of uninterrupted
work as an economic advisor to the Chi-
nese national government, J. E. Baker,
member of the executive committee of
the China International Famine Relief
Commission, arrived in New York re-
cently in behalf of the latter organiza-
tion.
Accompanying him was Mr. Lowe
Chuan-hua, expert on China's labor con-
ditions and director of the Shanghai
office of the C. I. F. R. C. Mr. Lowe is
a graduate of the University of Chicago,
1923.
Describing relief work in the flood
areas the two experts had this to say:
"Our policy was to be humane but not
to coddle the men on relief. We paid
a subsistence wage, seven and one-half
pounds of wheat, or its equivalent, for the
removal, moving and tamping down of
100 cubic feet of earth per day; more
if more was moved. The headsman of
each village designated who were to go
on relief. The men supplied their own
tools and bedding and did their own
cooking.
"With this labor we built 5,000 miles
of dikes in 1932. This is equal to putting
a dike five feet high and five feet wide
around the earth at the Equator. It
cost about #10,000,000 and saved the
city of Hankow last year."
Mr. Baker and Mr. Lowe brought with
them from the Chinese government the
medal of the Order of Pure Gold, the
highest decoration for civilians, which
they will confer sometime this month on
Walter H. Mallory, director of the Coun-
cil of Foreign Relations and first execu-
tive secretary of the commission, on his
return from Europe. Mr. Mallory spent
many years in China and is the author
of "China: Land of Famine."
• •
MUSEUM DIRECTOR RETURNS
Dr. C. L. Camp, director of the Uni-
versity of California Museum of Pal-
eontology, returned last week aboard the
S. S. General Pershing after spending a
year collecting fossil specimens in China
and Africa. Dr. Camp's party was under
the direction of the Chinese Geological
Survey.
Attempts to bargain with Chinese doc-
tors in China's interior for fossil bones
were unsuccessful, the doctors demanding
high prices, it was reported. The party
brought back nearly 100 boxes of a mam-
mal-like reptile obtained in Africa.
Sculptures of Chinese Shown
Although the 400,000,000 people of
China all belong to the same general
racial group, yet physical anthropolo-
gists have established various character-
istics which distinguish the northern and
southern Chinese from each other.
The two types are represented in the
Races of Mankind series of sculptures
by Malvina Hoffman now being exhibit-
ed in the Field Museum at Chicago. The
northern Chinese type is represented by
a full length figure of a coolie posed
in the shaft of a rickshaw, and the
southern by a bust of a Cantonese wo-
man of the peasant type carrying a bam-
boo pole on her shoulders.
According to the Field Museum News,
the northern Chinese are further divided
into two types by anthropologists. One
appears to be allied to the southern Chi-
nese and the other to the eastern Tibet-
ans. The southern people are usually
shorter in stature and the heads also
shorter, although the breadth remains
fairly constant. The noses of the southern
Chinese are usually greater in width and
the color of the skin appears to be slight-
ly darker. Although the Chinese people
as a whole are medium in stature, statis-
tical data show that there is a taller
type in the papulation paralleled only
among the neighboring Tibetans.
But notwithstanding the minor physi-
cal divergences, the Chinese form a single
racial uriit whjch has had sufficient
strength to maintain its own culture and
traditions in the face of alien invaders.
Characteristic of the Chinese race are a
head shape intermediate between long
and round; yellowish brown skin; ob-
lique eyes with the Mongolian fold and
straight, black hair.
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NEW LIBRARY FOR SHANGHAI
INSTITUTION
To be inaugurated sometime this
month is the new, modern four-story
building which the Aurora University,
Catholic institution in Shanghai, is erect-
ing for its rapidly expanding library.
To fill this library, 46 cases of addi-
tional books, costing 100,000 francs, are
now being shipped from France. Among
them are some very valuable books on
art which are destined for China's Na-
tional Library in Peiping as the gift of
a French association. A feature of the
opening of the new library will be an
exhibit which will center about these
new books being received from France.
N. Y. Museum Acquires
Chinese Hanging
Recently presented to the New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art by Mrs.
Edward S. Harkness was a large eight-
eenth century hanging which has been
placed on exhibition in the Room of Re-
cent Accessions.
This valuable crimson textile is elab-
orately executed and couched in gold
and silver thread embroidery and, in the
opinion of Alan Priest, curator of Far
Eastern Art in the Museum, was intend-
ed as an offering to a scholar on his
birthday or on the occasion of his re-
tirement. Said he: "As it is of much
greater richness than most of the pre-
entation pieces that we have come across,
it is natural to surmise that it was in-
tended for one of China's foremost schol-
ars."
The design illustrates "The Nine Old
Men of rLsiang-shan," a group which,
under the leadership of Po Chui-i, fam-
ous poet and official of the T'ang dyna-
sty, retired to engage in the study of
poetry, painting and Buddhism.
• •
Troop 34 Again Holds Court
On the heels of the first Court of
Honor which was held only a few weeks
ago at its headquarters, St. Mary's Scout
Troop 34 last week repeated the event
when six of its members were awarded
m'erit badges for achievements in var-
ious scout activities.
Attended by Carlos B. Lastreto, mem-
ber of the executive board of the scout
council of this area, who also acted as
presiding chairman, the following scouts
of the troop were awarded merit badge
certificates: Joseph Hong, safety; How-
ard Lee, safety; Victor Lee, civics; Harry
Tong, physical development, wood
work; Robert Lum, firemanship, first aid
to animals, personal health; Theodore
Lee, camping, pathfinding, and carpen-
try. The latter was also advanced to
Life Rank.
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August 14, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Among those seen at the skating party
Monday night were Willie JinGee, Ruth
Young, Charles Lew, Flora Chan, Hen-
ry Chew, Bella Lee, Jenny Chew, Sam
Wong, Ernest Leong, Robert Jung, Tom-
my Yee, May Louie, Agnes Leong, Mar-
ian Look, Ruby Chin, Caroline Fong,
Jack Wong, Pansy Leong, Alfred Gee,
Florence Wong, Dorothy Wong and E-
lizabeth Nai.
George Q. Lee, a thirty-five year old
Chinese houseboy, committed suicide last
Monday, August 10, by carbon monox-
ide poisoning in an auto parked near the
Skyline Boulevard. Although he left
police a note which failed to give the rea-
son for his act, it was believed that he
killed himself due to despondency over
unemployment.
Word was received from Arthur Chin,
of San Francisco, that he and Bing Chin,
on their vacation trip to the peninsula
cities, have decided to journey farther
south, and expect to remain for a week
in Los Angeles and San Diego.
Mr. and Mrs. Moon Lee of Weaver-
ville, with Miss Mary Sue, sister of Mrs.
Lee, formerly of Bakersfield, entertained
David Sum during the latter's vacation
in Weaverville last week. Mrs. Lee is
also from Bakersfield.
An estimated attendance of about 350
persons participated in the skating par-
ty given by the Chinese Companion Club
last Monday night, August 10, at the
Rollerland.
Not only was the party enlivened but
it was slightly marred by two near riots
which took place during the evening.
It seemed that a Japanese boy, fancying
himself a fancy skater, persisted in cut-
ting and jamming the skaters in the rink.
Peter Chan, formerly of San Francisco
and who is now residing in Sacramento,
visited Vallejo for a few days with
Fred Wong.
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Presided over by their president, An-
drew Sue, manager of the Dresswell
Shop, members of the Wah Ying Club
held a meeting on Tuesday night at their
clubrooms, and elected officers for the
year 1936-37.
The following in-coming officers were
elected: Sam Choy, manager of the
Wung Fat Jewelry Co., president; George
Lim, secretary; Frank Hee, treasurer;
George Chew, financial chairman; Jack
Ng, promotion manager; David Kimlau,
social chairman; and Bernard Chang,
house manager. The new set of officers
will be inaugurated on Sept. 9, when the
second anniversary dinner of the club
will be held. •
Among other members who are in the
city and who attended the meeting were
Frank H. Lee, Chan Choy, Herbert Lee,
James Jung, Arthur Hee, Harry Tong,
Dan Yee, Harry Lum, and Edward Mock.
• •
C. C. C PRESIDENT IN HOSPITAL
Mr. J. Chapman, president of the Chi-
nese Chamber of Commerce of San Fran-
cisco, was taken to the Chinese Hospital
last week in a serious condition. He
is under the care of Dr. A. Balfour
Chinn, suffering from heart trouble.
• •
A last call is issued to members of
Troop Three, division "B", for their
tenth anniversary banquet which will be
held on Aug. 21 at the Palace Hotel at
8 p.m. Reservations must be made by
Monday, Aug. 17, with Teddy Lee or
Henry Owyang at the Chinese Y. M. C.
A., 855 Sacramento Street, San Francisco.
Taft Fongs Return
Mr. and Mrs. Taft Fong returned to
their home in Vallejo following a one-
month honeymoon in Southern Californ-
ia and Lake Tahoe. Last Sunday even-
ing the couple gave a wedding banquet
to their Vallejo friends, with over eighty
persons attending. Among the guests
were Jennie, Dorothy, Ida and Edison
Lowe of Oakland.
All of the Vallejo younger set were
present to make the party a merry occa-
sion. Among them, were the Misses Lor-
raine Fong, Martha Fong, Ada Hall, Do-
lores Wing, Pauline Wing, Emma Wong
and Lillian Wong, and the Messrs. Hen-
ry Fong, Harry Fong, Henry Lowe, Les-
lie Fong, Frank Tom and Fred Wong.
• •
STEAMBOAT SLOUGH ACTIVE
Steamboat Slough, a popular resort on
the Sacramento River, with its yachts,
rowboats, and beautiful surrounding was
the setting for a weinie roast given by a
group of young ladies of Courtland.
Group singing and individual perform-
ances climaxed the gathering, which was
attended by guests from the Bay Region
also.
Those who attended were: Misses Lil-
lie Chow, Helen Jang, Caroline and Lily
Lai, Faith Ng, May and Christina Ow-
yang, and Margaret Owyang; Messrs.
Raymond Chan, Harry Chew, Ernest and
Irwin Lai, William Lee, William Lowe,
Delbert Mar, William and Henry Mark,
and William Owyang.
• •
A marriage license has been issued to
Harold O. Ling, of 977 Pacific Ave.,
San Francisco, and Yetta Fung, of Se-
bastopol, California.
THE OAKLAND FORUM
Presents two famous Chinese scholars
DR. T. Z. KOO
Educator - Leader in China's
Youth Movement
Subject: "Living Issues in Modern Life."
Thursday evening, 8:00 P. M.
August 27, 1936
DR. HU SHIH
China's Modern Philosopher,
Author, Lecturer
Subject: "China Struggles On.'
Tuesday evening, 8:00 P. M.
September 1, 1936
Oakland Auditorium Theatre -- — All seats reserved
Special prices to groups of fifty or more
For reservations call
The Oakland Forum, 13th and Alice Streets, Oakland
The Associated Students of University of California, Stephens Union, Berkeley
Chinese Digest Offices, 868 Washington Street. (China 24001 San Francisco
August 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
'GRAND VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO" COMPLETED
In the above scene from the "Grand View of San Francisco" .are: Front row, left to right, Patricia
Yee, Catherine Chu, Eva Lowe; middle row: Anna Chu, Catherine Yee, Margaret Yee, Helen Jow;
last row: F. Y. Lew, Marion Chan, P. B. Chu.
Enterprising merchants of the Chinese
community have contributed, for the
benefit of San Francisco and the coming
International Exposition in 1939, a talk-
ing picture showing the highlights of this
city's world-famous Chinatown, woven in-
to a story redolent with the romance of
old Cathay. This picture, entitled the
"Grand View of San Francisco," has re-
cently been completed and is scheduled
for early public showing.
An unusual feature of "Grand View
of San Francisco" is that it will be the
first talking picture produced by local
people in which both Chinese and En-
glish dialogues are employed. The cast
is made up of seasoned native actors,
actresses, talented singers and musicians
of the community. The music is
of the southern variety, without the
shrill, harsh notes which the uninitiated
have always associated with most Orient-
al music.
The picture is built around a Chinese
love story and one of its features is to
bring out the differences between tradi-
tional Chinese and modern American
Lee Mew Lan, Lee Shiu Lan.
customs. As the story unfolds, pictur-
esque spots of San Francisco and China-
town will be shown at intervals. In short,
the production is a travel picture tagged
on with an incidental story in order to
gain an added touch of color and ro-
mance to enhance its audience-interest.
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CHINESE DIGEST
CHINATOWNIA
LAKE TAHOE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE
August 14, 1936
By Lim P. Lee
The Chinese Christian Youth of Cali-
fornia concluded their fourth annual
summer conference at Lake Tahoe last
Sunday. It was the best and the largest
gathering in its history. Presided over
by Miss Alice P. Fong, prominent youth
leader of San Francisco, the conference
from beginning to end was stimulating
and uplifting. In worship and in the
classes, in fun and in play, in fellowship
and in cooperation, the 116 delegates
and faculty members lived as one big
family for the week amidst God's gran-
deurs, beside the waters that the Indians
rightfully called Tahoe, or "big lake."
"Christian Youth Building a New
World" was the challenging conference
theme, and the Chinese Christian youth
strived toward that ideal in personal,
social, and religious living. Allan Lee
of Oakland, Edwar Lee of Berkeley, and
Lim P. Lee of Los Angeles presented
the problems and obstacles that youth
will be confronted by if they want to
build a new world. The conference re-
sponded with co-operative thinking and
shared experiences; and the efforts were
incorporated in the findings and recom-
mendations. These will be published
with the conference proceedings and will
be worth your reading. They represent
the composite mind of the 1936 Tahoe
Conference in trying to bridge the gap
between ideals and reality.
The daily classes in the morning were
transplanted university courses: Profess-
or George H. Colliver of the College of
the Pacific lectured on "The Life and
Personality of Jesus" and "A Christian
Philosophy of Life"; Professor Tsing-
yuan Ni of the University of Nanking,
now research fellow at the University of
Southern California, taught "Chinese
Philosophy"; and Executive Secretary
Lawton D. Harris of the Oakland Chur-
ches Federation led the seminar on
"Leadership Training." The Rev. S. L.
Lau of San Francisco conducted the
morning devotionals. Secretary T. Y.
Tang of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. of
San Francisco, Mr. Edwar Lee of Oak-
land, Rev. Philip F. Payne of Zephyr
Point, Nevada, Conference Chairman Al-
ice P. Fong, and Vice Chairman Lim P.
Lee preached at the evening vespers ser-
vices on the conference theme "Christian
Youth Building A New World," — thru
a new person, a new home, a new church,
a new community, a new nation, and a
new world.
On the recreational side the Tahoe
Olympics were held with southern Cal-
ifornia nosing out Northern California
43^ to 41j in the track and field meet.
The amateur hour provided the confer-
ence with home town talents and whole-
some entertainment. The stunt night
was so near professional that some of
the productions could be reproduced on
the legitimate stage. Volleyball competi-
tions brought out the Los Angeles su-
premacy in that field of sports, and the
southern team became the conference
champs. The tennis tournament was a
daily affair. Swimming, boating, speed-
boat rides, motor trips, and horse-back
riding were among the other numerous
recreational activities.
For the first time folk games and folk
dancing were introduced to the Chinese
young people by Recreational Director
Lawton D. Harris, and they responded
with great enthusiasm and interest. The
daily enrichment hour, with verse- speak-
ing choir, stained glass window construc-
tor folk dancing, and other forms of so-
cial recreation were all rich conference
finds for the Chinese.
A conference like a college campus
has its traditions and complicated initia-
tions for the new comers. The Royal
Order of the Forkers for the men, the
Spinning Spooners for the Women, the
Dripping Muggers for the good sport,
the Fooling Funnel for the unfortunate
victim, and the climax of all the noon-
time fun was the coronation of the king
and queen of the conference. The con-
ference, since its inception, has witnessed
a new sovereign every year, the first be-
ing the King and Queen of Egypt, the
second being the Emperor and Empress
of the Nile, the third was the Mogul and
She-Mogul, and this year it was the Em-
peror and Empress of Ethiopia. The
snipe hunt netted many hunters and fun
for the entire conference. On Satur-
day night a campfire ceremony was held
and the newcomers were duly received in-
to the ranks of the veterans.
A conference of this type is not com-
plete unless there are inspiring personal-
ities. For the fourth year, Dr. George
H. Colliver has given the Chinese youth
both instruction and inspiration and has
won himself a place in the hearts of the
Chinese Christian youth. A new Tahoe
personality was Lawton D. Harris, who
put fun and worship together in such a
remarkable combination that one can see
God in recreation as well as in the chapel.
A word needs to be mentioned of Mrs.
Harris, who stood by and responded
whenever Mr. Harris or the conference
needed he time and services. Chairman
Alice P. Fong, teacher, social worker,
and leader, who is well known to all
northern California, presided over the
conference with grace and firmness, tact,
and understanding. T. Y. Tang's con-
stant insistence on practicability brought
soaring theorists back to earth when they
flew too high. Victor C. Young's songs
and pep kept the conference spirit at a
high pitch. Professor Tsing-yuan Ni's
intellectual superiority is unquestioned.
He is a student of Chinese and Western
philosophies, and an interpreter of the
Chinese, European and Hebraic civiliza-
tions and cultures.
The gavel struck for adjournment at
noon on August 9th, and Miss Alice P.
Fong turned her office over to Edwar
Lee of Berkeley, the 1937 Lake Tahoe
Conference chairman. The 116 delegates
and the faculty members left for their
homes in different parts of the state with
one regret — that the 1936 Conference
was too short.
The officers for this year's conference
were Miss Alice P. Fong, general chair-
man; Lim P. Lee, vice-chairman; Edwar
Lee, registrar; Miss Helen Chan, treasur-
er; Miss Nui Bo Tang, secretary; Victor
C. Young, song leader; Albert Nark Li,
chairman of recreation; Miss Marie Tom,
vice-chairman of recreation; and Mrs.
Andrew Wu. The responsibility for the
governing of the conference was shared
by elected representatives and the officers
jointly in a conference welfare council.
The council members were: T. Y. Tang,
Marian Fong, and Elaine Chin, San
Francisco; Stella Lew, Eastbay; Jane
Fong, Sacramento-Stockton: Gladys Lew,
Fresno-Bakersfield; and Bernice Louie,
Bill Got, Charlie Leong, Los Angeles.
It was decided the Tahoe Conference
Reunion would be held on September
12th and 13th in San Francisco. These
dates were planned so that the former
delegates to the conference can attend
th Chinese Olympics which will be held
in that city at that time.
On Saturday night, September 12th
a reunion banquet will be held in Yuen
Tung Low, which will be the showing of
the 1936 Conference motion pictures. On
Sunday, September 13th, the Tahoe Echo
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August 14, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
Vacationers At Del Monte Portland Wedding
Enjoying the mellow sunshine at Santa
Cruz and at Del Monte this week are Mrs.
Joseph Yip of Lodi, and Mrs. Frank
Quon and Mrs. M. S. Jung of San Fran-
cisco.
For motoring and town wear Mrs. Yip
is garbed in a smart barley gray suit. The
coat has a wide, turned-down collar, but-
toned in front with seven russet leather
knots. The hat has a wide brim match-
ing the suit. Russet belt, shoes, and
gloves and barley gray hosiery complete
the outfit.
Mrs. Frank Quon wears an advance
autumn wool ensemble. The satin blouse
is augmented by a vest of brown and
chartreuse checked wool which is the
same material as the three-quarter length
coat. The wool crepe skirt is plain in
contrast to the vest. White hat and
gloves complete her outfit.
Mrs. M. S. Jung wears a short-sleeved
dress of blue black crepe, shirred at the
waist line to form a peplum. She wears
a snug hat trimmed with misty veil, cry-
stal chain and pendant, and pumps
of blue black suede with crystal trim-
mings. A summer fur wrap completes the
outfit.
• •
CHITENA ANNUAL DANCE
The San Francisco Chinese Tennis
Club will give its second annual dance
on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Scottish
Rite Hall, 1270 Sutter Street, with music
furnished by the Cathayans Orchestra, it
was announced by the dance chairman,
H. K. Wong.
The marriage of Miss Susie Quan of
Portland, Oregon, who recently returned
from a visit with her parents in China,
and Mr. Paul Chan of Peoria, 111., was
quietly solemnized at a beautiful cere-
mony August 4th at the Oriental Garden.
The bride, given in marriage by her
brother-in-law, Mr. M. Lee of Portland,
wore a white satin gown with train. She
carried a shower banquet of white talis-
man roses and sweet peas.
Miss Jennie Chin was Miss Quan's
only attendant. Mr. Willie Hing acted
as best man. Miss Loretta Leo, and
Frances Chin were the flower girls.
At the reception and dance that fol-
lowed, Miss Margaret Coe caught the
bride's bouquet. Following a short wed-
ding trip and a banquet, which was held
Monday night, the couple will reside in
Peoria, 111.
• •
965 CLUB DANCE AUGUST 15
"Dancing under the stars" will be in
order on Saturday, August 15, when the
965 Club gives its Annual Semi-formal
Dance at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. Music
will be furnished by the Cathayans.
Proceeds from the dance, according to
Miss Mabel Lowe, president of the club,
will send girls to the Y. W. C. A. Busi-
ness Girls' Conference at Asilomar, Aug.
22 to 29.
Bakersfield Pair Wedded
An attractively appointed wedding,
August 10, united Miss Thelma Jung
and Mr. Philip Chow, both of Bakersfield.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
A. S. Donat, pastor of the Congregation-
al Church in the Spanish Ballroom of
the Hotel El Tejon, at 8:00 p.m. The
bride was given in marriage by her bro-
ther, Mr. George Jung, and was attended
by Miss May Jung. Mr. William Jing
attended Mr. Chow as best man.
The bridal vows were read before a
vine-covered arch of ferns and flowers.
Mrs. Chow was gowned in a white satin
and lace tunic frock worn with a small
hat and a lace veil train. Her bouquet
was of pink talisman roses.
Miss Jung chose a peach mousseline
de soie gown and peach accessories. Her
bouquet was also of pink talisman roses.
Three hundred guests witnessed the
ceremony. A large reception followed
the rites and the couple left immediately
for southern California.
Mr. Chow was formerly a football,
basketball, and track star of the Bakers-
field High School. He is a charter mem-
ber of the Bakersfield Cathay Club and
was captain of its basketball team and
president.
Mr. and Mrs. Chow will be back to
greet their friends at their new home
at 1331 M Street next week.
THE LOTUS BOWL
TO END UP A THEATRE PARTY,
DANCE, OR CARD PARTY
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atmosphere reigns supreme"
Evenings to 12 p.m. - Saturdays to 1:30 a.m.
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CHINESE DICEST
August 14, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
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CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
BAKERSFIELD
Mamie Lee
FRESNO
Allen Lew
LOS ANGELES
William Got. Elsie Lee
NEW YORK
Annabelle Wong
OAKLAND
Hector Ene. E. M. Loo
PORTLAND
Edgar Lee, Eva Moe
SACRAMENTO
Ruth G. Fong
SALINAS
Edward Chan
SANTA BARBARA
Albert Yee
SEATTLE
Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
WATSONVILLE
Iris Wong
It's A Grand View
Word that the "Grand View of San Francisco is
finished should be an item of interest to the merchants
of San Francisco's Chinatown. In that picture, glimpses
of their little town, bazaars, and other stores that are
gems in the eyes of the western world are reproduced
in cinema splendor, and will be shown throughout the
United States. Each audience that views the picture
will mean that many more who will visit our stores at
some future time. Each time that the picture is shown
it is doing more and more to bring money into China-
town.
Mr. D. W. Low should be congratulated for his
farsightedness in producing this representative film of
our community.
TRUTH AND FOREKNOWLEDGE
IT IS an attribute of the possession of absolute
truth to be able to foreknow. When a nation or family
is about to flourish, there are sure to be lucky omens.
When a nation or family is about to perish, there are
sure to be signs and prodigies. These things manifest
themselves in the instruments of divination and in the
agitation of the human body. When happiness or
calamity is about to come, it can be known beforehand.
When it is good, it can be known beforehand. When
it is evil, it can also be known beforehand.
Therefore he who possesses absolute truth is like
a spiritual being. — Confucius (doctrine of the Mean).
CHINA'S TRANSFORMATION
In this week's issue of the Chinese Digest, progress
of an old civilization, one of the oldest in the world,
is seen through different individual's eyes. Is China
advancing? How far has she progressed? Is she dis-
carding her own ideas of civilization and taking on that
of the West? These and other pertinent questions are
the subjects of everyday discussion. The Chinese have
always been known for their patience. In our own
mind and through our own eyes, we who were born
and raised abroad do not think much of China's "mar-
velous" engineering feats, mile upon mile of rail tracks,
and the number of airplanes that China now has. Com-
pared to the extreme luxuries of the West, China's
progress does not seem to be much.
But China has made more progress in the last ten
years than any other nation under similar circumstances
in the last forty years! Hard to believe? It is, and
harder still to believe that the word "progress" does
not apply to only one field. China is advancing in
every field.
Paced by a recent book that states the tremendous
progress of China in the various fields, one easily vis-
ualizes the steps that have taken place since 1926 and
1927.
Political rehabilitation, industrialization, educational
reforms, public health, social relief, banking, railway
development, road construction, aviation, the mercan-
tile marine, postal development, national defense, aye,
and even athletics are receiving cooperation and en-
couragement in old Cathay. The way has been hard,
and will be harder from now on. Meddling powers
that see in the unification of China the probable rise of
a stronger spirit and comparatively richer nation do
and will continue to agitate and lead the unsuspecting.
The matter of which party is to govern China is
not the property of a few to choose or select. Under
the new constitution which China will receive on Nov-
ember 12, the people of China themselves can decide
that question. The thing for the Chinese people to
do is to acknowledge the fact that China is changing,
transforming itself into a new being that indicates that
before long it will be able to take care of itself. Yes,
China is being reborn — for the better.
QUALITIES OF A GREAT MAN
TO DWELL in the wide house of the world; to
stand in true attitude therein; to walk in the wide path
of men; in success, to share one's principle with the
people; in failure, to live them out alone; to be incor-
ruptible by riches or honors, unchangeable by poverty,
unmoved by perils or power, — these I call the qualities
of a great man. — Mencius, 371 B. C.
August 14, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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HOLLYWOOD
CHINGWAH LEE
The "Good Earth" picture is finally
"in the bag" after three years of delays
and preparation, 500 shooting days (e-
nough to make a dozen regular features)
a dozen headaches, four million strong
words a day for Irving Thalberg, Albert
Lewin, Sydney Franklin and others down
the line.
"In the bag" is Hollywoodia for say-
ing that the Major Unit has finished all
the shots according to the script.
A script is an outline of the struts
and blurts of the players with the scen-
ery and entrances and exits thrown in
free.
The "Good Earth" script has 220 pages
and it has cost the studio something like
a hundred berries a page, what with
fourteen refittings and alterations needed.
The picture is far from completion.
There is yet to be done such things as
cutting, editing, addition of atmospheric
music and educated sounds, the grafting
on of the titles and other garnishments.
Then there is the pleasant matter of
re-takes, new scenes, and process shoot-
ing. Here is where Billy Grady will again
step into the ring with chips on his
shoulders, saying something like this to
each player:
"Time for retake, children. Your do-
that scene was rotten, and we have to
go to the expense of taking it again.
Pay as per contract."
Photo by Frank Tanner.
The Wedding Feast with Father Wang, Wang Lung (center) and Ching.
"O, yea, you mean I have to accom-
modate the rotten acting of the rest of
the cast. Sorry, Konda just cabled me
from dea' ol' England; and if you want
me you'll have to dig deeper and date
from the day I left off."
Photo by Frank Tanner.
Chinese Village at Chatsworth
And so on far into the night. Then
they will all compromise to exactly what
the other wants and then take a drink —
alone.
But meanwhile the picture is "resting"
and the staff and crew fly off to part un-
known to take a drink or a swim or
whatever they do to forget their long
confinement.
Louise Rainer flew to New York, Frank
Tanner hid in the woods, Browne jumped
to San Francisco and Ray Ramsie dived
into Greenwich village.
So I, too, decided to celebrate. I don
my tuxedo — which is a suit with the
lining showing through. I called up
Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich, Greta
Garbo and other players to join me, but
their maids said they don't even know
me — can you beat that!
So I picked up an extress and said:
"Let's celebrate. I just got paid and
don't care how much I spend — thirty
cents, forty cents — it's alright."
For transportation we bribed the studio
chauffeur with a drink of Chinatown
Sling — chat's a mixture of gin, whiskey,
and un ga pa with a dash of tabasco
sauce.
Is the stuff strong? Say, Way back in
1906 my uncle spilt a drop in San Fran-
cisco, and you know the rest.
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CHINESE DIGEST
August 14, 1936
NEWS NOTES OF OVERSEAS CHINESE
By William Hoy
Seventy Chinese in Canada Agitates —
In Berkeley, Canada, live a handful
of Chinese who operate small retail shops
or hire themselves out as agricultural,
industrial or domestic laborers. Dur-
ing the last few weeks a number of the
older men among them have been thrown
out of work by the depression, and con-
sequently a majority of these have appeal-
ed for and been granted direct govern-
ment unemployment relief. Through this
form of government largess these indi-
gent Chinese immigrants were kept from
starvation.
However, recently some white Cana-
dian unemployed agitators sowed seeds
of dissatisfaction among these relief re-
cipients by the simple method of telling
them that they were not getting sufficient
relief money for their subsistence and
that if they were to organize and agitate
lagainist rheir 'benefactors they would
get more dole money. At the time the
Chinese on relief were each receiving
approximatly #1.15 weekly, Which pre-
sumably was to cover food and lodging
for that period of time.
At the instigation of radical agitators
the 70 Chinese in Berkeley organized and
one day led a "hunger march" to the
relief headquarters, demanding to see the
relief officials and ask that a higher re-
lief allowance be given each of them.
Unfortunately this demonstration netted
them nothing and soon the group was
dispersed by the police.
Nevertheless, the picture of these sev-
enty Chinese immigrants agitating for
more relief from a government which
could withhold such aid if it wished, was
a strange spectacle in far-off Canada.
* Q *
Changing Drinking Habit of Chinese in
Vancouver —
The drinking of tea — "the cup that
cheers but does not inebriate" — is the
time-honored and traditional drink of
the Chinese. And though the Chinese
have migrated and colonized outside of
their country for more than four hun-
dred years now they have carried tea
with them wherever they went. Where-
ver there are Chinese there tea houses
are opened which do business from the
wee small hours of the morning to late
at night.
There was a time when tea was on
the way to becoming the national drink
of America, but somehow it was sup-
planted by coffee. Now not only has
this bitter drink become an American
institution, but there is also strong evi-
dence that it has likewise won the gastron-
omic approval of the Chinese here. And
not only among the Chinese here but also
in Canada.
From Vancouver, B. C. comes a recent
report that the Chinese colony there is
now supporting 9 coffee shops and that
because most of the people have more
or less forsaken tea for coffee, these eat-
ing places are the most prosperous in
Vancouver's Chinatown. The ninth cof-
fee shop was only recently opened and
is equipped with the latest coffee making
gadgets.
Thus one of the outstanding drinking
habits of the supposedly unchanging Chi-
nese is undergoing a metamorphosis.
* o *
What A Rich Vancouver Merchant Left —
For many years Louie Hauk Yit was
one of Vancouver's shrewd and prosper-
ous merchants and property owners. He
was a respected member of the communi-
ty and the father of 11 children. By
all standards he was a Chinese immigrant
who had made good.
Two years ago Louie, after a lifetime
of hard work and family responsibilities
took a rest and made a trip to China,
leaving his family, with the exception
of one son, in Vancouver. He was never
to return, however, for some months
later he died in Hongkong.
When Louie's will was recently pro-
bated his estate totaled some $70,000,
most of which was invested in properties
in Vancouver. He was found to have
owned considerable holdings in British
Colombia. In Louie's will he left most
of his cash assets to his wife and three
of his sons.
Facts and Figures-
Most of the overseas Chinese who have
colonized in British Mayala, French In-
do China and the Dutch Indies are the
traders and merchants of the coastal
province of Fukien. During the post-
war years and before 1930 the remit-
tances of these Fukien immigrants back
home averaged forty to fifty million dol-
lars Chinese annually and helped to swell
the revenues and develop the province.
Since 1930, however, the remittances
have dwindled amazingly and has con-
sequently caused disastrous real estate
and banking losses in Fukien. Reliable
figures estimated that during 1935 the
money sent home by the Fukienese in
Malayasia totaled slightly over eleven
million dollars Chinese, less than one-
third of the pre-depression amount.
* U
Chinese Births and Deaths in B. C —
Some 10,228 babies were born in
British Colombia in 193 5. Of this num-
ber 127 were Chinese births. The total
death rate for the same period was 6,404,
and of this 222 were Chinese. There-
fore there was a total of 95 deaths over
births among Chinese in British Colom-
bia last year.
Overseas Native Language Schools —
There are at present 2,519 native lan-
guage schools established by Chinese
immigrants throughout the world. Of
this number, over 1,500 are in foreign
owned colonies in the Far East. In
British Malaya there are 658 such schools;
in the Dutch East Indies, 499; while the
number in British-owned Hongkong and
Portuguese-owned Macao totaled 550.
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VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on July 30 to
the wife of Chang Tim, 823 Grant Ave.,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Aug. 1 to the wife
of Wong Quing You Chung, 139i
Waverly Place, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Aug. 1 to the
wife of Quon Mee Yien, 730 Washington
Street, San Francico.
A marriage license was issued a few
days ago to Ning Lee, 614 Pine Street,
and Ethel Chinn, 1005 Powell Street,
both of San Francisco.
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CHINATOWNIA
Seattle Popular
As Vacation Spot
Seattle, Wash. — Popular visitors who
have departed and left a big empty space
in the social life of Seattle included:
Ella and Rose Koe, Mabel Wong, Lil
Chan, James and Joe Wong, Billy Wong,
Harold Sing, and George Tom, all from
Portland. Meeting friends who came in
on the President liner were Herbert Moe
and Shelton Low, also from Portland.
Many other members of the younger set
of Portland are scattered around in this
city enjoying themselves to the utmost.
Mrs. Frank Mar and her two children
returned from a two months visit down
South. Motoring up with Mrs. Mar
were her nephew and niece, Irwin and
Marjorie Chow of Fresno, California. Ir-
win, who is quite an athlete, spends
much of his time on the tennis courts,
and thinks Seattle's weather is "swell"
compared to Fresno's 104.
From Palo Alto, California, is Johnny
Locke who is spending his vacation here.
Henry Luke was back for the week-end
from Astoria, Oregon, where he, Edwin
Luke and a few other University of
Washington boys are working this sum-
mer, to visit his folks.
Of interest to friends of the South and
the Middlewest, is the arrival of Miss
Alice F. Snape last Saturday for a two
weeks' vacation. Miss Snape, who was
formerly a missionary at the Chinese
Baptist Church here for more than ten
years, left this city three years ago for
California, then to Chicago where she
continued her work among the Chinese
people.
During the past week, she has been the
incentive of many dinners and parties.
On Monday, August 3rd, she was the
guest of Mrs. Soun Lew at her country
home in Three Trees Point. Wednesday
evening, she was the honor guest at a
dinner given by more than twenty-five
girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wu of San
Francisco, California, were visiting
friends here last week. Mr. Wu, formerly
of this city, organized the first Chinese
Boy Scouts, Troop 54, here about twelve
years ago and became the first scout-
master. Through his leadership, this
organization became the most important
group of young boys.
San Francisco seems to be the focal
point of all vacationers this week as the
Tahoe Conference ended and many of
the delegates drifted here to wind up
their free time.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chinn drove in-
to the city from Stockton, where Mr.
Chinn is doing a prosperous business
with his Golden Dragon Cafe.
Miss Mabel Mew, with her sister-in-
law, the former Miss Mary Jung of San
Francisco, from Bakersfield, arrived in
Stockton and were among the party in
Mr. Chinn's car.
Elsie Young, student at U. S. C. ma-
joring in sociology, is visiting the city
for a few days. Miss Young, who is
also vice-president of the Chinese Student
Association of Southern California, is
returning to Los Angeles on Monday.
Among the members of the Lake Ta-
hoe Conference who stopped over at Val-
lejo on their way home were Mrs. John
Won and Mrs. Henry Bowen, who visit-
ed their sister, Mrs. Mary Wing.
Miss Elsie Young of Honolulu, who
will study at Los Angeles, is at present
vacationing in this city. She is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jang.
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The Chinese Playground
Situated in the heart of San Fran-
cisco's Chinatown, on Sacramento Street
between Stockton Street and Waverly
Place, is the Chinese Playground, offici-
ally designated as such in December,
1927, by the City Recreation Commission.
It was opened during the fiscal year
1927-28.
This property is on three leviels, and
has several retaining walls. The asphalt
courts include one basketball court, a
volleyball court, and one doubles tennis
court. The surface on the middle level
is of dirt devoted to the small children
and for general play. On this area is
also located the field house, a wooden
and stucco building of Chinese architec-
ture. It covers 455 square feet, and cost
#8,000.00.
On Sacramento Street, it has a front-
age of 116| feet, 43.6 feet on Waverly,
and about 103.5 feet east of Stockton
Street. The entire area is a little over
$ acre. All types of American play-
ground and Chinese games are played
on this playground.
From, the standpoint of better health
the playground has been of high value
to the community. There is a strong
possibility that in the near future, it may
be lighted for night use. In a recent
survey of San Francisco's juvenile popu-
lation by the Coordinating Council, the
block bounded by Stockton, Grant, Jack-
son and Washington Streets was found
to havie the largest number of juveniles
in the entire city of any single block.
This heavily populated section is within
a block of the Chinese Playground, mak-
ing it one of the Recreation Depart-
ment's most important and busiest units.
Within a radius of two blocks are also
located Chinese schools, churches, the
Y. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A.
The property of this playground was
acquired by the department for the sum
of #54,112.45 in October, 1925. Direc-
tor of the playground is Oliver Chang.
During the opening year 1927-28 the
total attendance was estimated at 124,-
332, and of this total, 83,000 were boys
and the rest were girls. During 193 5-36,
the total was over 155,555, distributed
as follows: boys, 72,155; girls, 54,918;
men, 14,500; women, 9,619; and spec-
tators, 4,026.
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CHINESE DICEST
August 14, 1936
SPORTS
Prod George Woo.
Faye Lowe - Ben Chu In Net Finals
By Vincent Chinn
Under a blazing sun on Wednesday
morning, Faye Lowe and Ben Chu ad-
vanced to the finals of the Pacific Coast
Chinese Tennis Championships by de-
feating Wahso Chan and Bill Louie,
former doubles champions, in a five-set
match. The scores were 1-6, 6-3, 6-2,
2-6, 6-4. The victory of Lowe and Chu,
youngsters, over their veteran rivals was
a major upset in the doubles class.
John Tseng, the unorthodox veteran
of numerous campaigns, created a mild
sensation by upsetting the favored
Thomas Leong in the quarter-finals of the
men's singles, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. The match
revealed a steady brand of tennis — with
frequent baseline duels — which would
not be unexpected whenever these two
get together. Off to a flying start,
Thomas broke through his opponent's
service twice to run out the first set at
6-3. The beginning of the second set,
however, saw the sudden collapse of his
game which startled the spectators. Sens-
ing this letdown, John put on the pres-
sure by adding more power and speed
to his strokes. Whipping a barrage of
sizzling placements to the corners, he
forced his rival repeatedly into costly
errors. Before the latter could grasp the
full meaning of what was happening,
John had ambled off with the second set
with the loss of only one game. The de-
ciding set found Thomas trying desper-
ately to regain the upper hand only to
find that his opponent was equally deter-
mined. Fighting with dogged persistence,
John finally won the set and match at 6-4.
Leong had his revenge, however, when
he returned later in the afternoon with
Bill Chinn to score a 6-3, 9-7 doubles
win over Tseng and Joe Moke, the
triumph placing them in the semi-finals
along with the crack combinations of
Bill Louie-Wahso Chang, Walter Wong-
John Lee and Ben Cbu-Faye Lowe, who
all came through with convincing vic-
tories.
Perhaps the most notable of them was
scored by the latter pair over the vet-
erans, Fred Mar and Tahmie Chinn, last
week, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. After losing the first
S'St, Ben and Faye went to town and
romped through the next two with com-
parative ease.
The quarter-finalists, Walter Wong-
John Lee, also registered a clean cut ver-
dict over W. York Jue and W. G. Jue
of Berkeley, 7-5, 6-1. Walt's service and
John's steady ground strokes were the
deciding factors in the outcome.
In other semi-final matches, Walter
Wong defeated John Tseng, 4-6, 6-3,
6-4, 6-3, while Erline Lowe scored a win
over Jenny Chew, 6-0, 6-1.
Both entered the finals, which will be
played on Sunday, August 16, beginning
at nine in the morning.
In another five-net semi-final men's
doubles match, the combination of
Thomas Leong and Bill Chinn emerged
victors over Walter Wong and John Lee,
the scores being 4-6, 10-8, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1,
on Wednesday morning. In a women's
singles match, Mrs. Chan advanced an-
other notch toward a possible title by
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Girls' Track Teams Prepare
Two strong girls' track and field teams
are starting in training strenuously for
the coming meet sponsored by the San
Francisco Chinese Tennis Club and the
Shangtai Refreshments on Sunday, Sept.
13, tentatively set to be held at the Old
Stadium in Golden Gate Park.
Henry Chinn is coaching the Oakland
Chinese Center girls' squad, which is
expected to furnish stiff competition to
the Mei Wah girls of this city, which
has as its mentor Jack Fong, all-around
star athlete.
There is no high jump event in the
90-pound class, but that event is included
in the 105-pound division. However, it
was announced by the sponsors that this
event may be put on in the 90's provided
there is sufficient demand to warrant it.
Likewise, the shot-put event in the girls'
class and the hurdles in the men's un-
limiteds will be inserted into the program
if there is a demand for them.
Providing that if there is sufficient de-
mand, there will be 70 and 80 pound
classes. In case trial heats in any class
are necesary, they will be held on Satur-
day, Sept. 12.
Entries for the track meet will close
on September 8 with the Chinese Tennis
Club, 876 Sacramento Street, San Fran-
cisco, from whom further details and
entry blanks may be obtained.
All Chinese track and field artists are
invited to participate in the meet as well
as in the Shangtai-Chitena Marathon, a
three-mile race, scheduled for Saturday
evening, September 19. Entries for the
distance run close on September 14.
St. Mary's Conducts Benefit
Boxing Card
A week from tomorrow, Saturday, Au-
gust 22, the St. Mary's A. C. Boxing team
will conduct a benefit exhibition at its
auditorium at Clay and Stockton Streets,
for the purpose of raising funds to se-
cure full equipment for its members.
Eight bouts are scheduled on the pro-
gram, besides other entertainment.
According to Sammy Lee, the boxing
coach, the first bout is slated for 8 p.m.
This amateur program is the first of its
kind in the history of Chinatown. Ad-
mission is twenty-five cents, tickets for
which may be obtained at the St. Mary's
School or at the Chinese Digest offices.
SALINAS NINE WINS
After several weeks of idleness, the
Salinas Chinese junior baseball team re-
sumed its activities by chalking up its
second victory of the season over the
Japanese Y. M. B. A. nine in a seven-
inning return tilt last week by an 11-5
score.
Opening the first inning with an early
attack, the Chinese, on six hits, account-
ed for four runs. In the fourth, another
barrage of base hits drove the Japanese
hurler off the mound by unleashing seven
hits for five more runs. In the fifth,
a walk followed by a single and a double
accounted for the last two tallies.
David Chin twirled a masterful game
besides collecting four of the fifteen safe
blows in five times at bat.
Several athletes are expected back late
this week or the early part of next week
when the Alaska Packers' ships return,
among them being Theodore Chinn,
Thomas Bow, Chan Yook Lim, Murphy
Bill Quon and others.
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Hours: 9 - 6 .... Sundays 9-12
August 14, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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SPORTS
SPORTS SHORTS
A potentially strong softball team is
being recruited by the Chinese Y. M. C.
A. It is probable that after a few prac-
tice sessions, the team may attempt to
schedule contests with various Chinese
"tens" throughout the bay region, such
as the Chinese Playground, the Oakland
Chinese Center, and others.
Popularity in softball is gaining rapid-
ly. The latest reports have it that the
Chinese Tennis Association may sponsor
a team very shortly to compete with
other Chinese teams throughout the bay
region. With the formation of this
new team, a local Chinese softball league
is highly probable.
It has been reported that Waite Ng
and H. K. Wong, popular members of
the Chinese Tennis Club, reached the
finals of the mixed doubles tournament
held at the Lake Tahoe Conference re-
cently. Being unable to play off their
match with Marian Fong and Harvey
Tom, of Vallejo, they conceded the title
to their opponents.
Hamilton Gee and John Sing, rank-
ing tennis stars of the Chinese at Los
Angeles, stopped over at San Francisco
on their way to Stockton. After watch-
ing several matches, Hamilton consented
to an exhibition match with Ben Chu
which was won by the latter. Gee had
to borrow a racket and a pair of shoes.
Good sport, Hamilton..
Allie Wong, flashy centerfielder, and
Al Bowen, hard hitting pitcher and first
baseman, are two of the Wa Sung ball
players who have been chosen to perform
on the Berkeley International League
All-Star team which is entered in the
annual Tribune Semi-Pro Baseball Tour-
nament slated to commence at the con-
clusion of the regular Pacific Coast Lea-
gue season. Key Chinn, shortstop, and
George Bowen, third sacker, are also be-
ing considered for berths on the All-
Stars.
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Softball Teams Clash
With the umpire's "Play ball!" expect-
ed to reverberate throughout the field,
the San Francisco Softball Club, which
has been known as the Chinese Play-
ground "tan," will meet the San Jose
Chinese team at the Margaret S. Hay-
ward Playground, Gough St. and Golden
Gate Ave., at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16.
Lineup for the peninsulans has been
announced as follows: Frank Chow, cat-
cher; Jimmie Lee, pitcher; John Young,
lb; Fred Lee, 2b; Ginn Chinn, 3b; Art
Eng, ss; Ernest Chow, scf; Gaius Shew,
cf ; Bob Young, If; and Harry Ng, rf.
The local team's lineup has not as yet
been announced. It will be named from
the following members of the club, Frank
Chan, Tommy "Bulldog" Yee, Wingo
Wye, Chaucey Yip, Henry Poon, George
T'om, Roderick Won, F. Woo, James
Jung, Charles T. Wong, "Wop" Hoang,
Fred Hing, Wallace Lee, D. D. Keong,
Wallace Lee, Tommy Wong, Johnny
Wong, Bob Poon, Fred Gok, George
Chinn and Richard Wong.
At a meeting held early this week,
Henry Chinn and Joe Chew were offi-
cially selected as coaches of the club.
Charles T. Wong was chosen as manager
and treasurer, with Harry Hall as assist-
ant manager.
A large cowd is expected to witness the
S. F. - San Jose game which brings to-
gether two potentially strong squads.
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FAMILY NAME NET TOURNEY
A novelty tennis tournament will be
conducted by the Chinese Tennis Club
of San Francisco during August 19 to
August 23, and will be known as the
Family Name Tournament. It is limited
to members of the club only, with entries
due to be closed on Tuesday, August
18, at six o'clock in the evening.
Trophies will be awarded to first-place
winners, with awards for second, third
and fourth places. Forty cents will be
charged per entry. There will be men's
and women's doubles. Prospective en-
tries may sign up at Hall's Sport Shop.
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The Chinese Center softball team will
clash with the Eastern Bakery ten of
San Francisco on Friday night, August
21st, at the Oakland Auditorium Field
diamond. The time is 8:45. A capacity
crowd awaits this tilt with interest; much
curiosity is rife as to the quality of soft-
ball played by the San Francisco outfit.
Wa Sung Vanquishes
Center In Softball, 6-2
Undefeated since its inception in Oak-
land, Wa Sung's softball team continued
its series of victories by subduing the
Chinese Center last Thursday evening,
August 6th, at the Auditorium Field, 6
to 2. Despite the loss, the Chinese Cen-
ter showed a marked improvement over
past performances. Wa Sung amassed
1 1 hits off Vic Ah Tye while Allie yielded
only 3 safe blows to the Center sluggers.
For five innings both teams played
scoreless ball. In the sixth stanza, Wa
Sung unleashed a barrage of timely hits
for 4 runs and tallied two more times in
the last canto, crossing the plate twice
after two were out. However, the last
batter grounded out to Wong, who chuck-
ed a masterful game.
George Bowen and Key Chinn of the
victors were the only players who col-
lected 2 hits apiece.
The box score:
Wa Sung
AB
R
H
Key Chinn, ss
4
1
2
Hector Eng, 2b
3
1
1
George Bowen, 3b
4
1
2
Al Bowen, lb
4
1
1
Allie Wong, p
3
0
0
Glenn Lym, sc
3
0
1
Worley Wong, rf
3
0
1
Sung Wong, c
3
0
1
Tom Hing, If
3
1
1
Bob Chow, cf
3
1
1
33
6
11
Chinese Center
AB
R
H
Ed Ah Tye, If
3
1
0
Dr. Lester Lee, 2b
4
0
0
John Won, rf
1
0
1
Ed Yee, sc
4
0
0
Hue Fung, ss
2
0
1
Paul Fung, 3b
2
0
0
Ralph Lieu, lb
1
0
0
Bing Eng, cf
1
0
0
Ed Fung, c
3
0
0
Victor Ah Tye, p
3
1
1
Dr. Jacob Yee, cf
2
0
0
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2
3
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August 14, 1936
TENNIS RESULTS
(Continued from Page 12)
eliminating Lucille Jung, 9-7, 6-2.
Bill Louie Victor
Working his way up quietly Bill Louie,
one of the old. guards of the "307" days,
vanquished Thomas Wong, 6-3, 6-4, in
a quarter-finals match, while Walter
Wong had to call forth all his tennis
wizardry to resist the sensational offer-
ings of Wahso Chan before stopping him
in a three-set match crammed with ex-
citing rallies, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. In clearing
this hurdle, Walt automatically estab-
lishes himself as the outstanding favorite
for the men's singles crown.
The last to qualify for the round of
four was Tahmie Chinn, the dark horse
of the tourney, who disposed of Peter
Gee 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Peter was unable to
solve the consistent flow of soft spinning
placements interspersed with long drives
to the back court by his victorious rival.
The mixed doubles event went into the
semi-finals with Mr. and Mrs. Wahso
Chan leading the way. The pair turned
back Alice Chew and Tahmie Chinn,
4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Following them were Hattie Dong
Hall-Thomas Leong, who defeated Lucille
Jung and Bill Chinn; and Erline Lowe
and Faye Lowe, who took down Walter
Wong and Maye Chung, 6-2, 5-7; while
Waite Ng and John Tseng won from
Fred Mar and Henrietta Jung to com-
plete the quartette of semi-finalists, by
scores of 6-4, 6-4.
Lowe, Chew Win
In the women's singles, the top seeded
Erline Lowe moved a step closer to her
bid for her first senior championship by
disposing of Emma Wong in masterful
fashion, allowing her only six games in
two sets. She will next meet Jennie
Chew, the much-heralded junior, in the
semi-finals. The latter routed Franche
Lee, 6-1, 6-3.
Little Henrietta Jung dropped a three-
set tussle to Mrs. Mary Chan, but gave
Mary something to worry about by cap-
turing the first set at 6-4 before the lat-
ter braced up and breezed through the
next two at 6-2, 6-1.
Mrs. Hattie Hall's comeback was
halted by Lucille Jung in a stirring bat-
tle which went to three hectic sets. The
match was productive of the best tennis
in the women's division so far. Filled with
sparkling rallies, the final outcome was
in doubt up to the very end. Lucille
won the opening set and seemed on her
way to an easy win. However, Hattie
Tahoe Memories
(Continued from Page 6)
meeting will be held in the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. at 7:30 p.m. These two affairs
will be opened to all former delegates to
the conference and their friends.
The four Lake Tahoe Conferences and
the subsequent reunions as well as sec-
tional rallies have helped in the past to
cement the fellowhip and the friendship
of the Chinese youth of California. The
Chinese Digest has helped considerably
this year in promoting publicity for the
conference, and the unselfish devotion
of the delegation chairmen and leaders
have done much to strengthen the un-
ion of the Chinese young people scatter-
ed in the many Chinese communities of
this state. The Tahoe force will add
much to the future welfare of our pe-
ople in this Golden State.
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GRAND VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLETED
(Continued from Page 5)
The producers of this feature believe that
the picture will bs of inestimable value
as an advertising medium for the 1939
Exposition.
The picture has been endorsed by
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, the San Fran-
cisco Chamber of Commerce, the Down
Town Association and other leading or-
ganizations of the city, it has been an-
nounced. The Chinese Consolidated
Benevolent Association and the Consul-
General of China, Hon. C. C. Huang,
have cooperated in this production.
Producer of "Grand View of San
Francisco" is Mr. D. W. Low, well-known
business man of Chinatown. Mr. T. Y.
Low wrote the story and Mr. Sam Tung
directed the production. Art director
was Mr. Paul Tung, and musical director
Miss Pauline Lee. The camera and
sound work was done by Mr. Cornell
and Mr. C. R. Skinner, respectively.
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made a courageous effort by taking the
second to even the score. It was obvious
that she was exceedingly tired when they
left the court for the rest period. Lucille
was tired also but she appeared to be in
better condition. The spectators were
treated to additional thrills in the last
set with the lead drifting back and forth.
After tying the count at 7-all, Hattie
crumpled under the terrific strain and
lost the set and match to her youthful
opponent, the scores bein^, 6-2, 2-8, 9-7
in Lucille's favor.
Hollywood
(Continued from Page 9)
First we went to the Brown Derby —
that's some kind of an off-color high
hat that made their money by having a
branch situated in front of every swell
hotel in Los Angeles.
Next we arrived at the Troc — that's a
place for those who want an expensive
dinner. It's also a hangout for players
to announce their weekly change of
sweeties.
Then we drove to the Cocoanut Grove
— that's a cocoanut jungle with some nuts
above and a lot of monkeys below.
I was near the check room when a
butter and yegg man handed me his hat
and said: "Take it, boy."
"Sir," said the man, "don't you know
who I am? I am Mr. Mayer from the
Studio." Gosh, that's my boss and it's
the first time I've seen him.
So I sauntered toward the tables and
a waiter approached me and he appar-
ently thought I was the president of the
Towu Kissin Cousin Steamship Company,
for he said: "Mr. Ugo Takasita?" point-
ing to a reserved table.
"Already this morning, thank you, '
sez I, parking myself.
The place is very Parisian and the wait-
ers very French, but being a linguist
in the Boy Scout Army I was prepared
for the occasion.
"Gar song," sez I with a nasal, "bring
vous un both sham pain."
Soon the glasses were filled, but we
had just started when the Japanese presi-
dent arrived and there was much con-
fusion. We both started bowing pro-
fusely.
After the eighteenth bow my lumbago
began to bother me, so I gave him my
check and sed: "Add this to Manchuria. "
and departed.
We decided to go slumming and ♦ion
landed on romantic Main Street. Many
society folk are out also, riding around
in Tanner sightseeing limousines. One
of them pointed to me and said, "There
is something about the inhabitants here
that you can spot instantly."
So we beat it to the Parisian Inn. The
wall is covered with murals, and we hate
to spoil them, but there is a sign on the
wall which said, "Do not spit on the
floor," and what can we do?
Well, they didn't appreciate our
thoughtful consideration and gave us the
La Marseilles which is the French Air
and we floated toward Chinatown.
August 14, 1936
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Lincoln (San Francisco)
Aug. 18; President McKinley (Se-
attle) Aug. 19; President Hoover (San
Francisco) Aug. 26; President Grant
(Seattle) Sept. 2; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
, Presi-
dent Van Buren (San Francisco) Aug.
14; President Jackson (Seattle) Aug.
15; President Taft (San Francisco) Aug.
21; President Garfield (San Francisco)
Aug. 28; President McKinley (Seattle)
Aug. 29.
President Hoover (San Francisco)
Sept. 4; President Polk (San Francisco)
Sept. 11; President Grant (Seattle)
Sept. 12; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) Sept. 18; President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25.
While fixing the headlight on a
friend's car Alfred Fong, of Oakland,
in changing the globe, was cut by broken
glass from the headlight. Taken to the
Emergency Hospital for first aid, he was
unable to obtain treatment, no surgeon
being available there at the time, where-
upon he was rushed to the Chinese Hos-
pital, where he was treated for cuts of
three artery veins by Dr. D. K. Chang.
Paris To Peiping in Ten Days "QUOTES'
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Tourists and business men who wish
to go from Europe to China in the
shortest possible time may now do so
through the new fast train of the Trans-
Siberian Railroad, which runs through
4,700 miles of the Soviet Republic.
For the first time the Trans-Siberian
Railroad is running a unit made up
entirely of first class coaches, diners and
sleepers and has also made a reduction
in fare. Riding on this de luxe express
travelers can now make the Paris-to-Pei-
ping journey in ten days, whereas by
the roundabout ocean route the trip is a
matter of weeks.
The line is penetrating territory not
ordinarily reached by tourists. It is open-
ing areas far off the beaten path, show-
ing close-ups of rural as we'll as urban
life, panoramas of wild land and moun-
tain ranges.
• •
GENERAL HO HOMEWARD BOUND
General Ho Yao Tsu and his wife
were among the passengers aboard the
S. S. President Coolidge last Friday sail-
ing for China. During the past one and
a half years, General Ho has been the
Chinese government's representative in
Tufkey. Reports have it that upon his
arrival and report to the Nanking gov-
ernment, he may be awarded a higher
position than his present one.
LINE RESUMES SERVICE
After discontinuing its service for a-
bout a year, the East Asiatic Company
will resume its Oriental run from San
Francisco and Gray's Harbor to the Or-
ient by the China Line, effective the
middle of next month, according to an
announcement.
The service will be inaugurated on
September 15 when the motorship, Asia,
will arrive here. A month later, the
second ship, the Panama, will follow.
Ports of call will be Shanghai and Hong-
kong and passengers as well as freight
will be carried as was the previous ar-
rangement.
• •
According to a report from Peiping,
women's associations throughout China
have petitioned the central government
to set aside May 5 each year as Mother's
Day.
"The Canton of today is almost un-
recognizably different from the Canton
I knew intimately when I lived there in
1912 and 1913, and very different from
what it was when I visited it on my way
home in 1926. In 1913 it was a walled
medieval city of narrow stone-flagged
streets, crooked, murky and fetid, albeit
picturesque and fascinating. In deeply
recessed silk, jade and silverware stores
sat pawky owners, often naked to the
waist, who had the yellowness and rotund
smoothness of the seated Buddhas cut
from old ivory. Lintels gilded and ex-
quisitely carved, the gold upon black of
hanging shop-signs decoratively suspend-
ed in flowery script, caught here and there
the slanting rays of sunlight. Single
wheeled barrows, boarded on either side
with bales of, or pigs or women with
tiny bound feet, were skillfully propelled
by streaming coolies. The air was filled
with the chatter and incessant bargain-
ing, punctuated by high pitched cries and
with laughter spray-light from group to
group. Around and below all lay grim
poverty, an intense struggle for existence,
and an almost suffocating sense of con-
gestion. Such were some of the mem-
ories evoked by sight of the city as it is
now, with streets and avenues as broad as
London's, with omnibus services, cars
for hire, efficient traffic control, smart
uniformed police using with nonchalant
perfection, all the latest gestures, hotels
with roof gardens and bedside telephones,
department stores, picture houses, loud
speakers, electrically lighted advertise-
ments— most of the paraphernalia, in
fact, of western urban civilization. Sim-
ilar transformations are occurring all o-
ver China with the rapidity which makes
it safe to predict that, given another ten
years of peace, urban medievalism will
to a great extent have disappeared."
— E. M. Gull, in 19th Century (Lon-
don) .
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1. Doubles finalists, (left to right) Fay Lowe and Ben Chu, winners, and Thomas Leong
and Bill Chinn, runners-up.
2. Women's singles, Mary Chan, (left), runner-up, and Erline Lowe, titlist.
3. Mixed doubles, Mary and Wahso Chan, winners. (Runners-up were Erline Lowe and
Fay Lowe.)
4. Men's singles, Walter Wong, runner-up, and Tahmie Chinn, titlist.
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August 21, 1936
FAR EAST
POPULAR EDUCATION PLANS
Utilizing the radio and motion pictures as a means
of education forms the principal feature of a compre-
hensive program worked out for the promotion of
popular education for the 25th academic year by the
Ministry of Education-
Other highlights of the scheme include the opening
of more free schools, readjustment and extension of
people's education institutes, compilation and improve-
ment of reading material, training of personnel, and
financial and technical assistance to various provinces
in the promotion of popular education.
All provinces and municipalities, according to the
project, will be instructed to install a total of 5,000
radio receivers within the year to receive educational
broadcasts. Installation subsidies will be granted by
the Ministry to those provinces and municipalities which
are in need of funds. Radio operators will be trained
and sent to the provinces and municipalities to take
care of the radio apparatus.
Meanwhile, different broadcasting stations will be
instructed to sponsor educational programs on the air.
Radio broadcasts will be arranged by the Ministry and
will be published in book form afterwards.
In collaboration with the Cultural Instruction Com-
mittee of the Central Kuomintang Headquarters and
other organizations concerned the Ministry will under-
take to produce educational motion pictures. The scen-
arios will be written by experts.
Motion pictures of educational value will also be
imported from abroad and distributed to various pro-
vinces and municipalities for public screening.
In order to accommodate the large number of illiter-
ate adults and school-age children it is planned that
at least an additional 30 free schools will be established
in each district next year. It is estimated that with
their establishment a total of 12,000,000 illiterate adults
and school-age children will be given a chance to learn
how to read and write.
Efficiency will be stressed in running the people's
education institutes- The educational authorities in
various provinces and municipalities will be instructed
to institute necessary reforms in the existing institutes
and to establish more of them when necessary. Per-
sonnel for such institutes will also be trained under
the guidance of the ministry.
To effect united progress of various institutes work-
ing programs will be mapped out by the Ministry and
inspectors will be sent out to look into their work.
In view of the lack of adequate popular education
material the Ministry will soon compile a set of new
1,000 JOBLESS COLLEGE
GRADUATES TO BE TRAINED
Plans which have been mapped out and are being
completed by the Executive Yuan for the solution of
the unemployment situation among the college grad-
uates in China will be translated into action on Oc-
tober 1, authoritative sources revealed recently.
For a period of six months, according to the project,
1,000 unemployed college graduates from the classes
of 1933, '34, and '35 will be enrolled for training such
as will equip them for government service.
Entrusted with making preparations for the train-
ing is a newly appointed commission under the aus-
pices of the Executive Yuan, which includes among
its members the Ministers of Education and of Indus-
tries, the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan,
and the Dean of the Central Political Academy.
Contents of the curriculum, it is learned, will include
spiritual training, physical training, and courses on
offical documents, organization of the various depart-
ments, and conditions of the various state enterprises.
Following the six-month training, it is stated, the
graduates will be given practical work of from three
to six months. During the training period each grad-
uate will be given a subsidy of $40 and during prac-
tice period, $30.
The seriousness of the unemployment situation a-
mong the "white-collar" class was admitted by Dr.
Wang Shih-chieh, Minister of Education, in an inter-
view with a recent news representative.
Over-supply of graduates in liberal arts and law
and the dearth of those in technical sciences were
attributed by Dr. Wang as the main cause for the
present unemployment crisis among the educated class.
A total of 2,400 college graduates of the years
1933, '34, and '35, or 13 percent of the total, according
to Dr. Wang, are now without employment, and of
these three-fourths are graduates from the colleges
of liberal arts and law-
On the average, it was pointed out, graduates from
medical colleges and technical schools occupy the
lowest figures in unemployment with 1 and 3 percent
respectively, while liberal arts graduates top the list
with 22 percent.
textbooks, reference books and supplementary reading
material prior to September when the next academic
year will begin. All existing texts and supplementary
reading material will be strictly examined- Those
found inadequate will be banned, while those which
are instructive will be popularized.
August 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
OAKLAND FORUM LECTURES
PROMISE CAPACITY CROWD
All seats for Dr. Koo's lecture and
that of Dr. Hu Shih on September 1
are reserved. Through a special con-
cession granted to the Chinese by the
Oakland Forum, prices of seats have
been reduced considerably. However,
s?ats are going so fast that the Forum
asks that all reservation be made at once.
Prices are:
Orchestra, 75 cants; balcony, 50 cents;
and gallery, 40 cents. These prices ire
for groups of fifty or more. (If an ag-
gregate of 50 rickets are reserved through
the Chinese Digest, the above prices will
prevail.) Tickets may be reserved by
calling the Chinese Digest, at CHina
2400, between the hours of 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Dr. Koo's lecture will be "Living Is-
sues in Modern Life," while Dr. Hu
Shih will lecture on "China Struggles
On."
• •
THALBERGS VISIT CHINATOWN
Producer Irving Thalberg of M. G.
M., Norma Shearer (Mrs. Thalberg),
Dire;tor Sam Wood, Max Siegel, and
several members of the Marx Brothers
family were guests of Chinatown last
Saturday night. After a Chinese ban-
quet at Hang Far Low they toured Chi-
natown as guests of the Chinese Trade
and Travel Association.
"A delightful and educational exper-
ience" was the gist of their enthusiastic
comments.
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Lowe Chuan-hua, director of the
Shanghai office of the China Internation-
al Famine Relief Commission, will speak
a: the Chinese Mandarin Theatre, Grant
Avenue near Jackson Street, on Sunday,
August 30, at 1:30 p.m. The public is
cordially invited to hear Mr. Lowe, who
is here as one of China's delegates to
the Insitirute of Pacific Relations Con-
ference now in session at Yosemite.
The full text of the I. P. R. Con-
ference at Yosemite as observed by
Mr. Lim P. Lee, Chinese Digest re-
presentative at the conference, will be
published in the next issue of the
Chinese Digest. — Editor.
WE GREET YOU!
The accompanying picture, showing
part of the staff of ehe Chinese Digest
upon the occasion of its opening last
year, is printed at this time in response
to the insistent demands of numerous
subscribers in wanting to become better
acquainted with the staff. It is to be de-
plored that a complete picture of the
staff could not be gathered in time. A-
mong others who have been invaluable
towards the success of the paper are Tsu
Pan, Daisy Chinn, Albert Lee, Ernest
Loo and Benjamin Jower. Of the ori-
ginal staff, Misses Ethel Lum and Clara
Chan and Messrs. George Chow, Albert
Lee and Benjamin Jower are no longer
with the Chinese Digest.
Thomas W. Chinn
Chingwah Lee
William Hoy
Ethel Lum
Clara Chan
Fred George Woo
Wallace H. fong
Robert C. Poon
George Chow
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CHINATOWNIA
August 21, 1936
"NEWSETTES"
Miss Ammie Law was married to Mr.
Williard G. Jue in the presence of close
friends, August 7th, at the First Baptist
Church, Seattle.
Among the visitors from California in
Seattle are: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wong
and their son, Earl, Mrs. Rose Wong
and her tjwo children, Peggy and Arnold.
Arriving Friday, August 14th, are Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Chew, accompanied by
their folks.
In honor of their little sister, Norma,
Misses Lorraine and Violet Woo of Se-
attle gave a birthday party for her and
invited ten girls to their house where a
merry time was had by all.
Ben Fong and Richard Dong of Sacra-
mento were visiting in San Francisco
during the past week.
The Rev. George W. Johnson, C. S.
P., director of the Catholic Chinese Mis-
sion, spoke at both the 1 1 o'clock and
the 12:15 masses at the Old St. Mary's
Church, California Street and Grant Av-
enue, on Sunday, August 16. His topic
was "The Deaf and Dumb of Spirit."
Mr. Louis Kay, prominent Seattle busi-
ness man, died Thursday evening, Aug.
13th, after several months' illness. Sur-
viving him are his widow, two sons and
two daughters.
• •
JANG TO STUDY IN CHINA
Monroe Jang, a Marysville Chinese
youth who won a $2,000 university schol-
arship from the Bank of America two
years ago, will leave shortly for China,
where he will study for three years. A
fkrewell banquet was tendered him by
his American and Chinese friends at the
King Inn, Marysville, last week. Fol-
lowing a song and dance program put on
by Chinese children, a lecture was given.
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AIJ'MNI ORGANIZATION
A group of former scouts of Troop 3
including Scoutmaster Chingwah Lee,
have laid plans for an alumni association.
They have held a number of meetings
at the Chinese Y. M. C. A., under the
chairmanship of Edwin Owyang, and
have finally written up a temporary con-
stitution to present for discussion and ap-
proval at a general assembly set for Fri-
day evening, August 28, at the Chinese
Y. M. C. A.
All former scouts of the troop are
requested to attend the meeting. Through
its organization, the alumni will have
social gatherings of its own, and will
alct as an advisory and cooperative body
to the troop itself, thus helping to foster
a greater Scouting interest in the com-
munity, said a spokesman for the group.
• •
TWIN BROTHERS WIN HONORS
On the University of Cambridge, En-
gland, examination lists recently publish-
ed, Chinese twin brothers figured prom-
inently. The two brothers passed in the
Economics Tripos Part One, the first part
of the honors degree in Economics, Yu-
Chung Hsi being placed in Class Two
Division Two, while Yu-Ho Hsi placed
in the Third Class.
Sons of Hsi Te-mou, general manager
of the banking department of the Central
Bank of Shanghai, the two brothers are
first year students at Trinity College.
They were former students of St. John's
Univerity of Shanghai.
• •
FIRE IN BAZAAR
Fire raged for over two hours at the
Tientsin Bazaar, 564 Grant Avenue, ear-
ly Monday morning, before firemen
brought the flames under control. Cause
of the fire, which started in the base-
ment, was not determined. The bazaar
suffered considerable damage.
Twenty Chinese, eight of them child-
ren, were led to safety from the flat a-
bove the Tientsin Bazaar, by firemen and
police.
Three were overcome by dense
smoke, but were treated and revived at
the scene. The fire was discovered by
Officers Michael Daly and Clyde Berth-
eimer passing by in a radio car. They
turned in the first alarm, while a Chinese,
Edward Quon, turned in a second one.
• •
Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Lee are spending
the week at Seigler Hot Springs, Lake
County, California.
QUOTES'
China's Self-Determination—
"Contrary to popular impressions a-
broad, the Chinese are fully capable of
successfully oombating Japanese imper-
ialism. China's chances of exhausting
Japan in a long struggle based on guer-
rilla warfare and complete cessation of
trade are overwhelmingly in favor of the
sfttempt. This thesis cannot here be
presented in detail, but it is supported
by nearly every competent military ex-
pert I know, by nearly every serious stu-
dent of present political valences, and
by an increasingly large number of pa-
triotic Chinese, profoundly disgusted with
the 'live and let live' Japanese policy
of the comprador regime which rules
them. Hundreds of China's patriotic
youths, its courageous intellectuals, its
editors, journalists and professors, are
facing imprisonment or worse by openly
demanding that the nation be armed for
war.
"But, although the opinion is based
on seven years of rather intensive study
of the internal mood of China, it is easi-
ly subject to error. It may be, for in-
stance, that the combined power of Jap-
anese and Chinese militarism and des-
potism will succeed in fastening upon
th» Chinese people a program of domin-
ation by Japan. Years and years of
experience may not yet have taught the
Chinese people that history inexorably
demands of freed peoples the will to
freedom and the courage to fight for it.
At any rate, we cannot determine China's
self-determination. Nobody can do that
but the Chinese.
"If my prophecy is proved correct,
however, quite likely the Sino-Japanese
war will be accompanied or succeeded
by mighty reversals of power elsewhere
in the Orient, for it is certain to set in
motion revolutionary developments of
great consequences "
— Edgar Snow, in the Saturday Even-
ing Post.
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CHINATOWNIA
FIRECRACKERS
Dear Editor:
There are two ways of seeing China-
town; one is to walk through it; the
other is to live through it.
I, an Irish American woman, have
lived in Chinatown long enough to form
an opinion surer than those of the casual
visitor and not long enough to lose that
element of surprise that a new environ-
ment offers.
Two months ago I came to San Fran-
cisco and settled in Chinatown in a
Chinese apartment house.
Since that time I have lived here as
though the rest of San Francisco did
not exist, and out of this experience
have come observations which may be of
interest to you.
These observations are primarily con-
cerned with the Chinese people and not
with the charming shops that line their
streets. Yet I cannot refrain from say-
ing, that the one jarring note about some
of these shops, not always evident to
the casual visitor, is that some of them
are Chinese in appearance only. The
proprietors are Oriental, to be sure, but
not Chinese.
I think it was the late G. K. Chester-
ton who said that Christ did not love
the human race because there is no such
thing as the human race. He loved men
as individuals and I do not attempt to
generalize the Chinese as a race. Here
in Chinatown I know them as John Kan,
Earl Woo, King Fong, Clifford Lee, Glad-
ys Chinn, Doris Low and also Jiminie,
Edmund, and Tom, the last three are
three of the many of those lovable noisy
kids that act as guides for tourists visit-
ing Chinatown and apparently like my-
elf make Fong Fong's their headquarters.
Last but not least "Daisy", Daisy Ng to
you, a little girl with a great big smile,
the cutest prettiest bk of femininity,
truly a treat for the eyes. After spend-
ing several hours a day across their
counters, they accepted me as one who
liked them for what tihey are, and through
them I began to meet an individual here
and there of the Chinese, that troop
within their doors. Through John Kan
and Erl (both have been most kind to
me) I have met several charming people,
namely Kenneth Kealy Lee and his wife,
Edward Quon, Dave Sum, Mildred Kan,
Mr. Low, a visitor from Portland, Mrs.
Lee of Oakland and a couple of "G"
men.
First in my impressions, is the high de-
gree of sociability Chinese manifest with
family and friends. From childhood to
old age they appear to enjoy one an-
other's company in far greater measure
than do the members of ocher American
families and organizations I have known.
Whether this enviable trait is in their
blood or their culture or both, it is not
my purpose to discuss. I only say that
in the time of my residence here I have
no stronger impression than their happy
social life.
Another impression that crowds for-
ward is the feeling of "security" that an
American woman has in Chinatown. I
am without an escort most of the time.
Not orice have I been annoyed by a
Chinese, but more than once I have been
bothered by so-called "white" Americans.
I think native San Franciscans know
that Chinatown is as safe as any part of
the city, but outsiders constantly come
with the utterly false notions of the yel-
low press and pulp magazines.
As false, is the forty-niner attitude
that Chinese are illiterate. "Pidgin-En-
glish" is as out of place in Chinatown
as in the Italian quarter. I will venture
that the percentage of University grad-
uates is as hi^h in Chinatown as in any
sector of the city. More than this, the
majority are literate in two tongues. I
have a greater respect for an education
that is bilingual and double cultured
than one that isn't. It is pitiful that
American education, especially in the
fields of history and art, has so long
maintained an ostrich attitude toward
China. My point is that in Chinatown
the younger generation is without this
handicap.
When I started this lengthy article I
mentioned I had lived in Chinatown two
months. I will close by saying that I
hope it will run into many months be-
fore I have to leave — if ever. I am happy
and contented here, I love Chinatown
and Chinese people and at last feel that
I am in my true environment.
Helen O'Brien
San Francisco, Calif.
August 6, 1936
" "NTSP DECLARED CITIZEN
Lau Hu Yuen, a shopkeeper of Hawaii,
was declared a citizen of the United
States by Circuit Judge William Denman
in the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals last week in San Francisco. Lau
was ordered released from custody of the
United States Marshal. Judge Denman's
decision was a reversal of the decree of
the District Court and an order of the
Secretary of Labor directing that the
Chinese be deported.
Born in Hawaii in 1897, Lau was tak-
en to China two years later by his father
upon the death of his mother. In 1923
he re-entered Hawaii. In 1935 he was
claimed by an immigration officer in
Hawaii that he entered Hawaii by fraud,
and his deportation ordered. Lau appeal-
ed the case, but the District Court of
Hawaii affirmed his deportation, and he
took his case to the court here.
In reversing the decision, Judge Den-
man held the second hearing to be
unfair and inadequate and the findings
of the immigration authorities not found-
ed upon the evidence.
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LECTURES AT C A. C A.
A series of lectures on the American
Constitution, federal, state and city gov-
ernment, and the present social condi-
tion, will be given under the auspices of
the Emergency Education Project at the
San Francisco Lodge of the Chinese Am-
erican Citizens Alliance every Monday
evening from 7:30 to 9 o'clock. ' The
first lecture was given last Monday, Au-
gust 17. These lectures are designed to
acquaint the citizen with American in-
stitutions and system of government. The
Chinese public is cordially invited to
attend. No admission is charged nor
qualification required for attendance.
Further information may be obtained
from Dr. Theodore C. Lee, Kenneth Y.
Fung, or Thomas S. Leong, at 1044
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HOLLYWOOD
It's easy to become a fortune teller if
you let tiTe spirits move you. Being
thoroughly moved by Chinatown Sling
I'm now in a position (feet on typewrit-
er) to predict everything and give you
he low down on the future of the "Good
Earth":
Question: When will the picture be
released? Answer: That depends. Just
now, Publicity Director Clarence Locan
and Advertising Director Frank Whit-
beck are in China trying to start a re-
volution so that "Good Earth" will be
front page. Probably in November.
Question: Will the picture go over?
->swer: With me in the mob scene? Of
course! Then diere's Producer Irving
Thalberg who has a sixth intelligence
which enables him to smell a good child
long before it's in swathing clothes. Too,
'-.<■ nursed many a sick child into healthy
box office smashers.
Question: Has the picture a strong
cast? Answer: Well, besides scene-steal-
er William Law, there's Paul Muni, Lou-
ise Rainer, Walter Connally, Charles
Grapewin, Jessie Ralphs-all stars in their
own rights, all having a huge following
which goes to all their shows and are
never disappointed.
Question: How about the Chinese
players? Answer: Except for Anna May
Wong, Willie Fung, Jimmy Howe, Bruce
Wong, and half a dozen others, the
Chinese cast looks like a Hollywood Dir-
ectory of Chinese players. Keye Luke,
Soo Yong, Roland Got, William Law,
CHINGWAH LEE
Note achronistic error discovered
Photo By Frank Tanner
by "Script Girl" (Margaret Ursem)
and Betty Soo Hoo are excellent.
Question: How's the story? Answer:
The general trend of Pearl Buck's prize
novel has been followed faithfully, es-
pecially the first half, which contains
much of the original dialogues. Hfere
and there the story is brightened with a
few Lin Yutangs. Pearl Buck's readers
include a large section of the public who
Photo By Frank Tanner
Ricf field outside the big walled town
do not go to shows unless there's a high
brow pretext for going — and then they
secretly gloat over Clark Gable's pair of
large ears, and Jean Harlow's pair of
large eyes.
Question: Will the "Good Earth" be
a long picture? Answer: It was scripted
for about Ziegfeld's equal, but a steady
Hollywood diet in the cutting room, is
reducing it to regulation length.
Question: How much did the picture
cost? Answer: A little over three mil-
lion.
Question: Isn't that a lot of hooey?
Answer: And get into trouble with Un-
cle Sammy?
Question: Isn't that a lot to spend on
one picture — mere entertainment for two
hours? Answer: Movies are inexpensive
entertainment, amateur shows are expen-
sive entertainment. Suppose each movie
house stopped renting fiLms for a week
and staged a show of their own — even
if they borrowed props from second hand
stores, the combined expenditures of these
shows would exceed a typical production
by several hundred times.
Question: Has the picture much phy-
sical punch? Answer: Yes, in the Rob-
bing the Big House scene, someone threw
a punch bowl at me. The revolution
scene has all the excitement found in
"Mutiny on The Bounty" — a sort of
Muni-on-the-Bounty affair.
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August 21, 1936
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CHINESE ABROAD AS AMBASSADORS
The following article, by Woo Kia»:ang in the China
Press Weekly, is to the mind of the overseas Chinese
something that we take for granted in our routine of
study and business. But Mr. Woo points out where
we ar<» indebted to others for much o-r our good for-
tune, namely, the charitable act of the American Gov-
ernment in remitting part of the Boxer Indemnity fund
back to China for educational and cultural purposes.
But how many of us have thought of the Chinese
abroad as "ambassadors of goodwill"?
Some 89 years ago, three adventurous Chinese
youths, after doubling the Cape of Good Hope and
stopping at St. Helena in an arduous 98-day voyage,
landed in New York to become the first group of
Chinese students to enroll in American schools and
universities.
Among the three was the 19-year-old Cantonese
youth, Yung Wing, who after completing his studies
at the Monson Academy, graduated from Yale College
carrying the distinction of being the first Chinese stu-
dent to obtain a degree from an American institution
of higher learning-
Since Yung Wing's time, many Chinese have follow-
ed his footsteps and crossed the mighty Pacific in
search of new experience and new learning in American
universities. Many of these students, after their train-
ing in college in the United States, have returned to
take a leading part in China's reconstruction and re-
form programs.
While the exact number of American return students
is unknown, the 1933 issue of the Handbook of Chinese
Students in the U. S. A. listed 1,305 Chinese youths
distributed in some 123 institutions. This figure in-
dicates that over 20 per cent of China's students abroad
are in America. (The 1935-36 term lists 1,885 students
in America and Canada, according to the same book.)
This year another large group of Chine: » youths
will follow the trek of Yung Wing and his charges.
Like their predecessors, these students will supplement
their classroom work with personal contacts with Am-
erican life and American culture.
Unofficial Ambassadors
They will act, in many respects, as China's unofficial
goodwill ambassadors to cultivate mutual understand-
ing and friendship between the two peoples, whose
present cordial relationship is partly based on the
exchange of ideas and ideals through the endless flow
of Chinese youths.
Some of these Chinese students will undoubtedly
visit many small American towns where China is only
known to the people through their vague memory of
grammar school geography. These students in their
conversations, will be able to do much in revealing
to the American public the real China which so few
Americans really know.
Perhaps one of the best things a Chinese student
can learn from contrasts with this section of the Ameri-
can population is their frugality. Many sons from weal-
thy Chinese families, who never did a day's manual
labor in their own country, will soon learn the useful
art of wiping and washing dishes, the rudiments of
firing a furnace, and mowing a lawn. One well-known
Shanghai merchant was recently informed that his son,
now studying in an American university, has been do-
ing his own cooking and making up his own bed. He
was astounded — horrified. "What? My son going
down into a kitchen? Why, he never had to do any
of these things while at home. What do the servants
in America do?" he said excitedly.
Refuses Increased Allowance
He was still more surprised when told that very few
American families can afford a servant. But his son,
in the meantime, is enjoying his little culinary venture
refusing his father's offer to send him an increased
allowance.
All these apparently inconsequential things form part
of the Chinese students' educational program in Am-
erica. They serve to impress on the Chinese youth
many of the valuable traits of the American.
In making this education possible for a large num-
ber of Chinese students, a tribute should be paid to
the farsightedness of the American administration in
1908 which decided to remit part of the American share
of the Boxer Indemnity to the Chinese Government
for educational and cultural purposes-
This fund went to maintain the National Tsing-Hua
Umversity at Peiping and to finance its graduates in
further training in American universities. This fund
totalled U. S. #11,961,12176.
In 1925 another U. S. #12,545.438.67 was remitted
bv America. The China Foundation for the Promotion
of Education and Culture was formed with a portion
of this remitted fund. American colleges, seeing the
great possibility for future Sino-American friendship
and cooperation, have been especially liberal in making
provisions to accommodate Chinese students entering
their schools.
August 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
DELTA PHI SIGMA ANNIVERSARY
The Delta Phi Sigma fraternity of
the University of California will hold
its 13th anniversary at the Sir Francis
Drake Hotel, Saturday, August 29. A
banquet exclusively for members and their
partners will precede their usual invita-
tional dance.
Chartered at the University of Cali-
fornia as the recognized Chinese fraterni-
ty thirteen years ago, membership totals
more than sixty among which many
prominent men of this community are
included.
Credit for the success of past affairs
have been due to the efforts of Larry
Mah, graduate manager, who promises
his brothers this year the "tops of them
all."
• •
HOLLYWOOD
(Continued from Page 7)
Question: Has the play "mental
punch?" Answer: Yes, the play is a tear
jerfcer, several fields of onions having
been planted at the location. The play
is essentially a mood picture, and Syd
Franklin is a past master in poetical work.
Question: Has the play sex interest?
Answer: The original by Pearl Buck is
so sexy the Will Hays organization did
a lot of amputation. But Lotus cannot
be amputated.
Question: Has the play comic ele-
ments? Answer: Just wait until you
see the scene between Walter Connally
and Soo Yong — you'll realize it's no fu-
neral march.
Question: Has the picture been a
"jinx?" Answer: Well, there were sui-
cides, several deaths, several fights, sev-
eral first class accidents, governmental
complication, and three years' delay. O-
therwise, it's all right.
Question: Has the play popular ap-
peal? Answer: No, it has none of the
glamour of "Suzy" or "Wives versus
Secretaries," but then it has bright eyed
Louise Rainer.
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The Division B boys of Troop 3, B.
S. A., are commemorating the tenth an-
niversary of the organization of their
group in the troop with a dinner dance
at the Palace Hotel tonight, August 21.
At least fifty persons are expected to be
present.
In conjunction with the Anniversary,
a special Scout Evening will be held at
the regular Epworth League meeting in
the Chinese M. E. Church, Sunday, Aug.
23. The guest speaker will be Mr. Lim
P. Lee, who was organizer of Division
B, and is also a member of the Epworth
League. Musical numbers will be given
by members of the division. The public
is cordially invited to attend the Sunday
program.
• •
DR. WING MAH SPEAKS
Dr. Wing Mah, professor of political
science at the University of California
speaks tod'ay (Friday) at 2:30 p.m. at the
Oakland City Club Theater on the works
of Dr. Hu Shih, China's modern philo-
sopher, lecturer and author, who is head-
ing the Chinese delegation to the Insti-
tute of Pacific Relations Conference at
Yosemite.
• •
3RD ANNUAL STOCKTON DANCE
On Saturday evening, Sept. 6, the
Wolves Club of Stockton will sponsor
its third Annual LafoorDay Dance. Danc-
ing will be from nine p.m. till 2 a.m. with
good music promised, according to Yung
Wong.
AWARD DANCE TOMORROW
The Chinese Tennis Club's Award
Dance will take place tomorrow night,
August 22, at the N. S. G. S. Hall, 1044
Stockton Street, San Francisco, from 8
p.m. to 1 a.m.
At the dance, trophies and awards to
the tennis champions of the Pacific Coast
Chinese will be given. Admission to the
dance is by bids only and are obtainable
at Hall's Sport Shop, 876 Sacramen-
to Street, or at the dance, at 25 cents
each. Participants in the tournament are
requested to call for their complimentary
bids at the sport shop.
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..LEE-TOM WEDDING
Robert W. Lee, of 1029 Jackson Street,
and Dorothy Tom, of 815 Clay Street,
both of San Francisco, were married on
Tuesday, August 18, and left the follow-
ing day for a honeymoon trip to Santa
Cruz, where the couple will stay for a
week.
A wedding banquet was held Tuesday
night at the local Sun Hung Heung
Restaurant, with approximately 130 re-
latives and close friends attending. Fol-
lowing the banquet, more than thirty
persons attended a house party at the
couples' new home.
• •
Cyrus Chan and Lily Yee, both of Los
Angeles, were secretly married last week
in Reno, the couple being accompanied
by David Wong of Sacramento. A din-
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CHINESE DIGEST
August 21, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
Matteo Ricci's Scientific Contribution to
China. By Henri Bernard, S.J. Trans-
lated by E. C. Werner. 108 pp. Published
by Henri Vetch, Peiping, China. #2.50
(U. S.)
In the march of European civilization
the thirteenth has been called "the great-
est of centuries," and with good reason.
The cultural centers of Europe, the uni-
versities, were flourishing; founders of
many schools of painting, Cimabue, Duc-
cio, and Giotto, were showing their gen-
ius to the world; the Gothic Cathedrals
were being built; and there was a revival
in law and the development of various
European legal systems. And last but
not least, the immortal Dante, poet, phil-
osopher, and theologian, was there, writ-
ing his poetry, and typifying in his per-
son the intellectual renaissance of that
period.
The European renaissance came as a
direct consequence of the Greek tradition
in the exact sciences which, during the
preceding two centuries, had passed
through a brilliant development in Wes-
tern Islam. Until the latter part of the
twelfth century European civilization had
only the works of Pliny, Boetius, and
Cassiodorus to draw upon for their sci-
ences, but Islam drew directly from the
pure tradition of the Greeks. The works
of Euclid, Ptolemy, and Aristotle were
accessible to the Arabs. Islam preserved
the tradition of the Greeks, cultivated,
developed and perfected it. When Ger-
ard of Cremona, assisted by Galippus,
translated some 74 works of Greeks and
Arabs, Greek learning, as represented by
Archimedes, Euclid, Ptolemy, Aristotle,
and the works of Arabic mathematicians
and astronomers, Galen, Avicenna, Al
Farabi, Ibn Gebirol, for the first time
became accessible to Europe. The Twelfth
Century Renaissance thereupon began.
China In The 13th Century
What was happening to China at the
same time? There, under the Yuan Dy-
nasty, some sort of scientific activities
were being encouraged and developed,
for the Moslem civilization had also
penetrated to the Middle Kingdom. One
Yeh-lu Ch'u-ts'ai had accompanied Gen-
ghis Khan to Persia, and in 1210 he
took from the Uighurs their calendar
for the purpose of adapting it to the
Mongolian empire. In 1280 the new
calendar was revised and became the
official Mongol calendar.
Scholars East and West have always
associated the Yuan Dynasty (1200-
1368 A. D.) with the two literary a-
chievements represented in the brilliant
development of the Chinese drama and
novel. But the thirteenth century was also
an epoch of scientific achievement as
China came under the influence of Mos-
lem, particularly in the spheres of math-
ematics and astronomy. This age of
scientific learning reached its highest
stage in Kuo Shou-ching (1231-1316),
a genius in mathematics and engineer-
ing. He constructed many astronomical
instruments which Ricci, three hundred
years later,- saw and admired.
But the coming of western science to
China through the channels of Moslem
civilization, though it began under a dyn-
asty which encouraged such learning, un-
fortunately did not last. When the Yuan
Dynasty fell, to be supplanted by the
Ming Dynasty, scientific learning went
out with the Mongols. The Yuan cal-
endar was discarded and in its place was
Ephemerides calculated according to an-
cient Chinese rules. Chinese arithmetic
was once more back to the abacus stage,
and geometry was reduced to practical
measurements only. Mathematics in the
schools consisted of solving problems by
the Chiu-chang uan-shu, an ancient me-
thod of calculation which had almost
disappeared with the Burning of the
Books in 213 B. C. and which was never
entirely reconstructed by later scholars.
In 1374, when the History of the Yuan
Dynasty was being written by imperial
order, some Persian manuscripts were
found in the Palace Library. These the
Emperor ordered to be translated into
Chinese, but the translators were baffled
by the technical expressions and the sci-
entific problems demonstrated therein.
Finally they translated only the tables
of practical astronomy, and the manu-
scripts on mathematics and theory of
the planets were ignored and thrown
aside, to disappear in the course of time.
With the Moslem scientific contributions
to China all but wiped out, the native
scholars went back to their studies of
history, l'terature, law, the teachings of
the sages and, later on, to undertake the
compilation of the world's most gigantic
encyclopedia, the Yung Lo Ta Tien, a
work of some 500,000 pages
Coming of the Jesuits
Historically, the coming of the Jesuits
in the 16th century to China achieved
two things: first, it marked the found-
ing of the Catholic missions, and second,
it introduced Western science, especially
astronomy and mathematics, into the
country. In the latter case, the arrival
of the Jesuits, men of great intellect and
ability and learned in all branches of
Western science, marked China's first
step in appreciating the culture of Eur-
ope. Quite unknown to these mission-
aries, the scientific knowledge which they
had brought with them as an adjunct
in their attempt to Christianize the Chi-
nese, had added a highly significant chap-
ter to China's history. Hu Shih, writ-
ing about China's cultural appreciation
of Western knowledge in the light of
history, thus wrote of the Jesuits:
"The great success of the Jesuit mis-
sions in China during the seventeenth
century is a good example of cultural
appreciation at first sight, and will serve
as an instructive contrast to the unfor-
tunate encounter between China and the
Western powers in the nineteenth cen-
tury. Th Jesuits had learned that a
Christian mission to China could never
succeed if it were not in a position to
show and convince the Chinese intelli-
gentsia of the superiority of the Europ-
ean culture. So the Society of Jesus
took great pains to select and train the
first missionaries for China and these
men brought with them not only their
religion, but also the latest mechanical
inventions and scientific knowledge of the
Europe of 1600. They had learned that
China was then in the midst of a long
controversy over the possible reforms of
the calendar which had been in use for
over 250 years and was no longer con-
sidered sufficiently accurate in the pre-
diction of the eclipses and other stellar
phenomena. So the first Jesuits were
all trained in astronomical science; and
the greatest leader and pioneer of them
was the famous Matteo Ricci . . . . "
(vide The Chinese Renaissance, by Hu
Shih).
Ricci, Missionary 8C Scientist
Although he was not the first Catholic
missionary to set foot in the country
(several had done so centuries before)
yet Ricci is the acknowledged founder of
the Catholic missions in China. He
brought to his work of evangelization a
tremendous knowledge of the science of
the latter sixteenth century. Arithmetic
had been simplified. Euclid was gener-
ally known, Conic Sections in their ele-
mentary aspects as well as simple propo-
sitions of Trigonometry were understood,
but algebra was still lacking in a suitable
notation. Dynamics as a science was still
undiscovered, and the assumption that
the velocity of falling bodies was pro-
portional to their masses was not yet
disproved. In Astronomy the system of
Ptolemy still stood undisputed, but the
explanation of the motion of the planets
August 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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REVIEWS AND COMMENT
by epicycles and eccentrics was becom-
ing difficult. In Optics elementary prob-
lems of reflection were known, while in
Hydrostatics Archimedes' principle re-
garding floating bodies was still good.
Such was the body of scientific know-
ledge which Ricci knew.
Born in 1552 at Macerata, Matteo
Ricci studied the humanities in the Jesuit
College for 7 years. He went to Rome
in 1568, took law for three years, and
then entered the Society of Jesus in
1571. From 1572 to 1578 he studied
Philosophy and Theology in the Roman
College, and there came under the in-
fluence of Father Clavius, the renowned
mathematician and one of the authors
of the Gregorian calendar. Studying
mathematics and the sciences in conjunc-
tion with Philosophy, Ricci's education
in the Roman College seems to have
been: In the second year of Philosophy
the first 4 books of Euclid for 4 months,
practical arithmetic one month and a
half, Spheres two months and a half,
geography two months, and the remain-
der of the year, Books V and VI of Eu-
clid. In the third year of Philosophy:
Astrolabe two months, theory of the plan-
ets four months, Perspective three
months, during the remainder of the time,
clocks and the ecclesiastical calendar.
Ricci was an intelligent pupil, with a re-
markably good memory, and being in-
terested in the sciences he learned more
in the college than his course indicated.
He became a good clock-maker, a com-
petent architect, draughtsman and me-
chanician.
While Ricci was studying in Rome,
another Jesuit, Fr. Alessandro Valignani,
who had charge of the Catholic missions
in India and various parts of Asia, was
attempting to enter China to found a
mission. Failing at first Valignani re-
tired to Macao and there set about to
learn the language, history and traditions
of the Chinese. He sent for Fr. Michael
Ruggieri, a remarkable linguist, who was
then in the Indian missionary field. While
waiting for him Valignani drew up a
report on the conditions in China, and
when Ruggieri arrived in 1579 he was
urged to start learning the Chinese lan-
guage without delay. While he was
doing this Valignani also sent for Matteo
Ricci, who arrived in Macao in 1582.
Ricci Begins His Work
Fr. Ricci began his mission in Shiu-
hing, province of Kwangtung, in 1583.
Six years later he moved on to Shiu-
chow, where he spent five and a half
years. His goal was Peking, where he
would ask imperial permission to pro-
pagate Catholicism in the empire. After
Shiuchow he passed three years in Nan-
chang. In the beginning of 1599 he was
at Nanking but within eighteen months
he was on his way to Peking. He entered
the Capital on the 24th of January, 1601
and remained there until his death in
1610. His burial ground was the first
piece of property acquired by foreigners
in China.
During his six years in Shiuhing, Fr.
Ricci made some converts but found none
who could understand the science which
he sought to teach. He did teach his
Christians how to calculate their calendar
but it was by rule of thumb and not by
explanation of principles. In Shiuchow,
however, he met his first real student.
He was Ch'u T'ai-su, a young and
thoughtful scholar, and he remained with
Ricci for a year. During that time Ricci
taught him to calculate — in place of the
abacus — with pen and paper, using Ara-
bic numerals. He taught him the theory
of fractions, problems on the Rule of
Three, extraction of square roots, pro-
gressions, and other knowledge of ma-
thematics which could be found in an-
cient Chinese treatises but which had
been forgotten by the scholars. The
missionary further explained to his Chi-
nese pupil the Sphere of Fr. Clavius,
and taught him the first book of Euclid;
also the construction of instruments and
the measurement of heights and dis-
tances. What Ch'u T'ai-su learned from
Ricci he set down in Chinese, thus creat-
ing a scientific terminology in the native
language whch was later to supplant the
ancient terms. At the end of his studies
Ch'u was able to make many instruments,
including sexitants, spheres, astrolabes,
compasses, in wood, copper and even in
silver.
During the three years he spent in
Nanchang, three good pupils came to
Ricci, and two of them were disciples of
a famous scholar named Li Hsin-chai.
The third one had learned Ch'u T'ai-su's
translation of the first book of Euclid
and wanted to learn more. During this
period, with the help of his pupils, Ricci
constructed dials of various forms,
spheres, terrestrial globes, and geometri-
cal quandrants.
Two Famous Pupils
When Ricci finally established himself
in Peking his name was famous and his
reputation known throughout the cultural
centers of the empire. By this time he
had attracted two other famous scholars
who wished to learn science from him.
One was Li Wo-Ts'un (known later as
Doctor Leo) of Hangchow, who was first
drawn to Ricci through his interest in
map-making. Ricci had drawn up a map
of the world and Li urged him to pub-
lish it. Li Wo-Ts'un was also interested
in astronomy and helped to construct
many sun-dials as described by Clavius,
and a fine astrolabe. He later wrote
many scientific books explaining math-
ematics and astronomy as taught to him
by Ricci.
Hsu Kuang-ch'i (Paul Hsu) was the
most remarkable of Ricci's pupils and
converts, and is regarded as the only
influential member of the mandarinate
to ever embrace Christianity. He grad-
uated first among the candidates for the
second degree in 1597 and took his final
degree in 1604. He then became one
of Ricci's pupils and, under the latter's
guidance, translated the first six books
of Euclid, besides many other works on
the new system of astronomy introduced
by the Jesuit missionary. The transla-
tion of Euclid appeared in 1607 and ex-
cited tremendous interest in the intellec-
tual circles of Peking. The Translation
of Euclid later served ^ls the foundation
of Ricci's teaching, and he and Hsu
Kuang-Ch'i, by degrees, built up in the
ancient capital a center of scientific cul-
ture. Hsu later also published a valu-
able encyclopedia of agriculture which
treated of the processes and implements
of husbandry, silkworm culture, the
breeding of animals, manufacture of
food, and even of precautions to be taken
against famine.
Hsu Kuang-Ch'i was not only greatly
impressed with the profound learning of
Fr. Riicci but, after he was converted,
became a deeply religious Catholic. Once,
in a letter to a friend, he wrote: "Budd-
hism has been in China 1800 years; but
the morals and customs of the nation
have oontinued to deteriorate, and the
Buddhist faith has not been able to pro-
duce men of good character. I am con-
vinced that the Christian religion will
be able to transform every man into a
good and virtuous character, elevate so-
ciety to the high level of the best age
of classical antiquity, and to place the
government and state upon a solid foun-
dation of everlasting peace and order.
All this can be easily tested upon a
small community." (vide The: Chinese
Renaissance, by Hu Shih).
A former minister of foreign affairs
under the Manchu empire, later convert-
ed, had this to say of Hsu Kuang Ch'u
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CHINESE DICEST
August 21, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
TROPHY FOR HIGH POINT
TEAM IN TRACK MEET
It was announced yesterday by H. K.
Wong, on? of trie committeemen for the
track meet sponsored by the Chinese
Tennis Club and the Shangtai Refresh-
ments of San Francisco, that to the high-
point team in the unlimited division a
trophy will be awarded. It was also an-
nounced that a trophy will be given to the
high-point man.
There will be no hurdle events, due to
the fact that hurdles are difficult to ob-
tain at the present time, although the
San Jose and S. F. Nulite Clubs have
requested for hurdles. No 70 and 80
pound classes will be conducted, it was
announced.
The following is a revised and com-
plete program of events:
90 — 50 yds., broad jump, 440 yd. relay.
105 — 50 yds., broad jump, high jump,
440 yd. relay.
120 — 100 yds., 75 yds., broad jump,
high jump, 8-pound shot, 440 yd. relay.
Unlimiteds — 1,500 meters, 100 meters,
200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 880
yd. relay, discus throw, broad jump, high
jump, 12-pound shot.
Girls — 50 yds., 75 yds., baseball throw,
broad jump, 8-pound shot, 440 yd. relay.
Marathon Awards
For the three-mile marathon, the fol-
lowing is a list of the awards:
First, gold statuette; second, gold cup;
third, silver cup; to the first boy seven-
teen years or under to finish, a silver
statuette; four gold medals, 2 silver and
one bronze.
Closing Dates
Entries for the track meet will close
on Tuesday, September 8, while the last
day for entry into the marathon is Mon-
day, September 14.
For the benefit of those who are as yet
unfamiliar with the course of the mara-
thon, it is reprinted here below:
Start in front of the Shangtai Coffee
Shop on Jackson Street, down Jackson
to Embarcadero, on Embarcadero to Bay,
on Bay to Powell, on Powell to Broadway,
on Broadway to Grant Avenue, on Grant
to Sacramento, and up Sacramento to
finish in front of Hall's Sport Shop.
The marathon is scheduled for Septem-
ber 19, while the track and field meet
will be held on September 13.
CECITY CROWD TO
WITNESS RING SHOW
With several scores of well-known not-
ables in the audience, the St. Mary's A.
C. Benefit Boxing Show will take place
tomorrow at its auditorium at Clay and
Stockton Street, with the first bout open-
ing the program at 8. p.m.
Among those who will be guests and
ringside fans are "the one and only"
announcer, Mickey Joyce, referee of big
wrestling matches; Teddy Wolff, an exe-
cutive at the City Hall; Frank Schuler,
old-time fighter, manager, and promoter;
Tom O'Rourke, sportsman; Jimmy Britt,
one of the greatest lightweight boxers
who ever fought; Johnny Sylvester, Am-
erican A. C. promoter; Tom McLaugh-
lin, C. Y. O. Boxing Commissioner; Ge-
orge O'Malley, C. Y. O. boxing instruc-
tor; Mrs. Kelly, who wines and dines the
showgirls of the Golden Gate theater;
Harry Riley; Bill Burns; George Theo-
doratus, former Washington State Uni-
versity football star; Young Corbett;
Fred Apostoli; Sunny Boy Walker; Mike
Bazzoni; Red Adams and the Mission
Reds baseball team; Ora Forman and
Joe Herman, Oakland promoters; Billy
Meherin and pals; and Tommy O'Con-
nor, whose father managed the late Stan-
ley Ketchel, a lightweight fighter who
would have been the greatest champion
but for his untimely death.
Many other celebrities will also be on
hand to witness the first boxing show in
history ever put on by a Chinese club.
Al Citrino and Young Joe Roche will
engage in an exhibition bout.
The main program is as follows:
Robert Chin, 105, SM, vs. Bobby Roach,
C. Y. O; Harold Lee, 126, SM, vs. Neil
Decker, C. Y. O; Jonah Li, 115, SM,
vs. Jimmy Mace, C. Y. O; Joseph Yew,
40, SM, vs. David Dong, SM.; Lawrence
Chew, 105, SM., vs. Danny O'Hara, C.
Y. O; Robert Lum, 90, SM., vs. Alex
Stinson, C. Y. O.; Thomas Lew, 75, SM.,
vs. Victor Lee, SM.
It was also announced by Sammy Lee
that there will be entertainment during
the entire evening. Lee is the St. Mary's
boxing coach and is in charge of the
fistic show. Advance sales indicate a
complete sell-out.
• •
George Tong, a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Southern California and cap-
tain and star eager of the Lowa Athletic
Club of Los Angeles is at present work-
ing for an architecrura' firm in Los An-
geles.
PORTLAND GIRLS' TENNIS
TOURNAMENT TO START ON 23rd
First round matches of the Chinese
Girls' Tennis Tournament, which is spon-
sored by the Wah Kiang Club of Port-
land, Oregon, will be played August
23rd, at the Buckman tennis courts.
Stiff competition is expected from the
Misses Jennie Lew and Eva Moe who
are seeded number 1 and number 2, res-
pectively. Miss Lew is the present hold-
er of the women's singles championhip
of Portland.
Among those to be seen practicing
every week are the Misses Dorothy Moe,
Lily Lew, La Lum Chin, Mable Lee, Dor-
othy Wong, Vivian Wong, Dorothy Poy
Lee, Leah Hing and Lena Lee.
Some surprising upsets may result from
the tournament as most of the entrants
are dark horses.
• •
BOXING
Two forward steps have been made
recently in the art of boxing, namely,
the formation of boxing teams in China-
town and the sponsoring of an exhibi-
tion program this Saturday by the St.
Mary's A. C.
The first step was the forming of box-
ing classes by both the Chinese Y. M. C.
A. and the St. Mary's A. C. which helped
to create real interest in this branch of
sport.
The second step is tomorrow's boxing
card at the Catholic Center auditorium,
which under the charge of Sammy Lee,
one of the best fighters at his weight ten
years ago, should be attended by every
Chinese sports enthusiast, so that the
boxing field will result in bigger success
in this community.
• •
San Francisco*s Chinese Softball Club
will journey across the bay to tangle with
the strong Young Chinese team Sund.iv
afternoon. The game will be played
at the Exposition ball grounds, widi the
first pitch slated for 1:15 p.m.
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August 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
CHINN WINS SINGLES TITLE;
LOWE WOMEN'S CHAMPION
By Vincent Chinn
Tahmie Ghinn, a veteran of the "307"
days, reached the height of his career by
scoring a four-set victory over the top-
seeded Walter Wong last Sunday after-
noon in the finals of the men's singles
in the Pacific Coast Qhinese Tennis
Championships, the result being 3-6, 6-3,
6-1, 6-4.
In adding his name to the long list
of champions, Tahmie showed that su-
perior tactics can triumph over superior
strokes. Walter, who was capable of
beating any other player that day, had
all the strokes at his command but his
rival had the game to circumvent them.
i he b. ginning of the match found Wal-
ter assuming the aggressive, unleashing
a dazzling array of beautiful shots to
the back court to keep his opponent on
he run. He was a smooth-working ma-
chine, functioning effortlessly and he won
•the first se: in masterly fashion.
In the second set, the tide turned.
Tahmie changed his cactics by resorting
l-known pat-ball game, sending
s'oft splinning shots to the mid-court
which completely threw Walter off his
pace. By mixing it with deep drives to
the corners and rushing Co the net to
— * off the returns, he captured the set
^ :ven 'the count. The remaining two
- --w Tahmie continuing to induce
his opponent to overhit by judiciously
-nixing pace with softer shots. Walter
was dismally confused by Tahmie's cool
and crafty stroking. At Walt's first sign
(Continued on Page 14)
• •
HENRIETTA JUNG WINS
By eliminating from competition a
seeded player in the singles of the girls
under fifteen class in the San Francisco
Tennis Championships, Henrietta Jung,
thirteen-year old Chinese girl, advanced
to the semi-finals round, Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Blefore a large crowd, Henrietta de-
feated Helen Gurley, seeded No. 4, 6-2,
6-3. Playing her best tennis of the year,
she recorded nine aces against her high-
ly touted rival. On the previous day
she won her second round match, 6-3,
7-5, from Shirley Bernstein, after draw-
ing a bye in the first round. This after-
noon (Friday) Henrietta plays the win-
ner of the Dorothy Wightman-Barbara
Miller match, and if victorious, will play
for the title with the winner of the Nan-
cy Wolfendon-Pac Canning match.
LOCAL SOFTBALLERS
WIN FROM SAN JOSE
Before a fairly large crowd, the San
Francisco Chinese Softball Club walloped
the San Jose Chinese "ten" at the Mar-
garet Hayward playground last Sunday
afternoon by a score of 20-10.
Held scoreless for the first three inn-
ings by the rival pitcher, Jimmy Lee, the
locals went on into the last half of the
fourth inning and staged a rally that
netted them seven runs, tying the score
at 7-all. The S. F. team clinched the
contest with another seven-run rally in
the fifth.
Tommy Wong, San Francisco's relief
hurler, twirled a steady game besides hit-
ting a homer and a triple. Henry Poon
also slugged out a circuit clout and a
three-bagger, while George Tom got a
triple also. Fred Hing, the local catcher,
and Jimmy Lee, P. Chin and Robert
Young of San Jose collected doubles.
The box score:
San Jofc Chinese AB R H
Fr3d Lee, 3b 5 3 1
Gaius Shew, If 4 11
Jimmy Lee, p 4 2 2
P. Chin, cf 3 11
A. G. Ng, ss 2 0 1
Harry Ng, rf 4 0 0
R. Leong, sc 4 0 0
F. Chow, lb 3 12
R. Young, 2b 4 11
Joe Lee, c 4 10
37 10 9
S. F. Chinese AB R H
George Chinn, ss 2 0 0
F. Woo, 2b 2 0 1
Frank Chan, lb 2 10
Fred Hing, c 5 2 2
Henry Poon, 3b 4 3 2
Wallace Lee, sc 2 10
Jimmy Huang, p 3 2 1
George Tom, cf 4 3 1
Tommy Yee, rf 2 0 0
William Chan, ss 2 11
Wingo Wye, 2b 2 11
Leong Park, lb 2 0 0
Richard Wong, sc 2 2 0
Warren Chang, rf 2 11
Thomas Wong, p 4 3 2
Charles Wong, 0 0 0
40 20 13
• •
A Skating Party will be held tonight
(Friday) at the Roillerland, 55th and
Telegraph, Oakland, from 8 p.m. to 1
a.m. It is sponsored by the Young Chi-
nese Club of the East Bay city.
CHINESE Y. M. C. A. ON PARADE
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. will launch
its annual membership campaign on the
24th of August; and to give notice to
the community, the many activities of
the Y. M. C. A. will be on parade this
Saturday evening, August 22nd, at 8 p.m.
The following activities of the Y. M.
C. A. will be depicted in the parade:
orafts, boxing, basketball, drill team,
camp, club work, track, baseball, har-
monica band, first aid, swimming, tennis,
and others. Banners and trophies will
also be on parade.
WONG WITH VAN WORMER
William Wong, well-known Chinese
athlete and musician, is now represent-
ing Vlan Wonmer 8C Rodrigues, Inc.,
manufacturing jewelers and largest firm
in northern California specializing in
trophies, medals, pins and rings.
Wong is a graduate of the High
School of Commerce, where he starred
on various athletic teams. In his first
year as coach at the Chinese Y. M. C.
A. he made an enviable record, produc-
ing championship teams in track and
Softball and strong teams in basketball.
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CHINESE D '. uEST
August 21, 1936
TENNIS TOURNAMENT ENDS
(Continued from Page 13)
of fatigue, Tahmie grasped the oppor-
-lity, and rather than attempt to add
speed and power, he seemed to aim 'or
an invincible steadiness. This he achiev-
ed to a great degree.
Arm weary and thrown off his stride,
Walter began to pile up errors and lose
depth in his shots. Failing desperately
to penetrate the stone wall defense of
his rival, he permitted Tahmie to glide
through for the verdict. The outcome
was considered a mild surprise to the
followers of local tennis but not to those
who have had the experience of playing
against him. I personally believe that
at his best, there are few players in this
community who have more deceptive
power, adaptability and tactical judg-
ment than Tahmie has. One has to play
- -ainst him to appreciate this fact. He
seems to have the gift of solving the
—rack of each of his opponents just as
he would a mathematical problem, and
bring forth just the type of game to re-
pel the acrack, whither it be pat-ball,
-ecd or by rushing the net. True, his
is not impr- stive from the spec-
tator's viewpoint, but he generally comes
through to win, whi:h is no more than
can b_- asked of a competitor in sports.
Youthful Da.-bles Champs
As is always the -ase. the men's doubles
match furnished the most thrills, which
started early when the flawless youthful
combination of Ben Chu and Fay Lowe
crashed through the veterans, Bill Chinn
and Thomas Leong, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 to be-
come the doubles titlists. The match
unfolded some very exciting tennis, a
brand which turned the large gathering
of tennis enthusiasts into a near capacity
crowd, with numerous outbursts of ap-
plause. The irresistible newcomers to
the doubles throne did not win their
match by any undivulged tactics, nor
by superior position, but by the rather
familiar slang, "sock," their opponents
being practically blasted off the court.
They were bombarded by two of the
hardest hitters in the tournament and
they yielded, but not before they had
put up a courageous battle.
Bill and Thomas gave the fans their
first intimidation that a real fight was
to be enacted by prolonging the opening
set to 5-all. Then Ben and Fay stepped
into the picture, scoring placement after
placement with devastating overheads and
volleys to offset the stubborn resistance
of their opponents. After forging into
the lead, they were never threatened, al-
though the opposition tried vainly to
gain the upperhand. From then on, they
romped through the title match convinc-
ingly.
Lowe Takes Crown
Erhne Lowe, the popular University
of California sophomore, etched her
name on the hearts of tennis devotees by
vanquishing the determined Mrs. Mary
Chan in two thrilling sets 6-4, 6-4 to gain
possession of the women's singles champ-
ionship. In direct contrast to the men's
singles event, this contest was loaded
with dynamic tennis. Combustions of
applause generated by the bitter baseline
duels of the two finalists were in evidence
throughout the match.
Displaying her much improved fore-
hands, Mary continually kept her ad-
versary on the run right from the start.
Erline, not to be denied, set upon to keep
the ball in play at all costs. She retali-
ated with stinging drives to the back-
court and when she was in a doubtful
position she would resort to her chops
:o slow up her opponent's terrific pace.
Both players strove for the advantageous
position. Erline was especially brilliant
in her nets and placements down the
-i-lelmes. Mary also performed nobly
but lacked the necessary punch to pull
her through at crucial points at times.
The second set was even more exciting
-han the first with each getting the ad-
vantage several times before the hard
hitting and greater depth of Erline's shots
finally enabled her to win triumphant.
Chans Win
Mary made up for her defeat, how-
ever, when she teamed up with Wahso
Chan, her husband, to annex the mixed
doubles title from Erline and Fay Lowe
in straight sets. The scores were 6-3,
'-4. Both Erline and Mary were hold-
ing up their ends of the bargain with
the men to make the contest a slam bang
-^air from start to finish. It was good
-'j v.-. ._ ...i10 stoie tjie Sp0tIight with
'-" spectacular net game. His volleys
and overhead smashes were too fast to
suit the opposition, Erline and Fay vir-
tually wil-ing under the barrage of place-
ments that Wahso poured into their
court. With reciprocal assistance from
each othsr, Wahso and Mary experienced
Iitrle difficulty in marching through
their younger opponents.
Thus, the Chinese Tennis Champion-
ships, under the joint sponsorship of the
local Chinese Tennis Club and the San
Francico lodge of the Chinese American
Citizens Alliance, drew to a successful
close.
We believe a word of praise should
,eo to Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Hall, Dr.
Theodore Lee, H. K. Wong and Fred
Mah for their untiring efforts in putting
this tournament over in a big way. It
has created not only an increasing in-
■ere't in tennis, but also produced several
comparatively new faces earning deserved
AT CAMP McCOY, AUGUST
By Robert G. Poon
After a whole year my vacation has
come at last, but alas, I will not be ex-
cused from my duties to the Chinese Di-
gest and I am about to tell you the high-
lights of the Chinese "Y" camp at Pine-
crest.
If some of you could see the look on
the faces of the boys, you would know
why camping is an important item in
the activities of the Y. M. C. A. So
eager were the boys that about half of
them camped at the "Y"' doorstep the
night before having. In spite of this
precaution, one came a half hour late.
The bus ride up was uneventful, ex-
cept that the radiator kept on boiling
over because of the heat. Once in camp,
it is not difficult to differentiate between
veterans and the rookies. Here
the the characteristics of the rookies:
They are the most quiet at the camp
fire on the first night, and h» noisiest
on the first morning, much to the cha-
grin of the veterans who sleep until the
last minute, then they are forever biting
on the stunts played by the old-rimers.
The most important part of the pro-
gram is the Campfire at night. This is
a combination of Major Bowes Amateur
Hour, community singing and rhe Little
Theatre. Whereas the Major has rank-
ing amateurs, the camp has rank ama-
teurs. This was attested to when the
leaders of the camp all sang solos. If
the song writers heard their songs sung
the way they were that night rhey would
sue the singers for defaming their songs
or somethin'.
Some days the program is changed to
give variety. I might mention some of
them. Once every year we play the
Pinecrest team in a game of softfcall.
This year they won a hard contested
game 21 to 23. Then the other night
we staged a Snipe Hunt for the rookies.
Although quite a number participated in
rhe hunt, nothing was caught thus show-
ing that the greenhorns have much to
learn about hunting snipes. To the
veterans the hunt was a whistling suc-
cess, but the rookies were left holding
the bag. {For explanations, see an ex-
perienced camper).
The boating at the lake is fun this
year. Because several of the boats have
begun to get holey, it is necessary to let
only experienced swimmers take those
(Continued on Page 15)
recognition as promising prospects.
To the new titleholders, we extend our
good wishes and congratulations and may
the light of their achievements shine
'^-ough the years to come.
August 21, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
CHINATOWNIA
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Hoover (San
Francisco) Aug. 26; President Grant
(Seattle) Sept. 2; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Taft (San Francisco) Aug.
21; President Garfield (San Francisco)
Aug. 28; President McKinley (Seattle)
Aug. 29.
President Hoover (San Francisco)
Sept. 4; President Polk (San Francisco)
Sept. 11; President Grant (Seattle)
Sept. 12; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) Sept. 18; President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25.
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REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 11)
on the occasion of the latter's third cen-
tenary in 1933:
"Paul Siu (Hsu) was a Christ-
ian and a Chinese .... His devotion to
his country, his breadth of vision — which
made him the first man in China to re-
cognize the importance of those sciences
which were called European and the first
to introduce them to the Far East — his
deep religious faith, his apostolic zeal,
his tireless activity in promotng the spread
of the Faith, .... all these claims to
our admiration make this man a model
to observe and imitate." (vide "Paul Siu
Koang K'i" by Dom Peter Celestine Lou
Tseng Tsiang, O. B. S.).
Effects of Ricci's Work
Fr. Ricci spent altogether twenty-seven
years in China, years crowded with work
as a Catholic missionary and a teacher
of science. He founded the Catholic
missions in China, which today claims
three million adherents. Before his death
he had bequeathed most of his knowledge
of the sciences of the West to four or
five brilliant disciples and, through trans-
lations, had made important revelations
of these sciences to the learned Chinese
world. He had aroused a desire in the
imperial court to reform Chinese As-
tronomy, and had made the name of
Clavius, his own teacher, known to Chi-
na, something which even that august
mathematician never anticipated. And,
happily, his scientific contribution to
China did not cease with his death, for
Li Wo-Ts'un and Hsu Kuang-Ch'i car-
ried on and trained their own disciples,
at the same time helping other Jesuits
to spread the Catholic religion through-
out the empire.
Thus Ricci, almost single-handed, a
missionary gifted with a brilliant mind
and zealously devoted to his work, was a-
ble to introduce back into Ghina the sci-
ence which had come to it in the thir-
teenth century from out of the great Mos-
lem civilization but which China lost when
the Mongols were driven out. What the
effects of Ricci's scientific contribution
to China has been for the last four
centuries were not deailt with in the book
under discussion, but the author has
promised to take up that particular
phase in a subsequent work.
CAMP McCOY
(Continued from Page 14)
boats. They take along cans to bail out
water and it is quite a sight.
Now for some of the highlights of the
camp. The cleverness of these Chinese!
Some of the boys who had spent all their
money have started a laundry charging
so much for each article washed. Al-
though the clothings are always very
dirty, the soft water here makes it an
easy chore.
This person Cupid seems to have struck
the leaders quite hard, for they are sing-
ing Love songs instead of songs of the
range and camping songs. Silently every
day the lovelorns wait for the mail mam
hoping that today is the day for the long
lost letter. It seems that absence makes
the heart grow fonder. It could be sum-
med up by the song, "Love Is Every-
where."
The camp is now feeling the lack of
the feminine touch. I mean, about half
of the campers need some kind of mend-
ing done not to mention the buttons
that need to be sewed.
This year the campers have adopted
two orphans. Altho they are a head-
ache to the camp leaders they neverthe-
less have won a place in the hearts of the
campers. These two orphans are a grey
kitten and a mutt. These two always
manage to stir up a commotion during
chapel or at dinner time.
This week the older campers will leave
for a five day pack trip. So until then,
goodnight all!
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ROVING WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER
1. Members of the Chinese delegation to the Yosemite Conference of the
I. P. R. in front of the Ahwanee Hotel.
2. Miss Florinda Fong, Chinese flag bearer with Mayor Rossi (left), and
Governor Merriam, at the Golden Gate Exposition groundbreaking ceremonies.
3. On hand to bid Miss Clara Chan a bon voyage were (front left to right I
her sister, Frances: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Lain; brother, Myron; and her
two sisters-in-law, Mrs. B. K. Chan, left; and Mrs. Myron Chan.
CHINESE DIGEST
August 28, 1936
FAR EAST
Modern Laboratories For Ancient Drugs
Working painstakingly with modern scientific me-
thods and on the most economical basis to ascertain
the effects of Chinese drugs and to universalize their
uses is the Laboratory Materia Medica and the Che-
motherapeutics under the Central Field Health
Station in Nanking.
Reputed to be the only Chinese organization doing
research in Chinese drugs with scientific methods, the
laboratory is rendering invaluable service to the medical
world.
While redetermining the properties and functions
of Chinese drugs, many of which physicians of the old
school have been using for hundreds or even thou-
sands of years without much knowledge of their exact
nature, it ascertains the modern pharmaceutical values
of such drugs, and paves the way for co-ordination
between Western and Chinese medicine.
Though established for less than three years, the
laboratory has attracted much attention from both
Chinese and foreign medical circles. It is said that
many medical institutes and physicians, both in the
country and abroad, have sought assistance from the
laboratory concerning the properties and effects of
Among the Chinese drugs of which the laboratory
Chinese drugs.
has made a thorough study are Chinese and Japanese
Han-fang-chi, Chinese mu-jang-chi, Chekiang and Sze-
chwan peimu, Tang\uei, Tibetan hung-hua, i-mu-tsao,
tang-shen, hwang-chin, ta-hwang, wu-yao, wan-nien-ching,
hwang-lien, hwang-shih, mei-jen-chiao„ and chia-chu-tao.
Many other kinds of Chinese drugs are being studied.
The effectiveness of the above-mentioned Chinese
drugs in curing certain special diseases, which the old
Chinese medical school has long discovered by experi-
ence, but is unable to explain, has now been ascertained
and accounted for by modern scientific methods by the
laboratory.
Several cases were cited. For instance, by experi-
menting on the isolated uteri of guinea pigs, rabbits,
cats and dogs, both gravid and non-gravid, the fluid
extract of the Southern hsiang-fu-tze (cyperus rotundus)
and of the Tibetan hung-hua, it was found that these
drugs had great relaxation effect, thus testifying to
the practice of Chinese physicians of the old school
prescribing them to pregnant women.
Again, by experimenting on the isolated uteri of
guinea pigs, rabbits, and dogs, the i-mu-tsao fluid extract
was found to have a contracting effect, thus testifying
to the practice of Chinese physicians of the old school
prescribing it to women after giving birth-
Two years ago a school girl in Peiping died after
eating some leaves of chia-chu-tao {oleander-nenum o-
derurn). By analytical methods the laboratory dis-
covered that the plant contains poison, which fact was
hardly known before.
New Experiments At Hengchow
One of the important tasks confronting Mr. Peng
Yi-wu, new magistrate of Henchow, which was formally
made an experimental district on Julyl, is the improve-
ment of the economic conditions of 'he people.
In announcing this purpose, Mr. Peng said he will
strictly observe two principles in his administration.
More direct control of the various bureaus under the
district government will be effected and more technical
personnel employed, while the structure of the various
village self-governments will be simplified and ra-
tionalized.
In addition to relieving the economic plight of the
people, Mr. Peng also proposed to promote the rudi-
mentary education of the masses, extend financial re-
lief to the stricken villages, and enforce rural sanitation
throughout the district.
The experiment which began at Hengchow will be
generally watched with great interest as it is designed
to be a replica of the now world-known Tinghsien
Mass Educational Movement Experiment in Hopei un-
der the leadership of Mr. James Yen. Incidentally,
Mr- Yen also rendered great assistance in the establish-
ment of the experiment in Hengchow.
The laboratory takes great care to ascertain not only
the curative but also the injurious effects of Chinese
drugs so as to eliminate, as far as possible, pharmaceutal
dangers.
The laboratory has published pamphlets on the
results of the study of various Chinese drugs, many
of which have won wide acclaim from foreign and
Chinese medical circles.
It also prepares large quantities of fluid extract and
Chinese drug powder for use in hospitals and clinics.
In order to facilitate the study of Chinese drugs
much apparatus has been designed and manufactured
by the laboratory. This includes the kymograph, ex-
tractor, vacuum drying apparatus, press, distiller, con-
denser, cutting machine, shaking machine, air bath,
filtrator, and stethoscope, which cost them far less than
those imported from abroad, and particularly adapted
for their use.
The laboratory was established in October, 1933.
Under the supervision of Dr. Liu Shao-kuan^, con-
currently director of chemistry and pharmacology of
the Control Field Health Station, it has made great
contributions to Chinese pharmacology.
The laboratory is at the present time negotiating
with the management of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Park for permission to utilize its plants for pharmacol-
ogic study.
The true value of the laboratory has but rcccntlv
come to light to the outside world, and everyday the
laboratory is proving its worth in some new wav. de-
clared an authority in pharmalogic research.
August 28, 1936
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CHINATOWNIA
Lin Yutang Arrives Here
Accompanied by his wife and three
daughters, Lin Yutang arrived in San
Francisco last Wednesday, August 26,
aboard the Dollar liner President Cool-
idge.
His plans are to leave San Francisco
for the Grand Canyon for a brief visit,
and from there proceed to Princeton,
where he intends to stay for a year. While
in the United States ha will publish two
books through the John Day Company
of New York.
These books, to be titled "Wife, Nun
and Concubine," and "My Philosophy,"
will be thoroughly reviewed and much
work will have to be accomplished before
they are published, declared Dr. Lin.
From the East he will then proceed to
Europe, where he will remain with his
family for another year before returning
to China. This is the first time Mr. and
Mrs. Lin Yutang have been here since
1920, and they plan on seeing '.he United
States thoroughly before their journey
to Europe. Their little daughters, the
oldest named Jusu, the second, named
Yuju, and smallest one, Hsiangju, are
visiting the United States for the first
time.
Many of the local Chinese community
were at the pier to greet Dr. Lin as the
boat docked.
A dinner under the auspices of the
Chinese Y. W. C. A., Y. M. C A., and
Chines*? Chamber of Commerce was tend-
ered Dr. Lin at the New Shanghai last
night, after which he entrained for Los
Angeles.
Before leaving Dr. Lin stated,
"The Chinese Digest serves as a me-
dium whereby the American-born Chi-
nese can get stories, sketches and a gen-
Dr. Lin Yutang and family.
Mrs. Cheng Lin.
eral background of Chinese culture and
civilization."
Other speakers of the evening were
Consul-General C. C. Huang, Mr. Rob-
ert F. Lee, newly-elected president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Y.
E. Hsiao, general secretary of C. S. C. A.
Response by students were given by Dr.
Ruth Wang and Mr. Menlin Feng. Mr.
T. Y. Tang was toasqmaster of the
evening.
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Among the arrivals in San Francisco
aboard the President Coolidge was Mrs.
Clara T. Cheng, wife of Mr. Cheng Lin,
author. Among the many books which
Mr. Cheng wrote is the important one
entitled, "Chinese Railways." Mr. Cheng
is declared an authority on Chinese trans-
portation problems.
Mrs. Cheng will enter the University
of Michigan a: Ann Arbor and will de-
vote most of her time to the study of
the pipe organ courses offered by the
institution. She is traveling by way of
Portland to visit friends and thence leave
directly for Ann Arbor.
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August 28, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Misses Cleo and Helen Chow of Los
Angeles are visiting their sister in San
Francisco.
Miss Betty Chow of Modesto is visiting
relatives in Los Angeles and San Fran-
cisco.
Mrs. Emory Chow of Seattle, Washing-
ton, enroute to San Francisco, stopped
over in Portland for a day's visit with
her sister, Mrs. Charles W. Luck.
Mrs. Yuen Chinn of Seattle, Washing-
ton, is spending a short vacation at Sea-
side after a 'brief visit in Portland with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hing.
Mr. Harold Koe of San Francisco and
Astoria, Oregon, left Seattle for China
on August 15.
The newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus
Chan, of Los Angeles are back in town
again after getting married in Reno and
spending their honeymoon in northern
California. Mrs. Chan is the former
Lillian Yee of Oxnard. They will make
their home in Los Angeles where Chan
is employed by the National Dollar Store.
Constance King spent last week at
Locke, California, on her vacation.
Chinese saxophonist wanted for or-
chestra in Marysville. Write Gum Loe,
Care of Golden Gate Hotel, 320 Second
Street, Marysville, California.
A birthday party was given to Mrs.
King Chung by her husband at the Moon
Cafe on Sunday, August 23. The party
was attended by twenty couples.
Under the direction of Miss Edith V.
Chan, the St. Mary's Footlite Club of
San Francisco will give a four-act play
at its auditorium on Clay and Stockton
Streets, on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 8:00
p.m. Title of the play is "The Fatal
Pom-Pom. "
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The San Francisco Chamber of Com-
merce came to the aid of the Chinese
theatre last week, appealing in the form
of a letter to the commissioner of im-
migration and naturalization at Wash-
ington, asking that the permit to import
Chinese actors to perform here be ex-
tended.
Executive Vice-President Charles Page
of the Chamber of Commerce, who wrote
the letter to Washington, said, "The
Chinese theatre has long been a featured
attraction in the life of San Francisco.
Students of the theater and visitors from
all parts of the country have attended
the theatrical performances."
• •
DR. HART AT EXTENSION "U"
Dr. Henry H. Hart, well-known San
Francisco authority on Chinese culture
and art, will give courses at the Univer-
sity of California Extension Division this
fall, it was announced las: week. Dr.
Hart will lecture at the local headquarters
of the Extension at 540 Powell Street.
• •
Pillows made by Chinese girls in far-
away Yenching College, a women's col-
lege in Yenching, China, are being sold
at the Wellesley College in Boston, the
proceeds of which go for the benefit of
the Chinese school. In the past
Wellesley students have aided the Yen-
ching College in many ways.
• •
Mrs. Lew Kaye, one of Seatde's popu-
lar matrons, entertained Mrs. Rose Wong
and her family at Seaside, Oregon, be-
fore the latter's return to Sacramento,
California. Mrs. Wong was a resident
here some ten years ago.
Miss Katherine Hives is the newly ap-
pointed supervisor for the Chinese Bap-
tist Church. She came from the East
about a week ago to Seattle.
Stanley Louie, brother of George Louie,
returned to Seattle for a visit last week.
He has been studying at Harvard and
is working for his M. D. degree.
Bob T. Y. Woo, representative of the
West Coast Life Insurance Company at
San Antonio, Texas, recently arrived in
San Francisco to establish a Chinese a-
gency for that concer..
Chung Mei Head
Leaves For China
Dr. Charles R. Shepherd, superinten-
dent of the Chung Mei Home for Chi-
nese boys, left San Francisco aboard the
Dollar liner, President Taft, for China
last Friday, August 21, on a four months'
trip.
He intends to make a full study of the
prospects of the American-born Chinese
in China, and in particular, for the boys
of the Home. While there he will travel
extensively to observe conditions through-
out the various provinces of China.
The entire Home, including boys,
staff, and members of the board of
directors were at the pier to see him off.
His parting message to them was a
tearful," Carry on, boys, and I'll be see-
ing you again in a few months."
• •
A new semester, new faces, old class-
mates and a brand new set of officers are
what is in store for the students of the
Chung Wah Central High School:
President, Tom Shew Ton; vice-presi-
dent, William Tong; secretary, Lowe Bing
Quong; treasurer, Chan Bing Chirng;
publicity, Mabel Lee; comm. of inspec-
tion, Nora Lee; exchange, Lillie Wong;
boys' athletic manager, Robert Lee; girls'
athletic manager, Frances Wong; mana-
ger of students' co-op, Lowe Sirl Gunn.
Mr. Chan Chung Hoy and Mr. Wu
Yick Hoong were appointed by the stu-
dent body as their advisors.
• •
FAMILY REPRESENTATIONS
Among the Angelines seen at the re-
cent Tahoe Christian Conference were
the three Got brothers, Bill, Archie, and
Roland; Louie pair, David and Bernice;
Hoo sisters, Mabel and Dorothy; Lee's,
Dr. Leroy and Henry, Elsie and Alice:
Kee Fon and Joe Wong; the Woo's from
U. S. C, Professor and Mrs. Ni. ,
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CHINATOWNIA
C. T. Wang Rumored
Next Ambassador to U. S.
Dr. C. T. Wang, who recently passed
through the United States enroute to the
Olympic Games in Germany as the head
of the Chinese delegation, is rumored
to become the next Chinese Ambassador
to the Unbed States, according to reports
that recently reached here.
As long ago as last June, Dr. Wang
was predicted by many as the next am-
bassador. A former Minister of Foreign
Affairs and one of the leading statesmen
of China, he will, if appointed officially
by Nanking, enter the post with full
qualifications to assume the responsible
position.
Aviation Ground School
An Aviation Ground school is being
conducted in the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
by lieutenant Amnes as a class of the
adult Emergency 'Education. The course
is open to all boys or men interested
with no charge for instruction. Lieut.
Amnes is well qualified to teach as he is
an experienced instructor. The course
is divided into lectures and practical
demonstrations.
Opportunity will be provided for ac-
tual flying experience later on. This is
a very good opportunity to learn prac-
tical aviation, for which many have paid
high tuition fees, reports Mr. Henry
Shue Tom. The first meeting of the
course Was held Monday evening, August
24th, from 7 to 10 p.m.
• •
TEA WELCOMES NEW
STUDENTS TO U. C.
To welcome new entrants, the Chinese
Students' Club of the University of Cali-
fornia, with President Victor Young at
the helm, inaugurated the fall semester
with its traditional tea this afternoon,
August 28th, at the clubhouse. Delectable
sandwiches were prepared by Jessie Fung,
Jean Moon, Grace Lowe, Ruby Yuke
and Jean Lym.
The Students' Club will hold its in-
itial meeting of the new school year on
Friday evening, Sept. 4th. At that time
activities for the year will be discussed.
Also, the students will elect a new social
chairman and secretary to replace Lona
Lowe, who is teaching at Lincoln Gram-
mar School in Oakland, and Jean Lym,
who resigned.
• •
On August 23rd the Chung Mei boys
and Troop 45, B. S. A., were guests of
the Chinese Youth Circle at a picnic at
Alum Rock.
Flags Parade
At Exposition Site
A grand total of fifty-seven flags par-
aded on the site of the 1939 Golden Gate
Exposition on the occasion of ground-
breaking ceremonies and laying of the
cornerstone last Friday, August 21.
With petite young 'Miss Florinda Fong,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Fong,
as the Chinese flag-bearer, the Chinese
present numbered more than a score to
augment the international flavor of the
occasion.
President Roosevelt sent a telegram,
reading in part:
" .... I trust that the Golden Gate
Exposition will fulfil the highest aspira-
tions of its directors in exemplifying to
the nations oif the earth the progress
and achievements of the arts of peace
in the Pacific area of the United States.
I know that those in charge will embrace
this splendid opportunity to promote
peace and goodwill among nations and
individuals."
Governor Frank Merriam, of the State
of California, presided over groundbreak-
ing ceremonies, and the golden spade,
once used by President William Howard
Taft to break ground for San Francisco's
1915 Exposition, was used by the gov-
ernor for the present occasion.
More than 1,500 civic, business and
military leaders were also present to cele-
brate the occasion. The island is now
more than twenty percent finished, a
total of 350 acres remaining to be
created.
Among the officials who participated
were: Mayor Rossi, of San Francisco;
Mayor Edward Anient of Berkeley; and
Mayor W. P. McCracken, of Oakland.
• •
TWO CHINESE STATE EMPLOYES
Recently, the State of California em-
ployed two Chinese on its working staff
in Sacramento. Miss Dorothy Ong, of
Stockton, who passed the civil service
examinations for typists, is now employed
in the State Department of Social Wel-
fare. Miss Ong is a very efficient typist
and received her schooling in Stockton.
The other appointee was Donald S.
Fong, who passed the civil service exam-
inations for messenger boys, and at pre-
sent is with the Department of High-
ways and Bridges. Mr. Fong graduated
with the June class from the Sacramento
High School. His sister, Alice K. Fong,
is employed in the State Department of
Motor Vehicles as a typist.
Dr. Koo Lecture Applauded
An unassuming but nevertheless force-
ful and emphatic speaker stood before
the audience last night at the Oakland
Auditorium Theater in that city.
He was Dr. T. Z. Koo, leader in Chi-
na's Youth Movement and scheduled
speaker of the Oakland Forum.
His topic, "Living Issues In Modern
Life," centered around five points:
1. Political: the grouping of nations
into three main categories, democratic
capitalism, fascistic dictatorship and so-
cialism and the difficulty of compromise
between the convictions of these groups.
2. Religious: the issue has reached the
point where it is not a question of sci-
ence vs. religion but, "Is there a God?"
3. Economic: the transition will not
jump from capitalism to communism,
but from unregulated personal profit to
planned and slightly regulated personal
profit.
4. Racial: the accentuation in race
consciousness during the last 10 years.
5. War and peace: the three distinct
landmarks of peace and as a result of the
growth of the following: first, the idea
of outlawing war, second, the idea that
the spoils of war do not necessarily be-
long to the victor; third, the movement
to secure peace through collective and
not separate action of the nations.
Throughout the evening, Dr. Koo
brought home the fact that, "We cannot
escape the outcome of these living issues
and struggles in modern life, but must
necessarily take an intelligent interest in
it."
As a special addition to the program
Dr. Koo consented to the request of Miss
Annie F. Brown of the Oakland Forum
to play a few selections on his Chinese
flute.
As your reporter arose to leave the
auditorium, one American lady asked,
"Aren't you proud of him?"
• •
OAKLAND CENTER'S
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Dr. F. Y. Lee, president of the Chinese
Center released the following appoint-
ments of chairmen to the nine committees
to carry on its respective functions for
the next fiscal year.
Advisory „.. ._. .... Mr. Joe Shoong
Finance .__ .— Mr. Arthur T. Wong
Membership Mr. Edwin Fung
Educational Dr. Raymond Ng
Entertainment ._. Mr. Henry Luok
Publicity Mr. George Mye
Civic Relations _— Mr. Paul F. Fung
Social Service ._. Mr. Ralph Lew
Recreational Mr. Gay Wye
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August 28, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
Chinese Center's
Inaugural Dinner
Members of the Oakland Chinese Cen-
ter and their families gathered at the
Oakland New Shanghai Restaurant Fri-
day evening, August 21, for an informal
inaugural dinner.
Voicing the expression that the Center
is truly a precipitated product of honest
efforts, Dr. Fook Ying Lee, re-elected
president of the organization, urged
members to double these efforts and to
make much of the tremendous oppor-
tunities for the welfare of the community.
Dr. Jacob J. Yee and Dr. Charles G.
Lee, re-elected vice-presidents, in their
addresses summarized the year's activities
and complimented the fine spirit and co-
operation of the members.
The remaining new officers and chair-
men of the nine standing committees
were each given an official reception.
The balance of the evening was spent
at the Center where motion pictures of
the organization along with other films
were shown.
• •
PARTY AT LOCKE
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Owyang re-
cenly gave a party at the Happy Cafe
at Locke, California. Among the guests
were the Misses Constance King, Ann
Owyang, Patricia King, Faith Joice, Flor-
ence Fong, Doreen King, Luceen Chan
and Florence Benson; the Mesdames Tai
King, Fred Owyang, Francis Chan and
Chin King; and the Messrs. Edmund
King, Charley Jang, Chester King, Ri-
chard Chan, Kimball Owyang, Stanford
King, Ernest Chan, William King, Le-
land Owyang, Stardard King, Howard
Chan, Walter Owyang and Albert Law.
• •
TALENT NIGHT IN SEATTLE
On Friday night a program, sponsored
by the W. P. A. brought forth many tal-
ented young Chinese boys and girls. The
night's entertainment included singing,
tap-dancing, musical reading and other
types of dancing. Among those who
participated were Arline Mar and Billy
Hong who rendered some popular num-
bers; Susie Wong, one of the most tal-
ented dancers who did a ballad and some
tapping, and Johnny Wong who sang
"Dinah" in Chinese. Many others took
part while the audience watched with
great interest. Miss Mary Hong acted
as chairman of the evening.
ON THE CALENDAR Activities At The Y.W.C. A,
"On The Calendar" is for those who would
like to have a compact list of coming events
on hand. Where no city is designated,
the event is to take place in San Francisco.
The Chinese Digest assumes no responsi-
bility for the authenticity of these events,
but will exercise extreme care before print-
ing any announcement. Announcements
printed for only six week-ends in advance.
Such announcements sent in to the Chinese
Digest for publication must bear the full
name, address and city of the reporter.
Private affairs not concerning the general
public will not be published in this column.
The Chinese Digest reserves the right to
withhold publication of any article received.
August 29, Invitational Dance — Delta
Phi Sigma at Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
August 30, Lecture — Mr. Lowe Chuan-
hua. director, Shanghai office China In-
ternational Famine Relief Commission,
at Mandarin Theatre, 1:30 p.m. Free.
Sept. 1, Lecture — Dr. Hu Shih, at
Oakland Auditorium. Theatre, Oakland.
8:00 p.m. Admission charged.
Sept. 5, Drama — St. Mary's Footlite
Club, at St. Mary's Auditorium, 8. p.m.
Admission charged.
... Sept. 6, Dance — Wolves Club of
Stockton in Stockton.
Sept. 12, Dance — Cathay Club of San
Francisco at Trianon Ballroom.
Sept. 13, Track Meet — at Old Stad-
ium, Golden Gate Park.
Sept. 13, Bass Derby — Chinese Sports-
men Club, at Martinez and Pittsburg.
Open to public.
Sept. 19, Marathon — Chitena and
Shangtai, sponsors; 7 p.m.
Sept. 19, Dance — Chinese Tennis Club,
at Scottish Rite Hall.
• •
PROFESSOR LUM SAILS
Several farewell dinners and parties,
including one given by Mr. and Mrs.
Carlton Lum of Sacramento, were ten-
dered Professor Milo Lum, who is sailing
today (Friday) for Honolulu on the S.
S. Lurline.
A trip to Lake Tahoe and Reno was
also enjoyed by Mr. Lum, who was ac-
companied on the trip by Miss Victoria
Lum, Miss Sadie Jang, Bruce Jang, Ge-
orge Jang and Walter Lum. Dinner and
dancing parties were also given at the
Bal Tabarin, 365 Club, Lido Club, Shang-
hai Low, and Topsy's Roost by his re-
latives and friends, as well as at the
home of Mrs. Mayne Jang and Emma
Jean Jang on Powell Street.
With the return of vacationers to San
Francisco and of the young people to
school, preparations for fall activities
have begun at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
With an eye to the varied interests of the
girls and young women of the communi-
ty, the "Y" will offer something for every
taste.
Tuesday nights will be reserved for
girls and young women out of high
school. In addition to classes in cooking
and tap dancing arranged by the 965
Club there will be a discussion group
on the factors of present day life which
go into the making of today's newspaper
headlines. The gym will be open for
badminton and ping pong. Arrange-
ments have been made with the central
Y. W. C. A. for special swimming rates
for girls who are enrolled in activities
at the Chinese Center.
The Chinese Business and Industrial
Girls' League will continue to meet for
supper on the second and fourth Thurs-
days of the month with special activities
planned for the after-dinner hour.
The program for high school girls on
Friday nights will include sports and ac-
tive games, knitting and needlework, tap
dancing, a discussion group under the
leadership of Mrs. Faye Goleman, psy-
chologist, on the "Whys and Wherefores
of Being Grown-up", and a variety hour
which will be full of new ideas for ap-
pearance and conversation. An informal
singing group (pledged not to make pub-
lic appearances) will complete the high
school program.
Junior high school girls will have their
chance on Saturday afternoons with cook-
ing, sewing, games and sports, picnics,
hikes, and trips planned for their enjoy-
ment.
The activities for girls under twelve
will continue every afternoon, and the
Saturday afternoon program from 12:30
to 2:00 will be augmented with dramatics
and crafts under capable leadership.
All Y. W. C. A. groups are open to
the girls and young women of the com-
munity whether they are members of
the organization or not. Groups arc al-
ways happy to have visitors and even
happier to have others join in the ac-
tivities.
Classes and clubs will hold their first
meetings between September 4th and
September 10th.
August 28, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
Chitena Wins Return
Bridge Match
The Chinese Tennis Association Bridge
Teams in a return match with the Oak-
land Chinese Center held at the Oak-
land Center, Sunday afternoon, August
23, won by a score of 1 1 1 match points
against 81.
The Chitena was represented by Mr.
Patrick Sun, Mrs. Patrick Sun, Dr. Bal-
four Chinn, Dr. Helen T. Chinn, Mr.
Hayne Hall, Mrs. Hayne Hall, Miss Jo-
sephine Chang, Mr. Martin Lau and Mr.
Philip Chinn.
The Oakland Center was represented
by Dr. Jacob J. Yee, Dr. Fook Ying Lee,
Messrs. Ralph Lew, Edwin Fung, Victor
Wong, Paul Fung.Hugh Chinn and Al-
bert Jow.
The first match between the two or-
ganizations was held in San Francisco
at which time the Oakland Chinese Cen-
ter won from the Chitenians with a score
of 109 match points to 83.
A third match will be played in about
three weeks.
• •
CAPACITY CROWD ATTENDS
AWARD DANCE
An approximate crowd of four hun-
dred attended the Award Dance of the
Chinese Tennis Club last Saturday night
at the N. S. G. S. Hall, with music
furnished by the Chinatown Knights
Orchestra.
One of the highlights of the affair
was the presentation of trophies and
medals to the winners of the Chinese
Pacific Coast Tennis championships.
Cathay Club Benefit Raffle Scout Banquet At Palace
Cathay Club announces a benefit
punchboard raffle for the purpose of
purchasing new uniform equipment for
its personnel.
In addition to the benefit dance to be
held September 12, at Trianon Ballroom,
its members are soliciting funds through
the punchboard selling method. Awards
to winners of the punchboards are a se-
lection of five different articles each with
a value of $10 which the winner may
choose: 'men's black leather Gladstone
bag, Sessions electric mantel clock, ladies'
fitted overnight case, 26 piece silver ser-
vice for 6, and a satin-finished reversible
all-wool comforter.
The prizes will be displayed at var-
ious places of business in Chinatown.
In addition to the above named prizes,
each punch on the board will entitle the
purchaser to a chance to win a Philco
All-Wave Console radio together with
All- Wave Philco antennae, to be drawn
October 9, at the Cathay Club Silver
Anniversary celebration, Herbert Haim,
secretary of >the club announced.
• •
NO SUN TAN POWDER NEEDED
As ths first fall weather appears Port-
landers are hurrying to the various Ore-
gon beaches to get that smart coat of tan
before the cold weather sets in. Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Chin and family, Dr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Lum and Jr., Mabel Lee,
Francis Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hong and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lee were
at Seaside, the -most popular beach this
summer for the community.
Division "B" of Troop Three, B. S.
A., celebrated its 10th anniversary ban-
quet last Friday night, at the Palace Ho-
tel with a dinner dance, which proved
a lovely and enjoyable evening for the
scouts and their guests. Those present
were as follow:
Scoutmaster Chingwah Lee, Rosemary
Lee, Herbert Yep, Lillyan Lee, Victor
Young, Bessie Lee, Edwin Owyang, Al-
yce Lee, Vincent Poon, Gladys Kwock,
Henry Owyang, Low Hon Lee, Teddy
Lee, Frances Gunn, James Tong, Flora
Hall, George Ong, Grace Young,, Louie
Fay, Lois Chan, Arthur Yim, Marianne
Dong, Bill Chinn, Rubye Foo, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Chinn, Bill Jow, Betty Eng,
Woodrow Ong, Mary Lee, Warren
Chang, Lily Hing, Robert G. Poon, Alice
Eng, Harry Louie, Emma Louie, Jack
Wong, Mary Lem, Jim Chinn, Mae
Chinn, Phillip Chinn, Dorothy Lee, Lim
P. Lee and Ralph Fung.
• •
CHITENA ANNUAL DANCE
With music to be furnished by the
Cathayans Orchestra the second annual
dance of the Chinese Tennis Club will
be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, immedi-
ately after the Marathon race, at the
large and spacious Scottish Rite Hall,
1270 Sutter Street.
There will be special entertainment,
guest stars and presentation of awards
to Marathon winners at the affair, which
is scheduled to last from eight p.m. to
one p.m.
THE LOTUS BOWL
TO END UP A THEATRE PARTY,
DANCE, OR CARD PARTY
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CHINESE DIGEST
August 28, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, $2.00; Per copy, 5 cents
Foreign, {S2.75 per year
FOUNDERS AND PUBLISHERS:
Thomas W. Chinn, Chingwah Lee.
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name and address will not be used
STAFF
CHINGWAH LEE Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY Associate Editor
FRED GEORGE WOO Sports Editor
ROBERT G. POON Circulation Manager
F. G. WOO Office Manager
WALLACE H. FONG Photographer
CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
BAKERSFIELD SACRAMENTO
Mamie Lee Ruth G- FonS
FRESNO SALINAS
Allen Lew Edward Chan
LOS ANGELES SANTA BARBARA
William Got, Elsie Lee Albert Yee
NEW YORK SEATTLE
Annabelle Wong Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
OAKLAND WATSONVILLE
Hector Eng, E. M. Loo Iris Wong
PORTLAND
Edgar Lee, Eva Moe
PRESERVE THE CHINESE THEATER!
Apprehension over the future of the Chinese theater
in the United States was felt throughout San Francisco
recently when word was received that the immigration
authorities were reluctant to renew the permit of
Chinese actors to enter these ports to perform.
But immediately following these reports the Chinese
were gratified to learn that the city, represented by the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and the press
of the city, eagerly rallied to the support of the Chi-
nese.
It is to be hoped that the Washington authorities
will see their way clear in approving the renewal of
such permits. Surely, no one who has ever attended the
Chinese theater, whether comprehending the Chinese
theater or not, cares to see the passing of such a rare
treat. It may surprise not a few to know that the San
Francisco Chinese community is the only place out-
side of the Orient where such entertainment is offered.
Then, too, the Chinese theater plays an important part
in the lives of the Chinese in America. People from
all parts of the country come here just to be able to
attend such a show, and it is the ONLY form of enter-
tainment that breaks the monotony of everyday life for
the older Chinese.
As a cultural center for the Chinese and also to add
to the cosmopolitan nature of the city itself, probably
the Chinese theater can lay claim to being the foremost
foreign attraction in San Francisco.
Surely, if the Chinese theater were not desirable,
not only to the American populace, but the Chinese
as well, the theater itself would not be able to survive
times such as these-
LETS HAVE COLLECTIVE ACTION
Another issue faces the overseas Chinese who plan
on returning to China for their future.
It is the inescapable fact that an "alien" (as far as
experience is concerned) faces almost unsurmountable
obstacles before any measure of success or headway
can be made. How are we to face this fact, and to
what extent can we remedy it?
Here is a living issue. Truly, the prediction of Dr.
T. Z. Koo in his lecture yesterday before an Oakland
Forum audience, that we must face the issues ultimate-
ly, is rebounding on us.
That we should prepare to meet and remedy them
as far as we can, may be found in this recent com-
munication from Mr. E. K. Moy, editor of the Illu-
strated Week-End Sporting World and dean of the
Customs College, Shanghai, China-
"I wish I could jot down the thoughts which have
been agitating me all these years regarding the very
question concerning the future of the American-born
Chinese. Being one of them myself, I think I know
the frequent bewilderment they experience whenever
they think of their future. Surely, it is time for some
collecting planning to be under way. It is not so much
a question of the individual as it is that of the country's
welfare. More and more I am persuaded to the opinion
that while it is necessary that something definite should
be done about it, someone or organization must take
the trouble to think out a plan and take the initiative
toward the realization of this desirable end.
"It is an undeniable fact that every foreign-born
Chinese hopes he may be able to carve out a career in
the ancestral land. From that hope, everything else
is left to chance and accident. Most of the American-
born Chinese now in China are here as the result mainly
of accident. In their youth or childhood days there
was no definite plan outlined as to just how he was
to fit into the life of this country. This condition, in
my judgement, should not be allowed to continue
without some serious effort made to correct it. How?
I am sure that I do not know. . . Unless a large
number of interested people think systematically and
continuously about the matter, we will continue to drift
along indefinitely.
"It is my earnest hope that .... we will be able to
start the ball rolling, and ultimately perfect a method
by which all the foreign-born Chinese may be able to
find a place where their activities will benefit them-
selves as well as the nation.
"The thought I should like to keep uppermost in our
minds is, 'What Can We Do To Bring The Collective
Influence Of The American-born To Bear In The
Service Of China?' "
We can offer no greater argument for the traveling
Chinese actors than to state that even the Examiner
concurs in saying that talent should not be restricted
bv national boundary.
By all means, keep the Chinese theater here!
August 28, 1936
CHINESE OICEST
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
The Commercial Future
of China
by
Major Frederic Ludwig Firebaugh,
Chemical Warfare Reserve,
United States Army.
Foreword
Before we launch ourselves into an
investigation of the chosen subject, at-
tention is directed to the fact that the
reader can obtain much statistical and
other information on China's industries
and people from such books as "My
Country and My People", by Lin Yutang;
"Chinese Year Book, 1935"; "China's
Geographic Foundation"; Atlas of Chi-
na", The Commercial Press, Ltd., Shang-
hai; "China, A Commercial and Indus-
trial Handbook", United States Depart-
ment of Commerce; and others. For those
who are interested in the written lan-
guage, I refer you to the book entitled,
"A Course in the Analysis of Chinese
Characters" by Raymond Bernard Blak-
ney, The Commercial Press, Ltd.
An attempt (will be made herein to des-
cribe the situation broadly with the hope
that this presentation will help, in some
small way, the development of that great
country known as China.
The Author,
San Francisco, 1936
DEDICATION
This paper is dedicated to my very
good friend, Doctor Chang wah Lee,
of San Francisco.
Introduction
The development of a country depends
upon a combination of variables such as:
Size and Shape; Location whether in the
northern or southern hemisphere, the
latitude or longitude and so forth; Re-
lation to large bodies of fresh and or
salt waiter; Character of boundaries, whe-
ther natural or artificial; Configuration,
such as height and distribution of moun-
tain ranges, arrangement and height of
table lands, and so forth; Climate — such
as rain-fall, winds and temperature, hu-
midity, etcetera; Drainage systems —
sources and flow of rivers and other
streams, shape of stream systems, runoff,
erosion, deposition, and so forth; Charac-
ter of shore lines, either rocky and pre-
cipitous or sandy and smooth; Geology,
character of soils, ground water, mineral
resources, available timber, natural plants
and animial life, hydro-electric possibili-
ties, and so forth; Character and develop-
ment of adjacent countries; political and
social characteristics and tendencies; type
and efficiency of government; and many
others.
A hasty scanning of the World's Al-
manac will show that the bulk of popula-
tion is in the northern hemisphere, and
there is a tendency for this to remain so
for some time. In spite of the fact that
many attempts have been made to build
up colonies in Africa and South Ameri-
ca, these population growths have been
very slow compared to those in the long
established cemfers. Where there are
people, there is commerce; where the
groups are separated, transport of some
kind is necessary otherwise trade between
the groups becomes impossible.
The height and distribution of moun-
tain ranges affects the climate, area of
cultivation, type of crops and vegetation,
drainage systems, communication systems,
national boundaries, coast lines (if any),
the distribution of population, and so
forth. Other things being equal, vege-
tation has a tendency to group itself into
zones according to altitudes above sea
level. Agricultural and timber possibili-
ties are d?pendent upon rainfall, tem-
perature, lengths of growing seasons,
storms, winds, ground water, character
of soils, possibilities for irrigation from
adjacent streams, lakes, canals or pipe-
lines, natural ability of people resident
in particular localities, human require-
ments, local tastes in food, wear, types
of homes, transportation, and so forth.
Industrial developments depend, in
part, upon the kind, quantity, and distri
bution of mineral, timber and other re
sources, kind and quantity of crop yields
volume and distribution of population
location of population centers with re
ference to mineral areas and agricultural
areas, types and efficiency of transport,
natural facility of people for manufac-
turing, construction, engineering, ad-
ministration, and so forth; location of
population centers with reference to for-
eign industrial centers; character and de-
gree of development or possible develop-
ment of natural water power, and so
forth. Without fuel in the form of wood,
coal or oil, industrial development must
necessarily be very limited; coal and or
coke is almost indispensable to metallur-
gy, although electricity, charcoal and
wood may replace them in certain cases.
If a certain type of fuel costs a great deal
with reference to the value of the parti-
cular products, then the effedt is the
same as if it were not easily available,
that is to say that if a certain industry
is dependent upon a certain fuel, the
cost of which is excessive, then, obvious-
ly, such industry will cease to function
unless a cheaper, substitute fuel is made
available. Costs of raw materials for
manufacturing and other activities are
directly dependent upon costs of trans-
port between sources and points of de-
livery.
There is no question but what the
prosperity of a country depends upon
the degree of .efficiency of its transport,
whether it be by water, road, railroad,
or air. If a production center can de-
liver its products to a consuming area
with a moderate cost for haulage, then
the producer gets a fair price for his
commodity and the consumer pays a
reasonable price, when he uses it. If
the transport becomes expensive, then
the producer gets less for his product
and the consumer pays more; the cost
may become so high that the consumer
cannot afford to buy that particular com-
modity at all. The lower the price the
producer gets for his commodity the more
desperate he becomes, because his per-
sonal and economic life depends upon
his sales; if he does not sell he may starve
actually. Hence, for the benefit of all
concerned, transport must be as efficient
as circumstances will permit.
Part I
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA
China comprises a vast area about one-
fourth greater than that of the United
States, extending from about fifty four
degrees North Latitude to about eighteen
degrees North Latitude (including Hai-
nan Island) and from about one hundred
and thirty five degrees Bast Longitude
to about seventy four degrees East Long-
itude. It is bounded on the east by the
Maritime Provinces of the Union of So-
viet Socialist Republics (Russia to you),
Korea (Chosen), the Yellow Sea and the
East China Sea; on the South
by the South China Sea, the Gulf
of Tongking, French Indo-China, India
and Nepal; on the west by India and
Russian Turkestan; and on the north
by the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub-
lics. The Climate varies from that of
eastern Siberia, in the north, to tropical,
in the south. China may be divided
into four general areas for purposes of
discussion, as follows: Manchuria, the
Central Asiatic Steppes and Desert, "Chi-
na Proper", and the Southwest Table-
lands.
(To Be Continued)
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CHINESE DICEST
August 28, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
THE CATHOLIC
PRESS IN CHINA
To those who either make it an inter-
esting hobby or a duty to observe the
cultural and material forces which are
now at work in transforming Chinese
life, what is being done in the country
by the missionaries of the Protestant
and Roman Catholic churches should
not be ignored. Regardless of whether the
observer is a Christian, non-Christian, or
anti-Christian, he could not very well
blind himself to the fact that Christian
missionaries have prepared the way for
the modernization of China through the
facilities of education and through the
amelioration of many traditional social
evils as, for example, foot-binding. The
first native students who were sent abroad
in che modern era to study Western
education and science were sent by these
missionaries; and even today missionary
colleges and universities in China are
still sending their students to Europe and
America so that they may better equip
themselves to work for the future wel-
fare of their country.
In indirectly helping China to trans-
form herself along social and educational
lines both the Protestant and Catholic
missionaries have made significant in-
roads in influencing the population far
out of proportion to the number that
they have converted. In present-day
China Christianity may be comparable
to the weather, a religion which you can
like or dislike, but can not ignore. And
this in spite of the fact that Chinese
Protestants number only 576,000, and
Chinese Catholics 2,818,839.
Not a little of Christianity's influence
among the Chinese people today comes
from what the Roman Catholic Church
has termed the "apostolate of the press,"
— the printed page. Through distribu-
tion of the Scriptures, dissemination of
religious literature, and the publication
of educational, cultural and scientific
journals, the missionaries are promoting
the teaching of Christ and making the
gospel of Christianity heard wherever
there are literate Chinese.
In Professor K. L. Latourette's exhaust-
ive book, "The (History of Christian
Missions in China," which covers the
beginning of Christian 'missions up to
the year 1926, one may glimpse of how
much these missionaries have done to
spread their faiths and what their his-
torical influences on China have been
thus far.
More than two million bibles were dis-
tributed in China last year by Protestant
bodies, according to a recent newspaper
report. Of course, other religious and
cultural literatures were published and
distributed by the Protestant churches in
China during 1935, as they have been
in the past, but there is no accurate, up
to date and exhaustive survey of the
extent of the Protestant press in the
country today.
But from China recently came a report
of the first survey since 1917 of the
Catholic press there which makes inter-
esting reading and shows how well or-
ganized and conducted the Chinese Ca-
tholic apostolate of the press is. The
extent of the growth of this press, too,
is as amazing as it is diverse. The survey
was made by Dr. Rudolf Lowenthal of
Yenching University (Protestant insti-
tution), in cooperation with the China
Syondal Commission, which is a sort of
advisory and coordination council under
the immediate direction of the Apostolic
Delegate, the Pope's representative in
China.
Some of the significant findings of
Dr. Lowenthal's exhaustive survey show:
1. That the total number of Christians
in China today amounts to 4 million, of
which 80 percent are Catholic;
2. That Catholic converts have doubled
their number since the beginning of the
Chinese Republic;
3. That during the past 18 years
(since the first survey of the Catholic
press was made) the number of Catholic
periodicals have increased by 527 per-
cent, from 22 to 115;
4. That although the Catholic popula-
tion in China amounts to approximately
0.6 percent of the total population, Cath-
olic publications represent 46 percent of
the total publications in the country;
5. That the total circulation of Catho-
lic periodicals is about 150,000.
Regarding the nature of the Catholic
press the survey stated that "66 of the
periodicals have purely religious charac-
ter or publish mission news and related
information, 49 of them are devoted to
non-religious subjects.
"Of the latter, 7 publications have the
character of newspapers two of which
are issued daily. A further group is one
of 12 purely non-religious periodicals
.... 8 of the latter deal with meteorolo-
gy, astronomy and similar subjects, 3 with
science and technics and one with medi-
cine." The thirteenth is a semi-annual
journal on Oriental studies called the
"Monumenta Serica" and is published in
several European languages. Its purpose
is " to lay before the public materials for
the study of the peoples, languages and
cultures of China and of the neighboring
countries, not neglecting the domains of
ethnology and prehistory."
The famous Jesuit observatories of Zi-
kawei and Zose, near Shanghai, publish
9 of the 13 non-religious periodicals,
dealing with astronomy, meteorology and
magnetism. Eight of these are printed
in French and one in English. Dr. Low-
enthal says of them that "in spite of their
low circulations — ranging from 200 to
500 — they are of international signifi-
cance. The same is true for the 'Ren-
seignements' of the Bureau Sinologique
de Zikawei which give important educa-
tional and documentary information on
China at irregular intervals."
One of the most important of the non-
religious periodicals is the "Collectanea
Commissionis Synodalis, ' polyglot offi-
cial journal of the Synodal Commission,
located in Peiping. This scholarly ma-
gazine is described as "The Ecclesiastical
Review of China," founded in 1928 and
serves "primarily as a review for the
missionary clergy in China .... as a
medium for the exchange of their ideas
and experiences and offers both theoreti-
cal and practical information with regard
to the country, its history and culture,
its language, educational trends, methods
of the apostolate, and other questions
and problems relating to its evangeliza-
tion."
Also important from the view-point of
news-gathering, is the "Agenda Lumen,"
a weekly news service begun less than
two years ago by the Rev. Frederick C.
Dietz, M. M. "Each week about 275
news packets are sent out, containing 220
Chinese texts (8 to 10 pages) and 210
English-French texts (usually 12 pages).
These releases go to some 50 Catholic
Chinese periodicals and newspapers. 24
Catholic and non-Catholic foreign lan-
guage journals in China. 19 papers and
periodicals abroad, and 7 news agenci.-s.
Catholic news from the China missions
take up usually half or more of each
issue; the balance consists of Catholic
news from other parts of th? world."
Of the 66 purely religious publica-
tions, 30 are printed in Chinese, the same
number in foreign language*, .ind 6 as
bilinguals or polyglots. Two of this num-
ber have the highest circulation! among
religious periodicals. They are the
"Apostleship of Prayer I eaflct" and the
"Sacred Heart Messenger" with cireula-
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August 28, 1936 CHINESE DIGEST
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
Page 11
The Yosemite Conference
of the Institute of Pacific
Relations
By Lim P. Lee
A great deal of international atten-
tion is being focused on the Sixth Bi-
ennial Conference of the Institute of Pa-
cific Relations now about to be concluded
in the Yosemite Valley of California.
The significance of the conference will
be far-reaching. Whether there will be
a future war on the Pacific, or whether
the problems and issues could be settled
by peaceful means, will depend greatly
upon the intellectuals and leaders of
public opinion now in session in the Ah-
wahnee Hotel. The delegates of the
various nations are not official represen-
tatives of their governments, yet many
have held cabinet portfolios and when
they return to their respective countries,
they will have much to do with the poli-
cies of their national governments.
China's delegation is led by Dr. Hu
Shih, dean of the faculty of arts, Peking
National University, Peiping. Dr. Hu
is one of China's outstanding intellec-
tuals and modern scholars. Those who
are familiar with Chinese history will
readily realize that "Pei-tai" has shaped
the republican history of China in many
crises. The leader of the Japanese dele-
gation is none other than Kenkichi Yo-
shizawa, former ambassador to France,
delegate to the League of Nations in
193il, and foreign minister in the Inukai
cabinet of 193i2. Hon. Newton D. Baker,
secretary of War in President Wilson's
cabinet, is the presiding officer of the
Yosemite conference, and chairman of
the United States delegation. The United
Kingdom sent the Rt. Hon. A. V. Alex-
ander, M. P., and Lord of the Admiralty
in the Labour cabinet. France is re-
presented by Ex Premier Albert Sarraut
as the chief of her delegates. The Dom-
inion of Canada's able statesman, the
Hon. Newton W. Roweil, one time attor-
ney-general, and the first Canadian dele-
gate to the League of Nations is the head
of his country's delegation. The League
of Nations and the International Labor
Office are maintaining a staff of observ-
ers in the conference. These leaders are
supplemented by research associates, pro-
fessors, technical experts, journalists and
other semi-officials of the governments.
Round tables are held daily with two
sessions, one after the other, in the Ah-
wahnee Hotel. The press is barred from
these discusions so as to give the dele-
gates the utmost freedom, of expression.
The policies and the program of each
major nation of the Pacific Area are
given critical review and the delegates
from that nation cross-examined. The
United States of America occupied the
agenda for the first two days, Japan took
the next three, the U. S. S. R. were ex-
amined for the next two days, and as this
goes to press China is under discussion,
and the remaining periods will be given
over to summaries of the round tables
and the peaceful solutions for the prob-
lems of the Pacific. Research papers
and data were compiled by each of the
national councils of the Institute before
the conference and were given to the
delegates before their arrival. This offers
a basis for intelligent discussions on the
facts of the case instead of national pre-
judices. Plenary sessions are held twice
a week open to the public. In these
general sessions the national delegations
are given the opportunity to state or re-
fute the charges they wish to make. A
daily press conference is conducted by
Chester H. Rowell, press officer of the
Yosemite conference, and he gives out
a daily report to the radio world every
evening or invites some delegates to speak.
A brief summary of the round tables
already held in Yosemite are as follows,
in the two days devoted to the problems
of the United States, the New Deal
program that affected the foreign na-
tions was dissected. The Silver Purchase
act was without a single defender in the
conference, and the Chinese attributed
that policy as a major cause to the de-
pression in China. The Big Navy Pro-
gram was considered inconsistent to the
policy of isolation of the United States,
so stated the Japanese, and they question-
ed a large navy and the Roosevelt doc-
trine of non-intervention. An American
delegate replied that naval construction
is a part of the re-employment program
of the present Administration. There
was no indication among the American
delegates that the United States will a-
bandon the Open Door Policy, but the
Chinese maintained that the present Ad-
ministration has taken no steps to prose-
cute the Stimson policies of the previous
Administration.
The New Deal found a friend in Can-
ada because of the direct economic bene-
fits that she derived from the agricultural
program, but New Zealand criticized the
ship subsidy given to the American mer-
chant 'marine as giving undue advantages
to the Americans over the New Zealand-
ers. The gold policies of the Admini-
stration came up for academic discus-
sion but drew no fire from the foreign
delegates.
In the round table on Japan, the poli-
cies of the Nipponese were challenged
and the delegates were severely cross-
examined. Kenkichi Yoshizawa, the dip-
lomat, Y. Tsurumi, ex-M. P. and jour-
nalist, and Kamekichi Takahashi, the ec-
onomist, bore the brunt of the attacks.
The Netherlanders were anxious about
the economic penetration of the Jap-
anese in the Dutch East Indies. The
French were apprehensive of Japanese
immigration polities in French Indo-Chi-
na. Great Britain was particularly con-
cerned over the smuggling of the Jap-
anese goods in North China, and the
trade expansion of the Japanese mer-
chants in the Far Eastern portion of her
Empire. The Soviet delegates question-
ed the so-called "peace preservation" mo-
tive of Japan in Eastern Asia when she
refused to sign a non-aggression pact
with the U. S. S. R., and yet the Nippon-
ese flirt with a Nazi-Japanese alliance.
The Chinese mocked the gesture of Sino-
Japanese friendship under military and
political pressure. If there were ever
a lonely delegation in the Yosemite Val-
ley, it is the Japanese.
The discussions during the Soviet
round tables were of special interest this
year because of the presence of the U.
S. S. R. delegates. Heretofore the Soviet
Union sent only observers, but at this
session they sent two official delegates,
Dr. V. E. Motylev, geographer, director
of the Soviet World Atlas, and professor
in the National Institute of Economy of
the U. S. S. R. and Vladmir Romm,
correspondent for the "Izvestia" the of-
ficial organ of the Communist Party in
the U. S. S. R. and the "Tass" News
Agency. The first words from the Soviet
delegates were fired at the Japanese in
a rebuke to the statement that Japan
would not be reluctant to use force in
the Far East. The Soviet delegate an-
swered that the U. S. S. R. can take care
of herself in case of an armed conflict
in the Far East, and the statement was
withdrawn by the Japanese delegate as
a personal expression rather than a state-
ment of Japanese policy. The Soviet
discussions centered on the two five year
plans, the domestic economy of the U.
S. S. R., notably the industrialization of
Eastern Siberia, the new Soviet consti-
tution, and the threat of a Nazi- Jap-
anese Alliance against the Soviet Union.
A lengthy statement was issued by the
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CHINESE DIGEST
August 28, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo ■
Hurdle Events Added
To Track Meet
It was definitely announced that there
will be hurdle events in the forthcom-
ing Chitena-Shangtai Chinese Olympics.
According to Jack Fong, committeeman,
the 120 high hurdles and 220 low hurdles
have been added to the program. It is
highly probable that San Jose, Shangtai
and Nulite will participate in the hurdle
events.
Due to the increasing demand for 70
and 80 pound classes, it was decided that,
if enough teams enter, there will be short
dashes, broad jump and relays in these
divisions. All lightweights, from 70 to
105 pounds, will run off their heats on
Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Commerce
High School field in the morning under
the direction of William Wong, Chi-
nese "Y" coach. It was decided that
hurdles finals will also foe held on that
day at the same site. Events in the 120,
unlimiteds and girls' classes will be held
ait the Old Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 13,
as well as the weight finals.
Only a week or so remains for the
track entries to be sent in, as they close
on Sept. 8 at Hall's Sport Shop, 876
Sacramento Street, San Francisco.
• •
"Y" Cage Teams Practice
With the lightweights composing of
80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130 and 145
pounds already practicing every week, the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. basketball season
will shortly get under full swing. The
80's practice on Fridays, 90's on Tues-
days, 100's on Wednesdays, 110's on
Thursdays, 120's on Saturdays, and
130's, 145's and unlimiteds on Thurs-
days.
The "Y" intends to enter in several
leagues this year in all weights. At the
conclusion of one of the "Y" leagues,
an all-star team will be picked to com-
pete in the P. A. A. while the winning
squad will travel to Los Angeles. Most
of these casafoa leagues will be under
way in October.
Each Chinese "Y" team is under a
coach while the physical director is in
charge of all teams and coach of the
unlimiteds. Boys wishing to participate
on any of the teams may see Lee Crich-
ton, physical director, at the Chinese
Y. M. C. A.
Large Crowd Witnesses
St. Mary's Fights
More than four hundred persons
jammed the S:. Mary's Auditorium last
Saturday almost to capacity to witness
the benefit boxing exhibition and enter-
tainment, sponsored by the St. Mary s
A. C. under the direction of Sammy
Lee, boxing coach; John Chin, president;
and Rev. George W. P. Johnson.
Packed with action and thrilb, eight
bouts were held including a three-round
exhibition between Al Citrino and Young
Joe Roche, both top-notchers of the pro-
fessional ring, with Lee Savoldi referee-
ing the professional exhibition. One of
the best bouts of che evening was that
between Benny Fong of St. Mary's and
Jimmy Mace of the C. Y. O. The two
indulged in a slugfest that brought roars
from the audience. With a little more
experience, Benny will go far in the box-
ing game, spectators declared. Harold
Lee, of St. Mary's, had Neil Decker on
the verge of a knockout several times
and down for an eight-count in the se-
cond round.
Another interesting fight was given to
the fans by David Dong and Joseph
Yew, 40-pounders, both stepping through
three fast rounds with fists flying and
giving a good exhibition of scientific box-
ing.
During the entire program, entertain-
ment was given by the St. Mary's child-
ren under the direction of Edith Chan.
Rosemary Tong rendered several solos;
Myrna Low and Charles Louie gave a
merry widow waltz; while song and dance
acts were given by Jenny Yew, Richard
Tong, and others.
• •
GOODFELLOWS vs LOWA
The Goodfellow Club and the Lowa
Club of Los Angeles met last Sunday for
a sport match in tennis, volleyball, and
ping pong. The Lowa defeated their
opponent in tennis 4-2, and in volleyball
3-0.
Members of the winning team included
Dr. George Lee, George Tong, Donald
Quon, Walter Woo, and Ed Quon. Good-
fellows who participated were Dr. John
Chan, George Chan, Albert Hing, Dr.
William Lee, Buck Young, Cyrus Chan,
and Howard Leung, Peter Lee, Ralph
Wong.
— Tennis Score:
Tong d. J. Chan 6-0, 6-1; E. Quon
d. W. Lee 6-3, 9-7; G. Lee d. P. Lee 6-2,
7-5; Tong d. Wong 6-0, 6-1; Young d.
D. Quon 7-5, 6-2; Hing d. Woo 6-3, 6-4.
J owe Pistol Sensation
Frank Robert Jowe, a newcomer and
an unknown in pistol shooting, created
a sensation recently at the Cintenella
Spring Revolver Club shoot when he
won both first places in class A compe-
tition and set a range record.
Jowe, high-point man and captain of
the Los Angeles Chinese pistol team, com-
peted against a picksd field of police
officers and civilians, shot scores of 285
out of a possible 300 for the twenty-two
caliber class and 283 out of a possible
300 for the thirty-two caliber shoot. The
climax of the day's shooting came when
Jowe made a perfect score in rapid-fire
by shooting ten bull's eyes in as many
seconds. It was the first time that such
a feat had been done at the range and
Jowe was presented with a trophy which
was autographed by all the officials as a
momento of his brilliant shooting.
. At the El Monte Rifle and Pistol Club
shoot on August 2, Jowe tied for first
place when he shot the high score of
278 out of a possible 300 on the difficult
fifty-yard national course. It is believed
that his high point of this year in shoot-
ing was when he recently shot against
the finest pistol shots in the United
States in the class A time-fire and was
awarded fourth place.
• •
In the first elimination of the girl's
tennis tournament sponsored by the Wah
Kiang Club in Portland, Dorothy Lee
Hong defeated Francis Lee 6-0, 6-1 and
Dorothy Moe defeated Isabelle Lee Hong
6-4 and 7-5.
Oakland Chinese Center won a hotly-
contested Softball tilt from the Eastern
Bakery "ten" last Friday night at the
Oakland Auditorium field, the score be-
ing 10-6.
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CHINESE DIGEST
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SPORTS
Oakland Chinese Center
Subdues Young Chinese
In a spirited Softball game the Chi-
nese Center no9ed out the Young Chi-
nese las: Wednesday evening, August 26,
at the Ex-position Field by a count of 7
to 5. The Center evened up the ball
game in the fifth inning with a 3 run
spree and clinched the contest in the
following canto with two more tallies'.
Despite the fact that Junior Yee and
Bob Chow clouted homers for Young
Chinese, the lads were unable to solve
the offerings of Vic Ah Tye with any
consistency. Young Chinese had an op-
portunity to pull the game out of the
fire in the lasc inning when they loaded
the bags with two away. However, Hue
Fung, the Center shortstop, quenched
their hopes when he leaped high in the
air to spear Eddie Tom's liner to end
the tilt.
SPORTS SHORTS
The Wa Sung Softball team engages
the Young Chinese this Tuesday even-
ing. Sept. 1st, at the Exposition Field,
at 8:45.
San Francisco teams who wish to play
against Wa Sung may book their games
with Coach Worley Wong, 135 Eighth
Street, Oakland.
About a dozen boys answered the Chi-
tena's first call for candidates to organ-
ize sofrball teams, to be available for
girls also if a sufficient number sign up.
Practice is expected to start very soon.
Hundreds of Chinese are bemoaning
the loss of their favorite sports arena,
the Rollerland, at Sutter and Pierce
streets, which was destroyed by fire last
week. It was announced by the owner
that the place will be rebuilt at once.
Lewis Carson, the singles champion of
Shanghai last year, and who was manager
of the Chinese Davis Cup team, won the
city singles championship recently, de-
feating Humberto Gallaco, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3,
at the County Athletic Club courts,
Shanghai.
Trophies for the high-point teams and
high-point scorers have been donated for
the Chitena-Shang ai Chinese Olympics
by the Wung Fat Jewelry Company on
Jackson Street, Arthur Hee and Van
Wormer 6c Rodrigues, Inc. They are on
display at the Wung Fat store.
Annual Bass Derby
Chinese Sportsmen Club's fourth an-
nual derby will he held on Sunday,
Sept. 13, at Martinez and Pittsburg, with
the boundary set from Carquinez Bridge
to Big Breaks in Oakley. It is open to
all who register between Sept. 1 and
Sept. 12 at Frank Lamb's Bait Store,
Jerry's Bait Store or the Sportsmen's
clubhouse at 156 Waverly Place, San
Francisco.
East bay registrations may be made
at 3 23 Franklin Street, Oakland, with
David Chow. There will be from 30 to
40 prizes offered. The qualifications for
such is that the bass must be 16 inches
or more in length.
• •
Young Chinese Take Two
Oakland's Young Chinese took both
ends of a double-header last Sunday af-
ternoon from the San Francisco Chinese
Softball team, at the Exposition ball
grounds, Oakland, taking the first game
by an 8-2 score and the nightcap, 4-0.
Although playing the best defensive
ball they have ever displayed, the local
boys let down in both games with a few
bingles, while Shane Lew, Junior Yee
and Key Chinn hit well for Oakland.
Howard Joe and Key Chinn, at third
and short, respectively, turned in some
sparkling field plays. In the second
game Stanton Yee scored a shut-out win
over the city boys, allowing but three
hits. Bob Poon, the San Francisco hurl-
er, pitched a four-hit game, but the
Oaklanders scored three runs by playing
smart and heads-up ball.
First Game R H
Oakland Young Chinese 8 11
San Francisco Chinese 2 5
Batteries:
Oakland: Shane Lew and Junior Yee.
S. F.: Jimimy Huang and Fred Hing
Second Game R H
San Francisco Chinese 0 3
Oakland Young Chinese 4 4
Batteries
S. F.: Bob Poon and Fred Hing.
Oakland: Stanton Yee and Art Lee.
Mr. Brown of Van Wormer and Rod-
rigues, Inc., donated four gold and two
silver trophies for the Chinese Tennis
Club's Family Name Tournament which
was played last week. The trophies were
awarded to winners of the men's doubles
and mixed doubles and runners-up in
the men's doubles.
Chinns and Leongs Win
Presenting something new in the way
of tournaments, a special event called
the Family Name tourney, sponsored by
the Chinese Tennis Club, was held last
week in conjunction with the Chinese
Pacific Coast Tennis Championships, con-
sisting of a men's doubles and a mixed
doubles event. One of the qualifications
was that each combination must have
identical surnames.
The men's doubles finals took place
last Saturday morning with Vincent
and George Chinn coming from behind
to defeat H. K. and Walter Wong in
three sets, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, for the title.
Starting out impressively, Walter with
his service and H. K. with his tricky
placements at the net had the opposi-
tion stopped completely cold, winning
the first set with the loss of but on>
game. Realizing that they were being
outplayed at the backcourt and outvol-
leyed at the net, the Chinns changed
their tactics by adopting a lofty lobbing
game with which they succeeded in check-
ing the offensive game of their oppon-
ents. Then the two teams settled down
to a bitter duel of deliberate and deva-
stating skyshooting with both sides striv-
ing determinedly to gain the advantage
points. Blest with a streak of unusual
luck, the Chinns barely nosed out the
Wongs.
Lily and Thomas Leong gained the
mixed doubles title with Franche and
Davisson Lee as the runners-up. This
event was decided through the round
robin system with the Leongs coming
through with the most victories, to be-
come titlists. The winners of both e-
vents and the runners-up in the men's
doubles were presented with trophies
donated by Van Wormer 6C Rodrigues,
Inc., while the runners-up in the mi\rd
doubles received medals from the Chinese
Tennis Club.
Ruth G. Fong of Sacramento and Vin-
cent Chinn of San Francisco are contem-
plating entering in the mixed doubles
and possibly in the singles in the Cali-
fornia State Fair tennis championships
which start next month.
The local Chinese sofJball club, label-
ed the "hitless wonders" after its double
defeat last Sunday, will attempt to vindi-
cate i'self when it plays the San Jose
Chinese at San Jose, a double-header
having been scheduled tentatively, for
Sunday, August 30.
Page 14
CHINESE D'.uEST
August 28, 1936
THE I. P. R. CONFERENCE
(Continued from Page 11)
Soviet delegation on the philosophy or
Communism; briefly, it stated that Com-
munism is not a commodity that could
be imported or exported to foreign na-
tions, rather it is a definite social order
and sympathy toward Communism is de-
termined by internal conditions and con-
tradictions. Pointed at Japan, the state-
ment continued that if the Japanese
government is afraid of Communism,
they should look at their own social in-
stability and not point fingers at the U.
S. S. R. In the plenary session Dr. Mo-
tylev discussed quite lengthily the pros-
pects of a Nazi threat to the peace of
Europe and the Soviet Union. If there
should be such a thing as a Nazi- Jap-
anese alliance, the French and British
delegates intimated that they will be a-
gainst it. The Soviet tried to claim
Outer Mongolia as their dependency, but
drew- criticisms from the Chinese. The
latter brought forth claims of historical
and cultural affinity of Mongolia to
China.
The long awaited battle of the Yose-
mite between China and Japan was start-
ed with the opening gun by Dr. Hu Shih
in the plenary session in an address which
stated that China is ready to fight to
preserve its own destiny, and that out-
side pressure exerted on the Chinese
people tends only to unite them in a
common aim of national preservation
and integrity. Japan was charged with
diverting Chinese efforts toward national
reconstruction and internal unity and to
consider the Empire could not coexist with
the present regime headed by General-
issimo Chiang Kai-shek. The answer to
Chinas charge was returned by Kenki-
chi Yoshizawa in an unscheduled plenary
session called by the Japanese delegation.
Yoshizawa, who, as Japanese spokesman
in the League of Nations and the For-
eign Office in 1931 and 1932, was de-
fiant, as a delegare to the Institute
of Pacific Relations in 1936, admitted
that his country's actions in Japan "in
retrospective" have not always been cor-
rect, but he insisted that reconstruction
in China must take into consideration
improved Chinese-Japanese relations.
China, and not Japan, the ex-Foreign
Minister expounded, is guilty of treaty
violations by building competitive rail-
ways in Manchuria which led up to the
Mukden incident of 1931 and caused the
embroilment in the Far East. It is the
internal difficulties of China and not
external obstructions that prevent Chi-
nese unity, he stated.
After these two major theses were duly
formalized in the plenary sessions, the
round tables on China discussed the in-
ternal economy of that country. Com-
munism in China is unlike Russian com-
munism, so stated an unnamed delegate,
it is more moderate and is concerned
principally with the breaking down of
the feudal conditions of the Chinese pea-
santry. Railway construction, especially
those constructed from the returned por-
tions of the British Boxer Indemnity
money, and industrial expansion were
given due consideration. The pertinent
question was raised about the encourage-
ment of foreign investments, and yet
the government promotes competition to
these investors by subsidizing the Chi-
nese industries. The nationalization of
silver in November, 1935, the creation of
a currency reserve board, and the control
of note issues by three government banks
were explained by a Chinese monetary
expert. The problem of opium control,
rural economy, and stabilization of cus-
tom revenues will be taken up before the
round tables on China are completed.
A great deal of attention was given to
the National Economic Council under
which auspices the national reconstruc-
tion program was promoted.
With the United States and Japan
out of the League of Nations, the In-
situte of Pacific Relations is providing
an international forum whereby the Am-
erican and Japanese delegates can air
their national points of view to the mem-
bers of the League and yet not be bound
bv any of its procotols and the covenant.
The Institute will pass no resolutions,
make no recommendations, and will not
censor any nation for breach of inter-
national treaties; but will patiently carry
on research into the many problems of
the Pacific Area, meet again in the next
two years for a frank and open discus-
sion of the problems and issues, and
rely on the common sense and intelli-
gence of the peoples of the Pacific for
the solutions.
A word needs to be said of the beauy
of Yosemite Valley. The Institute could
not have picked a more inspiring spot
in western America for this momentous
conference. Wi-h EI Capitan as a sen-
tinel. Mirror Lake as a reflector of the
goodwill of the delegates, and Happy
Isle as the common meeting ground of
the nations and races of the Pacific Area.
the problems argued and fought over will
long be foreotten, while the beauty of
Yosemite will linger on!
CATHOLIC PRESS
(Continued from Page 10)
tions of 14,500 and 5,200 respectively.
As for the geographical distribution
of the Catholic press, Dr. Lowenthal
found that ''63 papers, or 60 percent of
the total number are published in 6 cities
only. Peiping and Shanghai lead with
25 and 24 periodicals, respectively. Fol-
lowing them come Macao with 6, Hong-
kong with 5, Tientsin and Wuchang with
4 each. The 3 provinces of Hopeh,
Kiangsu and Kwang.ung are the 3 pub-
lishing centres of the Catholic press and
dispose of 75 periodicals or more than
65 percent of the total number, while
the remaining pages are scattered over
the rest of- the country. Yunnan prov-
ince is the only section of China where
no Catholic publications are evident.
Incidentally, 2 of the publications in-
cluded in the survey are published by
the Chinese Catholic Mission and Social
Center in San Francisco's Chinatown.
These two publications are "The Aur-
ora, occasional official organ of the
Chinese Catholic Young Mrn's Associa-
tion, and "The Light." monthly organ
of the Mission. Since this survey was
made, however, these 2 publications have
combined in-o one and are published
quarterly as "The Aurora."
Dr. Lowenthal discovered that the first
Catholic periodical published in China
was the "Bulletin des Observations Me-
teoroligiques" of the Jesuits at Zikawei.
This scientific journal was founded in
1872 and is still issued at irregular in-
tervals. The first Catholic religious per-
iodical was "The Hongkong Catholic
Register," published from 1877 to 1889.
Of the two secular Catholic dailies, one
of them, the Tientsin "Social Welfare,"
has the highest circulation of all Catholic
publicaions in China, 30,000 copies per
issue. The other daily is the Peiping
"Social Welfare," with a circulation of
1.500. Although bearing :he same name,
the 2 papers are conducted independent-
ly, and are both mos ly informative in
character.
In explaining the extraordinary growth
of the Catholic pre«s in China during
the past fifty years. Dr. Lowen hal divid-
ed it into 4 periods. "Only 3 papers
have survived the first period, before
1900. as compared with 14 which have
been established during the second per-
iod, between 1902 and 1913. During
and after the great war mission work re-
ceived a new impetus. This third period
ends in 1927. before the establishment of
the Nationalist Government. In this
period falls an important event; namclv.
the erection of the Apostolic Delegation
(Continued on Page 15)
August 28, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
CHINATOWNIA
"QUOTES"
Cultural And Social
Change In Shanghai —
"International Shanghai's national
barriers are breaking down nowadays as
never before. While there still is, and
no doubt always will be, a tendency for
the variou national groups to hang to-
gether to a great extent, it is safe to say
that at no time in the hisory of this
great commercial city has there been so
much cultural intermixoure and such a
generally friendly feeling among the
peoples from many countries.
"It would be far from the truth to
say that Shanghai had changed entirely
from its old-time rigidity and frigidity
which won it hard words in many liberal
quarters, as when Arthur Ransome coin-
ed the phrase, 'the Shanghai mind,' to
describe a type of thinking, or refusal to
think, which often seemed out of step
with the modern world.
"The breakdown in the old barrier
between foreigner and Chinese was ex-
tremely significant. It meant that in
homes, in dancing parties at hotels and
cabarets, and in clubs, che Chinese were
for the first time regarded as 'people.'
A few years ago it was almost unheard
of for mixed groups of Chinese and for-
eigner to appear in public, although this
was being done constantly in the then
capital of Peking. Now this is the usual
thing, and with removal of the capital
to Nanking there is present in cainghai
a group of cultured Chinese, ?b'e to
grace any gathering anywhere — people
of education and broad knowledge of
the world.
"Of course, among the commercial
Chinese who formerly dominated Chinese
society, there were some of dtep culture,
but, generally speaking, there were con-
servatives who valued things Chinese a-
bove things foreign and who really did
not much care to mix with foreigners.
Due to the changing times and to the
recent admixtures of foreign-trained Chi-
nese writers, scientists, political leaders
and others, this spirit in Chinese society
has altered toward greater liberality just
as the foreign community has corres-
pondingly altered coward greater enthu-
siasm for Chinese society. In such
groups as the International Arts Theater,
organized here within the last few
months, Chinese mingle wi'.h artistic-
minded folk of all nations. The Am-
erican Club takes Chinese as full mem-
bers, although the predominantly Am-
erican Columbia Country Club does not,
and the famous British-dominated Shang-
VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Mar Poy, of Seattle, on August 2nd.
• •
A daughter was born on August 17 to
the wife of Lum Yen Ginn, 945 Jackson
Street, San Francisco.
• •
A marriage license has been issued to
Richard Leong, 1047 Clay Street, San
Francisco, and Jennie Quan, Oakland.
• •
Jung Dun, age 3 2, passed away in
Oakland on August 17.
• •
CHINESE ORGANIST
RECEIVES PAPAL HONOR
Continuously for 48 years Lean Chong
Hin has served as organist and choir-
master in the local Chinese parish of
Penang,, from the very day the church
was built in 1888. And as a reward for
his fidelity Pope Pius XI recently con-
ferred upon him the Bene Merenti Medal.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Grant
(Seattle) Sept. 2; President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Tack-on (Seattle) Sept. 30.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Garfield (San Francisco)
Aug. 28; President McKinley (Seattle)
Aug. 29.
President Hoover (San Francisco)
Sept. 4; President Polk (San Francisco)
Sept. 1 1 ; President Grant (Seattle)
Sept. 12; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) Sept. 18; President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25.
hai Club on the Bund does not. All
clubs, however, receive Chinese as guests,
either regularly or, on special occasions
— often, in the case of clubs with sports
facilities, in connection with athletic
competition. Foreigners find the Chinese
good companions, and it is clear enough
that some who might hold aloof socially
if there were no other inducement than
the purely social one now find it advan-
tageous from a business point of view
to take a more cordial attitude."
— Randall Gould, in the Christian
Science Monitor.
New Shanghai Orphanage
Mr. Lo Pa Hong, perhaps the most
prominent and influential Catholic lay-
man in China today, has been respon-
sible for the building of several chari-
table institutions in Shanghai, including
hospitals and orphanages. Now he is
in the process of adding another chari-
table enterprise to his credit.
This enterprise is a new orphanage to
be built in the Lunghwa sector of Shang-
hai, and will accommodate 4,000 children.
Plans for the institution reveal that it
is to fee equipped with the very best in
modern equipment and chat a training
school for governesses is to be connected
with it. For this establishment 100,000
dollars Chinese have already been con-
tributed by Mr. Lo and other benefactors.
• •
Peiping is preparing to convert the
thousands of draft car:s in the city into
rubber-tired vehicles. At present the
carts are restricted to rutty roads apart
from the main traffic streets. With the
elimination of iron tires the carters will
be able to use any street in the city. Wear
on pavements will thus be substantially
reduced, it was reported.
CATHOLIC PRESS
(Continued from Page 14)
on August 9, 1922.
"The fourth period extends from the
establishment of the Nationalist Govern-
ment in 1928 up to the present. Be-
cause many barriers hampering mission
work have been eliminated, 69 periodi-
cals, or 60 percent of the total number
have been found in the course of these
8 years. The growth of the press is
largely due to the favorable attitude of
the Apostolic Delegation towards it . . "
In concluding his interesting survey
Dr. Lowenthal quoted from Fr. Bernard
Arens, S. J. , who made the first survey
of the Catholic press in 1917: "If any-
where, then certainly in China it is true
that Catholic missions signify first and
foremost the work of conversation and
Procestant missions signify cultural ac-
tivity. " In Dr. Lowenthal's opinion this
statement still holds true today. But
i.vjrr.'nq; from the growth of the Catho-
I'C Churches educational work in China
-od^y and the growing number of publi-
cations which are devoted to cultural
and scientific matters, it would seem that
*he Catholic Church is catching up with
the Protestant bodies.
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CHINESE DIGEST
August 28, 1936
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Five Cents
WITH CHINESE STUDENTS IN AMERICA
Upper photo: Chinese student group which arrived in San Francisco recently aboard
the Dollar liner S. S. President Hoover. ..They left the city last week for the various
colleges and universities in the United States.
Lower photo: Delta Phi Sigma fraternity of the University of California celebrated
its 13th anniversary at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel last Saturday evening. In the dance
that followed the dinner, more than two hundred and fifty guests attended the occasion.
Page 2
CHINESE DICEST
September 4, 1936
FAR EAST
Vocational Schools Gaining Popularity
Vocational education, a recent innovation in the
Chinese educational system, is rapidly making headway.
Statistics recently gathered by the Ministry of Edu-
cation revealed that there were more than 372 agri-
cultural, industrial, commercial, home economics and
other vocational schools in China.
These institutions were attended by 38,355 students
and required an operating budget of $6,275,068. Al-
together, 1,376 classes were opened.
Covering general farming, sericulture, forestry, poul-
try, tea cultivation, animal husbandry, marine pro-
ducts, fishery education, reclamation, and cotton grow-
ing, there were 102 agricultural and vocational schools
opened in 1934 with a total enrollment of 7,573 stu-
dents.
Industrial subjects gained greater popularity among
the Chinese youth in recent years. A total of 10,339
students enrolled in 122 industrial schools, which cover
such courses as woodwork, sheet-metal work, simple
mechanical and electrical engineering, photography,
printing, drafting, textiles, porcelain, simple chemical
engineering, surveying, dyeing, telegraphy, and carv-
ing.
Commercial schools, totalling 81, came second in
the number of students enrolled. Designed to instruct
them in the knowledge and technique of the business
world, subjects in general commerce, bookkeeping, ac-
counting and auditing, shorthand, typewriting, adver-
tisement, etc, are included in the curriculum.
Once kept in the inner chambers and secluded from
the outside world, more and more ambitious young
women are preparing themselves with the necessary
vocational knowledge in home economics. Figures
show that 1,980 girls entered 39 such schools, which
teach cooking, sewing, embroidery, nursing, house-
keeping, midwifery, pharmacy, and other similar work.
The report also reveals that 2,405 prepared them-
selves for other vocations, including fine arts, salt ad-
ministration, public finance, English teaching, drama,
library science, physical education, drawing, music and
applied arts. There were 28 such schools opened
in 1934.
Two kinds of vocational schools are found in China
— junior and senior. The junior school is to acquaint
the Chinese youth with the simple knowledge and skill
in order to develop their ability to attend to common
occupation. The senior school is to instruct them in
more advanced knowledge.
According to Dr. Wang Shih-chieh, Minister of Ed-
ucation, the curriculum in vocational schools must be
arranged in accordance with the outlines of subject
matter, program of studies, and list of equipment for
vocational schools prescribed and issued by the ministry.
Communists Set Up Stronghold
An announcement that a new Communist people's
republic, which has yet to receive recognition from the
U. S. S. R. and which is but little known has been set
up by Chinese communists on the banks of the River
Golden Sand in a remote part of the province of Si-
kong was made by observers last week.
Between 90,000 to 100,000 Chinese and Tibetans
make up the citizenry and soldiery of the little district,
whose capital is Kantse, about 400 miles northwest of
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Szechuen stronghold,
Chungking, near the upper navigation limit of the
Yangtze River.
Pursued through West China and driven from Sze-
chuen by General Chiang's troops, the red leader,
Hsiao Keh led his red armies into Sikong, in Inner
Tibet, finding for them a home in a region protected
by nature from the operations of modern military
forces and tactics and yet close enough to trade and
pilgrim routes to Tibet to assure steady supplies of
food, ammunition and money. To date, no new foray
is expected to be attempted against them by the Nan-
king forces.
Last Minute News
HANKOW — A half century in the building, the
Canton-Hankow railway, connecting the Yangtze River
port of Hankow with the south coast metropolis of
Canton, was formally opened last Tuesday, September
1. The road is expected to do much toward ending
a situation which divides China into two distinct ad-
ministrative and political camps.
PEIPING — Mounted Japanese soldiers invaded the
Peiping Club golf links last Tuesday, and created a
scene that was described as "horrible" by many of the
foreign members of the club.
Players asserted the soldiers rode over the course
on horses, tearing up greens and fairways, and then
dismounted and started setting up exercises. Witnesses
said a number of them stripped naked and lolled on
the turf. Chinese and foreigners expressed their in-
dignation. Included in the club's roster are numerous
well-known Japanese who are among the club's most
prominent members.
Workshop, farming and practical work in general
are the essential requirements of vocational schools
in China. Schools must provide shops, factories, and
experimental farm stations to facilitate the practical
work of students. Practice may also be conducted in
cooperation with farms, factories, and business houses
in the cities.
September 4, 1936
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CHINATOWNIA
Hu Shift Lectures
On China's Struggles
Making a stirring appeal for inter-
national peace, for peace in order that
China may go on with her present work
of national, social, cultural and political
reconstruction, Dr. Hu Shih, considered
China's first-ranking scholar-philosopher,
last Tuesday held an American audience
of over two thousand men and women
exceedingly attentive w'th a lecture which
lasted an hour and a half.
Dr. Hu was the first of a series of
celfebrity speakers being sponsored by
the Oakland Forum. His topic was
"China Struggles On," and was delivered
at the Oakland Auditorium Theatre. The
distinguished Chinese scholar, who had
just concluded his work as head of Chi-
na's delegation to the sixth bienn'al con-
ference of the Institute of Pacific Rela-
tions, held at Yosemite August 15-29,
was introduced by Chester H. Rowell,
editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Dr. Hu said that the progress of mo-
dern China cannot be viewed statistically
but that it needs interpretation 'n the
light of world politics during the last
fifty years.
The rise of several small European
powers and Japan, and their consequent
impact on the civilization of China com-
pelled the latter country to undertake cul-
tural and political reforms. The quick
transformation of Japan from medieval
to a modern state was effected through
a system of centralized control, the speak-
er said; while in Ch'na reform was ad-
vocated but not planned, and the trans-
formation of the nation was left to
chance, to what Dr. Hu described as
"diffused penetration," a system of indi-
vidual voluntary assimilation of new ideas
and new methods.
In the last decades of the Manchu
dynasty certain intellectual leaders ad-
vocated planned, gradual cultural and
political changes, but their efforts, cul-
minating in a reform which lasted 100
days, was swept out by the Empress Dow-
ager, whom Dr. Hu described as an
lgnorant woman, contradicting the opin-
ion of many Western writers who had
given her credit for statesmanship.
When the Manchu regime was swept
out by the revolution of 1911-12, China's
leaders faced a problem which staggered
their m'nds; how to educate the people
so that the nation may become a real
democracy?
The answer came six years later when
a group of Chinese students in the Un-
ittd states, after lengthy discussions, ad-
vocated the spoken language of the pe-
ople as the literary medium and do'ng
away with the classical method of edu-
cation. These students argued that the
classical written medium of China was
a dead language and that to transform
China into a democracy a living language
must be used. And this living language
was the spoken language of the masses,
the same medium in which many of
China's masterpieces of fiction had been
written.
The arguments of these foreign trained
students won over the conservatives, and
the literary revolution was initiated and
within a few years, in many parts of the
country, the spoken and written language
was the same, making education an easier
task for the masses.
At the same time that China was un-
dergoing a literary revolution, many o-
ther changes were taking place to trans-
form China's old social order.
But China was not left alone to work
out her transformation, Dr. Hu contin-
ued. For years she had lived under a
false sense of security, because her terri-
torial and administrative integrity was
supposedly guaranteed by many inter-
national pacts— specifically the Washing-
ton treaty of 1922, the Briand-Kellogg
Pact, and the League Covenant. China
had thought that the guarantee of these
pacts was a positive force and did not
see the necessity of arming herself against
any invader.
China lived for years under the false
sense of security, said Dr. Hu, until that
fateful night of September 18, 1931,
when a gun fired in Mukden, Manchuria,
reverberated around the world and China
woke up too late to arm herself against
invading Japan.
China has changed her course since
that date, in the opinion of Dr. Hu. Dur-
ing the last few years the government
has aimed at political unity and concur-
rently developing her military strength.
The failure of international agreements
has forced China to the fact that before
she can transform the social order of the
nation, political stability must be ob-
tained as the first requisite.
China wants peace, said the speaker
in conclusion, and she is willing to enter
wholeheartedly into any agreement to
keep that peace, not only in the Pacific
but throughout the world. Dr. Hu warn-
ed that Americans must not be fooled
into the belief that should a war come
in the Pacific she can be left out of it.
"Peace is indivisible," he said, quoting
the famous dictum of Maxim Litvinoff,
Russia's foreign commissar, and any
conflict which flares up in any part of
the world will concern the entire world.
America wants peace and therefore she
must work with other nations to secure
that peace.
• •
DOLLAR LINE GIVES DINNER
A dinner on board their steamship
President Hoover was tendered the Chi-
nese merchant shippers by the Dollar
Steamship Company last Wednesday eve-
ning, September 2.
Attended by more than a hundred
Chinese merchants, the dinner was a com-
plete su'ccess. Entertainment was pro-
vided for by the company in the person
of the "Three Vagabonds" from radio
station KFRC; the "Man Of A Thou-
sand Voices" lived nobly up his to title,
while an extraordinary magician mysti-
fied the guests to the extent of being
asked to perform again.
Mr. R. Stanley Dollar, president of
the company, was on hand to greet the
local merchants. Many prominent lead-
ers of the Chinese community also at-
tended, through the invitation of Mr.
P. C. Quock, Chinese representative of
the line.
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CHINATOWNIA
China Delegate On
Chinese Catholic Action
The formation and activities of Chi-
nese Catholic Action throughout China
today was the theme oif a talk by one
of their student leaders last week to the
members of the Chinese Catholic Young
Men's Association.
The speaker was Mr. S. Raymond
Wong, vice-captain of the Catholic Ac-
tion unit in Tientsin. Mr. Wong is a
graduate of Tientsin Institute Hautes
Etudes, a French Jesuit institution and
one of the three Catholic universities in
China today. He studied civil engin-
eering and is here to study the same
subject at Cornell University, where he
intends to stay for three years, then to
return to China by way of Europe.
In his talk Mr. Wong revealed that
the Catholic Action is one of the chief
organizations among Chinese Catholics
in the work of promoting educational
and social welfare. It has branches
throughout the country and has a total
membership of 300,000. It is divided
into the men's, women's and youth de-
partments.
Before leaving China Mr. Wong was
delegated by the Rev. Father (now Bis-
hop) Yu-pin, national director of Cath-
olic Action, to inquire into the work of
the Chinese Catholics in San Francisco
and report his findings. At the same
time the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop
Mario Zanin, the Pope's representative
in China, gave a photograph of himself
to Mr. Wong to present to the Chinese
Catholic Mission in San Francisco. By
special arrangement Mr. Wong also
brought over the complete photographic
record of the first national congress of
Catholic Action held in Shanghai last
September.
Mr. Wong is one of the 12 Chinese
Catholic university students going abroad
for further studies this year. Of this
group he is the only one coming to this
country, the other 11 having gone to
European institutions.
• •
YEE FUNERAL
Funeral services for Mr. Yee Lai Hork,
who passed away at the age of 50 years
at the Chinese Hospital, Wednesday,
August 26, were held last Sunday after-
noon at the Quong Fook Sang Funeral
Parlors on Pacific Street. Mr. Yee is
survived by his wife and several children.
FIRECRACKERS
August 29, 1936
Dear Editor:
This letter is not to be taken in the
nature of propaganda, nor as an expres-
sion to soothe this writer's ruffled feel-
ings. It is written as a warning to our
young Chinese people as to the preval-
ent conditions existing in one of the
prominent night-spots of this city, name-
ly and specifically — Topsy's Roost at the
Beach.
Ever since this present management
came into being, our young Chinese
people have been treated in a manner to-
tally uncalled for and unwarranted. Not
only is the traditional friendly smile
and warm welcome conspicuously absent;
a curt ultimatum has taken its place —
"If you don't like it, you can get out."
Such impertinent reception has not
only been tendered to my friends and my-
self, but to scores of others who can
readily attest to this same treatment.
When has it come to a time that Top-
sy's can be so discriminating that all
Chinese are literally 'thrown out on their
ears'? When has it been that the Chi-
nese patronage has become so objection-
able that it cannot be tolerated? When
a place, like Topsy's Roost, having for
i:s business policy that which will not
appreciate Chinese trade; suffice it to be
said — "A word is sufficient to the wise."
Located in a city that supposedly
'Knows How' and which is famed for its
'Cosmopolitan-ism'; Topsy's is one spot
in the City of San Francisco that cer-
tainly does not know how — not the word
cosmopolitan!
Yours sincerely,
Walter Wong.
San Francisco, California.
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OAKLAND CENTER MEET — PLAN
The Oakland Chinese Center held its
14th monthly general meeting on Tues-
day evening, September 1, at which time
tentative plans for the coming November
14th Raffle-Dance were formulated. The
committee has announced a grand prize
of a fifty dollar bank account. There
will be forty more additional prizes.
"The Puppet Forum," presented by
Mr. William J. Lee, Mr. Roger Y. Lee
and Mr. Rowland C. Lee furnished the
entertainm'ent for the evening with sev-
eral amusing and brilliant acts. Aroused
by the enthusiasm of the members for
this miniature theatrical performance, the
Center will sponsor a Puppet Club under
the directorship of the "Puppet Forum."
• •
FAREWELL PARTY GIVEN
Y. W. C. A. SECRETARY
Miss Dorothy Richardson, secretary of
the Sacramento Y. W. C. A., was ten-
dered a farewell party last Thursday eve-
ning b ythe Girl Reserve members of the
Wah Lung Triangle. A Chinese dinner
was served in her honor at the Hong
Kim Lum Restaurant, following which
a social hour was enjoyed by those pre-
snt: Georgiana Chow, Virginia S. Fong,
Minnie Yuke, Hattie Fong, Anne Yen,
Ethel Lee, Frances Dong, Virginia F.
Fong, Edna Hue, Laura Dong, Marilyn
Kwong, and the honored gu'est. Miss
Richardson, who will leave for Denver,
Colorado, where she will assume duties
as secretary of the Y. W. C. A. in that
city.
• •
"NEWSETTES"
Albert Dong recently returned from
a two months' visit at his home in Lords-
burg, New Mexico. His sister, Bessie,
returned with him for a visit to San
Francisco.
The newly augmented Chinatown
Knights Orchestra was received with
whole-hearted approval by the dancing
set of Chinatown at the Chitena
Award Dance at N. S. G. S.
The Presbyterian Cleveland, arriving
on Sept. 15, will carry twenty s<udents to
the United States. Mr. Koo Teh-chang.
son of Dr. Wellington Koo. Chinese
Ambassador to France, will be among
the party that will disembark at San
Francisco.
September 4, 1936
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CHINATOWNIA
Chinese Broadcast Popular
The Chinese Broadcast Service of Hon-
olulu, Hawaii, managed by Arthur Y.
Wong, is sponsoring the second Chinese
Cooking School of the air featuring "The
Chinese Chef Speaks". This popular
feature presented entirely in English goes
on the air over KGU daily from 1:30
to 2:30 p.m., Honolulu time, August 15
to September 15.
Miss Alicia Young is the charming
and talented director of the program.
Miss Young's pleasing radio voice lends
smoothness and a spirit of friendliness
to the program. She is a well known
thespian to Honolulu audiences, having
starred in several prominent productions
locally.
Besides imparting new and popular
Chinese recipes and highlights of Chi-
nese cookery, entertainment in the form
of dramatic skits, music and bits of Chi-
nese humor is presented.
This original program is being spon-
sored in response to popular demand by
many who listened in on last year's cook-
ing school of the air, also sponsored at
that time by the Chinese Broadcast
Service.
The Service also sponsors a Chinese
program (in Chinese) from 1:30 to 2:30
p.m. each Sunday over KGU. This
feature has been on the air for over two
years.
• •
"SONG OF CHINA" HERE
"Song of China, a motion picture
produced, acted and directed by Chinese,
will have its second night Northern Cali-
fornia Premier tonight, September 4 at
Wheeler Hall on the University of Cali-
fornia Campus, according to Boyd B.
Rekestraw, Assistant Director of the Uni-
versity Extension Division.
"Song of China" was brought to Am-
erica by Douglas MacLean, once famous
comedian of the screen, and now produ-
cer for one of the leading motion picture
companies. MacLean saw the picture
while traveling through the Orient sev-
eral months ago. He was so certain
that the picture would be well received
in the United States that he immediately
entered into negotiatons with Lo Ming-
yau, the director-producer of the film
for the world rights.
Critics and motion picture executives
who have seen the film expressed enthu-
siastic approval of the beautiful photo-
graphy and the personal attractiveness
of the Chinese cast.
CHAPMAN FUNERAL
Funeral services for Mr. J. Chapman,
president of the Chinese Chamber of
Commerce and active in the Chinese af-
fairs of America, were held last Sunday
afternoon at the Chinese Congregational
Church. His funeral was attended by
friends and relatives. He is survived by
his wife, and a daughter and son in
China. He died at the age of 39 years.
STUDENTS END CHINA
STUDY AT YOSEMITE MEET
Representatives of American exchange-
students at Lingnan University in Canton
ended their conference on Chinese prob-
lems last Tuesday, September 1, at Yose-
mite. Conferences were held with au-
thorities on the Pacific situation.
Dr. Chi Choa-ting, author of "Key
Economic Areas in Chinese History,"
spoke on recent trends in modern China.
He explained in particular the rapid re-
construction of the country.
Bruno Laskar, editor of Pacific Prob-
lems, explained the importance of the
exchange-student movement. He said
that such students would be qualified to
act as trained observers on Oriental prob-
lems because they understood the Chinese
people.
After meeting with Dr. Hu Shih,
chairman of the Chinese Institute of Pa-
cific Relations, many delegates left for
San Francisco to attend a meeting of the
Lingnan Chinese Alumni Association.
• •
LEE APPOINTED
TEACHING FELLOW
Allen Lee, son of Rev. and .Mrs. Lee
S. Hong of the Oakland Chinese Pres-
byterian Church, was recently appointed
a teaching fellow of the University of
California at Berkeley.
He is the first Chinese to be accorded
such recognition in the Mechanical En-
gineering department of that institution,
friends stated.
A. ROBERT MASON
Investment Securities
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Financial Center Building
San Francisco SUtter 5460
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September 4, 1936
TEA AN D LANTERNS
Joe Shoong Tendered
Party — Leaves Today
Almost three hundred employees and
friends gathered at the Palace Hotel in
a gigantic dinner to tender a farewell
party to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shoong and
their children, Betty, Doris, and Milton,
last Sunday evening, August 30.
During the course of the evening, en-
tertainment was provided by guest artists,
and at the conclusion of the dinner, the
evening was devoted to dancing. Speeches
were made by Mr. Harry Yep ad Mr.
Elmer Leong, representing the many
stores of Mr. Shoong.
Mr. Shoong and his family left for
China today, September 4, aboard the
Dollar liner President Hoover for a six
months' vacation. They will travel ex-
tensively while in China, and expect to
return to San Francisco in the spring of
1937.
• •
SEATTLE NEWS
Mr. Y. E. Hsiao, general secretary of
the C. S. C. A. stopped in Seattle for
a few hours stay from New York, on
his way to the Students Conference to
be held at Mills College, California, this
week. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Hsiao.
ON THE CALENDAR St. Mary's Footliters
Harold and Norman Koe were recent
visitors from Astoria, Oregon. While
Norman has returned home last Friday,
brother Harold is extending his trip
to Vancouver, B. C. and Honolulu.
Lester Chow, former Seattleite, is back
in Seattle for a two weeks' vacation from
Los Angeles. California.
Miss Annie Chinn, local girl, returned
from China last week after studying there
for seven years.
The widely heralded Chinese Girls
Athletics' dance scheduled every fall will
attract an anticipated record attendance
to the C. G. A. "Rendez-vous" at River-
side Inn, Tuesday, September 8th. The
dance committee has made elaborate
plans to assure its patrons a congenial
evening. Admission will be $1.00 per
person.
"On The Calendar" is for those who would
like to have a compact list of coming events
on hand. Where no city is designated,
the event is to take place in San Francisco.
The Chinese Digest assumes no responsi-
bility for the authenticity of these events,
but will exercise extreme care before print-
ing any announcement. Announcements
printed for only six week-ends in advance.
Such announcements sent in to the Chinese
Digest for publication must bear the full
name, address and city of the reporter.
Sept. 5, Drama — St. Mary's Footlite
Club, at St. Mary's Auditorium, 8. p.m.
Admission charged.
September 5, 6, 7 — Radio Show —
Chinese Radio Club. Admission charged.
_ .Sept. 6, Dance — Wolves Club of
Stockton in Stockton.
Mysteries and sinister doings will be
the dramatic fare offered to the specta-
tors when the St. Mary's Footlite Club
presents its current play, "The Fatal
Pom-Pom" tomorrow (Saturday) even,
ing. The play, in four acts, will be given
in the auditorium of St. Mary's Chinese
Catholic Social Center in San Francisco.
The leading parts in the play are
taken by Rosemary Tong, Helen Jow,
Virginia Yew and Charmione Tang. The
curtain will rise at 8 o'clock and admis-
sion price is twenty-five cents, it has been
announced.
September 8, Dance — Seattle Chinese
Girls Athletic Club, at Riverside Inn,
Seattle. Admission charged.
Sept. 12, Dance — Cathay Club of San
Francisco at Trianon Ballroom.
Sept. 13, Track Meet— at Old Stad-
ium, Golden Gate Park.
Sept. 13, Bass Derby — Chinese Sports-
men Club, at Martinez and Pittsburg.
Open to public.
Sept. 19, Marathon — Chitena and
Shangtai, sponsors; 7 p.m.
Sept. 19, Dance — Chinese Tennis Club,
at Scottish Rite Hall.
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College in Canton.
Among those who attended to bid him
farewell were Frank Chin, Hing Dong '
Gai, Albert Lee, James W. Leong, Jack
Lew, Ed Chan, Gage Wong Jr. and Dia-
mond Yee. ,-
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TEA AND LANTERNS
FAREWELL PARTY TO IRIS WONG
A farewell party given by the super-
intendent and the two teachers of the
Wakue School of Watsonville in honor
of Iris Wong was held at the Soo Choiw
Tea Room, Watsonville, last Saturday.
Miss Wong, who is the Watsonville
correspondent for the Chinese Digest,
is leaving sometime this month for San
Francisco, where she will make her home.
The guest of honor was presented with
many gifts.
Among those who attended the party
were the Misses Maye, Dorothy and Ha-
zel Wong, Mary Lee, and Frances Jang,
and the Messrs. Walter and Henry Lew,
Joe and Johnson Chin and Edward
Wong. K. S. Wong, Donald Young and
Joe Y. Tse were the hosts.
• •
PICNIC AT WINTERS
The spacious ranch of Albert Long at
Winters, California, was the scene of
gayety and merriment with the gather-
ing of the younger set of Sacramento
last Sunday. The occasion was a picnic
given by the Fong family, former resi-
dents of Winters and who are now re-
siding in Sacramento.
Festivities began with a weinie roast
in a colorful canyon a few miles from
Winters and was climaxed by games and
songs at the Long ranch which was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. Besides the
Fong family consisting of Donald, Ron,
Dorothy, Ruth, Betty, Gim and Alice,
others who were in the party were Bea-
trice Yee, Edward Yee, Ethel Fong, Lor-
raine, May, Howard and Albert Long.
• •
The Chirtese Kwoi Wah Band of Sac-
ramento, Calfornia, has been invited to
play at the State Fair on September 12.
• •
A daughter was born on August 23 to
the wife of Quan Soo Hoo, 240 Joice
Street, San Francisco.
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KNOCKING AROUND —
From Sacramento, we hear that — Mrs.
HARRY WONG (former Gertrude
Lee) came to San Francisco for a brief
visit and shopping tour . . . that Miss
ROSALYN LEE, a charming young miss,
is making good in a big way as a sales-
lady and chief window displayer at Zu-
kor's Sacramento shop . . . that her e-
qually charming sister, HELEN, is em-
ployed at one of the large department
stores on K street . . . that Mrs. HARRY
PONG (former Ella Hing) works at
the exclusive Green's Fur Shop . . . that
FRED K. WONG is in charge of the
grocery department of the new Drive-In
Market on Stockton Blvd. . . . that GER-
ALD LEONG, formerly star center of
the Shangtai basketball team, is also em-
ployed there in the produce department
. . . that JOE LEONG (formerly of San
Francisco) is now happily married and
works at the Liberty Market there . . .
that HAROLD and ELBERT LOOK are
now in charge of the new and swanky
bar recently installed at the Hong King
Lim Cafe. It is proclaimed by customers
to be one of the most beautiful and mo-
dernistic restaurants in Sacramento . . .
that WAYNE TOM and his orchestra
are entertaining nightly at the same cafe.
(How'm I doin? I'd appreciate knowing
about it — drop me a line! — By "Knock-
ing Around", in pusson.)
DELTA PHI SIGMA HAS
BIG ANNIVERSARY
Dtlta Phi Sigma Fraternity's 13th An-
niversary Dinner was held at the Sir
Francis Drake Hotel in the Empire
Room last Saturday evening, Aug. 29.
The anniversary is the occasion of the
formal installation of new officers. Cal-
vin Jung, Paul Fung, Henry Shue Tom
and P. K. Wong retired in favor of Dr.
Lester Lee as president, Jack Chow as
vice-president, Phillip Wong as secretary
and Lym Wah as treasurer.
The program included speeches by
Chingwah Lee, Calvin Jung, Dr. Lester
Lee, and Lawrence Mah, arrangements
for the dinner and the dance also having
been made by the latter.
Following the dinner, guests arrived
for the dance, which lasted until 1 a.m.
The affair was a successful indication of
a busy year ahead of the fraternity.
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Francisco?
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 4, 1936
EDITORIAL
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CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
Bakersfield Mamie Lee
Fresno Allen Lew
Honolulu, T. H. Grace H. Goo
Los Angeles Elsie Lee, William Got
New York Annabelle Wong
Oakland Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Sacramento Ruth G. Fong
Salinas Edward Chan
Santa Barbara . . Albert Yee
Seattle Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Watsonville Iris Wong
COME — VISIT US!
Mr. Wong's letter of August 29, published in today's
"Firecracker" column, is reopening an issue that is al-
most as old as the city of San Francisco itself.
Many real old timers will recall the days when the
persecution of the Chinese in acts of violence and prose
in this state was in full force.
The case in question is not to be misconstrued as
being a solitary case. Many letters are on file with
this paper of incidents that happened and are hap-
pening in the everyday lives of the Chinese (specifi-
cally) , in the state of California. This most recent
incident, however, brings the matter to a head, one in
which we are beginning to wonder whether certain el-
ements are not again doing the very un-American act
of trying to raise antagonism against the Chinese.
No doubt most of us have very good friends among
the American people. It is certain that not all of them
dislike us, and as true that many are helping us fight
for our rights. It is, therefore, wrong to say that ALL
Americans do not care for us.
Here is another case. Again, it concerns the Chinese
community in San Francisco. Crowded in an area that
makes the fire hazard one of the highest in the city, is
San Francisco's Chinatown. Many outsiders ask why
some do not move out of such a congested district —
spread out a bit. Fine! The idea is one that many
would like to carry out. But how? That is the problem.
Everywhere they turn, the Chinese are faced with "re-
stricted" areas; "we do not rent to Chinese"; and the
time-worn phrase, "we have just rented the place", even
though the place will be found for months after dis-
playing the "for rent" sign.
Today, with young Chinese everywhere wanting to
dress and live according to the correct mode of life,
it is indeed strange that outside cooperation can be so
strangely missing. Let alone philanthropic reasons,
Joe Shoong — Philanthropist
The significance of Mr. Joe Shoong's leaving for
China was not realized by the many Chinese in Am-
erica until almost the last week or two before his de-
parture.
The fact that he is the richest Chinese in the United
States is only offset by the generous nature that makes
up his being.
Many of San Francisco's institutions are indebted
to him for the acts of philanthropy he has shown;
hardly ever has a worthwhile appeal been denied his
support.
While he is expected to be gone for only six or eight
months, those months will be full of emptiness for
many of his friends and workers.
How much he will be missed was hinted at recently
by one employee when she said, "Yesterday, he said
he would return to the store by two-thirty, and when
he did not return, I started to worry and be afraid
for him; and when he finally did return at three-fifteen,
I was so overjoyed that I rushed up and said to him,
'I'm SO glad that you're back!' "
"Christian" reasons, and the cosmopolitanism of the
city, one would think that for financial reasons alone,
certain people would care to take the business of the
Chinese. It cannot be because of social reasons; the
Chinese have almost always sought the company of
their own race, and anyway, do not as a rule make the
first overtures toward other peoples. It cannot be be-
cause of untidiness, because there is a class that can
easily be distinguished as the best of Chinese heritage;
not to be confused with the so-called "peasant-type"
of families, now rapidly disappearing in America.
Out of the whole maelstrom of Chinese evolution
in America, the trend is consistently toward the mo-
dernization of the younger Chinese, toward develop-
ing a better educated Chinese in both social and econ-
omic life.
The gauntlet was thrown to the Chinese in America
several decades ago; and they have held up their end
of a tremendous struggle towards adapting themselves
to the exceptionally high standards of American living.
What, therefore, can be the reason for further an-
tagonism against the Chinese on the part of certain
types of "American" people, and "American" firms?
Certainly, not because the Chinese are rowdies; they
know better. Not because they are drunkards, because
we do not believe the percentage of drunken Chinese
can amount to one-one-thousandth of that of
other people in this city. Probably the same can be
said for any of the Chinese districts in America. Again,
not be cause the Chinese are trying to climb the social
ladder. And they are not deceitful.
What can be the excuse? We can only think of one
— that a misconception of the Chinese is being pre-
sented by other people. The only way one can hope
to dispel that is to visit Chinatown; make Chinese
friends and come to understand them better.
Surely, no better judge and jurv can be had than
the evidence gathered by one's own eyes.
And on our part, put "first things first" in order
to command and deserve the respect and friendship
of other peoples.
September 4, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
By C. A. Middleton Smith,
Taikoo Professor Of Engineering
In The University Of Hongkong
Every educated individual, in any part
of the world, has heard of the Great
Wall of China, the colossal engineering
work that used up the maximum mass
of material and the maximum number
of men. Completed in the dawn of his-
tory, twenty-two centuries ago, with tools
that seem very primitive to engineers to-
day, it still remains the grandest and
most impressive structure that has been
built by man, in spite of all the amazing
scientific progress of the last century.
It is a monument of the ambition of a
great Emperor, whose vivid imagination
and untiring energy enabled him to cre-
ate, not only the most amazing structure
in the world, but the most numerous
and ancient nation on earth. For the
Emperor Chin formed the Chinese pe-
ople into a nation.
Long before the advent of that re-
markable first Emperor of China, the
foundations of another huge, intangible
and almost inpenetrable wall of books
was being laid; and for nearly three
thousand years the greatest intellects in
the Chinese nation were building a bar-
rier that isolated their people from the
rest of mankind.
More recently a third Great Wall has
engaged the active attention of Chinese
in authority; and once again we see that
the result must be, in the long run,de-
trimental to the best interest of the Chi-
nese people. For the tariff wall is the
modern barrier that interferes with the
free intercourse of peoples. It is keep-
ing out goods from China, especially
machinery, which is essential for increas-
ing national wealth and improving the
condition of the people.
Let us examine these man-made ob-
stacles to progress in China. The two
walls of earthwork and books are crum-
bling, but the third and nowadays
dangerous tariff wall is rising higher
and higher, and is becoming the despair
of all but the few who profit by its in-
creasing height. The Chinese people and
the rest of the world must immensely
benefit from the lowering of trade bar-
riers in any country. Tariffs are the
great economic evil of this era.
No prodigy of human labor can com-
pare with the Great Wall of earthwork
and stone that was built by order of that
Emperor Ch'in who gave his name to
China. It is typical of the exclusive
outlook of a people, industrious and
learned, yet weakened by an isolation in
thought that history teaches us has always
brought its own retribution to any nation
indulging in it. It was not the Engineer-
Emperor who was responsible for that
tragedy. He saw the danger of an ex-
clusive concentration of learned, yet weak-
ened by an isolation in thought that his-
tory teaches us has always brought its
own retribution to any nation indulging
in it.
It was not the Engineer-Emperor who
was responsible for that tragedy. He
saw the danger of an exclusive concen-
tration of learned men on theories and
the Words of past generations. He sought
progress and in the endeavor to ensure
it he burnt the books that he feared
would deaden activity and enterprise.
No — it was not the Emperor Ch'in — it
was China's greatest scholars who per-
haps unknowingly created China's great-
est sorrows.
Astronomers tell us that the Great
Wall of China is the only work of man
on this earth that is visible to the inhabi-
tants of Mars, if they exist, and if they
are equipped with telescopes as efficient
as those in use on this earth.
Like a huge serpent in stone it twists
and turns upon itself so often that it is
much longer than it seems to be when
traced out on the map. You might
think of it as a clumsy prehistoric mon-
ster that, emerging from the sea in the
East and spreading its enormous body
across the hills and valleys of North
China, finally reaches out nearly to Tibet
right away to the Western edge of the
eighteen provinces.
If rebuilt its contents would form a
structure eight feet high and three thick
that would circle the earth at the equator
— 24,000 miles long.
It was the irony o>f fate that the Great
Wall, which contains the bodies of so
many of those who expired in the effort
to construct it, that it is said to be the
longest cemetery in the world — it was the
irony of fate that it soon failed in its
purpose. Although it kept out the in-
vader for a time, yet for twenty centuries
China was subject to barbarian conquests.
There were intervals of Chinese recov-
ery, but although the rough invaders
carried fire and sword right into the
heart of China, the Great Wall was a
huge fence that kept the Chinese people
within their own limited territory.
And so at intervals tribes of Tartars,
Turks, Mongolians and Manchus forced
an entrance into China and established
new dynasties. Kublai Khan was no
more Chinese than Lord Cromer, maker
of modern Egypt, was Egyptian. And
for 850 out of 1,500 years foreign des-
pots ruled China. The Chinese absorbed
into their exclusive social system their
savage conquerors, but the Mongols and
other tribes from whom the invaders
sprang, and who stayed outside China
proper, retained their individuality. They
still do as a nation, but nowadays with
many individual exceptions, remain di-
vided by language, race, social, political
and in many other ways of life.
When the adventurers from Europe,
called by Chinese officials "outer barbar-
ians," arrived in the Far East by sea no
Great Wall of stone could exclude them.
On the contrary, they, rightly or worng-
ly, claimed the Open Door, in China,
and the long sea coast in South China,
with its harbors, which when made ac-
cessible by steam power and mechanical
aids, provided an easy entry into the land
of old-time seclusion. But the Chinese lit-
erature had bulih up a Great Wall of
social custom and philosophy of life that
made it almost impossible for the Chinese
and foreigners to understand each other.
It is becoming less effective each year,
but it still remains on occasions an ob-
stacle to easy intercourse between for-
eigners and Chinese. It is so different
from Western dynamic philosophy and
habits.
(To be continued)
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 4, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
Random Notes About Firs*
Chinese Immigrants To America —
Our sixty or seventy thousand brethren
in this Land of Opportunity today are so
busy searching for her elusive majesty,
Dame Fortune, and so immersed in the
joy of living that few of them are aware
(with the exception of a few university
professors on the Coast here and a hand-
ful of interested students of Chinese
history in the United States) that our
race has colonized in this New World
for almost a century now. The best au-
thority placed the coming of the first
Chinese, a threesome — two men and a
woman — to this country in the year 1848.
And somewhere the Reviewer has also
read that Chinese landed in America
even as early as 1839. There is plenty
of room for research, and also argument,
in this regard. For instance, you can
drag in the name of Hui Sien, the Chi-
nese Buddhist monk, as the very first
Chinese to set foot in America. This
Buddhist missionary, according to a Can-
adian historian, "crossed the Pacific and
landed somewhere around what is now
Vancouver, in 499 A. D." (see Chinese
Digest for December 20, 1935, Reviews
and Comment) .
However, your Reviewer did not start
out to trace the history of the coming
of the Chinese to the United States.
What he wanted to say was now that
the Chinese have lived in this country
for almost one hundred years, historians
and students — and there are, happily,
many Chinese in the latter category —
are beginning to show a decided interest
in the life of our colonist-forbears and,
more important, their role in the dev-
elopment of the Western United Scates.
Unfortunately, records of the Chinese
who came here between 1850 and 1890,
how they came, what they did, how they
lived, their social and cultural history
here, etc., are scarce. This lack of ma-
erial, naturally, hamper the research
work of historians and students. Con-
sequently, verbal information, at times
reliable but sometimes worthless, from
old-timers who knew the West, are wel-
come.
One such bit of verbal history came
recently from New York and dealt with
the Chinese and the laundry situation
in California in the 1870's. The speak-
er was Dr. Gustavus Augustus Eisen,
Swedish-born American scientist, and the
occasion was his eighty-ninth birthday.
Dr. Eisen is an authority on geology,
geography, anthropology and archaeolo-
gy, and has published some 150 scientific
works. Born in 1847, he came to Cali-
fornia in 1873 when he was with an
expedition to collect biological objects
in this state for the Swedish Academy
of Science, and has stayed in this coun-
try ever since.
This is Dr. Eisen's bit of California
Chinese lore:
"Chinese in those days (probably
1873) were laborers. They never washed;
They threw their shirts away and bought
new ones, as everybody else did. It was
cheaper. A few years later we sent all
our laundry to China because, then, no-
body wanted to wash clothes in Cali-
fornia and it turned out to be the cheap-
est way. If you sent your laundry on
the 1st of August, you got it back on
the 30th of September. And the most
surprising thing was that out of 10,000
bundles of washing never a piece was
lost or mixed up. The Chinese were
the most honest people at that time and
probably they still are."
* o *
When eighty-seven year old Moy Jin
Mun, a real pioneer among the Chinese
in California, died on May 1st of this
year, scores of his American friends
deeply regretted his passing, and revived
were many stories of Moy's life when
he was a gold-miner, first Chinese in-
terpreter for the U. S. Circuit Court,
and minor political power among his
own race here. (For complete story of
Moy Jin Mun's life, see Chinese Digest
for May 15, 1936.)
One American friend, now a lawyer
in Bakersfield, California, who first be-
came acquainted with Moy in 1882 —
fifty-four vears aeo — also heard about the
latter's death. He had not seen nor
heard of his Chinese friend for thirty
vears, but. hearing of his death, he sat
down and wrote a lenethv letter to the
bereaved familv. In this letter was des-
cribed something of the work Moy Jin
Mun did as an interpreter for his coun-
trvmen at a tim° when his services were
invaluable, for those were the days of
the exclusion acs and thousands of Chi-
nese, who hitherto traveled freely be-
tween Chinese and America, were in
hacte to have their immigration status
Drooerly established.
This letter, which tells its own story,
is published here with the kind permis-
sion of Moy Jin Mun's family. It was
addressed to the Chinese Consulate here,
since the writer did not know the family's
residence. The full text follows:
"This letter is addressed to you be-
cause I do not know to whom I may
otherwise address it.
"The enclosed excerpt from our local
paper informed me of the passing of
an old friend, which causes me deep re-
gret, and I desire to express my sympa-
thy to the members of the family of
Moy Jin Mun.
"Our acquaintance and friendship a-
rose thus: — from 1882 to 1906 I was em-
ployed in the Clerk's office of the then
United States Circuit Court, and during
the period prior to the passage of the
so-called Scott Exclusion Act, about 1888,
there were hundreds of habeas corpus
proceedings instituted in that Court in
San Francisco for the purpose of enabl-
ing Chinese who had theretofore gone
to China to return to the United States
as prior residents and claiming the right
so to do. The Books of the Six Com-
panies showing records of the departure
of Chinese from America to China, and
who sought the right to return to Am-
erica as prior residents, were deposited
with the Court, and upon the hearing
of these cases Moy Jin Mun was the in-
terpreter who gave testimony regarding
the records of the Six Companies, show-
ing departures of the applicants for re-
admission to the United States. His
evidence was given before Hon. Lorenzo
Sawyer, Circuit Judge, and Hon. Ogden
Hoffman, District Judge, in the United
States Court, and it was common know-
ledge that his interpretation of those re-
cords was fair and just, and I person-
ally know that those Judges placed the
utmost reliance upon his testimony dur-
ing a great number of years. Not only
in the cases above mentioned, but in
many other cases in the Federal Courts
during the above mentioned period, but
for many years thereafter Moy Jin Mun
was called in his capacity as interpreter,
and his evidence was considered as the
best that could be obtained.
"A friendship then formed existed for
many years. I have been engaged in
the practice of law in Bakersfield since
1907, and have neither seen nor heard
of my old friend for many years, but I
feel I should send this message to ex-
press my regret at his passing and to say
that I trust he will rest in peace with his
Ancestors.
With sincere respect. I am. Sir.
Very truly yours,
(signed) W.B. Beaizley
September 4, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 11
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
THE PACIFIC AREA CONFER-
ENCE OF THE WORLD'S STU-
DENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION
By Lim P. Lee
Comparing the spirit and the dele-
gates of the Pacific Area Conference of
the World's Student Christian Federa-
tion with the Yosemite Conference of the
Institute of Pacific Relations, one cannot
help but find more rays of hope among
the young peoples of the Pacific basin
than in the matured intellectuals and
established men of power and position.
It is not that the I. P. R. lacks hope but
the realism of the Yosemite meeting is
without the dynamic idealism of the Mills
College Conference of the World's Stu-
dent Christian Federation. For even in
a practical world ideals do count. Per-
haps it is because of the immaturity of
youth that 150 delegates from every
country and territory touching the vast
Pacific Ocean dare meet to thrash out
the problems and perplexities that will
frighten their elders..
It is very difficult to write the reactions
that came to one when the Chinese dele-
gates in a closed meeting with the Jap-
anese students frankly but sincerely told
their neighbors of the national wrongs
of the Japanese militarists and expan-
sionists. It is still harder to comprehend
that the Japanese listened patiently, and
then invited the Chinese students to Jap-
an for further conferences next Spring.
Talce another case, the delegates from
India aired their resentments to the Brit-
ishers, a thing they would not attempt to
do in their native country; the Anglo-
Saxons who had to admit certain errors
done in India were placed in very try-
ing positions.
In a group study on the race problem
the chairman was a co-ed who spoke with
an Oxford accent, one would say that
she is a Nordic and had the characteris-
tics of one, however the rapporteur of
that group was a Negro student from
Arkansas, and there was not a more pain-
staking group than this one in getting
at the facts and issues of the race prob-
lem. These were typical scenes at the
Pacific Area Conference just concluded
at Mills College, Oakland, California.
The World's Student Christian Fed-
eration was founded in 1895 by Dr.
John R. Mott, internationally famous
Y. M. C. A. executive. European Area
conferences are annual affairs, but this
is only the second Pacific Area confer-
ence held in the history of the Federa-
tion The first one was held in Java
three years ago as an experiment, but
officials declare that another Pacific Area
conference will be planned for the Far
East. Francis P. Miller of Fairfax, Vir-
ginia, is the chairman of the Federation;
Kiang Wen-han of Shanghai is the vice-
chairman; Dr. Visser t'Hooft of Geneva
is the general secretary. Robert C. Mack-
ie of London is the treasurer; Dr. Rein-
old von Thadden of Berlin is the exe-
cutive for European affairs. These men
and the leaders of the Student Christian
Movement of every land of the Pacific
Area were present at Mills College.
The agenda of the conference was
divided into six commissions which met
twice a day for a two-hour session and
a report from each of the commissions
was rendered to the entire conference
for deliberations. Commissaons establish-
ed were: (1) Christian Message, (2)
Missions, (3) International Understand-
ing, (4) Race Problems, (5) Social Jus-
tice, and (6) Christianity and the State.
With delegates from Australia, Canada,
China, Germany, Holland, Great Britain,
India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zea-
land, the Philippines, Scotland, and the
United States, it was almost an impos-
sible task for the commissions to bring
in any report that was acceptable to
the conference, and many members of
the conference were kept up several nights
in the redrafting of reports referred
back to the comimissions for reiclarifica-
tions.
Sino-International problems are of
much interest to the Pacific Area Con-
ference, and the group on International
Understanding did not mince words when
they reported that "some volcanic erup-
tion" in the Pacific basin is not far off.
There ane two areas of conflicts, so ran
the general trend of discussions, (1)
national interests, political and economic,
(2) conflicting ideologies, such as com-
munism and capitalism. If there should
be a conflict, it will bring untold suffer-
ing.
"Christianity should stand for peace.
Real peace is dynamic, and primarily
concerned with human need implying e-
qualry of opportunity, freedom and jus-
tice for all. The promotion of interna-
tional understanding as a preventive for
war is a most important concern of
Christian students."
As practical measures to carry out this
understanding and peace promotion, it
is recommended that inter-visits of the
students of China and Japan should be
made, and the Oriental and Western na-
tions should do likewise. Such exchange
student plans as those of Hawaii and
Lingnan universities were endorsed, and
a plan for exchange between Tsinghua
College and Yenching University with
American universities was recommended.
Students n this colleges and universities
on the Pacific Coast are encouraged to
aittend some student conference other
than that of their own nationals. Lake
Tahoe was recommended for the Ameri-
cans and Japanese. The Northern Cali-
fornia Japanese Christian Young People
Conference invites the Chinese and Am-
ericans. Orientals are asked to go to
the Asilomar or Seabeck conferences.
Each conference is a step toward closer
contact with another nationality, and a
better understanding for one's own
group.
The race problem is a perpetual one,
but it does not defy investigation. Truth
in the place of ignorance, facts instead
of prejudices, and goodwill for racial
hatred will improve race relations and
make for peace among the nations. The
study group at the Pacific Area Con-
ference probed into the race relations
of e-Aery nation represented and the
delegates gave an account of the treat-
ment of minority races within their bor-
ders. A birief summary on the possible
fundamental causes of racial antagon-
isms are: (1) political restriction of
immigration, (2) disagreeable experi-
ences with peoples of other races, (3)
erroneous judgment of a nation by one
class of people, (4) religious differences,
(5) lack of appreciation of other cul-
tures, (6) economic conflicts, (7) fear
of interracial marriage, (8) distorted ra-
cial theories, and (9) physical differ-
ences. Not content with mere theoriz-
ing, the following suggestions are re-
commended: (A) secure factual know-
ledge from the authorities of race re-
lations, (B) radical action in the field
of race relations such as pressure groups,
boycotts against discriminatory firms, le-
gal action, mass meetings, etc., (C) in-
crease the opportunities for interracial
groups to meet and to appreciate the
life and thought of all people, (D) re-
cognize the economic maladjustments and
racial tension, and work for a better
social order, (E) instill Christian ideals
and standards in personal and social
conduct. Other study groups are inter-
esting and significant, hut space does
not permit their reproduction.
The closing session of the Pacific Area
(Continued on Page 13)
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 4, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo •
Will There Be A Chinese
Football Team This Year?
Rumors are going around that there
will be a recruited Chinese football team
this year, to compete with American and
Japanese club elevens. Whether these
rumors are issued from sources interested
in organizing a football squad or just
"plain rumors" the fact remains that
this Chinatown should have a football
team.
During past years, games between Chi-
nese and Japanese elevens created not
a little excitement and press comment.
There is no reason why such games
should not be revived. From an athletic
standpoint, they would be attractions to
which Chinese communities would give
more than a passing interest.
There are many young men in this
community who are capable of playing
a fine brand of ball. All they need is
a leader capable of forming them to-
gether into a team. With the necessary
backing, football among the Chinese
would regain a foothold as a major sport.
Chinese Softball League
Following an announcement made over
the weekend by Hayne Hall that his soprt
shop would sponsor a San Francisco Chi-
nese Softball League, teams in Chinatown
are feverishly preparing to enter into the
competition.
With entries closing on Wednesday,
Sept. 16, the league is scheduled to open
on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20, with the
first games at the Hay-ward Playground.
A pennant will be awarded to the winning
team at the termination of round-robin
play, and suitable awards will be given
to players of the championship team. A
fee of twenty-five cents will be charged
per player, with a minimum of $3.00 for
a team's entry. Entries are received at
the Hall's Sport Shop, 876 Sacramento
Street.
It is expected that the league will draw
many teams, such as the Eastern Bakery,
the San Francisco Chinese Softball Club,
the Chinese Y. M. C. A., Cathay Club,
Chitena, the Frisco Chinese Boys, Nuate
and others.
San Jose Chinese Win
San Jose's Chinese softball team
stopped the invading San Francisco Chi-
nese Softball Club last Sunday afternoon
at the Grant School ballgrounds, San
Jose, by a 7-3 tally, thereby obtaining
revenge for its 20-10 defeat two weeks
ago. It was the city team's third straight
loss.
Batting stars for the tilt were Ernest
Chow of San Jose, who cracked out
three safeties, while Fred Hing and Tom-
my Wong of San Francisco connected
for three and two hits, respectively. John
Doung, third sacker, and F. Jue, first
baseman, of the peninsula "ten," starred
on the field. Red Won, local leftfielder,
caught several hard line drives.
Score:
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H. 000020502 9
San Jose —
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Batteries: S. F. Bob Poon, Fred Hing.
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SPORTS SHORTS
The Chinese Softball Club of San Fran-
cisco and the Young Chinese of Oakland
will engage in a contest at the Hayward
Playground, Golden Gate and Gough
streets, San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 6,
at 2 p.m. With softball interest at its
height, a big crowd may attend the game.
Dr. D. K. Chang shot a 41 out of 50
in the tkeet shoot at the Pacific Rod and
Gun Club at Lake Merced over the week-
end to rank high among the shooters of
that event.
Under the auspices of the Salinas Chi-
nese Club, a skating party was held at the
Monterey Rollerland on the outskirts of
Monterey last Friday. A large crowd of
Chinese from Monterey, Salinas, San Jose,
Watsonville and other adjoining towns
attended.
Charles P. Low, of San Francisco, is
believed to be the first Chinese polo
player in the United States. Since he
was a small lad, he has been an expert
horseman, and recently joined a San
Francisco polo club which has as its
president Will Tevis, internationally-
known player. In a game last week, it
was reported that -Charlie made four
goals.
Who Is Fastest
Chinese Sprinter?
With the forthcoming Shangtai- Chi-
tena Chinese Olympics of America but
a week or so off, a very interesting topic
is being discussed among the Chinese
track and field men. The question is,
"Who is the fastest Chinese sprinter in
America in the 100-yard dash?"
As far as available records can prove,
several runners could Lay claim to the
title, among them being Dr. D. K. Chang,
Herbert Tom, Jack Fong, Thomas
Chuck, Stephen Pond, Leroy Wong, and
perhaps a few others. In 1922, Dr.
Chang negotiated the distance in :10.2,
which was considered fast enough in
those days. Thomas Chuck, formerly of
Poly High School, who is attending
Massachusetts Institute of Technology at
present, ran the century dash in 1928
in :10.3, and :10.4 in 1929. In 1934,
Herbert Tom ran it in : 10.3, while last
July, Jack Fong did it in :10.5, and
Edward Hing, running in the 120-Lb.
class, ran it in :10.4.
Stephen Pond won the 100-yard dash
in the Chinese Inter-club meet of 1932
in :10.4. A few years ago, it was re-
ported that Leroy Wong of San Fran-
cisco, ran the century race in the fast
time of :9.9, although fans have doubted
this performance. Several former 6ports
officials of the early twenties claimed
that Dr. Chang ran it in ten flat in 1923.
After all has been said, the claim to
the title of being the fastest Chinese
sprinter is still unsettled. Perhaps there
are aspirants to that distinction. Do you
know of anyone who would qualify to
lay claim to the title of being the champ-
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SPORTS
Entries For Track
Closes September 8
With entries due to be closed on Tues-
day, Sept. 8, prospective entrants in the
Chitena-Shangtai Olympics of America
are putting through their final tune-ups
for the meet, which will be held on Sept.
13, at the Old Stadium, Golden Gate
Park.
Two girls teams, strong contenders for
the women's division title, have been re-
ported preparing strenuously. They are
the Canton Noodle Factory team and
the Mei Wah Club, coached by Don
Lee and Jack Fong, respectively.
Among the mainstays of the Canton
squad are Laura Lowe, star of the recent
Hip Wo School meet; Minnie Fung and
Ruby Fung in the baseball throw and
shot put. Esther Tom, Annie Wong,
Elaine Chin, Mabel Lee and Juliet Ung
are all fine prospects in sprints, while
Mabel and Juliet also specialize in the
broad jump.
For Mei Wah, Erline Lowe, who throws
the baseball and tosses the shot like a
boy does, is expected to be the nucleus
of the team, while Emma Wong, record-
holder of the baseball throw, is a cinch
to put up a strong defense for her title.
Janet Hoo, a promising newcomer, is
also entering in the baseball throw as
well as the shot. Franche Lee and Wake
Ng will attempt to uphold the dash
events for Mei Wah, with Norma Wong,
a prospective great, Mary Lee and Lily
Way in the jumps.
In the men's division, unlimited class,
the Troop Three Scouts are expected
to be a main favorite for the champion-
ship. With the point winners of the
last meet, which the Scouts won, practi-
cally intact, they stand as the obstacle
to hopes of other teams.
Georgfe Chung in the distance runs,
Henry Kan in the jumps and dashes,
Herbert Tom in the distances and sprints,
Don Lee Yuen in the shot and discus,
Eddie Leong in the broad jump, Steve
Leong, also in the broad jump, Earl
Wong in the shot and discus, Hin Chin
in the high jump, and several others are
among those who will be carrying the
Troop Threie colors on the field.
Track entries close at Hall's Sport
Shop, 876 Sacramento Street, San Fran-
Chitena Softball Team
Chinese Tennis Club's Softball team
swung into action last week as a score
or so of erstwhile tennis players turned
their attentions to the fascinating game
of softball. In view of the fact that
Hall's Sport Shop is sponsoring a Chi-
nese softball league, the team is prac-
ticing daily in order to put a strong
"ten" on the field.
Last ws'ek the team was divided into
two squads scrimmaging against each
other. In one of thes'e sessions, the Blue
team defeated the White in a last inning
rally which netted them eight runs, to
win 13-12. A practice contest is sche-
duled be.wetn the Chitena and Eastern
Bakery teams this Sunday at the Hay-
ward Playground.
Players who have signed up with the
team, which will be managed by Harry
Hall, are Fay Lowe, Conrad Fong, Andy
Yuke, George H. Wong, H. K. Wong,
Wahso Chan, Johnny Wong, Larry
Chan, Leo Hall, Frank Wong, Wood-
row Ong, Francis Louie, Tommy Leong,
Dan Lee, Lew Chong and Harry Chang.
• •
PORTLAND TENNIS
Top-seeded stars lived up to their
ranking in the annual Chinese Girls'
Tennis Tournament which is sponsored
by the Wah Kiang Club of Portland,
Oregon.
During the wesk-end's top matches we
saw Eva Moe stroking and driving her
way to a 6-1, 7-5 triumph over Lilly Lew
while Jennie Lew bested Dorothy Moe
6-1 6-0, and Elaine Hong displayed some
sparkling tennis to defeat LaLun Chin
6-1, 6-2.
• •
On Saturday, Sept. 12, the Chitena-
Shangtai track meet for the 70, 80, 90,
and 105 pound classes will be held at the
Old Stadium, under the direction of
William Wong and Lee Crichton of the
Chinese Y. M. C. A.
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(Continued from Page 11)
Conference was most impressive. Liter-
ally the students of the different contin-
ents spoke to each other from one plat-
form. Australia sent her greetings
through John Alexander of the Univer-
sity of Melbourne; China asked the Fed-
eration to meet there in a gracious in-
vitation from Miss Goa Gi-ying Women's
College, Nanking; Japan thanked the
United States for being host to the Con-
ference through Kinoshita Junj of Tok-
io Imperial University; Miss Ellen Payne
of the University of Kansas bid the dele-
gates bon voyage for the United States.
Dr. Visser t'Hooft of Geneva gave a
final summary of the Pacific Area Con-
ference. President Francis P. Miller de-
livered the farewell address, and Vice-
President Kiang Wen-han led the clos-
ing devotions.
The 150 delegates left the conference
with a feeling that the world is no longer
a mere geographical names memorized
in school, but a place populated by liv-
ing personalities here and there with a
vision to make the world a better place
to live in. So to the four corners of
the mighty Pacific Ocean, the delegates
departed for their homelands.
• •
CHINESE GIRL LEADS
AERIAL STEEPLECHASE
Miss Katharine Sui Fen Cheung of
Los Angeles led the Ruth Chatterton air
derbyists in the takeoff from El Paso
as the Cleveland-Los Angeles aerial
steeplechase was resumed.
Next in the zir was James Long of
Claremont, California. William Sheehy
of Fontana, California, was third. Others
of the group followed at two-minute in-
tervals.
• •
Word reached us that the Waku Aux-
iliary of Oakland has mustered together
a possibly strong team for the Shangtai
Chitena crack and field meet.
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
September 4, 1936
Pan American — Dollar
Line, Cooperate
An agreement has been negotiated be-
tween Pan-American Airways and the
Dollar Steamship Lines whereby the lat-
ter will act as general agents for the Pan-
American throughout the Orient, accord-
ing to an announcement made last week
by R. Stanley Dollar, president of the
Dollar Lines.
Under the terms of the agreement all
Dollar Line offices in this country, pur-
sers aboard all "President" liners and
all Dollar offices in the Orient will be
authorized to sell passage via Pan-Am-
erican planes. *In turn, Pan-American
Airways offices will represent the Dollar
Steamship Lines. ,
It is expected that the first planes car-
rying passengers will leave San Francisco
some time this fall. Westbound departures
will be on Wednesdays. Planes will leave
Manila on Fridays. The capacity of the Avenue, San Francisco, where both
Clipper planes is 44 passengers. steamship and Pan-American reservations
The Dollar Steamship Company main- may be made. Mr. P. C. Quock heads
tains a Chinese branch at 752 Grant trlis branch.
"QUOTES"
China's Unity —
Not since the days of the first Em-
perors of the Ta Ching dynasty has China
been as unified and as strong as it is
today. Those who have not been in
China rfor the last year or so, but who
did know China as it used to be, cannot
possibly conceive this, nor will they be-
lieve it.
"A genuine feeling of patriotism, of
realization of the necessity of sacrificing
one's self and one's own interests for the
good of the nation is prevalent through-
out all China under the control of the
Nanking government. It seems little
short of a miracle, but it is now a blunt
fact. The two factors most responsible
for this are the aggressive actions of
Japan in China, which to the Chinese
seem outright persecutions, and the
spread of the radio.
"Manchuria has been effectively lop-
ped off China. The old metropolitan
province in which Peiping and Tientsin
are located is occupied by several thou-
sand Japanese troops. Most important
of all, the Chinese pocketbook is being
touched and every Chinese is "losing
face" through the smuggling conducted
under the quiescent protection of Japan.
. . . . The radio, for the first time
in China's 4,000 years of history, makes
it possible to reach virtually every Chi-
nese within a few hours. The same
speech in half a dozen different dialects
goes out regularly from Nanking, and
all China listens. A receiving set and
loud speaker are being installed in every
village under Nanking's control, and
that is now nearly the whole of China,
at least south of the Yellow River. Ev-
ery Chinese knows of and resents Jap-
an's policy in China.
"In other ways has the central gov-
ernment, under the guiding hand of
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, built up
and strengthened not only itself but Chi-
na as a state, the Chinese people as a
unity. Through the establishment of
cooperative credit associations the usu-
ry, once paid by the Chinese peasant, is
disappearing. Public health and sani-
tation are being promoted on a national
scale. The same paper dollar is worth
its full face value everywhere in China
where Nanking's rule effectively extends
and thus the government has regained
the sovereign right of coinage, which it
had once dispersed among its multitude
of war lords. Industrialization has be-
gun, although still in its infancy. Good
roads are being pushed by gangs work-
ing day and night and actually paid their
wages."
— Frank H. Hedges, in the N. Y.
Times.
September 4, 1936
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
The Commercial Future
of China
by
Major Frederic Ludwig Firebaugh,
Chemical Warfare Reserve,
United States Army.
Part I
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA
Continued from last week —
Manchuria comprises the provinces of
Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning and
portions of Jehol. Its principal feature
is the great plain, which is seldom any-
where above 1,000-foot elevation. Bound-
ed on the east by the high forest-clad
mountains of Kirin and the eastern
mountains of Liaoning; on the south
by the Gulf of Liaotung and the moun-
tains of Jehol; on the west by the Great
Khingan Mountains; and on the north
by the Nonni Plain, the Little Khingan
Mountains and the Amur River (Heilung-
kiang) . The main drainage is the Non-
ni system southerly, from the northerly
end of the Great and Little Khingans,
to a junction with the Sungari River near
Kharborovsk. The climate is very severe,
being similar to that of the Dakotas,
with long, bitterly cold winters., rivers
frozen from November to April, and only
about five months free of frost. The
annual precipitation amounts to about
twenty four inches in the east and six-
teen inches to semi-arid in the west. The
chief crops are kaoliang, soy beans, mil-
let, wheat and corn. Coal, iron ore,
gold sjfnd timber, also are produced.
There is a considerable mileage of good
roads in the area; the principal railroads
are the Chinese Eastern from Manchouli
to Vladivostock, the South Manchuria
Railway from Dairen to Harbin, the
Mukden-Tientsin railway, and various
connections. The Sungari is navigable
to shallow-draft vessels as far up as Har-
bin; the Amur River is navigable for the
largest steamers as far up as Blagove-
shchensk, further for the shallow draft
vessels.
The Central Asiatic Steppes and De-
sert region comprises, the provinces of
Tsetsen, Tuchetu, Sainoin, Szungaria,
Chahar, Suiyuan, Ninghsia, part of Kan-
su, and Sinkiang. This area is bounded
on the east by the Great Khingan Moun-
tains and the mountains of Jehol; on the
south by the Great Wall from Changpeh
to Kanchow, the Nan Shan Range, the
Altin Tagh, and the Kun Lun Moun-
tains; on the west by the Kara-Korum,
Kizil Yart, Tien Shan, Tarbagatai and
Sailugem mountains; and on the north
by the Altai Mountains, the Khangai
Mountains and the Dutulun Mountains.
There is a sharp break in elevation be-
tween the Manchurian Plain and the
Mongolian Plateau, which is about 4,000
to 6,000 feet. The Gobi Desert is at
about 3,000 feet; the Kansu Plateau is
about 6,000 feet. In ocher words, this
immense area is shaped very much like
a long tray with steep sides. It is barren,
wind-swept, desolate region of little rain-
fall and little vegetation and cultivation.
The main drainage is via the Selenga
River north into Lake Baikhal and via
the Kerulen River northeasterly into the
Amur River near Manchouli. The prin-
cipal population is nomadic. The prin-
cipal transportation is by horse, cart or
camel either overland or along the very
few trade or caravan routes.
The area designated as China Proper
comprises the provinces of Hopei, Shan-
si, Shensi, part of Kansu, Shantung, Ki-
angsu, Anhwei, Honan, Hupei, Sze-
chwan, Chekiang, Fukien, Kiangsi, Kwei-
chow, Kwangjtung, Kwangsi Yunnan and
the island of Hainan. It is bounded on
the east by the Gulf of Pohai (Chihli),
the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and
the Straits of Formosa; on the south by
the South China Sea, the Gulf of Tong-
king and French Indo-China; on the
west by India, the Snow Mountains and
the Peling Mountains; and on the north
by the Great Wall from Chungwei to
the sea near Shanhaikwan. This area
is divided roughly in the middle by the
Tsinling Mountains or Central Moun-
tain Belt, which division has affected
the climate, culture, vegetation, agricul-
ture, language, transportation and topo-
graphy particularly with regard to the
drainage systean.
(To be Continued)
• •
Due to the troubles Ethiopia is now
having, caravans of tihe Chinese tea pro-
ducers which formerly took tea from
north to east Africa have been halted,
and China's long position as the chief
supplier of green tea to Algeria and
Morocco is being threatened by Japan,
its closest competitor.
Accrdig to dispatches last week from
Chicago, soy beans are selling at $1.19
per bushel, highest price in recent years,
after advancing three cents. This is al-
most double the price paid for soy beans
in Chicago during the first of July.
Orient Economic Report
According to the weekly bulletin of
the Far Eastern trade released by the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
merce in San Francisco, China is facing
a heavy decline from rice production,
with better than average agricultural
yields from other major crops. Building
construction is progressing rapidly in
China proper, while a railway construc-
tion program is proceeding on an exten-
sive scale. The half-year imports were
34 percent below those of the same per-
iod last year in gold unit valuation, with
Germany's share increasing to 17 from
10 percent. The United States maintain
first place with a slight lead over Gar-
many.
Business in Japan is dull and feature-
less with the outlook clouded by renewed
uncertainty over the policies of the gov-
ernment. Commodity prices are slightly
improved, and despite reports of a heavy
crop, rice prices are steady.
In the Philippines export business
suffered a seasonal decline in July, but
export prices were steady. The United
States is the leading supplier of the flour
market in July.
• •
Findings by special investigators in
China show that nine out of every ten
Chinese school children of school age
have physical defects of one kind or
another, and that 80 percent are under-
nourished. These findings have promp-
ted the central authorities to redouble
efforts to provide training and educa-
tion for .the children, while health or-
ganizations have been instructed to find
out what fails to give energy and strength
to Chinese children in the ordinary diet
of vegetables, wheat and rice.
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Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30.
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Sept. 4; President Polk (San Francisco)
Sept. 11; President Grant (Seattle)
Sept. 12; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) Sept. 18; President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25.
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THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
.By C. A. Middleton Smith,
Taikoo Professor Of Engineering
In The University Of Hongkong
(Continued from Last Week)
A Great Engineer
The Emperor-builder of the Great Wall
proved himself to be a man of unusual
vision and marked practical ability. In
221 B. C, centuries before England had
emerged from tribal evolution into feud-
alism, and even before England was a
name, he created a nation when he ended
the feudal age in China. He planned
and he built on a large scale surpassing
anything in Babylon or Egypt or Greece,
these countries where rulers of his period
seemed to be seized with a passion to
build on a gigantic scale. Their titanic
Mediterranean structures were included
by the Grecian writers in the well known
list of the Seven Wonders of the world;
but the Emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti
of China built a wonder that outclassed
them all. His record of progress in-
cluded other structures. He built no
less than eight hundred palaces — one
building, it is said, had ten thousand
rooms. He made a highway six hundred
miles in length. But his greatest and
eternal structural monument is China's
Great Wall, whose length is about 2,500
miles, and whose foundations have re-
mained unshaken as Empires in Europe
rose and fell, and countless rulers of
other nations passed rapidly across and
faded from the flickering screen of time.
The great Chinese statesman realized
that the precepts of the classical litera-
ture of the past were incompatible with
the program he had in mind for the
creation of a united progressive and pow-
erful nation. And so he issued the
famous order that all books of classical
literature should be burnt It is notice-
able that he carefully exempted books
on subjects dealing with the sciences of
his period. He tried to destroy the phil-
osophy. But in his days there were poli-
ticians and classical scholars who hoped
to retain their vested interests, and
through their efforts many of the classi-
cal books were preserved. And in due
course the re-action, which always comes
after extreme measures swung the pen-
dulum of national thought to the other
extreme, so that the ancient theories,
often in great contrast with actual prac-
tice, for twenty centuries ruled supreme.
Chinese Inventors
"The legendary Kings of China", says
the eminent Chinese scholar, Dr. Hu
Shih, "were not priest-philosophers, but
inventors." Sui-jen was the discoverer
of fire, Yau Tsao was the first builder
of houses and Shen-nung was the first
teacher of agriculture and medicine.
"Our forefathers," says Hu Shih,
"were quite right in deifying the creators
of tools. Man is a tool making animal
and it is tool-making which constitutes
civilization." He adds that Watt, and
Stephenson and certain other inventors,
deserve to be honored as gods and en-
shrined with Prometheus and Cadmus.
Strange that the clever Chinese people
who made Gods of their early inventors,
and who built in those ancient times
such wonderful engineering works, in-
cluding the Great Wall and the Grand
Canal, when once the old-style scholars
triumphed, showed such little interest in
constructive or inventive works.
For this ingenious and patient nation
has taken practically no part in modern
times in the production of the new tools
that enable us to utilize the forces of
Nature for the benefit of humanity.
China still depends primarily on human
labor as a source of power. There are
two reasons for that — the classical sys-
tem of education and the terrible poverty
of the people which is not altogether
unconnected with the static outlook on
life caused by an ancient philosophy.
Year by year that intangible, but effective
barrier created by a lifeless scholasticism,
grew higher and higher. This is no
cheap criticism of the pious platitudes
of some of the great Chinese scholars.
But we must not forget that the Great
Wall of Chinese literature served one
unfortunate purpose — the isolation in
thought and in life of the individual,
his concentration upon his own personali-
ty. In theory the ancient Chinese philo-
sophy of life is essentially non-coopera-
tive. Its main thesis can be summed up
in the words "Mind your own business".
The duty of the true scholar was to dev-
elop in his own nature the attributes of
the perfect man. But the fate of his
fellows was no concern of his. It is true'
that the ancient writings do suggest a
line of defence in days of danger, with
corresponding responsibilities, in the fam-
ily or clan. But appalling poverty often
has compelled even members of the same
family to practice "Each for himself and
the Devil take the hindmost". The main
idea of the classics was intellectual cul-
ture for oneself. The Taoist and Budd-
hist views of the nature of the inanimate
world and of man, while they may have
satisfied the religious instinct latent in
most people, were in China immense
buttresses reinforcing the Great Wall of
classical literature.
Chinese scholars until recent times held
manual labor and bodily exercise in con-
tempt. They set their faces always to-
ward the past, against any investigation
into the future and the ways of Nature;
and so an inert resignation to the un-
knowable became a national character-
istic. The only practical people in Chi-
na were the uneducated manual workers,
and all of their energy was used up in
the ceaseless struggle against starvation
and poverty.
Remarkable Works
It would of course, be unfair to omit
a reference to the high type of individual
culture achieved by many of China's
great scholars. Nor must we forget the
intellectual efforts of some of the Chinese
who were bold enough to move away
from the paths of the troddenby those
tens of thousands of book-worms whose
thoughts turned only to making com-
mentaries on the literature of past ages.
While the scholars of China indulged
in intellecutal exercises concerning the
exact meaning of words written centuries
before their time, eminent theologians
of Europe in the Middle ages were quar-
relling over similar issues. They mud-
dled the living water of the teachings
of the liberators of thought with the
sediments of strife about the exact mean-
ing of a word written centuries before
their time. Their quarrels were mostly
inspired by selfish personal ambitions.
They, too, often failed to practice what
they preached. It was not until the
scientific method of investigation into
the laws of Nature produced facts, instead
of theories, that the miasma of supersti-
tkion and poverty b;gan to disappear
in Europe. And only an adoption of
the scientific method can preserve China
from disintegration and chaos.
In spite of all the deadwood of philo-
sophic books, there have emerged from
time to time in China new ideas which
were fruits of great value to humanity.
Of those the most remarkable are print-
ing and ceramic ware in various forms.
It is a noticeable fact that, all over the
world, strong convictions usually rest on
ignorance. Just as China, in her isola-
tion for centuries, assumed an attitude
of racial superiority, and referred to
other peoples as "barbarians" in diplo-
matic documents, so have some writers
in the West been assuming in recent
years that in every detail Western civ.ili7.i-
(Continued on Page ')
September 11, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 3
CHINATOWNIA
ABOARD THE PRESIDENT
HOOVER
(As shown on front Page)
1. Prominent members of the community
and friends wishing Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shoong
a pleasant trip back to their Mother Country.
(Mrs. Joe Shoong in the center).
2. Delegates to the Pacific Area Confer-
ence at Mills College bidding bon voyage to
those sailing for China.
3. Exclusive picture taken on board the
"S. S. President Hoover" by Chinese Digest
photographer of Mr. Joe Shoong, president
of National Dollar Stores and prominent phil-
anthropist.
4. Dr. James H. Hall; Miss Donaldina Cam-
eron, Mrs. James H. Hall, Mr. Leland Kimlau,
Miss Helen Fong, Maj.-Cen. Tu Ting Hsiu,
Mrs. Tu Ting Hsiu, Mr. Charles Chan, Rev.
Tse K. Yuen, Miss Marian Fong, Miss Alice
P. Fong, bidding farewell to Maj.-Cen. and
Mrs. Tu.
THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
(Continued from Page 2)
tion is superior to every other culture.
They have been, at times, arrogant in
overrating the value of the triumphs of
Western thought in its conquest over
the forces of Nature.
Our power was so wealth creating, our
inventions so fascinating, that we did
not even consider other types of civiliza-
tion. But the West is now beginning
to study them seriously in the hope of
bringing to the world a true civilization
that defeats poverty, and creates a con-
tentment of mind that means so much
more than selfish and brutal struggle
for individual wealth.
(To be Continued)
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The oldest organized science in the
history of mankind is to be restored to
its ancient dignity and prestige, by the
potent aide of those ultra-modern in-
ventions of the machine age, the radio,
neon tube and high-speed printing press,
according to Mr. S. King Wong and
Chan Tin Yut, officials of the Chinese
Herb Institute, meeting recently at their
headquarters at 748 Sacramento Street.
Over 200 Chinese engaged in the busi-
ness of distributing and prescribing Chi-
ese herbs attended this meeting, with
Mr. Wong Goon Dick and Mr. L. T.
Foon of the Chinese Consul-General's
office representing the Chinese govern-
ment. The meeting was called to consider
ways and means whereby the younger
generation Chinese, largely educated in
Western countries and sadly contamin-
ated by the jazz, gin and cigarettes of
Western civilization, might be restored
to a proper appreciation of the age-old
wisdom of their elders, in the relief of
all human ailments by the use of Various
and sundry herbs, said a spokesman.
The meeting of the Institute was open-
ed in the customary Chinese manner,
with an hour-long bombardment of fire-
crackers.
Discussions then centered on the most
effective advertising methods which could
be used to accomplish the Institute's pur-
poses. It was decided that an education-
al advertising campaign should be car-
ried out by the Institute. A committee
was appointed to work out details, and
to find an advertising agency of wide
experience, whose copy slants will effect
a compromise between Chinese and Am-
erican psychology, and whose copy will
be equally persuasive in English and in
the seven provincial dialects used by
the major portion of Chinese in the Un-
ited States.
• •
Thomas Chuck, former track and foot-
ball star at Polytechnic High School and
who had been attending the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, returned
to San Francisco last week. He will
stay here for two months, and then
embark for China with his wife and
daughter, who are coming out West
shortly.
Yee Youngest Licensed
Government Herbalist
Paul K. Yee of Sacramento is the
youngest Chinese government licensed
herbalist in the United States. Only
twenty years of age, Yee passed the board
in Canton, China, three years ago, at the
age of 17 years, and has in his possession
a document attesting to this high honor.
Paul Yee is the son of Dr. Henry
Yee, who graduated from the University
of Michigan and studied for several years
at the University of California and Stan-
ford. In 1923 Dr. Yee was president
of the Chinese student club at the
University of Michigan. In 1920 he
was president of the Chinese students'
club at Stanford and also chair-
man of the financial committee which
raised funds to erect the new clubhouse.
Dr. Yee has been in the employ of the
state of Michigan and the Chinese gov-
ernment service for many years, and at
present is in business in Sacramento.
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 11, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
ATHLETE MOURNED
Sportsmen in China and throughout
the Far East were depressed by the re-
port that Khoo Hooi-hye had passed
away recently in Penang. He is rem-
embered as a great tennis player, one
of the two overseas compatriots who won
for China the Far Eastern Olympic Ten-
nis title in 1927 for the first and only
time in the history of those games.
Khoo was Shanghai's ranking tennis
star for many years during which he
held the singles champion crown. His
last achievement in tennis was the win-
ning for Shanghai of the doubles title at
the last National meet, when he was part-
nered by his former Far Eastern Olym-
pics associate, Gordon Lum, China's
former Davis Cup player. He was even
greater in the spirit of good sportsman-
ship, for when he played tennis, he
never left an impression that he was out
to win at all costs. Whether victorious
or defeated, he was always a good sport,
never flushed by victory nor palled by
defeat.
Every sportsman aims for that quality
of heart and mind which is the ideal of
all who participate in athletic competi-
tion— to do the best fairly and cleanly
without fear or over-confidence, and to
disregard the outcome. Where most of
us try, not many succeed. Khoo was one
who succeeded in attaining the lofty
heights of practical sportsmanship. Such
a sportsman is rare, not only in China,
but the world over.
• •
WYE CHOYS VISIT S. F.
Mr. and Mrs. Wye Choy, former bay
residents and now prominent members
of the Chinese community in Washing-
ton, D. C, arrived in San Francisco last
w=ek for a long anticipated vacation.
Mr. Wye is the brother of Mr. Wing
Wye, San Francisco pharmacist, and is
an architect in the United States War
Department. His wife is the former
Esther Chin, daughter of Mrs. Chin Toy,
of Berkeley and El Cerrito.
Their arrival was the occasion for a
house party given by Wing last Wednes-
day evening. Many old friends were
among the guests that greeted them, and
a round of entertainment and refresh-
ments followed. Many other parties
have been arranged for the popular
couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Wye will remain here
for several weeks before returning by way
of the Grand Canyon. They also plan
to attend the fair at Dallas, Texas, on
their way home.
HUPEH, CHINA, SURVEY
According to a recent survey, Hupeh
showed no sign of improvement during
last year, a spokesman of the N. E. C.
reported recently.
Known at the "Little Hankow," Shasi
is an important commercial city of south
Hupeh. Among its principal agricultural
exports were cotton, hemp, peanut, lea-
ther and eggs.
Lying at north Hupeh, only about 91
miles from the north Szechwan border,
Laohokou is considered an important
town, not only strategically but also ec-
onomically. Its products, such as medi-
cine, fungus, wood-oil, cotton and drap-
ery, have found a wide market through-
out the country.
Different from other ports in the prov-
ince, Huangshihkang is famous for its
coal and iron mines. Although the Ta-
yeh plant of the Hanyehping Iron Works
has rsmained idle since 1927, the annual
production of coal is exceptionally large.
Situated in the middle of the projected
Szechwan-Hankow Railway, Yincheng is
the only city that plays an important
part in international trade. According
to statistics compiled by the local author-
ities, the value of exports of gypsum
amounted to no less than #1,000,000 in
the last year. The principal destinations
of the exported gypsum are England, the
United States, Germany and Japan.
The year 1935 was probably one of
the most disastrous for the industries of
Hupeh. Due to the nation-wide depres-
sion and domestic difficulties, such as
floods and communist uprisings, both
government and private enterprises have,
in the year under review, found them-
selves in extreme financial difficulties.
Investitgaion conducted by the prov-
incial authorities last year reveals that
Hupeh had 13 factories which were up-
to-date in equipment and in manag;-
ment. Among them, two were under
government management, while 1 1 were
financed and controlled by private in-
terests.
The factories under government direc-
tion are the Wuchang Hydraulic Plant,
and the Wuchang Workshop. Factories
under private ownership are the Tih I
Cotton Mill, the Cheng Kuai Cotton
Mill, the Yu Wha Cotton Mill, the Tso
Chiang Soap Factory, the Kiang Hang
Cement Company at Wuchang, the Hsing
Yi Flour Mill, the Shasi Cotton Mill and
Shasi Power Company at Shasi, the Wei
Feng Brick Company at Laohokou and
the Yung Yao Power Company at I-
chang.
TAHOE CONFERENCE
A reunion banquet for delegates to the
Chinese Christian Tahoe Conference and
thair friends will take place at the Far
East Cafe, 63 1 Grant Avenue tomorrow,
Sept. 12, at 5:30 p.m. The dinner is
50 cents per plate.
• •
JEE JOINS NEW YORK COMPANY
Mr. Pon Q. Jee, a graduate of the
University of California, has established
offices at 770 Sacramento Street, San
Francisco, serving as special agent for
the New York Life Insurance Company.
After receiving his degree of master
of arts in mathematics at the University,
Jee contemplated a return trip to China,
but world economic conditions prevented
•his and he has decided to stay here
until more encouraging conditions war-
rant the trip, close friends reported.
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CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Hughes Chin of Salinas left for China
aboard the President Hoover that sailed
this week. Many friends were present
to bid the Salinas J. C. graduate and
former president of the Salinas Chi-
nese Club farewell. His father, Chin
Bow, his brother, Frank, Ed Chan and
Willie Wong of Salinas, and Ulysses
Moy of San Francisco were among his
bon voyage well-wishers.
Mar Oak, a Stockton merchant who
recently passed away, left a will written
in Chinese which was placed on record.
The will reads, "All I possess is a
name with empty honors bestowed upon
me by my countrymen." It also speaks
of his inability to make a fortune to
leave to his children and grandchildren.
Students of Locke, California, attend-
ing the Courtland Union High School
this semester include Patricia King, Stan-
ford King, Harry Jang, Margaret Chan,
Eleanor Chan, Minerva Lee, Morrison
Chun, Walter Owyang, Ernest Chan,
Kimball Owyang and Richard Chan,
while Ping Lee, William King and On
Lee are attending the Union Junior Col-
lege at Sacramento, California.
Among the boys of Locke, California,
who have been visiting Los Angeles are
William King, John Chan, Leland Ow-
yang, Stanford King, Edward Chan,
Kimball Owyang and Richard Chan.
Jacqueline and James Wong of Portland
were visitors to Astoria to attend the
Astoria and Columbia River regatta.
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Chop Suey A La Yee Kee
You have probably heard of and eaten
many kinds of chop suey, that delectable
American culinary invention, such as
pork, beef, roast pork and chicken chop
suey. But have you ever tasted pigeon
chop suey?
That is the chop suey which one Yee
Kee of Pittsburg, Penn., serves to
his customers who frequent his restaur-
ant. He charges 50 cents a plate for
this dish and the patrons found the
(chop suey quite delicious.
But how was Yee Kee able to serve
ipigeon chop suey so cheaply? The
story was unfolded in the local police
court recently.
It seems that Yee bought his pigeons
from neighborhood boys for ten to
tiwenty-five cents each. But where did
the boys get the fowls? The police
had the answer. Lieutenant Stoehr said
the boys had sold #1,000 worth of "kid-
napped" racing pigeons, many of which
were valued at $100 each.
When this fact was revealed the court
ordered the boys turned over to the
Juvenile Court.
Now Yee Kee serves no more pigeon
chop suey.
• •
UNIVERSITY HAS FIRST
CHINESE STUDENT
The University of Santa Clara, near
San Francisco, is considered the oldest
institution of higher education on the
Pacific Coast. But it was not until this
scholastic year that a Chinese student —
the first in the University's history —
registered for studies there.
The student is Harry Woo, of San
Francisco. Woo is taking civil engineer-
ing and registered at the University of
Santa Clara as a sophomore. He was
formerly a studen: at the San Francisco
Junior College.
• •
A son was born on August 29 to the
wife of Ah Yim Low, 2 Dawson Place,
San Francisco.
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 11, 1936
TEA AN D LANTERNS
Hawaii — Across The Sea
Kam T'ai Lee, long active in party and
civic affairs in Hawaii, has announced
his candidacy for the House of Repre-
sentatives on the Republican ticket. Mr.
Lee was born 31 years ago in Waikaho,
Oahu. He attended the University of
Hawaii and was active in oratory, publi-
cations and school organizations; is a
second lieutenant in the Hawaii National
Guard, a trustee of the Pan-Pacific Un-
ion, member of the Liberty Bank Staff,
and is also affiliated with the Honolulu
council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Dr. Lin Yutang, noted scholar, humor-
ist, and author of the best seller, "My
Country and My People," was a visitor
for a day recently en route to Princeton
on board the President Van Buren. Dur-
ing his one day stop-over here, Dr. Lin
and his family were honored at a typical
Hawaiian luau (feast) by Mr. and Mrs.
C. S. Wo. Hawaiian music, hula dancing,
singing and decorations were the main
features. Mrs. Homer Hayes, one of the
fifty guests, explained Hawaiian customs,
flowers, and music to Dr. Lin.
Previous to the luau, Consul-General
King Chau Mui took the visitors on a
tour around the island.
Miss Mew Lee Tong, daughter of Mrs.
Tong Kau of Honolulu and member of
the Waianae Grammar School faculty,
and Kahn Wong of the Honolulu Adver-
tiser Publishing Company, were married
on August 24. The couple enjoy a large
circle of friends in the territory.
Kenneth Chun returned from China to
be instructor at the University of Hawaii,
his alma mater, taking the place of Tin
Yuke Char, who will teach next year at
Lingnan University in Canton, China.
The Metronome Music Store, under the
able managership of John Lai, 25-year-
old Chinese business executive, is cele-
brating its fourth anniversary this month.
Lai, besides being a highly successful
manager, is also an accomplished mu-
sician. In high school, he was captain
of the school band and in that capacity,
represented the Hawaiian Islands at the
high school orchestra and band confer-
ence at Interlocken, Michigan, in 1930.
The company sponsors radio programs
over station KGMB three nights each
week and employs local talent in these
broadcasts. The staff, however, includes
well qualified musicians who have studied
on the Pacific Coast. The company
ON THE CALENDAR
"On The Calendar" is for those who would
like to have a compact list of coming events
on hand. Where no city is designated,
the event is to take place in San Francisco.
The Chinese Digest assumes no responsi-
bility for the authenticity of these events,
but will exercise extreme care before print-
ing any announcement. Announcements
printed for only six week-ends in advance.
Such announcements sent in to the Chinese
Digest for publication must bear the full
name, address and city of the reporter.
Sept. 12, Dance — Cathay Club of San
Francisco at Trianon Ballroom.
Sept. 13, Track Meet — at Old Stad-
ium, Golden Gate Park.
Sept. 13, Bass Derby — Chinese Sports-
men Club, at Martinez and Pittsburg.
Open to public.
Sept. 19, Marathon — Chiiena and
Shangtai, sponsors; 7 p.m.
Sept. 19, Dance — Chinese Tennis Club,
at Scottish Rite Hall.
September 20, Chinese Softball League
starts, at Hayward Playground.
September 26, Sport Dance — Chinese
Sportsmen Club at N. S. G. W. Hall,
Geary and Mason streets. Admission
charged.
maintains a teaching staff, a repair shop,
a sheet music department and the regular
office staff.
"The Chinese Chef Speaks" program
over KGU is proving very popular. This
interesting culinary school broadcast is
directed by Miss Alicia Young. In addi-
tion to disclosing Chinese cooking "se-
crets," the popular half-hour program
includes highlights of Oriental drama,
music and wit. Among the skits given
and to be given are "China Dolls", writ-
ten by Miss Young, who also acted in
"The Willow Pattern Plate;" "Tryst at
the Blue Bridge" and scei.es from the
well-known play, "The Yellow Jacket."
The personnel of this Chinese Theater
of the Air include Miss Ella Lo who has
acted locally in "Jade" and "Veil of
Happiness"; Raymond Tan, who starred
in Chinese productions of the University
theater guild for the last five years; Her-
bert Lee, Dan Wong, Sun Leong, and
Chester Chang.
Hundreds See Radio Show
It was estimated that the 3rd annual
exhibition of the Chinese Radio Club
on September 5, 6, and 7 at 33 Spofford
Street, San Francisco, was witnessed by
several hundred people.
Members of the club gave explana-
tory talks on the wind generator, gaso-
line generator, sound recording, trans-
mission of sound by light, amplifier,
vacuum pump, transceivers, transmitters,
oscillograph, capacity relay and photo-
electric cell. Highlights of the show
include a portable radio telephone dem-
onstration, a short wave broadcast and
a demonstration of radio magic.
• •
WAH YINGS HOLD DINNER
The second anniversary dinner of the
Wah Ying Club of San Francisco was
held Wednesday night at the Far East
Cafe, and new officers for the term 1936-
1937 were installed.
Present at the dinner were Francis
B. Lai, George Chew, Arthur Hee, Kwong
Ball, James Jung, Harry Tong, Harry
Lum, Frank H. Lee, George Lim, Frank
H-e, Herbert Lee. Sam Choy, Fred Woo,
Jack C. Ng, Bernard Chang, David Kim-
lau, Chan Foo, Andrew Sue and Daniel
Yee.
Speeches were given by the retiring
and incoming officers. President Sam
Choy remarked, "In the space of one
year, our club has done much. With the
basketball season coming up, we must
all pitch in and co-operate for the suc-
cess of our basketball tournament in
December. The entire club must back
up our promotion manager. Jack Ng,
in this undertaking."
NILES CANYON TRIP
An excursion on Wednesday, Admis-
sion Day, by the Young People's league
of the Chinese Methodist Episcopal
Church, to Nibs Canyon was one of the
group's initial social affairs.
Among those who attended were the
Misses Lillian Owyang, Christina Ow-
yang, Lily Tom. Bernicc Tom, May Ow-
yang and Esther Tom, and the Messrs.
Andrew Owyang, Frank Wong, Frank
K. Lee. Henry Owv.ing. Ralph Jung,
Arthur Yim. Albert Park Li, Eric Ow-
yang and David K 1 cc.
September 11, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
KNOCKING AROUND —
Greetings to Portland! Our Portland
correspondents tell me . . . that the mem-
bers of the Lotus Blossom Trio are
EDITH LBONG, soprano, BLAINE
HONG, mezzo soprano and MAY SEID,
alto ... they are quite well known lo-
cally and have been entertaining in Port-
land and surrounding cities . . . that
EDITH LEONG won a scholarship to
Reed College, too! . . . that EDGAR
LEE is a pharmacist with a swanky down
town location and that he is the 1935
Wah Kiang and Y. M. C. A. champion,
and got as far as the quarter-finals in
the recent State tourney, but was forced
to withdraw owing to a leg injury after
leading his opponent by two sets . . .
that STANLEY MOY is taking up golf
now, and so is LOUIS LEE who has a
practice course in his own back yard
where he polishes up on his strokes with
the Missus, (he former DOROTHY POY
. . . that KAYE HONG of Seattle and
San Francisco, got married last Sunday
m Seattle to DOROTHY LUKE, sister
of KEYE LUKE of movieland and ED-
WIN LUKE, Chinese Digest correspond-
ent .. . that MRS. FRED MOE, (former
Anns Chinn) is a deadeye basketball
shooter, shot 36 points out of a possible
38 in an inter-club match last year . . .
that her sis, LALUN, is quite a star also,
a member of her high school team dur-
ing her high school days . . . that she and
EVA MOE are in charge of a large
group of girls at Kress's Portland store
. . . that MABEL LEE is a member of
the Chung Wah Chinese basketball team
. . . that there is another basketball team
there, the younger bunch of players, the
GIRL RESERVES . . . that the WAKU
AUXILIARY is planning for games
with either of the teams this season . . .
that MARY JANE MOE won a nice
silver trophy when she was declared the
Perfect Chinese Baby at the Rose Festival
a few years ago . . . that ELLA and
ROSE COE went to Seattle to play in
a tennis match there and also to meet
some NICE FELLOWS . . . that JOE
WONG is some tap dancer . . . that his
sis JACKIE WONG is a fine pianist . . .
that after hearing the ravings of the
returning tennis players from Portland,
I think the Portland gals are swell and
the boys are regular fellas and how;
would like to throw my little column
overboard to go and pay them a visit
right now . . . that Mr. and Mrs. ROY
CHAN (EDNA SOO HOO) with their
little daughter, MARY ANN, came out
Chinatown Progressive
Association Celebrates
Celebrating their first anniversary, the
members of the Chinatown Progressive
Association held a dinner dance at the
New Shanghai cafe, Thursday evening,
September 3.
H. W. Key, president of the group,
serving as chairman of the evening, wel-
comed the members and their guests.
Guest speaker Ted C. Reindollar, repre-
senting the publicity department of the
1939 Golden Gate International Expo-
sition, delivered a splendid talk outlining
the value of cooperation between tihe
San Francisco Chinese and the American
merchants of the city who will cater to
the estimated twenty million fair visitors.
In his capacity as representative, Mr.
Reindollar asked the Association for its
support along with fhat of the various
other Chinese civic and social groups.
• •
LAM AND FIANCEE SAIL
Elmer Mia Lam recently returned to
visit the States after living in China for
four years attached to the Canton air
force. Upon Mr. Lam's arrival in Se-
attle, he stopped over in Portland en-
route to the East Where he made an ex-
tensive tour of the airports in New York
and other cities.
Mr. Lam and his fiancee, Miss Jennie
Lew of Portland, are sailing for China
from Seattle, on September 12.
• •
FRESNO CHINESE CENTER
The formal opening of Fresno's new
Chinese Center will be held on September
20. Elaborate plans are being made by
the Chinese Six Companies. The build-
ing was constructed at a cost of more
than #10,000, and contains facilities for
Chinese language classes and social and
club work.
to S. F. for a two day's visit . . . that
FLORENCE DY FOON returned from
a visit home to her parents' ranch in
Oregon . . . that ANDY YUKE, P. Sc
S. student, pulled the wool over our eyes
Wednesday when he journeyed home to
Sacramento, altar-bound with GLADYS
CHINN of this city . . . that beautiful
EMMA YOUNG from the studio lots
in Hollywood is here for a brief vaca-
tion . . . that LENA CHONG of San
Luis Obispo is in town today for a stay
of trwo weeks, the object of her visit being
the Chitena Second Annual Dance . . .
that that's all — R. R. signing off!
Portland Welcomes Visitors
The younger set of the Portland Chi-
nese demonstrated that they also "know
how" when it comes to entertaining out
of town visitors. Afttr visiting Portland
for an informal tennis match, Thomas
Leong, H. K. Wong, Tahmie and Bill
Chinn left with nothing but high praise
of the whole-hearted welcome and kind
hospitality accorded them during their
three days' visit there.
They were the house guests of Mr.
Edgar Lee, who started them off on a
series of tours, dinner engagements and
parties that left thern breathlessly happy.
Miss Eva Moe entertained them at her
home with an elaborate dinner, followed
by a get-together party and wound up
with a cocktail party at Edgar Lee's.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lee entertained
them at their home with a Chinese tea,
while the dinner at Hang Far Low given
by Stanley Moy was equally sumptuous.
The Wah Kiang Club gave a reception
and dance in their honor at which the
popular "Lotus Blossom Trio" entertain-
ed with their clever repertoire of songs
and dances. Joe Wong also did a fast
and snappy tap number.
Then follorwed a picnic lunch by the
Portland girls and a scenic tour up the
beautiful Columbia River, which ended
with a weenie bake and country dinner
at the Aurora ranch of Mrs. Susie Dy-
Foon.
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 11, 1936
EDITORIAL
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CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
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Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
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_ Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
_ Joseph W. H. Won
Iris Wong
The New York Times Comments
Editorially On China's Reconstruction Work
"The most important, unsensational, recent item or
news from China was the announcement last Wednes-
day of the opening of the 453-mile Canton-Hankow
railroad. The completion of this modern link between
the cities of the Yangtse River and those of the South
China Sea is, of course, an indication of the increasing
influence of the Central Government throughout the
south, and is a means of consolidating that power.
Its significance, however, lies in the fact that it is the
latest dramatic achievement of the Reconstruction
Movement which, to a degree little apprehended in the
West, is remodeling China.
"This fundamental development 'is not synonymous
with nationalism, modernization, or industrialism. Its
definition must include all those efforts — national, or
provincial, official or private, progressive or reaction-
ary— which consciously aim at controlling or directing
according to some definite pattern, the conditions which
have arisen out of the contact between China and the
West.'
"The obstacles to such readjustment of China's age-
old civilization to the modern machine era might have
proved overwhelming to a less stoical people. Recur-
rent floods and famines with their accompaniment of
millions of dead and impoverished; the world depres-
sion and the unsettlement of the price of silver result-
ing in the demoralization of China's industry and
commerce; the loss of Manchuria and sections of other
northern provinces; the consequent drastic reduction
in the national income and weakening of the national
Government; prolonged and destructive civil wars;
and disunity among the leaders of the movement be-
cause of differences of aim as well as of method; these
are only the more obvious handicaps that would have
dismayed any but men of indomitable will and courage.
"In the last ten years substantial gains have been
achieved .... The leadership in the gigantic task of
Chinese readjustment has centered in Chiang Kai-shek
as head of the Central Government. Convinced that
only when China is strong enough to resist foreign
aggression will it be free to direct its own develop-
ment, he has striven — sometimes by Machiavellian and
ruthless methods — to achieve unity. Under him the
Chinese Army has been disciplined and modernized
and welded into an effective fighting force. Through
his efforts and those of the provincial leaders who
follow his example, China's new roads have in large
part been built as strategic highways. This emphasis
on the underlying military program has more and more
conditioned China's reconstruction.
"Until the last few years large numbers of the pro-
gressive Chinese leaders have been bitterly critical of
Chiang Kai-shek. They accused him of sacrificing
the masses in favor of the interests of the landlords,
the merchants and the bankers. They resented his
tendency toward regimentation and charged him with
seeking to establish a personal dictatorship. Today
most of these critics are silent or have become support-
ers of Chiang's policies. Only the Communists are
still in open opposition.
"For the rallying of the democratic forces behind
the Nanking Government, Japan is largely responsible.
The establishment of Manchukuo and occupation of
sections of other provinces, the display of military
power in Peiping, the large-scale smuggling in the
northeastern area and the repeated imperative demands
for the repression of anti-Japanese agitation — these
national humiliations are helping powerfully to con-
solidate China.
"In this atmosphere of resentment, China's national
patriotism — long almost non-existent — is being reborn.
That may prove to be the most potent force in China's
reconstruction."
PRACTICE OF THE MORAL LAW
THE MORAL LAW is not something away from
the actuality of human life. When men take up
something away from the actuality of human life as
the moral law, that is not the moral law. When a
man carries out the principles of conscientiousness and
reciprocity he is not far from the moral law. What
you do not wish others should do unto you. do not
do unto them- — Confucius.
September 11, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Ceramic Art-
No. XXI— How To Study Potting—
Technic, Paste, And Contour
Potting is judged by a multiple of
standards, chief among them (a) the
shapeliness or artistry of form, (b) tex-
ture of the paste, (c) trueness of contour
or freedom from distortion or similar
defects, (d) the degree with which the
potter takes advantage of the possibility
in his technic, and (e) the efficiency of
the ware in fulfilling the end or function
for which it was designed.
To properly judge the worth of any
potting, we must first determine which
technic was employed in the production
of the ware, for only then will we be
able to estimate how successful were the
potters in overcoming the limitation
which each technic imposes; as well as in
exhausting the possibility inherent in
each technic.
If the primitive mat-wrapping or coil-
ed technic was employed, we might ask
if the wall is sufficiently even in thick-
ness, if there is any attempt at conceal-
ment of seams, and if the vessel is suf-
ficiently round. If it is by the moulded
technic, how successful was the potter
in refraining from rigidity? (Note the
superiority of the Tang prancing horses
over the modern imitations) . If the hand
modelling technic was employed, how is
the sculptural quality, and how much
free-play is in evidence? If it is by the
turnette or wheel technic, how success-
ful were the potters in deviating from
the usual gobular form? (Note the satis-
fying variation displayed by the K'ang
Hsi beaker-shaped vases in this regard) .
If the paddle and anvil, the slip covering,
or the luting process was resorted to,
how smooth is the entire surface, how
fine the surface texture?
Luting is the process of joining two
or more unfired ceramics into one large
piece. After roughening the contract-
ual surfaces a liquid slip is used to hold
thetn together. Usually, luting is em-
ployed in the cementing of moulded or-
naments, handles, and other minor bits
to the mai body. But sometimes the
vessel itself is built by luting two or more
sections together. Many T'ang figurines
were made by luting together two mould-
ed halves. The body of one yard-high
Kwangtung jar (on display at Tai Chong
Company, S. F.) is built of six sectional
"rings", and a gourd-shaped vase is built
of eight vertical "sides". The neck and
base, especially, are often luted to the
main body.
In the finished product, sectional lut-
ing of this type is detected generally by
imerely running the finger over the outer
surface, or by holding the vessel before
a strong light, if the ware is of porce-
lain and the wall is sufficiently thin and
unobstructed by opague glazes. Where
this is not the case, luting is sometimes
detected by running the finger over the
inner wall, especially at the junction of
the shoulder and the neck. But if the
mouth opening is too small to admit
the hand, it may be necessary to lower
a light and mirror to make the inspection.
The paddle and anvil process, likewise,
is revealed by inspecting the inner wall,
which is highly pitted. Slips are often
detected along the mouth rim, the foot
rim, or near the border of the glaze
covering.
Many wares are distorted or assymetri-
cal because of faults in potting, such
as permitting a vessel to be out of
plumb; faults in luting, such as cement-
ing a neck or a base off center; and
sagging, which in turn may be due to the
faulty proportioning of ingredients, un-
even or insufficient drying of the biscuit,
uneven application of heat in the firing,
etc. The bases of most Ming wares are
characteristically "saggy". Many mould-
ed minor parts are unevenly applied be-
cause of careless luting, and this is one
of the ways of telling a luted from a
carved bit of ornamentation. Cracks and
similar defects are generally the result
of faulty firing rather than potting.
A revolving table simplifies the check-
ing of contour variations. A compass
or a foot rule will check horizontical var-
iation as the vessel is being turned. A
triangle or "test templet" (a cardboard
having a contour of the vessel provision-
ally cut on one side) will check variation
in side angles. A "contour meter" de-
vised by the writer measures these varia-
tions rapidly. It is simply a vertical
"fence" of horizontically movable skew-
ers, forced against the side of a vessel.
A line is then traced from the blunt
ends of the skewers on a sheet of paper
tacked to a board which parallels the
fertce. With each quarter turn of the
vessel, a new line is traced on the same
sheet. Any variation is then recorded
by the variations in the four tracings.
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Dr. Fuller Exhibit, Museum of Seattle.
Page 10
CHINESE DIGEST
September 11, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
A Note About "The
General Died At Dawn"
By this time most of our readers must
have viewed "The General Died, at
Dawn," a picture which may, with jus-
tice, be called unique in title and treat-
ment. Hollywood's propagandists would
have us believe that it is a great epic
drama laid against that background which
has produced some of the best fiction
and drama of recent years — the back-
ground of a China in revolution, a na-
tion convulsed in a desperate struggle
for life against enemies of its own pe-
ople and of outside aggressors.
Andre Malraux won the French Gon-
court prize in 1933 with a great novel
of revolutionary China, "Man's Fate,
(Le Condition Humaine). Pearl S. Buck
won international recognition with a tri-
logy which began with the story of a
Chinese peasant and then enlarging its
scope to deal with China in transforma-
tion. The Russian playwright, S. Tretia-
kov, wrote a powerful drama about the
same country and called it "Roar China."
Is "The General Died at Dawn" a
great picture? Certainly not. It is an
entertaining picture, an exciting picture,
a picture indubitably above the average,
but just as indubitably it is not a great
picture.
First, let us see what our local dramatic
critics had to say about it. The News
critic went to see it with prior prejudices
and did not hesitate to say so. Wrote
he: "I had a notion .... that "The
General Died at Dawn" would be one of
two things, either a rehash of all the
Oriental pictures sirtce "Shanghai Ex-
press," or that it would be tinged with
too much of Clifford Odet's New The-
ater League burhlings about the down-
trodden proletariat. It was neither. It
was a rattling good melodrama . . . and
well acted."
The Chronicle critic said about the
same thing, but added one important
point which the other missed. "The
picture has that rare quality that so few
pictures ever bother about — a sense of
mood," he wrote.
The Examiner critic was disappointed.
"The picture has been over-rated. Play-
wright Clifford Odets, who wrote the
screen play, has not acquired that spe-
cial technique. Lewis Milestone, in his
direction of it, has not lived up to his
past reputation." But he did say that
the music was "atmospherically descrip-
tive."
The critic of the Call-Bulletin was the
only one who seemed to hit the nail on
the head when she said that the picture
"might be Clifford Odet's compromise
with Hollywood. Mr. Odets probably
meant to write a great social drama, with
Gary Cooper the champion of the op-
pressed Chinese. But he was told that
he must employ Cooper's flair for humor
and romance."
Anyway, what are the merits of the
picture? From the standpoint of act-
ing little was left to be desired. After
having played the sacrificing hero of
"Lives of the Bengal Lancers" Gary
Cooper didn't need to put forth much
additional efforts for his present role.
Madeleine Carroll is getting better and
better. Marlene Dietrich in "Shang-
hai Express" was a beautiful, passionate
and dangerous siren, but Madeleine Car-
roll in "The General Died at Dawn" is
beautiful, warm and alluring. Miss Car-
roll lacks the emotional fire of Dietrich
at her best, but she has that quality of
tenderness which Dietrich finds hard to
duplicate. The comparison here is de-
liberate because "Shanghai Express" and
"The General Died at Dawn" resembles
each other in certain aspects, especially
in its artfully creat€<l mood of impend-
ing danger. In "Shanghai Express" the
mood is created by vonSternberg's superb
camera work, whereas in the present pic-
ture the mood is sustained by Werner
Janssen's descriptive music.
Though Lewis K. Milestone's photo-
graphy may be considered as adequate,
yet it is still in the amateur class com-
pared with von Sternberg's art.
Because he is the pivotal character in
the picture, Aloim Tamiroff's role of
General Yang easily takes the honor for
acting. He makes the General sinister,
cruel, dramatic, and he almost overdoes
the last part. That he did not do so is
to his credit as a superb actor. As for
Dudley Digge's role of the Mandarin Wu,
all that can be said is that he carried
off the part well.
As a whole, the plot of "The General
Died at Dawn" is superficial and lacking
in plausibility. But this can be easily
excused because it was so entertaining,
so full of suspense, excitement and thrills.
Even the rather melodramatic denoue-
ment where the General's underlings shot
each other up so that they can die with
their commander, may be forgiven when
we weigh the picture's merits.
This picture is rather important by
virtue of the fact that Broadway's pheno-
menal playwright, Clifford Odets, wrote
the screen play. Two years ago young
Odets was unheard of in U. S. drama.
Then, within twelve months, he burst
into the dramatic horizon with two one-
act plays (Waiting for Lefty, Till the
Day I Die) and one full length play
(Awake and Sing) . What American
proletarian writers were trying to express
in stories Odets expressed in dramas,
making his characters alive, his plays
dramatic, albeit radical. With the ap-
pearance of his fourth and most recent
play, Paradise Lost, last December, O-
dets was being compared with Anton
Chekhov. Then Hollywood made a bid
for his service and his first screen play
was "The General Died at Dawn."
The picture is based on an original
story by Charles G. Booth, but it is patent
that Odets has changed it almost entirely
to conform to his own ideas. Odets has
in part expressed his dramatic credo
thus: "I understood clearly that my in-
terest was not in the presentation of an
individual's problems, but those of a
whole class." This credo he has follow-
ed in his plays and it is all over "The
General Died at Dawn."
Gary Cooper as the adventurer O'-
Hara represents China's people in their
struggle to liberate the country from
the clutches of war-lords. He is, there-
fore, the force for Good, which eventual-
ly triumphed. This force for Good, even
at the risk of physical annihilation, must
perform its task, and the scene in the
train when O'Hara and General Yang
were saying what they thought of each
other and what each other represents
is Odets at his best.
General Yang, of course, is the force
for Evil, which China must be rid of.
He is the oppressor of the masses, the
force which recognizes no justice but
only a greater force, and must eventually
suffer destruction and oblivion.
According to Odets, then, the conflicts
between these two men, and which
brought into play the conflicts of lesser
principals, were not the conflicts of in-
dividuals, but of forces. If O'Hara fail-
ed in his mission it meant the failure
of the people to destroy their oppressor.
If General Yang failed to obstruct O'-
Hara it meant that the forces of the
oppressors would be summarily destroyed.
And in the process of expressing his
ideas Odets has no patience with plots,
because he believes that life and the con-
flicts of individuals caught in certain
social impasse should not be plotted it
the realities of life and social conflicts
are to be given their true reflections. Ho
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September 11, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page II
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
"The American-Born
Chinese In Hawaii"
An interview with Dr. W. T. Chan, dean
of Lingnan University, Canton, China, and
visiting professor of Philosophy at the Uni-
versity of Hawaii.
So much controversy has been raised
on the future of the Amierican-born Chi-
nese in the United States that your cor-
respondent sought for someone who has
the proper qualifications to shed some
new light on an old problem. Dr. W.
T. Chan, long a resident of China, a
returned student from America (Ph.D.
from Harvard), and above all a college
administrator who understands youth was
asked to discuss this persistent and baffl-
ing problem for the readers of the Chi-
nese Digest. Hawaii is called the Para-
erican-borns in Hawaii have almost equal
treatment with the white races there.
They can be teachers, public health offi-
cers, social workers and officials of the
territorial government, but they cannot
rise as rapidly as the whites in the Is-
lands. Also, the life of the second and
third generations in Hawaii is rather
happy. 90 percent of them possess uni-
versity educations, they own their homes,
their positions are rather secure, and
most of them have savings in the bank
or life insurance. Then the relations
of the older generation and the younger
generation are closer, the older folks are
more Americanized, and the young pe-
ople hold more to the Chinese culture."
One would think the American-born of
Hawaii really lived in a paradise com-
pared with the American-born in Cali-
lenge. Then the professor continued,
"There is little discrimination of races
among the peoples of Hawaii; but who
can tell whether there will be or there
will not be discrimination when an ec-
onomic crisis hits Hawaii. The last de-
pression did not affect Hawaii very
much. The Chinese young people have
mostly taken white collar jobs in the
Islands and thus come into direct com-
petition with rhe other races. Who can
tell whether the Chinese will be retained
or not in case of a serious depression?
The American-born have that fear of
insecurity."
"Very well, Dr. Chan, then we realize
that there are problems in Hawaii, after
all, so what are your solutions?" The
professor, true to his calling, quite philo-
sophically said, "It is a matter of a
Some Statistics of the Chinese in Hawaii
Population as of June 30, 1935:
Citizens .... .... , — . 22,234
Aliens 5,030
Total . . . 27,264
The number of Chinese voters vary
between 4,000 to 5,000.
Births: For 1 year ending June
30, 1935, there were 518 births, in-
cluding 254 males and 264 females,
six being twins.
Deaths: For the same period deaths
numbered 248, including 202 males
and 46 females.
Marriages: For the year ending
June 30, 1935. 178 Chinese bride-
grooms took 139 Chinese girls as
brides, and 39 girls of alien and mixed
races; while 194 girls became wives
of 139 Chinese husbands and 55 of
alien and mixed races.
Divorces: 36 Chinese divorces oc-
curred in Hawaii during the year 1935.
Education: For the year ending
December 31, 1935, 8,611 students
were attending English school, of
which 6,643 were in public schools
and 1,968 in private schools. Of this
number 5,000 do not attend Chinese
language institutions.
On February 1, 1936, according to
figures compiled by the Overseas
(Chinese) Penman Club, Hawaii, there
were 3,647 students attending the
Chinese language schools in Hawaii.
There are . 2 1 such schools in the
Territory.
There are about 500 Chinese teach-
ers employed in Hawaii's public and
private schools. This number does
not include those teaching in Chinese
language schools, which number a-
bout 100.
Publications: There are 3 Chinese
language papers, all published three
times a week. One has an English
supplement of 2 pages published each
Saturday. On January of this year
the Honolulu Publicity Bureau laun-
ched the Oriental Tribune, an En-
glish weekly, to serve the Oriental
population. However, this paper has
been discontinued for several months.
Organizations: There are more
than 60 organizations, of which one
of the most recent is an aviation club.
Financial institutions: There are
four financial houses established and
managed by Chinese, of which the
American Security Bank, opened in
April, 1935, is the newest.
On June 30, 1935, there were
14,576 Chinese savings accounts in all
the banks of Hawaii, and the total
savings amounted to $3,5127,171.01.
(Most of the above data is culled
from Vol. VII (March, 1936) of the
Hawaii Chinese Annual, published by
the Overseas Penman Club of Hono-
lulu. A few items are taken from
recent press reports and from the
Bulletin of the Overseas Chinese af-
fairs Commission published at Nan-
king.)
dise of the Pacific, not only by the tour-
ists, but by many sociologists who consider
in Hawaii lies the solution of our racial
problems, so at the conclusion of the
Yosemite Conference, where Dr. Chan
was a delegate, he was sought for this
interview.
"Dr. Chan, will you please tell the
readers the general social and economic
conditions of the American-born Chinese
in Hawaii?" asked your correspondent.
The professor answered, "They have a
better chance than the overseas Chinese
anywhere else. I studied in America and
traveled in the South Seas. The Am-
fornia or on the Pacific Coast. So the
second question was asked.
"Are the young people in Hawaii satis-
fied with their present conditions since
they do not have the racial problems
that we have to face here on the main-
land?" It was surprising that the pro-
fessor answered negatively. "The young
people of Hawaii have fairly good jobs,
but they know where their limits are and
they are not satisfied," replied Dr. Chan.
In other words, they know they can rise
so high in the Islands, even to a terri-
torial senatorship, but no higher; in life
where there is certainty there is no chal-
philosophy in life. If the American-
born is satisfied with his steady and
simple but not adventurous life, then
he should remain in Hawaii. If his phil-
osophy is such that he cannot be satisfied
with such a life, and if he wants to
take a chance to realize more fully his
possibilities then he should go back to
China." The eventual opening of China
will demand more college-trained people,
and favoritism in government positions
and otiher fields of employment is dev-
eloping less and less. Many American-
born are in high positions in China
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Page 12
CHINESE DIGEST
September 11, 1936
SPORTS
S. F. Defeats Portland
In Tennis Match
A San Francisco tennis team, com-
posed of Tommy Leong, H. K. Wong,
Bill Chinn and Tahmie Chinn, the Pa-
cific Coast Chinese champion, invaded
Portland, Oregon, for an informal inter-
city match last Sunday at Benson Courts,
Portland, with the San Francisco team
winning, 5-1.
Tahmie Chinn played Edgar Lee, Pa-
cific Northwest champion, in the feature
match. After losing the first set 6-2,
Chinn came back strong to take the last
two sets, 7-5, 6-1. As usual, his court
strategy and steadiness coupled with his
net plays won the match for him. Lee
was severely handicapped by a charley-
horse in the last set, but struggled gamely
through.
Tommy Leong defeated Bill Moe, 6-1,
6-1. His superior ground strokes and
accurate baseline placements quickly de-
cided the issue. Moe, a youngster, show-
ed promising form of becoming a first
class player, having a good driving game.
Bill Chinn won from Jimmy Moe, 6-2,
6-1. Moe's left handed shots bothered
Chinn in the first two games, but the lat-
ter solved his style after chat, winning
many points with his deadly net volleys
and putting his younger opponent out
of position time and again with his un-
dercut drives.
Howard Lee, present Wah Kiang sin-
gles champion, defeated H. K. Wong in
a three set match. Lee won the first
FrWGwirp Woo-
Jennie Lew Wins Title
Jennie Lew won the Portland Chinese
girls' singles tennis championship last
Sunday at Benson Court, Portland, Ore-
gon, defeating May Seid, 6-2, 6-2.
Miss Lew, playing a smooth stroking
game and having an uncanny ability to
return the ball, won quite handily. Semi-
finalists were Elaine Hong and Eva Moe.
This annual Chinese girls' tournament
is sponsored by the Wah Kiang Club
of Portland with Edgar Lee in charge.
He also conducted the men's tourney
and is the man responsible for the revival
of tennis in the Pacific Northwest. One
of his proteges, Howard Lee, won the
men's title.
• •
set, 6-3. In the second set Wong came
through with powerful smashes to win
at 6-3, but Lee rallied strong in the last
set to win at 6-0. The club champion's
steady game and cut shots proved too
much for his rival.
In the first doubles, T. Leong and B.
Chinn defeated Howard Lee and Warren
Moe, 6-3, 6-3. The victors' net game
was too much for the losers. In the se-
cond doubles, H. K. Wong and T. Chinn
won from Ralph Lum and Bill Wong
6-3, 6-2. Chinn's net placements and
Wong's tricky service, which aced the
Portland netsters a nurriber of times, de-
cided the match.
Edgar Lee of the Wah Kiang Club
was in charge of the matches, with H
K. Wong directing the San Francisco
team.
Marathon Entries To
Close On Monday
With several top-notch distance run-
ners already entered, entries for the
Chitena-Shangtai three-mile marathon,
sponsored in connection with the Chinese
Olympics of America of 1936, will close
on Monday, Sept. 14, at Hall's Sport
Shop, 876 Sacramento Street, San Fran-
cisco.
It is expected that a large list of en-
trants will be at the starting line on
Saturday, Sept. 19, at seven p.m. sharp,
at the Shangtai Cafe an Jackson Street
and Grant Avenue.
A few outstanding men who will pro-
bably take part in the race are Herbert
Tom, winner of the recent Chinese Y.
M. C. A. marathon; George Chung, Fran-
cis Mark, George Lau, Peter Law, Wahso
Chan, Harry Jue, Wilson Lowe, Willie
Fong and numerous others.
Officials announced that participants
in the marathon must keep to the right
while on the Embarcadero. Otherwise,
they will be disqualified.
• •
Entries for the City Chinese Softball
League will close on September 16 at
Hall's Sport Shop, 876 Sacramento
Street, San Francisco. The league is
scheduled to open on Sunday, Sept. 20,
with all contests to be played at the
Hayward Playground. It was learned
that the Chinese "Y" has already entered
a team in the league.
Photo by H. K. Wong for the Chinese Digest.
Players in PORTLAND vs. SAN FRANCISCO
MATCH— Front: Kay Chin, Howard Lee,
Present Wah Kiang champion, Paul Moe,
William Moe, Tommy Leong, Joe Wong,
James Moe. Back: Ralph Lum, Henry Fong,
Warren Moe, Bill Wong, Edgar Lee, Pacific
Northwest Chinese Champion, Tahmie Chinn,
Bill Chinn. H. K. Wong not in picture.
PORTLAND GIRLS' TOURNAMENT— Front:
Left to right: Mary Moe. Elaine Hong. Dor-
othy Moe, Vivian Wong, Dorothy Lee Hong.
Back: Jennie Lew, winner; May Seid, runner-
up, Eva Moe. Marjorie Chin. Dorothy Wong.
Lily Lew, Mabel Lee, Isabelle Lew.
September 11, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 13
SPORTS
Shangtai Presents
Strong Track Team
Conceded an almost even chance to
come out victors, the Shangtai track and
field team is reported raring to go for
the Chitena-Shangtai Chinese Olympics
on Sunday, September 13, at the Old
Stadium, Golden Gate Park, San Fran-
cisco.
Shangtai will furnish the main oppo-
sition to the Troop Three Scouts in the
fight for the title. In fact, it may be
more or less of a dual meet, with the
Scouts a slight favorite to retain the
distinction as Chinese champions of Am-
erica.
Several out-of-town performers have
been reported added to the Shangtai
squad, among them being Leslie Fong
of Vallejo, who took second place in
the Troop Three Meet in the discus,
Charles Lum, the Grant Union High
star from Del Paso Heights, who copped
two thirds in the sprints; Harvey Tom
of Vallejo, who broke the 115-lb class
shot record with a toss of 44'11"; and
Yung Wong of Stockton, a former high
jump champion of the Chinese. The
team will also include Francis Mark,
who took a fourth in the Chinese "Y"
marathon, as well as the old standbys
of the squad: Edward Hing, the speed
demon who won the Scout 115-lb 100
yard dash in the record time of :10.4;
Jack Fong, the all-around star; Fred
Hing, the discus thrower; John Wong,
co-holder of the Scout Meet high jump
mark; and several others, including Ken-
neth Yee Hing and Edmund Yee Hing,
promising newcomers to the squad.
• •
Chinese Softball Club of San Francis-
co faces its toughest assignment tonight
(Friday) when it tangles with the City
Police Department team at the Hayward
Playground, Golden Gate and Gough
streets, at 7:30 p.m.
S. F. Chinese Softball League
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Three Girls' Track Teams
To Battle For Track Title
Oakland's Waku Auxiliary, the Mei
Wahs and the Canton Noodle Factory
squads of San Francisco are expected
to stage a merry scramble for the girl's
championship of the Chinese Olympics
Sunday at the Old Stadium, Golden Gate
Park, with the first events slated for 9
a. m.
It was announced by the track com-
mittee that there will be no hurdle races.
Unlimited, 120 pound and girls' events
take place on Sunday, while all light-
weights events from seventy pounds to
105 pounds will be held Saturday morn-
ing, also at the Old Stadium. Spectators
and cameramen will be barred at the
finish line on the track due to injury
hazards.
List of girls entered in the various
events:
Waku Auxiliary: Stella Lew, Flora
Wong, Violet Quan, Dolly Wong, Con-
stance Chin, Lilac Quan, Helen L. Wong,
Luella Chew.
Mei Wah: Emma Wong, Franche Lee,
Mary Chan, Janet Hoo, Waite Ng, Nor-
ma Wong, Erline Lowe, Alice Chew, Ra-
chel Lee, Lily Leong.
Canton Noodle Factory: Esther Tom,
Minnie Ng, Mabel Lee, Laura Lowe, Ma-
bel Hing, Annie Wong.
Events for the girls are 50 yards, 75
yards, baseball tihrow, 8# shot, broad
jump, and 440 yard relay.
• •
CHINESE "Y" SOFTBALL TEAM
With thirteen players already signed
up on the team, the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
softballers were the first to enter the
City Chinese Softball League sponsored
by Hall's Sport Shop. With the prospect
that several others will be added to bolster
the squad to full strength, the team is
considered the dark horse in the league.
Players on the team so far are Frank
Wong, Woodrow Ong, William Wong,
Stanley Ng, Luther Dong, Harry Lee,
Lee Crichton, Teddy Lee, Wahso Chan,
Henry Lee, Frank Lee and George Ong.
• •
Registrations for the Chinese Sports-
men fourth annual Bass Derby will close
on September 12 at the clubhouse, 156
Waverly Place, San Francisco, and at
323 Franklin Street, Oakland, with David
Chow, according to Secretary C. B. Chan.
The derby takes place on September 13,
at Martinez and Pittsburg.
EASTERN BAKERY "TEN"
WINS ONE— LOSES ONE
Eastern Bakery's Chinese softballers en-
gaged in a double-header last Sunday
afternoon at the Hayward Playground,
emerging victors in the first game over
the Chitena team, 10-5, and dropping
the second to the San Francisco Chinese
Softball Club, 11-4.
Although defeated in their first start
of the season, the Chitena "ten" showed
much promising strength. With a little
more practice and polishing up of its
infield, the club will present a team on
the field to be feared by the other clubs
when the Chinese league commences on
Sept. 20.
S. F. C. S. Club's win was the second
straight, its team having won over the
Chinese Center of Oakland last Wed-
nesday night at the Exposition grounds,
Oakland, by the score of 15 to 9. Last
Sunday, the S. F. S. B. C. was scheduled
to play the Oakland Young Chinese,
but the game was cancelled on account
of the latter team's having a contest the
same day with the Oakland Chinese
Center.
• •
"Y" ISSUES A CHALLENGE
Already three basketball games have
been scheduled by the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. varsity cage team in its projected
barnstorming tour to southern California
during the Christmas holidays this year.
The Chinese "Y" team would like to
participate in several other games while
in that vicinity, and clubs wishing to
play are requested to correspond with
Leland Crichton, physical director, 855
Sacramento Street, San Francisco, or
through the Chinese Digest, sports de-
partment.
• •
All entrants for the Chitena-Shangtai
marathon must report at noon, Friday,
Sept. 18, to Dr. A. Balfour Chinn, at
753 Clay Street, San Francisco, for a
physical examination.
• •
In a hotly-contested practice tilt, the
Eastern Bakery softballers held a strong
American ten to a 7-7 tie in seven in-
nings at the Hayward Playground Tues-
day night. ,
Page 14
CHINESE D. OEST
September 11, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
"The American-born Chinese in Hawaii"
(Continued from Page 11)
today. As a group of people the Chinese
in Hawaii are lovable people, and as a
group they can get along better than the
oversea Chinese from other parts of the
world.
"Not being too philosophical, but a
little more practical, what would you
say to the young people, Dr. Chan?"
asked your correspondent. The professor
replied gladly, "First, China is in a
transitional stage today. In any trans-
itional stage some sacrifices must be
made. Therefore, the American-born
must be ready to make some sacrifices
and many adjustments. Some cannot
make the grade and are disappointed and
return to the Islands discouraged, but
most of them do make the adjustments
and are successful today. Secondly, the
American-born needs more Chinese. The
few years spent in the Chinese language
schools are not sufficient. One who con-
templates a life work in China must at
least study Chinese in college. It is best
to go to China in the senior high school
and the first two years of college. The
friends that one makes in this period
will be life-long friends, while friends
made in traveling and visiting are nom-
inal friends. Friendship in China, as
elsewhere, is important to success. One
last suggestion, when one goes to China,
be sure to have enough money for at
least one year of idleness. Chances are
risky in China. One might find a job
tomorrow, or it might take six months
or a year."
"Do you encourage the American-
born Chinese to go back to China?" The
professor answered 'yes'> and gave his
reasons. In China, Dr. Chan stated,
there are more opportunities to develop
one's self more fully, and one has the
chance to be more useful. In Hawaii,
the opportunities are good; they are
nevertheless limited. However, if one
decides in favor of China, it is a "make
or break" chance, for one either makes
very good or he might fall very low,
and when one goes, he must know the
consequences accordingly. But once he
is adjusted to China, he feels more hap-
pier, he is at home, and he has a greater
psychological satisfaction. For essential-
ly we are Chinese, and the American-
boms once adjusted to China seldom
return to Hawaii.
"THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN"
(Continued from Page 10)
believes with Chekhov that "to imprison
them (people) in plots would be to do
violence to the deepest truths of their
lives and social backgrounds."
(Just as the above was written, news
came from Los Angeles that the Chinese
Vice-Consulate there has lodged a vigor-
ous protest against Paramount for show-
ing "The General Died at Dawn." The
reason given by the Vice-Consulate was
that the picture reflects unfavorably on
the Chinese.)
• •
In pressing Dr. Chan for more speci-
fic suggestions for the Chinese in this
part of the country, he replied, "On
the whole, the Chinese in California
are culturally more close to China than
those in Hawaii. The American-born
here speak very good Cantonese, but they
should learn to speak Mandarin as soon
as possible." Sternly warning parents
and children alike, the professor said,
"Parents that don't send their children
to Chinese schools are doing them the
greatest of harm. Children that don't
study hard in Chinese schools are killing
their future in China." Young and old
should keep well-informed about China
and her reconstruction program.
One very good suggestion for the Am-
erican-born is to organize group visits
to China and study a semester or a sum-
mer session in some university back there
— irhen tour the country. Your corres-
pondent suggested such a tour for 1938
whereby a group can attend the next
Pacific Area Conference of the World
Student's Christian Federation in the
Far East, and it met with Dr. Chan's ap-
proval. Such a group, Dr. Chan ad-
vised, should iniclude some athletes and
debaters and intercollegiate contests with
the Chinese universities could be ar-
ranged.
In conclusion, Dr. Chan said, "There
are over 80 graduates of the University
of California holding prominent posi-
tions in Canton City alone, and many
others in all parts of China, and there
is a future for the American-born Chi-
nese if he is ready to make some sacri-
fice and the necessary adjustments."
"QUOTES"
China Coming To Life —
" . . . . For ten years Chiang Kai-
shek has been under constant attack;
and at times the storm has been so great
that his retirement was predicted. His
strongest foes were to be found in Can-
ton. They resolutely refused to co-
operate with the central government so
long as he was the chief figure in it.
"But he has steadily gone on his
way. He first had to deal with the tu-
chuns, who had China divided into their
separate spheres of influence and mar-
auding. These have now largely dis-
appeared. Then he had to find ways
of working with the north and south
to keep them from seceding; and he
did keep a hold on them. After that
he had the communist menace, which
he has largely dissipated by efficient and
striking campaigns that have shown the
mettle of his new army.
"Finally he was able to show the
southerners he could bring overwhelm-
ing forces against them for a swift cam-
paign if they persisted in their plans.
Their surprise invasion of the Yang-
tze valley was met with a promptness
that must have astonished those who
thought Chiang lacked the courage to act.
"There is a big lesson for the world
at large in this development. If China,
in ten years, can make such progress
in unity and militarism, what will happen
in the next five or ten years? What
Japan took more than forty years to
accomplish has been done in China in
a decade.
"Overstrained Japan, even though it
continues to show an aggressive face, is
becoming weaker. There is a serious
question whether it has not now over-
extended in its military position facing
China and Russia. Doubling of the
Chinese air force, which is now under
way, would expose the country to de-
vastation by raiders from the south .is
well as the north.
"After that China might become am-
bitious and take the whip hand in the
Far East. And then the world would
have to deal with 400,000,000 people
demanding recognition of their power
instead of the 80,000,000 Japanese. It
would be ■ much bigger problem.
— Eugene J. Young, in S. F. Chronicle.
September 11, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CERAMIC ART
(Continued from Page 9)
The best textured porcelain is called
"chun chu toi" (body of ground pearls) .
Good texture is dependent on the com-
position of the paste and the washing
or levigation and preparation of the ma-
terial. (See Article III for studying tex-
ture) .
Clay is said to be the result of the
erosion or decomposition of granite,
gneiss, and other igneous roicks, typically
the disintegration of feldspar, a consti-
tuent of granite. This feldspar or "mo-
ther of clay" is a double silicate — alum-
inum silicate and the hydrous silicates
of sodium, calcium, or potassium, nota-
bly potassium. Erosion is brought about
by the action of the sun, wind, rain, bac-
teria, and vegetation, resulting in the
destroying of the semi-glassy matrix
which binds the rock together.
There are three kinds of clay: residual
clay which is the soft clay remaining
after the decomposition of the rock and
the washing away of the soluble matrix;
sedimentary clay, which is the residual
clay after it has been washed down the
valley into rivers and lakes; and rede-
posited clay, which is sedimentary clay
after it has been brought up to the sur-
face again by the upheaval of the earth's
crust.
The Chinese potters secured their clay
from the mountain side — residual clay.
It is called "Ghina Clay" or kaolin
(high ranges). During the Sung and
Yuan dynasties these clays were said to
have been piled into mounds and left
exposed for a year or more before using,
so that all vegetable matter will have
rotted away and so that the rain will
further remove foreign matter.
Petuntse or "Ghina rook", another
felspathic stone derived from eroded
granite is likewise obtained from the
mountainside, near lakes, and may have
been redeposited material. It reaches
the factory already shifted, levigated,
pounded, and compressed into white
bricks eight inches square and two inches
high — hence petuntse or pai tun tse
(white bricks). Infusible kaolin is called
t'zu ku (porcelain bone) because it lends
strength, plasticity, and brittleness to the
Ware; fusible petuntse is called t'zu ro
(porcelain flesh) because it gives resilien-
cy, toughness, and translucency to the
ware. Kaolin with sand, ground shells,
or other temperings only gives earthen-
wares; kaolin with gypsium gives "En-
glish" or "soft paste" porcelain; sandy
Joe Shoong Sails
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shoong and their
children, Betty, Doris, and Milton, left
on board the President Hoover yesterday
for China, with Hongkong as their first
destination.
Several hundred relatives, friends
and business associates gave him a rous-
ing send-off and good wishes for a bon
voyage.
In an exclusive statement to the Chi-
nese Digest reporter, Mr. Joe said,
"The overseas Chinese should defend the
economic rights of our people here in
America."
Mr. Joe is expected back in the
States in six months, after an extensive
tour of China.
• •
MANY PROMINENT PASSENGERS
ON BOARD DELAYED HOOVER
Among the prominent passengers sail-
ing for China on board the President
Hoover were P. C. Chang, dean of Nan-
kai University, Tientsin; C. H. Lowe,
director of the Shanghai office of the
China International Relief Famine Com-
mission; Kiang Wen Han, executive se-
cretary, student division National Y. M.
C. A. of China; Chan Yee Hing, gen-
eral secretary of the Kuomintang Party
in America; Dr. Wong Him, a well-
known herbalist of Oakland, California,
and Dr. Matt Wong, who will take up
a new post in one of the largest hospitals
in China.
• •
TEXAN PREDICTS JAPAN WAR
A year ago a chicken raiser of Tex-
arkana, Texas, saw many of his hens
laying torpedo-shaped eggs, and forth-
with predicted war. Within three manths
Mussolni started his Ethiopian conquest.
Now, recently, from the same city
comes another prediction of war. John
Burson, poultry fancier, displayed three
eggs, laid at different times by different
hens, each of which bear a perfect pic-
ture of a rising sun.
Predicted 'Burson: "It means Japan
will make a military campaign which
will dwarf all previous offensives."
• •
kaolin with impure petuntse (tailed yu
kuo or primordium of glaze) in the pro-
per proportion gives fine textured porce-
lain.
Copyrighted, 1936, by Chingwah Lee
No. XXII: Functionalism and Shape-
liness.
General Tu Returns Home
General T. H. Tu returned home with
his family aboard the S. S. President
Hoover this week. The general, who
had been representing the Chinese gov-
ernment during the filiming of the picture,
"Good Earth," in Hollywood, declared,
"I have enjoyed very much my stay
here, and look forward to coming again."
Regarding the Chinese Digest, he
stated to the Chinese Digest reporter:
"When I was addressing the Chinese
young people's conference at Lake Ta-
hoe a short while ago, I listed your fine
publication as one of the most outstand-
ing undertakings for our country's good
(our overseas compatriots as well) and
highly recommended it for popular re-
ception. Here is every good wish for
your long life and prosperity."
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Cleveland
(San Francisco) Sept. 15; President Jeff-
erson (Seattle) Sept. 16; President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30; President
Taft (S. F.) Oct. 13; President McKin-
ley (Seattle) Oct. 14; President Hoover
(S. F.) Oct. 21; President Grant (Se-
attle) Oct. 28; President Pierce (S. F.)
Nov. 10; President Coolidge (S. F.)
Nov. 18.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Polk (San Francisco)
Sept. 11; President Grant (Seattle)
Sept. 12; President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) Sept. 18; President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25; President Coolidge
(S. F.) Oct. 2; President Harrison (S.
F.) Oct. 9; President Lincoln (S. F.)
Oct. 16; President Hayes (S. F.) Oct.
23; President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
President Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13; Presi-
dent Monroe (S. F.) Nov. 20; President
Coolidge (S. F.) Nov. 27.
The Music Department of the San
Francisco Public Library has recently
received a generous donation from one
of its best known patrons. It is largely
a collection of violin music and chamber
■music and was presented by Miss Mary
Pasrnore. It is now ready for circulation.
Page 16
CHINESE DICE ST
September 11, 1936
If history repeats
these will sell out
in a week . . .
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MOORE STYLE No. 2
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"C1RST time in months that we've
•*■ had enough of these to advertise.
Young fellows like their style. Old'
sters enjoy their comfort. Have Icband
attached collar with button'down cut'
away points. White or blue. It's one
oxford that's long on wear- and style!
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KEARNY STREET STORE SAYS:
MEN'S STYLES
DO CHANGE
Anyone who says that men's styles don't
change is sadly mistaken, this Fall at
least. Formerly, well dressed men shied off
unusual colors and bold patterns, but not
this year. It is quite obvious that Esquire
has played an important role in influenc-
ing men's styles of today. To be specific,
I took a style trip through the Moore
Stores in San Francisco and Oakland
and candid-camera'd a flock of the new
ideas for Fall. The result of my trip
is briefed below.
Polychrome Stripes
First and foremost in the style world are
rhe new polychrome stripes. London
saw them and said "Cheerio". America
saw them and cried "O. K.". And
Cheerio Stripes became the style hit of
the season. You will like these multi-
colored stripes against their rich, dark
background. They offer a radical change
from everything that has been shown
and will unquestionably be much in
evidence this year.
Blue Ridge Homespun
Another sizzling new suit is the Blue
Ridge Homespun. It is a reproduction
of the sturdy, hand loomed fabric ori-
ginally made by Mrs. Hill Billy for her
moonshiner husband. This rough fabric
comes in colorful flecked checks in tones
of brown, blue, grey and even green!
And it's made up in a model that will
sweep the country! It has Gusset shoul-
ders, belted back, with two vents.
Midnight Blue Tuxedo
Further proof that men's styles have
undergone a radical upheaval is in the
Tuxedo that will become almost a
uniform on smart dance floors this Fall.
One of the best looking ones I have seen
is the double-breasted Midnight Blue
"Nite Club" styled by Robert Surrey
for Moore's.
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Five Cents
The Chinese Center building
in Fresno, California, is to be
dedicated this Sunday, Sept. 20.
Two important facts stand
out in this newest of Chinese-
type structures: The building
was designed by Mr. Allen Lew,
Chinese member of a well-
known architectural firm in
that city; secondly, it retains
the Chinese perspective, which
is as it should be, for it will
serve as the headquarters of
the Chinese of that vicinity.
The Mei Wah Girls' Club of San
Francisco is exceedingly popular in the
world of athletics. ..Last winter they
won the city of San Francisco Recreation
League basketball title (the only Chi-
nese team entered), and last Sunday,
competing against other Chinese girls'
clubs, their track team won 49 out of
a possible 50 points.
The girls on the track team are: (left
to right, front row) Mary Chan, Alice
Chew, Emma Wong, Lily Leong; (back
row) Erline Lowe, Janet Hoo, FranChe
Lee, and Norma Wong.
Ngt 2
CHINESE DIGEST
September 18, 1936
THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
By C. A. Middleton Smith,
Taikoo Professor Of Engineering
In The University Of Hongkong
(Continued from Last Week)
The Conquest Of Poverty
It must, however be emphasized that
the greatest foe to humanity today is
poverty. Until that is conquered, systems
of morality and philosophy are but as
sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.
Hunger and poverty make men desperate,
the primitive level of an animal existence.
Hunger and poverty make men desparate.
The Englishmen of today who comes
to China has a different view on almost
all aspects of life to that of his ances-
tor of a hundred years ago, who pioneer-
ed in trade. And, in spite of the barrier
of language and social customs, there
are in China today many Englishmen
who are sincerely striving to understand
something of those fundamental princi-
ples of life which have kept the Chinese
a nation through all these centuries.
It has been said that "China is a sea
that salts all the rivers that flow into
it." Foreigners who have lived in China
for any length of time, and who have
taken the trouble to learn something of
the history and the characteristics of the
people, gain a knowledge of things Chi-
nese very different to those vague im-
pressions of the Far East that are re-
quired so often by those who read about
China While living in England.
Many an Englishman, after years of
residence in the country, has become
fascinated by Chinese literature, and has
learnt to admire the many admirable
characteristics of the Chinese people.
There are, of course, others who have
lived in China for years and who retain
old prejudices and remain ignorant of
the life of the people. An English Con-
sul, Meadows, declared (1858) that China
is the most misunderstood country in the
world. Yet there are certain facts that
cannot be ignored and which provide
valuable data for the guidance of all
nations.
The Chinese people have prolonged
their existence for more than 4,000 years.
Their early leaders were practical men
with ideals. They formulated certain
principles which are laws of conduct in
life fixed as firmly into the constitution
of our world as is the law of gravity.
Unchanging Convictions
There is not a sentence in the whole
of the Chinese Sacred Books, and their
annotations, that may not, when trans-
lated word for word, be read aloud in
any family circle. No people in the
world has possessed a Sacred literature
so completely free of licentious descrip-
tion and offensive expressions as the Chi-
nese. A Christian missionary, Williams,
after years in China, wrote that there
is one nation that "has come down from
ancient times and this alone is distin-
guished for its absence of religious
slaughter of innocent blood, and the
unsanctifled license of unblushing lust."
The Chinese system of fundamental
beliefs, entirely dependent on the Sacred
Books, although it explains the origin
and continued existence of the inanimate
world, omits any other discussion of na-
tural phenomena and devotes itself to
psychology, morality and politics.
The three most important propositions
of the system are ( 1 ) that a fundamental
unity underlies the multitude of pheno-
menal variety; (2) that in the midst of
change there is an eternal harmonious
order; (3) that man is endowed at his
birth with a nature that is perfectly good.
These have been the constant, unchanging
convictions of the Chinese nation, and have
been the cement which has bound the millions
into one nationality through the long cen-
turies.
It is only fair to warn Western critics of a
frequent source of error. Because we can
prove that for generations the Chinese views
of physical nature were unscientific and un-
sound, it must not be assumed that their
ideas o fmental nature are equally unsound.
Physics, with its offshoot applied science, is
something entirely different to any system of
morals. There is no connection yet shown
between non-thinking and thinking life. Our
most delicate weighing machines, our most
elaborate chemical tests, our most powerful
microscopes, avail us nothing in connection
with the state of a man's mind.
All Chinese classical scholars are — intellec-
tually at least — strict and conscientious athe-
ists. But let them talk about the vicissitudes
of human affairs and their own lot in life,
and you will find that they are influenced by
a belief in Tien {Heaven) as a supreme, in-
telligent, rewarding and punishing power,
with more or less of will and personality. In
theory they are atheists; in practice they are
at least pantheists, if not actually deists.
The uneducated masses required something
less subtle to satisfy their religious cravings
and that accounts for the acceptance of Tao-
ism and Buddhism amongst the poorer classes,
especially the women, in whom such cravings
are always greater than in men.
The Industrial Revolution
During the last five generations there have
been amazing and unexampled developments
in England which have entirely altered the
whole structure of society. Into one century
there have been crowded industrial, social
and political revolutions that have made more
alterations in the oudook and the daily lives
of the people of England than had happened
in the long ages before the beginning of the
nineteenth century. And it is not without
interest to note that similar industrial, social
and political changes are rapidly taking place
in China today. It is foolish to prophesy,
but it seems certain that the material trans-
formation of China will be more rapid than
was the case of England. I have seen, dur-
ing the last sixteen years, greater changes in
the city of Canton than took place in the first
fifty years of the industrial revolution in any
city in England.
At first the progress of the new civilization
in England was comparatively slow. The
communication of new ideas was difficult,
the forces of re-action and the power of vested
interests, the callous indifference to the suf-
ferings of others, were much in evidence.
But gradually new and more generous me-
thods replaced those employed in the old
fierce struggle for the survival of the individ-
ual. It was realized that cooperation was
essential for the stability of any dynamic
social system.
At first, in the eagerness to wrest from
Nature every secret, in the ruthless ambition
to accumulate luxuries which only soften both
the body and the spirit many neglected the
warning that man cannot live by bread alone.
While the struggle for survival was unaided
by a utilization of the forces of Nature, before
steam and electricity provided every inhabi-
tant in an industrial country, on an average,
with the equivalent of thirty slaves, and when
only a tiny fraction of the nation had educa-
tion and leisure, then there was some excuse
for the old ways of savage competition. But
nowadays, if scientific knowledge is properly
used and the Golden Rule even partially ap-
plied, everyone may have education and at
least a certain amount of leisure. As soon
as the fear of poverty is eliminated efforts
can be made to reach the highest point of
civilization, the healthy body and the altruis-
tic attitude of mind of the good citizen. To
a great extent the new civilization has pro-
duced that state of affairs. For disease has
been partially defeated and an enormous a-
mount of public and social work is done with-
out payment for services rendered in countries
that arc, in the true sense of the word, civi-
lized.
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September 18, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Large Group At
Tahoe Reunion
More than a hundred, people attended
the Tahoe Reunion meeting held last
Saturday evening, Sept. 12, at the Far
East Cafe in San Francisco.
Many out-of-town people made the
trip especially for the Reunion, and the
affair was heightened by the presence
of most of the leaders that attended the
Conference. Mr. Lawton D. Harris led
the group in singing several songs, and
moving pictures were shown before the
meeting was held.
At the conclusion of the dinner, Miss
Alice P. Fong, chairman of the Confer-
ence for the past two years, turned the
chairmanship over to Mr. Edwar Lee,
who will preside over the 1937 Confer-
ence. Two souvenirs in the form of
ornamental gavels were presented to Miss
Fong and Mr. Ira Lee in recognition of
their services and leadership since the
inauguration of the Tahoe Conference
in 1933. Four huge Chinese lanterns
were also presented to Dr. Philip Paine
for the Tahoe commission, and although
Dr. Paine was absent, he was ably re-
presented by his secretary, who gracious-
ly received the present. They will adorn
the banquet hall at Tahoe.
At the close of the meeting that far
exceeded the hopes of their officers,
moving pictures of the Tahoe Confer-
ence was shown by Miss Daisy K. Wong,
and the rest of the evening was devoted
to reminiscences while those who did not
go to the Conference imade promises to
attend the 1937 meet.
• •
DEWEY BOWEN PASSES AWAY
Funeral services were held last week
at the Grant D. Miller Chapel for Dewey
L. Bowen who passed away suddenly in
a sanatorium on Labor Day. Besides
his father, James L. Bowen, he is sur-
vived by his sisters, Mrs. Mary Wing of
Vallejo; Mrs. Gay Wye, Mrs. Elsye B.
Won, Mrs. Florence B. Eng, Miss Jaye
L. Bowen, all of Oakland and one bro-
ther, Henrye L. Bowen of Berkeley. In
terment was at the Mountain View Ceme-
tery in Oakland.
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THALBERG— FRIEND OF CHINA
The passing of Irving Grant Thal-
berg came as a hard blow to the film
world. Acknowledged as a boy genius,
he raised the standard of the industry
to new artistic and educational heights.
From the Chinese point of view, he
will always be remembered as the in-
stigator of the authentic in Chinese pic-
tures- Old timers will recall that the
movies, together with the dime novels,
had always picked the Chinese as con-
venient "fall guys". With one stroke
of his executive sword, Thalberg cut
from his productions all that is not
representative of the Chinese.
In the making of "Good Earth",
Thalberg went out of his way to make
a picture that is not just authentic, but
even sympathetic. While other major
studios who sent crews to China were
sneaking unrepresentative shots out of
the country, Thalberg insisted that all
pictures taken be viewed by the Chinese
authorities. Thalberg and his able
associate, Albert Lewin, spent a fortune
securing experts and authorized repre-
sentatives to collaborate with them.
Verbally or in action, they made this
clear to their staff: ' Unless we can
portray all the good points of a great
people we have no right to dwell on their
bad points." For this reason, the opium
pipe, the gambling dens, and the brothels
in Pearl Buck's novel were eliminated
from the picture. No wonder a Chinese
official said privately: "A Chinese gov-
ernment-endowed picture could not have
done better." When we recall that China
furnishes but 3 per cent of the market
for American pictures, we can realize
COMMERCE SOCIETY ORGANIZED
After a modest beginning last year,
the Chinese students in the college of
Commerce at the University of California
organized the Tri Chi Society, a dub
for those majoring in Cotmmerce and
Economics. Its initial meeting took place
last Friday evening, Sept. 11th at the
Chinese Tea Garden in Berkeley, Cali-
fornia. The large attendance presages a
bright outlook for the society.
With an avowed purpose to foster stu-
dent cooperation in their academic work
and to promote friendly social relation-
ships, the Chinese Commerce Club is
open to all students majoring in that field
of study. Impetus to this newly-created
organization was provided by William
Wong, Violet Leong, Frank Lim and
Kenneth Lee.
that Thalberg did not adopt this policy
just because it was "good business", but
because he has always admired the
Chinese.
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September 18, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Troop 34 Anniversary
St. Mary's Scout Troop 34 will cele-
brate its first anniversary this Saturday,
September 19. A program of entertain-
ment, to be attended by many Scout exe-
cutives of this area, has been arranged,
according to Frank S. Drady, scoutmaster
of the troop. The celebration will be
held in the auditorium of the Chinese
Social Center, and will commence at 8
o'clock.
Considered by many as one of the
most active Boy Scout troops in this city,
the troop has had a remarkable year's
record. This is also the opinion of As-
sistant Scoutmaster Harry Gee, and for
proof he has prepared a detailed report
of its activities showing just what the
troop has done during the past 12 months.
The troop started with 28 members,
but now has 36. During the year 15
of these have won promotion to higher
ranks. One was prmoted to life rank,
2 to first class and 12 to second class.
These 15 members have won 70 merit
badges among them.
The troop has held ourt of honor
twice, joint court of honor also twice.
A third one is being planned in conjunc-
tion with the coming anniversary pro-
gram.
The troop also participated in numer-
ous civic, fraternal and community par-
ades during the year and on two such
occasions silver trophies were awarded
the troop.
Reently, the report continued, bugle
and drum corps were organized and the
members are practicing regularly. First
aid and a course in drilling may soon be
started. The troop also hopes to be able
to establish its own troop camp, the re-
prt continued. Realization of this camp
is one of Scoutmaster Drady 's fondest
dreams.
• •
C. D. A. HAS NEW PRESIDENT
Due to the resignation of its incumb-
ent president, Miss Edna Jung, the Court
Our Lady of Chia, Catholic Daughters
of America, local organization of Chi-
nese Catholic girls and young women
recently elected a new grand regent at a
general meeting of the Court.
Chosen as the new grand regent was
Miss Florence Wong. She is a recent
graduate of the University of California
and has been active in C. D. A. activities.
The Court has announced that a tea will
be given shortly for its American friends
at the organization's headquarters in the
Chinese Catholic Social Center.
FRESNO CHINESE
CENTER
Built at a cost of over twelve thousand
dollars, the Fresno Chinese Center will
be dedicated on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 12
noon, with Mr. Tsu Hong, president of
the Chinese Six Companies presiding.
Mayor Z. S. Leymel and other city offi-
cials of Fresno will also attend.
The land was donated by Mr. Mar Oak
Sang and Mr. Mar Chong.
The building, constructed in the early
part of this year from funds contributed
mainly by Fresno merchants and resi-
dents, and also by friends in San Fran-
cisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Los Angeles,
Delano, and other towns, consists of an
auditorium which can be converted into
two classrooms, another classroom, an
office and a kitchen. The rear of the
property will be used as a playground.
Chinese classes under the tutorship of
teachers from San Francisco will begin
the early part of next month.
The building committee was composed
of Mr. John C Tuck, Mr. Harold Mar,
Mr. Lew Yuen, Mr. Mar Chong and Mr.
Wong Tsu Hong.
In conjunction with the dedication ex-
ercises the Fay Wah Club of Fresno will
sponsor a dance the same evening at
8:30 p.m.
• •
SPECIAL SERVICE AT BAPTIST
The Berk ley Baptist Divinity School's
gospel team will conduct an interesting
evening Church Service at the Chinese
Baptist Church, 1 Waverly Place, this
Sunday, September 20, at 8 p.m. in San
Francisco. Just before the preaching ser-
vice members of the group will present
a bible drama entitled "A Pharisee Re-
born", written especially for this occa-
sion by Mrs. E. A. Thomas.
Mr. Victor McKee is chairman of the
team; baritone soloist will be Mr. Elroy
Shikles. The other members of the team
are: Misses Virginia Kepner, Celia Allen,
Julia Brand, and Mr. Burdette.
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September 20th 12 Noon
"Jesus In The Common Things of Life"
8 P. M.
Drama: "A PHARISEE REBORN"
Portrayed By The Gospel Team Of The
Berkeley Baptist Divinity School
'Your Neighborhood Church'
CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH
1 Waverly Place _ San Francisco
Rev. Albert Lau, Pastor
Seattle News
About fifteen couples dined and danced
at the C. G. A.'s "Rendez-vous," the
first social given this fall at Riverside
Inn, Tuesday, September 8. Red and
silver souvenir dance programs were giv-
en to all those who attended.
Additional classes to the W. P. A. pro-
grram included golf lessons at Welling-
ton Hills, under the direction of Mr.
Hopkins. Enthusiastic golfers of this
town are planning to join the golf tourna-
ment down Portland. They include Ge-
orge Louie, Lew Kaye, Albert King, Mor-
ton Woo, Bill Chinn, June Chinn and
others.
The Chinese Baptist Church cordially
invites all young people to attend their
Young Peoples' Class every Sunday after-
noon at 1:30 o'clock. The class is under
the leadership of Mrs. F. R. Leach.
• •
PORTLAND VISITOR
A recent visitor to the City of Roses
(Portland, Oregon) was Donald Moy
on his way to China. Mr. Moy was sent
by the Nanking Government to study
flying and aeronautical engineering at
the University of New York, from which
he graduated last year. For the past
year, he has furthered his studies at Cur-
tiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. in Buffalo,
N. Y., and the Wright Aeronautical
Corps, at Paterson, N. J.
During his school days Mr. Moy had
the distinction of being the only Chinese
to win first prize in the Roosevelt field
event.
RESERVES HOLD MEETING
The Girl Reserves of Portland, Oregon,
held its first meeting for the fall on Sept.
13. Isabelle Lee Hong, president, an-
nounced the Setting Up Conference to be
held at Rock Creek Camp this week for
all officers of the different clubs in the
city. Those representing the Chinese
group will be Isabelle Lee Hong, Nym-
phia Lam, Ada Lee and Nellie Lee.
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"NEWSETTES"
Several Oaklanders enjoyed a week-
end siesta at Santa Cruz over the Labor
Day holidays. They included: Mrs.
Gloria Wong and her young son, Stuart,
Mr. Dan Louis, Mrs. Katherine Chan,
Mr. Herbert Wong, Miss Rose E. Wong
and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Won.
Jaye L. Bowen and May Jan, Oakland
misses, were seen at the State Fair in
Sacramento over the holidays. They com-
pleted the week-end by attending the
Stockton Wolves Club Dance.
Other State Fair visitors were: Gay
Wye and his party which included Mr.
and Mrs. Choy Wy of Washington, D.
C, who recently arrived here for an ex-
tended vacation. The group continued
on to Russian River where they sought
the cool breezes.
Mr. Wah Lew, an active member of
the Pi Alpha Phi Fraternity, left last
week (for the east to complete his studies
for an M.A. degree at the University
of Michigan.
A graduate of the University of Cali-
fornia last summer, his scholastic stand-
ing was one of the highest in the chem-
istry department, and he was also very
popular with the Chinese students at the
Berkeley campus, declared his friends.
A raffle for two radios is being spon-
sored by the Eastern Bakery Softball
team to raise funds to organize a club,
which may be known as the Honolulu
Chinese Club.
After completing a six month course
at the Boeing School of Aeronautics,
Frank Mar began a 25-hour drive back
to Seattle, Washington, his home city,
last Thursday evening, Sept. 17.
His wife, together with their two chil-
dren, Brian and Barbara, and his mother
await his return. While at the Oakland
Airport, Frank attended classes in the
mechanics of engineering.
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Celebrate 6th Anniversary
The Sigma Omicron Pi sorority is
commemorating its sixth anniversary on
Saturday, October 16th, at Hillside Mai-
son, the summer home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Dun, in Brookdale, California. In
the vast somber recess of the redwoods,
the girls will fete their guests with danc-
ing, entertainment and refreshment. The
sorority was organized at State Teachers'
College in San Francisco in 1930.
To welcome incoming University of
California freshmen women, preparatory
to an intensive rushing campaign for
new members, the Sigma Omicron Pi
gave a tea last Saturday afternoon, Sept.
12th, at the International House in Ber-
keley. The prospects were received by
Ada Chan, president, and members
the organization. A brief meeting pre-
ceded the tea.
• •
SPORTSMEN'S DANCE SEPT. 26
With every indication that a very large
crowd will attend, the second annual
sport dance of the San Francisco Chi-
nese Sportsmen Club will be held on
Saturday, Sept. 26, from eight p.m. till
one a.m. at the N. S. G. W. Hall, 414
Mason Street.
Valuable door prizes will be given a-
way. At the dance, prizes for the Bass
Derby whih was held Sept. 13 will be
awarded to the winners.
Chitena 2nd Annual Dance
The committee in charge of the Chi-
tena Second Annual Dance to be held
tomorrow night has arranged for a
"Memory Medley" and also a "Waltz
Medley" to be played for the dancing
crowd by the Cathayans Orchestra.
In the "Memory Medley," the idea is
to dance 10 minutes, all the way through
without a pause, to the melodies of yester-
year— songs that will touch a tender spot
in your heart, songs that will bring you
memories of someone who filled your
horizon in the past. Some of the songs
to be played (subject to change) are
"Girl of My Dream", "Who", "Yearn-
ing", "A Thousand Goodnights",
"Please", and many others. The "Waltz
Medley" is along the same line but with
romantic old waltz numbers.
The latter will be played at 10:10,
following a solo by Miss Rubye Foo. The
"Memory Medley" will be played at
11:15.
Marathon trophies will be presented
during the 1 1 o'clock intermission. To
insure the comfort and enjoyment of the
dancers, the dance is to be held at the
large and spacious Scottish-Rite Hall on
1270 Sutter Street, near Van Ness Ave.,
dancing from 8 to 1.
• •
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 18, 1936
THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
THE GREAT WALLS OF CHINA
(Continued from Page 2)
The New Civilization
While it is fundamental that material pros-
perity is essential for leisure, which gives time
for the cultivation of mental development, it
is most certainly not suggested that England,
or any nation, has reached the highest type
of civilization that is possible for mankind.
Even in countries where there has been an
amazing material progress, poverty rears its
ugly head and from time to time produces
discontent with life which joins with the
selfish cupidity of anti-social elements in the
nation, and the nsuddenly flares forth into
horrible destructive riots and revolution, and
even the awful tragedy of wide-spread war.
Owing to the rapid accumulation of scien-
tific knowledge in recent years no nation can
remain altogether isolated. In Shanghai they
have danced to the music played in London,
and in Hongkong we can "listen in" to voices
that come across thousands of miles. And
yet, in spite of all these scientific wonders,
fear of each other retards the effort by all the
leading nations of the earth to concentrate
in unison upon the urgent problems of po-
verty and disease.
Anything that separates the nations from
each other is an enemy of the new civiliza-
tion. And amongst the worst devices of
mankind are the tariff walls which restrict
the interchange of goods between nations.
They are a product of our modern economic
system which seems unable to keep pace with
the rapid increase in production caused by
new inventions and the researches of scientific
workers.
And so in the whirligig of time, the Chi-
nese Government has commenced to build
a new and even more formidable wall — the
tariff wall. It is a structure entirely antagon-
istic to the ideals of a perfect world civiliza-
tion. Its purpose is exclusion — this time the
exclusion of goods from other countries. Its
foundations are laid on the shifting sands
of selfishness and greed. It is the imperative
duty of every true citizen of the world to
strive for the abolition of these exclusive tariff
walls in all countries which are barriers be-
tween nations. China has followed the un-
fortunate example of other peoples, and like
others, will suffer.
What Of The Future?
The Great Wall of China remains, but the
grass grows over the giant structure that for
a time enabled the hard pressed defenders of
a nation's isolation to keep out the wild horse-
men of the North. It serves only to remind
us of the isolation today of millions of the
people. But barriers which for long ages
separated the nations have been surmounted
by the winged messengers of modern science.
Foreigners have penetrated into the interior
of China; equally important, millions of Chi-
nese have travelled overseas and have seen
with their own eyes the advantages obtainable
by the application of the new knowledge to
industry, sanitation, education and recreation.
So China, today, remains no longer entirely
isolated and the nation is now gradually be-
coming a member of the universal family.
Thoughtful and unselfish Chinese face the
fact, but they must be ready to bear the bur-
dens imposed by the new civilization as well
as to reap the advantages derived from it.
At Geneva, in London, New York, and all
over the world, thoughtful Chinese are ex-
changing ideas with other nationals and the
more enlightened are striving to create a
Parliament of Man to preserve humanity.
Into the new civilization nations have been
forced so suddenly and so intimately that it is
not surprising that they feel embarrassments
and daily meet new difficulties. Yet we none
of us can remain exclusive in the age of flying,
of radio, and sinister dangers, such as the
rapid spread of infectious disease, anti-social
propaganda, and the menace of war that may
annihilate cities and even nations.
It is unfortunate that, in the eagerness to
emulate Western civilization, some Chinese
are in danger of failing to distinguish the
good features from the bad. The great gift
that Britain has given to the world is the
practical demonstration that the forces of
Nature can be utilized to replace muscular
energy. That placed power behnd the worker.
Since that great discovery the use of power
driven tools of all kinds have been developed
by the scientific methods of what is called
Western civilization. Progress in the produc-
tion of material things since the beginning
of the use of steam has been almost incom-
prehensible. The age-old fight for food, for
clothes, and for shelter, should long ago
have been ended by machines that have freed
man from animal toil. Not from scarcity
of production but from chaos in distribution,
from the ignorance, selfishness and the frailty
of human nature, there still exists hunger
and poverty in the world today.
Parasites On Society
Every thinking man must have a philosophy
of life to shelter his thoughts, just as he must
have a coat to cover his body. History and
science supports the old Chinese thesis that
in the midst of change there is an eternal and
harmonious order. The latest researches in
physics seem to support the old proposition
of the Chinese classics that a fundamental
unity underlies the multitude of phenomenal
variety. But experience teaches us that al-
though we may accept the Confucian state-
ment that man is endowed at his birth with
a nature that is perfectlv good, yet it is ad-
visable to provide police and other safeguards
in order to protect society against the evil doer.
The greatest weakness in our Western civili-
zation today is that so many parasites on
society who mainly exist on the credulity,
ignorance and labors of more honest people,
manage to escape the punishment they so
richly deserve. For in spite of our ingenuity
with tools and our scientific triumphs, we
seem unable to devise a system that will
punish all who act in any way that is anti-
social.
We can, however, look forward with hope
to the future. Modern progress, planted firm-
ly on mechanical inventions and scientific
knowledge, will suffer no serious check. These
priceless gifts to mankind have added in-
finitely to the variety and interest of life
and lessened the hours of human toil. They
have bred a larger humanity and brought
higher aims within our vision.
Human happiness is based upon the satis-
faction of one of the most important of hu-
man instincts — namely the instinct of work-
manship. It is erroneous to believe that only
want makes man work. We are instinctively
compelled to be active in the same way as
ants and bees. Our present social and econ-
omic organization is so chaotic that only a
few can satisfy that instinct in a reasonable
fashion.
You can see that the minds of millions of
people in Asia have been inhibited or warped
through the combined effects of an enervating
climatic despotism and miserable economic
conditions. But these conditions are chang-
ing. Even the effects of an enervating climate
can be eliminated by air that is conditioned
by machinery. Despotism flourishes only
when despair is produced by poverty. Let
us therefore in China and in all parts of the
world concentrate on this great fight for the
conquest of poverty, struggle to raise the
standard of living, develop the national re-
sources of the earth by the application of
scientific knowledge: and so we shall obtain
that great satisfaction that only can be gained
by work whose main object is of benefit to
those less fortunate than ourselves. For the
greatest barrier today in China that isolates
ninety per cent of the people from even a
glimpse of culture, or a hope of leisure, is
appalling poverty. That barrier can only be
broken down by the utilization of scientific
knowledge in China. And that is a task in
which Chinese and Europeans can co-operate
for the benefit of humanitv. It is encourag-
ing to know that there arc now in China an
ever increasing number of well educated men
intent upon the accomplishment of the great
task.
— Finis —
September 18, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
KNOCKING AROUND— Cathay Dance A Memory
I hear that Miss JANET CHOCK, a
Honolulu lass who won. the first prize on
Amateur Night at the Tahoe Conference
will do a Hawaiian number at the CHI-
TENA Seond Annual Dance tomorrow
night . . . that Miss RUBYE FOO will
sing that popular song "I CAN'T ES-
CAPE FROM YOU" there . . . that Miss
MARIANNE KAY DONG will show us
how to dance a sizzling tap speciality
there, too . . . that all this will take place
in between dances, so you can have all
the rime to dance . . . From HANFORD,
I hear ... that WONG CHONG drove
the Misses GLADYS DUNN, OLIVE,
MAY and NELLIE GONG out to San
Francisco for a stay, they visited Merced,
Yosemite and Santa Cruz on the way
here . . . that MAY GONG is a junior
at Hanford Hi and is on the tennis team
. . . that MARION LEONG, a sopho-
more, also made the team, she is a swell
player . . . that there are more than a
dozen good looking girls at Hanford . . .
that they form a nifty Chinese Girls
Drill Team captained by OLIVE GONG
and under the direction of FRANK E.
NEWTON, a local reporter, as drill mas-
ter .. . that EMMA WONG'S side kick
is PEARL FONG . . . that she and
EMMA stayed at the Hotel St. Francis,
Miss FONG driving her own car all the
way out from Los Angeles (Glad I can't
drive — maybe she might pity a poor har-
nessed columnist and give me a ride!)
... I also heard that ELSIE YIP of
Stockton paid her home town a visit too
(She has been residing in L. A.) ...
that FRANCIS LOUIE of Cathay
Club worked very hard to make their
Dance of Dances a success, says FRANK-
LIN CHAN, chairman . . . that the
GOT brothers, BILL, ARCHIE and
ROLAND came up from L. A. for the
Tahoe Reunion, dance, and track meet,
as did VICTOR GEE, brother of HAM
GEE, L. A.'.s ranking netster . . . that
STANLEY CHUNG also came up for
the dance and track meet from Salinas
. . . that the most popular meeting place
in L. A. Chinatown is the PAGODA
BAR . . . that those returned tennis play-
ers are raving over their Portland trip
so much that many of the boys are think-
ing of forming teams, in various sports,
to invade Portland this winter . . . that
today is popular MARIAN FONG'S
birthday, Congratulations to you! . . .
that ERL WOO, HENRY CHINN, RI-
CHARD LOUIE, and CHAS. WONG
went a-horse back riding last Sunday
down at Millbrae . . . that FRANK NG
Approximately two hundred persons at-
tended the Cathay Club dance last Sat-
urday at the Trianon Ballroom, with
continuous music during the entire eve-
ning from nine p.m. to one a.m. furnish-
ed by the Chinatown Knights and the
Cathayans Orchestras.
Natty in their new uniforms, both or-
chestras made an impressing presentation.
The Cathayans wore immaculate white
tuxedoes with black pants and bow ties,
while the Chinatown Knights offered a
contrast by appearing in beautiful Chi-
nese costumes with ornamental Chinese
hats.
Door prizes were donated for the af-
fair by the Wung Fat Co.; Dresswell
Shop; Golden Star Radio Co.; Shanghai
Bazaar; Eastern Bakery; Republic Drug
Co.; and the California Broom Company.
flew his own plane from San Antonio,
Texas, for a brief stay here. He is a gov-
ernment licensed pilot and a well-to-do
grocer of that city (butter and egg man!)
. . . that ARTHUR HEE spent 150 silver
men to make the Chinese Olympics a
success, but he said it's worth it, for all
the fun the kids got out of it . . . that
rumors have it that SHANGTAI and
TROOP THREE are endeavoring to ar-
range a dual track meet to break off last
Sunday's tie . . . that a fellow went horse
back riding with a full cowboy outfit,
saddle, chaps, shingles, and everything
last Sunday at Millbrae, with the THREE
HORSEMEN ... Mr. and Mrs. WILL-
IE LEE'S (former Constance Won)
BLESSED EVENT arrived promptly on
the dot at 5 p.m. last Saturday. BURTON
is the name, a bouncing 7 pound baby.
The mother is doing nicely . . . that
MARTIN LAU will instruct a bridge
class at the Y. W. C. A. every Monday
and Friday . . . that RAY WONG of
Stockton came to town for a visit . . .
NORMA WONG, S. F. MEI WAH
GIRLS' CLUB track star, is a brilliant
student at Girls' High School, straight
A's for 2 years . . . that HELEN LUM
of Chicago was on MAJOR BOWE'S
New Amateur Hour last Wednesday
night. She played a Hungarian concert
number on the piano . . . WAITE NG,
LILY and LENA LEONG and their es-
cort, H. K. WONG, attended the Stan-
dard Symphony last night (why such
a high-brow, H. K?) . . . Ho-Hum —
signing off . . . affectionately yours, R. R.
ON THE CALENDAR
"On The Calendar" is for those who would
like to have a compact list of coming events
on hand. Where no city is designated,
the event is to take place in San Francisco.
The Chinese Digest assumes no responsi-
bility for the authenticity of these events,
but will exercise extreme care before print-
ing any announcement. Announcements
printed for only six week-ends in advance.
Such announcements sent in to the Chinese
Digest for publication must bear the full
name, address and city of the reporter.
Sept. 19, Marathon — Chitena and
Shangtai, sponsors; 7 p.m.
Sept. 19, Dance — Chinese Tennis Club,
at Scottish Rite Hall.
September 20, Chinese Softball League
starts, at Hayward Playground.
September 20, Dedication Dance —
Fay Wah Club, Fresno, Calif. 8:30 p.m.
September 26, Sport Dance — Chinese
Sportsmen Club at N. S. G. W. Hall,
Geary and Mason streets. Admission
charged.
October 1, Installation— 'Cathay Post,
American Legion, at Veterans Building.
Public Invited.
Oct. 3, Dance — Waku Auxiliary at
Ebell Club, Oakland. Admission charged.
• •
A daughter was born on Sept. 9 to
the wife of David J. Chang, 716 Pacific
Street, San Francisco.
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 18, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, 52.00; Per copy, 5 cents
Foreign, #2.75 per year
Articles unaccompanied by return
name and address will not be used
STAFF
CHINGWAH LEE . Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY Associate Editor
FRED G. WOO Sports Editor, Office Manager
LIM P. LEE Sociological Data
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CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
Bakersfield Mamie Lee
Fresno Allen Lew
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Los Angeles Elsie Lee, William Got
New York Annabelle Wong
Oakland Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
Portland Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Sacramento Ruth G. Fong
Salinas Edward Chan
Santa Barbara Albert Yee
Seattle Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Stockton Joseph W. H. Won
Watsonville Alice Shew
FOUNDERS and PUBLISHERS:
Thomas W. Chinn, Chingwah Lee.
"KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK"
There are about 1,000 Chinese students attending
the high schools of San Francisco- Among these are
a few active ones with a flair for student journalism
who are news-gatherers and associates on the staffs of
their respective school papers. But judging from the
many examples of these Chinese students' writings
which the Chinese Digest receives from time to time,
the subjects which they have devoted their minds and
pens on have been rather disappointing as a whole.
Instead of writing about the things which, we assume,
they would have the fullest knowledge of — the customs,
manners, traditions and culture of the Chinese — these
budding journalists have only tried to imitate the
literary compositions of their American fellow-students.
In doing so some of them attempted to be clever, but
in most instances achieve rather disastrous results.
Some wrote stories, using all kind of characters but
Chinese, and with equally bad outcome. Others tried
to be literary, at the expense of clarity, thus defeating
their own purposes.
Worthy of commendation, therefore, is a 700-word
article written last week by a Chinese student on a sub-
ject which he and most of the other Chinese high
school students know about. It is about the community
in which he lives — in short, Chinatown.
We know of very few subjects for which our high
school journalists are better fitted to write about than
that of Chinatown and its colorful, old-world com-
munity life. Writing about Chinatown will give these
students a real test of their imagination and their latent
literary ability. Writing about Chinatown will bring
into full play their talents for exposition, narration,
and description
The 700-word article just referred to was written by
George Tom, senior in the Sacred Heart High School
WORLD COURT OF KNOWLEDGE
(Editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle)
Four wise men of the East and the West — Dr.
Etienne Gilson, of the College of France; Dr. Broni-
slaw Malinowski, of the University of London; Dr.
John Dewey, of Columbia University, and Dr- Hu
Shih, of the National University of Peiping — propose
at the Harvard tercentenary a world supreme court of
organized knowledge. They recognize, in the face of
the wrack of Europe, the militarization of Japan and
the chaos of China, that the future of European culture
and Western civilization rests with the United States
and they use the Harvard tercentennial as a forum
for proposals to perpetuate it. Their "supreme court"
would not be a judicial body, to decide like judges
bttween differing scientific or philosophic opinions, but
a center of organized knowledge, composed of men
whose influence rests on "the natural respect of man
for the truth."
The world tragedy of the present situation is that
a very large part of the thinkers of mankind will be
forbidden by the policies of their governments from
cooperating freely in this movement, because they live
in countries in which "the natural respect of man for
the truth" is contrary to the policy of their rulers.
France, the British countries, the minor surviving
democracies of Europe, the United States and China —
this is the list of the countries in which the standard
of knowledge and thinking is still the truth. And there
are demagogues, of politics and of the press, who
would suppress it even here. Everywhere else it is
gone. What German, Italian, Japanese or Russian
professor, for instance, to say nothing of those of the
minor dictatorships, could freely submit his investiga-
tions to the consideration of this central body .of or-
ganized knowledge, on no basis but "the natural respect
of man for the trutth"?
Only the truth can make men free and only in free-
dom can the truth prevail. They stand or fall together.
And we are living in an age where the despots who
rule most of Europe and the best-armed parts of
Asia forbid both truth and freedom.
and was published in the school monthly, the Blue and
White News. Entitled "Chinatown in a Nutshell." the
article described methodically the geography of the
community, its prominent places, the Chinese schools
and their curriculum, and the pagan oblations of some
of its inhabitants.
We feel that if other Chinese high school writers
would emulate George Tom's example they would find
it easier to cultivate their writing ability because they
would then be writing about something from first-hand
knowledge. At the same time it would be a means of
publicizing Chinatown and thus letting their fellow
students "in" on the "secrets" of Chinatown. Such
literary efforts will pay their own dividends.
September 18, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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CULTURE
Ceramic Art
No. XXII— How To Study Potting—
Form And Functionalism.
We judge the shape of a vessel not
only for its shapeliness or artistry of form,
but also for the efficiency with which it
fulfils its end or function. For example,
in studying vessels which are used for the
conveying and serving of liquid, such as
a pitcher, jug, teapot, or ewer, there are
a number of interesting points over which
we might investigate.
Has such a vessel a lipped mouth? It
is obvious that a wide, lipped mouth
implies copious serving, rapid refilling,
as by dipping, and very temporary stor-
age, especially if the liquid served is hot
or of a volatile nature. A spout is a
later development and makes possible the
careful serving of fluid. If it issues from
far enough down the side of the vessel,
and if the angle is right, the vessel need
only be gently tilted to pour. Note that
spouted vessels are invariably associated
with a handle and a separate, covered
opening — the latter denoting a lengthier
storage function.
Has the vessel a handle which will
facilitate pouring? Some handles are
essentially for ornamentation and are not
large enough for the insertion of the
hand. These are known in China as
erh (ears). Certain Greek and T'ang
Dynasty amphorias have two opposing
handles which are very satisfying as to
artistic quality, but rather awkward for
use in pouring. A good handle has a
curvature which makes possible adjust-
ment in handling to accomodate the
change in center of gravity as the vessel
is being emptied. It should be stout
enough to permit a firm grasp. One
T'ang jug even has a "thumb rest" on
its handle to facilitate tilting.
If a serving vessel has no handle, it is
generally equipped with a long narrow
neck which combines the function of a
lipped mouth, a small opening, and a
handle. However, it is not suitable for
the serving of hot liquid, and the vessel
is ill balanced during the pouring pro-
cess. Anyone who has handled an un
gar pay bottle (regardless of his condi-
tion) will readily realize the limitations
of vessels of this type.
If the primary aim of a vessel is that
of portability, such as a bottle or a pil-
grim jar, we might ask if it is convenient
for carrying, if the vessel is equipped with
loops for lashing with cord or thong,
CHINGWAH LEE
Four Tangs and a Ch'ing Bottle
Middle three author's collection.
Note that the little pitcher on the stand
— End pieces Nathan Bentz Co.
has a thumb rest on the handle.
and if the mouth is small enough to
permit capping or corking. Note that
pilgrim jars are oval or flat in shape so
that they rest easily against the body
of the carrier.
On the other hand, if the vessel is es-
sentially for storage, we must determine
if it is for liquids or solids, if it is for
a large or small quantity, if it is essential-
ly for temporary or long term storage,
if volatility or evaporation is a factor,
and if portability is desired. Then such
items as strength or thickness of the wall
(clumsiness versus fragility) , width of
mouth (to permit reloading or ladling
without tipping), width of base (stability)
type of cover, presence of loops or han-
dles, etc. would be of primary importance.
Another good example of the play of
such factors on the functionalism of a
vessel is to be found in the flower vase.
Taking into consideration the height of
the vessel, the shape of the neck and
body, the width of the mouth and base,
and tbe ground color, we find that a vase
practically prescribes the size and shape
of the bouquet, and even the kind and
color of the flowers.
Thus a K'ang Hsi amphoria will play
host to but one bloom, while a bottle-
shaped vase will tolerate a few more. A
beaker-shaped vase calls for any such
long, stout-stemmed flowers as tuberoses,
pussy-willows, or gladioli. A stout, wide
mouthed famille rose jar with spreading
base will carry a Victorian cone happily,
such as a cone of white tulips and lilies,
red roses, and scarlet, vermillion, and
white rannunculus. A blue-green cela-
don kwan yin vase invites a contrasting
color, such as a bouquet of tan henryi
lilies, yellow trumpet wine flowers, and
pinky-brown Bocconia poppy seedpods.
A Ch'ien Lung famille rose vase with its
gold and blue and pink decoration wel-
comes a "French cluster", such as a bou-
quet of lavenders (frilled petunias, phy-
sostegia, delphinium), blues (platycodon,
moonkshood) , and pinks (roses, salpi-
glossis, viburnum berries).
In studying the various elements of a
vessel we might also ask if they integrate
successfully into the vessel, resulting in
a harmonious whole, or whether any one
of them sticks out like a "sore thumb".
A good example of harmony and balance
is to be found in certain Ming wine jars,
where the spout and handle have nearly
the same curvature. The following out-
line may be of service in classification:
1. Neck: Height, width, shape
(straight, spreading, converging, constric-
ted, flanged, corrugated, lobed, ribbed,
tapering, channelled, square, oval, imita-
tion of dragon, bamboo, and other ob-
jects) .
2. Mouth: Diameter, number, shape
(lipped, crinket, starred, converging,
flanged, channelled, nicked, clean-cut,
expanding, flaring, everted, contracted,
foliated, rollrimmed, imitation of lotus
bud, onion, etc.) .
3. Handles: Number, diameter, curva-
ture, location of ends, studded, shape
(imitation of fish, dragon, animals, etc.),
whether hollow or solid.
4. Spout: Length, diameter, location,
angle from body, curvature, tapering,
point of issue; functional? equipped with
strainer?
5. Bottom: Concaved, convex, flat (be-
velled, indented, rounded, or straight
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 18, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
Book Notes — "Reconstruc-
tion In China"
During the past several years T'ang
Leang-li, who is one of China's really
capable journalists, has edited and pub-
lished some half a dozen books on various
aspects of reconstruction in China today.
Offhand, only a few of these books can
be remembered, such as "Suppressing
Communist-Banditry in China," "China's
Problems and Their Solutions," and
"The New Social Order In China." Be-
fore that period Mr. T'ang had authored
several historical volumes which, disclos-
ing much hitherto private information re-
garding the early history of the Kuo-
mintang and those who had played lead-
ing parts in guiding its destiny, will be
very useful to future Chinese historians.
These books were entitled "China In
Revolt," "The Foundation of Modern
China," and "The Inner History Of The
Chinese Revolution." Of these the Re-
viewer consider the last one the most
thorough, informative and useful, des-
pite the fact that it was written with
bias, for at that time Mr. T'ang was one
of the leading spirits of the Left wing
of the Kuomintang. As a matter of
fact, he still is, but he and his faction
have been made docile by the shifting
winds of party politics since 1927.
At the present time T'ang Leang-li
is the editor of a fortnightly in Shanghai,
published in English. Being a practic-
ing journalist and having access to gov-
ernment archives, Mr. T'ang is in a po-
sition to know to what extent reconstruc-
tion— the word is used in its broad sense
— has progressed in China since the es-
tablishment of the present Nanking gov-
ernment in 1927. So, with the double
purpose of enlightenment and propa-
ganda he has gathered voluminous fac-
tual data and reams of statistics on prac-
tically every phase of reconstruction
work in the country, and presented the
fruits of his findings in a thick 400-page
book filled with portraits of government
leaders, and several maps in addition.
The book « called "Reconstruction in Chi-
na," subtitled "A Record of Progress and
Achievement in Facts and Figures," and is
published by the China United Press of Shang-
hai, priced at $15.00 Chinese currency. \.The
cost is equivalent to $5.00 U. S. money.
In order to dispel the thought in the
minds of certain readers that although
the Chinese government has accomplished
much in the last 8 years, yet much more
was not attempted which could have been
done in the same period, Mr. T'ang in
the Preface has these words for them:
"In no other country in the world has
an administration had to face so many
difficulties as have confronted the Na-
tional Government of China since its
establishment at Nanking in 1927 and
its reorganization at the end of 1931.
In presenting this survey of some of the
directions in which progress has been
made, it is necessary to remind those
readers who may not be very familiar
with conditions in China that what has
been accomplished really represents much
more than the bare records show. This
progress has been made in the face of
a combination of difficulties such as no
other country has had to deal with.
When the National Government was es-
tablished in Nanking there was much
unrest in different parts of the country,
and subsequently matters were made much
worse by the depredations of Communist-
banditry, by the disastrous floods of un-
precedented dimensions and by the out-
break of hostilities following Japan's in-
vasion of Manchuria. Meanwhile China
was beginning to feel more acutely the
effects of the world depression, being
probably the last great country — because
she is relatively the poorest — to be affect-
ed by the slump in foreign trade and
in prices."
"This combination of unfavourable
factors would have been regarded in Old
China as more than sufficient excuse for
the country's leaders to sit with hands
tucked in their sleeves .... But Young
China's leaders are men of other stuff,
and grimly determined to battle along
and do their utmost to overcome every
obstacle encountered. Each setback in-
spired them to more strenuous effort.
They knew what they wanted, and were
determined to reach that goal . . . . "
These last glowing words of sheer praise
set the tone of the book, but fortunately,
did not spoil its factual accuracy.
Packed wih facts, figures, useful and
interesting information, methodically pre-
sented and concisely written, "Recon-
struction in China" is perhaps the first
attempt of its kind to give in English a
complete record of China's material pro-
gress under the aegis of the Nanking
government. In a small way this book's
predecessor is M. T. Z. Tyau's "Two
years of the Nationalist Government,"
published in 1930.
The 18 chapter headings give an idea
of its general contents, to wit: (1) Poli-
tical Rehabilitation; (2) Aims and Ma-
chinery of Reconstruction; (3) Indus-
trialization; (4) Educational Reforms;
(5) Athletic Progress; (6) Public Health
and Social Relief; (7) Cultural Recon-
struction; (8) The Law and Its Enforce-
ment; (9) The Banking System; (10)
Railway Development; (11) Road Con-
struction; (12) Commercial Aviation;
(13) Mercantile Marine; (14) Posts,
Telegraphs, Telephones; (15) Rural Re-
habilitation; (16) Town-Planning and
Municipal Development; (17) National
Defence; (18) Miscellaneous Progress.
The longest chapter is devoted to Rur-
al Rehabilitation, which is as it should
be, since no reconstruction work in China
can succeed without giving major atten-
tion to improving the lot of the farmers.
Of special interest for readers outside
China in connection with this chapter
is the work being carried on by the Over-
seas Affairs Commission for the welfare
and rehabilitation of nationals who have
been forced to return to China during
the past few years by the world-wide de-
pression. To help these repatriated na-
tionals the Commission established a col-
ony in inland Anhwei province to take
care of those "who are in need of em-
ployment." This colony is called the
Chiao Lo Ts'un (Overseas Happy Vil-
lage), and is an agricultural project.
Unemployed returned overseas Chinese
who are not under 17 or over 60. and
who are proven eligible, are qualified to
settle there. "The settlers are divided
into 3 classes, namely, ( 1 ) those who
have their own capital; (2) those who
carry on with credit loans, and (3) those
who work on a co-operative system. The
first 2 classes are allowed a 50-year lease
of not more than 30 mow of land each,
at graduated rentals, leases are renew-
able, subject to a rent revision not to
exceed twice the original amount. The
third class can till an area of not more
than 30 mow without any lease. All these
villagers will also be given instructions
in modern agricultural technique and
stock raising."
The above represents one of the prac-
tical ways of solving some of the em-
ergency problems which confront the
government at various times and in var-
ious places.
As a whole, "Reconstruction in China"
should be read by all those who are
keenly interested in the progress of mo-
dern China. To those who are primarily
concerned with knowing facts, this book
should be a boon. To the critical read-
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September 18, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
The Yosemite Conference:
In Retrospect
An interview with Dr. N. Wing Mah of
the University of California and one of the
Chinese delegates to the Yosemite Confer-
ence of the Institute of Pacific Relations.
In presenting Professor N. Wing Mah,
Ph. D. of the University of California
in the Political Science department, your
correspondent had the pleasure to inter-
view one of the outstanding Chinese on
the Pacific Coast.
He was formerly associated with the Min-
istry of Foreign Affairs in Nanking and
also served as secretary for Special Affairs
in the Central Political Council of the
National Government — the highest poli-
tical authority in China. In academic
circles Dr. Mah is equally well-known.
At the present time he is one of the as-
sociate professors of the University of
California, the largest educational insti-
tution in America, and rated with the
highest academic standing by the Ameri-
can Council of Education. For a period
Dr. Mah taught in China as exchange
professor in the California College in
China located in Peiping, and again as
a lecturer in the National Central Uni-
versity at Nanking.
A recent student poll found Dr. Mah
was chosen as one of the twenty most
popular professors of the University of
California among 2,000 faculty members.
When one considers that the enrollment
of the University is over 10,000 one can
imagine the winning personality of Dr.
Mah as expressed by this poll of the
American students. This summer he was
signally honored as the only Chinese resi-
dent in the United States to be selected
by China as a delegate to the Yosemite
conference of the Institute of Pacific
Relations.
"Dr. Mah, will you please tell the
readers your general impression of the
Yosemite conference held last month?"
asked your correspondent.
The professor, sitting in his office in
the South Hall near the majestic Campan-
ile replied very cordially,
"The Institute was started in 1925 as
a gathering of "Y" men for the purpose
of creating better understanding and bet-
ter relations among the peoples of the
Pacific. Later the conference became a
conclave of former high officials, publi-
cists, scholars, experts, businessmen and
others, but the Institute has never severed
from the original purpose of creating
better understanding by discussions and
round tables. The Yosemite conference
was the best ever held in the last six
conferences."
Dr. Mah was asked, "Do you think
the members and the non-members of
the League of Nations can exchange
points of view at the Institute that can-
not be exchanged in Geneva?"
"Yes," the professor replied, "the In-
stitute is a peace machinery which is
very conducive to the exchange of views.
It is the most necessary unofficial ma-
chinery for the promotion of better un-
derstanding and goodwill among the na-
tions of the Pacific. It should be sup-
ported by all interested in the peace
and the stability of the Pacific."
Your correspondent tried to interview
Dr. Mah along with the other delegates
of the I. P. R. while they were at Yose-
mite National Park but the pressure of
conference business was so strong that
none could spare the time. Dr. Mah
remarked during the interview that he
is beginning to enjoy some of the x-
periences of the conference which he
had no time to enjoy during the confer-
ence. The professor was pressed for an
"inside look" of the round tables that
the readers were unable to get during
the sessions of the conference from any
of the daily press, and he gladly con-
sented.
In the discussions of the American
recovery program Dr. Mah reported that
the overwhelming attention devoted by
the American people and government to
recovery during the economic depression
led the United States to keep aloof from
the affairs of the world. This was looked
upon as regrettable by the foreign dele-
gates because of the great influence that
America can play in bringing about sta-
bilized conditions in the world.
The center of discussions and contro-
versy was in the round tables on the Jap-
anese commercial expansion. The dis-
cussions were very frank and Japan was
placed on the defensive from the very
start. The British delegation (included
the Canadians, Australians and the New
Zealanders) took the lead in examining
the Japanese position, and they were later
joined by all of the delegations. The
British pointed at the underlying motive
of the Japanese commercial expansion,
and in their mind was the suspicion that
the commercial expansion program is a
part of the plan to dislocate the existing
economic structure of the world without
consideration for the other nations.
Again the British felt, as well as the
others, that this commercial expansion
was a part of the scheme to make possible
the success of Japanese imperialism.
The Japanese denied this thesis and
advanced one of their own in that Japan
has made a discovery of making goods
cheaper than any other nation for the
benefit of Humanity and to raise the
standards of the Japanese people. The
delegates were unconvinced of the Japan-
ese argument because of the extraordinary
increase of Japan's fighting services
which are absorbing 70 percent of the
Japanese national budget excluding loan
revenues. The Japanese retorted that
all the suspicions of her program are
unfounded. Professor Mah made the re-
ply to the Japanese at Yosemite thusly,
"If there are any suspicions cast on Jap-
an, she is entirely to be blamed by reason
of her own actions and the audacious
pronouncements made by her high civil,
military and naval officials."
It was felt by the delegates that if
Japan has any imperialistic motive be-
hind her commercial expansion, she
might be confronted with a situation of
the nations of the world combining to
stop her. In other words the delegates
at the Yosemite conference frankly
warned Japan to keep her commercial
program economic and not to further
her political and military ambitions or
else the powers will have to check her
aggression in the future.
The next round table series were on
the U. S. S. R. The Soviet delegates
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 18, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Troop Three and Shangtai
Tie For Track Title
Both teams amassing a total of 39
points, the Troop Three Scouts and the
Shangtai track and field teams battled
to a tie at the Chinese Olympics of 1936
at the Old Stadium last Sunday, with the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. emerging victors
in the lightweights, events of which were
held on Saturday and Sunday.
In the shot put, Don Lee Yuen
eclipsed his own record of the Troop
Three meet earlier in the year by one-
eighth of an inch, tossing the ball
42'7 and one-eighth inches to win. Jack
Fong took three firsts and a third to take
individual scoring honors. The Shang-
tai star scored firsts in the two dashes,
and the broad jump and won a third in
the shot put. Herbert Tom won his two
events, the 400 and 800 meters, without
much competition.
Ed Hing, the Shangtai speed ace of
the 120 pound class, raced to a century
victory in the fast time of :10.2, besides
copping the 75 yard dash. One of the
features olf the lightweight events was
turned in by Gum Wong, Oakland boy,
who tossed the 120-lb. class shot a dis-
tance of 46'9 and one fourth inches, fol-
lowed closely by Harvey Tom of Vallejo,
competing for Shangtai. In the high
jump, Richard Wong was the winner at
5 '4 and three-fourths inch.
The Chinese "Y" team piled up a
huge score in the 70, 80 and 90 pound
classes to win the lightweight crown, with
Chester Yuen, Foster Yuen, Maurice
Young, Norman Ong and Willie K. Low
starring. Freddie Ng of Shangtai took
two firsts and a second to lead the scoring
in the 105 pound class.
In the girls' division, the competition
was disappointing to the Mei Wah Club,
of San Francisco. With the exception
of a third place in the baseball throw,
Mei Wah won clean sweeps in all events.
Violet Quan of the Oakland Waku Aux-
iliary took the third place.
Erline Lowe with three firsts and a
second for 18 points topped the scoring
honors for the entire day, while FranChe
Lee turned in a double win in the sprints.
FranChe, whose running form is as good
as any boy's, showed herself to be a
speedy little lass. In the baseball throw,
as well as in the shot put event, Erline
proved herself to be a classy athlete. All
winning marks turned in by the girls last
Sunday far surpassed those of previous
girls' meets.
Track Summary:
Unlimiteds—
100 meters: Jack Fong, St.; Charlie Lum,
St.; Henry Kan, T3. :1 1.2.
200 m.: Jack Fong, St.; Harry Chew,
T'3; Clement Lew, St. :23.4.
800 m.: Herbert Tom, T3; Gordon Pang,
Nu.; George Chung, T3. 2:11.2.
400 m.: Herbert Tom, T3; Sam Tong,
St.; Kay Jong, unat. :58.2.
1,500 m.: George Chung, T3; Francis
Mark, St.; Peter Law, unat. 4:49.1.
Discus: Lee, Yuen, T3; Fred Hing, St.;
Leslie Fong, St. 98'9".
High Jump: John Wong, St.; Henry
Kan, T3; Jimmy Lee, S. J. tie for first.
Height: 5'5 and three fourths inches.
12# Shot: Lee Yuen, T3; Earl Wong,
T3; Jack Fong, St. 42'7 and one-eighth
inch.
Broad Jump: Jack Fong, St.; Eddie Way,
T3; Yung Wong, St. 19' and three-
fourth inch.
Relay: Shangtai.
120 Pound Class —
75 yds.: Ed Hing, St.; Edmund Yee, St.;
George Fong, St. :08.
100 yds.: Ed Hing, St.; Edmund Yee,
St.; Peter Chong, T3. :10.2.
8# Shot: Gum Wong, unat.; Harvey
Tom, St.; Fred Wong, T3. 46'9 and one-
fourth inch.
Broad Jump: George Fong, St.; Teddy
Moy, T3; Peter Chong, T3. 18' and one-
half inch.
High Jump: Richard Wong, St.; Ng
Poy, St. and Bill Chan, St. tie for 2nd.
Height, 5' 4 and three-fourth inch.
Relay: Shangtai. :50.
105 Pound Class —
50 yds.: William Lee, St.; Fred Ng, St.
and Martin Joe, T3, tie for 2nd. :06.
Broad Jump: Fred Ng, St.; Johnny Le-
ong, T3: Martin Joe. 17'1".
High Jump: Fred Ng, St.; Martin Joe,
T3; Johnny Leong, T3. 4'11".
90 Pound Class —
50 yds. Chester Yuen, Y; Elwood Tom,
O. C. C: Kenneth Yee, St. :06.2.
Broad Jump: Chester Yuen, Y; Elwood
Tom, O. C. C; Foster Yuen, Y. 157".
High Jump: Foster Yuen, Y; Chester
Yuen, Y, tie for first; Elwood Tom, O.
C. C. 4'6".
Relay: Chinese "Y". :60.
80 Pound Class — — -
50 yds.: Maurice Young, Y; Sing Wong,
Y; Ronald Ong, Y, and David Chin, Y,
tie for 3rd. :06.7.
Broad Jump: Maurice Young, Y; Wal-
lace Dun, Y; Wallace Lee, T3. 13'9".
Relay: Chinese Y; Bulldogs. 1:02.
L. A. Softball Club Wins
Before a large crowd, the Los Angeles
Chinese Softball Club defeated the Good-
fellows Club, 7-3, at Elysian Park, Los
Angeles, last Sunday. A return game
is scheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 20.
Features of the contest were the two
triples and a single by Richard Tom of
the winning team, while Tommy Wong
poled a homer with Paul Chuck Wong
on base. In the fourth canto the Good-
fellows loaded the bases with none down
but failed to score. Again, in the sixth,
they filled the bases but no runs were
tallied.
Dr. Ed Lee, Clark Ung, Ed Tom and
Al Hing played a good game for the
Goodfellows while Paul Tom and George
Wong starred for the winners. Officials
for the game were May Tom, umpire;
Mary Tom, base umpire; and Frances
Wong, scorekeeper. The girls are bas-
ketball stars with the Los Angeles Mei
Wah Club.
70 Pound Class —
50 yds.: Norman Ong, Y; Willie K. Low,
Y; Arthur Fong, Flying Eagles.
Broad Jump: Willie Low, Y; Norman
Ong, Y; Low Bow Keong, Y. :07.1.
Relay: Chinese Y, Square Fellows. 1:09.
Girls—
.— (With the exception of the third place
in the baseball throw, all other scorers
are members of the Mei Wah Club)..
50 yds.: FranChe Lee, Erline Lowe, Alice
Chew. :06.9.
75 yds.: FranChe Lee, Norma Wong,
Alice Chew. :10.
8i Shot: Erline Lowe, Lily Leong, Janet
Hoo. 26' 1 and one four inch.
Broad Jump: Erline Lowe. Norma Wong,
Alice Chew. 13*4 and three-fourth inch.
Baseball Throw: Erline Lowe, Emma
Wong, Violet Quan (Waku). 203'8J''-
Relay: Mei Wah; Oakland Waku Aux-
iliary; Canton Noodle Factory. 1:01.1.
Club Standing in Meet —
Unlimiteds:
Shangtai and Troop Three Scouts, 39
each; Nulite A. C, 3; San Jose, 3.
Lightweights:
Chinese "Y", 68; Sh.ingt.ii, 62; Troop
Three, 17; Oakland Chinese Center, 7;
Flying Eagles, 3; Bulldogs, 3; Square
Fellows, 3.
Girls:
Mei Wah. 49; Oakland Waku Auxiliary,
1 ; Canton Noodle Factory, none.
September 18, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
Cage Tourney Announced
Over the week-end, announcements of
the second annual Bay Region Chinese
Basketball Championships Tournament
were sent out by its sponsor, the Wah
Ying Club of San Francisco, according
to Jack C. Ng, promotion manager of
the club.
The tournament this year will again
be conducted on a round robin basis.
However, if eight or more teams enter,
the league will be divided into brackets,
the winners of each to vie for the title
of Bay Region Champions.
Clubs interested in joining the tourney
are requested to write or call at the Wah
Ying Club, 844 Clay Street, San Fran-
cisco, telephone CHina 0844, for com-
plete information, rules and regulations
and entry blanks.
• •
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
OPENS SUNDAY
San Francisco's Chinese Softball Lea-
gue will be inaugurated this Sunday, with
the opening contests at the Hayward
Playground, Golden Gate and Gough
streets. The league is sponsored by Hall's
Sport Shop.
Hayne Hall, manager of the sport
shop, announced a few days ago that he
has donated a perpetual trophy, which
will be awarded permanently to the team
that wins the title three years. A pen-
nant will be given to the championship
team, with individual awards to its play-
ers.
• •
ST. MARY'S A. C TO REORGANIZE
A general meeting for the purpose of
re-organizing and re-registering its more
than 100 members has been anounced by
the executive committee of the St. Mary's
Athletic Club. The meeting has been
called for Saturday evening, September
26, at 8 o'clock.
At this meeting plans for the coming
basketball season will be discussed and
teams picked, according to John Y. Chin,
chairman.
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In front of the Shangtai Cafe at Jack-
son Street below Grant Avenue one will
see the start of the three-mile Marathon
sponsored by the Chitena and the Shang-
tai Cafe, tomorrow night, Saturday, at
seven p.m.
Finishing line of the race is Hall's
Sport Shop, at Sacramento Street below
Stockton. Participants will run along
Grant Avenue from Broadway to Sacra-
mento. Due to the small list of entrants,
the sponsors announced, there will be
only two gold, two silver and one bronze
medal awarded to entrants besides the
two trophies for first and second
places and a trophy for the first boy
under seventeen to finish. All competi-
tors eligible for an award must finish
within two and a half minutes of the
winner's time, while all those entered as
seventeen years of age and under must
produce birth certificates to prove their
age.
Following is the incomplete list of en-
tries: Peter Law, C. Y. M. C. A.; Leo
Hall and Wahso Chan, Chitena; Kay
Jong, J. O. C; Herbert Tom, George
Chung , Harry Chew and Harry Jung,
Troop Three; Harry Jue and Francis
Mark, Shangtai; Lawrence Jeong, George
Lau, Philip Ng and George Lee, Four
Seas; and James Chin and Henry Wong,
unattached.
• •
EAST BAY BASKETBALL
COMPETITION TO BE KEEN
With indications that the Young Chi-
nese of Oakland, California, will have
one of its most formidable teams in his-
tory, casaba competition this year in the
East Bay region promises to be stiff. It
has been definitely learned that the Yuke
Wah Club, formerly an active organiza-
tion, will again field a strong team under
a different name with a very able sponsor.
The Wa Sung Club also will revive bas-
ketball with a number of veterans as the
nucleus, it was tentatively learned.
The Chinese Center is clamoring loud-
ly for organization of a cage five, while
the Oakland Chinese Athletic Club and
the Berkeley Chinese A. C. will also be
raring to go. Most of the teams will
commence practice sometime next month.
• •
Track fans present another claimant
to the title of the "fastest Chinese sprint-
er"— Thomas Leong, the tennis star, who
ran the 100 yard dash in the Chinese
Athletic Council Meet in 1929 in :10.2,
running in the 110 pound class.
Chinese Tennis Club's Softball team
defeated the Chinese "Y" last Saturday
afternoon at the Hayward Playground
by a score of 20-8, with Tommy Leong
leading the batting attack by hitting four
for four, a homer, a triple and a pair of
singles.
Batteries were — Chitena: Francis Louie,
Tommy Leong, Johnny Wong and Ben
Chu; "Y": Captain Alfred Lee, Lawrence
Joe and Lee Crichton. Harry Hall is
Chitena's manager, with Francis Louie
as his assistant. Captain is James Jung.
On Friday, Sept. 11, the San Fran-
cico Chinese Softiball Club dropped a
10-8 decision to the City Police Depart-
ment at the Hayward Playground, seven
runs in the fourth inning enabling the
cops to pinch the Chinese ten.
• •
SPORTSMEN DERBY HELD
The annual Bass Derby of the San
Francisco Chinese Sportsmen Club was
held on Sunday at Martinez and Pitts-
burg, California. Lee Yum won the first
prize (a trophy, and a rod, reel and line)
by catching an eleven and three-quarter
pounder, while the second prize went to
Lee Pon, who caught an eight .pound,
and three ounce fish. The junior prize was
won by Fred Jow, Jr., with a four-
pounder.
• •
In a free hitting game, the Young Chi-
nese softball team bowed to the Oakland
Chinese Center last Wednesday evening,
Sept. 16, at the Auditorium Field by a
13 to 6 count.
The batteries were: Chinese Center:
Vic Ah Tye and Fid Fung. Young Chi-
nese: Edwin Chan, Stanton Yee, Key
Chinn and Art Lee.
• •
Through the conscientious work of
Track Officials Park Leong, Frank Chan,
and Harry Hall, the track meet was
exceptionally well supervised, declared the
sponsors.
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CHINESE O'.OEST
September 18, 1936
Sociological Data
(Continued from Page 11)
insisted that the U. S. S. R. is for peace,
and the new social order they built up
is entirely a domestic development which
is designed and executed for the benefit
of the Russian people. Pointing at Jap-
an, they said their social system is not
exportable, and if the hue and cry of
Communism is prevalent in any nation,
then its own social order must be unstable.
The Soviet delegates took special pains
to inform the conference that they have
built up a most powerful machinery for
defense which is considered the most ef-
fective means of preventing aggression
from without. They told the conference,
excluding customary diplomacy, that if
any nation should attempt to encroach
on Russian territory, she will find the
U. S. S. R. able to defend herself success-
fully.
The bell rang. Dr Mah has kept his
class waiting for fifteen minutes to com-
plete this part of the interview, and other
students were waiting to see the professor,
so your correspondent asked for a second
interview on Sino-Japanese relations and
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REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 10)
er, however, it may not be so satisfactory.
At times the editor is a trifle too lauda-
tory over the major achievements of the
government, and glossed over its failures.
Although in a position to analyze the
credit and debit side of the government's
entire reconstruction program, Mr. T'ang
made little or no attempt to do so, fear-
ing, perhaps, that his analysis may be
interpreted as unfavorable criticism and
so heap official opprobrium upon his
own head.
As a piece of long needed national
publicity, however, with the avowed pur-
pose of presenting to English readers a
concrete and statistic-crammed picture of
the march of progress in China, the book
should succeed in its aim.
Incidentally, T'ang Leang-li is chief
foreign language propagandist to Wang
Ching^wei, until recently premier of Chi-
na. And as concrete proof that he knows
his propaganda — which he may have
learned during his newspaper correspon-
dent days in Europe not many years
ago — he did not fail in the present
book, to use Wang's name or quote his
words to the best advantage and when-
ever the occasion dictates; and even when
the occasion did not dictate, as the fol-
lowing sentence from the preface will
give concrete evidence: "During the per-
iod following the truce made with Japan
tremendous progress has been made, and
if the achievement since 1932 — when
Wang Ching-wei took up office as Presi-
dent of the Executive Yuan — can be
taken as an indication of the trend and
pace of future developments, the next
few years should produce much more
encouraging results." That sentence is
masterly in the psychological effect pro-
duced in the average reader's mind and
serves to give an indication of T'ang
Leang-li's ability as a top-notch propa-
gandist.
But be that as it may, there is a place
for some good, straight-thinking and able
propagandist-journalists in China today,
and T'ang Leang-li can be said to be one
of the best, as amply evidenced by his
latest book.
the American Far Eastern policy. Dr.
Mah consented, so your correspondent
will continue this next week.
....(The interview for September llth with
Dr. W. T. Chan on "The American-Born Chi-
nese In Hawaii" was also made by Mr. Lim
P. Lee. —Editor)
CERAMIC ART
(Continued from Page 9)
edged) , diameter, whether consonant with
inside bottom; rimmed or not rimmed.
6. Base Rim: Height, thickness of wall,
shape (straight, spreading, pedestal, tap-
ering type with side as contactual surface
for a special stand) ; sunken rim? Edge
of rim is flat, rounded, beaded or groov-
ed? Note that the base is often used
in lifting vessel to pour.
7. Feet: Number, position, diameter,
shape (tapering, cloud scroll, animal,
bamboo, wall type, etc) ; are legs hollow?
communicate with inside? vented?
8. Rings, Ears, and Loops: Number,
size, position, shape, whether ring is func-
tional or is merely a moulded ornament.
9. Cover: Capping type, corking type,
shape (flat, domed, rimmed, lobed, rib-
bed, round, square, oval, rectangular)
height, diameter; surmounted with ani-
mal? vented? knobbed? looped?
10. Other Parts: Incense tube (number,
location, height, diameter), stem, shank,
(height, diameter, hollow?), bottom lift-
ing loop, rim hole, etc.
Error: In last week's article, the closing
sentence should read as follows:
Kaolin with sand, ground shells, or
other temperings only gives earthenware;
kaolin with gypsium gives "English" or
"soft paste" porcelain; sandy kaolin with
impure petuntse gives porcellaneous
stoneware; the purest of kaolin with the
finest of white petuntse gives fine textured
porcelain. The best grade of petuntse,
called yu kuo or primordium of glaze,
has the name of a Sung Emperor
(Chingte) stamped on it — this is how the
porcelain center, Chingte Chen, received
its name.
Copyrighted. 1936. by Chingw»h L*«
No. XXIII: How To Study Potting —
Shapes and Shapeliness.
• •
A concert under the baton of Fred-
erick Preston Search, nationally known
composer, will be presented at the Chi-
nese Playground, Sacramento and Stock-
ton streets, on Thursday, Sept. 24, from
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. by the Concert Band
of the Federal Music Project of Works
Progress Administration.
• •
Tonight the Chinese Boy Scouts of
Oakland Area Council, Troop 45 invite
their friends to a Fall Rally Get-Together
Meeting.
The doors of the Lincoln Auditorium
at Jackson and llth streets in Oakland
will be open at 7:30 p.m. Skits, talkies
and musical selections are programmed.
• •
A daughter was born on Sept. 7 to the
wife of William S. Yuen, 858 Washing-
ton Street, San Francisco.
September 18, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
"QUOTES"
Growth Of The Press In China —
"No account of the national recon-
truction movement in China can be re-
garded as complete without some refer-
ence to the developmnt of the Press. Al-
though it is estimated that only about
3,000,000 copies of newspapers are print-
ed daily throughout China, yet this total,
small though it is, represents a tremen-
dous advance upon the conditions pre-
vailing about 10 years ago. As yet there
is no newspaper published in China
which has a circulation even approaching
a quarter of a million, but with the rapid
development of communication facilities
— by road, rail and air — it is not un-
likely that within the next few years some
of the enterprising newspapers published
in Shanghai and Canton will be able to
develop their circulation in districts far
removed from those cities, and gradually
work up their total circulations to figures
at least double, if not treble, the present
ones. There are in Shanghai 2 daily
nwspapers which have a circulation of
150,000 copies, and these are typical of
the enterprising spirit which inspires Chi-
nese journalism these days. There are
in Shanghai 11 daily papers printed in
Chinese, together with 25 "tabloids", 10
small semi-weeklies, 30 weeklies, and 43
monthly magazines, to say nothing of
over 30 weekly and monthly publications
written in English but edited and pub-
lished by Chinese. An interesting dev-
elopment since the hostilities in 1932 has
been the increased circulation of evening
papers in Shanghai. Prior to that ex-
citing period very little interest was taken
by publishers in the possibilities of dev-
eloping evening journalism, and a few
attempts which were made in that direc-
tion came to an early and disastrous end.
During the Sino-Japanese hostilities in
Shanghai there was, naturally, a tremen-
dous demand for news, and the public
could not wait for the morning papers to
know what had been happening during
the day. Consequently, the newspaper
publishers brought out evening editions
which covered the events olf the hours
intervening between early morning and
the afternoon. The habit of buying eve-
ning newspapers thus created — not only
in Shanghai but in other large cities —
soon became confirmed, with the result
that during the last two years there has
been a considerable expansion in this
field of journalism. There has also been
a very remarkable growth in the number
FIRE IMPERILS HUNDREDS
Hundreds of Chinese residents along
Grant Avenue between Clay and Wash-
ington streets were imperiled by a fire
which broke out Tuesday afternoon about
4:15 on the roof of the Sun Choy
Apartments in San Francisco. Firemen
from several fire trucks finally brought
the flames under control after battling
for two hours. According to Fire Mar-
shall Kelly, the fire probably started from
a carelessly thrown cigarette on a pile
of rubbish. Two firemen were treated for
cuts, and considerable damage was
wrought on the roof and several top-
floor apartments.
• •
A marriage license was issued to Ngin
Wing Chiu, 5 Keyes Alley, and Lee King
Shew, 18 John Street, both of San rFan-
cisco, by the Alameda County clerk.
A marriage license was issued by the
Alameda County clerk to Quan Hong
of Bakersfield, and Alice Jing of Oak-
land.
of Chinese pictorial publications, some
of which are very creditable productions,
consisting of well-produced photographs
of current events and portraits of inter-
esting personalities and leaders of the
day.
"Another field in which there has been
tremendous development is that of news-
paper advertising. The amout of space
devoted to announcements by manufac-
turers of cigarettes, patent medicines, and
toilet goods, and the advertising of cin-
ema shows is enormous, and some of this
publicity is laid out in a most attractive
manner with illustrations and popular
slogans of great appeal. In regard to
mechanical equipment it is not, of course,
possible to make use of the linotype in
the composition of Chinese periodicals,
but all the leading newspapers have in-
stalled rotary-presses, and many of them
use two-colour printing for special ad-
vertisements and headlines, while photo-
engraving studios are attached to all the
larger offices."
— From "Reconstruction In China,"
edited by T'ang Leang-li (Shanghai) .
"The Commercial Future Of China"
The article "Commercial Future Of
China," by Major Frederic Ludwig
Firefoaugh, of the Chemical Warfare
Reserve, United States Army, will be
continued in the September 25 th issue
of the Chinese Digest.
NEW CUSTOMS LAW
IN SHANGHAI
Effective October 112, new Shanghai
customs laws will require marking and
numbering of import cargo, San Fran-
cisco exporters to China were advised.
Customs regulations will foe strictly en-
forced from that date. Shipments not
complying with the requirements must
foe re-marked under customs supervision
on payment of a fee of #16.00 for four
hours or any part thereof.
• •
STATE FAIR DRAWS CROWD
The California State Fair in Sacra-
mento was the incentive for many out-
of-town visitors to the Capital City.
Among some of those who attended were:
Mrs. IB. K. Chan, who visited with her
mother, Mrs. M. Fong, Gladys Quock,
Dorothy Tom, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Lai, Richard Louie, William Louie, Dor-
othy Sun, Lois Chan, Vincent B. Chinn,
Irene Lee, Allen Lee, Chester Fong, Har-
old and Maxwell Lee, Mrs. Eleanor Lowe
and Esther Chow.
• •
A notice of intention to wed has been
filed by Edward Chong, 1037 Jackson
Street, and Elizabeth Lee, 1029 Jackson
Street, both of San Francisco.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Cool-
idge (San Francisco) Sept. 23; President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30; President
Taft (S. F.) Oct. 13; President McKin-
ley (Seattle) Oct. 14; President Hoover
(S. F.) Oct. 21; President Grant (Se-
attle) Oct. 28; President Pierce (S. F.)
Nov. 10; President Coolidge (S. F.)
Nov. 18.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Pierce (San Fran-
cisco) Sept. 18; President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25; President Coolidge
(S. F.) Oct. 2; President Harrison (S.
F.) Oct. 9; President Lincoln (S. F.)
Oct. 16; President Hayes (S. F.) Oct.
23; President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
President Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13; Presi-
dent Monroe (S. F.) Nov. 20; President
Coolidge (S. F.) Nov. 27.
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Vol. 2, No. 39
September 25, 1936
Five Cents
'PRESIDENT COOLIDGE/' AHOY!
Miss Annie Lee was warmly greeted by her sister, Mrs. James Mah, aboard the "President
Coolidge" which docked in San Francisco last Wednesday.
She has been away from the Golden State for about a year, making extended visits with
relatives in Honolulu, where she stayed for six months, and then proceeded to China, where
she traveled extensively.
Eagerly viewing the city in which they will play before Chinese audiences were the actress
sisters, Misses Sin Ying and Kan Leung, who also arrived aboard the "President Coolidge."
They are popular troupers from Canton, their last engagement being at the Bo HinS Chinese
Theater. The sisters are engaged to appear before the Mandarin Theater in San Francisco
in the near future.
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 25, 1936
FAR EAST
JAPAN AGAIN INVADES SHANGHAI!
Japan again expressed its disdain for treaties and
agreements yesterday when the Japanese naval high
command in Shanghai, China, declared martial law
over a huge area of the international settlement while
Japanese marines hunted gunmen who shot three of
their men, killing one and wounding the others.
Without warning, and not allowing the Nanking
authorities time to investigate into the affairs over
which Japan "protested", the entire city was thrown
into a furore over this latest invasion.
The Japanese "explained". Rear Admiral Eijiro
Kondo, commander of the special Japanese naval forces
stationed in that city, declared in a statement:
"We will take armed measures for the protection of
Japanese lives and property within and outside the in-
ternational settlement according to our judgment-
"Our indignation at this latest outrage against Jap-
anese marines on top of recurring acts of violence has
no bounds."
Japanese marines, rigged out in full war-time kits,
patrolled the entire Hongkew area of the settlement,
in which the shooting occurred, and stationed outposts
along the Soochow creek, which pierces the heart of
the settlement.
Regarding the shooting, it was announced that one
suspect was held at Japanese marine headquarters after
another had escaped.
The wounded marines will recover, but the death of
the third brought to five the number of Japanese fatal-
ities in "incidents" reported during the last month, it
was announced.
Japanese Minister In Command
Immediately upon receipt of news of the shooting,
Navy Minister Admiral Osumi Nagano assumed active
command of the Japanese fleet in Tokyo.
With the Japanese setting their marines up as a con-
stituted authority over the international police, mem-
ories of the 1932 "undeclared war" of Shanghai were
revived. Shanghai then was bombarded from air and
sea following similar "incidents."
The Japanese marines also marched into the Chinese
area next to the international settlement, their perman-
ent force of 2,000 being swelled by an additional hun-
dred from the Japanese flagship Idzumo, lying at an-
chor in the Whangpoo River.
Japanese "Trust" Destroyed
As if to further justify the present situation, Rear
Admiral Kondo, of the Japanese navy, said:
"We were not wholly unprepared for an emergency
of this type, in view of the anti-Japanese tendencies
exhibited by China recently. However, this latest in-
stance of anti-Japanese terrorism is most regrettable."
Another spokesman for the Japanese said:
"We can no longer trust Chinese assurances that anti-
Japanese movements and activities in China will be
suppressed, and we must regretfully take upon ourselves
the task of protecting the lives and properties of our
nationals in China by whatever means we consider suit-
able-"
From the Japanese cruiser Idzumo were also landed
100 marines, who mounted guard around the Japanese
Consulate, which is just across the street from the
Astor House Hotel, near the Bund.
The greater part of Japanese residents in Shanghai
live in the Hongkew section of the international settle-
ment, where the marines were shot.
International Settlement authorities called out a Rus-
sian company of 600, who have been on duty as part
of the settlement defense corps.
The Russians, under the pay of the international
settlement authorities, took up posts together with po-
lice, ready for instant action to guard against other dis-
orders.
The Japanese, however, barred their way into the
martial law zone. Neither were the international police
admitted, although all reserves were called out for duty.
As Japanese tanks motor cars and armored cars
entered with their loads of marines, the Japanese au-
thorities called for civilian reservists and volunteer
forces in the Japanese section. More marines were
aboard the Japanese special service ship Muroto, ex-
pected to arrive in that city late Thursday night.
Foreign hotels, the international settlement postofhce
and many other public buildings are within the areas
being patrolled by the Japanese, much the same as
in 1932.
The time of the shooting was fixed by the Japanese
at 8 pm. Wednesday, and they held the Chinese re-
sponsible, although at the time no suspects were found.
Later marines took over a moving picture theater in
which suspects were reported hiding. The audience
was subjected to individual search, but no one was re-
ported discovered.
September 25, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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CHINATOWNIA
Shepherd Reaches China
Charles R. Shepherd, director of the
Chung Mei Home at El Cerrito, Calif-
ornia and minister, missionary and edu-
cator of Berkeley, arrived in Shanghai
two weeks ago on a sociological mission.
He will make a survey of educational
and economic conditions in China to
determine whether there is an opportunity
for American Chinese in their native
land to gain an education and livelihood.
Dr. Shepherd, who ifor some time was
director of Chines* Missions in the Uni-
ted States, was born in England, and
taught in China for many years at the
Baptist Theological Seminary and Pui
Ching Academy at Canton.
• •
CHINESE DEPUTIZED
IN SALINAS STRIKE
With violent outbreaks and bloodshed
flaring beyond control for several days
during the past week, many Salinas Chi-
nese responded to the sheriff's call for
civilian mobilization, with more expected
to join the citizens' "army" soon. Among
those who have been sworn as deputies
are Thomas B. Chung, Willie Chung,
Fred Marr and Frank Chin.
Caught in the midst of a gas bombard-
ment hurled by police and highway pa-
trolmen to quell the rioters, several un-
identified Chinese were tear-gassed by the
nauseating bombs while watching the me-
lee last week.
In an interview with the police by our
Salinas correspondent, it was learned that
many Chinese, as strike-breakers, are
working behind barricaded fence in the
lettuce sheds under heavy police escort.
These workers were importd from vari-
ous valley towns, it was reported.
• •
CHINESE COMMERCE CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
With the adoption of the name "Tri-
Chi" and an election of officers, the
Chinese Commerce Club of the Univer-
sity of California came into official be-
ing last Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, at
the Chinese Students Club-house in Berk-
eley, California. The members formally
approved of a constitution. To acquaint
the public with the purpose of this or-
ganization, the Tri-Chi is discussing ten-
tative plans for a dance.
Officers of the club are William Wong,
president; Kenneth Lee, vice-president;
Violet Wong, secretary; David Ip, Chi-
nese secretary; Jessie Fung, treasurer;
Eli Eng, sergeant-at-arms; and Low Hon
Lee, entertainment.
President of Six
Companies Injured
Wong Hock Kin, president of the Chi-
nese Six Companies of San Francisco,
was seriously injured in Oakland when
the car which he was driving collided
with a laundry truck driven by a Japan-
ese a few days ago, the accident occurr-
ing near Eighth and Harrison streets.
He was taken, unconscious, to the Oak-
land Emergency Hospital . for first aid
treatment and later transferred to the
Chinese Hospital in San Francisco, un-
der the care of Dr. Collin Dong. Four
of Wong's friends in the auto suffered
slight cuts. The Japanese driver was
arrested by police who were summoned
by witnesses to the scene of the accident.
• •
8,000 CHINESE BOOKS TO INDIA
Viswabharati Library of the Tagure's
International University at Sanriniketan,
near Calcutta, India, recently received
a consignment of some 8,000 Chinese
publications from the headquarters of the
Sino-Indian Cultural Society in Nanking,
China. The books dealt with art, juris-
prudence, military science, industry, cul-
ture, philosophy, literature, agriculture,
zoology, biology and some authoritative
volumes on Buddhism, Taoism and Con-
fucianism.
The books were gifts from various
cultural and literary institutions in China
and will form the Chinese section of the
Viswabharati Library. They will be housed
in the Chinese Hall to be built by the
Sino-Indian Cultural Society soon. Pro-
fessor Tanyunshai, chief organizer of the
society, arrived recently to help further
the cause of Sino-Indian cultural friend-
ship.
• •
CATHAY POST INSTALLATION
San Francisco Post No. 1, and Cathay
Post No. 384, American Legion, will hold
their annual joint installation at the Vet-
erans Building, San Francisco, on Thurs-
day, October 1. There will be entertain-
ment and refreshments, and families and
friends are cordially invited to attend.
• •
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San Francisco SUtter 5460
Sacramento Tahoe Reunion
A Sacramento Regional Tahoe Reun-
ion was held last Saturday and Sunday,
Sept. 19-20, under the auspices of the
Sacramento delegates and Epworth Lea-
gue. Rev. Hiram Fong was pastor host,
and the distinguished guest speaker was
Mr. Lawton Harris of Oakland. An en-
thusiastic crowd of fifty young people
were present at the meeting Saturday,
and Mr. Harris led them in songs, games
and folk dancing. The Tahoe motion
pictures were shown, following which re-
freshments were served.
On Sunday morning, an equally large
group gathered at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Tom for a breakfast meet-
ing, and Mr. Harris led an open discus-
sion on various problems pertaining to
the church and the young people. He
was also the main speaker at the evening
services.
This is the first time that such a suc-
cessful meeting has resulted to arouse
the young people's interest and enthus-
iasm in furthering the Christian youth
movement, and to bring to their atten-
tion the importance of leadership and
leadership training.
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Our herbalists are certified and so recognized
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 25, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
Hawaii — Across The Sea
Maj.-Gen. and Mrs. Ting Hsiu Tu
were among the through passengers on
the President Hoover which arrived here
on September 14. Gen. and Mrs. Tu
were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Min Hin
Li, during their one day stopover.
St. Peter's church, Honolulu's Chinese
Mission of the Episcopal church, cele-
brated its golden jubilee Saturday, Sept.
19 with a Chinese dinner, and this Sun-
day will hold special services. This mis-
sion was organized with just a handful
of Chinese in September 18, 1886 by the
Rev. H. H. Gowen from England. Ser-
vices were first held in a store with im-
provised platforms until 1901, when a
church was built. In 1914, contributions
from interested individuals made it pos-
sible for a new building to be erected.
The Rev. Y. Sang Mark has been its vicar
since 1928.
Milo Lum, dance instructor and direc-
tor of the Milo Dance Studio, who re-
cently returned from California, was the
incentive for several Aloha dinners. Mr.
Lum studied the latest steps in the Mac-
Lane's School of Tap Dancing and the
Fanchon fii Marco Studio of Stage Danc-
ing while in San Francisco.
Guinea Kop, well-known young Chi-
nese golfer who recently won the Hawai-
ian Professional Golfers' Assn. champ-
ionship for the third time was honored
by members of the Honolulu Golf Club
at a Chinese dinner recently.
William Lee, former University of
Hawaii exchange student to Missouri last
year, is now in Nanking, China, where
he will enter newspaper work there. He
graduated from the School of Journal-
ism at Missouri last June. For many
years Lee was correspondent on the Hon-
olulu Star-Bulletin staff.
Andrew Wong and Arthur Chun were
among those who left on the Malolo
Sept. 12 for the mainland where Wong
will enter Yale University and Chun will
matriculate at Stanford.
Mr. Chun received a three year schol-
arship in the law school at Stanford.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chun
Ton Yau. Upon his graduation from
the University of Hawaii last June, he
was awarded a medal for having been
the most outstanding student of his class
and was admitted into membership in
NEW YORK NEWS
With the opening of the fall social
season, the Jeune Doc Society, a Chinese
girls' club of New York City, will give
its second "Moon Festival Dance" to-
night, September 25. A record crowd
is expected to attend, this being the first
social event of the season and the club
an exceedingly popular one.
Bingy Chan returned from the West
Coast last week after a year's absence
from New York. He had been studying
at San Diego State College and intends
to continue his education at New York
University.
WAKU BENEFIT NEXT WEEK
October 3rd, Saturday, is the date set
for the Waku Auxiliary Benefit Dance
to be held at Ebell Society Hall, 1440
Harrison Street, Oakland.
Funds derived from this affair will go
toward financing the organizations num-
erous Fall activities as well as the pro-
motion of its community welfare work.
Music will be furnished by the Rhythm
King's Orchestra. There will also be
gate prizes.
Phi Gamma Mu, honorary Social Science
Fraternity. In 1933 he was exchange
student from Hawaii to Pomona College
in Southern California. During the past
few weeks Mr. Chun was honored at
numerous parties by his university friends
and co-workers at the California pack-
ing Corporation where he worked for
the past 7 years. Recently he wrote and
directed a pageant for the company,
featuring the pineapple harvest festival.
Miss Elsie Moe of Portland, Oregon,
was the guest of Consul-General King
Chau Mui at a dinner at the Waikiki
Lau Yee Chai Chop Suey House recently.
Miss Moe will leave next month for Can-
ton, where she will become a member of
the faculty of Lingnan University.
Harold "Dope" Yap, former Wash-
ington State football star, and graduate
of Punahou Academy, Honolulu, has
been named assistant to Coach Herb Flet-
cher of the St. Louis College football
team. Yap is the son of Mrs. Mollie
Yap, a teacher in one of Honolulu's
public schools. She was exchange teacher
to Minneapolis last year, being the first
Oriental teacher to be sent in that
capacity.
VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on September 10
to the wife of Fong Yin, 826 Jackson
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 12 to the
wife of William L. Lee, 815 Sacramento
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on. Sept. 12 to the
wife of Karl Y. Leong, 4 Beckett Street,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 2 to the wife
of Ong Yuen You, 34-8th Street, Oak-
land.
A daughter was born on Sept. 1 1 to
the wife of Yow Low, 762 Sacramento
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Sept. 10 to
the wife of Harry L. F. Choy, 538 Pacific
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 18 to the
wife of Allen J. Wong, 950 Clay Street,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Aug. 31 to the wife
of Quon Yow, 160 Waverly Place, San
Francisco.
A daughter was born last month to
the wife of Fred Kee, 5 1 1 Oak Street,
Oakland, California.
A daughter was born on Sept. 3 to the
wife of David Lim, 636 Alice Street,
Oakland, Oalifornia.
A son was born on Sept. 16 to the wife
of Yim Tom, 866 Jackson Street, San
Francisco.
• •
A marriage license was issued to James
Wong, 2407 19th Street, Oakland, and
Jane Ching, of Salinas, by the Alameda
County Clerk.
GO-TO-CHURCH-SUNDAY
September 27th 12 Noon
Sermon: "The Foolish Virgins"
Special Music: Jubilee Singers
7 P. M.
Sigma Lambda Meeting
Miss Bessie Lee, Leader
CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH
'Your Neighborhood Church'
Rev. Albert Lau, Pastor
1 Waverly Place . San Francisco
September 25, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Portlanders To College
Preparations and plans for college
seem to overshadow all other events in
Portland, Oregon, for many of the
younger Chinese students.
For the past week Jimmy Moe was seen
shopping around town; he is taking the
pre-dental course at the University of
Oregon.
Young Lee of Corvallis enrolled at the
North Pacific College where he is ma-
joring in dentistry.
Jack Wong is furthering his studies
at the University of Washington.
Herbert Moe is at Berkeley, California,
where he is attending the University of
California.
Ben Liu and Julius Sue are transfer-
ing from Reed College to Oregon State.
Edith Leong, one of the Lotus Blossom
Trio, is studying at Reed College.
Tuney Lee and Ed Louie are still at
Oregon Medical School.
Gordon Wong, Lester Shew and Gay
Seid will all be back at Oregon State.
Medley Dance Unique
Over two hundred persons attended
the Chitena second annual dance last
Saturday at the Scottish Rite Hall with
music furnished by the Cathayans Or-
chestra. During the intermission, Mr.
Arthur Hee, chairman of the Chinese
Olympics, and Mrs. Hayne Hall present-
ed the trophies to the marathon winners.
The highlights of the evening were
the two dance medleys. The Memory
Medley proved the most popular with
the crowd as they danced to the melodies
of other days. The dance medley idea
was conceived especially for the occasion
by the dance chairman, H. K. Wong.
Several guest stars entertained during
the intermission periods. Miss Rubye
Foo, accompanied by Thomas Wu on
the piano and Jack Wong with the guitar,
sang a popular song; Miss Janet Chock
sang two Hawaiian songs while strum-
ming on her ukelele; and Miss Marianne
K. Dong concluded the entertainment
with a tap-dance number.
• •
ST. MARY'S PLAY TONIGHT
Rushing at break-neck speed, the stu-
dent board of the St. Mary's Chinese
School is conducting rehearsals for a play
to be staged for the benefit of the mem-
bers of the student body tonight, Sept.
25. Besides the play, several tap dance
numbers by Miss Virginia Yew will fee
rendered.
Remember When?
By Chingwah Lee
Remember when nearly every house-
hold in Chinatown celebrated the pic-
turesque "Mid-Autumn" (Chung Chow)
or "Moon Festival"? Remember how
papa and the adult males of the family
would discreetly saunter down to the shop
for a stag talk-fest while the women folk
prepare for the rituals?
The moon festival is essentially a wo-
men's festival, for it is the worship of
the moon — and la luna is the symbol
or the Feminine Principle of the Chinese
Monad or First Cause. Was it not the
union of Yin and Yang, the Male Prin-
ciple, which gave birth to the universe
2,270,000 years ago; So papa and the
elder brothers repaired to the "village
store" on Dupont Street to talk on the
mysteries of the universe while mother
and daughters prepare for the festival.
First, the ladies bathed themselves with
water perfumed by blossoms. Then they
dressed themselves neatly but without ob-
stentation, and put flowers in their hair.
They place an altar table near the
window "so that the moon can see." On
the table they arrange incense and can-
dles, as for regular worship. Vases are
filled with chrysanthemums, the round
flower suggestive of the moon. There
are bowls of grapes and other fruits
and another bowl heaping with lichee,
lung ngon, peanuts, and buffalo nuts.
There are plates of taro, steamed in their
jackets, lotus roots, and of course, the
moon cakes without which the Moon
Festival simply can't be celebrated.
The moon is now in sight. It is a full
moon, naturally, for the Chinese calen-
dar is based on the lunar system, and the
mid-autumn festival is celebrated on the
fifteenth day of the eighth moon. The
candles and incense are lit with a great
deal of reverence, and the ladies take
turn in bowing before the altar, each
softly speaking a few words of prayer.
Then the children are called from the
streets and made to repeat the rituals.
The rest of the evening is spent in
telling the children the story of the
moon. The moon is a silvery chamber
inhabited by a toad who is really the
Moon Goddess, Chang O, in disguise.
Chang O is the wife of Hou Yi, God
of the Sun. Her companion is a rabbit
who is forever pounding the elixir of
immortality. The moon is also inhabited
by a "meanie" wood cutter who is forever
cutting down the cassia tree, giver of
life. But as fast as he can cut into the
tree, the plant heals itself, and he has
to start all over again. That is the Chi-
nese explanation of mortal life on earth
— the limbs are constantly being cut a-
way by death, but the racial stock con-
tinues to bud forth new members.
After that the children would "pa
lung sheun" (rolling the dragon boat)
or recite that famous nursery rhyme
which begins as follows:
"Yut kwong kwong, chew chee tong
Nin sa mon, chak but long."
The girls would play on the yang kim
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 25, 1936
TEA AN D LANTERNS
KNOCKING AROUND— Masquerade Ball
Who is "R. R.?" Ah, that's a secret!
I'm just a fellow who gives you pleasant
chatterings of your own doings. Nothing
that will hurt you — maybe a laugh or
two. If you have anything along my
line — say a little high-light of your own
or your friends' doings — just send them
to me, together with your return name
and address, to "R. R." . . . we'll keep
it a secret! ... Be hearin' from you . . .
I hear that many out-of-towners at-
tended the Chitena Dance last Saturday.
Some of them are . . . HARRIET KING
of Seattle, SHIRLEY LEE of Berkeley,
YIPPY CHAN of Napa, WONG K.
JEAN of Stockton, JESS CHAN of San
Luis Obispo, GUY MING of Bakersfield,
LOIS CHAN and ESTHER CHOW of
SAN JOSE, FRANK TOM of Vallejo,
ROBERT CHOW, CLARA CHEW and
others of Oakland . . . And I hear . . .
that BILL CHINN rushed back from
Portland just for this dance and did he
leave a warm glow in someone's heart
up there? . . . that one of the most happy
couples at the dance was KAYE HONG
and his lovely bride (former DORO-
THY LUKE) ; all the way from Seattle,
Washington, too . . . that one certain
young lady "hit the spot" on the slippery
dance floor but came up with a smile and
continued on her merry way . . . that
HERBERT TOM, Chinese long distance
champ, came back strong after the mara-
thon and escorted a fair damsel to the
dance for his gold trophy . . . that JACK
FONG might be the Chinese sprint
champ, but the "dogs" aint what they
used to be when it comes to dancing all
evening. Betcha were tired, eh, JACK?
. . . that the crowd liked the Medley Dance
very much. I predict that we will have
it at all later dances. Nice idea, H. K!
. . . that BILL "MURPHY" QUAN
came back from Alaska last week and is
already with his gang, playing on the
Softball "B" team . . . that JOHN KAN
came out of the hospital last Friday, ful-
ly recovered from that bad accident to
his eye. Good news, Johnny! . . . that
ERLINE LOWE and FRANCHE LEE
are co-captains of the victorious Mei
Wah Track Team. Their club gave a
combined victory celebration and new
members' reception last Sunday . . . that
the SHANGTAI-TROOP 3 dual meet
did not materialize because one team
wanted to run only the unlimited divi-
sion, while the other wanted to run both
It was announced last week by David
Kimlau, social chairman, that the Wah
Ying Club's Masquerade Ball will be held
on Saturday, October 3 1 , at the Trianon
Ballroom, Sutter and Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco, with music to be furnished
by the Chinatown Knights. Dancing will
be from eight p.m. to one a.m., with
prizes for the most unique costumes.
Many door prizes will also be given away.
Masks and serpentines will be furnished
to dancers, with the unmasking to take
place at midnight.
• •
the 120's and the unlimited. Too bad . . .
that the S. F. J. C. Chinese are having
a tennis tourney of their own — RICKY
LUM, WILLIE GEE and GEORGE
CHIN1N are favorites for the singles title
. . .that JOHNNY FOO of Marysville
is back in town for his second year at
"Cal" dental . . . that FRED GOK goes
to "Cal" Pharmacy and plays baseball
on the school team . . . that ARTHUR
CHINN, brother of VINCENT CHINN
is again at U S. F. . . . that LESLIE
FONG, the Adonis shotputter, is at Cal
Aggie .... that a High School student's
description of a HIPPOPOTAMUS is
"an animal with a stomach extending
from his mouth to his tail! (In a way,
he is right!) . . . that Mr. and Mrs.
BILL LEE (former Lily Dong) of San
Mateo dropped into S. F. on a brief
shopping tour . . . that K. D. CHAN,
Chinese aeronautical engineer with the
Pan-American (China Clipper) Airways
is vacationing at San Diego . . . that
SFJC also had a keen bicycle party last
Sunday out at the Park. EDDIE and
JOHNNY WAY did a large share of
the falling down . . . that Miss CHONG
missed her train to San Luis Obispo. A
gallant lad rushed her down to the
station in his car but, alas, the train left
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TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
The first casualty of the Softball sea-
son is the substitute who went into
the game for the Chinese Softball Club
in the last inning playing second base.
He did a hook slide into third base, and
did he slide. Then to remember this
achievement he received an infected arm
and bruised hip. To top it off he DID
NOT SCORE, so his effort was in vain.
In the quaint patios of baseball "he died
on third base."
Heard at the Softball game. Luckless
Leong was pitching against the Chinese
Softball Club, and he wore a hat or ra-
ther a white beany with a little tuff on
the end of it. Cried someone from the
stands, "Knock the pitcher from the
box!" But someone yelled "Don't hit
the pitcher, hit the tuff on his beany."
Maybe someone said this and maybe I
was misinformed but another person said,
"Look at the cottontail standing on his
front legs."
At the Chitena Annual Dance the or-
chestra failed to play "Hold That Tiger"
and, consequently, one of the dancers
forgot and let Tiger fall; but not to em-
barrass her he, too, fell. You remember
a part of the poem that says, "The shot
that was heard around the world"? That
fall was heard around the hall.
Well, to break the ice, let me tell you
a story I heard. At a dental lecture, the
professor said that the teeth of the squir-
rel are pointed. One Chinese student
wanting to know the why and wherefore
of everything, asked, "What for?"
Whereupon the prof replied, "So they
can crack their own nuts."
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of Rev. Tse K. Yuen of the Chinese Pres-
byterian Church. Mr. Alfred B. Chong,
well-known insurance man and brother
of the groom, and his fiancee, Miss Flor-
ence J. Lee, acted as best man and brides-
maid.
An afternoon reception was held at the
new home of the couple, while a dinner
was given that evening at the Sun Hung
Heung Cafe, with more than one hun-
dred and fifty relatives and friends at-
tending.
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CHENG SEN CLUB ELECTS
After a three month vacation period,
the Cheng Sen Club of Sacramento, Cal-
ifornia, has resumed its activities along
with other clubs, and the following
officers were elected to carry on the fall
program: President, Mrs. Anna Jan;
vice-president, Helen Chan; secretary,
Hattie Chun; and treasurer, Ruth Fong.
Miss Blaisdell is counselling the club,
and definite plans are already under way
for the Annual Invitational Formal,
which will be on Saturday, October 24.
The Formal this year will be unique,
and many surprises will be in store for
those attending, it was announced.
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For the purpose of raising funds to
equip its basketball teams, the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. is sponsoring a benefit pro-
gram on Saturday, October 3, at the
Chinese Y. W. C. A., 965 Clay Street,
from 7 to 10 p.m. Entertainment, mo-
tion pictures, wrestling, boxing, music,
stunts and singing are included in the
program. Admission prices are 25 cents
for adults and 15 cents for children.
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TROOP 34 IN JAMBOREE
Troop 34, Chinese Boy Scouts of Am-
erica, will take an active part in the Scout
Jamboree on Saturday, October 3, at the
Kezar Stadium, in the chariot race events.
Every troop in the city will participate,
with some 5,000 boys expected to take
part in the demonstrations and events,
which will include fancy drill, staff
drill, rope spinning and lariat, first aid,
signalling, wall scaling, aviation, and fire
making. There will be no admission
charge to the jamboree.
Chinese Theater Thrills
Anna May Wong
After studying the Chinese drama for
four months in Peiping, China, Anna
May Wong returned to Shanghai last
week. Miss Wong, who is a popular
Hollywood screen star, was filled with
enthusiasm for the future of motion pic-
ture in China.
After a study of the Chinese theater,
which included attendance at Mei Lan-
fang productions, Miss Wong stated that
she believed that Hollywood producers
should "go to the Orient," saying that
the possibilities of the screen in China
are infinite.
Upon her return to Hollywood, she
plans to build a Chinese house and gar-
den, she stated.
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September 26, Sport Dance — Chinese
Sportsmen Club at N. S. G. W. Hall,
Geary and Mason streets. Admission
charged.
September 26, Invitational Dance —
Poly High School Chinese, at the Chi-
nese Y. W. C. A.
October 1, Installation — Cathay Post,
American Legion, at Veterans Build'ng.
Public Invited.
October 3rd, Benefit Dance — Waku
Auxiliary, at Ebell Hall, 1440 Harrison
Street, Oakland. Admission charged.
October 3, Benefit Program — of the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. at the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. auditorium. Admission charged.
October 24, Invitational Formal —
Cheng Sen Club of Sacramento, Calif.
At Y. W. C. A., Sacramento.
October 31, Masquerade Ball — Wah
Ying Club, at Trianon Ballroom. .Ad-
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REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
A Dragon Comes
To Fair Harvard
For Harvard University's tercentenary,
the celebration of which •closed last week,
the Harvard alumni in China presented
what may safely be said the biggest gift
of any donor. It was a 27 ton stone
monster, half dragon and half turtle, in
a crouching attitude, with a tablet re-
posing on its back. This stone carving
of a fabled animal, which has rested out-
door in far-off China for more than a
hundred years, now watches over the ex-
panse of Harvard yard, between Boyl-
ston Hall and Widener Library.
And, as far as the Reviewer is con-
cerned, this strange gift from China was
the most interesting piece of news of
the entire Harvard tercentenary celebra-
tion.
Not that the presentation of stone im-
ages by Chinese to American institutions
of learning is anything new. The pre-
cedent was established several years ago
when the University of Missouri's alumni
in China donated two stone lions to their
alma mater. These two animals, taken
from the birthplace of Confucius in
Shantung province, where they had stood
for some five centuries, now stand in this
university's campus, a symbol and testi-
mony to the fact that this institution
has produced a majority of the front
rank Chinese journalists in the country
today.
Cultural Relations With China
The presentation of the Chinese gift
to Harvard serve to recall the fact that
for over half a century now this univer-
sity has been interested in the study of
Chinese civilization and culture and was
the first American college to establish a
chair of Chinese instruction. It also
reminds one that although during the
past three decades only about a thousand
Chinese students have studied at Harvard,
yet out of this contingent has emerged a
group of leaders who have stamped their
names in the history of modern China.
Not content still with having done so
much good work, it extended its hand
across the seas and established the Har-
vard-Yenching Insttitute, thus linking its
intellectual destiny, rooted in a new na-
tion, with that of the world's oldest liv-
ing civilization.
It was in 1877 that a certain American,
Raneis P. Knight by name, of Boston,
appealed to Harvard to establish a chair
of Chinese studies. Not long after, large-
ly through the efforts of a Mr. E. B.
Drew, who was a commissioner of the
Chinese Maritime Customs for many
years, an initial subscription fund, total-
ing $8,750, was raised. This made pos-
sible the beginning in the direction of
maintaining a chair of Chinese instruc-
tion. In 1880 the services of an old Chi-
nese scholar, Ko Kun-hua, of Ningpo,
province of Chekiang, was secured for
this new chair of Chinese studies, the first
in any American college.
At this time the movement to bring
Chinese students to the United States
for western training, initiated by Yung
Wing in 1868, was gaining in popularity
in the imperial court. An Educational
Commission had been established and
had its overseas headquarters in a sump-
tuous dwelling in Hartford, Conn., to
handle Chinese student missions to Am-
erica. Unfortunately, due to intrigues
in Peking, this mission abruptly ended
in 1881 and the handful of students who
were already here were ordered to return
to China.
At this time the legislative measures
governing the entrance of Chinese stu-
dents to the United States, first conferred
by Article VIII of the treaty of July,
1868, was confirmed by Article 1 1 of the
treaty of November, 1880.
When fair Harvard received the ven-
erable Mandarin scholar from Ningpo
the newspapers of the time did not fail
to perceive this unusual and notable e-
vent. The Harvard Register of August,
1880, declared that "the presence and
mission of Ko Kun-hua, the instructor
in Chinese, were creating a mysterious
link between that old nation from which
he had come and the youthful one to
which we belong."
Harvard's Chinese Library
And two years later, when Harvard
was making the beginnings of its famous
Chinese library, the Boston Daily Adver-
tiser of January 9,1882, said this of Mr.
Ko's contributions: "A Mandarin, fam-
iliar with the earliest literary monuments
of his country, and himself a writer of
distinction, has brought to the New World
some of the choicest works which the
literature of his own land comprises.
Among the most recent and curious of
these are volumes of his own published
poems."
Thus the Harvard Chinese Library,
outgrowth of the beginning of Sino-Am-
erican cultural relations, expanded from
that time on until, at the end of 1932,
71,036 volumes of works in Chinese had
been secured. Today the Chinese collec-
tion is about 85,000 volumes. The Chi-
nese collection aimed at securing works
which would facilitate research in sino-
logy and the volumes are mainly of the
following classifications: Confucian Clas-
sics, Philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism,
Philology, Pure Literature, Art and Arch-
aeology, Bibliography and sets of learned
Chinese literary journals.
The Harvard Chinese Library is now
surpassed only by the collections in the
Library of Congress and the Newberry
Library in Chicago. It is on a par with
the Chinese libraries of Columbia and
the University of California.
Graduates Influential In China
Of the Chinese Harvard men who have
graduated from the institution after the
turn of the century, scores are now active
in public service, education, politics and
general social welfare work up and down
China today. "When traveling in China
a few years ago," wrote Dr. Arthur N.
Holcombe, Harvard professor of govern-
ment, not long ago in the Harvard Alum-
ni Bulletin, "investigating the progress
of the revolution in that country, I was
struck with the important part which Har-
vard Chinese graduates were taking in
the revolutionary movement. The extent
of their influence surprised me . . . . "
And digging his academic nose into
a copy of "Who's Who in China" cur-
rent at that time, Dr. Holcombe found
twelve Harvard men in the compilation.
These 12 celebrities he found held a
total of 17 Harvard degrees, including
6 masters of art, 4 bachelors of arts, 2
bachelors of science, 2 doctors of medi-
cine, and 1 bachelor of law, one master
of business administration, and 1 doctor
of philosophy.
Later on the professor met a dozen
more Harvard men who were presidents
or deans of colleges and political ap-
pointees whose names were not in the
"Who's Who."
Some Leading Figures I
Among the present-day Harvard cele-
brities whose names would be easily rec-
ognized, that of T. V. Soong (A. B.
1915) may be mentioned as the very first.
Soong was the financial genius of the
Chinese revolution (1928-33) whose
greatest feat during his tenure as finance
minister was the balancing of the national
budget at a time when no other country
in the world could do so. At the present
time Soong is the active directing head
of the National Economic Council, the
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 25, 1936
controlling and co-ordinating organ of
national reconstruction, the program of
which embraces highway construction,
conservancy and irrigation, public health,
education and rural rehabilitation.
Another Harvard man of worth is J.
Heng Liu (B. S. 1909, M. D. 1915), form
erly professor of surgery at the Peking
Union Medical College and now the di-
rector of the National Health Service.
Active for many years in the field of
education are Y. S. Tsao (M.B.A. 1914),
formerly president of Tsing Hau Col-
lege; Chien Tuan-sheng (Ph.D. 1923);
H. H. Chang (Ph.D. 1923); and C. J.
Lin (M. A. 1922).
And, although he is dead, one should
not leave out the name of David Z. T.
Yui (M. A. 1910), who, until he passed
away early this year, was for two decades
the general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
in China. Dr. Yui advocated character-
building as the human and moral foun-
dation for national reconstruction.
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After our Harvardian reveries let us
return to stand in front of the stone
dragon in the yard. This stone creation
is dated as produced during the reign of
Chia Ch'ing of the Ch'ing dynasty,
1796-1821, in Peiping. It was originally
presented by the emperor to a governor
of the two Kiang provinces.
The monster crouches on a base which
measures 10J by 4 i feet. Resting on its
huge back is on a 13 -foot tablet the upper
portion and the side of which is elabor-
ately carved with snakes, dragons, floral
decorations and mythological figures.
On the face of the tablet is written the
following message in modern Chinese
for all the world to read:
In commemoration of the tercenten-
ial of Harvard University.
The strength of a nation necessarily
depends upon the progress of civilization,
which in turn is contingent upon the
growth of intellectual knowledge of its
people. With this belief, many pioneers
have devoted their lives to the promotion
of education in all countries. Far-reach-
ing effects in the enhancement of civili-
zation are attained invariably although
the results may not be apparent until
hundreds of years have elapsed.
"The truth of this statement is estab-
lished by the celebration of this tercenten-
ial of Harvard University. Imbued with
the spirit of education, John Harvard
left England over 300 years ago for the
new colony in North America to become
a teacher in Boston. Subsequently, he
was instrumental in founding a college
in Cambridge.
"Today, as we celebrate the tercenten-
ial of our alma mater, we look back with
pride to the achievements of the founder
and of other leaders who have followed
in his steps. Their noble accomplish-
ments are reflected in the world-wide
reputation of our alma mater as a seat
of learning of the highest standards, in
the wealth of valuable contributions, in
the wide influence its children have ex-
erted in many lands, and in the exalted
position occupied by the nation in which
it is situated.
"During the past 30 years, nearly a
thousand students from the Republic of
China have attended Harvard University
and have been privileged to receive in-
struction and guidance. As a token of
gratitude to our alma mater, this monu-
ment is dedicated on the occasion of
this tercentenial. Our fervent hope is,
that in the coming centuries the sons of
Harvard will continue to lead their com-
munities and that through the merging
of the civilization of our countries, in-
tellectual progress and attainments may
be further enhanced. Gratefully dedi-
cated by the Chinese alumni of Harvard
University, September, 1936."
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China's Agrarian Problem —
"Instead of large families on small
farms, China needs smaller groups on
much larger holdings. With 70 million
families each struggling to get a meagre
living out of an average of 30 mow of
land, and real progress in rural economy
is out of the question, and 70 million
credit loans of a few dollars to such pe-
ople simply means perpetuating a waste-
ful system of production — crude methods
of cultivation, and time and energy
thrown away upon little holdings which
may have suited current economic con-
ditions in the days of Confucius, but
which are hopelessly inadequate today.
The excellent work done by the National
Government and provincial authorities in
providing good roads and railways is
making it possible now to carry primary
ducts from one province to another
swiftly and cheaply. Soon it will be im-
possible for famine to prevail in one pro-
vince while an abundance of foodstuffs
is available a few hundred miles away.
That will be one great and long-standing
problem solved. The next thing is to
make it possible for China to fill her own
rice-bowl, keep it filled, and have plenty
in reserve against emergencies — floods,
droughts, and war, risks to which we are
constantly exposed. China needs bigger
and better crops of rice, wheat, barley,
oats, millet, kaoling, and every other
grain for feeding man and beast, and
her farmers — famous for their patience
and industry as well as their ignorance
and prejudice — need to be shown how
it is possible to get more out of the land
with less labour and greater benefit to
themselves. Instead of struggling for ex-
istence from the cradle to the grave —
experts tell us that the minimum needed
to support a peasant's family of 5.5 per-
sons is $180 a year, but few of them get
more than $100 — they should have an
opportunity to enjoy a much higher
standard of living, and if cooperative
methods have brought about such a
change in the rural economy of Russia,
why should they not produce the same
results in China? Not Communism but
common-sense is called for in the hand-
ling of this great problem, and if the
Russians can teach us something worth
knowing, why should we not learn from
them and adopt what we find to our own
requirements in solving the problem of
the People's Livelihood?"
— From The People's Tribune (Shang-
hai).
September 25, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
Page II
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
Sino-J apanese Issues
at Yosemite Conference
An interview with Professor N. Wing Mah
of the Political Science department, Univer-
sity of California, and one of the Chinese
delegates to the Yosemite conference of the
Institute of Pacific Relations.
In concluding the series of three ar-
ticles on the Yosemite conference of the
Institute of Pacific Relations, the Chinese
Digest presents for the first rime the
debates of the Chinese and Japanese dele-
gates heretofore unpublished by any pa-
per. In order not to arouse the "pres-
sure groups" of both nations, the debates
between the Chinese and Japanese dele-
gates were not reported extensively to
the press conference with the exception
of the Hu Shih and Kenkichi Yoshizawa
tilt at the plenary sessions. In this ex-
clusive interview with Dr. N. Wing Mah
your correspondent is privileged to re-
port on an hitherto unknown chapter of
the Yosemite conclave of the Institute of
Pacific Relations. The Chinese delega-
tion waged an unrelenting battle for the
sovereign rights of China and the welfare
of the Chinese people, so stated Dr. Mah,
and from the beginning of the confer-
ence they agreed to give China's case a
thorough airing before the delegates of
the other national groups.
As early as the round tables on the
American recovery policies, the Chinese
delegates pointed out the disruptive in-
fluence of the extensive smuggling of sil-
ver out of China by the Japanese and
Koreans when the American Silver Pur-
chase Act was under discussion. This
was being done under the protection of
Japanese military, diplomatic and con-
sular officials and extraterritoriality ex-
empted the smugglers from Chinese laws.
The smuggling depleted China's silver
currency and reserves, and when sold to
the London silver market, netted the
Japanese a handsome profit. The Jap-
anese made no denial nor gave any an-
swer to this charge of the Chinese.
The Chinese delegates lost no rime
when the round tables on the Japanese
commercial expansion were started in ex-
posing the unprecedented and extraordin-
ary outrages in North China and in the
provinces of Fukien and Kwantung. The
Japanese were evasive on this point. How-
ever all evasiveness on the part of the
Japanese was put to an end when Dr.
Hu Shih discussed the international com-
plications of China and then told the
conference that from the United States,
China receives the training of her per-
sonnel, from the League of Nations tech-
ical experts, and from Great Britain an
important portion of the money, but
from Japan "all the obstructions" to
China's national reconstruction. It was
at this point that the Japanese delega-
tion asked for an open meeting to pre-
sent their case to the world.
PROFESSOR N. WING MAH
Surprising to the entire conference was
the mild rebuttal given by Ex-Foreign
Minister Kenkichi Yoshizawa of Japan.
He admitted that "Japan had not been
wholly in the right, that China, too, was
blameworthy" and called for a "more
conciliatory attitude" on both sides. How-
ever, he did lay China's disunity to her
own political unstability, that Japan could
not be blamed entirely for China's plight.
The Japanese delegates tried to justi-
fy their obstructionist tactics in China
by saying that what China is doing is pre-
paring for war against Japan. They took
particular pains in trying to establish
this thesis with views of justifying their
interference in China on the assumption
of self-defense.
The Chinese delegation made short
shrift of this Japanese contention by ex-
plaining that there is unquestionably no
doubt of China's military preparation
for the maintainence of her own inde-
pendence and integrity. In view of the
endless humiliations that she had suffered
during the past five years China has
learned to realize that she can no longer
rely on external assistance either in help-
ing to guarantee her territorial integrity
or to help fight an invader. All peace
treaties from the Nine Power Pact to
the League Covenant and the Anti-War
Pact have been torn to pieces, and there
is not the slightest assurance that China
can count on any other nation when she
is called on to defend herself, but all
Chinese efforts in this direction are aim-
ed at no nation in particular; they are
directed at any aggressor that may come
to invade her sovereign rights and terri-
tory.
In the debates between the Chinese
and the Japanese delegates, there was
the most lively debate between the two
chief spokesmen of their respective na-
tions, namely, Dr. Hu Shih and Ex-
Foreign Minister Kenkichi Yoshizawa.
Concerning the conditions of North Chi-
na and Manchuria which were emphati-
cally elucidated by Dr. Hu, who put an
end to all tendencies to evade the issues
on the part of the Japanese delegates
hy asserting that he was an eye witness
to the major Japanese violations in
China. On another occasion, Dr. Hu
also made it plain in an unequivocal
manner that the peace of the Far East
and the Pacific depend upon Japan's at-
titude and a change of heart. He stated
that any concession hereafter must come
from the aggressor and that China could
concede no more.
In reply Mr. Yoshizawa somewhat sar-
castically remarked that Dr. Hu meant
to implicate Japan by the use of the
term "aggressor." Dr. Hu Shih, for-
igetting his philosophical calm at the mo-
ment, thundered "CORRECT!" The
momentary silence which ensued was
most eloquent.
The Japanese strenuously denied that
they have violated the Nine-Power Pact
which guaranteed the Open Door, Chi-
na's administrative and territorial inte-
grity, and the opportunity for China to
work out a stable government. They
demanded a revision of this treaty which
represents the core of the collective sy-
stem in the Pacific. When they were
asked what revision they desired to make,
they had nothing to offer. They were
then faced with the question as to what
Japan wants, and again they refused to
answer. They insisted that China should
enter into direct bi-lateral negotiations
with them for the settlement of all out-
standing questions between the two coun-
tries.
The Chinese delegation replied that
Japan must fulfil the positively essential
condition of evacuating all of her troops
from Chinese territory and Manchuria.
Only then would China consider any
Japanese proposals for the restoration of
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 25, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Tom Captures Marathon Softball Favorites Win
Ahead of his nearest competitor by
approximately a block and a half, Her-
bert Tom, veteran distance runner, cap-
tured the Chitena-Shangtai Marathon
last Saturday night, winning his second
marathon race within three months. His
time for the three-mile run was 16:58.5,
remarkably fast in view of the hills and
traffic hazards that the entrants faced.
The battle for second place was fur-
ious, with George Chung and Francis
Mark fighting all the way from the
Embarcadero to the finish line, with
Chung finishing a scant two yards ahead.
Another thrilling race was given the
spectators on Grant Avenue, Harry Jue
and George Lau racing almost neck to
neck on the home stretch, with Jue win-
ning out over his veteran rival.
At the start, Tom shot into an early
lead. George Lau and Kay Jong took
the lead at Montgomery, setting a terrific
pace. At Jackson and the Embarcadero,
Tom raced ahead to take the lead and
stayed in front throughout the race ex-
cept for a brief moment when Mark took
the lead near Pier 23. At Powell and
Francisco, Tom gradually widened he
lead between himself and the other fa-
vorites, Chung, Mark, Jong and Peter
Law.
As a result of his victory, Tom was
awarded a large trophy, while Chung
and Mark were also given trophies. Jong
and Law received gold medals, George
Lee and Lau, silver, and James Chin,
who finished ninth, a bronze medal.
The first fifteen out of twenty-two
starters who finished, in order, are: Her-
bert Tom, George Chung, Francis Mark,
Kay Jong, Peter Law, George Lee, Harry
Jue, George Lau, James Chin, Wahso
Chan, Leo Hall, Henry Chew, Henry
Wong, Philip Ng and Lawrence Jeong.
• •
WA YEN CAGERS PRACTICE
For the coming basketball season, three
returning veterans will form the nucleus
of a potentially strong Wa Yen squad,
of Sacramento, California. The veterans
are Edmund Yee, Jim Gee and Ben Yuke.
Most promising of the prospects out
for the team are George Louie, Ed Louie,
Charley Lum, Paul Yuke and Charles
Fong, besides a host of other candidates.
This year's Wa Yen team will have as
its captain Edmund Yee, a sharp-shoot-
ing forward with a dead-eye.
First practice for the capital five will
be called Sept. 26, according to Ben
Yuke, secretary of the club.
An unexpectedly large crowd of al-
most two hundred spectators witnessed
the opening games of Hall's Sport
Shop's San Francisco Chinese Softball
League last Sunday afternoon at the Hay-
ward Playground, with the three favor-
ites, Chinese Softball Club's "A" team,
Eastern Bakery and Dresswell Shop, em-
erging victors as leading contenders for
the pennant.
C. S. C.'s "A" team took the Chitena
"ten" by a score of 17-9, the Eastern
Bakery trounced the C. S. B.'s "B" squad
13-5, while Dresswell won from the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. 18-15. Fred Hing and
George Chinn with two hits each and
Wing Wye's fielding led the A's to vic-
tory, while for Chitena, Francis Louie
collected three hits with his brother, Har-
ry, starring with severalline drive catches.
Newall Kai Kee and E. Tom with three
safe hits apiece led the Bakery team at
bat, with Howard Joe turning in an im-
pressive game at third. For the "B's",
Lester Lee, second sacker, collected three
hits.
Wild hitting and fielding featured the
Dresswell-Y game. Gaius Shew of Dress-
well homed with the bases loaded in the
first inning, while Henry Owyang of the
"Y" tripled with the bases full besides
hitting a circuit clout.
Scores:
Chitena 0 0 5 10 3 0 9
C. S. C. "A's" 1 3 2 7 1 3 X 17
Batteries: Thomas Leong and James
Jeong, Frank C. Wong.
Jimmy Wong and Fred Hing.
Eastern Bakery 2020063 13
C. S. C. "B's" 10 0 3 10 0 5
Batteries: Y. Choy and C. Lum.
Dave Kimlau and Ed Lim.
Dresswell 8 0 2 2 0 15 18
Chinese "Y" 6 0 10 7 0 1 15
Batteries: John Young, Jimmy Lee
and Ray Leong.
Alfred Lee, Stanley Ng and Ted Lee.
• •
WITH THE SPORTSMEN
Fred Jow, Mack SooHoo, Dr. D. K.
Chang and Thomas F. Leong of the San
Francisco Chinese Sportsmen Club and
the Fresno Chinese Skeet team shot limit
of doves, 15 birds each, recently, at Fres-
no, California. The dove season opened
September 1st. While at Fresno, the
Sportsmen Club members were the house
guests of Ray Wong ^nd Tommy Haw.
Chinese On Football Teams
A highly interesting news item appar-
ently has been overlooked by the prep
sports writers of the San Francisco news-
papers— the fact that there are three Chi-
nese boys playing on high school elevens
this A. A. A. season.
Marshall Leong, 17-year-old 210 pound
sophomore playing tackle at Mission
High School, has been a first-string man,
but suffered an injury before the league
started. Incidentally, the first Chinese
boy to earn a football block at Mission
is Marshall's brother, Ed, who played
for the Brown Bears in 1933. Marshall's
brother, Harding, a 160-pounder and a
junior, is playing reserve guard at the
Commerce High School. Marshall is 16
years of age.
Both Marshall and Harding are ne-
phews of Thomas F. Leong, former
track and basketball star at Commerce,
and George "Tiny" Leong, who was one
of Commerce's outstanding linesmen al-
most a decade ago.
At Galileo High School, George Wong
is playing first string guard on the var-
sity. Last year he was a reserve end with
the Lion eleven.
• •
Four Weeks Remain
On Softball Schedule
Four more weeks of play remained in
the Chinese Softball League which started
last Sunday, at the Hayward Playground.
The rest of the schedule is as follows
with the first game at 1 p.m.:
September 27
S. F. C. S. C. "A" vs. own "B" team.
Chinese "Y" vs. Chitena
Eastern Bakery vs. Dresswell
October 4
Chinese "Y" vs. Eastern Bakery
S. F. C. S. C. "B'' vs. Chitena
S. F. C. S. C. "A" vs. Dresswell
October 11
Chinese "Y" vs. S. F. C. S. C. "B"
S. F. C. S. C. "A" vs. Eastern Bakery
Chitena vs. Dresswell
October 18
Chitena vs. Eastern Bakery
S. F. C. S. C. "A" vs. Chinese "V
S. F. C. S. C. "B" vs. Dresswell
• •
Two promising young players, Fran-
cis Yee and Richard Ming Lee have been
added to the Chinese Y. M. C. A. soft-
ball team for the City Chinese Softball
League.
September 25, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 13
SPORTS
Softball In Los Angeles
The return game of the L. A. Chi-
nese Softball Club again found the Good-
fellows defeated by a score of 16-13 last
Sunday at Elysian Park, the winning
team having won previously, 7-3. At
the end of the first inning the winner
led 7-6 and continued to lead until the
end of the ball game. Following that,
the winner played the Mei Wah Girls.
• •
CHURCH LEAGUE TO START
With the possibility that twelve teams
may be entered, the Berkeley Church
Athletic Association of California will
start its annual basketball season on
October 3, with games at the Burbank
Junior High School gymnasium and the
"Y" court.
The Chinese Congregational Church
has already entered in the league. Wing
York Jue of the Chinese Congregational
Church, brother of the retiring president,
Wing Tow Jue, was elected president
for the association for 1936-37.
• •
ST. MARY'S INTER-
HOOP TOURNAMENT
Approximately four hundred students
will participate in the Inter-Class Basket-
ball Tournament of the St. Mary's Chi-
nese School, sponsored by the student
body starting tomorrow at noon, when
the first grade girls clash with the second
grade girls. All games are scheduled
for the St. Mary's court, with admission
free. Trophies will be awarded to win-
ning teams.
• •
SPORTSHORTS
Chinese Y. M. C. A. cagers won two
out of three last Saturday night at its
gym from the Lowell lightweight hoop-
men. The 100's won, 23-7, the 110's lost
to the Cardinals, 16-14, while the "Y"
took the 120 pound tilt, 28-19. In the
tens game, little Ulysses Moy was the
mainstay of the Lowell team.
Alfred Lee and George "Tiny" Leong
were recently added to the staff of re-
creational leaders at the Chinese "Y".
Arthur Hee and Joe Chew, sponsor
and coach of Shangtai's hoop teams, re-
spectively, are expected to issue a call
for practice shortly. Although several
veterans are returning to the squad, new
players are wanted also, and anyone de-
siring a tryout may contact the coach, it
was announced.
Warburton, Vejar Coach
L. A. Chinese Eleven
At the stroke of 3:30 p.m. last Sunday
afternoon, the Elysian Park field in Los
Angeles was filled with an assortment of
Chinese moleskin mastadons, some thirty
to forty of them, all with a single view
in mind — football.
Both "Cotton" Warburton, the flashy
quarterback formerly of U. S. C, and
Laurie Vejar of the unforgettable Notre
Dame squad of 1932, fill the capacity
as coaches of Los Angeles' first Chinese
pigskin squad.
Inamuch as Emily Post has decreed
that the use of more than eleven persons
on a side in football is persona non grata
or ipso facto, Vejar must select eleven
sterling young men to fill the breeches.
There are plenty of good footballers just
itching to "strut their stuff" for the
"Loce-Hang-A-Lays" squad, but they
will have to beat out an array of talent
if they expect to get some relief from
their scratching.
Arrangements will be made for the
Chinese squad to play preliminary games
at the Gilmore and McLaglen stadiums.
The squad has several open dates and is
willing to arrange contests with their
Chinese of the North.
With such outstanding men as coaches
and the splendid cooperation of the spon-
sors, Dr. Edward Lee and Lawrence Ho,
with the help to be received from Mr.
Y. C. Hong and Dr. Samuel Eng, and
Jack Chew as manager, there is no doubt
that this will be one of the finest teams
ever produced on the Pacific Coast, it
was reported.
• •
CHEE AND SING TENNIS CHAMPS
Elmer Chee and Mamie Sing were the
singles' winners of the Los Angeles Ten-
nis Club's annual tournament held in
that city recently. Chee teamed with
Dr. George Lee to defeat John Sing
and Hamilton Gee in the final of the
Men's Doubles by scores of 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
This is the first time that Chee has
ever won the singles title, Gee being the
winner in 1934-35.
Mrs. Sing recaptured the cup from
Betty Chow who was titlist last year. She
Was also the holder of the trophy in 1934.
• •
In preparation for the coming Junior
Athletic Federation swimming meet, the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. swimmers held a
dual meet at its pool last night (Thurs-
day) with the Central "Y".
U. C. Quintet In Practice
Issuing the call for its initial practice
this Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in
the men's gymnasium, the U. C. Chinese
Students basketball team will commence
its campaign this season with a veteran
team that was undefeated last year.
The athletic council of Eli Eng, Philip
Chinn, Harry Chong, Stanton Yee and
Hector Eng, is lining up an extensive
schedule of games for the squad in the
Bay region and in Southern California.
In addition to witnessing the Cal-U.S.C.
football game in Los Angeles on Novem-
ber 7th, the team is attempting to secure
a game with the U. S. C. Chinese Stu-
dents or the Lowa A. C. while it is in the
South. During the Christmas holidays,
the Council hopes to arrange tilts with
the Chinese quintets in the Northwest.
• •
"Y" CAGE TEAMS PLAY
With many games already scheduled,
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. cage teams have
been in full swing during the past week,
having played several school fives. On
October 7, the "Y" 110's take on the
Park Presidio at 7:15 at the latter's court,
while on the 8th the 110's and the 120's
play Commerce High at the Chinese "Y"
gym beginning 3:30 p.m. On October
14, the 120's will invade the Park Pre-
sidio's court for a tilt at 7:15 p.m.
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CHINESE D'. OEST
September 25, 1936
The Commercial Future
of China
by
Major Frederic Ludwig Firebaugh,
Chemical Warfare Reserve,
United States Army.
(Continued from Sept. 4th issue)
General comparison between the North
and South.
North
Limited, uncertain rainfall 15 to 24
inches, disastrous floods and droughts
"China's Sorrow" cold winters, hot sum-
mers, a little snow. Six months growing
season, one or two crops. Semi-arid cli-
mate, strangely influenced by Mongolia.
Precarious agriculture, with a small mar-
gin of safety if the rain is abnormal. Dry
terraces. Unleached calcareous soils.
Frequent famines, almost every year
in some districts. Kaoliang, millet, wheat,
beans, grassless and treeless. Brown and
dust-blown during the winter. Roads and
two-wheeled carts, dra^t animals.
Donkeys and mules. Mud-walled hous-
es with heater brick beds or kangs. Cities
with wide streets. Smooth coast line
with poor harbors, fishing unimportant.
Foreign intercourse by land. Emigration
with Mongolian mixture. Mandarin dia-
lect throughout.
Classical and conservative, scholars.
Camels, horses, etc.
South
Abundant rainfall 30 to 60 inches up,
Canal and irrigation, water always avail-
able. Cool winters, hot moist summers,
snow and ice uncommon. Nine months
to one year growing season, two or three
crops. Subtropical climate, summer mon-
soon rains, and typhoons. Intensive cul-
tivation, crop failure rare, large yields.
Irrigated terraces. Leached calcareous
soils.
Relative prosperity, except for over-
crowding. Rice the dominant crop, bam-
boo and abundant vegetation. Green
landscapes in all seasons. Flagstone trails
and sedan chairs, coolie carriers.
Water buffalo. Woven bamboo walls
and thatched roofed houses. Teeming
crowded cities, narrow streets. Irregular
coast line with many good harbors, fish-
ing. Foreign intercourse by water.
Emigration to the "South Seas". Racial
variation, with primitive non-Chinese
tribes. Great diversity of dialects.
Radical and restless, merchants and
adventurers. Canal boats, etc. shipbuild-
ing.
Note: Manchuria is not included in this
comparison, since there is considerable virgin
timber located in the eastern and western
portions. '
The principal railroads in the area
are: the Peking-Suiyuan and west, the
Peking-Mukden, the Peking-Hankow, the
Tientsin-Pukow, the Shanghai-Nanking,
the Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo, the
Cheng Tai, the Taokow-Chinghwa, the
Kaifeng-Honan, the Chuchow-Pingsiang,
the Canton-Kowloon, the Canton-Sam-
shui, the Changchow-Amoy, the Hupeh-
Hunan, the Kiao-Tsi, the Kiukiang-Nan-
chang, the Sunning-Canton, and a few
others.
As brought out later, one of the signifi-
cant facts concerning transportation
in this region is that the important min-
eral areas are not adequately pierced by
railroad lines. A study of the railroad
map of China will show that many areas
are likewise devoid of proper rail service.
About forty thousand miles of highways
were built in China up to 1931 and many
more miles have since been completed
and other stretches are planned. Such
road construction will undoubtedly aid
foreign and domestic commerce. A large
part of the commerce is carried by water
(fresh and salt) ; however, large areas
have little contact with the coastal cities
by rail, road or stream. For example,
the upper reaches of the Yangtze are
pretty much shut off from communica-
tion below by the gorges between Chung-
king and Ichang, where the river drops
nearly five hundred feet.
The Southwest Tablelands cover the
provinces of Kokonor, Sikang and Thi-
bet. This area is bounded on the east
by the Peling and Snow Mountains; on
the south and w»st by the great mass of
the Himalayas; and on the north by the
Kunlun Mountains, the Altin Tagh, and
the Nan Shan Range. This is a wild,
forbidding region of few roads, great al-
titudes and scattered population; the area
is almost inaccessible. The principal river
systems are as follows: The Yellow Ri-
ver draining from the northeast portion,
the Yangtze River draining from the
southeast portion, and the Brahamaputra
River draining from the southwest and
south portions around the eastern end
of the Himalaya Range and down
through India.
(To be Continued)
• •
The historic Lunghwa pagoda near
Shanghai, China, has been crowned with
a neon light beacon. The pagoda is at
the edge of a busy aerodrome and the
beacon is necessary for a warning.
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA 2
I. P. R. CONFERENCE
(Continued from Page 11)
peace in the Far East. The Chinese dele-
gation further expressed its views con-
cerning Japan's much publicized state-
ment that she strongly desired a stable
government in China, but it must be ab-
solutely independent of Tokio. Japan
was then further asked by the delegates
of the conference whether she would be
willing to become a party to a revived
collective system of security in the Pacific.
The Japanese delegates answered that
Japan could not leave the important mat-
ter of the security of the Japanese Em-
pire or the destiny of Japan in the hands
of other nations. So the inference seem-
ed that Japan prefers to follow the law
of the jungles rather than the law of
progress and civilization.
The conference concluded with an air
of despondency and disappointment. This
was found in the fact that Japan ha»
apparently decided to pursue her "mani-
fest destiny" in this important area of
the world without any consideration for
the interest of other nations, large or
small, and that the nations facing the
Pacific must be prepared to arm them-
selves for self protection. Nevertheless,
the frank exchange of views at the In-
stitute of Pacific Relations at least dem-
onstrated to the various nations where
their national policies are leading them,
and if there should be a conflict, at least
the people would know in what direction
the straws in the wind are blowing.
In concluding this interview and the
series on the Yosemite conference, Dr.
Mah was asked for a statement to the
Chinese students studying in this countr/
and to the overseas Chinese in America,
and he. said, "In view of the unchanging
trend of events, if we are in any way in-
terested in preserving the integrity and
independence of our country, we must
be prepared and be ready to sacrifice life
itself. Unless we have this determination
there is no hope of retaining our ancient
heritage in this world of conflicts and
the respect of other nations which pro-
vide us with opportunities of an ordinary
life."
Chung Mei Home of El Cerrito, Calif-
ornia, was presented last week with an
American flag by Honor Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, of Richmond. The
presentation was made by the commander
of the post, C. O. Davis, to Lieut. Ed-
ward Tong, a member of the school
staff, who received the flag in behalf of
the institution.
September 25, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
A Queen Of The Pacific Ocean — S. S. President Coolidge
Miss Mabel Lee and her mother re-
turned last Wednesday aboard the "Presi-
dent Coolidge" from a six months' visit
in China.
They are sister and mother of Mrs.
Harry Chew, the former Rose Lee.
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MOVES TO NEW QUARTERS
The United States Immigration Ser-
vice moved last week from its quar-
ters in the old Appraisers' Building to
the Custom House Building, adjoining
its old location in San Francisco, it was
announced recently by Mr. Ernest Tsang,
attached to the Department.
Henceforth, Chinese desiring to secure
forms and applications for return to
China may apply at Room 107, at the
Battery and Jackson Street side of the
building.
• •
CHINESE Y. W. C A. CLASSES
In order to give girls some preparation
for part-time jobs as household employees
(school-jobs), the Y. W. C. A. is offering
a course of four discussions and demon-
strations on some of the simple routine
tasks which such jobs involve. Classes
will be held from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. be-
ginning Thursday, October 1 and con-
tinuing on alternate Thursdays for four
weeks. The subjects will be:
October 1, Table Setting and Serving.
October 15, Preparation of vegetables
and simple salads.
October 29, Care of household equip-
ment.
November 12, Household Employment
as a Vocation.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
! President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30; President
Taft (S. F.) Oct. 13; President McKin-
ley (Seattle) Oct. 14; President Hoover
(S. F.) Oct. 21; President Grant (Se-
attle) Oct. 28; President Pierce (S. F.)
Nov. 10; President Coolidge (S. F.)
Nov. 18.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25; President Coolidge
(L. A.) Sept. 30; President Harrison (S.
F.) Oct. 9; President Lincoln (S. F.)
Oct. 16; President Hayes (S. F.) Oct.
23; President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
President Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13; Presi-
dent Monroe (S. F.) Nov. 20; President
Coolidge (S. F.) Nov. 27.
Remember When?
(Continued from Page 5)
(harp) and the yut kim (moon mando-
lin).
Today, the celebration of the moon
festival is on the decline, and unless
something is done quickly, this colorful
event will be a thing of the past. How-
ever, druggists still send presents of
moon cakes and wine" to the physicians
as of old, and the bakeries still put out
a huge array of moon cakes (cakes in
the shape of a moon). They also put
out sugar dragon boats, sugar lions, su-
gar Buddhas; cookies in the shape of
carps, piggies in baskets, rabbits; and
other dainties for the children — the child-
ren are never neglected in any celebra-
tion.
As late as 1920, Kwong Yick, Sing
Soon, and Hang Far Low (Pavilion of
Almond Blossoms) were the three fav-
orite moon cake bakeries. Today, eighty
year old Hang Far Low is the only one
of the three remaining; but recently, two
modern Ibakeries, Eastern and Fong
Fong, have taken up the banner of
moon cake making — and Chinatown is
once more happy with beautiful moon
cakes.
(Tenth of a series of 52 recordings of
sociological changes taking place in China-
town within a generation).
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CHINESE DIGEST
September 25, 1936
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this the biggest $35 worth in town.
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Chinese representative at Kearny Street: "Colday" Lcong
A "HANDY"
meaning #5.00, the low over-
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(Division of Stetson)
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TOP — The "City of China", village in the Texas Centennial Exposition now being held in that state.
BOTTOM — One of the favorites in the San Francisco Chinese Softball League now being played,
the Eastern Bakery team. They are: Back, Howard Joe, Manager Y. P. Choy, Peter Yuen, Paul
Ako, Eddie Tom, Bob Lee, Captain Newell KaiKee, and Ben Lee. Front, Kenneth KaiKee, Richard
Loo, C. Chan, Phillip Lum, C. Lum, and Joe Hee. Mascot, Bobby Lee.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 2, 1936
FAR EAST
JAPAN MAKES IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS
Word that the Chinese government would take a
firm stand and not only reject the four demands of the
Japanese as a basis for peace, but make four counter-
demands of their own set the stage for the present
tense situation in the Far East.
It is understood that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
shek, long-time exponent of the theory "Reconstruc-
tion in China and unification first", has finally yielded
to the pressure of anti-Japanese elements, and will this
time take a strong stand. It was also reported that
the four Japanese demands were, in many respects,
as detrimental and unacceptable as were the infamous
21 Demands made on China more than a decade ago.
According to reports, they were:
1. A grant of autonomy to the five northern prov-
inces, Hopei, Chahar, Suiyuan, Shantung and Shansi
to be made into a buffer state against Mongolia and
Russia-
2. Economic co-operation with Japan, meaning lower
tariffs on Japanese imports and granting of mining,
communication, agricultural and industrial rights to
Japanese exploiting interests, including the South Man-
churia Railway.
3. The right to station Japanese troops in the Yang-
tze River forts and on Hainan Island, to "protect Jap-
anese interests."
4. The right to examine textbooks for the purpose
of suppressing anti-Japanese education by censoring
any references to a united China and all derogatory
facts about Japan despite possible historical accuracy.
The acceptance of these demands would practically
mean the passing of the Chinese government and giv-
ing Japan actual control over all China, declared a
Chinese spokesman.
In rejecting the Japanese demands, it was reported
that the Chinese government would make the follow-
ing counter-demands:
1. Immediate withdrawal of all Japanese soldiers
thrown into the area following the series of little inci-
dents that wound up with the killing of a Japanese
sailor and the wounding of two others two weeks ago.
2- Immediate withdrawal of Japanese troops holding
Fengtai in North China. Japanese surrounded a Chi-
nese garrison there and threatened war after charging
an attack was made on a Japanese. The Chinese garri-
son withdrew peacefully in view of superior numbers.
3. Suppression of all Japanese-sponsored societies
opposing constituted Chinese authorities, particularly
a group conducting smuggling operations in North
China.
4. A Sino-Japanese understanding giving China a
free hand in East Hopei province, now practically an
autonomous state.
The eight destroyers carried 200 marines in addition
to the regular crews.
Dissatisfaction with foreign and Chinese authorities
for asserted failure to protect Japanese lives was ex-
pressed by Japanese consular authorities, and Japanese
officials expressed their determination to take action
wherever necessary to protect their nationals-
Japanese took over patrol of the Chinese Chapei
district and much of the Hongkew section of the in-
ternational settlement. These forces were immediately
decreased, however, and settlement police were allowed
to resume their duties in the Hongkew district.
Unofficial Japanese reports there stated Japanese
residents of Hankow were planning to evacuate to
Shanghai because they feared further "incidents" in
the interior of China.
The reports further stated that Japanese authorities
felt their nationals in Hangkow, most of whom reside
outside the Japanese territorial concession, could not
be protected if trouble resulted.
In addition to the Japanese warships arriving, Chi-
nese reports asserted a Japanese aircraft carrier was
lying off Woosung, a battle-scarred fort of the Shang-
hai war in 1932- However, no confirmation was made.
Thousands of Chinese were in flight yesterday from
their native quarter to the safety of the International
Settlement.
They were from the Hongkew district nearest the
Japanese section. Until yesterday afternoon, Chinese
police had prevented an exodus, but for no reason,
the bars were let down later.
In 1932 that part of the city was the scene of six
weeks' bitter fighting. The causes then were the same
as those that threaten now — anti-Japanese feeling a-
mong the Chinese because of Japanese encroachment.
Japanese naval officers said they feared repercus-
sions among the Chinese to the court hearing later of
Chinese suspected of having killed a Japanese.
According to unconfirmed reports in Chinese mili-
tary circles, the Japanese military authorities are press-
ing strict demands on General Sung Cheh-yuan, head
of the Hopei-Chahar Provincial Council, directing body
of the semi-autonomous North China region.
Eight Japanese warships arrived in Shanghai with
marine reinforcements for the Japanese defense forces
in Shanghai last Monday.
A little ray of light was thrown upon the mysterious
Japanese move today, with a Chinese report that Jap-
anese authorities will withdraw their patrols 24 hours
after a verdict in the "Nakayama case (one of the
murder incidents), provided there are "no untoward
events."
What may be a new zone of Sino-Japanese trouble
appeared today with receipt of a petition from Jap-
anese residents of Tsingtao by the headquarters of
the North China Garrison at Tientsin.
The petition stated the "atmosphere" in Shantung
province was "most dangerous" and asked that Jap-
anese troops be sent there "to protect nationals."
October 2, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 3
CHINATOWNIA
Pan American Announces
Rates On Clipper Ships
Standard passenger fares for regular
trans-ocean airplane service, to be in-
augurated over the trans-Pacific route
to the Orient by Pan American Airways
System, were made public at the local
offices of the airline here yesterday.
On the overnight trip leaving San
Francisco in the afternoon and arriving
in Honolulu for breakfast the next morn-
ing, the air fare is $360.00, with a
round trip fare of $646.00. The air
fare for the eight-thousand-mile flight
from San Francisco to Manila is $799.-
00, and the round trip fare is $1436.20.
From Honolulu ro Manila the fare is
$614.00 one way, round trip $1105.20.
All fates include limousine service
between the airport and the business
section of the city at all stops outside
of the continental United States. Fares
also include meals aloft and rooms and
meals at the Pan American Airways
Hotels on the islands of Midway, Wake
and Guam.
Combined steamer-air trips to the Or-
ient are being planned, in cooperation
with the Matson and Dollar Lines so
that a passenger may take a fast steamer
to Honolulu, and the Pan American
Airways Clippers between Honolulu and
the Orient. Round trip accomodations
combining one way by steamer and one
way by Clipper are being arranged.
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(Main Office in San Francisco)
748 Sacramento Street
CHINESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
HERBALISTS
Have many experienced and successful herb
specialists here. Many come from Peiping,
Nanking, Shanghai, Hongkong, and Canton.
Our herbalists are certified and so recognized
by the Central Government of the Republic
of China.
To our American friends:
Chinese Herbs Relieve All Forms of Ailment
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AUTOISTS ESCAPE INJURIES
IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Returning to San Francisco early
Monday morning from a barbecue at
Alum Rock, near San Jose, Richard
Louie and two friends narrowly escaped
serious injuries when their car figured
in an accident on the Bay shore High-
way.
At a high rate of speed, a car shot out
of a side road, driven by an alleged
drunken motorist. Louie swerved his
car to one side to avoid crashing the car
in his path, but could not avoid it en-
tirely, hitting the rear of it and causing
it to turn over three times.
Neither Louie nor his friends, Billy
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Descendant Of
Confucius Engaged
Kung Tah-chen, the 75th lineal des-
cendant of Confucius, the great sage of
China, is engaged to Miss Violet Sun
after a romance of more than a year,
it was reported from Peiping.
Holding the rank of Duke as the lin-
eal descendant of Confucius, Kung is
17 years of age, and well versed in the
Chinese classics. He has been invited
to attend the dedication of a great Con-
fucian temple in Tokyo, Japan.
Miss Sun, a close friend of Miss Anna
May Wong, the Hollywood screen
star, is the eighteen-year-old daughter
of a bank president from Anhwei pro-
vince. The wedding will take place this
fall at Chufu, birthplace of Confucius
and the bridegroom-to-be.
Louie and Henry Chinn, nor the driver
of the other car were injured. The only
damage done to Louie's car were cut
tires, a dented fender and a bent axle.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 2, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Miss Stella Wong, prominent young
Chinese artist who designed "Fong Fong's
Bakery and Soda Fountain", is now
teaching puppetry, stage, costume and
fashion designing in addition to story
illustration at the Central Y. W. C. A.
and Castlemont High School in Oakland.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wong, with their
niece, Viola Leong, of California, mo-
tored east for a visit to New York, and
returned home recently.
Enrollments for the Personal Growth
Institute courses of the Y. M. C. A. may
still be made with, either Mr. Henry S.
Tom at the Chinese branch or at the
Central Y. M. C. A., 220 Golden Gate
Avenue, San Francisco, with Mr. Wil-
liam F. Meyer.
Mrs. Alice L. Lee and her two sons
returned to her home in Berkeley recent-
ly after a months' visit with .her folks
in Watsonville, while Mrs. Jennie Yee
of Etna (former Jennie Lee of Watson-
ville) is spending a few weeks visiting
her relatives at her former home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Choy and their
daughter, Connie, of Santa Rosa, are
now residing in Watsonvilkj where Mr.
Choy is managing the new National
Dollar Store.
The engagement of Miss Beatrice C.
Lee of Oakland to Mr. Larry Leong of
this city was announced last week.
Miss Edith Chan and Mr. Lew Chong,
both of this city, will take their nuptial
vows tomorrow evening, Oct. 3.
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Benjamin Wong, who was sent by the
Federal Government of the Territory
of Hawaii to California as research work-
er for the board of health at the Uni-
versity of California, Stanford Univer-
sity and the University of Southern Cal-
ifornia, returned home last Saturday
aboard the President Coolidge via Los
Angeles. He also attended the Yosemite
Conference while here.
San Francisco Junior College Chinese
Student Club's first dance of the season
will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, at
the Chinese Y. W. C. A. It will be a
semi-formal invitational affair, it was
learned.
The skating party Friday, Sept. 18,
at the Imperial Rink, Portland, Oregon,
sponsored by the Chinese United Bible
Class under the direction of Miss Leach
included such fancy skaters as Elaine
Hong, May Seid, Dorothy Lee Hong,
Chester Locke, Florence Moy, Howard
Lee, Rosie and Margaret Coe, Joe Lee,
Joe Wong and Billy Moe.
Since the opening of school this fall,
the Lincoln Grammar School of Santa
Barbara, California, is enjoying the larg-
est number of Chinese children in en-
rollment in the history of the school.
Approximately thirty-five students are
enrolled with prospects of more in the
near future, which is encouraging, con-
sidering the small Chinese population
of that city.
Miss Lucille Lee, formerly a student
at the University of California, is now
enrolled at the University of California
at Los Angeles. Her home is in Spo-
kane, Washington.
At a recent meeting of the Tri-C Club
of Stockton, the following officers were
elected: President, Kenneth Jann; secre-
tary, Fred Ng; and treasurer, Kenneth
Wong.
Miss Dorothy Ong, an auditor in the
Sacramento State Department of Social
Welfare, entertained her fellow workers
at a social held last week.
Miss Ong is a talented musician. She
plays the ulcelele, guitar, harmonica,
piano, and the accordian.
Chinese Union Fellowship
Group Activities
Dr. Stanley Armstrong Hunter, pastor
of St. Johns Presbyterian Church in
Berkeley, will be the guest speaker at the
Chinese Union Fellowship meeting to
be held at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. this
coming Sunday at 7:00 o'clock. Special
musical numbers will be presented by
the Crusaders' Male Quartette of Oak-
land.
In order to prevent any confusion as
to time and place of its future meetings,
the cabinet of the Union Fellowship
Group has decided to meet on the first
Sunday of every month at the Chinese
Y. W. C. A. The public is cordially
invited ro attend all fellowship meetings.
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PROGRAM FOR MISSION
Plans for en enlarged program of ac-
tivities for the Chinese Christian Mis-
sion of Stockton were announced by
Dr. G. H. Colliver of the College of
Pacific.
A sponsoring committee from the
Central Methodist Church has been or-
ganized to supervise instructions.
Members of the teaching staff are Miss
Blossom Ah Tye, kindergarten; Miss
Mildred Jann and Miss Leona Miller,
primary; Miss Wanda Wong and Mrs.
J. J. Hooper, junior; Dr. G. H. Colliver,
seniors and young people; Mrs. Dilly
Ah Tye, adults.
• •
DR. PHELPS SPEAKS
Dr. Dryden Linsley Phelps, principal
of Ming Te College of West China Uni-
versity of Chentu, Szechuan province,
China, will speak at the Chinese Baptist
Church this Sunday, October 4. Dr.
Phelps; who is on a years' leave to lec-
ture on Chinese affairs in the United
States, was a delegate to the Mills Col-
lege conference, and is an educator of
note in China.
Dun Lew of Oakland passed away on
September 10 at the age of sixty-nine.
GO-TO-CHURCH-SUNDAY
October 4th 12 Noon
Speaker: Dr. Dryden L. Phelps
Professor of Philosophy,
West China Union University
Topic: "Mixing Religion With Politics"
7 P. M.
Sigma Lambda Meeting
CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH
'Your Neighborhood Church'
Rev. Albert Lau, Pastor
1 Waverly Place San Francitco
October 2, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Catholic Social Center Plans Hawaii — Across The Sea
Although various activities have al-
ready taken place since the reopening
of school at the Chinese Catholic School
and Social Center, recently.
Center, a still more extensive program
is planned to the end of the present
year, it was announced by Rev. George
W. P. Johnson, C. S. P., Director of
the St. Mary's Chinese Catholic School
and Social Center recently.
With the reorganizing of St. Mary's
Athletic Club, which took place last Sat-
urday, athletics has now come to the
fore. At least 4 boys and young men's
basketball teams will take to the local
courts bearing St. Mary's colors and the
club's new coaches look ahead to success-
ful ventures in the various coming bas-
ketball encounters and tournaments.
Two girls' teams have also been organ-
ized and are being coached by Erline
Lowe.
Sammy Lee, well-known boxing in-
structor, is also pointing some of his
stars for the fall tournaments.
St. Mary's Boy Scout Troop $34 also
has definite plans during the fall. A
Cub Pack is soon to be organized for
many youngsters not old enough to par-
ticipate in the Scout Troop.
Somewhat different from the afore-
mentioned activities will be the tea to
be given by the Court Our Lady of
China of the Catholic Daughters of Am-
erica, on October 11.
Expecred to make its appearance
shortly is the fall edition of "The
Aurora," the Center's quarterly Chinese-
English publication. After its publica-
tion a committee will plan immediately
for its Christmas number.
An outstanding religious ceremony
will command the attention of many
when the four hundred youngsters of
the America and Chinese schools take
part in Rosary Sunday activities at Old
St. Mary's Church on October 18.
But the biggest item in the Center's
fall program will be its Annual Festival
and Bazaar. The event will take place
this year on November 19, 20, and 21.
Fancy work, groceries, candies, turkeys,
cakes and also objects of art will be the
offerings at the various booths. Games
and prizes of all kinds will be presented;
likewise dancing, boxing exhibitions and
sundry entertainment.
The proceeds of the bazaar will go
towards continuing the many works of
the Social Center throughout the next
year.
The program for the 23 rd annual
celebration of Balboa Day on Sept. 25,
held at the Pan-Pacific Union, was an
international affair, with all races par-
ticipating in dances, music, and pageant-
ry. Those in charge of the Chinese unit
included Mesdames W. K. Chang, James
T. Chinn, Don Dang, Edward Lam, Ri-
chard Tong, Misses Rachel Yap, Violet
Yee, and Jennie Fong.
Politics is in the air, too, in Hawaii,
and among the Americans of Chinese
parentage who are candidates for offices
in the city and county in the coming el-
ection are the following republicans:
Peter Chu and Kam T'ai Lee, running
for election to the House of Representa-
tives; Leonard K. Fong, running for the
Board of Supervisors; Philip N. Sing
and David Y. Akana, running for re-
election to the Board; democrats: Yew
Char, runnnig for reelection to the House
and Ernest Mau, running for election
to the House.
Chinn Sunn, Hawaii's representative
to the National Municipal Tennis Tour-
nament held in St. Louis last summer,
was beaten by Maitland Dease in an
elimination match, Sept. 23, thus losing
his right to play in the Hawaiian open
tennis tournament on Sept. 25.
Dr. John Y. Ing will return to Hono-
lulu on the S. S. Lurline on Oct. 1 to
practice dentistry after an absence of
10 years in Chicago. Dr. Ing was grad-
uated from McKinley High School in
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One of the big attractions for the year
will be an unusual program sponsored
by the Chinese Y. M. C. A. to raise
funds for its athletic teams. The pro-
gram will be staged at the Chinese Y.
W. C. A., 965 Clay Street, tomorrow
night at seven p.m.
The bill includes two Spanish dancers
who will give the audience the real dan-
ces of old Spain and which will bring
back vim and vigor to the old folks.
Another feature will be George "Tiny"
Leong, the "Chinese heavyweight wrest-
ler", wh(o will put his "title" on the
block against an unknown opponent,
The Masked Mystery. Special events
will include a "free for all," where four
boys, blindfolded, will slug it out with
gloves; the harmonica band led by Ted
Lee; boxing and wrestling exhibitions by
Harry Jung, late of the P. A. A. Golden
Gloves Tournament; Alfred Lee, well-
known wrestler; and two professional
boxers who will engage in an exhibition
bout. Frank Wong, the Chinese croon-
er, and his boys will put on some musical
numbers.
Besides these, there will be motion
pictures, the feature of which is "Jack
and the Bean Stalk," and several reels
of comedy. Football films of last year
will also be shown.
1924 and later entered Loyola Univer-
sity, Chicago. Since 1928 he has been
practicing dentistry in Chicago. In 1934,
he received his master's degree in dental
surgery. His brother, Dr. Jacob Ing,
a graduate of Northwestern University,
will take over his practice in Chicago.
The committees for Honolulu's 19th
annual United Welfare campaign, Oct.
5 to 10, have been organized. The Chi-
nese division will be in charge of Lock
See Lung, Honolulu merchant. Others
in charge of the Chinese division are
Chun Kow, vice-president and manager
of the Liberty Bank; S. H. Tan of the
Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Lau
Tang, Consul General K. C. Mui; and
Consul Yiffin Huang. The Chinese com-
munity has always responded very gen-
erously to the campaign and it is hoped
that this year will see a big increase in
the contributions.
Me-P. Y. Chong, proprietor of Wai-
kiki Lau Yee Chai, left for a trip to
China on the Empress of Japan, Sept.
25. Incidentally, Mr. Chong donated
#300.00 to the United Welfare campaign.
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CHINESE DICE ST
October 2, 1936
TEA AN D LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
(Hereafter, this column will be known
as "ROAMING 'ROUND" instead of
"Knocking Around". So let's roam
'round together — a post card to me from
anywhere will do, but its no go without
your name and address) .
I hear . . . that wedding bells will ring
soon for EUGENE LEE of Walnut
Grove and ROBERTA OW YOUNG of
Locke . . . that KUI HUIE, brother of
FRANK HUIE of Oakland, dropped
into town all the way from Butte, Mon-
tana. How are yu, Kowboy? . . . that
EARL JANN is assistant manager of
the Stockton Dollar Store, while his sis,
FLORENCE, also works there . . . that
little BETTY WAH YOU is taking
dancing lessons . . . that they are build-
ing a new and modern gas station for
DILLY AH TYE (in case you don't
know, Mrs. Ah Tye is the former MAR-
IE LEE of Locke) . . . that HENRY
Wong, formerly of Oakland, is in Stock-
ton, too, taking care of his father's many
interests there; his former partner, AN-
DREW WU, dropped in on him to say
"hello'' as he passed by on a business
trip to Sacramento . . . that TWO gals
had MR. S. L. take them home after
the Poly Dance last Saturday night
in San Francisco. He left his pals,
EARL WONG, HANK KAN, and ED-
DIE WAY on the street in front of
Fong Fong's with the message that he
would "be right back". In five minutes
he forgot all about them for he took the
gals to the Beach! . . . that a group at-
tended the S.F.J.C. weenie roast last Fri-
day at Hunter's Point. MARTIN LAU
and LARRY CHAN did a harmoniz-
ing act that was good . . .that LARRY
is sporting a cracked thumb, the result
of stopping a HOT grounder at the
Chitena-Y sof tball game last Sunday . . .
Miss POLLY McQUIRE, new girls' direc-
tor at the Chinese Playground gave a
party for the S. F. MEI WAH CLUB
last Friday at her home . . . that a Chi-
nese High School senior, writing about
Chinatown's (telephone exchange, said
that women operators there could speak
'fspeak several Cantonese dialects, in-
cluding the English language" (he
stayed in that class for another term!)
. . . that "SMOKY JOE" and CHARLES
WONG, MARJORIE KOE, "COL-
DAY" LEONG and RICHARD LOUIE
went horseback riding last Sunday at
Palo Alto. Richard Louie had a polo
pony which kicked him off in wild west-
ern style. And imagine poor "Colday"
astride a small pony with his boots
dangling only 8 inches off the ground!
. . . From Los Angeles, I hear . . . that
M. TOM of the Los Angeles MEI
WAH CLUB is thinking about a TRIO
of nice young S. F. boys ! Who are
they? . . . that TOMMY "AHDOP"
WONG returned to his home town in
time to be pitcher for the L. A. Softball
Club team. He pitched like a house
afire and fanned 13 men in the first
game against the Goodfellows Club . . .
that the writer is wondering if the
champion L. A. team couldn't come up
to play a "CHINESE WORLD SERIES"
with the pennant-winning team here?
. . . DONALD YEE, JULIUS YEE,
SHUE WONG and SHUE ON CHAN
are freshmen at the College of Physi-
cians and Surgeons in San Francisco.
That they are ready for the Freshmen's
Reception tomorrow night at the Em-
pire Room of the Sir Francis Drake . . .
that HOWARD LOW will also attend . .
that England's Junior Girl Tennis
Champion is a Chinese Girl. GEM HOA
KING is her name. She won the title
and a beautiful silver trophy when she
decisively defeated Rose Thomas at
Wimbledon . . . that ELSIE LOUIS and
HENRY LUM were house guests of Miss
Louis' aunt, Mrs. MAE WATSON, for
a week down at San Luis Obispo. They
returned last Monday . . . VIOLET
LEONG of L. A. has just returned from
a trip to New York and is now staying
at Bakersfield . . . EMMY LEE, Waku
Girls' Club Prexy, is going to Chicago
tonight. She works on the Overland
Limited ... Mr. and Mrs. WONG GIM
with their little son, STEVEN, left yes-
terday for Portland for a vacation . . .
another son, BILLIE, is at Lodi . . .
CHAS. "CHUCK" KOE is in town
from Astoria, Oregon. He expects to
stay for two months . . .V. CHINN has
been in Sacramento every week end.
Know why? . . . ANNE CHAN of Sac
ramento has recovered from an opera-
tion for acute appendicitis . . . PAUL
FONG JR. is one of the most popular
crooners in Sacramento . . . JOSEPH
KWONG, former Cal student, of Sac-
ramento, is now attending Stanford . . .
WOODROW LOUIE is the rage of the
girls up in Sac'to. How are you going
to keep in training for football, Woody?
. . . LI TA MING is now in Spo-
kane, Wash., with the Marcus Show . . .
That's all. Hope you all had a SWELL
Moon Festival.
Birthdays Celebrated
The birthdays of three very young
Sacramentoans were celebrated recently
at a picnic held at Del Paso Park in
Sacramento. The affair was given by
the youngsters' mothers, Mrs. Henry
Chan, Mrs. Wallace Fong and Mrs.
Howard Jan, to which members of the
Mothers' Club and their children were
invited.
After a delightful lunch, the after-
noon was pleasantly spent at the park's
playground. The group then journeyed
to the home of Mrs. Jan, where a chick-
en dinner was served, ending with the
cutting of birthday cakes.
The Mothers' Club a group of young
Chinese women organized two years ago,
meet regularly to discuss ways and means
on how best to raise their children.
• •
LITERARY CLUB MEETS
On October 4 the first meeting of the
Sacramento Chinese Women's Literary
Club this season will be held at the home
of Mrs. Wallace B. Fong. The group is
headed by Mrs. E. C. Spilman, promin-
ent social and church worker of the city.
At their meetings the ladies discuss
various current events, usually taking in
a wide variety of subjects at each meet-
ing. The material is gathered from
newspapers and periodicals. The club
has proved very successful, going into
its third year this Fall.
• •
A marriage license was issued to Wing
Chan, 866 Jackson Street, and Ruth
Wong, 1039 Stockton Street, both of
San Francisco.
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TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Romeo and Juliet, A Classic Indian Summer Party
Prizes to the left of them and prizes
to the right of them. That's what it
seemed to the dancers at the Chinese
Sportsmen's Dance. In fact, when the
regular prizes ran out the officials dug
into their pockets and donated CASH
prizes, one for GIRLS ONLY, a Five
dollar Bill. Then not to slight the boys
one prize was for four one dollar bills.
One Mr. Woodrow Ong won a bottle
of Champagne and being a teetotaller
offered to sell the Bottle of Giggle water
so he could use the money to buy a reel
or something but, alas, he had no takers.
This dance was quite unusual in other
respects, too. Corsages were given to
the lady guests, and many an escort
wished they had known this so that they
could use the money they spent for
flowers in other channels, preferrably in
the downstairs channel where the sign
said "Refreshments."
All in all, the revelers enjoyed a good
time. Music was furnished by the Ca-
thayans.
As a result of the strike situation,
Thomas Jung, Salinas truck driver, has
been forced to sleep behind a barricaded
fence. His beard has grown to such an
extent that he looks more like a Russian
than a Chinese.
• •
ALUMNI DINNER DANCE
The Lbs Angeles Polytechnic Chinese
Alumni Association will celebrate its
second anniversary with a dinner dance
tonight, Oct. 2, at the Cafe de Paree.
Officers were elected at its last meet-
ing. Billy Lew and Mary Tom replaced
Ida Fong and Milton Quon as president
and vice-president, respectively. The lat-
ter two have served in their respective
capacities since the club's inception in
1934. Nellie Lew takes over the secre-
tary's post from Helen Wong, while
Howard Tom succeeds himself as trea-
surer.
• •
MEMBER OF FOUR ARTS CLUB
Miss Ethel Chun, recent arrival from
Honolulu, is now a student at the Chou-
inard Art Institute, leading art school
on the Pacific Coast. Miss Chun is from
the University of Hawaii, and was a
major in home economics. She is the
first Oriental girl to become a member
of the exclusive Four Arts Club.
Since Elizabethan times, the English
people have been producing "Romeo
and Juliet" continuously, year after year.
It is safe to say that not until M. G. M.'s
production has that play been given
adequate setting. The Shakiespfearean
stage is devoid of scenery; the modern
stage is realistic, but limited as to num-
ber of sets, and constant change, as re-
quired by the play, is impossible. It is
on the screen that one sees this play as
it should be presented.
For years the picture people have
toyed with the idea of producing this,
the greatest of all human drama. But
always they realize the obstacles. None
of the producers or directors have the
background, the cast, the tradition, and
the courage to produce a play which is
so exacting and which will be seen by
so critical an audience.
It remained for the late Irving Thal-
berg to bring it to the screen. It is so
satisfying that all stage production,
henceforth, must suffer by comparison.
Norma Shearer succeeded in giving her
role such a youthful and sympathetic
appeal that her title as "first lady of
the screen" cannot but be secure. Leslie
Howard should satisfy the school ma'ams
all over the land on diction — but his
sword play will appeal to those who do
not care so much about whether it
should be "I" or "me". Violet Kemble-
Cooper, Regniald Denny, and John
Barrymore bring from the stage their
grand Shakespearean background, while
Edna May Oliver, Andy Devine, C.
Aubrey Smith, and Basil Rathbone gave
convincing portrayals. One of the
"must see" pictures.
U. C STUDENTS SKATING PARTY
Yielding to the insistent demands of
the students, the U. C. Chinese Stu-
dents' Club is sponsoring its initial skat-
ing party of the semester on Wednes-
day, Oct. 14, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at
the Oakland Rollerland, Telegraph and
55th Street.
To determine the superiority of the
various skaters of the bay region the
club is holding a series of speed and
hazard races. Admission, 35 cents.
Indian Summer was the incentive for
a party given last Sunday by Miss Jackie
Ong in Sacramento.
were enjoyed by the guests with prizes
awarded to the various winners.
Red, white, and black furnished an
attractive color scheme as the setting
for the afternoon, with football getting
its share of the spotlight as tallies.
Dainty sandwiches and cocktails were
served as refreshments.
To complete the Indian Summer mo-
tive, the party hoisted sails and navi-
gated the quiet moonlit waters of the
Sacramento River.
Among those present were: Misses
Anne Chan, Helen Chan, Alice Fong,
Ruth G. Fong, and Ruby Fong of Sac-
ramento and Dorothy Ong of Stockton;
Messrs. Edward Fong, Harry L. Fong,
and Herbert Louie of Sacramento; Les-
lie Fong and Woodrow Louie of Valle-
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October 2, 1936
EDITORIAL
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JAPAN PUSHES CHINA PAST LIMIT
To the gloomy picture of prospects in Europe, out-
lined in a recent Associated Press survey, is now added
a still more critical one of prospects in Asia. Japan
is pushing China over the limit- No Chinese govern-
ment could grant, or even consider, the latest series
of demands reported from Tokyo. It would instantly
cease to be the government of China if it did. Such
humiliations could be imposed only by force. The
demands> in fact, were clearly devised for just this
purpose. They were intended to be impossible of ac-
ceptance, in order that their refusal might be the pre-
text for force.
The World War started in just this way. Austria
issued an ultimatum to Serbia so extreme that no gov-
ernment could accept it without at once removed, by
vote or revolution, at home. Serbia did, in fact, accept
nearly all of it, balking only at the conditions under
which Serbia would have ceased to be Serbia. China
may do the same. But Austria, bent on war, insisted
on war, and got it. Whether the German Kaiser also
wanted the war, or was merely too stupid to see in
time that this meant war, is still disputed. At any
rate, in less than a week there was war, and a little
later all the world was in it.
If these demands on China are granted under
threats or imposed by force, China will cease, govern-
mentally, to be China. Fortunately, government is
only a minor aspect of the life and the unity of China.
China has remained China when it had no government
at all, or a dozen warring governments. A Chinese
province still regards itself as a part of China, even
when it repudiates the government of China. The
rich province of Szechuan in Western China, beyond
the Yangtse gorges, is in exactly that position at this
moment. And China was no less Chinese when its
rulers were Mongol or Manchu invaders. To depose
the government and annul the national sovereignty
of China is not to destroy China.
Historically, China has been a place, a people and
a culture, with incidentally a dynasty whose head, in
each generation, performed the due rites for his people
at the Temple of Heaven and received, as tribute,
such fraction of the exactions of his tax gatherers as
was not absorbed in "squeeze" on the way. His house-
hold had no legislative department to make laws, and
what his magistrates admisistered, in their combined
executive and judicial capacity, was rather custom than
law. The chief thing the people wanted was to keep
away from law and government. When there were no
laws or governments to keep away from, they merely
hoped that the bandits would be no worse than the
tax gatherers. Meanwhile, China was China.
China was China in the sense that its people knew
that this "Middle Kingdom" was the center of the
world, surrounded by inferior barbarians whose prin-
ces, as in duty bound, sent tribute to the Son of Hea-
ven. Their written character, to designate what we
call "China" (they knew of no such place), was the
modified picture of a prince in his house, turned the
reverse way to indicate that it was the land ruled over,
rather than the ruler, together with a squared circle
with a straight line through it, to indicate "middle".
This is not "writing," in our sense, though it does ex-
press ideas on paper. And what held China together
was ideas, history, language and literature, and a sense
of being one people. Government, if any, was an in-
cident.
So, whenever China was conquered, the conqueror
sat on the Chinese throne and rendered the Chinese
rites. Being always a "barbarian," he and his descen-
dants acquired Chinese civilization. China was still
China and they became Chinese. What China's teeth
and claws could not withstand, its stomach digested-
Old China, because it was so easily defeated, was un-
conquerable.
BUT NOT NOW! The Chinese peasant may not
know nor care who governs China or whether it is
governed at all. But the foreign-trained intelligentsia
do, and they are the present leaders of China. Britain
and America and France care, and Russia cares very
acutely. These demands cannot be granted by China
without upsetting the economic equilibrium of the
world, nor forced on China without endangering the
military peace of other countries. China, in this re-
spect, is no longer China. It has become an interre-
lated part of the world. The disruption of its govern-
ment, by ultimatum or by invasion, may be nearly as
dangerous as was the same thing in Austria, in
July, 1914.
The mere fact that these demands are wrong no
longer counts. They were wrong when first made, in
1915, and the worst of them were withdrawn in shame,
when exposed to the moral condemnation of the world.
The remnants were largely withdrawn at the Washing-
ton Conference and afterward, from the same motives
But the nations are no longer qualified to cast the first
stone at anybody, for anything, and Japan therefore
no longer cares.
But the fact that they are dangerous is still im-
portant. (Chester Rowell, in the San Francisco Chronicle).
Ottober 2, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 9
CULTURE
Ceramic Art
No. XXIII: How To Study Potting—
Origin and Classification of Shapes.
It is needless to say that in her 5,000
years or more of ceramic development,
China has produced a bewildering vari-
ety of forms. Perhaps a fairly large
share of these shapes is of foreign
importation at various periods. At any
rate, we have Yang Shao pottery which
resembles American Indian wares, Han
wine jars which feel at home in Western
Asia, T'ang amphoria which can pass
for Greek or Persian ollas, and during
the early Ch'ing period, we have wares
which are actual imitations of European
wares, for example, the Delft jugs and
the Venetian wing-handled bottles.
Such an array is difficult to classify,
for one type gradually merges into an-
other. But some kind of grouping must
be made for our study, and the follow-
ing system is offered as a tentative one:
(1) bowl and cup type, (2) plate and
box type, (3) pot and jar type, (4)
ewer and pitcher type, (5) statue and
model type, and (6) other utensils and
objects.
1. CUPS and BOWLS. Typical bowls
are rice bowls (wan), condiment bowls
(pu), incense urns or "stoves" (lu),
turens (tang wan), brush washer (li ta
po tsun), and aim's bowls (lohan wan).
Cups (bei), such as tea cups, wine cups,
libration cups, marriage cups, and cere-
monial goblets, are evolved from bowls,
and the Chien tea cups are still called
"tea bowls", although that may be be-
cause they are large vessels, being larger
than T'ang and Han cups. Cups and
bowls are described as being conical,
shallow, deep sided, gently rounding
sided, stemmed, etc.
The bowl, together with the plate and
jar, are among the earliest forms pro-
duced, being known to basket-makers
long before the invention of pottery.
Certainly the bowl is the most general-
ized of all the ceramic forms: A flatten-
ed bowl becomes a plate, and a deep
sided bowl borders on being a pot. Con-
striction of the pot gives us the jars and
vases. Even a draped figure is compara-
ble to an inverted vase, and many T'ang
animals have bodies which resemble an
inverted, elongated brush washer dish.
2. PLATES AND BOXES. Plates
(tieh), including saucers, platters, trays,
basins, and condiment dishes, are essen-
tially the same thing except for size.
Plates and saucers are described as be-
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ing flat, shallow, deepsided, gently round-
ing sided, slanting sided, evert rimmed,
compartmented, etc. The typical plate
is saucer-shaped, but in the West they
are more like trays (p'an). A box is
essentially a covered tray or pot whose
height is not greater than its width.
Boxes, together with pots, come rather
late in ceramics, probably after the
moulding technic was used. Typical
boxes are covered trays, pigment boxes,
sacred ash receptacles (han), pen boxes,
sweet meat boxes.
3. POTS, JARS, AND BOTTLES.
Pots (tsun) are straight sided vessels
having fairly flat bottoms, while jars
(ong) typically have bulging bodies and
rather small, often covered, mouths.
Bottles (also called tsun) are jars with
elongated necks. Typical pots are pip-
kins, brush holders, and flower pots.
Typical jars are potiche, wine jugs, ollas,
gallipots, and amphorias. A vase is es-
sentially a jar, bottle, or pot specialized
to hold flowers and generally has a wide
base, fairly large mouth, and adequate
height. Certain forms are recognized
by the Chinese as standard: yen yen,
kuan yin, mei ping, chih chiu ping, etc.
The earliest jar is probably globular
in shape. During the Han Dynasty,
this jar was given a tall neck and a flar-
ing mouth, balanced by a tall, spread-
ing foot. To pour, one hand grips the
mouth rim while the other lifts the bot-
tom. The vessel is called a Han jar,
but it is the prototype of both the bottle
and the amphora. During the T'ang
Dynasty the neck of this Han vessel
was made more slender and the body
ovoid, replacing a part of the foot. The
flaring mouth is retained, and two han-
dles were added to the vessel; it becomes
an amphora. Note that in pouring,
the handles are not used (one being in
(Continued on Page 11)
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CHINESE DICE ST
October 2, 1936
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
Problems Of the
Chinese Students
An interview with Dr. B. C. Wong, asso-
ciate professor of Mathematics and coun-
sellor of Chinese students at the University
of California.
When the editor made the appoint-
ment for your correspondent to call on
Professor B. C. Wong of the University
of California, a recognized authority
on analytical geometry and reputed to
be one of the best minds in that field,
he wondered what sort of questions
could be asked. In the university only
honor students are permitted to enroll
in Dr. Wong's courses, so your corres-
pondent, who is quite a weakling in
that dreaded field called "math" went
hesitatingly to Dr. Wong's home for
the interview. All apprehensions dis-
appeared when the learned scholar
greeted your correspondent at the door
with a sincere genuineness that he must
have greeted all his students at the Uni-
versity with or else his students would not
write weeks ahead of registration to re-
serve seats in his class.
Dr. Wong, in your association with
the Chinese students here at the Univer-
sity for so long, what do you consider
to be some of the main problems of
the young people?" asked your corres-
pondent.
"One of the problems of the young
people," answered the professor, mel-
lowed with wisdom and yet sympathetic
to the aspirations of youth, "is that they
do not make friends with people older
than themselves. Many students after
graduation come to me for recommen-
dations to their prospective employers,
but in their four years here at the Uni-
versity they did not give me the oppor-
tunity to know them."
Dr. Wong went on to suggest that the
Chinese students should get better ac-
quainted with their professors in their
upper division work and graduate
studies. Professors are looking for out-
standing students in their departments
and they are anxious to know their stu-
dents, too.
A student often comes to the uni-
versity with an eye on a salary or a
position. He wanders from subject to
subject with no definite aim. Instead,
he should ask himself two questions; (1)
what studies do I like best, and (2)
am I able to make a success out of those
studies. When a student chooses a
major, he should learn to love the
studies in that field. That field should
be a part of his life; whether it is astron-
omy, mathematics or biology, he should
DR. B. C. WONG
WHAT THE CHINESE STUDENTS ARE
STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA
Letters and Science 45
Engineering 30
Electrical 12
Mechanical 10
Civil 8
Commerce — .... 19
Chemistry 16
Pre-Medical _ 15
Economics 8
Agriculture - 8
Architecture 7
Dentistry 6
Medicine 6
Education 6
Physical Education 5
Political Science 4
Pre-Dentistry _ 3
Pharmacy 3
Psychology 2
Philosophy .... 2
Bacteriology 1
Forestry 1
Geography _ 1
Irrigation 1
TOTAL 189
Taken from the "Directory of Chinese
Students in America" published Febru-
ary, 1936, and checked with the "Offi-
cers and Students" published by the Uni-
versity of California Press, September,
1935 (latest available copy).
love it. That is the way to success in
the university," counselled Dr. Wong.
"Is there any prejudice or discrimina-
tion against the Chinese students?"
asked your correspondent. "We used to
think there was a great deal of race pre-
judice but in my sixteen years of teach-
ing in the University of California, race
prejudice is negligible," answered Dr.
Wong. He went on to describe the
number of Chinese appointed on the
staff of the departments of the Univer-
sity and Dr. Wong insisted they must
be outstanding before they are even con-
sidered. "The competition is very keen
at the University, and it is not the pro-
fessors that assign more work — it is the
competition of the students that raise
the standard of the classes. Chinese
students, like others, must excel before
they can attract the attention of their
teachers."
Dr. Wong was asked the general
trends of Chinese students at the Uni-
versity and he cordially consented.
The Chinese students in the last five
years are more serious in their applica-
tions than in the previous ten, because
of the general social and economic con-
dition of the country. However, the
students of twenty years ago held a great-
er respect in the Chinese community
than the students of the present genera-
tion. "Twenty years ago the Chinese
students attended debates, orations and
plays with eagerness and they were re-
spected whenever they addressed a crowd
of overseas Chinese in San Francisco
or Oakland. When they spoke ro the
Chinese people, they had something to
say. The people expected the students
to tell them many things they do not
know." Dr. Wong lamented that the
young people of today have not kept
up the scholarly traditions of the Chi-
nese students of previous generations,
but instead have blindly imitated West-
ern fads.
Asked what the present generation
of Chinese students can do for the Chi-
nese community of San Francisco or
Oakland, Dr. Wong suggested that the
students can arrange for some technical
exhibits and give lectures in non-techni-
cal language for the overseas Chinese.
Once a year the students should invite
the Chinese merchants to visit their cam-
pus and escort the merchants around the
laboratories and various buildings of in-
terest. The Chinese merchants have
contributed money to many student
causes, and the students should return
October 2, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CERAMIC ART
(Continued from Page 11)
the way of the other). Emptying is
done as before, by gripping the neck
and lifting the bottom. The handles
of the amphora, as distinguished from
loops of earlier vessels, probably made
their appearance during the Ma Ch'ang
(aeneolithic) period. They may be clay
counterparts of rattan or leather lash-
ings, used essentially in lifting.
4. EWERS AND PITCHERS. These
pitchers (hu) are typically jars or bot-
tles having long necks and handles with-
further specialization, that of a lip-
ped mouth or spout. Vessels of this type
are pitchers, flagons, wine kettles, and
teapots. There are no indications that
the ewer, which made its appearance
during the Chou Dynasty, evolved from
the pitcher; it may have been suggested
by a hole in the wall of a bottle. The
"puzzle jug" may be considered as a
jar having an internal spout.
Note: Any of the above vessels are
given individuality by various modifica-
tions. These may be described as being
pillows, screens, cricket cages, perfume
receptacle, brush wells, pen rests, ink
palettes, pestle and mortar, lantern,
candle sticks, chair backings, etc. The
above does not exhaust any of the list-
ings.
Note: The Han dipper or ladle is
probably derived from bowls. One such
ladle in the writer's collection has an
inverted mouth rim, no lip, and a short
handle. The spoon in use all over China
today may have been derived from a
halved gourd which it resembles, but on
the other hand, there are Han bronze
"spoons" used for measuring oil or me-
dicine which are really deep cups with
long handles. At any rate, it is quite
different from the Greek phial which is
essentially a saucer. While we have no
pottery which is intermediate between
a pitcher and an ewer, it is interesting
to note that there are a few Chou dyna-
S|ty yi or "gravy boats" which has a
hood over the lip, thus forming an ele-
mentary spout. But there were also
bronze Chou kettles (Ho) with well
developed spouts. There is no indica-
tion that counterparts of these were
ovoid, globular, depressed, depressed- made in pottery, and the T'ang ewer,
globular, straight sided, cylindrical, as well as amphoras, may be Hellenic
square, rectangular, polygonal, flat in origin,
faced, tapering toward the shoulder, • •
tapering toward the base (pendulous) No. XXIV: Shapeliness or Artistry
spindle shaped, baluster shaped, dagoba of Form.
shaped, trunicate shouldered, high shoul-
dered, low shouldered, model of objects-,
etc. In addition, the body may be rib-
bed, channelled, flanged, corrugated,
lobed, cut in open work, double walled,
etc.
Copyrighted, 193 6, by Chingwah Lee
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on Sept. 20 to the
wife of Jue Nom, 838 Grant Avenue,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Sept. 18 to
the wife of Won Ben Sen, 34 Beckett
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 21 to the
wife of Chan Ping 823 Grant Avenue,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 23 to the
5. STATUES AND MODELS: These
are divided into four subdivisions,
(a) Anthropomorthous: Kuan Yin, O-
mito, Maitreya ("Big Belly" or Coming
Buddha), Manjusri (Wen Shu Fu),
Iohans, three star gods (wealth, rank,
and longevity), Queen of the Western
Paradise (Si Wang Mu), Spinning wife of Ernest Chan Lee, 852 Jackson
Maid (hua niu), Kuan Yu, etc. Also Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Sept. 20 to
the wife of Lee Way Hing, 36 Went-
worth Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Sept. 20 to
the wife of Lew Way Hing 1047 Stock-
ton Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 20 to the
wife of Sam S. Whang, 1123 Powell
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 14 to the
wife of Lum Joe, 705 Jackson Street,
Oakland, California.
A son was born on Sept. 19 to the
wife of Joseph Hong, 727^ Sacramento
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Sept. 8 to the
wife of Wong Yuk Yim, 621 Madison
St., Oakland, Calif.
T'ang figurines: Lokapala (tien wang) ,
earth spirit (tu kuei), officials, grooms,
dancers, musicians. (b) Zoomorphic:
Han Dynasty sheep, dogs, cows, pigs,
ducks, chicken; T'ang Dynasty horses
and camels; lion, kilung, dragon, phoe-
nix, peacock, crow, cranes, carp, lobsters.
(c) Botanical subjects: Lotus, peonies,
bamboo, trees, peaches, pomegranates,
gourds, squashes, melons, mustard, etc.
(d) Other models: Houses, farm shed,
pavilion, pagoda, boats, bridges, wells,
stoves, hills, tables, etc. Also imitations
of jade bracelets, gold emblems, sea shell,
ivory carvings, robins' eggs, etc.
6. OTHER UTENSILS AND OB-
JECTS. These include cane handles,
arm rests, buckles, dipper, garden stools,
Sociological Data
(Continued from Page 10)
an interest in them.
"Where do you think the future of
the American-born Chinese should be,
Dr. Wong?" asked your correspondent.
"If anyone wants to go to China, he
should be encouraged to go," answered
Dr. Wong to a question that must have
been put to him over and over again,
"but if he doesn't want to go, he should
not be forced to go." The American-
born are under a great deal of pressure
at times and urged to return to China
to render their services, but the time lost
in learning the language, adjusting to
new conditions and a great deal of hard-
ship are often not realized. "It is a
recognized fact that it is difficult to get
good positions in America, but the door
is not absolutely closed. There are Chi-
nese who have fairly good positions
here." Then the professor cited the
example of a state accountant in Los
Angeles, a chemist in Berkeley, two pro-
fessors in the University of California
and two librarians in the library, social
workers in Oakland and San Francisco
and many others.
Your correspondent advanced the
point of Dr. W. T. Chan suggesting that
those who want adventure should go to
China, and Dr. B. C. Wong replied,
"Adventures in life depend upon the
individual. When one gets to be 40 or
50 in life, he wants to be fairly success-
ful, and become a respectful citizen of
his community. It is not the exceptional
individual that we have to look after —
he will always be adventurous. It is not
the lazy people that we have here — they
will always be parasites. It is the aver-
age student, say six or seven out of ten
that we really have to advise and guide,
and they don't seek adventure. They
want to be respectful and useful citizens,
and they want to settle down and make
their lives successful."
Pressed for a criteria for success, Dr.
Wong replied, " It is a relative thing.
One cannot judge those who are success-
ful in China with the same criteria
here."
Thus concluded the interview and if
the reader has not already realized it,
Dr. B. C. Wong's undergraduate major
is Philosophy, and as a philosopher he
still is consulted by many students, Chi-
nese and Americans alike, who have
problems of life to confide with the rpo-
fessor.
A son was born on Sept. 6 to the wife
of Ping On Chin, 130 7th St. Oakland.
A daughter was born on Sept. 20 to
the wife of Hubert Dong, of Watson-
ville, Calif.
Page 12
CHINESE DIGEST
October 2, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Eastern Bakery Defeats
Dres swell In Best Game
In an air-tight pitching duel, the
Eastern Bakery Softball team nosed out
the Dresswell ten, 4-3, in one of the best
contests of the season, at the Hayward
Playground, last Sunday, in the San
Francisco Chinese Softball League.
Bob Hee of Eastern was in rare hurl-
ing form, limiting the losers to five hits.
Brilliant fielding support, however, saved
him in the first and third cantos when
Dresswell had loaded bases . Jimmy Lee
for Dresswell also pitched a good game
his speed ball being especially effective.
Going into the seventh trailing 3-1,
Dresswell tied the score by pushing two
runs over in a rally. Eastern, however,
loaded the bags with none down in the
last half, and Newall KaiKee scored the
winning run after a forced out at the
plate when the Dresswell third baseman
threw wild to home.
For Dresswell, Eddie Tom garnered
three hits besides catching several hard
liners, while Newall KaiKee, Peter Oka
and Howard Joe collected two hits each.
Gaius Shew with two for two and Ray
Leung, also with two safe blows, were
Dresswell's heavy hitters.
In the other league games, the San
Francisco Chinese Softball Club's A's
defeated the B's, 5-4, the contest ending
in the fifth when several of the B players
left for unknown destinations, and the
Chinese "Y" won from Chitena, 8-7.
For the A team, George Chinn hit
safely twice, as did Lester Lee of the B's.
The "Y" scored seven runs in the first,
and its winning marker in the sixth when
Richard Lee crossed the plate, after the
Chitena team tied the score in a four-
run rally.
Games for this Sunday will be Chi-
nese "Y" vs. Eastern Bakery, S. F. C. S.
C. "B" vs. Chitena, and S. F. C. S. C.
"A" vs. Dresswell, the last contest of
the day promising to have important
bearing on the league pennant. First
game will start at 12 noon, so that the
last tilt may be played before dark.
Scores :
S. F.C. S. C. "A" 0 13 0 0 4 9
S. F. C. S. C. "B" 4 0 0 1 x 5 8
Batteries: Dave Kimlau and Charles
T. Wong.
Bob Poon and Fred Hing.
Chitena 1002040 75
Chinese "Y" 700001x 810
Batteries: Tommy Leong and Harry
Chang, Billy Louie.
Alfred Lee and Ted Lee.
FOOTBALL
During the past few weeks, there
has been much talk of the formation
of a Chinese football team in San
Francisco. So far, nothing definite
has been reported done regarding it.
With the organizing of a Chinese
eleven in Los Angeles and practice
already under way, it is about time
that such a team in this city should
be started.
Los Angeles' Chinese footballers
have signified their willingness to play
this city, and San Francisco should
be up in arms to accept the "chal-
lenge." Chinese pigskin enthusiasts
of San Francisco should also be able
to produce at least one team to give
a little argument over where the best
Chinese eleven lies. How about it?
FOOTBALL FANS WELCOME
NOVEL RADIO PROGRAM
Rumors of an impending radio foot-
ball "Scoreboard" have proven true with
the announcement that Moore's Stores
for Men will sponsor this novel pro-
gram. It starts over KPO at 6 p.m.
Saturday.
Final college football scores will be
broadcast and augmented with studio
talent dramatizing the outstanding plays
of the day. Brief comments will be
voiced on various highlights by an ex-
perienced sports observer.
Moore's Stores for Men are elaborat-
ing their "Scoreboard" to the extent of
predicting the probable outcome of some
fifty college football games throughout
the country. They also announce that
valuable football information on special
football charts are obtainable free of
charge at any of the three Moore stores.
Dresswell: 0000102 35
Eastern Bakery 2 0 0 10 0 1 4 11
Batteries: Jimmy Lee, Frank Chow.
Bob Hee and Chong Lum.
League Standings W L
Eastern Bakery 2 0
S. F. C. S. C. A's 2 0
Dresswell Shop 1 1
Chinese "Y" 1 1
Chitena 0 2
S. F. C. S. C B's 0 2
Swim Meet At Chinese nY"
Under the auspices of the Chinese Y.
M. C. A., an invitational swimming meet
for men and boys for all Northern Cali-
fornia "Y" organizations will be held
Saturday, October 24, at its pool.
All participants must be members of
the "Y' or of a "Y" group. Numerous
events are listed for five classes, un-
limited, A, B, C, and D — ages over
18, under 18, under 16, under 14 and
under 12, respectively. Ribbons will be
awarded to first, second and third place
winners.
With entries due to close on Saturday,
October 17, many Y. M. C. A. rbanches
are expected to enter "human fish" teams
in the meet. Entries close at the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A., 855 Sacramento St.,
San Francisco, with its physical director,
Lee Crichton, who also announced that
the Chinese "Y" will enter a full squad
in the Junior Athletic Federation swim
meet on October 31.
• •
L. A. TENNIS CLUB MEETING
At the last meeting of the Los An-
geles Tennis Club held last Sunday at
N. S. G. S. Hall, Donald de Bock, rat-
ing netster, was elected to replace An-
drew Jue as representative to the board
of governors.
Friday, December 11, is the date of
the club's Annual Fall Dinner Dance.
With the city league tournament coming
on, the manager, Hamilton Gee, urged
all the players to practice up and enter.
• •
With its offense and defense clicking
smoothly, the Chinese Y. M. C A. 110-
1b. cage team swamped the James Lick
Junior High School tens by a 48-18
score Monday night.
Jack Lee, number 2 player of the Los
Angeles Tennis Club recently left for
New York.
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October 2, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page IS
SPORTS
Lowa Has Strongest
Cage Team In Its History
This year's basketball edition of the
Lowa Athletic Club of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia, will be comprised mainly of vet-
erans and reserves from last season's
Southern California Oriental Champion-
ship squad, the complete roster return-
ing intact with the possible exception
of Ben Ho.
To augment this batch of experienced
players will be found a horde of new
and promising prospects, several of
whom were high school and college stars.
Offhand, it may be predicted that Lowa
will have not only its largest squad but
also the most powerful team in the club's
history.
Starting this week the Lowa five will
schedule practice games with many of
the leading college and university squads
as well as the leading A. A. U. fives of
Southern California. Management of
the team will fall on the shoulders of
two capable young men, Taft Cheung,
last season's manager, and Sir Thomas
Lee a man known for his efficiency.
The Lowa five will be coached again by
Harry Pierson, well-known sportsman
and an exponent of mid- Western basket-
ball, whose system of play is considered
tops and is copied by many cage mentors
throughout the United States.
Following is a brief resume of players
and their positions, subject to change:
The center position will be mainly
monopolized by George Tong. Under-
studying him will be Don Quan, whose
lack of experience is his only drawback
to a regular job. Fighting for the for-
ward assignments are Doc Wong (the
former Lincoln High star) ; George
Wong, former ace of San Francisco's
Nan Wah Club; Kenneth Ung, veteran
forward; Ted Ung, the Belmont High
butcher boy; and G. Hing, all-Canton
forward from China.
The battle for the guard positions
will be hot and furious with Clarence
Young, Chapman College star and Dr.
George Lee, veteran guard, having the
edge over Frank Dong, Ed Quon Doo
Foon and Mow Lee. Acting as trainer
for the team will be Victor Wong, the
"old man river" of the squad.
• •
Andrew Jue, former manager of the
Los Angeles Chinese Tennis Club, will
soon sail for China. Jue is the founder
of that organization.
SPORTSHORTS
Entries for the Y. M. C A. Decath-
lon Touch Tackle Football Tournament
will close on Monday, October 5, with
play slated to start on Saturday, Oct.
15, it was announced by the commission-
er, Lee Crichton, of the Chinese "Y".
Competition will be held in three classes,
namely, A, B, and C.
During a recent week-end, tennis
matches under the auspices of the Shang-
hai Lawn Tennis Association in Shang-
hai were held, the proceeds of which
were donated to the family of the late
Khoo Hooi-hye, the Chinese tennis star
whose death recently was mourned
throughout the Far East by sportsmen.
Complete information and entry
blanks may be obtained at the Wah
Ying Club, 844 Clay Street, San Fran-
cisco, for the club's second annual Bay
Region Chinese Basketball Tournament
which is to be held during the latter part
of the year.
Edmund Yee, high scorer of Sacra-
mento High School's "B" team last sea-
son, is again expected to lead the Dra-
gons to many victories this year.
Heavy slugging behind the steady hurl-
ing of Jimmy Huang gave the Chinese
Softball Club's "A" team an 11-5 win
over the Fire Department last Friday
night at the Hayward Playground. The
hitting and fielding of Herbert Louie,
Raymond Chong, Red Won and George
Tom featured.
Basketball, volleyball, touch tackle
football and games are included in the
fall program of the Chinese Playground,
according to the director, Oliver Chang,
and his assistant, Pauline McQuire.
Gardening, puppet folk dancing, sand
modelling, dramatics, swimming and
other activities are also included.
In a free-hitting exhibition game, the
Chitena softballers defeated the Eastern
Bakery reserves Monday night at the
Hayward Playground by a 23-10 tally.
Leon Lym and Larry Chan featured
with circuit clouts, while H. K. Wong
scored four times for the winners. Tom-
my Leong at short center snagged several
running catches.
Portland Mah Jong
Tournament Starts Oct. 7
On October 7, 8, and 9, the annual
Mah Jong tournament sponsored by the
Wah Kiang Club will be held at the
Golden Pheasant Restaurant from 9 p.
m. to 12 p.m. each evening. Entry fee
is one dollar. This tournament is held
yearly to stir community enthusiasm and
interest, to unite together Chinese in all
walks of life, to financially aid the boys'
organization in their various enterprises,
to create a competitive spirit between the
Chinese women and men of this city,
and to determine a champkrti of that
popular game of old China.
Although there were many women en-
tered last year, they failed to outplay
the men, as all finalists were men with
Mr. Henry Lai emerging victorious, and
Mr. Mark Lee, Dr. Lam and George Toy
in order.
The public is welcome to witness the
progress of the tournament. Members
of the Wah Kiang Club will serve tea
during the scheduled time. Prizes will
be awarded the final night.
• •
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embraces all sports in China
in both languages, and offers
sportsmen an opportunity to
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progress China is making in that
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Page 14
CHINESE D'.oEST
October 2, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
"QUOTES"
Movies In China —
" . . . . with a curious mingling or
American and Chinese language, tech-
nique, costumes, scenery and make-up,
China grinds out her movie dramas —
and tragedies. Most of the films pro-
duced today are tragedies and happy
ending is almost unknown. Life is a
tragedy — let the film portray life as it
is. The American tradition, that every-
thing always ends with two hearts beat-
ing as one and nothing ahead but con-
tentment, seems a bit stupid to the Chi-
nese. They know better.
" China produces and distributes her
films under conditions that would appall
any American producer. When it is re-
alized that she must buy her equipment
at American prices, and sell her product
at a level of buying power averaging
around 30 cents a day, you wonder how
the producing companies get by at all.
At some theaters in the interior of the
country the admission price is 12 cop-
pers— a trifle over 1 American cent. To
take in one dollar, the theater owner has
to admit about 90 fans. So what he
can pay as film rental is microscopic;
in turn, the producer has to make every
inch of film count, get his players as
cheaply as possible, and waste not a pen-
ny on sets or location trips.
Four out of every five pictures shown
in China are American, despite censor-
ship, high taxation and a determined
effort on the part of European produc-
ers to get a bigger share of the market.
American distributors are always battling
with provincial governments and occa-
sionally refuse to distribute pictures to
the Chinese owners of movie theaters
because of excessive taxes or censorship
more stupid than usual. When this hap-
pens Chinese theater owners go to bat
with the tax collector or the censor in
order to get films to satisfy the demands
of their patrons.
"The Nanking government, to which
life is very real and very earnest, thinks
all movies ought to be educational and
uplifting. Every American film has to
go to the capital and be shown to a cen-
sorship board; no Chinese film may be
exported until it has been censored and
approved, in order that the world may
not get the wrong idea of life in China.
China admits that Americans may not
care how their home life and orgies are
misrepresented to the world by Ameri-
can films, but she doesn't want the
world to get a false impression of life
in Cathay.
The Commercial Future
of China
by
Major Frederic Ludwig Firebaugh,
Chemical Warfare Reserve,
United States Army.
(Continued from last week)
Part II
Agricultural Resources
Agriculture is the principal industry
of China because some five hundred mil-
lion people must live.
Table I
Population
(Province, Population, Post Office, 8C
Area, Square Miles)
Anhwei: 20,198,840, 57,439.
Chahar: 2,166,196, 101,476.
Chekiang: 24,139,766, 36,472.
Chinghai (Kokonor) 795,072, 158,-
910.
Fukien: 14,329,594, 46,514.
Heilungkiang: 4,632,074, 219,274.
Honan: 35,289,752, 63,843.
Hopei (Chihli): 29,945,786, 56,116.
Hunan: 40,529,988, 83,921.
Hupei: 28,61,6576. 71,234.
Jehol: 4,517,661, 72,008.
Kansu: 5,815,680, 159,934.
Kiangsi: 27,563,410, 67,300.
Kiangsu: 34,624,433, 39,100.
Kirin: 5,663,186, 105,003.
Kwangsi: 12,258,335, 80,972.
Kwangtung: 36,773,502, 90,247.
Kweichow: 11,291,261, 72,058.
Liaoning (Fengtien) 13,775,559, 100,-
246.
Ningsia (Sitao) 812,066, 112,831.
Shansi: 12,005,735, 66,265.
Shantung: 34,375,849, 57,851.
Shensi: 17,222,371, 76,382.
Sikang: 133,579.
Sinkiang: 2,688,305, 550,579.
Suiyuan: 2,423,344, 113,758.
Szechwan: 52,063,606, 156,675.
Yunnan: 11,020,591, 147,849.
Total: 485,508,838 3,097,836.
Table II
Agricultural Yield
.— (Province, Crops)
Anhwei: Beans, Cotton, Millet, Rice,
"Any foreign concern that makes a
picture in China is carefully watched by
the police to see that it films nothing
'derogatory to the prestige of the Chi-
nese nation; contrary to good customs
or morals; or relating to superstitions.'
The government is trying to stamp out
superstition and doesn't want the Occi-
dent to get the idea it still exists."
— Jim Marshall in Collier's.
Sorghum, Tea, Tobacco, Wheat.
Chekiang: Cotton, Fruits, Hemp, In-
digo, Rice, Silk, Sugar, Tea, Wheat.
Chihli: Beans, Cotton, Fruits, Hemp,
Indian Corn, Millet, Peanuts, Sorghum
Walnuts and Wheat.
Fukien: Bamboo Shoots, Lichee
Lungugans, Olives, Oranges, Plums,
Rice, Sugar Cane, Sweet Potatoes, Tea,
Timber, Wheat, etc.
Honan: Beans, Cotton, Indian Corn,
Millet, Peanuts, Rice, Sesame, Sorghum.
Hunan: Bamboo, Beans Cotton,
Fruits, Melon, Pork, Ramie, Sesame,
Tea.Tobacco, Vegetable Tallow Wheat,
Wood Oil.
Hupeh: Beans, Cotton, Eggs and Egg
Products, Nut Galls, Ramie, Rice, Se-
same, Silk, Tallow, (animal and veget-
able), Tobacco and Wheat.
Kansu: Cattle, Cotton, Fruits, Millet,
Peanuts, Sheep, Tobacco, Wheat.
Kiangsi: Bamboo, Camphor, Fruits
Grain, Indigo, Peanuts^ Ramie, Rice,
Tea, Tobacco.
Kiangsu: Bamboo, Beans, Cotton,
Fruits, Peanuts, Rice, Silks. Vegetables
and Wheat.
Kwangsi: Aniseed, Bamboo, Cassia
Fruits, Grains, Rice Sugar.
Kwangtung: Bamboo, Cassia, Ginger
Hemp, Lichees, Oranges, Pomeloes,
Seeds, Rice, Silk, Sugarcane, Tea, To-
bacco, and vegetables.
Kweirjiow: Bamboo, Fruits, Opium,
Rice, Tobacco, Wheat and Wood Oil.
Shansi: Cotton, Fruits, (miscellaneous),
Grapes, Maize, Millet, Peanuts, Rape-
seed, Sorghum, Tobacco, Walnut? and
Wheat.
Shantung: Cotton, Fruits, Hemp,
Maize, Millet, Peanuts, Silk, Sorghum,
Vegetables, Walnuts and Wheat. (Pea-
nut production about 250 000 tons)
Shensi: Alfalfa, Barley .Beans, Corn,
Cotton, Irish Potatoes, Millet, Oats,
Peanuts, Persimmons, Rapeseeds, Silk
Tobacco and Wheat.
Szechwan: Bamboo, Fibers, Herbs,
Rhubarb, Silk, Sugar, Tea, Tobacco,
Wheat, Wood Oil, and many others.
Yunan: Beans, Maize, Rice, Wheat.
Manchuria: Beans, Fruits, Indigo,
Livestock, Maize, Millet, Silk, Sorghum,
Vegetable Oils, Wheat. (Beans is prin-
cipal crop, Wheat next.)
Mongolia: Butter, Cheese, Felt, Grass,
Millet, Sheep. Wheat, Wool, etc. (no-
madic tribes)
Sinkiang: Barley,, Millet, Oats and
Wheat.
Thibet: Barley, Corn, Fruits and ve-
getables.
(To be Continued)
October 2, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
China Clipper Leaves
Oct. 21 With Passengers
With fifteen passengers scheduled to
make the first trip to Chnia by way of
Manila, the announcement was recently
made that the Pan-American Airwyas
Company will send that China Clipper
on this first passenger-accompanied jour-
ney on October 21.
The offices of the Chinese agent of
the Dollar Steamship Lines, who are the
official agents for the Pan-American Air-
ways also, were busy with requests for
information and applications for reser-
vations as the announcement was made
public. To the capable hands of Mr.
P. C. Quock and his assistant, Miss Nell-
ie Leong, falls the responsibility of tak-
ing care of the Chinese business.
It was also announced that weekly
flights will be made to Manila every
Wednesday, while return flights leave
Manila every Friday.
Two Pioneers In Travel
The recent announcement that the
Dollar Steamship Lines will represent
Pa-American Airways in the Far East
puts two pioneer companies together to
form the strongest travel combination
to the Orient.
The Dollar Steamship Lines was first
pioneered by the late Captain Robert
Dollar, making freight trips to the Ori-
ent. Later, with business getting better,
the company entered into passenger ser-
vice with a fleet of ships mainly for that
purpose^ Still later two of the biggest
ships afloat were entered into the Los
Angeles-San Francisco to China and
Manila run. These two ships are the
last wrod in construction and comfort;
the President Coolidge and President
Hoover. They are the largest ships ever
built in America for an American
Steamship company. Both are 653 feet
over all, 81 feet in beam, displacement
tonnage of 31,000, a gross of 23,000
tons and a sea speed of 21 knots. They
each accommodate 350 First Class
passengers and 150 Special Class or In-
termediate passengers. Six decks are
given over to public rooms and accomm-
odations.
The China Clipper air giant dimen-
sions are as follow:
Gross weight, 51,000 lbs. (25| tons);
useful load for ocean service, 22,784 lbs;
wing span, 130 feet; power, 3,200 h.p.
Four-geared and supercharged Pratt
& Witney Double - Row 14 cylinder
"Wasp" engines developing 800 h.p.
Papers by Chinese
Entomologist Published
In the last ten years much interest has
been directed upon the search for an
efficient insecticidal substitute for the
inorganic poisonous spray chemicals
now used on fruits and vegetables that
leaves no poisonous residue, as does ar-
senic, lead, and fluorine. At the pre-
ent time two plants are known to possess
active principles of insecticidal value,
and these are Pyrethrum or Chrysanthe-
mum cinariae-folium Bocc cultivated,
and Cracca virginiana Linn the devil's
shoe-string, a native North American
perennial weed.
Mr. J. S. Yip, the first and only Am-
erican - trained Chinese entomologist
practicing in the United States, was call-
ed by the Bureau of Plant Industry of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture to investigate the commercial
possibilities of growing pyrethrum in
the United States instead of depending
upon foreign supply of which over ten
million pounds are annually imported
from Japan. His findings and previous
experiences with pyrethum are summariz-
ed in an article which appeared in the
August 29th issue of the Pennsylvania
Farmer, entitled "Pyrethrum Culture".
While he was connected with the Bureau
of Plant Industry investigating plants
containing insecticidal substances, he al-
so noticed that the seeds of the devil's
shoestring plant was greatly damaged.
As this is one of the plants pos-
sessing possibilities as an insecticide, it
appeared to be another instance of
plants containing insecticidal substances
being themselves subject to insect dam-
age. The propagation of this plant
from seed would, therefore, meet with
difficulties and the importance of this
in case the cultivation of the plant is
to be undertaken prompted his investi-
gation reported in a paper appearing
in the July issue of the Journal of Ec-
onomic Entomology, 1936, Insect Dam-
age to Seeds of Cracca virginiani Linn.
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each — Driving Hamilton three bladed
constant speed propellors with brakes.
As sleeper, accommodations for 18
passengers, cargo and crew of 7. (On
other sections — 36 to 43 passengers.)
Performance: speed — high speed, 189
m.p.h.; cruising speed, 157 m.p.h.;
range, as mail transport, 4,000 miles;
as passenger-mail transport, 3,000 miles;
service ceiling, 20,000 feet.
Large China Cotton Crop
Several idle cotton mills in Hankow
and Shanghai are endeavoring to raise
working capital to resume operations,
due to an unusually large crop, it was
reported by the United States Depart-
ment of Commerce. According to the
local office of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, the immediate
prospect is that half a million Chinese-
owned spindles will be resuming work
shortly.
It was also announced semi-officially
that radio-telephone service between the
United States, Great Britain and China
would be inaugurated sometime in Nov-
ember.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
•■ President
Jackson (Seattle) Sept. 30; President
Taft (S. F.) Oct. 13; President McKin-
ley (Seattle) Oct. 14; President Hoover
(S. F.) Oct. 21; President Grant (Se-
attle) Oct. 28; President Pierce (S. F.)
Nov. 10; President Coolidge (S. F.)
Nov. 18.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Adams (San
Francisco) Sept. 25; President Coolidge
(L. A.) Sept. 30; President Harrison (S.
F.) Oct. 9; President Lincoln (S. F.)
Oct. 16; President Hayes (S. F.) Oct.
23; President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
President Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13; Presi-
dent Monroe (S. F.) Nov. 20; President
Coolidge (S. F.) Nov. 27.
ON THE CALENDAR
October 3rd, Benefit Dance — Waku
Auxiliary, at Ebell Hall, 1440 Harrison
Street, Oakland. Admission charged.
October 3, Benefit Program — of the
Chinese Y. M. C A. at the Chinese Y.
W. C A. auditorium. Admission charged.
October 24, Invitational Formal —
Cheng Sen Club of Sacramento, Calif.
At Y. W. C A., Sacramento.
October 31, Masquerade Ball — Wah
Ying Club, at Trianon Ballroom. .Ad-
mission charged.
November 14, Invitational Dance —
S. F. Junior College at Chinese Y.. W.
C.A., 965 Clay Street.
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October 9, 1936
Five Cents
WITHIN THE FOUR SEAS ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS"
A traditional painting of our great sage, Confucius.
On Monday, October 12th, we celebrate the 2,487th birth anniversary of Con-
fucius.
Born in Ch'u-fou, Shantung Province, China, Confucius 'was a reformer in the
true sense of the word. His whole aim was to construct personal character, and
he demanded -that the moral and spiritual nature should be substituted for the
might of the strong.
Confucius was a Ipractical man, a teacher of ethics, and the very keynote
of wisdom. It was he who said, '
"When you know (S thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not,
to admit the fact, — this is knowledge."
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 9, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
Sino-Japanese relations reached the straining point
with the pronouncement of the death sentence to two
Chinese accused of slaying a Japanese officer in China.
Large crowds voiced their objections in various ways
that threatened the peace of Shanghai. In the districts
of Hongkew, where many Japanese and Chinese re-
side, hostile crowds of both races milled and jostled
each other in threatening attitude.
While this was happening in Shanghai, reports
reached here that the Japanese army has launched
large scale maneuvers throughout the Tientsin and
Peiping area, and extending from the sea westward to
the Kinhan railroad- Despite Japanese assurances of
their peaceful intentions, the sight of the maneuvers
caused apprehension among the local residents. It was
pointed out that such maneuvers as these preceded the
seizure of Manchuria in 1931. Added apprehension
was felt when Major Takao Imai, assistant military
attache in Peiping, stated that the Japanese army "fs
rapidly preparing to deal with any incident in North
China" resulting from the feared breakdown of Sino-
Japanese negotiations in Nanking.
Japanese demands to China for "immediate and de-
cisive" measures to end anti- Japanese disturbances in
China were understood authorized by the Japanese
Cabinet,and they will be presented to General Chiang
Kai-shek, the Chinese leader, along with a warning that
Japan is taking "an increasingly grave view" of the
disorders.
It is understood that a special session of the Cabinet
had been called by Premier Koki Hirota to consider
the crisis, which took on an even darker aspect when
news from China to Japanese newspapers declared
China was actively preparing for war against possibili-
ties of an invasion similar to the Shanghai occupation
by the Japanese in 1932.
Many observers felt that unless an unexpected com-
promise is reached in the next few days, a complete
diplomatic break between China and JaDan may dev-
elop. It is also understood that in addition to de-
mands previously made, the Japanese are seeking Chi-
nese recognition of "Manchukuo" and a joint front
against communism.
Chinese gas units, it was reported by Shanghai cor-
respondents, have been placed at strategic points in
Kiangsu, Nanking and Chekiang (Hangchow) prov-
inces, where there are large Chinese troop concentra-
tions.
Several divisions of the Central Chinese army were
reported to have passed through Chengchow, Honan
province, enroute to an undetermined destination in the
north. Despite the strictest secrecy, Chinese military
officials are not hiding the fact that military prepara-
tions are being made-
The Central Chinese Bank was reported hurriedly
removing currency and minting machinery to unspeci-
fied locations, and other banks in Shanghai were rush-
ing silver into the interior.
Martial law was declared by Chinese authorities last
Wednesday in towns and villages within a 30-mile ra-
dius of Shanghai. The action was taken because of
more increased tension in Chinese-Japanese relations.
Residents of the Chapei district began to evacuate
to the International Settlement after a rumor was cir-
culated the Shanghai-Nanking railroad had been blown
up. However, it was later learned that the report was
false.
A Japanese demand for virtual independence of five
North China provinces as a "special zone between Chi-
na and 'Manchukuo' " was revealed by the Japanese
Embassy in Nanking Wednesday.
The Japanese spokesman said Japan "did not par-
ticularly want a protectorate over the proposed area,
but stated the Tokyo government felt there must be
a 'cushion' of some sort between 'Manchukuo' and
China."
Both sides of the dispute over Sino-Japanese affairs,
growing out of Japanese claims of alleged anti-Japan-
ese "terrorism" in China, admitted that the situation
was precarious.
"Anything can happen," it was said, as Generaliss-
imo Chiang Kai-shek and Ambassador Shigeru Kawa-
goe of Japan, prepared to meet in a series of confer-
ences in an attempt to alleviate the growing crisis.
Chinese circles were emphatic in the opinion that
any Japanese pressure at present would "without doubt
be met by military resistance."
Military observers said China was prepared to sus-
tain a military campaign "only six months," but de-
clared that the nation was ready to stake everything
in the present crisis-
More hostile talk is in the air than at any previous
time. General Chiang Kai-shek summoned Chinese
government officials to a conference, presiding at the
first cabinet meeting held in two months, and later re-
viewed a gigantic military parade in the grounds outside
Nanking.
30,000 Chinese infantrymen, supported by aviation,
anti-aircraft, artillery and tank divisions, marched in
the largest military display in many months.
No explanation of the sudden demonstration of
Chiang's fighting forces was made either before or
after the review.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Great Britain and
the United States are not idle to impending events in
the Far East.
Great Britain has conveyed to Japan and China
grave concern over latest Far Eastern developments.
It was understood Britain made clear to Japan she
could not be indifferent to the effects on her interests
if a Japanese protectorate were established over "the
whole of China." It was also learned that she in-
formed China of her anxiety lest Chinese resistance
to Japanese demands result in war.
Britain has been exchanging information with Wash-
ington regarding the Chinese-Japanese difficulties. It
was said, however, Britain did not believe affairs had
reached a stage at which Japan could be reminded with
effect of her commitments under the nine-power treaty
which was supposed to guarantee China's sovereignty.
October 9, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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CHINATOWNIA
Chin Woo Yuen Reunion Inflation, Subject of Talk
A reunion of the members and rela-
tives of Oak Tin Hong which includes
the Chin, Woo and Yuen families is
being held in Seattle with the largest
attendance in view of any held to date.
Representatives from California, Oregon,
Canada and other far away points are
here ad others are on their way to attend
the dedication of the Association's new
building located on Seventh Avenue be-
tween Weller and King streets. The
convention opened Wednesday night,
September 30, with a dinner where hun-
dreds of its members and friends attend-
ed. Following the initial banquet, a
dance was in full swing at 11 o'clock
and many of the older generation were
seen trotting around the spacious floor
of the new building as well as the
younger ones.
Tuesday night, October 6, marked the
finale of the convention with a banquet
at 6 o'clock and a dance later at Oak
Tin Hong. Music was furnished by
Jules Buffano's 18 piece orchestra.
• •
Herbert Louie was elected president
of the Sacramento Epworth League at
a meeting last Sunday.
NATIONAL HERB
INSTITUTE OF CHINA
(Main Office in San Francisco)
748 Sacramento Street
CHINESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
HERBALISTS
Have many experienced and successful herb
specialists here. Many come from Peiping,
Nanking, Shanghai, Hongkong, and Canton.
Our herbalists are certified and so recognized
by the Central Government of the Republic
of China.
To our American friends:
Chinese Herbs Relieve All Forms of Ailment
Consultation Free; Hours: 1-6.
A lecture will be given this Wednes-
day evening by Mr. A. Robert Mason
of the firm of Stone and Youngberg and
the subject will be "Inflation or The
Function of Money." It is believed that
this talk will make clear the implication
of inflation and also its political, social,
and economic aspects.
The talk will include a brief review
of the history of money, and its effect
on legislation, economic trends, and so-
cial developments, leading up to the pre-
sent chaos in foreign trade and domestic
investment.
Mr. Mason, a graduate of the Uni-
versity of California, has studied the
monetary situation in this country and
planned his talk especially for laymen
who wish to have a clear understanding
of this complicated subject.
The lecture is open to the public, at the
Chingwah Lee Studio at 9 Cameron, off
868 Washington Street, will accommo-
date up to fifty. Meeting starts at 8
o'clock Wednesday evening, October 14.
A. ROBERT MASON
■Investment Securities
Stone 8C Youngberg
Financial Center Building
San Francisco SUtter 5460
International Day
At Institute
The International Institute of Los
Angeles, a non-sectarian service agency
for foreign communities, invites all its
friends to attend International Day on
Saturday, October 17.
The primary purpose of the Interna-
tional Institute is to advise the foreign-
speaking people in all the problems that
confront them and to help them to get
adjusted to American life. The chief
international event of the year is Inter-
national Day, held every autumn in the
attractive hospitality center at 435 South
Boyle Avenue.
Here, in gaily decorated booths, will
be found the arts and handicrafts of
many nations; here will be seen an in-
comparable pageant of costumes worn
by the nationals of more than 25 dif-
ferent countries; here one may partake
at luncheon, tea and dinner of delicious
and unusual foreign foods, for each
course will be served by a different na-
tionality.
One of the main attractions of the
evening program will be Miss Soo Yong,
Chinese actress, in a monodrama called
"A Nun Seeks Love", translated from
an ancient Chinese classic and perform-
ed according to the traditions and con-
ventions of the Chinese theater. This
dance belongs to the repertoire of Mei
Lan Fang and is one of his most popu-
lar numbers.
Mr. J. B. Omohundro, manager of
the Cathay Arts, Ltd., will be in charge
of the Chinese booth, assisted by Mr.
and Mrs. I. L. Chow of the Peking Curio
Shop. Six pretty Chinese maidens in
costume will serve tea in the lounge.
The Hon. Yi-Seng S. Kiang, vice-
consul of China in Los Angeles, and
Mrs. Yi-Seng S. Kiang are among the
patrons and patronesses of the festival;
and Miss Caroline Chan is a member
of the Advisory Board of the Institute.
The doors of the Institute will be
opened at eleven a.m. and the festival
will last until midnight. A modest en-
trance fee of twenty-five cents admits
one to what virtually amounts to a min-
iature tour of the world. Lunch and
dinner and admission to the evening
program at slight additional cost.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 9, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Mr. Albert C. Lew and Miss Edith V.
Chan were married last Saturday night
at the old St. Mary's Church at Cali-
fornia and Grant Avenue, San Fran-
cisco, followed by a wedding banquet at
the Far East Cafe which was attended
by more than four hundred Friends and
relatives.
Mr. Theodore Low, graduate of N.
Y. U. and a former Portland resident,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jue Guy
for a week while enroute to Shanghai
where he will study at the Bethel College
from which he received a scholarship.
Mr. Low moved to New York in 1926
and his return to Portland was the in-
centive for a round of social activities
by his old friends.
Recent visitors to Portland were Mr.
and Mrs. Yuen Chinn, Alex Jue, Jessie
Leong, Harry Eng and his mother from
Seattle; Margaret and Harry Kumyow
from Vancouver, B. C.
Miss Mary Chan has returned to her
home in San Francisco after a two
month's visit with her sister, Mrs. Eu-
gene Wong, in Seattle. Accompanying
her on the trip was Miss Myra Jean
Mar who will be the house guest of Miss
Chan.
The Associated Chinese Club of Bak-
ersfield enjoyed a Stag Night at their
clubhouse, 1318^ 18th St., recently,
which ended with a midnight supper
given by one of their members, Mr.
Harry Jung, at the El Adobe.
Mrs. Jennie Yee has returned to her
home in Mt. Etna after several weeks'
vacation at the home of her folks in
Watsonville. Accompanying her on the
return trip was her sister, Betty Eng,
who will spend a few days in the moun-
tain region.
Paul Yee, son of Dr. Henry Yee of
Sacramento, is now attending Pacific
Union College at Angwin. Miss Edna
May Fong, former Cal student, is also
studying there this year.
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839 CLAY ST.
San Francisco
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Stockton Chinese
League Lawn Party
Under the auspices of the Stockton
Chinese Youth League a lawn party was
held Saturday, October 3, at the home
of Dr. G. H. Colliver at Pacific Manor.
Special guests at the occasion were
Miss Alice P. Fong, twice chairman of
the Chinese Chrsitian Young Peoples
Tahoe Conference; Lawton D. Harris,
executive secretary of the Oakland
Church Federation; Mrs. Lawton D.
Harris, pianist and choir director.
The program consisted of folk games
and dances, movies of activities at the
recent Tahoe Conference, and refresh-
ments.
Among those atneding were Mrs. Col-
liver, Misses Mildred Jann, president of
the League, Alice Wong, Florence Jann,
Daisy Wong, Gladys Wong, Peggy
Wong, Beulah Ong, Blossom Ah Tye,
Dora Lee and Helen Wheeler; Messrs.
Jackson Fong, Kenneth Jann, Dun
Fong, Fred Ng, Sam Ho Wey, Mr.
Wong, Thomas Chung, Richard Foo
and Stanley Loy.
Sacramento representatives were: Miss-
es Jane Fong, Chairman, Dorothy Ong,
Betty Fong, Eva Wong and Lucy Fong;'
Messrs. Edward Yee, Leslie Feng, Wood-
row Louie, Poy Lim, and Herbert Louie.
• •
DICK LEAVES FOR DETROIT
Arthur N. Dick, salesman of H. O.
Harriosn Co., Pontiac dealers, at 1625
Van Ness Avenue, left yesterday for De-
troit, Michigan, to attend an automo-
bile convention. Dick, who is one of
the 1,800 representatives throughout the
United States who will attend the con-
vention, has been with the Harrison
Company for four months. He is ex-
pected to motor back to San Francisco
about Oct. 20 in a new 1937 Pontiac.
• •
Miss Jessie Doung left Seattle for
California last week for an indefinite stay.
Rose Quong Returns
Miss Rose Quong, "Chinese Lady of
Genius", who gave a performance be-
fore an enthusiastic audience in San
Francisco prior to her trip to China last
spring, will again give a performance
at the Community Playhouse, 609 Sutter
St., on October 19.
"China," A Dramatic Recital, will be
the title of Miss Quong's performance,
and will be her only appearance in this
city.
It was announced that tickets are avail-
able at $1.00, 75, and .50, including tax.
Reservations may be made by calling
PRospect 2500, or through the Chinese
Digest office, CHina 2400.
• •
DINNER TENDERED TRAVELERS
In honor of Miss Mayme Jeanne Locke
and Mr. Gordon Poon who are leaving
Seattle, the Chinese Girls' Athletic Club
gave a dinner at the King Fur Cafe Sept.
20th. After the dinner, the guests and
the members of the club continued their
evening's merriment by driving out to
the Oasis, a popular night spot.
Miss Locke sailed for China with her
mother and two brothers, Saturday, Sept.
26, on the President Jefferson, for a
visit.
Mr. Gordon Poon, basketball coach
of the C. G. A. is driving to California
to continue his studies at the Boeing
Aeronautic School in Oakland.
GO-TO-CHURCH-SUNDAY
October 11—12 Noon
MUSIC SUNDAY, composed of Chorus
Clee Club. Russian Choir, and others
7 p.m.— Sigma Lambda Meeting
Miss Elsie Anderson. Leader
8 p.m. — Interesting Evening Service
C. Milton Towle, Color Artist
of San Jose and his Singers
CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH
'Your Neighborhood Church'
Rev. Albert Lau, Pastor
1 Waverly Place _ San Franci»co
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 9, 1936
TEA AN D LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
I hear that . . . BOB LYM, Chinese re-
presentative of the Shell Oil Co. is quite
an expert horticulturist. He has a large
glass hot house back of his home in
Berkeley and it is full of rare orchids
. . . handsome BENSON FONG and ro-
tund JIMMIE KIM are in the grocery
business in Marysville . . . BILLIE LE-
ONG, who used to play the piano for
the Chinatown Knights' Orchestra has
his own orchestra in Marysville . . . ED
TILDEN LEE is working at Reedley, but
pined so for the big city that he was
seen back here . . . CHAS. HING and
missus (BERNICE LEE) are getting a-
long nicely in Sacramento. Hing works
at the Fulton Market . . . NATE CHAN,
general manager of the Fulton chain of
markets in Sacramento, is planning a
three-month vacation trip to China . . .
CHUCK KOE was in L. A. yesterday
on a business trip. Koe is treasurer of
the Pekin Fireworks Co., of Astoria,
Oregon . . . BILL CHEANG is doing
well in the produce business in Stockton
His wife is the former HAZEL WONG
. . . LEE CRICHTON of the Chinese
"Y" is taking up weekly flying lessons
. . . WONG BUCK CHONG, outstand-
ing Chinese heavyweight wrestler is now
on the mat at Suva . . . FRANK-
LYN CHINN is head bookkeeper of a
wholesale firm. He used to be light-
weight wrestling champion of the Port-
land High School . . . MOLLY LUM
of Honolulu is a-schooling at the Cali-
fornia Secretarial School . . . PAUL "J.
B." JUE recently injured his back while
working in L. A. . . . THOMAS LEE,
watchmaker of Grant Avenue, is quite
a bow and arrow fan. He shoots a "9"
(bull's eye) almost every time at fifty
paces. Is a member of the Tamalpais
Archery Club and goes across the bay
every Sunday for this great sport . . .
WILLIAM CHINN of Fresno is with
the U. S. Immigration Service . . .
FRANCIS CHEW of Red Bluff now
lives in Oakland and goes to the Cali-
fornia Art School . . . quite a large
group of Chinese attended the Cal- St.
Mary's game last Saturday . . . among
whom were MR. and MRS. PATRICK
SUN (Rose Chew), MR. and MRS. AL-
BERT CHOW (Lillian Quock), MR.
and MRS. HAYNE HALL (Hattie
Dong), ED LEONG, EARL WONG,
JACK CHOW, JACK QUAN, TOM
WYE, JIMMIE LEE, HONEY LEE,
LILLIAN QUOCK, WILLIAM KAN,
Cathay Fetes
Silver Anniversary
Cathay Club observes her Silver Jubi-
lee anniversary today, Oct. 9, and this
evening will be host at a dinner in the
Terrace Room of the Fairmont Hotel.
Following the dinner, members will
participate in dancing through the rest
of the evening. Invitations have been
issued to guests of the members of the
club for the dance.
Drawing of the winning ticket on the
radio raffle will also be made during the
dance.
Messrs. Andrew Sue, Franklin Chan
and Norman Chinn have charge of the
evening's activities.
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VICE-CONSULATE OF L. A.
CELEBRATES 10th
The anniversary of the Chinese na-
tional holiday tomorrow will be cele-
brated at a formal Chinese banquet to
be given by the local Chinese Vice-Con-
sul and Mrs. Yi-Seng Kiang.
Invitations have been sent to federal,
state and city officials, members of con-
sular corps and civic and social leaders.
In true Chinese fashion the banquet
will be followed by an entertaining pro-
gram featuring Chinese music, song, and
dances.
FRANKLYN CHAN . . . HARRY KOE
ts in the restaurant business in New
York while his brother, BILL, is with
the Shell Oil Co. in Shanghai, China . . .
the CATHAY CLUB of Bakersfield has
a swell basketball team . . . TOMMY
LEE of San Mateo is with the South
Western Aviation Corp of Canton, Chi-
na, as is QUAN CHONG, formerly of
S. F. . . . HENRY "Ah You" JEW is
back from Alaska and sporting an Alas-
kan whisker last week . . . TOMMY
CHUNG of Salinas is in town for a
little visit . . . MRS. DAVE CHOW
(Rose Lee) runs a beauty shop in Oak-
land . . . "JOE" LEE of Oakland is at-
tending San Francisco State, plays for
the Wa Sung baseball team and teaches
half-day at the Commodore Stockton
School in S. F. . . . BESSIE KAI KEE
and MILDRED WOO work at Lerner's
in S. F. . . . H. O. QUAN, formerly of
Cal is now a Chinese prof at the Nam
Kue School . . . PAUL MARK is stay-
ing with TOMMY GEE in Monterey.
Paul is working while Tommy teaches
at the local Chinese school . . . EDNA
CHONG works at the Mark Hopkins
Hotel . . . s'all I can think of jus' now!
Sacramento Choral
Club Gatherings
Sacramento's Chinese Choral Club be-
gan its year's activities with its first prac-
tice last Tuesday evening, and the new
officers elected were president, Jane
Fong; secretary, Lucy Fong; and Mrs.
Wayne Tom, director of the choir to
succeed Mrs. Emma Dunston, who has
served the choir faithfully for the past
four years. Mrs. Ann Jan is the pianist.
The choir was organized four years
ago and since its inception has taken
part in many activities and programs,
including appearances before American
clubs and civic organizations of Sacra-
mento and have distinguished themselves
with their fine work.
A social was sponsored by the choir
on Oct. 6 for the new members, one
of whom was Dorothy Ong of
Stockton. An amusing skit was one of
the features of the evening given by the
Fong sisters, Lucy, Betty, Rose May and
Gim. Refreshments, games, and singing
climaxed the happy gathering.
• •
Music Sunday at the Chinese Baptist
Church offers a varied and well selected
program for this week.
The orchestra from the Russian Bap-
tist Church will render several numbers,
while members of the local Chinese
churches will be heard in a solo and a
mixed quartette offering.
ON THE CALENDAR
October 9, Cathay Anniversary Invi-
tational Dance — at Fairmont Hotel.
October 10, Independence of China
Program — At Y. W. C A., 965 Clay
Street. Public Invited.
October 11, Invitational Silver Tea —
Court Our Lady of China, Catholic
Daughters of America, at Chinese Ca-
tholic Social Center.
October 17, International Day Pro-
gram— International Institute, at 435
South Boyle Ave., Los Angeles. Ad-
mission charged.
October 24, Invitational Formal —
Cheng Sen Club of Sacramento, Calif.
At Y. W. C A., Sacramento.
October 31, Masquerade Ball — Wah
Ying Club, at Trianon Ballroom. . Ad-
mission charged.
November 14, Invitational Dance —
S. F. Junior College at Chinese Y.. W.
C.A., 965 day Street.
Nov. 21, Big Game Dance — U. C.
Chinese Students Club at International
House, Berkeley.
October 9, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Spectators witnessing the softball tilts
at the Margaret Hayward Playground
were mystified by a symphony of odors
which prevailed in the air.
We suggest that the "Ump" refrain
from hamburgers hereafter, while offi-
ciating.
The moonlight, a ferry boat, a young
lady alone — wouldn't that combination
make you "fall" for the girl? B. Chinn
did, and he landed right in front of
her, too. But it's too bad, Mr. Chinn,
for this same girl "fell" for someone
not so long ago.
We wonder why N. R. of Watsonville
suddenly went to church early Sunday
morning? Was it the sermon or the
"she-man"?
C. D. A. TO GIVE TEA
A silver tea offering will be given to
the American and Chinese friends of
Court Our Lady of China, Catholic
Daughters of America, Sunday after-
noon, October 11, from 3 to 5 o'clock
at the Chinese Catholic Social Center.
The affair is in honor of the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. John J. Cullen, State Chaplain
of the C. D. A., and the juniors of the
Court will entertain with Chinese music
and songs.
BAKERSFIELD CATHAYANS
HONORED
To begin the activities for the fall sea-
son, the Cathay Club of Bakersfield gave
a Chinese dinner at the Sai Woo Cafe
at 21st and L streets in honor of Phil
Chow's birthday anniversary and Bill
Ko's initiation into the club.
After the dinner, the members ad-
journed to their clubhouse where Mr.
Ko received the Cathay's "old time cus-
tom" of initiation.
Arrangements for the dinner and the
initiation were made by the club's social
chairman, Bill Jing. Members who at-
tended were Phil Chow, Bill Jing, Bill
Ko, Albert Lee, Caesar Jung, Herman
Wong .Harold Hee, Adam Wu, Henry
Wong and Lawrence Sue.
"Double Ten" Program
The Chinese Y. W. C. A., the Square
and Circle Club the Philotasian Club,
the Golden Circle Club, and the Mei
Wah Club will sponsor a "Double Ten"
program on the 10th of October, at 8:00
p.m. in the Chinese Y. W. C. A. Audi-
torium to celebrate the Independence of
the Republic of China. Consul General
Huang will speak on national questions.
Miss Hubbard, musician and social
worker, is in charge of music. Mrs.
Jane K. Lee has written a patriotic one-
act play called "Saturday Night" to be
enacted by Misses Nellie Tom, Josephine
Chang, Janet Hoo, Lena Leong, Peony
Wong, May Lum, and Mrs. Alice Fong
Lee. All Chinese and friends of the
Chinese are cordially invited to attend.
SURPRISE DINNER
A surprise dinner was tendered Mon-
day night at the Sun Hung Heung Cafe
to George Chew, one of the partners of
Comfort Shoe Store, by members of the
Wah Ying Club.
Chew, a popular member and finan-
cial secretary of the club, secretly mar-
ried Miss Lee King Sou some time
ago. However, a week ago word of his
marriage reached his fellow club mem-
bers.
Those present at the dinner were Ge-
orge Lim, Harry Lum, Harry Tong,
Chan Foo, Arthur Hee, Frank Hee,
Sam Choy, Andrew Sue, David Kimlau,
Daniel Yee, Jack C. Ng, Fred Woo and
Francis Lai.
FAREWELL DINNER
A farewell dinner was given in honor
of Mr. Louie Chuck at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Choy on Sept. 28, in
Watsonville. Mr. Chuck of the Wat-
sonville Dollar Store is being transferred
to the Monterey branch.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Choy, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Leong, Misses Connie Choy, Annie
Goon and Alice Shew, Messrs. Nelson
King, Thomas Lee, Sam Kong and the
guest of honor, Mr. Chuck.
Mrs. Kwan Loy announced the en-
gagement of her daughter, Daisy, to
Mr. Hong Chinn of Seattle.
In honor of Miss Kwan, Miss Mary
Chinn gave a shower at her home at-
tended by close friends, last week.
U. C. And S. F. J. C.
To Celebrate October 10
As part of the 10-10 celebration, the
University of California Chinese Stu-
dents will play hosts to San Francisco
Junior College and the Berkeley campus
next Saturday and Victor Young, presi-
dent of the Students' Club, has mapped
out a varied program for the day. In
the morning, tennis matches and a bas-
ketball game between the two institu-
tions have been arranged by the U. C.
Athletic Council and graduate manager
Glenn Lym.
A bountiful and select luncheon is to
be prepared by Jessie Fung, Ruth Chu,
Jean Moon, Jean Lym, Ruby Yuke,
Grace Low and Rose Lee. For those
who do not care to listen to the Cal-
Oregon State football game in Portland,
there will be a hike to Grizzly Peak.
Also, a tour of the extensive California
campus has been planned for the visit-
ors. Bridge, ping-pong and dancing will
occupy the afternoon.
In accordance with the Chinese Inde-
pendence Day theme, Victor Young ex-
presses the hope that either Professor
B. C. Wong or Professor Wing Mah
will address the students on this occa-
sion. He states," The purpose of this
invitation to S. F. J. C. is to enable the
students to become more conscious of
the present day issues and struggles
which are confronting the people of
China." Chinese members of the fa-
culty will be guests of honor. A tea at
4:30 will conclude activities for the day.
• •
CHENG SEN CLUB HOLDS
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
At a highly impressive candlelight
service, new officers of the Sacramento
Cheng Sen Club were installed last Fri-
day evening by their counsellor, Miss
iBIaisdell. Ruby Shirley Yee is the newly
elected president of the club, succeeding
Mrs. Ann Jan, who was unable to take
the office again as she is a member of the
Y. W. C. A. cabinet acting as a member
of the Inter-Racial Committee.
Following the installation, Miss Alma
Schocke, a member of the local high
school faculty who recently returned
from a visit to the Orient, gave an inter-
esting talk on her trip to Peiping and
other northern cities of China. Added
to the interest of the topic, some films
of China were shown which were taken
by Miss Schocke. Miss Schocke was for-
merly a member of the faculty at one
of the girls' schools in Peiping. Re-
freshments concluded the program.
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CHINESE DICEST
CHINESE ENAMELS
CHINGWAH LEE
October 9, 1936
The art of enamelling appears to be
a neglected subject among modern Or-
ientalists, and recent shipments of fine
cloisonne wares from China to this coun-
try stirs our interest anew in this direc-
tion.
Enamels are divided into three main
types :
1. Champ-leve or imbedded enamels
(tiu hua shao ch'ing) ;
2. Cloisonne or incrusted enamels
(Ching Tai Ian) .
3. Englobe or painted enamels (Yang
tz'u).
ORIGIN
The art of enamelling is said to have
originated in Western Asia, first spread-
ing into Europe and then to Eastern
Asia at a very late date. The earliest
introduction of enamels into China oc-
curred during the Yuan Dynasty in the
thirteenth century, when Mongol rule
extended far into the West. The sack-
ing of Constantinople or Fa Lan by the
crusaders in 1240 was undoubetdly a
factor in the dispersal of enamellers to
the Far East. Chinese enamels were
then known as fa lan. Fa Lan or Fo
Lang is the Chinese equivalent of Polin
(eis tyn Holyn, Istan-polin, Istanbol, or
Stambul) . The earliest known speci-
men found in China is dated Chih Yuan
(1335-1340).
The fall of Graeco Romanic Constan-
tinople in 1453 before the Osmanli
Turks probably was the cause of a se-
cond wave of enamellers migrating to
China, and we hear at that time of fo
lang ch'ien or Byzantine cloisonne .
A third wave of enamellers reached
China with the entry of the Arab traders
by sea during the Ming Dynasty. They
reached Canton by way of Ku Li (or Ga
Li Gut Dai, Calicut). These wares, pro-
bably of the painted type, were known
as Ta Shih Yao or Arabian ceramics;
also as Kuei Kuo Yao (Barbarian wares;
literally, devil country's ceramics).
It must be noted here that Arabs have
been trading in Canton since the seventh
century, and by the ninth, the metropo-
lis was the center for Persians, Arabs,
Nestorian Christians, Jews, and Moslem
traders. Hence enamelling may have
reached Canton before the Ming Dyn-
asty. The discovery of enamelled wares
in Japan dating back to the T'ang Dyn-
asty (which was neither Japanese nor
near-East but Chinese in style) points
to the possibility that enamelling was a
forgotten art in China during the Mon-
gol period.
Imperial Champ-
leve altar set composed
of incense urn, prick-
et candle sticks and
vases. Cilded ground,
ancient bronze design,
with repousse, moulded
gilt bronze figures, and
jade incrustations in
the form of swastikas,
bats or emblems of
happiness, and shao or
emblems of longevity.
Ch'ien Lung Period
lA.D. 1736-1785L
October 9, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
Page 9
CHINESE ENAMELS
TOP: Successive stages in the
making of cloisonne. Plain
copper vessel; vessel with cloi-
sons in place; after first fir-
ing (note shrinkage); after
third firing and ready for
polishing and gilding; finished
cloisonne.
BOTTOM: Blue ground wine
cup; silver filigee cloisonne ah
pin yin box; silver backed
translucent enamel snuff bot-
tle, design in five colors;
Ch'ien Lung Period paitited
enamel cup.
CHAMP-LEVE
Champ-leve is probably the oldest
type of enamelling. In this process, the
enamels are imbedded into pits of bronze,
brass, copper, gold or silver vessels.
These vessels must necessarily be heavier
than those used in the other two pro-
cesses. The pits or beds for the enamels
may be (a) moulded in the original cast-
ing, (b) carved with engraving tools, or
(c) hammered into repousse' or pits.
In the first type, the edge of the bed and
even the bsd itself is generally raised
above the surrounding ground, but in
others the beds are sunken, so that the
enamel is on the same level as the
ground, and this type is known as basse
'faille, p'ing min shao ch'ing. The en-
amels used are fusible glaze, composed
of a flux or glassy matrix and metallic
oxides or coloring matter.
Champ-leve is often further decorated
with incrustations of jade, turquoise,
coral, and other precious stones. These
are seen to advantage on gilt bronze fig-
ures where jewels, girdles, and other a-
dornments are realistically represented
by stone incrustations. Hammered re-
pousse' pattern is another decoration
popularly associated with champ-leve .
After enamelling, the wares are gen-
erally subjected to gilding or amalgama-
tion. This is done by rubbing the metal
with mercury, applying gold foil, heat-
ing, and then rubbing and polishing.
Modern craftsmen generally resort to e-
lectroplating for this process.
Some writers traced champ-leve to the
inlaying of lapis lazuli on the gold and
ivory ornaments of Thebes of Thutmo-
sis, even as they traced cloisonne to the
golden wire and precious stone inlaid
jewelry of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian,
3,000 B. C. They pointed, too, to the
enamelled wall of Ramesses III at Tell
el yshudia, or to the enamel work of the
Palace of Nimrod, Babylon.
It seems to the writer a more direct
explanation is to be found in the decora-
tion of ancient bronzes. If we take
Chinese bronze as an example, tlie earli-
est wares were decorated by raised de-
signs only. Later there were inlays of gold
and silver threads (chin yin ssu) and of
jewal incrustations, followed by color
glass inlays (Han Dynasty), and paint-
ing with metallic oxides. It is conceiv-
able that the accidental heating of the
last two types would result in some sort
of champ-leve .
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Page 10
CHINESE DICEST
October 9, 1936
EDITORIAL
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
of China's Independence
It was on October 10, 1911, that the first victory of
the Chinese revolution was recorded in the fall of Wu-
chang- In less than a hundred days it resulted in the
overthrow of the last Manchu Dynasty; on January 1,
1912, a Republic was proclaimed and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen,
the late leader of China, was inaugurated as the first
President of China.
Tomorrow, October 10, 1936, the Republic will be
26 years old.
On that day, Chinese throughout the world will cele-
brate the anniversary of Chinese independence from
the rule of the Manchus. And whether it be small or
big, it will still be a celebration, showing that the Chi-
nese are glad they once more govern the land which
has, time and again, been in the hands of aggressors.
In San Francisco, the largest Chinatown in the Uni-
ted States, drums will beat and bugles blow to the a-
ccompaniment of marching feet as every school and
organization join in a huge parade that will wend its
way through the streets of Chinatown. Children will
be reminded once more of the meaning of "Ten-Ten"
(October 10), and have instilled in them the spirit of
freedom — the freedom that they enjoy in America and
the freedom that they would feel upon setting foot in
the REPUBLIC of China.
All the more joyous will be this year's celebration
because the Chinese are gradually cognizant of the
tremendous strides which the government has under-
taken towards unification. Despite the leaches that
forever threaten to drag down the structures that prom-
ise in time to become the very foundation of a greater,
united and modern nation, China has looked over and
above temporary troubles and is forging toward a goal
which she has set before her-
Face to face with external troubles, she has striven
to avoid making an issue of such matters, always keep-
ing to the fore the thought that China must have her
house in order before receiving callers or accepting
challenges.
Is it any wonder that patient China has survived the
old and is emerging into the new?
This year's celebration should be a token of renewed
regard for those heroes who fought for China's inde-
pendence, and a pledge of loyalty and support to the
national government in its struggle for reconstruction
and unification.
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California (CHina 2400)
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
Per year, 52.00; Per copy, 5 cents
Foreign, J2.75 per year
Articles or news appearing in the Chinese Digest may be
reproduced or translated providing due acknowledgement is
given and at least three copies sent to its office
No article accepted without return address.
STAFF
CHINGWAH LEE Associate Editor
WILLIAM HOY Associate Editor
FRED G. WOO Sports Editor. Office Manager
LIM P. LEE Sociological Data
ROBERT G. POON Circulation Manager
WALLACE H. FONG Photographer
CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
Bakersfield Mamie Lee
Berkeley Helen M. Fong
Fresno . _ Allen Lew
Honolulu, T. H. Grace H. Goo
Los Angeles Elsie Lee, William Got
New York Annabelle Wong
Oakland Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
Portland Eva Moe. Edgar Lee
Sacramento . . • Ruth G. Fong
Salinas . Edward Chan
Santa Barbara . _.. Albert Yee
Seattle Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Stockton . . Joseph W. H. Won
Watsonville - Alice Shew
FOUNDERS and PUBLISHERS:
Thomas W. Chinn, Chingwah Lee.
Time For Real Action
An item of interest in the local papers last week was
the visit of Boy Scout Troop 34 of the San Francisco
area to Yerba Buena island, site of the International
Exposition to be held in 1940. It was significant that
of all the troops in the city a Chinese troop was select-
ed to pass in review before the Scout executives assem-
bled there. It was the first affair of its kind to be
held at the exposition site.
The occasion, of course, was to advertise to the
world the coming world's fair, but, because it chose
a Chinese troop for official review, such fact should
remind Chinatown that the Chinese here must not lag
behind in preparing for the exposition. Chinatown is
potentially important as a chief attraction during the
coming fair, but its potentiality must be made known
and developed to its fullest extent.
The honor accorded the troop which marched on
Yerba Buena last week should be the bugle call for
merchants to rally, organize and plan for the 1939
exposition- It is true that some of our prominent Chi-
nese merchants have already begun preparations, but
what about the community's smaller business men, the
retail merchants? They, too, should pool their re-
sources together, to organize and to lay their plans.
THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW.
Having completed his studies, the scholar should
devote himself to official functions. He should say:
"I am not concerned that I have no place; I am con-
cerned how I shall fit myself for one. I am not con-
cerned at not being known; I seek to be worthy to be
known." —CONFUCIUS, 551 B. C.
October 9, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
"Chinatown, My Chinatown"
By William Hoy
.... How many writers, would-be
writers and journalists who have seen
Chinatown (mostly from the mental van-
tage point of outside looking in), and
who have rushed into print with their
superficial knowledge of the people and
things found therein for the edification
of the great American reading public,
are beyond conjecture or counting. A
glance into the periodical index for the
past two or three decades reveals a whole
array .of writers famous or otherwise
who have walked through Chinatown
and then gone home and painted word-
pictures of the "Little China in San
Francisco" .... Such pictures were
ofttimes flat and uninspired, and at other
times gaudy and garish and unlifelike.
The "travel" through Chinatown des-
criptions were about the only ones which
somehow abide by the facts, but travel
descriptions only scratch the surface of
things and leaves the arm-chair traveler
unsatiated and dissatisfied.
.... But at last a book has come
along which should fulfill the desire of
many second-generation Chinese as well
as Americans alike, to know what is
really inside Chinatown. More, it tells
not only what Chinatown is like, but
how it came to be what it is today. In
a ssnse it is a history of San Francisco's
Chinese colony, but unlike most accounts
of this sort, it vibrates with life and
glows with color under the spell of a nar-
rator who happens to be a capable short
story writer and novelist.
.... We refer, of course, to Charles
Caldwell Dobie's "San Francisco's Chi-
natown." Skillfully, colorfully, inform-
atively, Mr. Dobie has caught between
two covers the romance and the reality
which is Chinatown. With a story tell-
er's artistry for highlights and shadows,
he has pictured something of the activi-
ties of Chinatown's inhabitants, their
lives and loves, their struggles, excite-
ment, persecution, and rewards in their
ceaseless seeking for material gains and
human happiness .... And interspersed
in these stories are some sympathetic
interpretations of the reactions of an
ancient people transplanted in an alien
land .... (The book will be reviewed
shortly in this column) ....
* o *
.... Another book on Chinatown,
by a Chinese, has also appeared. It is
called "Chinatown Inside Out", written
by one Leong Gor Yun of New
York, and illustrated with photographs
in the Arnold Genthe manner but with-
out Mr. Genthe's artistry The
Reviewer hasn't the faintest idea who
Leong Gor Yun is, and the publishers
of the book did not trouble to enlighten
the reader on this point, either. At any
rate, "Chinatown Inside Out" is ostensi-
bly a book of information, giving myriad
facts and figures about the Chinese and
Chinatowns throughout the United
States, from the Atlantic seaboard to
the Pacific Coast.. It gives some very
good general information anent the com-
mercial and cultural activities of our
brethren in this country, such as the
number of native language newspapers
and their names, the large business
houses, the names and locations of rest-
aurants in the various cities, the frater-
nal, social, and cultural groups, etc. . . .
.... Chapters are given to frank
exposition of certain anti-social evils a-
mong the Chinese here, namely gambl-
ing and sex. It really takes nerve for
a Chinese to write, and in English at
that, of these two acknowledged social
vices which not only Chinese, but civi-
lized society as a whole, prefer to keep
well hidden. It is safe to say that in
the days when the Chinese racketeering
tongs flourished, a book about China-
town which dares even to mention such
subjects could not have been written.
No one would have dared, because like-
ly as not such a writer would be branded
a disloyalist of the darkest hue and his
life would be in jeopardy. As they say,
such a thing as revealing the darker side
of a people's social life was simply not
done in those days. The Puritanical
strain can exist not only in New En-
glad, but among Chinese society also.
.... The fact that a Chinese like
Leong Gor Yun can now write of for-
bidden Chinese social practices with ut-
ter candor is indicative of the remark-
able social change through which our
people in this country is undergoing.
It is not that the Chinese have become
more broadminded or tolerant, for these
qualities have always existed in their
make-up. Rather, an attitude of criti-
cism, more prevalent among the second
generation, has come to the fore. This
attitude, which is real and not apparent,
but which seldom appears in print to
call attention to its existence, causes
them to put the sins of their fathers
under the sociological microscope in an
effort to understand the whys and where-
fores of some of their anti-social behav-
iors. It is a healthy sign and should be
assiduously cultivated.
.... Yet there is a danger in writing
about various undesirable social traits
of the Chinese in these United States.
This danger is predicated upon the fact
that people most always remember more
tenaciously the bad things said about
others, regardless of whether those per-
nicious qualities are consequential or not.
The danger in a book like "Chinatown
Inside Out" is that most American
readers, after perusing it, will forget all
the good and wonderful things said
about the Chinese in the United States
and remember the various anti-social
evils to which the latter are so apparent-
ly slaves of. Such readers will form the
conclusion that after all is said and
done, the average Chinese is an immoral
creature, a gambling devil, an opium
fiend — in short, a being devoid of Christ-
ian virtues, to use a good old mission-
ary phrase.
.... But perhaps we are too appre-
hensive. Perhaps after reading "China-
town Inside Out" Americans will form
a better opinion of the yellow man be-
cause they have come to know more
about him. These Chinese, they may
then say, are as human as we are because
they, too, are preys to many human
weaknesses. If this comes to pass it will
be a great American social discovery,
as far as the Chinese are concerned. We
are living in an enlightened age, as some
social thinkers tell us, but the social
distance between many American hun-
dred percenters today is as long as the
Great Wall of China. It is one thing
to voice the usual platitude about mu-
tual understanding and goodwill over a
luncheon, but it is quite another to bring
about such a happy state of affairs. One
can only hope that turning Chinatown
inside out will not contribute to the
social detriment of our brethren on these
shores, but will achieve better results
born of enlightened human understand-
ing.
Due to the ambitious scope of the
volume, treating as it does all the Chi-
natowns in the United States, "China-
town Inside Out" naturally falls short
in some minor points of fact. For ex-
ample, in giving a list of the chief res-
taurants in San Francisco's Chinatown,
the author failed to include such a place
as widely patronized both by Americans
and Chinese as the Tao Yuan. This is
a favorite eating place of many Chinese
and American epicures. Idwal Jones,
the California story writer and journalist,
once waxed rhapsodic over Tao Yuan's
culinary wizards and penned a long li-
terary tribute to them which filled an
entire page of the S. F. Chronicle.
.... However, the factual inaccura-
cies are few and they do not detract one
bit from the book's interest. "China-
town Inside Out" is written primarily
to inform rather than to entertain. In
this respect it does not compare favor-
ably with Dobie's "San Francisco's Chi-
natown," which is as informative as it
is entertaining, and written in remini-
scent and delightful if slightly redun-
dant style.
Page 12
CHINESE DIGEST
October 9, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
L. A. Gridders Win
Initial Debut
Making their football debut by scor-
ing twice with lightning speed, the Los
Angeles Chinese gridders were highly
tested last Sunday, Oct. 4, in a practice
game with the Manual Arts High
School Spoilers, and emerged victorious
to the tune of 12-6.
For two quarters the Spoilers really
spoiled the attack of the Chinese An-
gelenos with a forward wall which out-
weighed the Chinese by twenty pounds
to the man; and their superior poundage
gave them the chance to push on to a
score from the two yard line — a pass
and a thirty yard run by the Spoilers
right half having put them in scoring
position.
During the first half the Manual Arts
boys repeatedly pounded the light Chi-
nese line, but the co-ordinated defense
of both the forward wall and the second-
ary repulsed them until the Chinese
themselves engineered into scoring po-
sition by a series of line knifing by the
entire backfield.
A lateral pass to Bill Got caught the
slower Manualmen, and he walked over
the chalk-stripe to tie the score in the
third quarter, 6-all. Coach Laurie Ve-
jars, former Notre Dame gridman un-
der the late Rockne, repeatedly used
team replacements rather than individ-
ual substitutions to test the mettle of
his sc|uad as units, and this strategy
wore down the Spoilers. With nice
blocking by the entire squad, Ted Ung
did a Cotton Warburton stunt by scoot-
ing back a 70-yard run-back of a punt
to put the contest in the bag late in the
fourth quarter.
Incidentally, Cotton Warburton, U.
S. C.'s Ail-American, is co-coaching the
Chinese team.
Manifestations of the spirit of the
team have reached the prominent
business men of Los Angeles' Chinatown,
with the team being sponsored by the
Dragon Dsn, one of the bright night
spots of Chinatown, and other profes-
sional and business heads.
Tentatively scheduled and of great in-
terest, because of the opponents'
strength, the L. A. Chinese gridders are
meeting the Japanese All-S:ars on Oct.
18 at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles.
All High Cage League
Representatives from all high shcool
Chinese students' clubs met last week
and formulated plans for the coming
basketball league. A schedule has been
drawn up, although dates and the court
are as yet to be set.
Teams from Commerce, Francisco,
Galileo, Lowell, Polytechnic and Mission
will comprise the league, which will be
conducted on a round robin basis. Last
year's champs, Commerce, is favored to
repeat, although the roaring lions of
Galileo may give the Bulldogs a keen
argument.
• •
CHINESE "Y" BEATS SALESIANS
Chinese Y. M. C. A. hoopsters took
both ends of a double-header last Thurs-
day night in their own court from the
Salesians, the Varsity defeating their
opponents by a 15-10 score, while in
the preliminary, the "Y" eighties
swamped the Salesians 80's, 43-2.
Frank Wong on offense and Thomas
Yep on defense starred for the Chinese
unlimiteds in the main game in which
both teams played air-tight defensive
ball. The Salesians 80's failed to fur-
nish much competition to the Chinese
five, which would have won the tilt even
without the services of Maurice Young
and Henry Sing Wong, dead-eye for-
wards who tallied sixteen and twelve
points, respectively.
• •
LOUIE J. C. GRIDDER
Woodrow Louie, for the past three
years star end of the Vallejo High
School's Varsity football team, is now
attending the Sacramento Junior Col-
lege, being the only Chinese participat-
ing in football in that school. Louie,
who was also an outstanding guard on
the Apache cage teams, climaxed his
prep career as captain of the basket ball
squad and all-conference end in football.
, Louie's former teammtae in football,
Leslie Fong, who incidentally is also a
track, baseball and basketball star, at
present attends Cal Aggies. Fong was
captain of the Vallejo rlass B eleven
or a year. J^
• •
Chinese Y.M.C.A. cagers split a
double bill with the Mission High School
lightweight hoopmen Monday afternoon
at the school gym. The Chinese tens
won 20-12, while the twenties dropped
a 32-26 decision to the prepsters.
Decide Softball Title Sunday
Championship hopes of both Dresswell
and San Francisco Chinese Softball
Club's A's will hinge on their contests
this Sunday afternoon at the Hayward
Playground. A loss to either team will
eliminate it from further pennant con-
sideration.
Dresswell meets Chitena in the last
game of the day. Favored to win, it
must come out victorious in order to
retain a mathematical chance for the
title. However, an upset by Chitena is
also probable, as this team has been im-
proving each week, behind the steady
pitching of Tommy Leong, strike-out
artist, who will be pitted against Jimmy
Lee of Dresswell, probably the best pit-
cher in the league . A tight hurling duel
looms.
In facing Eastern Bakery, the S. F.
C. S. C. A's take on the league's leader
with a record of three wins and no de-
feats. A victory for the A's will throw
the Softball loop into a triple tie, pro-
viding Dresswell also wins. Whereas
Dresswell, Eastern Bakery, and Chitena
are approaching mid-season form, the
A's are in a batting slump, and conse-
quently, the underdogs in their battle
with Eastern.
Chinese "Y" meets the C. S. C. B's
in the other league tilt at twelve 'noon,
the former team being slightly favored
to come out on top, as the B's have yet
to register a league win.
In the meantime, a protest has been
filed with the sponsor by the Chinese
Softball Club over its game with Dress-
well last week, which was won by the lat-
ter team. The technical point in argu-
ment is whether a batter is entitled to
an extra base on an overthrow, or
he must make it. At the game last Sun-
day, a C. S. C. A team batter, after be-
ing safe at first on an overthrow, was
tagged by the Dresswell first sacker and
declared out by the umpire off his base,
while evidently on his way to second.
The contention by the C. S. C. is that
the batter was entitled to second. Hayne
Hall, manager of Hall's Sport Shop,
announced that Oliver Chang. the
league's chairman, will call a meeting
sometime this week for a decision over
the protest.
October 9, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
Dresswell Defeats Chinese
Softball Club, 4-3
Eastern Bakery was installed the top
favorite to capture the San Francisco
Chinese Softball League following last
Sunday's games at the Hayward Play-
ground. The bakery team walloped the
Chinese "Y", 19-8; "Chitena won 16-3
from the S. F. C. S. C. B's, while Dress-
wall nosed out the S. F. C. S. C. A's in
the feature tilt, 4-3.
Although Eastern's fielding was rag-
ged, its batting attack offset that weak-
ness, while its hurlers, Hee and Choy,
limited the "Y" to four hits, two each
by William Wong and Wahso Chan.
For Eastern, Richard Loo and Paul Oka
collected two safe hits.
Tommy Leong srtuck out seven batters,
while his mates gave him a commanding
lead from the first inning on. Leong
gave the B's but four bingles. Harry
Hall, Frank C. Wong and Harry Louie
were the Chitenians' heavy sluggers.
E. Chow scored Dresswell's winning
run in the sixth. Given a base on balls,
he crossed the plate when three hits fol-
lowed after two down. Jimmy Lee
twirled a steady game, fanning six men.
Scores :
Eastern Bakery 4 6 2 4 3 19
Chinese "Y" 15 0 0 2 8
Batteries: Bob Hee, C. Choy and
Chong Lum.
Alfred Lee and Ted Lee.
Chitena 4 7 0 3 2 16
S. F. C. S. C. B's 10 0 2 0 3
Batteries: Tommy Leong and Harry
Chang, Bill Louie.
Dave Kimlau and Ed Lim.
Dresswell 12 0 0 10 4
S. F. C. S. C A's 2 0 0 0 10 3
Batteries: Jimmy Lee and F. Chow.
Jimmy Huang, Red Won, and Fred
Hing.
League Standings W L
Eastern 3 0
Dresswell Shop 2 1
S. F. C. S. C. A's 2 1
Chitena 1 2
Chinese "Y" 1 2
S. F. C. S. C. B's 0 3
Arthur Yim, former Commerce High
School basketball star who played on
severa Ichampionship teams, was recent-
ly named coach of the St. Mary's A. C.
cage squads for the coming season. Yim
was also former coach of the Commerce
110 lbs. title-winning five.
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Team Reorganizes
Santa Barbara's Sun Wah basketball
team for this season is being brought
together for practice this week, with the
team facing a complete reorganization
his year due to the absence of regulars.
Five members, who have returned to
China, are lost to the squad.
Prominent among the missing players
are William Louie, forward, and Tom
Moore, guard, both mainstays of last
season's five. Also gone is Harry Tom,
who at present is in Fresno and whose
absence will be keenly felt.
The men who will bear the brunt of
the team's burden this coming season
will be Frank Yee and Albert Yee, cen-
ters; Mon Soo Hoo, Johnny Qjuan, Ed-
ward Tom and Doctor Yen, forwards;
Boyd Yee, James Yee, Sidney Soo Hoo
and Don Sing, guards. All of the per-
formers are experienced men from last
year's squad with the exception of Tom,
who may be the bright spot of an other-
wise drab horizon for Sun Wah. Al-
though no definite schedule has yet been
made, contests will probably be played
in Los Angeles and other cities.
New Sport Shop Opens
Chinatown's newest sports store will
open its door to the public this Satur-
day. It carries a complete and up to
date line of athletic goods, from fishing
wares and tennis goods to basketball e-
quipment, and is located at 843 Clay
Street.
According to Thomas Tong, manager
of the new Yankees Sport Shop, over
#5,000 has been spent in remodelling
the place, putting in fixtures and stock-
ing up the store with sports goods. Mr.
Tong, who is also manager of the Gol-
den Star Radio Shop at 846 Clay Street,
announced that Vincfent Chinn, well-
known tennis star, will handle goods on
that line, while Jack Young will be in
charge of the fishing and hunting goods
department.
Improvements and additional lines will
be added in the near future, stated Mr.
Tong. The basement will soon be mo-
delled into a clubroom where friends
may meet in their leisure hours.
• •
A four-run rally in the last inning
enabled the Chinese Softball Club to
defeat the Chitena "ten" last week at
the Hayward Playground in a practice
tilt, 10-7.
FIRECRACKERS
THANK YOU, MR. CHAN!
September 30, 1936
Dear Editor:
Maybe you'll be surprised to hear from
a correspondent down South. But this
is really a Lowa "ex" writing. I read
in your last issue of the sports section
where the "first'' LA. Chinese eleven was
being organized and coached by Laurie
Vejar and "Cotton" Warburton.
I wish to make a correction. The first
L. A. Chinese eleven to play was, if I
remember, in 1931 or 1932, and we
played the Japanese on Chinese New
Year's at the Montebello High School
Stadium. That team was coached by
the late Joe Yuen and myself, and that
team, after scanty practice sessions, play-
ed the Southern California Japanese
champion Olevei team and nearly beat
them, but losing by a score of 13-7.
A motion picture of the whole game
was taken by Andrew Wong of Oakland
or some points north. I am sure you
can corroborate my statement by old-
timers of Los Angeles.
Sincerely,
Charles Chan.
Houston, Texas.
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CHINESE D'.oEST
October 9, 1936
CHINESE ENAMELS
(Continued from Page 9)
CLOISONNE
Cloisonne is made by soldering thin
narrow metal ribbons to the surface of
the vessel, forming a trelliswork of cells
or cloisons. Generally, bronze or cop-
per is used, but some of the finer works
were executed in silver or gold. Emptied
cartridges from field guns of the late
war were said to be the basis of many
Chinese cloisonne boxes of recent times.
The vessel for enamelling is first cleaned
in a weak acid solution, and then the
enamels are applied to the cloisons as
a thin paste of finely ground powder.
Frequently, two colors are applied to
one cell in order to produce gradation
of coloring. It is then fired in a simple
charcoal kiln. Three firings are gener-
ally needed to overcome shrinkage and
pitting. It is then rubbed smooth with
pumice stone and polished. Gilt is ap-
plied on all the finer wares.
Moulded gilt bronze figures, such as
a lion surmounting a cover or three ani-
mals supporting an urn makes an effec-
tive additional decoration. Cloisonne is
often fashioned after old bronzes, and
these are called k'u t'ung shao ch'ing.
Tradition states that ground turquoise
and other precious stones were mixed
into many Ming enamels, accounting for
the beautiful colors, and there is said
to be imitation cloisonne in which pre-
cious stones completely replaced the en-
amels. Much of the Ming wares, how-
ever, though vigorous and bold in form,
have highly pitted enamels. There is
no indication that the Chinese ever pro-
duced plique a jour, a cloisonne with the
metal backing removed, resulting in a
"stained glass" effect.
Cloisonne making received great im-
petus during the short Ching Tai Period
(1450-1456) and cloisonne to this day
is called Ching Tai Ian or Ching Tai
shao ch'ing, often receiving the Ching
Tai reign mark.
The vogue for polychrome enamels
during the Ching Tai period partially
replaced the relatively plain bronzes so
popular during the Hsuen Te Period
I (1426-1435), and this was paralleled by
a similar change from relatively plain
porcelains which had held sway for four
centuries to a polychrome porcelain
which gained popularity during the
Cheng Hua Period (1465-1487), and
we are led to ask if this is not the result
of the influence of colorful enamels on
porcelain.
Indeed, A. D. Grantham even pictures
the struggle between the enamellers and
the potters for imperial patronage. The
enamellers, working with a more versa-
tile material, had an initial advantage
over the potters, and soon they were
supplying the palaces with huge vessels
beyond the compass of the potters. How-
ever, the potters set about patiently t£>
improve their palette (fusible glaze
painting was known to them since the
Sung time), and by the Cheng Hua Per-
iod were producing polychromes with
a pleasing velvety texture, soft colors,
and having a depth impossible with the
best enamels. Their san ts'ai even took
over the cloisonne style as their own.
Furthermore, the wares have a pleasing
musical sound, and reflects the tradition
and experiences of centuries. Ceramics
had won the day.
However, it is well to bear in mind
that enamelling was introduced into
China before the Mings, and no accom-
panying changes were observed in ear-
lier times. A famous Ming connoisseur
(1459 or earlier,) referred to enamels
as follows: "They are only fit for use
in the ladies' apartments, being too
gaudy for the libraries of scholars of
simple tastes." Enamelling had another
vogue during the early Ch'ing Dynasty,
but on the whole, the Chinese with their
preference for subdued elegance, did not
take to enamels.
PAINTED ENAMELS
Painted enamels differ in that the en-
amels are applied on a flat surface and
without the use of borders. The coating
as well as the vessel itself is generally
thin. Enamellers probably borrowed the
new technic from ceramic painters.
Painted enamels are known as yang rz'u
or Canton enamels. Among the Can-
tonese they are called lang yu. During
the early Ch'ing Dynasty enamelling was
very much at home in China, and the
forms and colors produced reached a
high artistic level.
Canton was a flourishing center, and
orders were taken from France, England,
Holland, Germany, Italy, Siam, Java,
India, Persia, and other countries. De-
signs poured in from all over the world,
and hence the European gresaille style
(the piling of enamels to produce shad-
ing) must be known to them. The Can-
ton designs were rather heavy and load-
ed, some having as r-.any as seven bor-
ders, made perhaps with an eye to pleas-
ing foreigners. The back of many dish-
es were given a single colored wash of
lake water blue (hu siu) or rose pink
(fen hung), the latter being known in
England as ruby-backed wares.
From painting on copper to painting
on porcelain was but a step, and soon
Cantonese enamellers were painting egg-
shell porcelain sent down from Chingte
Chen, the great ceramic center. This
resulted in ceramics receiving a new pal-
ette of colors — the famille rose (or rose
family, so-called because the rose color
predominates). The Chinese call this
palette yuan ts'ai (soft colors) or yang
ts'ai (foreign colors). Famille rose de-
coration soon spread to Chingte Chen,
replacing the famous famille verte de-
coration. To the Cantonese goes the
credit of having brought about one of
the most revolutionary changes in the
ceramic world. However, they served
essentially in hastening the arrival of the
new palette, for Chingte Chen potters
already had two of the new colors — an
imperfect rose and a dull white.
A variation of the painted enamel is
to be found in the yin ri shao ch'ing or
silver backed enamels. By using enamels
with a high flux content and by coating
them on a silvery ground, the resulting
ware attains a high degree of lustre and
translucency. The ground under the
design is either etched or given needle
point treatment to suggest "texture",
and sometimes the ground is raised to
produce "dat hua" or raised decoration.
This type enjoys great popularity in
Japan, and their best fa'nown mono-
chrome, a ruby red, is commercially
known as pigeon blood cloisonne. (I
use the word "englobe" for painted en-
amels so that the term will also cover
monochrome enamels which are not nec-
essarily applied with a brush, but which
like a slip or englobe practically envel-
opes the entire surface).
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Note: Needless to say, pigeon blood
"cloisonne" is a misnomer, the better
term being translucent or silver-backed
enamel. The Chinese term for recent
importations of plique a jour is wu ti
shao ch'ing (bottomless enamels) or
Iiang min shao ch'ing (two face en-
amels). Gresaille painting is called Yin
Yang se ts'ai (shaded painting).
Copyrighted. 1936, by Chingwah L*«
October 9, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
CHINATOWNIA
AMERICAN EMBASSY
IN CHINA MOVES
Among the last of the Ambassadors
of the major powers to leave Peiping,
Nelson T. Johnson of Oklahoma, Uni-
ted States Ambassador to China, is mov-
ing to the new American Embassy at
Nanking, capital of the Chinese govern-
ment, according to reports received.
Mr. Johnson, however, will keep a
small diplomatic and consular staff in
Peiping to keep in touch with American
passport and trade matters, the Chinese-
Japanese military and political develop-
ments, and other interests of America.
Due to the increasingly alarming situa-
tion in North China, the United States
will maintain 1,200 marines in Peiping
--id Tientsin to safeguard American in-
terests in that region in case of hostili-
ties, due to Japan's alleged intention to
gain domination of that section.
It is apparent that the American Em-
bassy cannot withdraw altogether from
Peiping to Nanking. If the Embassy
were to move altogether, the U. S. Gov-
ernment would lose the right, under the
1900 Boxer Protocol, to maintain garri-
sons at Peiping and Tientsin.
The Chinese Government has shown
desire that the various embassies and le-
gations should remain in the old capital,
believing that their presence constitutes
a deterrent for Japan's apparent inten-
tion to take over Peiping as part of its
military conquest of North China.
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VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on Sept. 16 to
the wife of L. Tsang 722 Oak St. Oak-
land, Calif.
A daughter, Arlene, was born on Sept.
17 to the wife of Mar Lum, 2718 Acton
St., Berkeley, Calif.
A daughter was born on Sept. 25 to
the wife of Wong Gim Doo, 847 Clay
St., San Francisco.
A son, Warren Seek Tong, was born
on Sept. 20 to the wife of Gee Yin
Look, 722 Madison St., Oakland.
A daughter, Muriel Mu Han, was
born on Sept. 18 to the wife of Jung
Hung Sing, 1531 8th St., Oakland.
• •
"Y" PROGRAM WELL-RECEIVED
A large crowd attended the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. athletic program which was
held for the benefit of the basketball
teams last Saturday night at the Chinese
Y. W. C. A.
Besides motion pictures, boxing and
wrestling bouts were held. Harmonica
selections were rendered by Ted Lee and
his boys; a Spanish rhumba, offered by
the Ezquerro sisters, Hortense and Vir-
ginia, was given an encore number, and
other acts were well received.
• •
A tea party, honoring Miss Juanita
Rotteveel and her mother, was given by
Miss Florence Wu last week at her home
in Monterey.
Sociological Data
Mr. Lim P. Lee's regular contribution
to Sociological Data will not appear this
week as he is "in seclusion" preparing
a new series on "The Chinese in Am-
erica."
He is a graduate of the College of the
Pacific in Social Science, spent two years
at the University of Southern California
in Character Research, and is now a stu-
dent in the Pacific School of Religion,
Berkeley, California, majoring in social
principles and Christian ethics.
Mr. Lee will supplement his new series
with the material he has accumulated
from his academic studies and in his ten
years' experience in social work and
church activities. For ten years he has
been a counsellor of boys of the Boy
Scout Troop 3, Y. M. C. A., church
schools and "Y" camps, and four years
as vice-chairman of the Lake Tahoe
Conference. At present he is traveling
secretary for the Chinese Students'
Christian Association in North America.
STOCKTON STUDENTS ELECT
Activities of sports and socials at the
Stockton High School among the Chi-
nese will be in full swing, according to
Robert D. Wong, president of the Chi-
nese High School Students' Club. Other
officers of the club are: vice-president,
Blossom Ah Tye; secretary treasurer,
John Philip Wong; sergeant-at-arms,
Kenneth Jann.
Seven high school Chinese students
entered the School Intramural Basketball
League under the name, "Comets". The
team consists of John P. Wong, Milton
Loy, William R. Gold, Elliot V. Chinn,
Francis B. Loy, Kenneth Wong and
Fred Ng.
It is said the "Comets" will bear wat-
ching against their opponents as each
man has pledged to play the best game
possible.
• •
Sacramento's Chinese Students' Asso-
ciation will give a Chinese movie to-
morrow night, October 10, at the Chung
Wah School to celebrate the Indepen-
dence Day of China. President Louie
Hong and his staff of helpers have been
busy putting on the finishing touches
for the program. Musical selections will
be rendered by Mrs. Wayne Tom and
Dorothy Ong.
Hhe Misses Fannie and Annie Foey
of Red Bluff, accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Foon Wing of Salinas, stopped in
Stockton enroute to their home after a
brief stay in Salinas. It is to be re-
membered that both Miss Fannie and
Miss Annie Foey have received many
medals and pins for life saving compe-
tition over more experienced and older
contestants.
The Girls' Social Club of Bakersfield
held its regular meeting, Sept. 22, at the
home of their retiring president, Miss
Edith Lum. New officers were elected,
with Mamie Lee being made president;'
Edith Lum, vice-president and treasurer;
and Pauline Lum re-elected secretary.
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October 16, 1936
Five Cents
CHINATOWN OBSERVES A HOLIDAY
To the martial tune of the band, the beat of the drum, and the blare of the bugle San Francisco's
Chinatown celebrated China's independence last Saturday with a huge parade that saw no less than
3,000 children marching in uniforms through the local community.
Without doubt one of the largest "10-10" celebrations ever held here, this community did but
emulate the numerous other affairs that were being held that same day amon-; Chinese throughout the
world. It is the one holiday thi't is celebrated whole-heartedly by each and ever" Chinese. 1. Consul
General C. C. Huang, addressing a large audience at the Mandarin Theatre. 2. Girls of the St. Mary's
School prettily clad in native costumes. 3. Color guards of the well drilled and snappy El Cerrito
Chung Mei Home for boys.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 16, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
Peace Mores Brighter In China
While Japanese and Chinese exchanged protests over
a series of minor incidents, their spirit was friendlier
as a result of General Chiang Kai-shek's recent talk
with the Japanese officials.
It is understood that in Hankow, the Japanese con-
sulate-general protested to General Yang Yung-tai,
chairman of the Hupeh province government, because
a bomb was thrown into a Japanese drug store.
China also protested. Mayor Wu Teh-chen of
Shanghai called on the Japanese consulate-general and
objected to patrolling of the Chapei district by Jap-
anese marines. (Chapei is the native Chinese quarter
adjoining the Japanese concession. Under interna-
tional agreement foreign troops are supposed to be
quartered only in the concessions for protection of
their nationals) .
It was also reported that the Chinese are continuing
to pour out of Chapei, fearing that trouble is eventual-
ly appearing in the near future.
However, it was reported that despite these sources
of friction, Chinese and Japanese at the Chinese cap-
ital, Nanking, believed the prospect for avoiding war
was brighter than it has been for several weeks.
JAPAN INVITES BRITAIN TO
AID IN DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH CHINA
A report that Japanese quasi-official financial agen-
cies have invited British capital to share in the econ-
omic penetration of North China brought amazement
and perplexity to observers last Tuesday.
Reports have it that officials in the Hsin Chung
Kungssu, a subsidiary of the Japanese-owned South
Manchurian Railway, were said to have invited British
interests, particularly the Kailan Mining administra-
tion, to cooperate in the development of the Tientsin
Electricity Co., a Sino-Japanese company capitalized
at eight million Chinese yuan.
The official Japanese reason is that Japan wants to
show she has no intention of driving out non-Japanese
interests from North China as feared, the report stated.
Observers believed that these North China problems
will be one of the outstanding points at the forthcom-
ing negotiations between the Japanese ambassador and
the Chinese foreign minister at Nanking.
the loan is non-political, and a nother unconfirmed re-
port that the British were inviting the French, Belgians
and Japanese to participate, the action precipitated
angry outbursts from Japanese officials and the press.
One Japanese spokesman said: "While Japan is not
opposed to a non-political loan, no nation friendly
with Japan would initiate loan negotiations with China
while discussions are proceeding for the adjustment of
Chinese-Japanese relations."
From Japan it was revealed that Tokyo's opposition
blocked a previous attempt last year to make a British
loan, fostered by Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, British
Treasury representative.
It was also reported that Japanese influence forced
China to reduce the #50,000,000 American wheat and
cotton loan to #20,000,000. It is therefore understood
that the present British credit was a bombshell to the
Japanese military authorities.
The Chinese press hailed it as a definite indication
that British pro-Japanism, which it said was evidenced
in discussions of the League of Nations and given
prominence in a book by Henry L- Stimson, former
Secretary of State in the United States, was definitely
ended. It constitutes a warning that Great Britain still
is interested in China and does not intend to observe
a hands-off policy, Chinese papers declared.
Tokyo immediately dispatched a Foreign Office em-
issary by air to Nanking to press instructions upon
Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to China.
#50,000,000 BRITISH LOAN MADE TO CHINA
Confirmation of a #50,000,000 British export credit
was given bv H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance of
China, yesterday.
Despite statements from London and Nanking that
Extensive Housing Program In Shanghai
The administration of Greater Shanghai, the Chi-
nese controlled area, is emulating housing activities of
the New Deal in the United States, the opening of four
model villages in Greater Shanghai marking the be-
ginning of a far-reaching and extensive program to
provide adequate shelter for the lower class of work-
ing people. Mayor Wu Teh-chen of the city has
made the program one of his important interests.
Mayor Wu's plans include better living conditions
for the thousands of Chinese who now dwell in rude
mud and mat huts, in disintegrating frame buildings or
along the canals and streams in tiny sampans. The
mayor has also planned for the building of modern
and up-to-date official buildings and a magnificent civic
center.
Each of the model villages include modern and
sanitary homes, facilities for child welfare, bathing,
general recreation, co-operative stores and other con-
veniences- Another problem being studied is that of
cheap materials so that houses may be erected for as
little as #100 Chinese currency, thus requiring the
nominal rent of #1.00 Chinese currency a month
(equivalent to about thirty cents in U. S. monev).
October 16, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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CHINATOWNIA
To Assist Working Students
Recently an organization called the
"Chinese Collegiate Associates was
formed in Hawaii to act in an advisory
capacity in assisting Chinese students
working for a university education. Mem-
bers of this club are all former students
who have worked their way through
college. One of the major activities of
the organization was a benefit dance
''"Id at the Outrigger Canoe Club on
Saturday night, Oct. 3. The funds from
this benefit will be used to establish
scholarships to help needy students.
CHIH MENG TO CHINA
Mr. Chih Meng, Director of the China
Institute of America, will be in San
Francisco shortly. He is on his way to
China, sailing on the S. S. President
Hoover, October 30.
Friends of Mr. Meng will recall his
being in San Francisco nearly ten years
ago, when he gave a series of impressive
lectures on China before large gather-
ings of young people. More than six-
teen organizations sponsored his lectures
at the time.
The China Institute in America is a
semi - governmental organization whose
purpose is to promote cultural exchange
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
MEETS
The New York City Chinese Comm-
unity Committee held its first meeting
of the season at the International Insti-
tute on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The pur-
pose of the Chinese Community Comm-
unity is to function as a discussion
group for the exchange of ideas be-
tween various clubs of the younger Chi-
nese in the metropolis.
between China and America. It has
issued many pamphlets of great interest
to educational circles.
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October 16, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
A full hour of fun and ms-rriment for
both children and adults was given at
the Chinese Playground yesterday,
Oct. 15. With Mrs. Pauline McQuire in
charge, children from several schools
participated in folk dancing dressed in
full costume.
• •
Howard Wong, a graduate student of
the University of California and a con-
tributing editor of a Chinese daily, spoke
to the students of Claremont Junior
High School of Oakland on "Social
Problems of China" last week.
• •
Miss May Chun, who has been attend-
ing Armstrong College of Business Ad-
ministration at Berkeley, returned to
Honolulu on Oct. 1 on the Lurline, after
a stay of one year. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Chun Kow.
• •
In keeping with an annual custom,
the graduating class of the Mun Lun
Chinese School sponsored "One Autumn
Night", a benefit dance, on Oct. 10 at
-he National Guard Armory on Hotel
Street. This affair culminated the activi-
ties of the class for the year, and helped
to defray commencement expenses. The
Mun Lun Chinese School is the largest
Chinese language school in the Terri-
tory of Hawaii.
• •
Henry Chew, Fred Yeet and Josephine
Leong, owners of the New China Cafe
in Lodi, are constant visitors to Stock-
ton.
Frank Chow, formerly of Lodi, is now
in Los Angeles operating a modern cafe.
• •
At a homecoming reception Miss Ber-
tha Chinn of Seattle will be welcomed
tonight at a dinner given in her honor
bv her brother, Ralph, at Kiang Nam
Cafe. Miss Chin returned from China
this Wednesday, after a two-year visit.
• •
Raymond Wong, a nine-year old boy
who lived at 8 Doric Alley, was killed
instantly Monday afternoon when he
was run over by an automobile on Sac-
ramento Street near Grant Avenue, as
he was on his way to Chinese school.
• •
Dr. Dora Lee spoke to a large group
of the younger set, Sunday, Oct. 11, at
the Chinese Mission in Stockton to fur-
*ber the interest of organizing a girls'
club.
LEE BECOMES SPECIAL OFFICER
Ollie Lee of Stockton was recently
made a special police officer at the Fibre-
board Products Company where he has
been employed for several years.
His brother, Thomas, is now inter-
preter at the Los Angeles Immigration
Bureau. He was formerly a police offi-
cer of the Chinatown squad.
• •
Bill Lowe is the accurate circulation
manager at the Stockton Independent
office. His brother, Leslie, is one of
his live wire carriers.
• •
On their way to the beach, Paul
Chuck, Eleanor Soo Hoo and Robert
Tom of Los Angeles, met with an acci-
dent last week when their machine was
hit by another driven by an alleged
drunken driver. Miss Soo Hoo suffered
an injured leg.
• •
An election was held last week by the
Salinas Camp Fire Girls at the Waku
School. Following are the officers elect-
ed: Lupe Lee, president; Lucy Fong,
vice-president; Mildred Jang, secretary;
and Catherine Jang, treasurer.
• •
Miss Katherine Woo and Mr. James
Chung were married in Fresno, Oct. 1.
Friends and relatives were received at
the ballroom of the Hotel California
after the ceremony.
• •
October the first saw the following new
faces on the University of Washington
campus: Arthur Louie, Moses Kay,
Tom Hong, Tom Sing, Ruth Hwang
and May Sing.
• •
All the schools that participated in
thethe Ten-Ten celebration are again
drilling their teams. They are getting
ready for the Bridge Opening ceremony
on Nov. 12. A large gold trophy will
be awarded for the best team.
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Wah Kiang and G. R.'s
With the beginning of the winter
season, the Wah Kiang Club of Portland
is concentrating its activities in the re-
organization of its club due to the de-
parture of several active members. Vice-
president Benjamin Quan made the fol-
lowing appointments: Edgar Wong,
manager basketball team, Kay Chinn,
publicity manager; and Warren and
Paul Moe, co-chairman program comm-
ittee.
At the last meeting of the Chinese G.
R's of Portland the following chairmen
were elected: program, Irene Chin; ser-
vice, Madeline Chin; social, Vivian
Wong; ring, Maxine Chu; camp, Phyllis
Lee. The members of the club are ri-
ceiving an hour of gym work and one
hour of swimming' at the "Y" under the
instructorship of Miss Betty Holw. Two
projects now being undertaken are
needlecraft and the discussion of eti-
quette. Climaxing the latter, the girls
are planning on giving a formal dinner
sometime this winter.
• •
The newly dedicated Fresno Chinese
Center is now the home of the Chung
Wah Chinese School. The present en-
rollment is about 125 pupils, it was re-
ported.
• •
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CHINESE DICEST
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CHINATOWNIA
L. A. Aeronauts
Honor T. H. Hua
Honoring Mr. T. H. Hua of the
Hangchow Aircraft Works in China,
Curtiss-Wright students and friends gave
a dinner at the Paradise Cafe, Los An-
geles, on Oct. 10, appropriately celebrat-
ing China's Independence Day.
Among the guests extending the wel-
come was Miss Katherine Cheung, the
Los Angeles aviatrix and the only Chi-
nese girl to have made a cross country
flight in any part of the world, accord-
ing to Mr. Hua. Miss Cheung gave a
resume of her many nights, the most
interesting of which was the Ruth Chat-
terton Air Derby held during the recent
National Air Races in which she com-
peted.
Mr. Hua stressed the fact that China
is in great need of mechanics, pilots and
engineers with practical training for the
progressive program in China. He said,
in part, "Instigated by the animosities
of the Japanese and their invasion of
China, the government launched an ex-
tensive aviation program in 1932. Up
to now, there have been established three
new factories and schools located at
Loyang, Shuikwan and Nanchang. In
these factories are found men who have
been trained in aviation schools of the
United States. Except at Shuikwan, the
officials, foremen and instructors are
mpstly other than Chinese.
"We see, then, that Chinese able in
the art of teaching aeronautics have a
wonderful opportunity in China. In
Hangchow, there are now two graduates
of Curtiss-Wright holding positions as
foremen, having about 75 men working
under their supervision. One drawback
is inability to understand each other's
conversation. The men returning from
America will necessarily have to learn
to speak and understand the national
language, and it is just as necessary for
them in China to know English to un-
derstand the technical terms in aero-
nautics which have no Chinese counter-
part. It is a good test of the aero-
nautical man's ability, if he returns to
China and seek the position he is train-
ed for, not to be the one who let the
run of things carry him, but be the one
who run things."
Mr. Hua, who is a graduate of Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology in 1923,
MAH JONG TOURNAMENT
Winner of the mah Jong tournament
sponsored by the Wah Kiang Club in
Portland was Starr Louie with Dick Je-
ong running him a close second. Other
finalists were Dr. Goldie Chan and Mrs.
Jock Lee.
First prize winner received $10 and
second prize winner received $2.00. The
tournament attracted a great deal of
interest and moving pictures of the
tournament in play was taken by Dr.
Lam.
concluded, "With aid from other coun-
tries, the commercial field in China is
progressing strongly. We hope to see
in the future a system of airlines manned
and operated by Chinese the equal in
quality and service of any in the world."
Mr. Hua's present visit to this coun-
try will carry him to all important avia-
tion centers where he will meet and talk
to Chinese students. The significant
meaning of this first meeting of its kind
for the aviation group in Los Angeles
will inaugurate and encourage the hold-
ing of similar meetings in the future.
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October 16, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
I hear that . . . TOMMY WONG is
assisting his dad in managing their meat
market in Stockton . . . HAROLD FONG
is the owner of the modern Tourist
Market in Sacramento . . . MABEL
WONG is the secretary of the Waku
Seniors while sister, DOLLY, sprint star
of the Oakland Waku girls is secretary
of the Juniors . . . MRS. JAMES LOWE
(Florence Lee) is now living in Canton,
her husband is Professor of Jurispru-
dence of Lingnan University . . . BILL-
IE WATSON (TOBY LOUIS' nephew)
has his own dance orchestra in San Luis
Obispo ... his brother, EDDIE, is
studying here at Heald's College . . .
ROGER WON (brother of Betty) is now
studying at the Hoy Jing School in Chi-
na .. . ED GOW of Oxnard runs the
one and only penny grocery store in that
town, quite a new and different idea . . .
ALLEN LEE PO is now taking up dent-
istry at Willow Brook, near L. A. Po
formerly starred on the Shangtai basket-
ball team and has recently joined the
Lowa Club. He is out for forward posi-
tion . . . WILLIAM S. LAW is back
to his studio work in L. A. for the "Re-
turn of the Thin Man" . . .BESSIE
KEE of U. S. C. teaches Mandarin to
little Shirley Temple for her new pic-
ture, "Stowaway", Shirley speaks over
400 words — all very nicely . . . JUNG
KING has his own dry goods store in
Fresno . . . FRANCIS CHINN of New
York works for a large wholesale grocer
as their Chinese traveling salesman. He
covers the East coast . . . GEORGE
CHINN made a short business trip up
to Los Banos with his father . . . HAT-
TIE CHUN works at the Sacramento
J. C. Penny store . . . EVA and MAR-
ION WONG are at the Dollar store in
Sacramento . . . They are expert equest-
riennes of no mean ability . . HAR-
RIET KING of Seattle is in L. A
ERNIE LOWE is now transferred to the
Long Beach Dollar store. Plenty of com-
pany for him, as his cousin, ALLEN
JUNG, is in there . . . MILTON MING
LEE and LEE WONG of L. A. went a-
hunting for rabbits in Riverside. Did
you get your limit? . . . FRANK DON
also went tuna fishing in the deep sea
near Catalina Island in his deluxe ocean
going cruiser ... his brother, DAN,
possesses one of the speediest speedboats
in the harbor . . . JAMES R. LEE is
the only Chinese architect employed on
the construction of the S. F. - Oakland
bay bridge . . . "OATS" MAMMON is
now at the Powell Garage. So that's
why the gals flock there for their gas!
. . . GILBERT WONG is a real butter
and egg man. He is Chinese salesman
for an egg firm . . JIMMY CHEW b
quite an expert photographer, another
is CHARLES NG . . . RUBY KONG
of Richmond is now studying at Gal
Pharmacy . . . BESSIE HALL is at S.
F. State Teachers College . . . RICHARD
QHONG dropped in yesterday after-
noon from San Luis and left for home
tonight . . . Seen at the Waku Auxiliary
Dance in Oakland was ELI ENG, athlet-
ic manager of the Chinese U. C. Stu-
dent Club and what a Romeo . . . Also
present was JULIA UNG with one of
Oakland's best steppers . . . From Los
Angeles came CLARK UNG and MAR-
GARET FONG . . . Crooner VICTOR
YOUNG did not slack on the job . . .
CHARLES WONG and his wife, the
former Lola Lai of Fresno, have am-
bitions of forming a screen and radio
dancing and singing team . . . EVA
QUON of L. A. is wearing a sparkler
on her finger . . . SAMMY FOEY of
S-ockton, a lightweight, has gone in for
boxing . . . JIMMY WONG has a new
love in Stockton — a Royal portable
typewriter . . . Someone informed us
that DAISY NG, JENNIE NG and
LUCY NG wanted their names in print,
•« h-re they are . . . MISS G. LOUISE
FLAA is the advisor for the Sacramento
High School Chinese Students Club . . .
Someone went riding last week with
BETTY ENG of Watsonville a visitor
to S. F. . . . BILL GOT of L. A. had a
'" —mess" trip down San Diego
last week . . . FRED K. WONG of Sac-
ramento made arrangements to go air
tiding with a stunt pilot at the air show
there. Wong got sick before the show
and was unable to go. The day of the
meet, BARKER, the stunt pilot, crashed
to his death when he lost control of the
plane in a hair raising stunt and power
dive. That's what I call lucky sickness!
• . . RED LOUIE. CHICKIE CHINN
and WESLEY QUAN "went just for
a little ride" Monday nite. They ended
up in Bakersfield! . . . WILLIE and
SAM WONG of Stockton are out here
on a brief business trip . . . TIN YAN-
JIN ON from Hawaii is center on the
North Dakota Aggies football team. He
is fast, weighs 190 and is 22 years old
ARE
YA LIST'NIN?
CD. A. Tea Well Attended
Attended by more than two hundred
friends and members of other local and
out of town Courts, a successful silver
tea was held last Saturday afternoon by
the Court Our Lady of China, at the
Chinese Catholic Social Center. The
honored guest was the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John J. Cullen, State Chaplain of the
C. D. A.
Several of the guests were members
of a Los Angeles chapter, who made the
trip especially for this affair. Other
Court members came from San Jose,
Redwood City, El Camino, Burlingame,
Oakland, Hay ward, and Vallejo.
Miss Florence Wong, Grand Regent,
presided as chairman. Other officers
present were Mrs. Edna Low, Mrs. Edith
Lew, Mrs. Harriet Lai, Miss Sybil Lum.
Miss Martha Louie and Mrs. Zellor
Stafford.
A program of music, played on silver-
sSringed dulcimers by talented Juniors
of the Court, was rendered.
The next activity of the group will be
the initiation of new members, it was
announced.
PROMINENT LEADER IS
GRANDFATHE R
China's Independence Day, Oct. 10th,
bright and early ushered into the house-
hold of Mr. and Mrs. Myron K. Chan,
a son, Nathan Brandon.
The new arrival was presented to its
parents at the Franklin Hospital. Mr.
Chan is manager of the Mandarin Thea-
ter and the son of Mr. and Mrs: Chin
Lain, the former a prominent and influ-
ential leader of Chinatown. Mrs. Chan
is the former Pearl Shew of San Jose.
ON THE CALENDAR
October 17, Invitational Dance — by
Commerce High School Chinese, at Y.
W. C A.
October 24, Invitational Formal —
Cheng Sen Club of Sacramento, Calif.
At Y. W. C A., Sacramento.
October 31, Masquerade Ball — Wah
Ying Club, at Trianon Ballroom. Ad-
mission charged.
October 31, Invitational Hallowe'en
Dance — Fay Wah Club of Fresno, at
the Chinese Center, Fresno.
November 14, Invitational Dance —
S. F. Junior College at Chinese Y.. W.
C.A., 965 Clay Street.
Nov. 21, Big Game Dance — U. C.
Chinese Students Club at International
House, Berkeley.
October 16, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
The Sunday games at Hayward Play-
ground are taken rather seriously by
the players as indicated by the frequent
arguments much to the amusement of
the fans.
Softball games are not so SOFT for
the players. The pitcher and caccher
of the Eastern Bakery team were both
hurt in the last game. The former had
to lay off work Monday because of a
sprained ankle. That's rather new, for
if he had a sore arm instead it would be
the orthodox thing, — but a sprained
ankle!
(Note: It seems that our columnist
also received his share in that game. He
came out of the fray with a pair of
skinned elbows and then to top it off,
he suffered a cut on the chin from an
encounter with his OWN catcher. No,
they didn't fight, he just bumped him
and being the smaller of the two, came
out as the only casualty. To make it
worse, the elbows became infected. And
after his dodging so many threats of
bodily harm only to be hurt in a game!
Oh well, there's more than one way of
breaking his neck, it seems.)
To the owner of a well known ice
cream dispensing parlor: Do you know
why the sales of your store drops every
Wednesday night? Well, it seems that
your attraction, waitress to you, is off
that particular evening. If you don't
believe me try switching her off night
to some other night and see.
BREAKFAST GROUP MEETS
The Christian Young People's Break-
fast Group will meet this Sunday at the
home of Miss Eunice Gibson, county
public health nurse and granddaughter
of Rev. Otis Gibson, pioneer missionary
of the Chinese in California.
Cars will leave the Chinese Y. W. C.
A. at 8:40 a.m. sharp. All members
and friends who wish to attend are urged
to be prompt. Dr. Throckmorton, pas-
tor of the Grace United Church, will
speak on "Recent Conditions in Europe."
Surprise Souvenirs
At Cathay Anniversary
Candles in a setting of flowers on the
banquet table camouflaged the clever
red and white drum souvenirs which were
later presented to dinner guests of the
Cathay Club in celebration of her 25th
anniversary last Friday, Oct. 10, at a
dinner party and invitational dance in
the Terrace Room banquet hall of the
Fairmont Hotel.
The dinner which preceded dancing
was given over to recollections and short
speeches punctuated with merrymaking.
Among the speakers were Mr. Patrick
Sun, attache of the Chinese consulate;
Capt. Harry C. Payson, tutor of Cathay
Band; Mr. Robert Park, Esq., patron
of Cathay Club, President Andrew Sue,
Toastmaster Frank Quon and Franklin
Chan. A brief history of the club,
compiled by Thomas Kwan, was read
by the secretary, Herbert Haim.
Charter members who attended the
banquet were Edward Dong, Frank
Quon, Thomas Kwan, Thomas Lym and
Herbert Lym. A telegram of felicita-
tions from Dr. James Hall, also a charter
member, and one from the Chinatown
Knights Orchestra were read.
Scores of friends of the club arrived
after the dinner to join in the dancing.
Drawing for the grand prize of a Philco
radio for the holders of the punchboard
tickets was held during the dance. The
winning number announced was held by
Mr. Gerald Lee, 213 Seventh Street,
Oakland.
The committee in charge of the even-
ing's celebration were Franklin Chan,
Andrew Sue, Frank Quon, Nor-
man Chinn, Arthur Wong and Francis
Louie.
• •
ENGAGEMENT RUMORED
An announcement was made a few
days ago that Mr. Vincent B. Chinn of
San Francisco and Miss Ruth G. Fong
of Sacramento, will become engaged this
Sunday, October 18.
Miss Fong, the Chinese Digest corres-
pondent for Sacramento, is a popular
member of the younger set, while Mr.
Chinn, well-known tennis star, was a
contributing sports writer of this paper.
• •
CHINESE THEATER REOPENS
The Great China Theater on Jackson
Street above Kearny reopened on Sat-
urday, Oct. 10, and is featuring sound
pictures imported from China. The films
are produced by the Kwong Chow mo-
tion picture studios. Day and night per-
formances are given.
Fresno Hallowe'en Dance
With Dr. J. S. Ching presiding, a
meeting was held last week by the Fay
Wah Club of Fresno at the Soo Chow
Cafe. A Hallowe'en Dance and an in-
itiation for new members has been
planned; the dance, which will be an
invitational affair, will take place Sat-
urday night, Oct. 31, at the Chinese
Center.
Thomas Haw is in charge of general
arrangements, assisted by B. Y. Lew.
At the same meeting, Ed Bowen,
formerly of Oakland, was elected secre-
tary for the remainder of the term.
• •
TO OUR MAIDENS FAIR
"Keep young and beautiful" is the
advice which every girl is eager to fol-
low, and as a practical aid in the fascin-
ating business of looking one's best, the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. has arranged for
four talks and demonstrations which will
cover the general fields of dress, hair,
complexion, and the foundations of
beauty. Following the talks, there will
be dancing, games, and exercises particu-
larly designed for girls whose work gives
them little opportunity for relaxation
and recreation.
The program will begin on Monday,
Oct. 19, at 8:00 p.m. and will be open
without fee to all girls and young wo-
men who are employed or looking for
employment in factories, restaurants, or
as household employees.
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October 16, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
ECHOES OF TEN-TEN
What the Fourth of July is to the
American people, the Fall of the Bastille
on July 14th to the French, Ten-Ten is
to the Chinese. On October 10th, San
Francisco Chinatown celebrated the 25th
anniversary of the Chinese Republic. For
the first time the central government is
able to enforce its authority wtihout re-
sort to armed force, and the Chinese the
world over celebrated!
San Francisco's Chinatown was in a
gay mood last Saturday. Shops were
closed, flags were flying, and many pe-
ople from the nearby communities pour-
ed into San Francisco. The Chinese
Six Companies held a mass meeting and
a program of theatrical performances
in the Mandarin Theater in the after-
noon. While the older folks were en-
joying the long orations and the sing-
song opera, the younger set journeyed
to Berkeley and celebrated in the Chinese
Students' Club of the University of Cali-
fornia. President Victor Young and his
cabinet planned a full day of regal ac-
tivities for the visitors. California play-
ed the San Francisco Jaysee in a basket-
ball game and scored a 45-23 win over
the S. F. boys. Patriotic exercises were
held in the clubhouse with Professor
T. Y. Kuo, visiting professor from Che-
kiang on the University faculty, as the
main speaker of the day. A tea recep-
tion was held in honor of the San Fran-
dsco co-eds and collegians.
Back to San Francisco-the mile long
Ten-Ten Parade was held Saturday even-
mg winding up Chinatown's hills and
down Chinatown's main thoroughfare-
Grant Avenue. Armi^ .of rf.,*^
"arch*, blocks and blocks of them, one
wondered where they all came f'rom.
Each school was in colorful uniform,
and each group led by a drum '
Confuaanists, Catholics, Protestants Na
tionalists, and ^r.,,4 '
sented U T, Smdents we™ all repre-
sented by delegations in the parade. The
Boy Scouts of Troop 3 and 11 did traffic
duty and for the first time the Gil
Sc°uts of Chinatown guarded the traffi
order of march in the parade Was ~
*W Musical Society's R A Z
Wah <±rU l r^ Cletys Band, Chung
Mat* s ; ' ?rese Baptist Sch°°<> St
wiary s School, Scouts <-k„ T ■ r^
School, and from Monterey came the
Chung Wah Drum Corp.
The women of the community spon-
sored a program at the Chinese Y. W.
C. A. under the auspices of the Y. W.
C. A. Consul General C. C. Huang was
the main speaker and among other things
he said, "China is ready to negotiate for
peace, but we must also defend and main-
tain our sovereignty." A musical pro-
gram was arranged by Miss Flora Hub-
bard, and Mrs. Jane Kwong Lee present-
ed a patriotic play, "Saturday Night."
Not to be outdone by the Cal students,
the Chinese students of Stanford Univer-
sity had a luncheon in Palo Alto
where Principal Chaing of the Liang
Kwang Middle School of Shanghai spoke.
Professor Yee of the faculty also spoke.
Watsonville held its own celebra-
tion. Led by its drum major, Miss Mae
Wong, the drum and bugle corps march-
ed down the street in the biggest and
most colorful celebration of the Wah
Kue School. Mr. Joe Yum Tse was chair-
man and Chin Tin Yuen, president of
the Chinese Association, Lew Kim, treas-
urer, and K. S. Wong, principal of the
school, made short speeches. A play
entitled "Independence" was given its
premiere.
Hawaii celebrated from 4 to 6 p.m. at
the Chinese Consulate where Consul
General and Mrs. King Mui were hosts
at a reception and tea. The public was
invited to join in this celebration. Carry-
ing out the cosmopolitan theme, the pro-
gram included among other features,
music by the Royal Hawaiian Band and
the Policemen's Glee Club. The glee
club returned recently from Portland,
Oregon, where it gave a performance.
Consul Loh of Seattle gave a tea Fri-
day afternoon at his home in observance
of this holiday. Mayor and Mrs. Dore
and the Consuls of all nations were pre-
sent. In the receiving line were Vice-
Consul and Mrs. Leong and Chancellor
and Mrs. Deng. Assisting were Mrs.
Lew Kay, Mrs. Jackman Chin and Miss
Mollie Locke.
At the Seattle Chung Wah auditorium
before a large crowd, a "double-ten"
"ariety program was presented. The main
rpeaker of the evening was Vice-consul
Leong. Mr. Jackman Chin, president of
the Chung Wah Association, also spoke.
A three-act Chinese play entitled "Mao
Lan" was given by the students of the
School.
The Chinese Athletic Club of New
York City held a "Double-Ten" cele-
Sorority Sixth Annual
Celebrating its sixth anniversary, the
Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority gave a party
last week-end, Oct. 10 and 11, at Hill-
side Retreat, the summer home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Dun in Brookdale. With
the cabin brilliantly illuminated by color-
ful lanterns the group spent Saturday
evening indulging in games of baffle-
ment which always leave the participant
in a ridiculous light and which invariably
drew gales of laughter from the onlook-
ers. Excepting the person who concoct-
ed the games, everyone had to suffer the
ignomy of being "caught" once and
much good-natured merriment was e-
vinced at one another's expense.
The next day, the party drove to
Santa Cruz and devoted the afternoon
toward luring large rainbow smelts from
the streams.
The Sigma Omicron Pi will initiate
its neophytes into the sorority at a tea
in the near future.
bration and dance last Friday, Oct. 9,
at the Chinese American Citizens Alli-
ance Hall.
Entertainment, refreshments and good
music w»re the features of the dance
which is a yearly event.
In Portland there was a reception for
which Chang Chi Su, Chinese acting
consul, and Mrs. Su were hosrs at the
Multnomah Hotel in celebration of the
25th anniversary of the Republic of
China.
Presiding at the tea table were Mrs.
Robert G. Klosterman, Mrs. A. R. Vejar,
Mrs. Stanley Chin, and Mrs. Park Chin.
Assisting were Misses Florence Moy,
Madeline Chin, Maxine Chin, Nymphia
Lam, Ada Lee, Inez Moy and Dorothy
Wong.
The Salinas Chinese celebrated at the
Waku School. Short addresses were
made by Mary Chin, Mae Jang and
Ralph Chan. The topic, "History of
China," was delivered by the principal,
Mr. Mar King Jow. Musical selections
were rendered by the Misses Yee Lew
and Mary Chin.
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Louise Rainer Visits Here
Taking advantage of a three days'
lull in picture production Miss Louise
Rainer, accompanied by her brother,
Fritz, flew ro San Francisco lasr Friday
and made a bee line for Chinatown
where she was met by Mary Wong.
Escorted by Mrs. Andrew Sue (Mary
Wong), Mr. Andrew Sue, Mr. and Mrs.
M. S. Jung, and Chingwah Lee, they
visited many places of interest.
The big brown eyes of the Viennese
actress, whose portrayal in "The Great
Ziegfeld" is the talk of the movie world,
reviewed everything with absorbing in-
terest. The Mandarin Theater, being
filled to capacity, she perched herself
on the dress circle balcony and studied
intensely the conventional pantomime of
the actresses. She expressed her enjoy-
ment of Cameron Alley, the drug stores,
jewelry shops, and the Chinese temple.
"Your portrayal of Anna Held took
my breath away — I've seen the real Anna
Held, and you've (caught all of her
mannerisms," Mr. Jung told the actress.
"I enjoyed doing that," replied Louise,
"but I like Olan in the coming 'Good
Earth' better. She is so close to the soil,
so human, yes?"
Turning to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sue
she asked, "How do you Chinese people
manage to stay so young? Is it something
you take or apply, or is it your philo-
sophy?"
"We simply try to take life calmly,"
replied Mrs. Sue.
At Chingwah Lee's studio she spotted
an antique bronze figure of Amito Budd-
ha and expressed her admiration for
the form and feature of the statue.
"That's the very statue that the late
Mr. Irving Thalberg admired,'' said
Chingwah Lee.
"Talking about features, do you know
you greatly resemble my father — is that
not amazing?" she asked.
"Very flattering," replied Mr. Lee,
"but when you're made up as Olan you
resemble my mother when she was your
age." He showed her an old photo-
graph of his mother as well as a photo-
graph of her as Olan. The two bear
striking resemblance despite the fact that
one is European and the other Chinese.
Louise is getting ready for another
M. G. M. this winter. She is a subscrib-
er of the Chinese Digest, and both she
and her brother are interested in Chi-
nese art and philosophy.
™n* nrJPVK. "SCANDALS" BEAUTY
CURRENT AT THE CURRAN THEATRE IS GEORGE WHITE'S "SCANDALS," IN
WHICH OLGA BURKE APPEARS
Page 10
CHINESE DICEST
October 16, 1936
EDITORIAL
A Forward Step In Social Service
Recently a young Chinese woman was placed on the
social service staff of the San Francisco City and Coun-
ty Hospital specifically to handle patients of her own
race and nationality- This is the first time in the his-
tory of that public institution that a Chinese is thus
employed.
To us this fact marks a real and forward step in
public social service in behalf of the large Chinese
population in this city and county.
The employment of a Chinese social worker in the
City and County Hospital at this time is a highly desir-
able step, in view of the fact that each year more and
more Chinese are applying there for medical treat-
ments and hospitalization as a result of depletion of
financial resources and unemployment over a long per-
iod, making it impossible for them to pay for private
medical attention. Under such circumstances a Chi-
nese worker is a valuable person in the Hospital as she
is able to converse fully and adequately with the Chi-
nese patients in their own language. In consequence
she is bound to give much better service to such pa-
tients than an American worker in the same position.
Another valuable service in which a Chinese worker
could render in this capacity is in explaining Western
medical practices with the object of dispelling fear
and removing doubt and uncertainty in the minds of
the Chinese patients who, as a whole, are ignorant of
such matters. Heretofore, many Chinese afflicted with
diseases and peculiar ailments which require more than
the usual herb tea or external applications to cure, have
been unwilling and reluctant to secure American hos-
pital care due to ignorance and distrust of Western
medical science. As a consequence many who are
senously sick, especially cardiac, tubercular and sur!
fuThoriS \ ?°l C°me t0 fhe attenti°n of the health
author ties until they are almost beyond medical aid
thf %t °f tlle Cr/dlt befng due' in this "gard, to
^\:zzzdzs rount of,medicai s°^ «**
standard of tb. *" ^ t0 raise the health
,am ot tne community, which hac lr.„~ u
noted until recent years W ? I l g en lg"
employment ofTrU ^ therefore, that the
City and County Hi T^ T** W°rker in ^
the care of the Cnfn P 3 t T^" ^ fo<™* »
a" ot the Chinese sick of our community.
SELF CONTROL UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES
cu^LZt doTs nC°ot dermS ^ * * «* *"
position. Finding him. If ^ g °UtSide °f his
Lnor, he hve?a? bT '" * ?°Slti°n °f WeaIth ™*
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stances. Fl!i^hZ If ?**«*. T* humbIe dr™"
rmdmg himself m uncivilized countries he
hves as becomes one living in uncivilized countries
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GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG WOMEN
With the opening of the Institute of Practical Arts,
a training school for household employees, an excellent
field for school girls is being offered. This is especially
so for Chinese girls who, being raised on Chinese cook-
ing, would, with neither training nor experience, be
incompetent for this work.
The recent set of placement standards compiled by
the Y. W. C. A. Industrial Committee provides for
adequate wages and good working conditions. Coupled
with the courses offered by the training schools, Chi-
nese girls who are unable to secure permanent employ-
ment elsewhere are thus accorded splendid opportuni-
ties-
Finding himself in circumstances of danger and dif-
ficulty, he acts according to what is required of a man
under such circumstances.
In one word, the moral man can find himself in no
situation in life in which he is not master of himself
In a high position he does not domineer over his
subordinates. In a subordinate position he does not
court the favors of his superiors. He puts in order
his own personal conduct and seeks nothing from
others; hence he has no complaint to make. He com-
plains not against God nor rails against man.
Thus it is that the moral man lives out the even
tenor of his life, calmly waiting for the appointment
of God, whereas the vulgar person takes to dangerous
courses, expecting the uncertain chances of luck.
— Confucius.
October 16, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
Page 11
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
"THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE
CHINESE IN THE UNITED STATES
STATES HAVING 500 OR MORE CHINESE
IN THE 1930 CENSUS
(Listed as follows: State, population, urban,
rural, and rural non-farm) :
Califotma 37,361 31,218 3,616 2,527
New York
Illinois
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Washington
Oregon
New Jersey
Ohio
Arizona
Texas
9,665 9,522 9 134
3,192 3,146 1 45
2,973 2,928 4 41
2,557 2,529 2 26
2,195 1,869 171 171
2,075 1,785 144 144
1,783 1,687 23 73
1,425 1,417 1 7
1,110 704 20 20
703 670 10 10
CHINESE POPULATION IN THE U. S.
1930 74,954
1920 61,639
1910 71,531
1900 89,863
1890 107,488
1880 105,465
1870 63,199
A survey of Chinese economic activities
made in collaboration with Mr. T. Y. Tang,
past president of the Chinese Chamber of
Commerce in San Francisco, and general se-
cretary of the San Francisco Chinese Y M
C.A.
"Chinese emigrants, compelled by e-
conomic necessity and not by political
ambition, are now found in almost every
land in the world. They show marvelous
adaptability to climatic and adverse con-
ditions. They thrive amidst the arctic
cold as well as the torrid heat, enduring
physical discomforts bravely and out-
stripping the natives in enterprises."
Such was the toast given ro the over-
seas Chinese by Dr. Fong F. Sec, one-
time chief English editor of the Comm-
ercial Press of Shanghai, in a foreword
to Professor MacNair's book, "The
Chinere Abroad."
If this is true of the Chinese living
within the four corners of the United
States, it must b* true of the Chinese
emigran-s who have wandered to the
far corners of the world. Be ir in the
^cy winter of Maine or the balmy sum-
mer breezes of Louisiana; the snow and
blizzards of the Middle West or the
Indian summer of Sunny California, the
Chinese in the United States are show-
ing remarkable adaptability to the clim-
atic conditions of the land. Compelled
by economic necessity, as stated by Dr.
Fong, and lacking political ambition,
they have struggled against adverse con-
ditions to gain for themselves and their
families an economic livelihood. Some
prosperous — others barely eking out
an existence — you will find some Chinese
in every important town and hamlet in
the United States.
The natural question is, what are they
doing?
Mr. T. Y. Tang, for over ten years
the general manager of the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco
before he became a Y. M. C. A. secre-
tary, and once the official delegate of
the Chinese in America to the 1926 Na-
tional Political Convention held in the
old capital (then called Peking), will
discuss the question with the reader.
On the whole, the occupational dis-
tribution of the Chinese in the United
States depends upon the geographical
location. For instance, near the Mexi-
can border in the Western states, the
Chinese are chiefly engaged in the gro-
cery business. Along the Southern
states Chinese grocery stores are also
popular. When one goes east of Chic-
ago one finds the Chinese restaurants
and laundries predominant. In inter-
national trading centers like San Fran-
cisco and New York City one finds the
import and export trade flourishing. In
the Western states, because of the heavy
Chinese concentration you will find the
Chinese engaged in almost every line
of economic activity, such as farming,
canning, retail stores, restaurants, laun-
dries; and in almost every other line of
business in the United States.
Several factors account for this oc-
cupational distribution along geographi-
cal locations. In the West the Ameri-
can people eat more at home than the
people in the East, and when the West-
erner does go to the Chinese restaurants,
he goes more out of curiosity and for its
novelty. This is not true of the East,
where the American people eat regular-
ly in the Chinese restaurants and, before
1929 the Chinese restaurants in the
East made good money. The restaurant
business is picking up rapidly in the
East at present. Along the border
states the Mexicans and the Spanish-
speaking population are more fond of
the Chinese than any other people, and
they trust the Chinere more than any
other race. As a result of this goodwill
the Chinese enjoy a good grocery trade
with these people. However, the spread
of chain stores in the Southwest is giving
the Chinese there some severe compe-
tition, and unless the Chinese unite into
some kind of a system, there will be
more difficulties ahead.
The Chinese laundries on the whole
are declining. This is due to municipal
ordinances restricting the activities of
the Chinese laundries, and the advance-
ment made in modern machine produc-
tion by the American laundries. There
is not much that can be done about the
municipal ordinances because the Chi-
nese are not a political factor in the elec-
tions outside of San Francisco, but as
regards the introduction of modern ma-
chinery, the handwriting is on the wall.
If the Chinese laundries do not central-
ize their production and introduce mo-
dern machinery in place of the wash
rubs and hand irons, this one-time mon-
opoly among the Chinese in America
will pass out of their hands. There is
oertainly room for thought in this field.
Commenting on the vocational op-
portunities for the young people here
in America, Mr. Tang suggests the fol-
lowing possibilities: (1) There is still
a good future for those who want to
enter in the restaurant business catering
to the American people in the form of
Chinese dishes. The study of Chinese
arts, culture, and wares from China are
increasing in popularity. Things Chi-
nese will increase in interest, especially
the famous culinary arts of the Canton-
ese. This will directly and indirectly
help the Chinese restaurants. (2) The
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October 16, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
Triple Tie For Lead
In Softball League
Snapping ou: of its batting slump to
take advantage of several costly errors
by the Eastern Bakery team, the San
Francisco Chinese Softball Club's A
squad defeated the erstwhile undisputed
league leader, 10-8, last Sunday after-
noon at the Margaret Hayward Play-
ground.
The A's, Eastern Bakery and Dress-
well Shop, the latter by virtue of a 4-2
victory over Chitena, are now in a triple
tie for leadership in the San Francisco
Chinese Softball League, each with a
record of three wins and one loss.
Chinese "Y" defaulted to the S. F.
C. S. C. B's in the other tilt, for failure
to field enough players for a complete
team on time.
Behind the steady pitching of Jimmy
Lee, ace moundsman, who fanned nine
batsmen, Dresswell outscored Chitena in
a pitchers' battle, Lee vs. Tommy Leong,
who hurled a nice game for Chitena.
Ray Leung for Dresswell hit three out
of four, while for Chitena, Johnny
Wong did some heavy stick-work, getting
two hits in three times at bat.
This Sunday, the three loop leaders
are favored to win their respective con-
tests, the final of the schedule. With
the first game slated for twelve noon,
Chitena meets Eastern Bakery, the Chi-
nese "Y" takes on the S. F. C. S.C. A's,
while in the final tilt, Dresswell and the
S. F. C. S. C. B's will cross bats.
League Standings:
Eastern Bakery
S. F. C. S. C. A's
Dresswell Shop
Chinese "Y"
S. F. C. S. C. B's
Chitena
W L
3 1
3 1
3 1
1 3
1 3
1 3
San Francisco's girl tennis players of
the Chinese Tennis Club will engage the
7:h Avenue Tennis Club's women in sev-
eral matches this Sunday morning at the
7th Avenu eand East 14th Street courts
in Oakland.
The following girls will cross the bay
for six singles and three doubles matches:
Erline Lowe, Lucille Jung, Alice Chew,
Henrietta Jung, Mary Chan, Franche
Lee and Waite Ng.
• •
Irwin Chow and Hiram Ching are
Chinese members of the Fresno State
College's frosh eleven.
Wa Sung — A Softball Team
Immediately after concluding its play-
off series with the Athens Elks for the
championship of the Berkeley Interna-
tional Baseball League this Sunday in
a double-header, th eWa Sung Club of
Oakland will be converted into a softball
team. As the S. F. Chinese Softball
League is drawing to a close, Wa Sung
is anxious to schedule some games with
the league teams, especially with the
stironger contenders for the gonfalon.
Despite a lack of experience in play-
ing with a softball, Wa Sung believes
that its superior fielding and hitting
ability, coupled with its greater com-
mand of inside baseball culled from years
of participation in that sport, will off-
set the lack of practice with the larger
pellet.
The major problem confronting the
Oakland team is the lack of hurlers. As
pitching with a softball differs radically
from throwing a baseball in that it re-
quires an underhand motion, Wa Sung
pitchers will face a handicap against the
clubs whose hurlers, at present, are in
mid-season form. Allie Wong will be
the mainstay of the Wa Sung mound
staff, although Sung Wong and Key
Chinn, infielders, have dabbled in that
department. Offensively and defensive-
ly, the Oakland team may carry too
many guns for the local tens with such
stellar performers as George Bowen, Joe
Lee, Al Bowen, Eli Eng, Tom Hing,
Frank Dun, Allie Wong, Key Chinn,
Hector Eng, Sung Wong, Robert Chow,
Glenn Lym, Worley Wong and Mayor
Chu.
Team managers who wish to book
games with Wa Sung are requested to
communicate with Joe Lee who recently
has been elected captain of the softball
squad. He may be reached at 167-7th
Street, Oakland.
"Y" DECATHLON
With Ted Lee and Wahso Chan as
chairmen, the Y. M. D. of the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. was off to a flying start in
the "Y" Decathlon, raking two firsts
out of three events which have taken
place so far. In checkers, Ben Chung
was first with Ben Wong second. In
chess, Mastich Tom was first and Ben
Chung, second.
A double round robin basketball series
starts tomorrow, with the Chinese unlim-
iteds meeting Mission at the Army and
Navy "Y" gym at J :30 p.m.
Young Chinese —
Formidable Team
If experienced players mean anything
in the way of a strong team, the Young
Chinese Club of Oakland will be the
team to beat around the bay region this
coming basketball season. The entire
squad from last season's cagers is expect-
ed to return when the call for initial
practice takes place on Friday, Oct. 23.
Key Chinn, Frank Lew, George Chan
and Stanton Yea, forwards; Howard Joe,
Julius Yee, Edwin Chan and Arthur
Lee, guards; and Shane Lew, Bob Chow,
also guards, are members of last year's
Varsity returning again into the fold
while Gaorge Lee, Bert Yip and Wallace
Wong are considered likely prospects.
There is also a possibility that Dave Lem,
former Oakland Technical High School
star, might return from Los Angeles
where he is residing a: present to bolster
the team's strength.
Through the courtesy of Arthur T.
Wong, th» club, which won 18 straight
contests at the close of last season, has
been presented with new uniforms. How-
ever, no suits will be issued until th i
regular team has been selected after
practice sessions. Anyone desiring to
try out for the Young Chinese Varsity
may do so by contacting any of its mem-
bers, it was stated by Eddie Tom, a mem-
ber of the club.
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SPORTS
SPORTSHORTS
With entries due to close tomorrow,
the invitational sectional championship
meet for men and boys sponsored by
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. will be held
on Saturday, Oct. 24, at its pool. Many
branches of the "Y" organization are
expected to be entered in the meet, the
preliminaries of which will be held at
3:00 p.m. with finals slated to start on
the same day.
• •
Every Friday the two girls' clubs of
New York City, the Ging Hawks and
the Jeune Docs, will have a period of
gym at the Church of All Nations, with
the hope that these girls may soon or-
ganize the first Chinese girls' basketball
team in New York City.
The Chinese Y. M. C. A. hoopsters
defeated the Jewish Community Center
at the latter's court last Friday night by
a score of 39-36. In the preliminary,
tha Chinese "Y" 120's lost to the S. F.
B. C. Telegraph Hill branch, 22-18.
Only a few weeks remain for entries
to be sent in to the Wah Ying Club,
844 Clay Street, San Francisco, for its
second annual Bay Region Chinese Bas-
ketball Championships Tournament,
which takes place in December. Inquir-
ies for complete details and entry forms
may be sent to the sponsor at the above
address.
Steady pitching by Francis Louie and
heavy hitting enabled the Chitena soft-
ball team to defeat the Oakland Young
Chinese, 11-4, at the Exposition Field,
Oakland, Tuesday night. Fay Lowe at
short turned in sparkling plays besides
hitting a homer and scoring three runs.
Tommy Leong banged out two doubles
while H. K. Wong made three hits.
• •
CHILDREN PARADE IN MONTEREY
The Monterey County Fair opened last
Thursday, Oct. 8, with a children's par-
ade in the afternoon.
Under the instruction of Tommy Gee
and with Roy Chan as drum major, the
Chung Wah School's Drum Corps play-
ed a prominent part in the parade, lead-
ing the line of school children to the
fair grounds. The drum corps also
took part in the Chinese Independence
Day parade in this city last Saturday
night.
Instead of tackling the Japanese ele-
ven as tentatively scheduled, the Los
Angeles Chinese grid team will play the
Long Beach Military Academy this Sun-
day at the Verdugo Field, Los Angeles.
It has been reported that the Japanese
teams are taking a "run-out", as far as
playing the strong Chinese gridders are
concerned.
Although little Arnold Lim rang the
hoop for twenty-four points, the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. 110's cagers failed to de-
feat the Sacred Heart High tens, losing
46-44, Monday afternoon. For the prep-
men, Joseph Hong and Robert Lum
starred with twelve and ten digits, re-
spectively.
In an exhibition game, the San Fran-
cisco Chinese Softball Club lost to the
Hermits, an American team, at Hayward
Playground by a tally of 9-6.
Not only did the Chinese "Y" light-
weight cagers turn in a triple win over
the Salesians on Tuesday, but they shut
out two of their rival teams. The 80's
won 42-0, the 90's 19-0, while the 100's
were victors, 8-4. The games were play-
ed at the Salesians' home court.
Mack SooHoo and Dr. D. K. Chang,
members of the Chinese Sportsmen Club,
won first and second places in the Towers
Trap shoot at the Pacific Rod and Gun
Club Monday, shooting 19 and 18, re-
spectively, out of a possible 25.
Three hoop games are on tap at the
Chinese "Y" gym this Saturday evening,
the St. Mary's A. C. meeting the "Y"
in its fir.st appearance. At seven p.m.
the first tilt will start, with the 100's
playing, followed by the 120-pound and
unlimited tilts.
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With thirteen veterans returning from
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CHINESE D. «EST
October 16, 1936
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on Sept. 22 to the
wife of Won Fook, 36 Auburn Street,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Sept. 25 to the
wife of Lee Wah Yuen, 1126 Mason
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Sept. 10 to
the wife of Lai Dop, 538 Alice Street,
Oakland .
A daughter was born on Oct. 1 to the
wife of Jack C. Eng, 1135 Stockton St.,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Oct. 5 to the
wife of Sam Wong, 345 West Clay
Street, Stockton, at the St. Joseph Hos-
pital.
A marriage license was issued to Wing
Chan, 866 Jackson St., and Ruth Wong,
1037 Stockton St., both of San Francisco.
A marriage license has been issued to
Harry Chew, 182 Grant Ave., and Mary
Chan, 94 John St., both of San Fran-
cisco.
A son was born on Sept. 21 to the
wife of Fong Git, 1134 Stockton St.,
San Francisco.
A marriage license was issued to Tom
See Wing and Soo Hoo Shee, both of
622 Webster St., Oakland.
A son was born on October 2 to the
wife of Chew Foo Fong, 858 Washing-
ton St., San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Oct. 5 to the
wife of Samuel Wong, 345 West Clay
Street, Stockton.
• •
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'QUOTES'
"The foreign population of China ha6
always in modern times been a very im-
portant element in the country. In re-
cent years, however, there has been in
China proper (that is, excluding Man-
churia) a considerable change; the pres-
tige of resident foreigners as a group
has declined, while foreign investment,
though constantly increasing, has rather
moved away from direct business and
taken the form of finance capital.
"In other words, Chinese are more
and more engaged in operating the ma-
chinery of foreign investments and even
of direct business; and as a result wages
have fallen and opportunities for foreign
employment, except the highest execu-
tive or supervisory positions are smaller.
"This is especially true of foreign in-
vestments; not so true of Japanese in-
vestments. The status of the foreigner
has also been affected by the arrival in
the country since the war of several
thousand Russians who, perforce, had
to adapt themselves to whatever standard
of living they could get; thus these mis-
erable refugees, particularly in Shang-
hai, have lowered the average standard
of other Western foreigners.
"In the import and export field, for-
eigners used to be completely predomin-
ant and the firms were staffed almost
entirely by foreigners except for minor
clerks and office boys. Today, more
and more Chinese firms are in this busi-
ness; and, in order to compete profit-
ably, the foreign firms increasingly em-
ploy only Chinese staffs or those who,
like the Russians, will accept wages little
above the native level."
"The heyday of the imperialistic era
for the resident foreigner was between
1850 and 1925 and rarely in history
has a greater number of persons shared
as liberally in the usufructs of exploita-
tion of an alien land.
"The very success of the imperialism
of the 1850-1925 period was, in part,
responsible for its undoing. On the one
hand, many of the Chinese employed
as mior clerks prepared themselves for
more responsible positions, while still
other Chinese went abroad or to mission-
ary schools to study the Western tech-
nique; and, on the o-her hand, Chinese
businessmen gradually started competi-
tion with the foreign firms in their own
line.
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
(Continued from Page 11)
prospects are also good for trade pro-
motion between the United States and
China. The lower rate of exchange for
Chinese currencies, and the recent or-
ganized efforts on the part of the Chi-
nese government to encourage foreign
trade to offset China's "unfavorable trade
balance" are timely indications of the
revival of exchange commodities between
the two sister Republics either side of the
Pacific. (3) Chinese herbs should not
be frowned upon by the younger Chi-
nese. Even western pharmocology has
come to recognize medical value in Chi-
nese herb compounds. Many suffering
from "diseases incurable" by western
medicine have found relief in Chinese
herb formulas; Americans might not go
to a Chinese M. D., but they flock to
Chinese herbalists. Perhaps some of our
young internes will catch this hint. (4)
The success of the Chinere grocery s-ores
in California is an established fact. It
might surprise the reader to know that
many of these stores are owned and
operated by American-born young Chi-
nese people. They have proven that
they are equally as capable in blazing
trails such as their forefathers did two
or three generations ago in railroad con-
struction and agricultural development.
A final word from Mr. Tang: "In a
recent personnel survey conducted by
the Carnegie Foundation 85 per cent of
our success depends upon personal dev-
elopment and 15 per cent on profession-
al trainins. This illustrates the po:nt
that personality, responsibility, enthusi-
asm and personal factors are particularly
important for our young people who
are taking new jobs and offerinc n-w
services. The confidence of the older
people is very important, but once they
five it. i- will always be in your tru«t.
But before they gain the older people's
confidence the youn? people should be
very careful in dealinc; with the o'
folks in busin-ss and social contacts."
• •
"(Today) Purely Chinese orpanirv
tions are engaging in business which
formerly was monopolized by foreigners
and foreign firms are being forced to
reorganize accordingly.
"Out of this new era of exploitation
will come further changes in the sta-us
of foreign interests, with every present
indication that Japan will score the
most."
— Wilbur Burton, in The Fortnightly.
October 16, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
China Munificent
Buyer of Cosmetics
During rhe first six months of this
year China bought from foreign coun-
tries a total of $701,486 (Chinese) worth
of cosmetics and perfumery, as against
$558,769 for the same period in 1935.
This is an increase of $142,717 over the
previous period.
The millions of rich and middle-class
Chinese are the actual buyers of cos-
metics and perfumes in China. In spite
of the fact that there are more than a
hundred native concerns now manufac-
turing these articles, these Chinese are
continuing to pay heavy prices for for-
eign products. The chief reasons for
the preference of foreign manufactured
cosmetics are, first, the belief in the
superiority of the foreign products simp-
ly because they are foreign, a fact which
holds true in almost any country with
respect to different imports and second,
the skillful advertising of the foreign
manufacturers of their goods in China.
The initial effort to manufacture cos-
metics along modern lines was begun
by the Kwong Sang Hong Co. of Hong-
kong, which was established in the latter
years of the Emperor Kwang Hsu of the
Manchu dynasty.
Then in 1912, the first year of the
Chinese Republic, the industry was be-
gun by the China Chemical Works. This
company's products in the beginning
were only too'h powder, florida water
and vanishing cream. In 1917, a second
manufacturing enterprise was formed
under the name of the Yung Woo In-
dustrial Co. In 1918, the Association
for Domestic Industry came into the
field . This company made one of its
products, the "Butterfly" tooth powder,
famous all over the country. At the
same time an overseas Chinese concern
called the H. A. Manufacturing Co.
was established which in 1919 moved
ins plant to Shanghai. However, this
enternrice went in-o bankruptcy early
in 1935, due, it was said, to inefficient
management.
Since 1919, it has been estimated, no
l?cs than 80 smaller firms have been
founded for the manufacture of cosmet-
ics, perfumes and toilet articles. Among
the largest factories are the Cosmetics
Factory of the Sincere Co., formed in
Shanghai in 1929, the Kwong Sang
Honsr. Shanghai branch, factory estab-
lished in 1933. Smaller manufacturers
are the International Dispensary Co.,
the Great Eastern Dispensary and the
Great China Dispensary.
Pan-American To China Soon Bulletin on Far East Trade
En route to San Francisco by airplane,
Juan T. Trippe, president of Pan Am-
erican Airways, declared last Tuesday in
Los Angeles that "international compli-
cations" were delaying extension of
trans-Pacific air service to China.
Mr. Trippe refused to enlarge on the
nature of the complications delaying the
start of the Clipper flights to China,
declaring he could not explain the
trouble encountered, according to dis-
patches. "Eventually we hope to extend
the service through to Hongkong," he
said.
A week ago C. V. Whitney, chairman
of the company's board of directors, had
said that the extension from Manila to
Hongkong would be effected on the sur-
vey flight leaving Oakland Oct. 14 and
the first regular passenger flight Oct. 21
would be through to China.
A contradictory announcement fol-
lowed almost immediately from New
York where Pan American officials said
the extension to Hongkong was merely
under consideration.
Biggest exporters of cosmetics and al-
lied articles to China are the United
States, followed by Japan, France, and
Great Britain.
During the first six months of 1936
China bought $111,503 worth of cos-
metics and perfumery from the United
States; $77,513 from Japan; $50,452
from France and $39,950 from Great
Britain.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President
Taft (S. F.) Oct. 13; President McKin-
ley (Seattle) Oct. 14; President Hoover
(S. F.) Oct. 21; President Grant (Se-
attle) Oct. 28; President Pierce (S. F.)
Nov. 10; President Coolidge (S. F.)
Nov. 18.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Harrison (S.
F.) Oct. 9; President Lincoln (S. F.)
Oct. 16; Prssidenr Hayes (S. F.) Oct.
23; President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
Presidsnt Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13; Presi-
dent Monroe (S. F.) Nov. 20; President
Coolidge (S. F.) Nov. 27.
As released by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Ccjtnmerce, ithe weekly
bulletin of Far Eastern trade conditions
is as follows:
The Finance Minister of China stated
at the Chinese Economic Society that the
new currency policy inaugurated last
year in November had a distinct influ-
ence on the reduction of merchandise
import excess and increase of exports.
Higher customs duties and constructive
plans for official economic control were
other factors.
In Japan, business was disturbed by
the unsettled situation in China and the
publication of a tax increase program.
The proposed tax changes are more ex-
tensive than anticipated. Rice prices
declined.
STANDARDS FOR
HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEES
Improvement of the conditions under
which household employees work will be
sought by the San Francisco Y. W. C. A.
whose board of directors unanimously
approved a set of placement standards
drawn up by the Industrial Committee
after months of study. Among those
who worked on the standards were Mrs.
B. S. Fong and Mrs. Bernice Foley.
Of particular interest to the Chinese
community is the scale for part-time
employees. For a schoolgirl living in
the home the minimum is $10.00 a
month and room and board for a 24
hour week and $15.00 a month for a 30
hour week. Schoolgirls living out will
be placed at $5.00 a week for an 18 hour
week and $7.50 for a 30 hour week.
In conformity with the state labor laws,
no schoolgirl under the age of 16 can
be required to work more than a total
of eight hours a day or six days a week,
including both school and working fme.
The Institute of Practical Arts, a
training school for household employees,
has announced that its third eight-week
course will open on October 12. Girls
who are interested may get further in-
formation either from the Institute or
through the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
• •
MANAGER LEAVES FOR
NEW DOLLAR STORE
Jack Choy of San Francisco is now
the manager of the Stockton National
Dollar Store replacing Roy Lee who has
left for Spokane, Washington, to man-
age the new Dollar store to be opened
on the latter part of October.
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CHINESE DICEST
October 16, 1936
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A CHINESE CHURCH— IN THE CHINESE MOTIF
Tihis quaint old Church will be the scene of a bay region Epworth League Re-
union this Sunday. (See Page 7).
Ng. 2
CHINESE DIGEST
October 23, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
"QUOTES"
Will China and Japan Fight?
" 'Three years ago,' says Dr. Hu Shih,
noted Chinese educator, 'China's armed
power could be estimated at about 10
per cent of that of Japan. Now it prob-
ably is somewhere near 15 per cent.
China, of course, has no navy to speak
of, in contrast with Japan's great fleet.
" 'China will not consider herself able
to go to war with Japan until she has
attained to 50 per cent of Japan's mili-
tary strength. By that time, which must
be some years hence, her military leaders
figure that she would be able to hold out
alone in a war with Japan for at least
two years.
" 'During that period the Chinese
authorities count upon the forcing in on
their side of several great powers — not-
ably Soviet Russia, then Britain and fin-
ally the United States.'
" .... it is highly significant that so
well-informed and vigorous a nationalist
as Dr. Hu, even in this time of tension,
puts the earliest probable war date some
years ahead.
"Along with this factor goes the se-
cond and allied one: the fact that im-
portant Chinese still believe China
would compromise with Japan, if she
could get even fairly good terms and
if the anti-Japanese agitators could be
quieted. Some have told the writer they
are convinced the Nanking government
is quite ready to go as far as to overlook
the alienation of Manchuria as Man-
chukuo in return for a Japanese agree-
ment to back out of North China and
terminate all ambition at the Great Wall.
"Is it possible that Japan would meet
these terms? That question brings us
to the third factor for peace, namely,
the renewed struggle of Japanese liberals
fully to control their government. Here
is the way one of their leaders, who must,
for the sake of his safety, remain anony-
mous, explained the liberal hope and pro-
gram to the writer:
'We liberals hope to create in Japan
a Socialistic state so rapidly that we will
satisfy the army's desire to curb capital-
ism and prevent another bloody mutiny,
which next time probably would succeed.
"If we can do this, we will thereby do
two valuable things: We will save con-
stitutional government and the elected
Parliament in Japan, and we will pre-
vent a major campaign by the army on
the Continent.'
"According to this liberal, the present
Cabinet in Japan is a 'stop-gap,' which
probably will be replaced by a socialistic
Cabinet within six months or a year. Of
Large-Scale Emigration Of
Japanese Settlers To
Manchuria Planned
A year-old study into the various con-
ditions of "Manchukuo" proved so en-
lightening that it was announced recently
by the Japanese government that more
than 5,000,000 Japanese will soon settle
in that territory. The migration will
start sometime in the spring of 1937,
and a million Japanese families will be
selected and even offered subsidies to
induce them to adopt the newly acquired
state.
While the entire state at the present
time only has about 76,000 Japanese
living there, the Japanese government
hopes to complete the transfer of at least
5,000,000 more within twenty years. This
move will then put into Chinese soil an
army that can be conscripted and put
on the field of battle at a moment's no-
tice, around 500,000 former soldiers. It
is understood that the settlers will consist
mainly of former Japanese soldiers who
have had extensive military training, and
can augment the standing Japanese ar-
my in China at a moment's notice with-
out recourse to much training.
Plans were also made to create a huge
market that will bring additional revenue
to the coffers of the Japanese govern-
ment, the reports stated. Already a new-
ly organized company called the Man-
chukuo Immigration Corporation has
started with a capital of 5,000,000 yen,
and it is understood that this company
will cooperate with another newly or-
ganized group already in "Manchukuo,"
the Manchu Government Immigration
office located in Hsinking.
This migration will be the second exo-
dus of settlers into Manchuria. The first,
initiated by the Chinese government at
Nanking, esablished more than 30,000,-
000 Chinese on Manchurian soil. How
seriously this will effect the Chinese set-
tlers was hinted at when several high
officials of the Japanese government were
quoted as saying that as soon as possible,
a flood of Japanese products will enter
a newly created market.
greatest importance in Japan is the fact
that the Emperor has now come out
openly on the side of liberalism.
" . . . . the Far Eastern situation today
can stand a much greater strain than
it could a few years back."
— Sterling Fisher Jr., in the N. Y.
Times.
Sino-J apanese Conference
At A Deadlock
No accord was reached after a three-
hour conference between Chang Chun,
Chinese Foreign Minister, and Shigeru
Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to China
last Wednesday.
According to both Chinese and Jap-
anese reports, the conversations will be
continued but the deadlock, informed
sources feared, added to the strained re-
lations of the two countries.
Kawagoe disclosed he considers the sit-
uation "so hopeless" it will be necessary
for him to send an emissary to Tokio
for further instructions before he can
continue the discussions.
After the conference the Chinese offi-
cial statement said merely "the views of
the negotiators still are not in agree-
ment," but Nanking unofficially was be-
lieved gratified by Chang Chun's success
-i maintaining the Chinese position with-
out forcing the complete breakdown of
the negotiations.
• •
TO ABOLISH TIPPING
As part of the New Life Movement
program, the Chinese government will a-
bolish the ancient and accepted practice
of giving "wine" or "tea" money as a tip.
Hotels, restaurants and amusement
houses have been singled out as the first
type of places where tipping is to cease.
Aware that most of these houses do not
pay regular wages or salaries to their
help but who must make their living
by tips from guests, the New Life Move-
ment will first urge hotels and house
managements to draw up a code provid-
ing minimum wages and the collection
of a definite and unalterable 10 per cent
on customers' bills by the management.
• •
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CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Prof. Ding Speaks At Dinner
"Reconstruction in China" was the
address given on Oct. 12 by Professor
Edwin Ding of Foochow at this month s
dinner meeting of the China Society of
Southern California in Los Angeles.
The high spots in the reconstruction
work of China are the rapid strides in
transportation, education, and economic
as well as political conditions, according
to Professor Ding.
"It took Europe a long period of
time for its reconstruction but for China,
it all happened overnight."
The National Economic Council com-
posed of experts and technical advisors
and the National Life Movement played
a leading part in molding China into
what it is today.
In trying to rebuild China it is most
important, according to the speaker, to
start building from the root — the human
hearts. "The speed of China's develop-
ment is surprising to us, and it is very
alarming to our enemies," declared Prof.
Ding.
This meeting of the society was in
celebration of the Anniversary of the
Chinese Republic. One hundred mem-
bers and distinguished guests were in
attendance.
Professor Ding is from Fukien Chris-
tian University where he taught econ-
omics. He received degrees from U. S.
C. and Harvard University, and is now
furthering his study of economics at
U. S. C.
Introductory remarks on the signifi-
cance of the birth of the republic was
given by Vice-Consul Ye-Seng Kiang.
The meeting was presided over by Dr.
Wm. F. Hummel, professor at U. S. C.
• •
Speaker At Stanford Meeting
At the initial meeting of the Chinese
Students' Club of Stanford University
on Oct. 2, the following officers were
elected to serve for the Autumn Quarter
of 1936: president, Yung Wong; vice-
president, Will Win Lee; Chinese secre-
tary, Francis Woo; honorary English se-
cretary, Arthur Chun; treasurer, Hugh
Lee; athletic manager, Richard Tarn;
house manager (appointed) John Chew
Young.
Joseph Lai from the University of
California was the speaker of the even-
ing, sketching briefly some of the social
activities staged by the Chinese students
of that institution. Mr. Lai is now at
Stanford working for his Ph. D. degree.
Mandarin Again Taught
At U. Of Washington
"The Chinese have made rapid pro-
gress in education these past years, es-
pecially in scholarship as shown by the
excellent research work achieved recently
by one of her scholars," declared Dr.
Knight Biggerstaff upon his arrival in
Seattle to take up the re-installation of
the Chinese language course at the Uni-
versity of Washington. He added that
his purpose in teaching Chinese was to
interpret China to the West.
The young instructor, who for the past
two years has been studying in Peiping
through a scholarship from the Social
Science Research Council, has compiled
a Chinese Bibliography in Ch'ing his-
tory.
Dr. Biggerstaff was pleased to find
fourteen students enrolled in his class,
and expressed the hope that in the fu-
ture more will realize the value of the
Chinese language in coming Pacific dev-
elopments.
A graduate in history from the Uni-
versity of California, Dr. Biggerstaff ob-
tained his M.A. and Ph. D. in Far East
history at Harvard, the last three years
of his stay there being spent in an in-
tensive study of the Chinese language.
The Mandarin course was last offered
five years ago, and was restored this year
through the efforts of Dr. Robert T.
Pollard, head of the Oriental Studies
department. It will be given daily each
quarter of the school year.
• •
Center Sponsors
Show And Dance
For the purpose of increasing its com-
munity activity fund, the Chinese Center
is sponsoring a show and dance on the
night of Saturday, November 14, at the
Danish Hall, 164-1 lth St., Oakland.
With a fifty dollar bank account top-
ping an impressive list of prizes, the
Center expects to accommodate a huge
gathering and has made extensive pre-
parations to utilize the full capacity of
the two storied building.
The feature of an evening already
packed with entertainment is a puppet
show, whose repertoire is rapidly gaining
popularity with the Eastbay audiences.
Chinese Inspect
Mining Property
Harry Jung, George Lum, Earl Wong
and Johnny Lewis of Bakersfield return-
ed highly elated last week from a visit
to the Deluge Wash Gold mining proper-
ty in the Hualapai mountains, sixty
miles fro mKingman, Arizona.
The four made the trip with other
Bakersfield men who are also interested
in the property.
While at the mine, they witnessed
the installation of a dry concentrator of
the latest type, known as "The 36," in-
cluding a crusher, screen, two ore bins
and pulverizer. The machinery was
placed in operation last week. Develop-
ment work has been in progress for over
a year and much ore of milling grade
has been taken out. It is planned to
mine fifty tons of ore daily, with two
shifts of men working. The new 60 h.p.
engine will also provide power for an
electric lighting system for the property.
George Lum's son, Albert, is in charge
of work at the mine.
• •
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BRANCH
The California State Employment
Service through the San Francisco Dis-
trict Office announces the opening of a
Chinese Branch Office at 1044 Stockton
Street, and requests all unemployed Chi-
nese to register there. As soon as work
is available for the applicants, they will
be notified. The hours are daily from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays,
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A Chinese is
in charge of the branch office and is re-
sponsible to the U. S. Department of
Labor. This service is made possible
through the cooperation of the Chinese
American Citizens Alliance.
• •
JUNG ADMITTED TO BAR
Charles J. Jung was admitted to the
state bar yesterday after passing the bar
examinations held recently. He was for-
merly an interpreter for the U. S. Immi-
gration Service of this city.
• •
DR. DANIEL LEE
DENTIST
691 BROADWAY CHINA 0892
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 23, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
The Mei Wah Club of Los Angeles
will give a dance on November 25. The
place will be announced later. This
dance was formerly planned for an ear-
lier date but was postponed due to a
conflict in dates. The girls played their
first basketball gams of the season with
the Russian Girls' team, Oct. 21.
• •
Mrs. Herman, instructor at the Don
Lux Academy, will demonstrate new styles
in hair-dressing and discuss "choosing
styles" to suit (or change) one's person-
ality on Monday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. at
the Chinese Y. W. C. A, San Francisco.
The meeting will be open to all young
women.
• •
Despite occasional drizzles last Sun-
day, Sea Cliff was the scene of the Sal-
inas Waku School's picnic with an at-
tendance of more than fifty persons.
Games, hiking and swimming were the
features of the day. Climaxing the out-
ing was a sightseeing trip to Santa Cruz
and Watsonville.
• •
Four hundred Chinese children of the
St. Mary's Chinese School and Catholic
Social Center, dressed in beautiful native
qostume, took part in the annual Rosary
Procession last Sunday afternoon at the
old St.Mary's Church. Rev. John Marks
Handly, C. S. P., conducting the world
famous Rosary Novena at Old St.
Mary's, preached the sermon, and Rev.
George W. P. Johnson, C. S. P., address-
ed the children.
• •
Officers of the Chinese Students club
elected October 9 for the autumn quar-
ter were: Mary Louise Hong, president;
Frank L. Nipp, vice-president, and Fraia-
ces Lew, secretary-treasurer. Other offi-
cers were Vincent Goon and Arthur
Jordan Louie, co-athletic chairmen, and
Moses Kay, social activities.
• •
A huge fire in San Diego burned sev-
eral blocks of the San Diego business
district. Included in the five-million dol-
lar loss was the total demolishment of
the new National Dollar Store, recently
opened there. No details are as yet
available.
TROOP 3 COURT OF HONOR
Troop 3 held its first Court of Honor
this year at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
Troop Committeeman C. B. Lastredo and
District Commissioner Riesner officiated in
the presentation of merit badges to the
following Scouts, Bertrand Louie, Har-
old Louie, Lee Wing, Hing Dere, George
Fong, Collin Chong, Dere Jung and
Fred Hong. The present troop is "Div-
ision D" of Troop 3 and is under the
direction of William Jow, leader of the
Boys' Department of the Chinese Y. M.
C. A. Mr. Chingwah Lee is the scout-
master.
Miss Frances Lee, her mother and two
brothers, of Portland, are sailing for
China on Nov. 7 to make their perman-
ent home in Canton.
• •
Norman Koe of Astoria, Oregon, left
on the Portland Rose for New York on
Oct. 13. Mr. Koe accepted a position as
manager of a restaurant there.
• •
With promise of a worthwhile cause
behind the Texas A. and A. vs. Univer-
sity of San Francisco football game,
those two teams will fight it out on the
football field for the Widows' and Or-
phans' Association of the San Francisco
Police Department at Kezar Stadium on
November 1 1 . All seats are reserved,
and the public is urged to get their tick-
ets in advance to be assured of good seats.
• •
Thomas Fong, part owner of grocery
stores in Santa Rosa, Marysville and
Yuba City, was a visitor in San Francisco
last week-end, motoring from Santa Rosa,
where he has charge of the Santa Rosa
Grocery. He was accompanied by Her-
bert Louie, who is working at the grocery.
• •
Six Seattlites registered for entrance
to the University of Washington his
quarter, setting a new high mark for
Chinese entrance records, and swelling
the total Chinese registration to twenty-
six.
Entering freshmen were: May Lum
Sing, journalism; Ruth Hwang, univer-
sity college; Arthur Jordan Louie, phy-
sical education. Thomas Lum Sing, phy-
sical education; Thomas Richard Hong,
engineering, and Moses Louis Kay, uni-
versity college.
Amateur Operator Scores
Again we bring Thomas Sue Chow,
amateur radio station W6MVK of Mo-
desto, to the fore because he was named
the winner of individual honors for the
W6 division of the United States for
portable radio operation by the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League recently.
Chow operated alone in the country
on his QRR receiver and transmitter to
amass enough points to win top individ-
ual scoring honors in the California,
Arizona, Utah, and Nevada section.
He was awarded second place in com-
petition against radio clubs or groups
of individuals, placing second behind a
Southern California club which had
tweny-five operators.
Both the transmitter and receiver were
designed and built by Chow and are
driven by a gasoline motor-generator.
No power from powerlines was used.
There was only sixty-watts in-put.
The winning of this contest marks a
successful debut into portable radio op-
eration for Chow had had no previous
experience along that line.
• •
Rev. Park Kim Chan
Speaks At Baptist
Rev. Park Kim Chau, principal of
Hing Wha High School, Canton, China,
will speak at the First Chinese Baptist
Church, 1 Waverly Place, October 25,
at 12 noon. Rev. Chau, who is in this
country for a brief visit, was a former
pastor of this church. A dinner in his
honor will be served at Yuen Tung Low
at 5 p.m., forty cents per plate.
Miss Bessie Lee will preside at the Sig-
ma Lambda meeting at 7 p.m. "How
To Build A Worship Program" will be
the topic for discussion.
At 8 p.m. Rev. Albert Lau will speak
at the Third Baptist Church, 1299 Hyde
Street. Mrs. J. S. Chu will be the soloist.
The public is cordially invited to at-
tend these services.
• •
GO-TO-CHURCH-SUNDAY
October 25
12 Noon
Speaker: Rev. Park Kim Chau.
Principal of Hing Wha High School
Canton, China
Special Musical Selections
7 P.M.: Sigma Lambda Meeting
Miss Bessie Lee, Leader
CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH
'Your Neighborhood Ourch'
Rev. Albert Lau, Paator
1 Waverly PUce S»n Francitco
October 23, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Dr. Wong Speaks To
Engineering Students
"Engineers must first be human things,
and life must take precedence over
studies," stated Dr. B. C. Wong as he
addressed the first official meeting of the
University of California Chinese Stu-
dents' Society on the evening of Oct. 9.
Comparing the enthusiasm of youth
with the mellowed wisdom of old age,
Dr. Wong showed how easily young
people can be misled by false doctrines,
fascism, communism, etc. Youth is often
over-willing to sacrifice life for these
doctrines, without questioning whether
they are contrary or contributory to life.
Youth must, therefore, plan their life
more thoroughly than engineers plan
their bridges and buildings.
Engineering students, faced with a car-
eer of hard work, are in danger of ne-
glecting the real values of life, accord-
ing to Dr. Wong. They intend to devote
all their energy to their studies, thus
shutting out other activities which lead
to the enrichment of life. In order to
maintain a balanced program, these stu-
dents should, therefore, take courses out-
side of their major field, and should find
time for social and literary activities.
Dr. Wong congratulated the students
upon the organization of the society, ex-
pressing hope that it may be instrumental
in helping the members to realize this
aim to "put life first."
• •
STOCKTON'S CONTRIBUTION
TO COMMUNITY CHEST
The Stockton Chinese donation to-
wards the recent Community Chest drive
totaled #1,066.50 against less than ap-
proximately #300.00 for last year.
The success of the drive is largely due
to the untiring efforts of Wong Sei Chin,
president of the Chinese Six Companies,
Bill Wong, Fred Mah, and Albert Chew.
$ EXPORT
and
WHOLESALE
All Makes
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•
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Adding Machine Co.
17 Second Street SUtter 6670
MISS QUONG AT
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
International House of Berkeley pre-
sents Miss Rose Quong in a series of
dramatic monologues and interpretations
on Thursday, October 29, at 8:15 p.m.
in its auditorium. "This will be Miss
Quong's only appearance in the East
Bay" said Victor Young, secretary at In-
ternational House, "Students can pur-
chase reduced rate tickets for 35 cents,
and general admission will be 50 cents."
Miss Quong, who recently returned from
China, is famous for her dramatic re-
citals.
FONG-QUON ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED
On Friday, Ocober 9, Mr. and Mrs.
George Quon of Los Angeles announced
the engagement of their daughter, Eva,
to Mr. Don Fong.
Mr. Fong is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fong Kwong Huan of Calexico. No
definite date has been set for the wed-
ding. It is most probable that it will
take place in the very near future.
• •
Rev. T. T. Taam of Los Angeles and
a group of Chinese flriends in San
Francisco have raised over #600.00 U.
S. currency for the Po Kwong Orphan-
age in Shui Kwan, Canton, China. Dr.
Saunders, the superintendent, is with the
committee during the last ten days in
San Francisco and the bay area. While
in San Francisco, Rev. Taam preached
at the Chinese Congregational Church
last Sunday. A former resident of the
bay area, Rev. Taam is well-known in
this district.
• •
Dr. Clarence S. Ing, prominent and
well-known physician of Stockton, spoke
to members of the Tri-C Club last Fri-
day, October 16.
• •
A 7-pound boy, Ronnie Franklin, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chan of
Calexico, October 14. Mrs. Chan is the
former Mamie Lowe of San Diego..
• •
Mrs. Winge H. Lee, her daughter,
Marion, and mother, Mrs. S. H. Luck,
recently returned to Portland after a
two months' visit in Los Angeles.
• •
Miss Rose Quong was feted at the
Philomathean Club in Stockton on Fri-
day, October 16.
Woman President To Speak
Dr. Ih-fang Wu, president of Ginling
College, Nanking, China, addressed stu-
dents of the Oriental Studies department
of the University of Washington at
Meany Hall, Friday, October 16. Her
topic was "The New Democracy in Chi-
nese Education."
Dr. Wu was a doctorate in biology
from the University of Michigan and
holds an honorary D. Sc. degree from
St. John's University in Shanghai.
She was a member of the Chinese
delegation to the biennial conferences
of the Institute of Pacific Relations at
Kyoto, 1929; Shanghai, 1931; and Banff,
1933.
In addition, Dr. Wu was China's re-
presentative at the International Con-
gress of Women held in Chicago in 1933.
Ginling College is the foremost insti-
tution of its kind in China, and its presi-
dent is well informed on current trends,
foreign missionary education, and the
'^New Life Movement."
• •
BAPTIST WELCOMES
NEW WORKERS
One of the largest and most success-
ful banquets eveT held at the Chinese
Baptist Church in Seattle took place
October 2, attended by approximately
125 people. Honored guests that even-
ing included Miss Hyde, Miss Allen and
Rev. and Mrs. Andrews.
Misses Hyde and Allen were welcomed
as new workers at the church. Miss Hyde
is the new missionary and superintendent
of Sunday School and Miss Allen is
the new kindergarten teacher.
On the banquet committee were Mrs.
Lew Soun, Mrs. Hing Chin, Mrs. Frank
Mar and Mr. Locktin Eng.
• •
FOOTBALL SKILL CONTEST
Any boy under 18 years of age may
participate in the San Francisco Play-
ground Individual Football Skill Contest,
in the junior, intermediate or senior
classes. All preliminaries must be held
before Oct. 31, the winners of the Chi-
nese Playground to compete with the
other city playgrounds. There will be
competition in passing distance, passing
accuracy, kicking distance and kicking
accuracy. All boys who wish to take part
may see Oliver Chang at the Chinese
Playground.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 23, 1936
TEA AN D LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
I hear that . . . BILLI'E LEONG of
Marysville is in town for a brief visit.
He is in the grocery business . . . JAMES
WONG HOWE, A. S. C, one of M. G.
M.'s ace cameramen, is now in London.
When he travels on the hi-way, he pushes
his Duesenberg roadster over the hun-
dred-miles-an-hour mark . . . WALLACE
BEERY was also driving at that fast clip
recently in Wyoming when his car broke
down . . . ARTHUR DICK, Chinese
automobile salesman on his way back
from the Pontiac convention in Detroit
passed by and gave him a lift into town
. . . HENRY LUM and ELSIE LOUIS
sent out announcements that they are
"as one" recently. Their announcement
card is the season's cleverest . . . DR.
THEODORE C. LEE, besides being a
first class dentist, is also an AJl manu-
facturer. He is the head of a concern
making uniforms (specializing in nurses')
. . . BILLIE LEE and BILL LEONG are
partners in Bakersfield — Service Market.
MA|MIE LEE, our correspondent, is head
bookkeeper while brother AL also works
there . . . MRS. DON YIMM (Lillian
Chow) makes the best fried noodles in
Bakersfield. Must try it some day . . . She
alsio runs a beauty shop, assisted by
JESSIE LEE . . . BAILEY FONG is
building a lovely home for his missus,
the former GRACE LEE. It is a Dutch
Colonial type house facing the South
Side Park in Sacramento . . . FRANK
YOUNG, amateur radio operator and
leader of his own dance band in L. A.
recently passed the government test to
become a commercial operator and re-
ceived his license . . . BILL GOT is now
working in the San Francisco Dollar
Store while brother ROLAND is still un-
der contract with MGM . . . FRANK
TANG is with 20th Century-Fox . . .
How would you like to work for #75 a
day? .Well, CHESTER GAN is one of
the luckier ones. He gets that for a
day's work on the lot . . . JAMES Z. M.
LEE, formerly of Australia, is technical
advisor for MGM . . .• the S. F. eques-
trienne bunch again went riding down
at Palo Alto ... a new member of the
club is JOHNSON CHAN ... the next
morning MARGIE KOE ate her break-
fast standing up while boy-friend COL-
DAY LEONG too khis strolling around
as the result of tumbles from their horses.
RED LOUIE also "came back to earth"
. . . MRS. AL CHINN (Dorothy Lee) is
quite an expert hatter. She specializes
in making new and daring styles in
ladies' hats . . . GEORGE "TINY" LE-
ONG, former Commerce grid star is giv-
ing football strategy lectures at the "Y"
. . . LEW CHONG and the Missus (E-
dith Chan) were seen playing in doubles
tennis recently . . . ROSE CHEW is se-
cretary for the China Dry Goods Co.
of which T. Y. CHEN is manager and
HOWARD FUNG traveling salesman.
GEORGE JUE of L. A. returned on the
President Hoover from a year's visit
in China . . . EDWARD LUM is super-
intendent of a large paper mill in Ham-
ilton, Ohio . . . what twosome of New
Monterey is seen here and there, always
togethe
BILL WONG was teach-
ing CHARLES KOE how to fish the
other day at Port Chicago At the end
of the first hour, Koe had 4 fishes, Wong
none. Then Koe broke his reel, his pole
and line. So he threw in a hand line
and out came the biggest fish of them all.
Traditional beginner's luck . .. HELEN
CHAN was practicing tennis the other
day at the Hayward Court. Getting
ready for next season so soon? . . . AL-
BERT JUE LEW, insurance man of this
city, recently returned from a trip to
the South — another busy traveler is
BOB WOO, who returned from a swing
through the Southern part of the state
last Wednesday . . . PAUL LEE is back
Fresno after a vacation here, still raving
about the gal he took out . . . After a
year's stay in Tucson, Arizona, WIL-
T TAM LAW returned to Fresno, where
he hopes to stay for awhile . . . ED
BOWEN is still wondering why he was
"railroaded" into being elected secretary
of the Fay Wah Club . . . HENRY
MOON and FRANK CHOY are amply
supplied with smokes by predicting
weekly football scores with monotonous
accuracy in a cigarette contest ... A one
line description of HOCK ONG, former
Cambridge student and now attending
U. C. — Boy meets Girl . . . We sort of
misplaced SAMMY FOEY last week. Ex-
cuse us, he's from Red Bluff, not Stock-
ton .. . MAYBELLE WONG yesterday
accepted a position with Key COLE-
man, photographers. Ga' Nite!
• •
SPONSORS SKATING PARTY
For the first time in about two months,
a Chinese-sponsored skating party will
take place this coming Monday night,
at the Sports Palace, Jones and Eddy
streets, San Francisco, from 7:15 p.m.
to 11:30 p.m. It is sponsored by the
Galileo High Schoo' Chinese students,
who announced that there will be prizes
awarded for boys and girls in races.
Seattle Fall Frolic
Plans for a second annual Fall Frolic
dance were announced this week by
Moses Kay, social chairman of the Uni-
versity of Washington Students Club.
The date is November 3; the place,
Chung Wah Hall, Seventh Avenue and
Weller Street, Seattle. Admission will
be 75 cents per couple.
"The first student - sponsored dance
with the fall theme was initiated last year
with marked success. The club hopes
to make it a traditional affair," declared
the chairman.
Committees will be: Arthur Louie,
tickets; Frances Leo, Peter K'ang, refresh-
ments; Henry S. Luke, Raymond Tom,
Frank Nipp, decorations; Albert Wong,
music; Tom Hong, Vincent Goon, Tom
Sing, Gim Lock, cleanup; and Edwin
Luke, publicity.
ON THE CALENDAR
Oct. 24, Invitational Dance — by Mis-
sion High School Chinese Students, at
Chinese Y. M. C. A.
October 24, Invitational Formal —
Cheng Sen Club of Sacramento, Calif.
At Y. W. C A., Sacramento.
October 26, Skating Party— by Chi-
nese students, Galileo High, at the
Sports Palace. Admission charged.
October 30, Hallowe'en Ball — Salinas
Chinese Club, at Pastel Room, Hotel
Cominos, Salinas, Calif. Admission chgd.
October 31, Masquerade Ball — Wah
Ying dub, at Trianon Ballroom. Ad-
mission charged.
October 31, Invitational Hallowe'en
Dance — Fay Wah Club of Fresno, at
the Chinese Center, Fresno.
November 3, Fall Frolic Dance — by
University of Washington Chinese Stu-
dents' Club, at Chung Wah Hall, Seattle.
Admission charged.
November 7, Dance — by U.S.C Chi-
nese Student Club. (No destination an-
nounced, Los Angeles).
November 14, Dance and Show — Oak-
land Chinese Center. Danish Hall. 164
11th Street, Oakland. Admission charged.
November 14, Invitational Dance —
S. F. Junior College at Chinese Y.. W.
C.A., 965 day Street.
Nov. 21, Big Game Dance — U. C.
Chinese Students Club at International
House, Berkeley.
October 23, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
This week's column begins with a
query. If the players on whom you
have placed a bet were late for a game
and you came along with a car, whom
would you take to the game first? The
spectators whom you have invited to in-
spire the players or the players? This
particular person conveyed the pretty
spectators first and left the players to
the mercy of the trolleys. The said
players arrived on the scene late — just in
time to start the game without the pre-
liminary warmup. The scores showed
the effects. One lives and learns.
This little story has a moral to it.
Someone started a fight. In the midst
of the fight the friend of the one on
TOP pulled him from the fray. THAT
was the mistake. For, no sooner had he
held his friend than the other arose
and with one mighty sweep bashed him
on the head and gave them the ha ha's.
The moral is, if you must stop a fight,
shoot both contestants!
Three boys went to a "hot" show. Two
of them had wanted to show the third
person the city. Imagine going to all
that effort, in bringing a friend to an
eye opener, only to have him fall A-
SLEEP. There's no gratitude in this
iruel world. What's more, the two boys
are in the dog house, too, because of the
show.
How to get rich quick. A certain
young lady went to see a FORTUNE
TELLER to see what was in store for
her. This seer advised her to play the
well known game of numbers. The an-
xious one did for quite a number of
times but had no luck. If she'd only
thought to ask if the fortune teller ever
had any luck at it, she'd get her num-
bers. What a strange thing that all for-
tune tellers are POOR.
• •
HUNDREDS ATTEND DANCE
A throng of well over four hundred
people attended the dance last Saturday
given by the Commerce High School
Chinese Students Club at the Chinese Y.
W. C. A. Music was furnished by the
Cathayans Orchestra.
EPWORTH LEAGUE REUNION
The Epworth League will hold a re-
union of all old members and new
friends at Sun Hung Heung Sunday,
Oct. 25, at 5:00 p.m. L. David Lee of
Oakland will preside at the dinner. A
special meeting will be held in the Chi-
nese M. E. Church at 7:00 p.m. Edwar
Lee, new Lake Tahoe Conference chair-
man, will speak. On Friday, Oct. 30,
8:00 p.m. a Hallowe'en Masquerade will
be held in the social hall. Bob Poon
and May Owyang will be in charge of
entertainment. The guests will be the
Breakfast Club of Oakland and the Sig-
ma Lambda of this city.
• •
TRI-C RAFFLE
A raffle to be given by the Tri-C Club
of Stockton is well under way. Draw-
ings for the lucky numbers will be held
at the Chinese Association on Friday,
November 6, at nine o'clock.
Three prizes will constitute the draw-
ings. First prize, radio; second prize,
automatic heater; third prize, table lamp.
• •
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
A party in honor of Kenneth Wong
on his eighteenth birthday was given at
the Golden Dragon Cafe on Wednesday,
October 14, by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Chinn, owners of the cafe in Stockton.
Those who joined in wishing Kenneth
many more happy returns were Misses
Mildred Jann, Alyce Wong, Alice Wong,
Peggy Wong, Beulah Ong, Betty Jane
Wahyou, Lillie Toy, Dorothy Lee, Rosie
Toy, Annie Mar, Susie Low, Doris
Wong, Lois Chinn, Messrs. John Wong,
Wilbur Choy, Fred Ng, John P. Wong,
Hoy Wong, Kenneth Chinn, Dun Fong,
Robert Wong, William Gold, Thomas
Chung, Elliot Chinn and. Jimmy Wong.
Dance music was furnished by the
Dragonettes Orchestra.
• •
STUDENT RECEPTION
A new-students reception will be held
on October 30 at the International In-
stitute, according to plans made at a
recent meeting of the officers of the Chi-
nese Student Association of Southern
California.
New and old students from all the
universities and colleges around Los An-
geles are invited to this reception which
is being arranged by Miss Bernice Louie.
Included on the guest list is a large num-
ber of overseas students and professors.
Valuable Prizes To Be
Given Away At Masquerade
It was announced last week by Sam
Choy, president, and David Kimlau, so-
cial chairman, of the Wah Ying Club
that there will be a large list of door
prizes given away at its Masquerade Ball
on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Trianon
Ballroom in San Francisco.
Following is the list of prize donors:
Harry Tong, Arthur Hee, George Lim,
Chan Foo, George Chew, Andrew Sue,
Harry Lum, Lee Wing, Jack C. Eng,
Frank Haye Lee, Sam Choy, Francis B.
Lai, and Herbert Louie.
• •
U.S. C. Dance For Cal
The University of Southern California
Chinese Student Club will give a dance
on November 7, honoring the U. C.
students who will be in Los Angeles for
the Cal-U. S. C. football game on that
date.
The affair will be in charge of Miss
Elsie Young, vice-president of the club.
• •
Misses Lees Honored
A party in honor of Misses Florence
and Frances Lee was given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lee in Port-
land on Oct. 12 by the Chinese Girls'
Club.
The highlight of the evening's enter-
tainment was a Fall fashion show dis-
playing last minute styles for the coming
months and a bridal party's gowns. Mo-
dels for the show were Misses Sue Wong,
Florence Lee, Frances Lee and Mabel
Lee.
Florence Lee is the bride-elect of Walt-
er Chung.
• •
BIG GAME DANCE IN THE OFFING
One of the highlights of the present
social season takes place on Saturday,
November 21, at the International House
in Berkeley when the University of Cali-
fornia Chinese Students' Club offers its
Big Game dance. After countless audi-
tions of the leading orchestras in the
Bay region, Victor Young, Glenn Lym
and David Lee, the committee in charge
of the affair, have selected Charles Hor-
ton and his eleven piece band to provide
the melodies for the evening.
Horton recently concluded an extend-
ed engagement at Boyes Springs. Accord-
ing to Victor Young, the band has "ev-
erything."
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October 23, 1936
EDITORIAL
ARE YOU A LIVING
PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY?
A small item, probably overlooked by most readers
in last week's issue of the Chinese Digest, was that of
a Chinese Community Committee in New York.
Having as its purpose the exchange of ideas among
the younger Chinese of that city, the aim, as the name
implies, is for the betterment of the Chinese located
there-
A small news item indeed, but of great significance
towards the future of that group known as the Chinese
in' New York.
A deplorable fact is that no such group exists in
other large Chinatowns.
Almost every Chinese community has its Chung
Wah, or council of elders, but that should not deter
the younger element from having discussion groups
ctf its own.
There are many things that such a council could
do. Most of them have to do with the future of them-
selves, their younger brothers and sisters, and the
betterment of their community. Even if for no other
reason than to discuss issues at hand, such a committee
would be accomplishing much, for from discussions
there are generally resolved solutions, or near-solu-
tions.
Out of such discussions would come ideas, methods
for dealing with certain matters in the life of the
average Chinese, and best of all, a sense of co-opera-
tion. Out of such discussions would come the fitting
of the individual for assuming his share of the burden
that will eventually come with the future.
Best applied as to the trend of the present genera-
tion is the recent interview with Dr. B. C. Wong, of
the University of California faculty:
"Twenty years ago the Chinese students attended
debates, orations and plays with eagerness and they
were respected whenever they addressed a crowd of
overseas Chinese in San Francisco or Oakland. When
they spoke to the Chinese people, they had something
to say. The people expected the students to tell them
many things they do not know." Dr. Wong lamented
that "the young people of today have not kept up the
scholarly traditions of the Chinese students of pre-
vious generations, but instead have blindly imitated
Western fads." (Chinese Digest, Oct. 2).
We venture to go a step further. Not only the stu-
dents, but the entire younger generation should be
cognizant of the fact that through them and from
them is determined the future of their communities in
America. Their irresponsiveness to community affairs
will be to their disadvantage, and no one else's.
Which will be the next community to establish a
Chinese Community Committee?
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Fresno ..„ . . . . Allen Lew
Honolulu, T. H. Grace H. Goo
Los Angeles . . . Elsie Lee, William Got
New York Annabelle Wong
Oakland . . . Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
Portland , . . Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Sacramento Ruth G. Fong
Salinas Edward Chan
Santa Barbara . . . Albert Ye«
Seattle . . Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Stockton Joseph W. H. Won
Watsonville Alice Shew
FOUNDERS and PUBLISHERS:
Thomas W. Chinn, Chingwah Lee.
"THE CLIPPERS GO THROUGH"
The Hawaiian Clipper left Oakland Wednesday,
October 21, with the first commercial load of pas-engers
for the Orient.
Most significant is the boon to business and trans-
portation which this trip may develop for China, the
largest market in the Far Ea&t, and the original reason
for the Pan-American Airways in seeking to capture
part of this huge outlet for American trade. No doubt
but that they will find it sufficiently strong to warrant
fighting their way through political and diplomatic
resistance to establish a base in China in the near
future-
Another significant step forward is the fact that edu-
cation, news, transportation and innumerable other little
factors will grind out a faster progress in the Far East
than ever before.
And so, another pioneer points the way towards bet-
ter understanding through closer relationship between
nations.
They who expect to live without enemies, yet have
no kindness for others, are like one who should try
to hold a heated body without dipping it in water.
Men expect by their own darkness to enlighten o-
thers. The artisan may give a man a compass and
square, but he cannot make him skillful in the use of
them. — Mencius, 371 B. C.
October 23, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 9
HOLLYWOOD
"The Making Of
The Rainbow Pass"
It's easy to crash into the movies if you
have lots of brains. Yesterweek I read
in the Chinese Digest where a Parisian
Director, Monsieur Jacque Tourneur,
was at the St. Francis Hotel, here to ab-
sorb Chinese atmosphere preparatory to
making a Chinese picture.
So I disguised myself as a bell-hop
and hopped over to him with the follow-
ing home-made telegram:
MONSIEUR HONORABLE LE DIR-
ECTOR AND GENTLEMAN DEAR
SIR: YOU ARE INVITED TO DINE
WITH ME -THIS EVENING STOP
DUTCH TREAT YOU PAY THE
BILL AND I'LL PAY THE STATE
TAX STOP CHING OF CHINA-
TOWN.
"Avey vous any reply,"? I sez in the
best of Fran-say.
"O, you speak French," he sez, some-
what surprised.
"Wee-wee a little bit from my fellow
comrades in the trenches."
"Flanders or Argonne"?
"W. P. A. Sewer Project, Main Street.
Will you come this evening?"
"Unfortunately, I've eaten. But tell
your boss I might drop over later to say
hello and to absorb atmosphere. How
do I reach him?"
"After you've reached his alley, the
entrance is between the sixth and the
seventh garbage cans. Thank you so
•much."
Then I rushed back to my room to
remove my disguise and proceed to make
myself presentable for the reception.
Furst, I put on my Sunday suit which
is all mine except for six Moore stalled
installments.
Next, I slick my sleek hair with the
heel of my palm and put on dark, thick-
rimmed glasses so as to enhance my
brain and dignity, and put a crisp scenty
-mum on my lapel so there's no mistak-
ing my Oriental mystery and artistic
temperament.
Just then Monsieur Tourneur turned
up, slightly pale from too much alley
atmosphere, but seeing me, he said: "Oh,
there you are. I want you to be the
lead for my coming picture, 'The Rain-
bow Pass.' Okay? Let's fly to Holly-
wood."
"Will I have a chance to kiss my lead-
ing lady? I'm good at that sort of a
thing, you know," sez I, all aflutter.
CHINGWAH LEE
'The Rainbow Pass," an M. G. 'M. Production.
UPPER: "YOU MAY CO HOME NOW."
(James Lee, with bow; Director Jacque Tourneur, Soo Yong and Richard Loo).
LOWER: "AND SO I ORDERED FOOD."
(Bessie Sue, Bill Tang, Baby Soo Hoo, Ching, and Bill Cot).
"More than that, we'll let you be the his children for you."
father of five children." "Red haired Chinese?" sez I, getting
"Oh Directeur!" complexed with the complexion.
"You see, Mr. Billy Grady will cast (Continued on Page 14)
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CHINESE DICE ST
October 23, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
BOOK NOTES—
Some months ago this department
(Chinese Digest, April 17) had occasion
to call attention to the fact that the
Chinese playwright, Dr. Shih I. Hsiung,
had translated into English that very
famous Chinese drama, the Romance of
the Western Chamber, (Hsi Hsiang Chi) .
The translation was published in England
by Methuen's, of London.
Less than a month after the publica-
tion of this translation it was announced
that soon an American edition would
be published also. At that time Dr.
Hsiung had returned to London from
New York after his play, Lady Precious
Stream," had failed to arouse any en-
thusiasm among American audiences. It
ran only 104 performances in New York,
whereas it was still running in London
after 2 years.
But it seemed that while Dr. Hsiung
was doing his English translation of the
Western Chamber, Dr. Henry H. Hart
of this city was hard at work making
another English translation of this same
drama. Dr. Hart's version recently came
off the Stanford Unviersity Press, while
only a few advance copies of Dr.
Hsiung's work had been released.
While Dr. Hart was not exactly ac-
curate in calling his work the first En-
glish translation of this masterpiece of
Chinese drama, yet his version may be
more competently done than Dr.
Hsiung's This statement is made with-
out having compared the two translator's
versions, since the latter's work is not yet
available. It is made on the strength of
the Chinese playwright's previous effort,
the English translation and adaptation
of'Lady Precious Stream," (Wang Po-
chuan) . In translating that classic it
seemed to the Reviewer that Dr. Hsiung
had been too much taken away by his
fondness for the crisp and expressive
quality of modern spoken English. In
several instances he even used slang.
The result was that the classic seemed
neither ancient nor modern, but blurred
by over-adaptation. The translation made
it a strangely artificial drama. Hamlet
rendered into modern American English
and slang would have produced the same
effect.
On the basis of past performances,
therefore, it is taken for granted that
Dr. Hsiung would employ the same style
of translation for the Western Chamber
that he did for Lady Precious Stream,
and in so doing would not be able to
capture the beauty of the original. Dr.
Hsiung is a competent translator, but
then not every man who happens to
know two or more languages can trans-
late from one to the other, especially in
the field of imaginative literature, and
be able to bring into his translation all
the charm, beauty and originality of that
from which he is translating. This abili-
ty is reserved for but a few. In translat-
ing Chinese poetry, for example, the
best English translators seem to be
Waley, Bynner, Obata, and the collabor-
ators, Florence Ayscough and Amy Low-
ell. Even the late Herbert A. Giles,
who wrote the History of Chinese Litera-
ture, the first such work to be written in
any language, including the Chinese,
failed miserably in translating Chinese
poetry. He constantly distorted the ori-
ginal meanings of many poems and add-
ed many unnecessary embellishments.
Dr. Henry H. Hart, also, as a trans-
lator of Chinese poetry, is neither bril-
liant nor exceptional. He is a compe-
tent craftsman, painstakingly thorough,
attentive to every detail, but that is all.
He understands the rhythmic monosylla-
bic charm of the Chinese spoken lan-
guage, knows the art of the written char-
acters, and can sense the delicate beauty
of Chinese poetry. But in his tranlations
as evidenced by his past efforts, he has
not been able to translate into English
the delicate beauty of the original. This
is not to say that Dr. Hart's translations
of Chinese poetry are not good. They
are. But they are not comparable to the
other's, like Arthur Waley 's or Witter
Bynner's.
But there is no argument whatever
regarding Dr. Hart's knowledge of Chi-
nese art, history and culture. In his
introduction to his translation of the
Western Chamber he gives a compact
condensation of the principles and prac-
tices of the Chinese drama and Chinese
theater which is "curt, clear and com-
plete," to use a phrase which a na-
tional weekly employs to describe itself.
His explanation of the Chinese drama
is addressed to the layman, but with a
scholar's approach and a scholar's com-
plete knowledge of his subject.
The plot of the Western Chamber,
like most great dramas of the East and
West, is flimsy, almost crivial. It is
simply the age old tale of Boy meets
Girl, only this time it is a Chinese ver-
sion. A native critic in times gone by
wrote that "the dialogue of this play
deals largely with wind, flowers, snow
and moonlight," which is a euphemistic
Oriental manner of saying that the tale
is one of love passion and intrigue. And
so indeed it is, just as Romeo and Juliet
and Tristan and Isolde are also. It is
a universal theme and when the great
novelists and dramatists employ it, it
has never failed to tug at humanity's
heart-strings.
The Western Chamber, or Hsi Hsiang
Chi, is considered the greatest dramatic
contribution of the Yuan (Mongol) Dyn-
asty (1280-1367), and was written by
one Wang Shih-fu, of whom little is
known. The story itself can be summed
up as follows: A lady, Madame Cheng,
and her daughter Ying-ying, have come
to a Buddhist temple to hold the last
rites over the body of Madame Cheng's
husband. At the same time Ch'ang, a
student on his way to the capital to take
examinations, was also staying at the
temple. Quite by accident he glimpsed
Ying-ying and, enraptured by her beau-
ty, fell in love with her.
A troop of brigands, led by Sun Fei-
hu, attacked the temple and, seeing the
beauteous Ying-ying also, demanded her
person as the price for sparing every-
one's lives. The hero, Ch'ang, at the
critical moment obtained martial aid and
thus routed the brigands. For this deed
of valor he had been previously prom-
ised Ying-ying's hand in marriage by
Madame Cheng. But, when the danger
was over, the heroine's mother rescinded
her promise, her justification being that
Ch'ang was a penniless student, without
rank or honor and was therefore not
acceptable as a son-in-law to a family
whose lately departed head had been a
prime minister.
At this stage Ying-ying's maid came
into the picture. By womanly intrigues
she united the swains and Madame
Cheng, finally baffled, at last consented
to the union, but not before Ch'ang is
told he must win in the examinations.
The story ended with Ch'ang's depart-
ure to the capital.
But it is the great poetic beauty of
the Hsi Hsiang Chi which makes it a
great drama. In its translation it is
more suitable for reading than for act-
ing since it can hardly be divorced from
the music and the singing which makes
it such a heart throbbing native drama.
A great part of it is poetry, not the
poetry of the literary language but Pch-
hua, the spoken language of the people.
In writing dramas in the spoken lan-
guage (since dramas could not be written
otherwise in China if they arc aimed
to entertain the illiterate masses) the
ancient playwrights had freed themselves
from the bondage of literary tradition
and, strangely enough, were able to pro-
ducj poetry (Chinese dramas contain a
(Continued on Page 14)
October 23, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
fa«« 11
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
THE POLITICAL RIGHTS OF THE
AMERICAN CITIZENSOF CHINESE
ANCESTRY
As told by Mr. Kenneth Y. Fung, Attorney-at-
Law. and Executive Secretary of the Grand Lodge
of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.
Many of the American citizens of
Chinese descent take their constitutional
rights today as a matter of fact proposi-
tion and do not even bother to register
and vote. If it were not for the vigilance
on the part of a small group of Chinese-
American citizens, probably the Ameri-
can-born Chinese in the United States
would be in the predicament of the
Canadian-born Orientals in British Col-
umbia, Canada, where they do not enjoy
the right of franchise. It is the battle
for the preservation of the rights of
the American citizens of Chinese ancestry
and the willingness to challenge any
discrimination that may arise because of
race and color that such an organization
as the Native Sons of the Golden State,
now known as the Chinese American
Citizens Alliance, was founded. The Chi-
nese American Citizens Alliance is con-
tinuing to function in the scene of Am-
erican politics and will increase in influ-
ence as the voting strength of the young
Chinese-American citizens increase. Even
today it is a factor to be recognized in
the elections of the city and county of
San Francisco.
The early Chinese immigrants who
came to the United States did not bother
about political rights because their stay
in America was temporary, and they
generally returned to China after a brief
sojourn here. Early discrimination a-
gainst the Chinese residents gave rise
to further discriminations, and it was
the awareness of such dangers that some
far-sighted Chinese who possessed the
franchise began to exercise their con-
stitutional rights in the Fourteenth
Amendment which declared " all persons
born or naturalized in the United States
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States and of
the state wherein they reside." In 1895
the native born Chinese organized the
Native Sons of the Golden State — which
is the forerunner of the present Chinese
American Citizens Alliance.
Senator Camminetti introduced a bill
in the California State Legislature in 1913
proposing a memorial to Congress for
a constitutional amendment to disfran-
chise the citizens of Chinese ancestry.
Mr. Walter U. Lum and his colleagues
of the Chinese American Citizens Alli-
ance fought this bill and it failed to pass
the legislature. However the bugaboo
of Yellow Peril came back in 1923 and
the Assembly and the Senate of Cali-
fornia passed the Coombs-Sharkey bill
which memorialized Congress to deprive
the citizenship of descents of "aliens in-
eligible to citizenship." The late Con-
gressman Raker introduced this memorial
in the House of Representatves, and
again Mr. Lum and his colleagues fought
the bill at the time in Washington.
Through the efforts of congressmen and
friends of the Chinese-American citizens,
the bill never got out of the committee.
If one recalls the Exclusion Act so ob-
noxious to the Japanese,, was passed
in 1924, one can well appreciate such an
organization as the Chinese American
Citizens Alliance and the vigilance on
their part to preserve the political rights
of the native born Chinese.
Those that are American citizens to-
day can apply for "Form 430" at any
U. S. Immigration Service for an investi-
gation and examination of their citizen-
ship and upon proper identification, they
can leave the country and re-enter the
United States without serious difficulties.
However, before this "Form 430" was
possible, another battle was waged by the
C. A. C. A. On October 15, 1915,
the Department of Labor issued Chinese
Regulation Rule #9 which denied the
Am?rican-born Chinese a pre-investiga-
tion prior to their departure from the
United States. Thus the American-born
upon their return to the United States
after a temporary visit abroad would
have to be detained at an immigration
station until their citizenship status was
proven. This caused not only great
inconvenience to bona fide American citi-
zens, but left the fate of their constitu-
tional rights in the hands of immigra-
tion officials. The rule was rescinded
after representations were made by the
C. A. C. A.
A matter of particular importance to
the women citizens is the Cable Act of
1922 and the Cable Amendment of 1931.
Before 1922 a woman gained citizenship
by marrying a citizen and lost her citi-
zenship by marrying an alien. The
Cable Act of 1922 provided that the
American woman citizen does not lose
her citizenship by marrying an alien,
and that an alien woman does not gain
citizenship by m-.r-vin<r a citizen. How-
ever, Section 3 of the Obi? Act also
provided that a woman citizen who mar-
ries an "alien ineligible to citizenship"
shall cease to be an American citizen.
This section was plainly discriminatory
on race and color. Much agitation on
the part of leading women's organiza-
tions culminated in the Cable Amend-
ment of 1931 which repealed this dis-
criminatory Section 3, and further pro-
vided that a woman citizen shall not
cease to be a citizen by marriage to an
alien unless by affirmative act of renunci-
ation of her citizenship in federal court.
It also provides that the American wo-
man citizen who marries an alien and
loses her citizenship can be naturalized
regardless of her race or color.
The Dicklstein Nationality Bill was
another instance whereby the C. A. C- A.
fought another good fight on behalf of
the political rights of the American citi-
zens of Chinese ancestry. Section 1993
of the United States Revised Statutes
establish the principle of ju sangunis,
"right of citizenship derived from the
parent, generally the father, by virtue of
blood relationship." Congressman Dick-
stein introduced a bill for complete e-
quality between men and women citizens
and proposed to accord American citi-
zenship to any foreign-born child whose
mother is an American citizen. During
the hearing of his bill before the House
immigration committee at the insistence
of a certain anti-Chinese group, a dis-
criminatory clause was inserted in the
bill denying citizenship to foreign-born
children of persons of a race ineligible
for citizenship. This not only deprived
the right of a native-born woman citizen
to transfer her citizenship as proposed
in the Dickstein bill, but would also take
away the right already enjoyed under U.
S. Revised Statutes 1993. The Chinese
American Citizens Alliance was success-
ful in the elimination of this clause.
The 1924 Exclusion Act excluded the
alien wives of American citizens of Chi-
nese ancestry, and after several delega-
tions were sent to Washington, and ap-
peals made to leading American business
men, ministers, educators, journalists and
men of influence a bill was passed by
Congress on June 13, 1930, permitting
the alien wives of American citizens of
Chinese ancestry to enter the United
States provided such wives were married
prior to May 26, 1924.
There is also legislative action on be-
half of World War Veterans that space
does not permit here to recount as a part
of the legislative program to defend the
political rights of the American-born
Chinese in the United States. Next week
'•our correspondent will discuss with Mr.
Funr; local actions against segregation
and other racial discriminatory problems
of the Chinese in the various parts of the
United States.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 23, 193€
SPORTS
Fred George Woo-
LOS ANGELES CHINESE FOOTBALL TEAM is making great head-
way in the South. This recent picture, showing most of the gridders
who are making their bid for the "Oriental championship of the Pacific
Coast."
WA SUNG BASEBALL ROSTER ENDS SEASON
Left to right: (Front row) Eddie Hing, outfielder; Al Hing, utility;
Wayman Jew, mascot; Sung Wong, infielder; and Joe Lee, infielder
and pitcher. Back row: Tom Hing, outfielder; Robert Chow, out-
fielder; Hector Eng, catcher; Frank Dun, outfielder; George Bowen,
infielder; Eli Eng, outfielder; Al Bowen, pitcher and infielder; and
Ben Chan, pitcher.
Key Chinn, shortstop, and Allie Wong, center, not in the picture.
Leading Softballers
Win Contests
As a result of last Sunday's games at
the Hayward Playground of the San
Francisco Chinese Sofeball League, three
teams, the Eastern Bakery, Chinese Soft-
ball Club A's and Dresswell Shop tied
for the championship in the final stand-
ings by virtue of their victories.
Eastern staged an uphill battle to
snatch an 11-10 win against Chitena.
Behind 10-1 in the second half of the
third canto, Eastern pushed across six
runs and four more in the fourth to
outscore the losers, while the latter were
held scoreless in the last four innings.
Hits by George Chan, Vic Kory, Newell
KaiKee and Chong Lum, coupled with
errors by Chitena and walks, aided East-
ern in its rallies. For Chitena, James
Jung and Leon Lym played well.
Chinese "Y" handed the A's a scare
for three innings. However, ten runs in
the fourth enabled the A's to walk away,
poor fielding proving the downfall of
the "Y" team's resistance. Frank Chan,
with four hits, and Fred Hing and War-
ren Chang with three each were the
A's batting stars, while Wahso Chan,
William Wong and Alfred Lee connect-
ed for two safe blows apiece.
With Jimmy Lee, the league's best
moundsman, holding the Chinese Soft-
ball Club B's to five scattered hits and
issuing but one base on balls, Dresswell
downed its rival to the tune of 15-1, the
B's crossing the plate once in the last
inning to escape a shut-out. Fred Jue,
Dresswell's star first sacker, and Frank
Lee were the winner's heavy artillerymen,
hitting safely for three and four, respec-
tively. Charles Wong grabbed two of
the B's five hits.
Scores
Chitena 2530000 10 7
Eastern 0 1 6 4 0 x 11 12
Batteries: Tommy Leong and Frank
C. Wong.
Joe Hee and Chong Lum
S. F. C. S. C. A's 4 3 2 10 8 27 19
Chinese "Y" 8 0 110 10 9
Batteries: Bob Poon and Fred Hing.
Alfred Lee and Ted Lee.
Dresswell 0 8 40201 15 15
S.F.C.S.C. 'Bs 0 0 00001 1 5
Batteries: Jimmy Lee and Joe Lee.
David Kimlau and Charles T. Wong.
Final League Standings W L
Eastern Bakery 4 1
S. F. C. S. C. A's 4 1
Dresswell Shop 4 1
Chinese "Y" 1 4
Chitena 1 4
S. F. C. S. C. B's 1 4
A reconsideration on Tuesday of the
protest by the San Francisco Chinese
Softball Club over the Dresswell game
played on Oct. 4 brought forth an an-
nouncement by the sponsor that the S.
F. C. S. C. A's-Dresswell tilt will be
replayed this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the
Hayward Playground. Dresswell won
the protested game, 4-3, but it was the
claim of the A's that a batter was de-
clared out at first after an overthrow
when he was entitled to second.
Should the Dresswed team win, the
(Continued on Page 15)
Wa Sung Concludes Season
The colorful Oakland Wa Sung base-
ball team concluded a lengthy season last
Sunday afternoon when it succumbed in
the third and crucial game of the champ-
ionship play-off series with the Athens
Elks nine, 4-0. When Byron "Speed"
Reilly, president of the Berkeley Inter-
national League, announced that the Chi-
nese were playing their last tilt, the
crowd thundered them an ovation.
Wa Sung always has been the "darl-
ing" of the fans at the San Pablo dia-
(Continued on Page 15)
Los Angeles Girl Cagers
A new Los Angeles Chinese girls' bas-
ketball team, the Lowa Auxiliary, has
been practicing once a week for some
time. Coached by Victor Wong and
managed by Olga Ung, the team is ex-
pected to make a strong showing this
coming season.
Likely to make the first squad are Olga
Ung, Ling Chan, Julia Ung, Mable Hall,
June Lau and Edith Lee, who is, inci-
dentally, the president of the organiza-
tion. Miss Lau is the former star of
the San Francisco Girl Reserves team.
Others on the team are Dorothy Hall,
Dorothy Lee, Margaret Fong, Margaret
Quan, Bjtty Louie and Nora Chang.
About twenty girls are trying out for
the Mei Wah girls' cage teams. Led by
Captain Mary Tom and coached by Ge-
orge Lee, Lowa star, the team will under-
go lineup changes this year.
October 23, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 13
SPORTS
U. Of W. Team Stronger
With two weeks intensive drill under
their belts, the Chinese Students casaba
squad of the University of Washington
met the W. E. L.'s in the U. W. Intra-
mural league play which opened Oct. 19.
The addition of the entire Young Chi-
na team and Bob Wong, Portland's ace
forward, have given the Students a speedy
lineup which also possesses height and
smooth-passing. The squad expects to
travel south during the Christmas holi-
days and seek revenge for last season's
defeats at the hands of leading Bay Re-
gion fives. The roster includes the fol-
lowing: Art Louie, Bob Wong, Ray
Wong, Vince Goon, Mosey Kay, Tom-
my Sing, Lucas Chinn, Butch Luke, Tom
Hong, Frank Nipp, Jimmy Mar and Ed
Luke.
SPORTSHORTS
Gordon Lum, the Davis Cup star of
China, paired with Duff, won the Shang-
hai Lawn Tennis doubles championships
recently over Carson and Squires, by
sdores of 9-7, 6-3, and 6-3. Carson
took the singles title, beating Callaco,
9-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Results of last week's games in the
San Francisco High School Chinese bas-
ketball tournament are as follow: Fran-
cisco 25, Mission 21; and Commerce 22,
Lowell 13.
This Sunday at the Chinese Play-
ground, Mission meets Lowell at 1 p.m.
Other contests are Galileo vs. Francisco
at 2 p.m. and Poly vs. Commerce at 3.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, the Chinese Y.
M. C. A. cagemen meet the Park Pre-
sidio hoopsters in a Decathlon tilt.
Arthur Chin is a junior athletic mana-
ger of the basketball teams at the Uni-
versity of San Francisco.
Owen Yuen, formerly a football star
at Red Bluff High School, is now assist-
ant circulation manager of the Wildcat
student publication of the Chico State
College at Chico.
Harold Lee, the Chico High student
who recently crooned at the International
Club, is at present trying out for the
"B" basketball team. His little brother,
Phillip, is out for the "D" squad.
Best Defensive Team
Do you know what San Francisco Chi-
nese basketball team has the best de-
fense? It's not the Troop Three Scouts,
nor Shangtai. And it's not the Nulites
or St. Mary's.
The distinction belongs to the Chinese
Y. M. C. A. 80-pound cage team, coached
byW illiam Wong, who was a star him-
self in his heyday
In four games played so far this sea-
son, the Chinese totaled 114 points on
offense and limited their rivals to only
nine digits. In their opener they de-
feated the Salesians at its gym, 43-2. In
a return game a week ago Monday, at
the Salesians' court, the Chinese shut
out the North Beachers, 44-0. And
last Thursday night, within four days,
Chinese "Y" 80's won their second shut-
out, this time over the St. Mary's A. C.
16-0. In their last start, they defeated
the Japanese 90's, 11-7.
• •
"Y" UNLIMITEDS WIN
Immediately after defeating the Mis-
sion "Y" at the Army and Navy "Y"
gym, 24-14, in a Decathlon contest, the
Chinese "Y" cagers took on the St.
Mary's A. C. unlimiteds and won again,
32-27, last Saturday night.
In preliminaries, the Saint 100's
trounced the "Y", 31-13, while the "Y"
20's won 28-15 from the St. Mary's
twenties. In the unlimiteds' games, Bing
Chin starred for the winners with thir-
teen points, while Edwin Dong and Rich-
ard Wong were best for the Saints.
• •
The University of Washington basket-
ball team, desirous of making a trip to
the bay region during the Christmas holi-
days, would like to hear from clubs to
schedule games. The Washington team
may be reached through Mr. Edwin
Luke, 176 26th Avenue, Seattle, Wash.
• •
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SAN FRANCISCO
Nulites Play S.FJ.C. Nov. 8
With seven "lettermen" returning from
last season's line-up, bolstered by five
new men, the Nulite Athletic Club of
San Francisco will take the court on
November 8, at the French Court, in
its first public appearance this season
against the San Francisco Junior Col-
lege Chinese.
Veterans include Daniel "Palooka" Le-
ong, all-star guard of the Wah Ying
Tournament last season; Herbert "Buck-
shot" Louie and Alfred Gee, guards;
Charles Lew, center; Wilfred Jue, Thom-
as "Cowboy" Wong and Henry "Don-
key" Chew, forwards. Besides these ex-
perienced cagemen, the Nulites also have
Johnson H. Lee, Harry Louie and Carl
Fong, forwards; Ernest Leong, guard;
and Harry "Slim" Tong, center. The
new players are all dependable perform-
ers with which the Nulites hope to have
a successful year. In the Wah Ying
League last season, the club finished
third, and hopes are high that they will
finish higher in the standings this year
in the league.
How strong they are will be demon-
strated to the fans when they take on
the junior collegians on November 8, in
the second game of a double-main-event.
The St. Mary's A. C. varsity plays the
Commerce High School Chinese in the
first tilt.
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CHINESE D'.OEST
Ocreber 23, 1936
HOLLYWOOD
(Continued from Page 9)
"No, no, nowadays, when a child is
born in Hollywood, the parents make
two registrations, one at the Board or
Health and the other at Grady's."
"A sort of health and wealth affair?"
"Anyway, Billy gets reports from his
scouts where they give the weight, sex,
and hour of birth, as well as a rough
sketch of all the children about to be
bless-evented, and if they are suitable
he reserves them for scream glorification."
Well, soon we reached the M. G. M.
Studio, and Time-keeper Gus and Busi-
ness Manager Harry Poppi popped me
over to the Make-Up Department where
Jack Young so covered me with grease
and powder I'm like the essence of the
Ziegfeld Chorus, except that I still have
my alley atmosphere.
Then Issac Cohen, the costume man,
handed me a farmer's outfit and sez to
try it on for size. And absent-mindedly
I sez how much, and absently-mindedly
he sez twenty, but make it nineteen, and
then he woke up . . .
And when I woke up too, I was
stretched in front of the Sound Stage.
So Assistant Director Jack Gertzman
and Script Doctor Dick Goldstone car-
ried me inside and got me introduced to
my wife and kiddies. My wife, Bessie
Sue, is already married, but I always
follow the rule of the big game hunters
what sez that you cannot be one-track
minded and remain in bigamy.
Then Cameraman Clyde de Vinna sez:
"We're going to shoot a Chinese theatri-
cal scene. Come and watch the play
while we shoot." So me and my family
were propped round a table, and 1 or-
dered food 'cause what is a show without
eats?
Well, Bill Got comes along with a tray
of lichee nuts and he sez "Nuts to you,"
and Bill Tang follows with some melon
seeds and I think he sez "Hey, seed," so
I helped myself from the Got-Tang Bill-
ies and I sez: "Billy good, Tang you
sow much."
Then the play commences and the
people around me shouted "shut up you
nuts" and I sez "My nut's been crack-
ed," and they sez "We thought so."
On the stage the orchestra started
"punka punka ping' with their guitars
and a tiny gong, and then a putty dancer,
Oy Hua, comes out and danced like it's
the end of her dynasty, and everytime
the orchestra goes punka one of her feet
always touches the floor. Wasn't that
a coincident? That never happens when
I dance!
Then the dancer retired and the or-
chestra changed their instruments. The
machine gunner of the lion drum goes
"dig dog dig" while the cymbalist cyms
"cha cha cha" incessantly.
The large dragon drum goes "boom"
whenever it wanted to, while the giant
cymbals always had the last word with
a "ching." Then out comes Richard
Loo in full military garb, and he mani-
fested himself with this manifesto:
"I'm General Shen Wen Lai (cha cha
ching), guarding the Rainbow Pass
(ching boom ching). Ah! (b'm ch'ng) !
How it snows (boom boom ching).
Guess I'll rest awhile (CHING BOOM
CHING, Ching Ching Ching, ching
ching ching . ... ) .
While the snowing and snoring was
going on, out pops handsome and pow-
erful James Zee Min Lee, bow and ar-
row in hand, and doing an acrobat's
finale, he proclaimed:
"I'm War Lord Wang Pei Tung (cha
cha ching), and Tung got fresh with
me (cha-cha cha ching), cause I'm after
that Liar Lai with a U. S. C. Lateral
Pass." (dig dog cha boom ching, hot dog
cha boom ching, ching, ching ching).
Then he becomes friendly and gets
conversational: "Heh, heh, heh! I even
got my army with me. Want to see 'em
march? Okay, boys! Battalion, pass in
pre-view."
The soldiers, all two of them, marched
round and round, and the orchestra
went hysterical, giving all they got, and
cold sweat comes rolling down my face,
cause Wang ups and layed Lai Low with
his bow and arrow and marched off.
Then the orchestra all of a sudden
goes softie, and tickles tiny bells and
gongs, and out comes a beauteous beauty.
She is Soo Yong and putty; you just
know she's a princess, and she trips over
to front center and syrupped sweetly:
'I'm Princess Toong Fong (dnga tinga
tung) and Toong Fong me up anytime
(ting-ting-tung) , 'cause I'm the consort
of the Illustrious Shen Wen Lai" (ting-
ting tung-tung ting-ting tung).
Then she dances round like's she's
Juliet with a Mint Julip, and putty soon
she comes across her Lai lying in the
snow, completely dead. It's so sickly
sweetly sad, specially when the feeble
fiddler flings his eery e's into my ears,
and the princess prances to her prattles:
"O my hubby, you are completely
dead (e-ee-E-e-ee) , and I must seek re-
venge (easy E-e-ee), REVENGE (CHA
GHA CHING)! It's that villainous
Wang (Ching Ching Ching), and I'll
wang his head off (cha cha ching, hot
cha ching, ching ching ching).
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 10)
great deal of poetry) more fresh and
vigorous and alive than any written by
the T'ang masters.
. . . . classical poetry moves more
or less along certain traditional patterns
of thought and style" wrote Lin yu-tang.
"It has a cultivated, super-refined techni-
que, but it lacks grandeur and power
and richness. The feeling one gets on
turning from classical poetry to poetry
in the dramas is like turning from an
exquisite plum branch in a vase to one's
outside garden, so much superior in
freshness, richness and variety."
Dr. Hart has done a scholarly and
valuable work in translating the Western
Chamber romance. In translating the
classical poetry of the Chinese he has
not accomplished anything that would
stand the test of either scholarship or of
time, but in translating Hsi Hsiang Chi
he has made a real achievement as a
student of things Chinese. Because his
translation of this drama is so compe-
tently done it is unlikely that any other
Englishman or American will undertake
another translation for a long time to
come. And, come to think of it, there
are now two translations of this same
drama.
After eight hours of this, the Director
walks up from behind the stage and sez
I can now return to San Francisco.
"Bur when do I start? When do I
show my histrionic ability?" sez I getting
complexed in the brain.
"Oh, you've done well, you did nobly.
You see, I needed an unusually, er, un-
usually bewildered looking spectator, and
you've fulfilled the bill!
Just then Still Photographer Merill
rushed up to the Director, private-like,
and sez, "Here's that photo which I
snapped an hour ago. Look at that
thicky, juicy ox-like dumbness, isn't that
grand?"
"Yes, don't you like that solid idiotic
expression," sez the Director.
"He's a discovery, where did you find
him?" ,
"Between two cans," sez the Director,
patting me on the back.
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Editor's Note: "The Rainbow Pass"
is an educational short by the well-known
French director, Jacque Tourneur, but
in reporting this Mr. Lee has given it
a humorous treatment. He will resume
his articles on Chinese art next week.
October 23, 1936
CHINESE DIC EST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
China Trade Notes
paper During 1935 the United States
held its position as the leading supplier
of paper and wood-pulp to China. The
t»tal amount imported into that country
was $17,406,000, an increase of 18 per
cent over 1934. Of this amount the
United States accounted for $3,060,000,
or 18 per cent of the total. Japan fol-
lowed with 15 per cent, Germany 14 per
cent and Canada 13 per cent. Imports
of all kinds of paper into China in the
first two months of 1936 totaled
$1,824,000, a decrease of 35 per cent as
compared with the same period in 1935.
Radio— The Chinese Broadcasting
Administration has recently awarded to
the' British Marconi Company the con-
tract for constructing a high power short
wave broadcasting station to be located
in the vicinity of Nanking. This new
station is designed to augment the present
medium wave length station now operat-
ing in that locality. This new station
will require two years to build and it is
reported that it will be more powerful
than the present British Empire Broad-
casting Station.
Exports — China's export trade with
the United States during the first quarter
of this year showed an appreciable ad-
vance as compared with the same period
in 1935. The total value of declared ex-
ports to the U. S. from China in the
January -March period of 1936 was
$22,930,395, an increase of 38 per cent
over the same 1935 period The com-
modities showing the largest increases
included goat and lamb skins, rung oil,
raw cotton and carpet wool.
Dyestuffs — China's demand for dye-
stuffs from abroad is still poor due to
uncertainty regarding smuggling through
the northern provinces. Native import-
ers estimated that business during the
first 5 months of 1936 was about 10 per
cent below that of the same period in
1935. Dealers in imp(orted dyes are
placing few future orders and consumers
are restricting purchases to immediate
requirements. No increase in consumer
demand is anticipated until smuggling
in the north subsides.
WA SUNG BASEBALL TEAM
(Continued from Page 12)
mond, for it has built up an enviable
reputation as a clean, hustling ball club.
During the past season, some of the most
spectacular fielding performances were
contributed by Wa Sung, notably by Al-
lie Wong, the centerfielder.
Its failure to cop the pennant may be
traceable to a slim hurling staff. Al
Bowen and Ben Chan bore the brunt of
the duties while Joe Lee did yeoman's
work during the last few weeks. The
lack of Chinese with the ability to play
baseball is another handicap; Wa Sung
is unable to strengthen the line-up as
the American teams can.
The most valuable player award will,
in all probability, be given Allie Wong.
A bulwark on defense, he also compiled
the highest batting average. The Bowen
brothers, George at third and Al, pitcher
and first sacker, were the heavy hitters
of the team. Key Chinn, a brilliant
shortstop, had a good season. Hector
Eng, catcher, had a mediocre year with
the willow but led the club in the number
of sacrifice hits. Joe Lee covered first
base and pressed into mound service hvls
developed into a fast curve ball hurler.
Frank Dun, rightfielder, did not capital-
ize on his potentialities as a slugger but
he has a good defensive record. Left-
fielder Tom Hing, an ambidexterous hit-
ter, likewise failed to play up to his 1935
form.
Sung Wong, the young second sacker,
displayed marked improvement in hit-
ting and fielding. Robert Chow, the
sturdy outfielder, played conscientious
ball all year. Despite a several years'
layoff, Ben Chan pitched some credit-
able wins for Wa Sung. Eli Eng, out-
fielder, was an in-and-outer; he showed
up on alternate Sundays.
Next year, Wa Sung expects to play in-
dependent ball and accept some of the
fine offers from teams along the Pacific
Coast. This year it was unable to do
so because of conflict with scheduled
league games.
Textile — China's textile export with
the Philippines during the past several
years has fallen off more than 50 per
cent, due both to failure to improve the
products and the increasing competition
of Japanese textiles. The tea trade with
the same country has also dropped from
a yearly total of $60,000 to $20,000. The
Philippines are importing less and less
foodstuffs from China, and tariff rates
have been raised on the commodities
which are being imported. Thus China's
export trade to her southern neighbor
as a whole is steadily on the downgrade.
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on Oct. 5 to the wife
of Ng Gain Sow, 847 Clay Street, San
Francisco.
A son was born on Oct. 7 to the wife
of Fong Kem, 870 Clay Street, San Fran-
cisco.
A daughter was born on Oct. 10 to
the wife of Joe Bing Wong, 1 Shepherd
Place, San Francisco.
A son was born on Oct. 14 to the wife
of Ernest Au, 948 Jackson Street, San
Francisco.
A son was born on Oct. 14 to the wife
of Louie Hong Oue, 612 California
Street, San Francisco.
• •
Safeway Teamsters, behind the sensa-
tional pitching of George Reed, who
struck out fifteen, defeated the S. F.
Chinese Softball Club Wednesday night
at Hayward Playground, 7-6. Henry
Poon for the Chinese ten featured with
a homer in the 6th inning with Fred
Hing on board.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
(Continued from Page 12)
three leaders, Dresswell, the A's and
Eastern Bakery will play off a triple tie,
whereas if the A's should emerge victor-
ious, they will capture the pennant with
a record of five wins and no loss.
However, both Eastern and Dresswell
sent in protests on Wednesday regarding
the replay game. Oliver Chang, com-
missioner of the league, stated that the
matter seems to be "up in the air," and
that another meeting may probably be
called this week to clear up the situation.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Grant (Se-
attle) Oct. 28; President Pierce (S. F.)
Nov. 10; President Coolidge (S. F.)
Nov. 18.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Hayes (S. F.) Oct.
23; President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
President Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13; Presi-
dent Monroe (S. F.) Nov. 20; President
Coolidge (S. F.) Nov. 27.
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October 23, 1936
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joining the celebration on the occa-
sion of the first passenger flight of
the Pan American Hawaiian Clipper to
the Orient, were these young ladies
last Wednesday, October 21.
They are, from left to right, Marian Loo, Greta
Dy Foon, Clara Loo, and Annie Fong.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 30, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
General Yang Assassinated
General Yang Yung-tai, Governor of
Hupeh Province and one of General
Chiang Kai-shek's staunch supporters,
was assassinated last Sunday night by an
unidentified Chinese youth.
General Yang was shot while he was
returning home from the United States
Consulate, where he had been a dinner
guest. One suspsct was arrested.
It was reported that 6 shots were fired
and two took effect. He was rushed to
a hospital and died immediately after.
The general was a close friend of
General Chiang Kai-shek and was for
some time his personal secretary. He
was appointed Civil Governor of Canton
in 1920 and earlier was associated with
President Sun Yat-sen. He was appoint-
ed Governor of Hupeh Province in De-
cember when General Chang-chung be-
came Foreign Minister for the Nanking
government.
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illiteracy, the National Government of
China has appropriated more than 8
million dollars during the coming year
for educational purposes by using radio
and motion pictures for mass education.
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landed at the Shanghai airport in a
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plane. They flew from Manila to Hong-
kong last week in the Philippine Clipper.
Approximately 25,000 Shanghai resi-
dents ware spectators at the airport when
the plane arrived. The Americans re-
mained to view an air demonstration put
on by American-trained Chinese flyers in
10 new pursuit planes purchased from
a subscription fund raised by the citizens
of Shanghai. The planes, American-
built, were presented to the Nationalist
Government in honor of Chiang Kai-
shek. A huge Chinese aviation display
honoring General Chiang's birthday will
be hrld tomorrow, Oct. 31.
During the next few weeks it is under-
stood that a large number of planes,
raised through popular subscription, will
be presented to the government by the
different important cities in China.
It is also reported that recently, Mr.
Joe Shoong, head of the National Dollar
Stores in the United States, presented
General Chiang with an airplane. Mr.
Shoong is now vacationing in China.
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CHINATOWNIA
CAMPAIGN DINNER FOR KAHN
A campaign supper was held Tuesday
for Congresswoman Florence P. Kahn
at the Canton Low in San Francisco.
Approximately fifty Chinese attended
th: dinner, among whom were prominent
business and professional men and wo-
men of the community.
Mr. O. P. Stidger was chairman of the
Chinese Doctors Isolate
Pneumonia Serum
Dr. Bacon F. Chow and Dr. Hsien
Wu of the Peiping Union Medical Col-
lege, Peiping, have isolated for the first
time in pure form from human pneu-
monia products a protein that providss
immunity against that disease, reported
the Chinese Christian Student recently.
The doctors reported their discovery
in the current issue of Science, official
organ of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science.
From the bodies of Type 1 pneumonia
germs they extracted a sugary substance,
with which thsy treated protective anti-
serum, precipitating "anti-bodies" which
mitigate attacks of pneumonia.
They then precipitated protein extract
from the anti-bodies which proved fifteen
to twenty times more effective than the
original pneumonia serum in protecting
mice, hors?s, and rabbits from the same
disease. Type 3 pneumonia likewise
y'elded potent proteins by the same me-
thods.
The report, which presents a signifi-
cant advance not only in the light it
evening and among those who tendered
words of appreciation for Mrs. Kahn's
loyal service to the Chinese people were
Dr. Margaret Chung, Dr. Theodore Lee,
Messrs. Toy K. Lowe, Kenneth Lee, and
Robert Lee, pr=sident of the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce.
sheds on the nature of immunity but also
in the practical possibilities it offers for
the treatment of many serious bacterial
diseases, will be reported in detail in the
Chinese Journal of Physiology.
Dr. Chow received his doctorate in
chemistry at Harvard a few years ago
and spent a year at the Rockefeller In-
stitute for Research in New York.
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October 30, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Johnson Gay Lee, well-known among the
younger athletes of San Francisco, passed
away Monday at a peninsula sanitarium.
Lee was a student of Commerce High School.
Mr. and Mrs. George Leong and family
of San Bernardino are now residing in Wat-
sonville, where Mr. Leong has taken over
the management of the National Dollar Store
located there.
Nelson King, the former manager, left
last week for Spokane, Wash., where he will
participate in the opening of the new store
to open on November 6.
A new church was installed last Sunday
in Watsonville for the Chinese. It was stated
that this is the second Chinese church in
Watsonville. The first one was destroyed by
fire many years ago.
At the present time, Mrs. M. Ran of the
Presbyterian Church is in charge until it
becomes well organized. Forty-one people
attended on the first Sunday.
"Beauty is Only Skin Deep" will be the
theme of a talk to be given by Mrs. Bell of
the City of Paris Salon on Monday, Novem-
ber 2, at 8:00 p. m. at the Chinese Y. W.
C. A. Mrs. Bell will discuss care of the skin
and make-up for the individual and the
occasion. The meeting will be open to all
girls and young women who are not at-
tending high school.
Meeting at the home of Miss Ella Dong
in Sacramento, the senior members of the
Wah Lung Triangle have arranged fcr a
series of "Rhythm Hour" gatherings for
dancing, the first of which will be held on
November 6 at the Y. W. C. A. on 17th and
L streets.
Newly added officers are Virginia Fong,
sgt.-at-arms; Laura Dong, social chairman,
assisted by Daisy Jan ; and Rose Fong, pub-
licity chairman.
Mrs. F. L. Chinn and daughter, Carolyn,
of Oakland were visiting in Sacramento with
her mother, Mrs. T. W. Hing.
Mrs. Albert Mar of Coalinga was one of
the eleven members of the J. 0. C. class of
the Presbyterian Church there who returned
Sunday night from Glendale where they at-
tended the state convention of J. 0. P.
groups held there Saturday and Sunday.
IDWAL JONES VISITS
S. F. CHINATOWN
Dropping into Chinatown for what he
termed a "three-day campaign," Idwal Jones
is renewing his acquaintance with the
Chinese.
At a dinner where Samuel Lee and Pub-
lisher Zietlin of the Stanford Press were also
guests, conversation ranged all the way from
literature to collecting old pioneer relics.
Some of the chats ran in this vein:
"The pioneer Chinese in America is rapidly-
disappearing. They die, or worse still, they
become Americans, and all the romance, the
pathos, and the glory7 of these China boys
join the ghost towns and the stage coach.
"I like the Chinese Digest very* much.
Especially do I treasure Reviews and Com-
ment. Chinatown is where you still find a
measure of beauty. Your theater, your cafes,
your alleys, and your art collections are as
jewels in a world of commercialism and drab
industrialism.
"The collecting of early Chinese relics in
America, as suggested by Samuel Lee, is a
good cne. We are really ?0 years late in get-
ting started. Many of the livine witnesses
have -assed away. Still, it is possible to come
across old letters, telegrams, tong documents,
and eld account books which might give us
valuable clues to the past."
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Amone those who visited San Francisco
and Stanford last week for the U. S. C.-
Stanford game were Miss Elsie Young, vice-
president of the Chinese Students' Associa-
tion of Southern California: Miss Marjorie
Leung, secretary of the Chinese Students'
Club of U. S. C. ; Miss Kee Fun Wong, grad-
uate student at U. C. L. A. ; the men included
Mr. Y. C. Hong, U. S. C. Law School alum-
nus; Dr. Lercy Lee, Richard Shih and
Eueene Chcy, president of the Chines" Stu-
dents' Club of U. S. C. Miss Young and Miss
Leung also attended the San Francisc E->-
worth Leaeue Reunion and represented Los
Angeles at that gathering.
DELTA PHI SIGMA DINNER
A pre-Big Game Dinner Dance will be
held at the Far East Cafe on November 70
at 8 p. m. SI. 25 will be chareed per plate f-r
the Chinese dinner and is open to the public.
It is given by the Delta Phi Siema Fraternity,
with Dr. C. Y. Low in charge of arrange-
ments.
Unusual is the fact that the dinner will be
Chinese "choy," and believed to be one of
the first parties of its kind.
Epworth League Meet
Well Attended
Over one hundred attended the Epworth
League reunion held last Sunday in San
Francisco. Roy S. Tom was the master of
ceremonies of the reunion dinner held at the
Sun Hung Heung and did a good job with
his Chinese puns. L. David Lee was chair-
man of the meeting held in the Chinese
M. E. Church. Rev. Chan Hong Fan, veteran
Chinese pastor, spoke. Four generations of
Epworth Leaguers were represented at the
reunion — the eldest being 70, and the young-
est a child 7 months old. A senior League
will be organized soon from those who have
passed the active Epworth League age.
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BOOK ON JAPAN MAY FACE BAN
Y. S. McCIatchy, executive secretary of the
California Joint Immigration Committee,
last week took steps to keep "Pacific Rela-
tions," a text book, and three other books
out of California public schools.
It has been charged that "Pacific Rela-
tions" contained subtle Japanese propa-
ganda to create sentiment favorable towards
Japan.
UNION FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY
Dr. Dryden Phelps, prcfessor of English a'.
the West China Christian Union University
at Chengtu. Szechuan prcvince. will be the
speaker at the Union Fellow ship Meeting at
the Chinese V. W. C. A. at 7 p. m. this
Sunday.
Hi; topic will be the "New Life Movement
in China."
A special \vomen*s quartette will give sev-
eral musical numbers.
The meeting will be held in conjunction
with the V. W. C. A. in observance of World
Fellowship and Prayer Week. Miss Mary
Cady, executive secretary of the San Fran-
cisco Y. W. C. A , will speak on that topic.
GO-TO-CHURCH-SUNDAY
November 1
12 Noon
Sermon: "The Land Beyond"
Special Musical Selections
1 P. M. Communion Service,
Women's Club Meeting
7 P. M. B. Y. P U Meeting
Lantern Slide Pictures On Africa
CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH
'Your Neighborhood Church*
Rev. Albert Lau, Pastor
1 Waverly Place San Francuco
October 30, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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CHINATOWNIA
"Chinese Village*
Chinatown Soon
In S. F.
Termed the last word in cocktail
lounges and bars in the city of San
Francisco by the owners is the new "Chi-
nese Village" to open on or about Nov.
12 at 702 Grant Avenue.
Behind the originality of Mr. Charles
P. Low, who has started many new ideas
in this district, and who has been con-
nected in numerous enterprises here, the
new lounge will start catering to exclusive
trade with Mr. Low as manager.
Typically styled after the Chinese man-
ner, with numerous murals depicting the
glory of old Chinese emperors and their
court by one of San Francisco's out-
standing painters, beautiful lacquers, and
other Oriental fixtures, the place will
also have a Chinese orchestra playing the
latest tunes of the day, while Chinese
songsters will give of their best. An-
other feature will be a 42' bar, with
Chinese bar-tenders.
The entrance at 702 Grant Avenue
runs in a "T" shape and has another
door at 776 Sacramento Street. The
approximate cost of remodelling and
furnishing will be about #10,000, stated
Mr. Low, and no expense is being spared
in making the place of the highest type
possible.
The owners of the "Chinese Village"
are Mr. Charles P. Low, Mr. Bam T.
Lee and Dr .Collin H. Dong.
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CONSUL GENERAL BIRTHDAY
Chao Chin Huang, consul-general of
China, celebrated his 38th birthday on
October 25th. Born in Amoy, China,
he was graduated from the Waseda Uni-
versity in Tokio.
Ever since his arrival in San Francisco,
he has taken a whole-hearced interest in
the affairs and activities of the old, and
endeavors of the young of this com-
munity.
SAILING THE CHINA SEAS
Anchored in Golden Gate today is the
"Joseph Conrad," smallest full-rigger
ever to sail the China Seas — now on
her first trip to America.
LARGE CROWD AT
CAPITAL DANCE
The Cheng Sen Club of Sacramento
presented their fourth annual formal last
Saturday evening before a large crowd
which included many out-of-towners.
Beautifully decorated with the atmos-
phere of the Far East, the Y. W. C. A.
resembled a Chinese Garden covered
with drooping willows. Music was pro-
vided by the melodious Chinatown
Knights and a scene of gayety and
merriment prevailed throughout the eve-
ning. Members of the committee who
helped to make this affair one of the out-
standing events of the season were Mrs.
Anna Jan, Ruby B. Fong, Alice K. Fong,
Helen Chan, Marjorie Chan and Ruby
S. Yee.
Art Club Elects
The Seattle Chinese Art Club held its
fall meeting on Oct. 23 with the follow-
ing officers elected for the coming year:
President, E. D. Yippe, vice-president,
Edward Yip; treasurer, Donald Chinn;
and publicity chaitman James Sing.
At the request of the Optimistic Li-
brary of Vancouver, B. C, Canada, the
Art Club sent to them a fine exhibition
of art works, consisting of Chinese paint-
ings, oil paintings, water colors, sculp-
tures and block prints for its grand open-
ing.
The club will sponsor a Hallowe'en
skating party at the Crystal Pool on Oct.
3 1 . Door prizes will be offered.
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CHINESE DIGEST
October 30, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
(A million thanks to you readers who
have sent in interesting tidbits for my
column. Why don't the rest of you
join in? But don't forget you must sign
your name and address. I'll keep it a
secret.)
I hear that . . . We had better watch
out for HENRY LUM! Received a hot
tip that he will blossom out in a new
and startling costume tomorrow night at
the Wah Ying Masquerade Ball. Remem-
ber him? He was the milk maid who was
"bared" at the last Masquerade! . . .
there will be not only one, but two new
Cocktail Lounges in Chinatown . . . there
have been rumors that a certain editor
of a local club paper writes this column
for me. Give me a little credit, please,
I write this myself and if it will help you
to identify me I don't belong to any
club, I write for no other paper or pub-
lication and this is my first effort. My
first initial is really "R" . . . Attention,
A. W. C! Thanks for your nice com-
pliment and friendly criticism. Sorry
we can't publish your poems until we in-
augurate a department for that ... A
proud papa wanted his son to be .a car-
penter, so he sent him to a boarding
school! ... A journalism student thought
it was proper to cheat in the test because
he was writing on COPY paper . . . San
Mateo J. C. Chinese students had quite
a jolly time at their weenie roast recently
held at Coyote Point, San Mateo . . .
GEORGE LUM and FRANK LEE re-
cently returned from a trip to Stockton.
Lum operates a movie and sound equip-
ment for a local celebration there . . .
there was plenty of "faw boom" the other
night at the Galileo Skating Party.
STEVE LEONG's feet were itching to do
a few turns on the rink, but duty com-
pelled him to stay outside in the cold
and sell tickets . . . MARY KING and
MABEL YEE started in the beginner's
pit, but later in the evening they were
seen in the regular rink. MABEL
HALL, HELEN and WINNIE LOY
and EDNA KING were there, too . . .
HERBERT YIP went skating in spite
of his physician's order of "no exer-
cise." . . . cheery JOHN YIEP had a
swell one. too — a fall, I mean and num-
erous others, myself included . . . FRANK
CHOW escorted a fair maiden to the
party- Who is she? M-u-m-m-m . . .
VIOLET YEE has powerful brakes.
Whenever she wants to stop, she always
grabbrd the fellow ahead of her! . . .
She yanked me clean off the floor! Kinda
nice, tho . . . CONRAD FONG came in
4th in the race, but he shows the best
skating form . . . WALLACE MARK
runs up quite a bit of mileage when he
tramps Uncle Sam's mail route in the
daytime, that night he added more mile-
age to his day's grand total . . . some U.
C. boys are looking around for some nice
girls to take to the Big Game dance. I
am looking for the girls, does that in-
clude a nice seat on the 50 yard line? . . .
HERBERT MOE of Seattle is seen on the
campus quite often, and is it just a co-
incidence that pretty JEAN MOON
loves to stroll around on that same cam-
pus? . . . EVA MOE of Portland had
to hurry to work the other morning. Out
late the night before? . . . AL LUM is
one of Bakersfield Hi's immortal foot-
ball heroes . . . PHIL CHOW is another
former bright star ... so is CAESAR
JUNG, tall, dark, and handsome brother
of petite MAY JUNG . . . HAROLD
"BOUNCE" HEE is at the Bakersfield
Dollar Store, so are MABEL MEW and
BILL KEE . . . BILL YOUNG is some
traveler with a truck route up and down
the west coast . . . ANDY WONGof the
Chinatown Knights Ork which played
for the Cheng Sen Club dance in Sac-
ramen-o, liked the town so much that
he stayed over for two more nights . . .
. . . one certain Sacramento MISS waited
in vain for her swain who was supposed
to escort her to that dance. P-ss-st. He
had to work! . . . ARTHUR "PINKY"
CHINN goes to N. Y. U. . . . WILLIAM
TONG is one of the most popular boys
at the Francisco Jr. Hi, he is Judge of
the Student body . . . one of the most
popular girls there is DAISY CHAN,
cashier in the school cafeteria and trea-
surer of the student body . . . nice going,
younesters! . . . ANNIE CHEW and
WILLIE LOWE were cheer leaders at
the Joe DiMaggio Rally held Wednesday
at the school auditorium . . . HARRY
JUNG was also introduced to the crowd
as the boxine champ and HENRIETTA
JUNG as the school tennis champion
. . . "TINY" LEONG is passing out
cigars — reason, a bouncing baby girl
born last Saturday . . . CLARKIE UNG
and MARGARET GINN FONG of Los
Aneeles are engaged. Congratulations
are in order ... I was one of the un-
invited guests at a Hallowe'en party last
Saturday a- the L. A. Goodfellows Club
Hou'e. Bov. can I eat spaghetti? . . .
. . . VINCENT CHINN and RUTH G.
FONG of Sacramento will "knot it"
some time in January or before Chinese
New Year at the latest. Congrats!
S-e You Around!
WEDDING BELLS CALL
COUPLE TO ALTAR
On Wednesday, October 21, Miss May
Soe of Berkeley said, "I do," and became
the bride of Mr. Albert Long. The
couple were married in Fairfield by the
Justice of Peace, and Miss Lorraine
Long, sister of the groom, was the only
attendant. The bride wore a beautiful
Chinese red gown of lace.
The following Sunday, a reception and
wedding banquet was held in Winters
on the ranch of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Long, parents of the groom.
The groom is a prominent rancher
in the Winters district and is engaged
in the fruit business. Following their
honeymoon, the couple wli make their
home in Winters.
Among those present at the banquet
Sunday were: Mrs. Joe Sun, Mrs. Mil-
dred Lowe, Mrs. Frank Wong of San
Francisco, Mrs. Grace Shun, or Sacra-
mento, all sisters of the groom, Eleanor
Lowe, Martin Joe, Lawrence Joe. War-
ren Foo and Frank Wong, all of San
Francisco.
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ON THE CALENDAR
October 30, Joint Hallowe'en Social —
by Epworth League and Sigma Lambda,
Epworth League Social Hall. Public in-
vited.
October 31, Masquerade Ball — Wah
Ying Club, at Trianon Ballroom. Ad-
mission charged.
October 31, Invitational Hallowe'en
Dance — Fay Wah Club of Fresno, at
the Chinese Center, Fresno.
November 3, Fall Frolic Dance — by
University of Washington Chinese Stu-
dents' Club, at Chung Wah Hall, Seattle-
Admission charged.
November 7, Dance — by U.S.C Chi-
nese Student Club. (No destination an-
nounced, Los Angeles) .
November 14, Dance and Show — Oak-
land Chinese Center. Danish Hall, 164
11th Street, Oakland. Admission charged.
November 14, Invitational Dance —
S. F. Junior College at Chinese Y.. W.
C.A., 965 Clay Street.
November 20, Dinner Dance — Delta
Phi Sigma Fraternity at Fir East Cafe.
admi'sion charged.
Nov. 21, Big Game Dance — U. C.
Chinese Students Club at International
House, Berkelev.
November 25, Barn Dance — by and at
the Chinese Y. M. G A., 965 Clay St.
Admission charged.
October 30, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
From the bakery we mentioned issue
before last came a letter, stating that we
were right in that Wednesday night was
the off night in sales, and went on to
say that it was because "Bob Poon doesn't
come around on that night."
Well, Sir, you flatter me. Since when
did my cup-a-coff a week make so much
an impression on your business. Any-
way, I'm glad to learn the waitress'
name. I might get bold and introduce
myself, so what do you think of that?
It is very rare for a person to receive
a handicap and be able to beat the other
fellow at his game. In a poolroom last
week that happened leaving the handi-
capper in a big hole (#). The case of
"the worm turns" and, we understand,
with dire results to the favored player.
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SAN JOSE STATE CELEBRATES
EARLY HALLOWE'EN
In a typical Hallowe'en setting the
students of San Jose State College en-
tertained friends and students from Santa
Clara, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and San
Francisco at a party held at the Y. W.
C. A. on the evening of October 23.
The guests were blindfolded and greet-
ed by the "witch," snakes and spider
webs of "Hades" as they were escorted
(from the elevator and dramatized a nice
scene for onlookers. Apple ducking and
cracker eating contests added to the
merriment of the evening.
• •
PRE-HALLOWE'EN PARTY
The Chung Mei Home boys in El Cer-
rito were surprised with a pre-Hallowe'en
party given by the Waku Auxiliary on
Sunday, Oct. 25.
Representing the club were Emmy Lee,
Alyce Wong, Eva Jue, Ida Wong, Ma-
ble Wong, Violet Quan and Dolly Wong.
• •
Wah Ying Dance Tomorrow
With door prizes totaling almost a
hundred dollars, the Wah Ying Club
Masquerade Ball will be held tomorrow
night (Oct. 31) at the T'rianon Ball-
room, with music by the Chinatown
Knights.
Prizes will be awarded to the most
unique costumes, while masks and ser-
pentines will be furnished free to all who
attend.
Hope Chest Raffle Dec. 5th
Which is the way to a maiden's heart?
Nothing less than a hand carved cam-
phor wood hope chest with contents
which unfailingly elicit "oh's" and "ah's"
from the lips of fair maids, claim the
members of Square and Circle Club, a
women's organization of San Francisco's
Chinese community.
The young women of this group, for
the past two months, have devoted hours
of relaxation from office routine and
hours which should have been spent on
school assignments for the following day
towards producing hand-embroidered and
hand-crocheted articles with which to fill
their eleventh raffle hope chest.
They are not women and girls of
means or leisure, but they have found
that there is deeper happiness in giving
than receiving, and with this as their
guiding code they have, year after year,
sponsored projects into which they have
given of their time and talent, for the
social service of our people.
With a membership of fifty, the club
has maintained a Friendship Revolving
Loan Fund, to which Chinese girls or
women may apply for financial aid for
educational or health purposes. The
proceeds of this year's raffle will be en-
tered into this fund, the control of which
lies in the hands of a Board of Directors.
Applications may be sent to this board.
Drawing of the raffle tickets which sell
for 25 cents each will take place at their
Hope Chest Dance on December 5, at
the Chinese Y. W. C. A.
• •
PORTLAND WEDDING
Miss Florence Lee and Mr. Walter
Chung were quietly married in the pre-
sence of members of the family at the
Centenary- Wilbur Church in Portland,
on October 20. A reception was held
that same evening at the Golden Phea-
sant Cafe which was attended by a host
of friends. During the course of the
evening the bride cut the wedding cake,
which was a beautiful three-tiered affair.
• •
From a haunted house to Lake Mer-
rit: and refreshments will be the trail for
the Oakland Chinese Youth Circle's
Hallowe'en party on that day, Oct. 31.
Chairman for the gala affair will be
Mrs. Shirley Ng; Ed Gee, decorations;
and Richard Quan, refreshments. ,
TOM NEW ROOS
REPRESENTATIVE
Henry Shue Tom has been awarded
the position of representative and sales-
man of Roos Bros, to fill the position
left by Harry Mew, who resigned re-
cently to operate his own business.
Roos Bros, and Tom are fortunate in
making their new connection, as both
enjoy a high prestige and the good-will
of the community, declared his many
friends. Tom is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of California who has served success-
fully as Activities Secretary of the Chi-
nese Y. M. C. A. for the past six years.
An active promoter and participant
in numerous social, athletic and educa-
tional activities, he is well-konwn and
enjoy a wide circle of friends. These
contacts over a period of many years will
give him added advantage in his new
work.
Mr. Tom will be on hand daily from
' 1 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• •
Tames Jan of 1512 Tulare St., Fresno,
was awarded #50. 00 cash as first prize
in a Radio Slogan Contest conducted
bv Gallenkamp Stores, Inc., retail shoe
dea'ers.
DR. DANIEL LEE
DENTIST
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
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CHINESE DICE ST
October 30, 1936
EDITORIAL
DANGER OF MIS-REPRESENTATION
Every large newspaper in San Francisco which re-
ported the appearance of a "Chinese" merchant ship
made a representative statement.
Publicized all over as "the first Chinese merchant
ship in nearly 20 years to enter the Golden Gate," the
ship caused excitement to nearly everyone but the local
Chinese.
Ed Peltret, of the Chronicle shipping page, reported:
"Bought for scrap in Japan recently, the Shunhwa was
a British built ship called the Chilcop.
"Once the Shunhwa was in Japan it was decided she
was too stout a ship to be scrapped, just yet, so along
with two or three others, the United Ocean Transport,
consignees, turned her over to the Meishun Steamship
Company, a Japanese concern, in Chefoo, China, and
that outfit conditioned her a bit and put her in opera-
tion.
"But why China?
It seems that a Japanese maritime law forbids the
Japanese from putting into competition out of Japan
cheap, foreign ships bought second hand — it's not fair
to the costly government subsidized ships which form
Japan's powerful, very modern merchant marines.
"And, according to reports, San Francisco may see
more Japanese ships flying Chinese flags if the trade,
which the Shunhwa pioneers, proves profitable."
And so all the papers heralded the arrival of a "Chi-
nese" ship.
But three things must be considered. In the first
place, the ship is Not a Chinese-owned ship; secondly,
Chinese are publicized as the owners of a ship that is
ready for the scrap heap and finally, the more than
likely comparison by the public of these "Chinese"
ships and those of the modern Japanese merchants.
We must be on our guard against such propaganda.
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Should right principles be separated from right man-
ners, they would no longer be right principles- But
without sincerity manners are mere apish bowing and
scraping. — Kang-Hsi's Sacred Edict.
JUDGE THEM AS YOU SEE THEM!
This coming week will be a momentous one in the
United States.
Before our next issue comes out, we will know who
are to govern these 48 states of North America. Coupled
with this is, "what do we stand to gain or lose regard-
less who is elected president?" We think we have
much to gain, much to lose.
It is one thing for us to take our constitutional rights
for granted and another when the time comes for us to
exercise them through franchise, to forget about it. But
what would we do if we were suddenly denied the right
p)f /franchise. You have the right to vote for the man
who is to spend your money. Who the man is, what
his policies are, and how he spends our money is, in
more ways than one, up to you.
Immigration laws, exclusion laws, rights of an
American citizen, and even where you may go and what
you may do are dependent upon you. If we were as a
group reluctant to vote, reluctant to come forward and
express ourselves through rights granted us, isn't it
logical to assume that in time we may lose that right?
Certainly, if a store failed to sell a certain merchan-
dise, the merchant would not again buy that stock for
his shelves. If a student failed to study, failed to make
his grades, the teacher would not pass him, even
though he may be the overgrown boy of the class.
And so it is with us, or, for that matter, any citizen
who fails to vote-
STEP UP TO THE POLLS NEXT WEEK. AND
VOTE — VOTE FOR YOUR BEST MAN!
October 30, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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TWI N KLI N<j *« STARS : &£&
* St AGS * %$*£m * XA1>1* *
The Chinese Digest presents a new
contributor, Mr. Vic Narrow, in its pages
as a writer for those whose leanings are
toward the screen, stage, and radio.
A former Tulane man, he was the
youngest editor and publisher of an offi-
cial journal in America. His column,
"Glances," won acclaim over the entire
south and in 1932, O. O. Mclntyre men-
tioned it as one of his "reading habits."
— Editor.
It's just as well Robert Taylor, 1936
"gorgeous smile 'em to death" champion,
did not remain in this city longer than
a fortnight. As it was, he lost two but-
tons, a handkerchief, one fountain pen
and a portion of his coat lapel to auto-
graph seekers. Friends of Taylor took
him through Chinatown and explained
later: "You could have knocked Bob
over with a feather, he was never so
pleased in his life."
George O'Brien, current he-man in the
picture "Daniel Boone," (Golden Gate
Theatre) is all smiles. The picture was
released as a grade B product but New
York's acclamation boosted it into the
A class. Much can be said about the
actor's portrayal of the historical trail-
blazer. Ralph Forbes gives his usually
dependable performance, but Heather
Angel shows little if any improvement.
The stage show is headed by an old
friend, Nick Condos, (Condos Brothers)
Earl Carrol dance star, who returns to
this city after several picture engage-
ments in Hollywood. Jay Brower is good
ror many laughs. He tells a new one
about a Chinese and an Englishman.
The Fox is reeling off "Pigskin Par-
ade." Patsy Kelly heads the cast cutting
antics and nip-ups in her inimitably
congenial manner. The picture heralds
the return of football season as has been
imagined and introduces newcomer, Judy
Garland, to the screen. The film hits
several high spots and is grand enter-
tainment but not until the 12-year-old
child star, Judy, sings her way into every-
one's heart. Mark the words of an
humble writer, she is a real screen find.
Hats off to Renee La Marr, manager
of the President Theatre. While some
executives sat comfortably back of ex-
oensive desks and smoked nickel cigars,
La Marr introduced screeno to his pa-
trons. So popular is the craze, the man-
ager has to work a crew of additional
usherettes.
SAN FRANCISCO STAGE. The
Columbia is presenting the story, "It
Can't Happen Here," with an excellent
cast. Although your reviewer has not
seen the production, it is said to be a
hit by some critics.
When the Marx brothers played San
Francisco a short time ago, Harpo asked
of some intimates, their conception of
him in a speaking role. A little dancer
passing heard the inquiry and piped up:
"Hey, Doris, what'd I tell you. He can,
too, talk."
Can you feature it: Mae West was
really taken for Greta Garbo recently
and asked for an autograph — Frank
Capra, ace director, is a San Franciscan
and wants to do a picture with our Chi-
natown as a background — Joe E. Brown
couldn't speak above a whisper not long
ago, due to a cold — Clark Gable used a
false mustache the other day. After ap-
pearing in "Cain and Mable" no time
could be wasted waiting for his knew
crop, so — What ever became of Charlie
Murray — Jack Mulhall could certainly
use a break — Robert Taylor uses the
phrase, "I say." That's all until next
week.
• •
Although "Good Earth" has not been
released to the public as yet, Louise Rain-
er and Paul Muni, stars of the picture,
have received so much fan mail that M.
G. M. added a staff of Chinese secre-
taries to serve in that department.
Serve
BELFAST BEVERAGES
at your next party or meeting
Sparkling Cider
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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
VISITS CHINATOWN
Mr. Albert Lewin, the retiring scholar
who for twelve years was associated with
the late Irving Thalherg in the produc-
tion of such successes as "Smiling
Through," "Mutiny on The Bounty,"
"Romeo and Juliet" and the coming
"Good Earth," was in Chinatown here
last Saturday, where he was greeted by
several Chinese friends.
Mr. Lewin, who has just witnessed the
U. S. C-Stanford football game, confess-
ed to having shouted for the Stanford
team. A Harvard graduate, he is a class-
mate of Lin Yu-tang.
"Dr. Lin Yu-tang was given a private
showing of the 'Good Earth' last month,
and we are pleased to learn that he has
cabled the Chinese government, voicing
his enthusiasm for the coming picture,"
stated Mr. Lewin, "Dr. Tang is one of
those cultured Chinese gentlemen of the
old school who are not ashamed of the
noble art of farming."
Commenting on the making of the
pictures in general, Mr. Lewin said that
the world, unfortunately, is rapidly be-
ing standardized, and that one of his
hopes is to capture something of the
beauty and the peculiar trait of each
nationality.
Ending a light repast at the Chingwah
Lee Studio, Mr. Lewin expressed his ad-
miration for Chinese art. A regular
reader of the Chinese Digest, he believes
the paper will do much in informing the
Americans of the cultural side of Chi-
nese life.
The producer is leaving this week for
a four month's vacation in Europe. He
has recently terminated his contract with
M. G. M. and has signed up with Pari-
mont. Concerning this drastic action he
said, "Life simply cannot be the same
at M. G. M. without the late Thalberg.
He is a loss not just to M. G. M., but to
the whole industry. I am sorry at hav-
ing to leave so many fniends there,
but I know I will be happy at Paramont.
This studio is now in the hands of a
capable group and I believe I can work
harmoniously with them."
Page 10
CHINESE DIGEST
October 30, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
LU SHUN^-
Lu Shun is dead.
It was unbelievable at first, yet there
it was, the cabled announcement of his
passing in the Chinese press: "China's
famous short story wrietr, Lu Shun, died
on October 19, at his home in Shanghai,
at the age of fifty-six.
The greatest writer in the field of
contemporary imaginative literature in
China is no more. The Reviewer won-
ders if Lin Yu-tang, (who is now in the
United States), remember writing these
words about Lu Shun eight years ago:
"Lusin, of course, is still alive, but you
can never tell when he chooses to die.
He will not tell you." Well, he has
died, and the Reviewer is sure that no
one will regret his passing more than
Dr. Lin, because he is one of Lu Shun's
greatest admirers, and shares, to a con-
siderable extent, the latter's attitude to-
ward life and the contemporary scene
in China.
It is safe to say that outside of Russia
and, in a small way, France, the name
of Lu Shun is hardly known to Europe
and America. But it does not matter,
for if Lu Shun can win the honor that
is justly his in his own country, he would
not have lived and written in vain. Yet
you can't convince Kuomintang China
that Lu Shun was not a radical of the-
deepest vermillion hue. A dozen of his
works are listed in the government's In-
dex Expurgatorius; and the ban will pro-
bably not be lifted on those even though
the culprit has departed for the Yellow
Springs, for a great writer with a defin-
ite point of view is dangerous, alive or
dead. And Lu Shun was such a writer.
Lu Shun was the pen name of Chou
Shu-jen. His brother, Chou Tso-jen, is
equally famous as a prose essayist. Like
many intellectuals of his generation, Lu
Shun went to Japan for higher education
and stayed there for a decade. He had
gone there to study medicine but found
literature a much more fascinating sub-
ject. He spent most of his time reading
Russian literature and the literature of
politically oppressed nationalities, and
the thought must have occurred to him
that there are human ills which no
medicine can cure. Together with his
brother he translated stories from Russia,
Poland and Southern Europe, and Lu
Shun envisaged a literary career. He
left medicine for creative literature, ex-
actly as his favorite writer, Anton Chek-
hov, did. And with the publication in
1918 of his initial work, A Madman's
Diary, a satire on traditional culture,
he really launched the short story move-
ment in China. Thereafter his star
shone brightly and steadily across Chi-
na's literary horizon.
It was not by accident that Lu Shun
preferred Russian literature above that
of any other country. He once said:
"I have found more in Russian than in
any foreign culture. There is a certain
sympathetic relation between China and
Russia, a common bond in culture and
experience. Chekhov is my favorite
writer. Russian literature has been the
most fully translaetd of any foreign lit-
erature and perhaps the most influen-
tial in modern China. This is due to
similar political and spiritual conditions
in the two countries. China is facing
the same human struggles which the
Russian novelists met."
Lu Shun had a perspective which was
a product of historical knowledge. He
knew the past, therefore understood the
present, and could have foreseen the
course of China's revolution better than
any of the venal politicians and war
lords who pulled strings at the time could
have done. But, being a scholar in the
true sense of the word, be distained to
enter the malodorous arena of politics,
for it would certainly have contaminated
his soul, warped his social perspective
and taken away the warm sympathy and
compassion which he felt toward the
masses. The Reviewer shall always think
of Lu Shun as one who, like the hero
of Andre Malraux's "Man's Fate,"
fought for the masses, each through dis-
similar instruments but both reaching
for the same goal, the achievement of
some sort of human dignity for these
people so that they need not be forever
beasts of burden, uncomprehending and
uncomprehended.
Malraux's hero fought for the masses
through political revolution, while Lu
Shun went about it by writing stories
of the masses. He had said: "As for
the masses, they have been altogether
ignored; and for four "housand years
have been, like the withered grass,
weighed down by a great rock. To bring
to life by writing the spirit of the hither-
to silent masses is truly a most difficult
undertaking." This was his philosophi-
cal credo and his literary task, ,.nd his
genius enabled him to do it.
Lu Shun's first collection of short
stories was published in 1923 and was
entitled The Shouting, or Cry. He wrote
of the life of the common people, com-
mon things, common events, and he
wrote, of course, in pai-hua, the spoken
language. He was a realist (and most
of China's great writers have been real-
ists) and his stories of the common pe-
ople, which are always and inevitably
stories of physical struggles, tragedies,
of stoical resignation and futile yearn-
ings, touched and roused the emotions
and evoked both laughter and tears from
his readers. The common people of
whom he wrote were about the same who
filled Chekhov's countless stories of Rus-
sian life, but whereas Chekhov was ob-
jective in his technique, Lu Shun was
full of sympathy for his characters, and
he lashed out at their oppressors and
enemies with stinging satire and ironic
will with telling effect. A great part
of his genius lies in his style. Lin Yu-
tang thought Lu Shun's style was "scin-
tillating" and that he had "a dialectic
of extreme subtlety."
"The True Story of Ah Q" ranks as
one of Lu Shun's greatest literary work.
It is the story of a peasant, an illiterate
village rustic who lived and thought and
passed through life as countless genera-
tions before him had done, and who did
not know that the country was no longer
ruled by a Son of Heaven, but by men
who propagandized a new fangled form
of government. A revolution was in
progress to fulfill the purpose of this
new dispensation but Ah Q failed utter-
ly to understand what it was all about,
and did not know even as he was led to
be executed. So far as the Reviewer
knows there are only two English transla-
tions of this story, of which the most
widely read is George Kin Leung's ver-
sion. The other translation was done by
a Chinese student then studying in
France, J. B. Kyn Yn Yu. This was pub-
lished some years ago in England as
one of a collection of contemporary
Chinese short storits. The book was titled
"Modern Chinese Stories," and included
were several other stories by Lu Shun.
Romain Rolland declared, after reading
this particular story: "This is a kind of
realistic art which is full of satire. Ah
Q's suffering face will always have a
place in my memory." AnJ .1 Russian
sinologue, B. A. Vassiliev, who trans-
lated this story into his own langtl
said: " .... I find a deep respect tor
this truly great author of Chin.i, this
very sincere writer of the people. Ho is
a master for mirroring the soul of the
masses, the recorder of the living mem-
bers of socie y. . . . Lu Shun is not
only a writer of China, but a universal
one."
(Continued on Page 14)
October 30, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
Page 11
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
THE CHINESE AMERICAN
CITIZENS ALLIANCE. ITS
ACTIVITIES AND HISTORY
As related by Mr. Kenneth Y. Fung, executive
secretary, and Mr. Walter U. Lum, one of the
founders of the Chinese American Citizen;
Alliance.
One of the paradoxes of American
life is assimilation and segregation.
There isn't a land that is as cosmopoli-
tan as the United States nor one that
is as successful in the experiment of
assimilating so many mixed cultures
within its borders; yet the same country
is noted for its racial discrimination and
segregation. Within the 48 states of the
Union there is every known nationality
living together as one nation, yet, con-
sciously or unconsciously, in the psych-
ology of the American people, there is
still the racial barrier of the white, yel-
low, brown or black color line. The dan-
ger does not lie in the consciousness of
color lines, but in the attempt of the
greater number to coerce the smaller
number, and in the majority group dis-
criminating and even persecuting the
minority group on account of race and
color. In a democracy as that of the
United States the minority as well as
the majority has its voice in govern-
ment, though sometimes a very feeble
voice, as such minority groups must or-
ganize. It was with such a vision that
in 1895, the Native Sons of the Golden
State and in 1915, the Chinese American
Citizens' Alliance were formed to protect
the constitutional rights of the Ameri-
can citizens of Chinese ancestry and to
promote the general welfare of the Chi-
nese communities.
In last week's Chinese Digest (Oct.
23rd) your correspondent presented At-
torney Kenneth Y. Fung, executive sec-
retary of the C.A.C.A., who discussed
the several attempts to disfranchise the
American citizens of Chinese ancestry
on race and color. This week Mr. Fung
has kindly consented to discuss certain
attempts by organized groups to seg-
regate the Chinese children in the pub-
lic schools on race and color. Education
in the United States is a state function,
and the state delegated wide authority
to the local school boards to formulate
the policies and to administer the
schools. Vigilance is very necessary, for
once a segregation policy on the basis
of race and color is adopted, "Jim
Crow" schools will be set up in the West
as in the South today.
In April, 1926, the question of segre-
gating the Chinese children attending
the Francisco Junior High School of San
Francisco was proposed by a certain im-
provement club in the North Beach dis-
trict of the city. The improvement club
presented the matter before the Central
Council of Civic Clubs of San Francisco
trying to influence public opinion in
f=>_vor of the proposal, and the C.A.C.A.
foueht the measure and killed it. How-
ever, in October of the same year, the
Parent-Teacher Association of the John
Swett School in Oakland, California,
tri-d to recrreeate the Chinese children
in that school, chiefly from the Ming
O'loncr Home, a home for Chinese girls
b"ilt bv the Presbyterian Church. The
Oakland Parlor protested the discrimin-
a<-orv attitude of the P.-T.A., and the
executive secretary of the C.A.C.A. ex-
changed correspondence with the super-
intendent of schools of Oakland which
resulted in the abandonment of the seg-
regation move.
The case of Martha Lum appeared in
the Supreme Court of Mississippi over
the segregation of Chinese children in
the public schools of that state in 1927.
The Chinese American Citizens' Alliance
advised and assisted the Chinese com-
mittee to set up in Mississippi to fight
the case. For reasons understandable
only to the South the case was decided
by the Supreme Court of Mississippi
against Martha Lum. Chinese in that
state have to attend "Jim Crow" schools
or set up their own private schools. Many
of the residents are doing the latter.
In November, 1934, another move was
started to segregate the Chinese children
atttnding the Francisco Junior High
School of San Francisco. A civic club
of the North Beach district asked that
an abandoned school house already con-
demned as unsafe and unfit be made
over and all Chinese children attending
the public schools in that district be sent
there. The C.A.C.A. protested orally
and in writing to the Board of Educa-
tion of San Francisco that such a pro-
posal was "un-American, discriminatory,
unwise and unnecessary in that it would
engender a feeling of resentment in the
hearts of these (Chinese-American)
children, 90 per cent of them citizens of
the Unred States." The proposal was
rejected by the Board of Education after
a stiff fight put up by the C.A.C.A.
A flimsy pretext but one loaded with
potential possibilities for segregation
happened in the Francisco Junior High
School in March, 1935. A white girl
was found to be in the state of preg-
nancy, and immediately one civic club
roused public opinion against the Chi-
nese and even went so far as to appear
before the Mayor of San Francisco and
claimed that a Chinese boy was respon-
sible for the act. That civic' club de-
manded segregation in no uncertain
terms. The C.A.C.A. protested the moral
and legal rights of the Chinese children
attending the school, and immediately
requested the juvenile court authorities
to launch an impartial investigation.
The investigation absolved the Chinese
from any blame, and the segregation-
ists were silenced.
At this point, Mr. Fung wants it to be
understood that there are still organized
groups who are looking for excuses to
flame the segregation issue anew, and it
is well for the Chinese students who are
attending public institutions of learning
to conduct themselves as become the dig-
nity and respect of our race. Several
states have passed laws forbidding Ori-
entals to marry Caucasians, and among
those state are California, Arizona, Tex-
as and Oregon. It is also well to respect
such a physchology and not to give any
pretext to the segregationists.
Your correspondent interviewed Mr.
Walter U. Lum, one of the pioneers of
the N. S. G. S. and a founder
of the C. A. C. A., on the social
service activities of the C.A.C.A. and
the historical background of the organi-
zation. The original charter of the
N.S.G.S. was incorporated in the State
of California in 1895 by Mr. C. Dick, a
native born Chinese of California. In
1904, the N. S. G. S. was reorganized by
N. Gunn, Walter U. Lum, and Joseph
K. Lum and retained the old charter.
The organization began to function ac-
tively and assisted in the relief of the
Chinese people during the San Francisco
earthquake and fire of 1906. Up to
1912, the N.S.G.S. was a local organiza-
tion functioning only in the City of San
Francisco, but other California cities
petitioned the San Francisco organiza-
tion to incorporate their parlors in a
state wide organization. A state conven-
tion was held that year and local parlors
were authorized in Los Angeles, Fresno,
San Diego and Oakland. In 1915, par-
lors in other parts of the United States
aeked for recognition and the Chinese
American Citizens' Alliance was formed,
which included parlors in Chicago, 111.,
Pittsburg, Pa., Portland, Ore., and
Boston, Mass., today.
(Continued on Page 15)
Page 12
CHINESE DICEST
October 30, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo.
Selects Mythical
All-Star Ten
All-Stars
Newall KaiKee, Eastern lb
Wing Wye, S. F. C. S. C. A 2b
Howard Joe, Eastern 3b
George Chinn, S. F. C. S. C. A ss
Eddie Tom, Eastern "
Ray Leung, Dresswell rf
Gaius Shew, Dresswell cr
Harry Louie, Chitena sc
Fred Hing, S. F. C. S. C. A c
Jimmy Lee, Dresswell P
Joe Hee, Eastern P
Honorable Mention
Fred Jue, Dresswell lb
Wahso Chan, Chinese Y 2b
Henry Poon, S. F. C. S. C. A 3b
Peter Yuen, Eastern ss
George Tom, S. F. C. S. C. A If
Kenneth KaiKee, Eastern rf
Richard Lee, Chinese Y cf
George Chan, Eastern sc
Chong Lum, Eastern c
Alfred Lee, Chinese Y p
Tommy Leong, Chitena p
With no indications that the sponsor
of the Chinese Softball League, Hall's
Sport Shop, would name any all-star
teams, the sports department of the Chi-
nese Digest has selected a mythical all-
star squad, with another "ten" for hon-
orable mention.
Besides being a strong hitter, Captain
Newall KaiKee of the Eastern Bakery
team is a splendid fielder and leader,
and consequently, has the call over Fred
Jue of Dresswell and Frank Chan of the
A's. The comparison of the latter two
first sackers, however, is slight, although
Jue hits a trifle better. James Jung of
Chitena also performed creditably in the
beginning.
At second, Wing Wye played a steady
game and hits well, and deserves first
call over. Wahso Chan of the "Y", Ben
Lea of Eastern and Lester Lee of the S.
F. C. S. C. B's. Wahso, a good hitter,
has been one of the bright spots of an
otherwise weak fielding Chinese "Y"
team.
Howard Joe at third is in a class by
himself, far surpassing the performances
of others. In fact, Joe has been the best
infielder the league produced, a hard
slugger and an almost unerring fielder.
Henry Poon of the A's also hits and
fields well, even though not up to Joe's
standard. John Young of Dresswell,
however, was hard to leave off the teams.
For the shortstop post, George Chinn
Bakersfield Basketball
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, the Bakers-
field Cathay basketball team played its
first game of the season with the Bakers-
field Taiiku Kai, at the Bakersfield High
School gym. Preceding the Cathay-Tai-
iku Kai tilt, a preliminary was played
by the Be-Wah five against the Taiiku
Kai reserves. The line-up for the Ca-
thays was Lawrence Sue and Bill Jing,
forwards; Bill Ko, center; Caesar Jung
and Henry Wong, guards, with Herman
Wong, Phil Chow, Al Lee and Harold
Hee as reserves.
Line-up for the Be-Wah was Warren
Lee and Raymond Lee at forwards; Del-
bert Wong at center; and Lawrence Le-
ong and Leonard "Wimpy" Lewis at
guards. Substitutes were Thomas Lee,
Griffin Look, Allan Choy and Gene
Wong.
Lawrence Sue, Cathay's manager, was
in charge of the game arrangements.
Donald Shoup, Bakersfield J. C. basket-
ball mentor, is coaching the Cathays
this season, while Phil Chow coaches the
Be-Wah boys.
of the A's and Peter Yuen of Eastern
have both played splendidly, although
Chinn performed more steadily.
There was a wealth of good outfield-
ers, and picking the four best would
have been a hard task for anyone to un-
dertake, although several were outstand-
ing. For the first string, Gaius Shew,
Ray Leung, Eddie Tom and Harry Louie
were selected after much consideration.
Tom has been one of the loop's most
sensational flychasers a hit in his terri-
tory being a rare feat. Shew, Leung
and Louie were all heavy hitters and
reliable fielders.
Fred Hing of the A's has been the
league's steadiest receiver, and a hustler
who keeps pepping up his team with spir-
it. Chong Lum of Eastern and Frank
Chow of Dresswell are also good catch-
ers, Lum, however, needing a little im-
provement in his batting.
Jimmy Lee and Joe Hee have shown
up best in the pitching department. Both
have curves in their balls and possess a
keen change of pace. For honorable
mention, Alfred Lee and Tommy Leong
were named. Lee is a good hurler, but
unfortunately, has been subjected to ra-
ther poor fielding by his teammates.
Jimmy Huang of the A's is also a fair
twirler and was difficu't to keep off the
two squads.
Mah Trains Net Beginners
Pearl Yim, Phyllis Jung and Florence
Look are rapidly improving under the
able coaching of Fred Mah in tennis.
The latter, a twelve year old girl, has
been playing tennis but a few weeks and
has already developed a steady forehand
and backhand.
Pearl and Phyllis, twelve and eleven
years old, respectively, have been prac-
ticing under Mah for the past eight
months. Pearl has an easy and natural
style, which after proper development,
should enable her to rank among the
coming stars. Phyllis is Henrietta's sis-
ter and a wonderful prospect for the
court. Another girl, nine-year old
Louise Tong, who just started in, has
shown much promise.
During November and December, Mr.
Mah will undertake to train young be-
ginners every Sunday morning, on the
fine points of the game. It is probable
that he will enter several of his pupils
in the State tourney next year, while
practice matches may be arranged in the
near future against East Bay girls of
the same age.
Chinese Boys In Bouts
Four proteges of Sammy Lee, boxing
coach of the St. Mary's A. C, took an
active part in the ring program at the
American Legion, Unit 505, Park Side
Post, Monday night. Robert Chin, 105,
boxed a spirited draw with Johnny Juris
of the C. Y. O. Fans claimed that if
Robert could or would train and get into
real condition, he would be able to
"chase" any man of his weight out of
the arena. In another bout, Fred Lowe
lost a decision to Johnny Avaria of the
San Jose Bears, Avaria packing too much
experience for Lowe.
Joseph Yew and David Dong, the
45-Ib. pride of Coach Lee, gave an ex-
hibition also.
• •
CHINESE SCORE 77
POINTS IN SWIM MEET
Failure to score a single point in Class
A cost the Chinese Y. M. C. A. a victory
in the Northern California Y. M. C. A.
Swimming Meet held at the Chinese "Y"
pool last Saturday night. The Berkeley
branch won. scoring 103 points, while
the Chinese accumulated 71 digits. Sac-
ramento was third with 17 points.
Nevertheless, the Chinese team, coach-
ed by Bill Jow. turned in an impressive
performance. Several of Coach Jow's
boys were entered in the J.A.F. Swim
last night.
October 30, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 13
SPORTS
S. F. J. C. Chinese
Cagers Prepare
San Francisco Junior College's Chi-
nese hoopmen have been in full practice
during the past few weeks, in prepara-
tion for their contest on November 8
at the French Court with the strong Nu-
lite A. C.
At the present writing the line-up
seems to have Harry Louie and Frank
K. Lee at forwards, Gum Wong at center,
and Arthur Yim and Thomas Yep at
guards. 'However, several others are
good prospects and may win regular
berths after a few more practices.
Others on the J. C. squad are Richard
Lum, Peter Chong, Ed Leong and Vin-
ient Hay Lee, forwards; Teddy Fung
and Willie Gee, guards; and Harry
Quock, center.
• •
L. A. MEI WAHS WIN
By the close score of 16-14, the Mei
Wah girls of Los Angeles were victor-
ious over a Russian girls' team in their
first game of the season last week at the
International Institute.
The score was tied at 14 all at the end
of the regulation time. An extra period
of four minutes was necessary to decide
th? winner.
Starting line-up for the Chinese team
was May Tom, Dora Tom and Elsie Lee
at forwards; and Esther Lew, Florence
Ung and Cleo Chow at guards. Eleanor
Soo Hoo acted as scorekeeper.
• •
"Y" DECATHLON SCHEDULE
Six more games remain on the sche-
dule of the Chinese Y. M. C. A. in its
drive toward a Decathlon championship.
The following is the remainder of the
schedule: Oct. 31, vs. Sultans; Nov. 6,
Central; Nov. 20, Mission; Nov. 27,
Park Presidio; Dec. 4, Sultans; Dec. 11,
Central. Games are played on a double
round robin basis, with two contests al-
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SPORTSHORTS
A charity boxing card was recently
held in Shanghai by the Rotarians as a
means of raising funds to construct a
new wing to the Shanghai Medical Cen-
ter, in which crippled children will be
treated. A Chinese, Tommy Cheng,
took part in the program, losing a three-
round decision.
One of Oakland's classiest softball
teams, the Chinese Center, will invade
San Francisco for a game Friday night
(tonight) with the Chinese Softball Club
at the Hayward Playground. The tilt
will start at 8:15 p.m.
In the Y. M. C. A. Decathlon Touch
Tackle League, the Chinese "Y" Flying
Eagles won in the "A" division over two
Americans and a Japanese team, while
the Blue Eagles were defeated in the "B"
division final game.
Harry Jue paired with Arnold Lim
to win the "C" doubles tennis title. Jack
Seid and Chor Lai won the doubles in
class "B", while Mathew Fong was singles
runnerup. In the "A" class, the Chinese
"Y" took third and fourth in singles
and runnerup honors in doubles.
All candidates for Chinese Playground
teams in the coming City Playground
League are requested to see Oliver
Chang, director, for complete details. All
entries will close on November 23.
Turning loose its high power offense,
the Nulite A. C. sharpshooted its way
to a 53-29 victory over the Odd Fellows
quintet, last year's champions of the
Recreation League Class "B" 145 lbs.
division, last week. The winners com-
pletely bewildered their opponents with
a lightning attack.
Chinese Y. M. C. A. won an over-
whelming game in the Y. M. D. Decath-
lon basketball league, last Saturday night
over Park-Presidio "Y". Final score was
51-10.
Lee Crichton, physical director at the
Chinese Y. M. C. A., was recently elected
as president of the Junior Athletic Fed-
eration for the 1936-37 term.
Among those who took part in the
shooting matches last Sunday on the
West Alameda grounds of the Golden
Gate Gun Club wree Dr. D. K. Chang,
Mack Soo Hoo and Art Wong.
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CHINESE D. «EST
October 30, 1936
SPORTS
Chinese, Japanese Gridders
Battle To Tie In L. A.
Playing ragged ball, the over-confident
Los Angeles Chinese eleven was held to
a 6-6 tie by the powerful Crown City
Japanese of Pasadena at the Pasadena
Junior College field, Sunday, Oct. 25.
During the scoreless first half, the Chi-
nese rolkd up terrific yardage only to
be called back several times for penalties
by the Crown City coach, who was offici-
ating the tilt.
At the start of the second half Chin
and Yoon repeatedly broke through and
nailed the Japanese for losses. The Chi-
nese, taking advantage of their only
break, scored in this quarter when Joe
Wong recovered Yamamoto's fumble in
the end zone for a touchdown. Quarter-
back Yee failed to convert.
The Japanese opened up an aerial at-
tack of short passes, Komoe to Yama-
moto, in the last quarter which gained
forty yards for a touchdown. Nishida
failed to add the extra point.
More fireworks began when the Chi-
nese first team was replaced and took the
ball on the fifty yard line after Crown
City's kick-off. Ung's brilliant pass to
Quon gave the Chinese possession of the
ball on the 8 yard line. The Chinese
was again knocking at their opponent's
goal when the game ended.
The next contest for the Chinese grid-
ders will be on Nov. 1, tackling the Chi
Sigma Ki, an American team.
PLAYOFF FOR SOFTBALL LEADER
A playoff of the Chinese Softball
Le-gue triple tie for the championship
will take place this Sunday, Nov. 1, at
the Hayward Playground, definitely an-
nounced the officials at a meeting held
last Thursday evening.
At 1:45 p.m., Dresswell will play the
S. F. C. S. C. A's. The following Sun-
day, Nov. 7, the winner of the Dresswell-
C. S. C. A's will meet the Eastern Bak-
ery in the playoff for the championship.
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WA SUNG HALTS CHINESE
CENTER, 31 TO 3
Chitena's Softball engagement with Wa
Q'incr in Oak,' and was cancelled lait
Friday evening, Oct. 23rd. Instead, Wa
S''.n<? took on the Chinese Center aggre-
gation and overwhelmed them by a run-
pwav score of 3 1 to 3. Powerless before
=■-> i-on-clid defense and the superlative
hurling of Allie Wong, the Center was
unable to tally until the final innings.
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 10)
But aside from being a short story
writer Lu Shun was also, on occasions,
a trenchant critic of the contemporary
scene. He could not stomach the hy-
pocrisy of many prominent men of the
time, and did not hesitate to say so in
print. He could not condone official
cupidity and stupidity, and he wrote
many words about such things in satiri-
cal veins. And even in democratic and
modern China his ideas on some sub-
jects were too modern for acceptance
by the powers that be, and these activi-
ties earned him the odious reputation
among officials of being a dangerous
radical. Consequently he had to play
the defunct 'possum many times for his
health. He began to be quite a traveller,
by necessity, going to the South when
his corporeal being was threatened with
physical oblivion in the North, and vice
versa. When the late and unlamented
Chang Tso Lin marched in Peking in
1926, Lu Shun, along with scores of other
intellectuals, were marked for arrest, and
perhaps eventual execution, as a radical.
Shortly before he made an agile if un-
dignified exit from the ancient capital
L;n Yu-tansj had asked him: "What are
vou eoine to do now?" "Pretend death,"
he said. But he didn't need to, because
i"rt at that time he was offered a posi-
tion as professor of Chinese Literature
in a Fukien university, and he found
temoorary sanctuary within its academic
wa'K
When China's intelligentsia began to
separate into certain groups or move-
men's. L'i Shun identified himself with
the"Yu Sze" group, which soueht to
break awav from the cultural bondage
of traditional thought and follow the
r-ath of modern cultural trends. In liter-
ature this group stood for humanitar-
i=>nism. while others become proletariats,
romant'Visrs and realists. There were
s-veral other strong literary groups at
the time, such as the Hsin Yuen (New
Moon), led bv Hsu Teh-moh and Hu
Shih, the Hsiao Sho (Fiction writers)
and the Chwant; Tsao (Creative Society)
gro'io. each blowing their own horns
?nd fitrhtinq for ascendancy. And all the
wh'Ie political China was seething with
internal wars.
Grct lierary figure as he was Lu
Shun will never be pointed out by Chris-
tian missionaries as a good example for
the people to emulate, for his religious
and philosophical tenet was atheistic.
"There is no god," he said. "Science
and morality are enough. The Chinese
people are unreligious and can never be
made religious. The trouble with the
Chinese today is that they are lazy. When
they get to work wars will cease. China
will no longer be sick. Work and science
are her salvation." He may have been
talking through his hat and not his
stomach (which is the seat of wisdom)
when he said those words, but many
young so-called intellectuals have taken
him seriously.
No greater paean of praise, admira-
tion and critical appreciation of Lu
Shun's genius can be penned than that
of the following, written by Lin Yu-tang
not long ago: "Like Chekhov's intellect-
uals of old Russia, like Dickens' class
types of 19th Century England La Shun's
characters will continue to live in the
future because of their basic soundness
and reality. The depth of his portrayals
is such that he not only makes us feel
the truth and realism of his stories,
and provokes mirth with every line, but
he brings to us a new realization of our
social conditions. Our amusement when
re-ding his is not merely superficial, but
rather complex. In ihe midst of laugh-
ter we suddenly comprehended the in-
evitability of the obliteration of our
"Vidal society in which his characters
live. He is a subtle artist."
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Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Sociological Data
(Continued from Page 11)
The Grand Lodge is the supreme
body of the C.A.C.A. and the officers
of the Grand Lodge are elected in a bien-
nial convention. The local parlors have
their own officers and board of directors.
The present officers of the Grand Lodge
are Mr. S. K. Lai, Grand President; Dr.
Thomas W. Jung, Grand Vice President.
Mr. Chew Keung, Grand Treasurer; Dr.
Theodore Lee, Grand Secretary; Mr.
Kenneth Y. Fung, Executive Secretary.
The officers of the San Francisco Parlor
are Thomas W. Jung, President; Chan
Yen, Vice President. Among the direct-
ors are Dr. James Hall, Dr. Thomas A.
Wong, Leland Kimlau, Dr. Theodore
Lee. The official organ of the C.A.C.A.
is the "Chinese Times," a daily news-
paper published in the Chinese language.
Among some of the projects for the
Chinese community of San Francisco
accomplished by the C.A.C.A. was the
E£ curing of the Chinese Playground in
1925 through the efforts of Mrs. Mildred
Pollack of the Playground commission
in the Rolph administration, when the
late Gov. James Rolph was Mayor of
San Francisco. The C.A.C A. helped to
secure the permit for the erec ion of the
Chinese Hospital in 1923. The major
work in San Francisco is to endorse th:
right candidate for office and to secure
the greatest benefits for the Chinese
people from these candidates.
In :he district where San Francisco Chi-
natown is located, it is often a strategic
point whereby certain candidates are
elected or defeated. It is to the best in-
terest of the Chinese-American citizens
that they vote solid since we are only
a minority group, but as a group we hold
the balance of power which will mean
much to the Chines; people.
The Chinese branch of the California
Employment Service was the latest pro-
ject accomplished by the C. A. C. A. for
he Chinere community of San Fran-
cisco. Such social service projects and
others too numerous to mention establish
the Chinere American Citizens Alliance
as an integral unit to bridge the gap
between the two civilizations of the Pa-
cific Area.
To conclude the two articles on the
C. A. C. A., the most important thing
Foreign Imports To
China On Increase
During the last year, imports of agri-
cultural products from foreign countries
have continued to rise despite the fact
that China is an agricultural country,
according to a report by the agricultural
research bureau in Nanking.
This increase has been due to the
dumping of foreign goods, the rapid dev-
elopment of inland communications, the
gradual rising of the standard of living
of the peasants and the general depres-
sion of native industries. Results of an
intensive investigation conducted by
6,000 inspectors in 22 provinces indicate
that the main foreign imports are food
supplies, clothing, daily articles, fertili-
zers and luxuries.
About 25 per cent of every 100 rural
families purchased foodstuffs which were
imported from abroad during 193 5.
Believed partly responsible for the
situation is the insufficiency of cultivated
land in China.
In regard to the importation of daily
articles in 193 5, the report states that
50 per cent of China's peasants used
kerosene produced by the Standard Oil
Company, 19 per cent that of the Asiatic
Petroleum Company, 6 per cent that of
the Texaco Oil Company and 4 per cent
that of the Kwang Hwa Oil Company.
A report was also submitted showing
that the consumption of cigarettes and
wine by peasants wasalso increased last
year. About 48.8 per cent of China's
rural families consumed wine in 1935
and about 19.3 per cent smoked cigar-
ettes and tobacco.
• •
is to register and vote. It is the ballot
that will win the political rights — and
economic opportunities — for the future
of the American citizens of Chinese an-
cestry in the United States. Mr. Ken-
neth Y. Fung closes with the following
remarks, "We emphasize and reiterate
the importance of the rising generation
of American citizens of Chinese descent
to take more interest in civic matters and
to register and vote. The C. A. C. A.
welcomes the young people to join with
us in our work."
Enforcement Of Chinese
Income Tax Law Takes Place
Enforcement of the Chinese income
tax law through methods similar to those
of the British took place last Oct. 10 by
Nanking, seat of the Chinese Govern-
ment.
Special committees will be established
in every province with the head office
in Nanking. A special direct taxation
committee will be set up in six munici-
palities including Shanghai, Tientsin,
Peiping, Tsingtao, Hankow and Canton.
At present the 60 candidates who re-
cently passed the examination for posts
of income tax collectors are now under-
going rigid training under P. F. Kao,
director of the central taxation office.
Effective October 10, 1936, the collec-
tion of income tax will come into force
on salaries of public functionaries and
bank deposits. The 60 candidates have
already been dispatched to the various
localities to form the backbone of the
new income tax collecting staff.
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ALBERT CHOWS SAIL TODAY
Leaving San Francisco and a large cir-
cle of friends and relatives were Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Chow, who sailed for
China on the S. S. Hoover this after-
noon, with their children.
Mr. Chow is leaving the States to take
care of his business interests in China
and until his departure was connected
with the law firm of White and White.
Mrs. Chow is the former Miss Lillian
Quock.
• •
MARYSVILLE CHINESE SAILS
Charley Sing, a picturesque Chinese
from Marysville who championed a play-
ground for Chinese children, received a
proper send-off reward when he was
given a rousing bon voyage parry. He
is leaving for China next month.
CHINA MAIL
SHIPS ARRIVING FROM CHINA—
President Pierce (S. F.)
Nov. 10; President Coolidge (S. F.)
Nov. 18.
SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
President Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13: Presi-
dent Monroe (S. F.) Nov. 20; President
Coolidge (S. F.) Nov. 27.
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November 6, 1936
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Left to Right: Dr. Chih Meng, Consul-General C. C. Huang, Thomas Chinn, Dr. Hu Shih, Deputy Consul Patrick Sun and William Hoy
DR. HU SHIH HONORS DIGEST
Held over through delay of the President Hoover to
leave for China because of the strike, Dr. Hu Shih was the
guest of honor at a dinner last Sunday evening tendered
by the editor of the Chinese Digest, Thomas Chinn,
followed by a mah jong and bridge party at the picturesque
Chingwah Lee Studio.
Guests and friends attending the dinner were Dr. Hu
Shih, Consul-General, and Mrs. C. C. Huang of China;
Dr. Chih P. Meng, secretary and a director of the China
Institute of America; Deputy Consul and Mrs. Patrick
Sun, Dr. and Mrs. Dreyden Phelps, Rev. and Mrs. B. Y.
Leong, Misses Alice P. Fong and Daisy K. Wong, Dr. and
Mrs. Theodore C. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Lee, Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace H. Fong, Messrs. Henry Tom, Frank Lee,
William Hoy, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chinn.
Already overdue at his university in China, Dr. Hu was
nonetheless philosophical over the delay. Seeing a copy of
the Chinese Digest captioned "Clippering to China," he
wrote under the heading, "I wish I could do it," and pre-
sented it to the hostess, Mrs. Thomas Chinn.
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
November 6, 1936
CURRENT NEWS ABOUT CHINA
New Chinese Teletype
Machine Invented
Through the invention, of a new tele-
type machine by Mr. Wang Pai-nien,
cable engineer of the Ministry of Com-
munications of China, accuracy and
speed in telegraphic communication in
the Chinese characters have been achiev-
ed. Experts of the Ministry who have
tested the instrument thoroughly stated
that the new invention is the most prac-
tical yet made.
The instrument, consisting of two send-
ing and one receiving machine, is the
result of long research results. Operated
on the idea of a Chinese typewriter, the
machine capable of sending and re-
ceiving ten thousand different Chinese
characters, which is enough for all prac-
tical purposes, although smaller than the
entire listing of a standard Chinese dic-
tionary.
As a result of this new invention, the
Chinese can now discard their intricate
telegraphic code in numbers, thus sav-
ing effort and time in decoding as well
as speeding up service and lessening mis-
takes. The new machines will he install-
ed some day in the newspaper offices
for direct service like the teletype used
abroad.
Mr. Wang's invention, perfected after
several years of work with the aid of an
assistant, was recently exhibited to the
public at Shanghai. No date, however,
has been announced for the installation
of the set.
• •
FORMER PREMIER OF CHINA DEAD
Tuan Chi-Jui, former premier of Chi-
na, who was responsible for China's join-
ing the Allied side in the World war,
died on November 2 at Shanghai. He
was 72 years old.
JAPANESE IRED BY BRITISH
EXPORT CREDIT TO CHINA
An announcement, confirmed by the
Chinese Finance Minister, Dr. H. H.
Kung, that a British export credit of be-
tween ten to twenty million pounds (fifty
to one hundred million dollars) brought
forth angry outbursts from the Japanese
press and officials recently.
Despite statements from Nanking and
from London that the loan is non-poli-
tical and the report that the British were
inviting France, Japan, and Belgium to
participate, a Japanese military spokes-
man stated:
"While Japan is not opposed to a non
political loan, no nation friendly with
Japan would initiate loan negotiations
with China while discussons are proceed-
ing for the adjustment of Japanese-Chi-
nese relations."
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Page 3
CHINATOWNIA
M. I. T. Professor Acquires
Chinese Alchemy Book
A Chinese book on alchemy, publish-
ed almost 500 years ago in China, was
recently acquired by Professor Tenny L.
Davis of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Professor Davis is the
chairman of the division of chemistry
of the American Chemical Society.
Entitled "Chin Tan Ta Yao," or "Es-
sentials of the Gold Medicine," the book
was first issued during the Yuan Dynasty
(1280-1368). The edition Professor Da-
vis obtained, however, dates from the
reign, of the Ming Emperor Yin Chung
with the calendar title "Chen Tung,"
and was printed about 1440.
Professor Davis declared that "the illu-
strations are documents of the history
of alchemy, and the book, like an archae-
ological specimen, gives us a new insight
into the transmission of ideas."
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nese to ever drive out a new Pontiac from this factory.
According to Mr. Dick's official record he traveled
2,664 miles in four days from Pontiac, Michigan, to
San Francisco, California, and used only 160 gallons
of gasoline of all makes. (16 and three-tenth miles
to a gallon speeding from 40 to 95 miles per hour.)
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CHINESE DICEST
November 6, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Mr. F. E. Ballard, of 2200 Pine St.,
San Francisco, has offered to give lec-
tures to Chinese students in organic
chemistry, with instruction in both lec-
tures and laboratory work. He may be
reached at Fillmore 5214 for furthar in-
formation in this regard, between the
hours of 7 to 10:20 p.m. He is at pre-
sent conducting a class during those
hours.
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Miss Phoebe Sum of San Francisco
was in Watsonville last week for a faw
days, visiting her sister, Mrs. Hubert
Dong, and returned to the city last Sun-
day.
• •
A masquerade Hallowe'en party was
given by the Salinas Chinese Club last
Friday night, at the Cocktail Lounge of
the Hotel Cominos. Among the out-of-
towners who attended were the Misses
Betty Eng, Mary and Dorothy Lee and
Alice Shew of Watsonville, Phoeba Sum
and Helen Loy of San Francisco and
teh Messrs. Parker Chan, Earl Goon, Ed-
ward Chin and Francis Sing. An elim-
ination waltz was won by M^-<s Alice
Shew and Stanley Chung.
• •
Tha Sacramento Epworth League ga-
thered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Tom last Saturday for a mas-
querade Hallowe'en party.
• •
Portlanders boast the fact that four
of its Chinere citizens, Mrs. W. H. Lea,
Mrs. Charles W. Luck, Mrs. Seid Wah
Yet and Mrs. Park Lee, work on the
election board at Precinct 24, the largest
precinct in Portland and Multnomah
county with a registration of ovsr seven
hundred. Mrs. W. H. Lee is the oldest
board member, having served seven years.
• •
Mrs. S. C. Su, wife of the acting con-
sul in Portland was the honored guast
of the Chinese Women's Club at the
Westlake Inn on Nov. 1. Mrs. Park
Chin was toastmistress of the evening,
and addressas were given by Mrs. W. H.
Lee, Mrs. Gong Gee Guy and Mrs. Su.
• •
Almost thrae hundred persons attended
the skating party at the Sports Palace
Monday night given by the Galileo High
School Chinese students.
Florence P. Kahn, Congresswoman of long
standing and who aided in many ways to
bring about legislative measures for the
benefit of the Chinese in America, was de-
feated in the presidential election last
Tuesday.
DR. PHELPS AT BAPTIST
Dr. Dryden L. Phelps, president of
Ming Te College and professor of En-
glish of West China University, Cheng-
tu, will be the spaaker at the Chinese
Baptist Church on November 8 at 12
noon. Dr. Phelps is an eloquent speak-
er and his message is always a source of
inspiration and comfort to all who hear
him.
The colored Male Quartette from sta-
tion KYA will furnish spacial musical
numbers. The public is cordially invited
to attend this service.
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November 8 12 Noon
Speaker: Dr. Dryden Phelps
jg of West China Union University
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From Station KYA
8 P.M.: National Preaching Mission at
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Speaker: Dr. E. Stanley Jones
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CHINATOWNIA
Hallowe'en Parties
Undsr the chairmanship of Charlie
Fong, president of the Sacramento Sui
Wah Club of Sacramento J. C, a Hal-
lowe'en social was held at the Baptist
Mission last Friday, with games and re-
freshments thoroughly enjoyed by all.
A post-Hallowe'en Party, given by the
Misses Blanche Chin, Mary Chin and
Mae Jang was held at the Wakue School
for th; Chinese children last Sunday
afternoon. There were games and en-
tertainment for the youngsters, with
plenty of refreshments.
In the evening, Wakue School, with
pumpkins and will-o'-the-wisps prevailing,
was again the scene of a Hallowe'en Par-
ty of the Monterey Chinese younger set
which was given by Waymond Jang.
Among the others who attended were
Frances Gee and Florence Wu of Mon-
t?rey; Lupe Lee, Mildred Jang, David
and Frank Chin, David and Willie
Chung, Jack Lew, Fook Sing, Gage
Wong Jr., and Ying Wong of Salinas.
• •
SOUTHERN STUDENTS' MEET
The Chinese students' Association of
Southern California held a reception for
the new students studying in th* colleges,
technical school and universities in Sou-
thern California at the International In-
stitute of Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 30.
The social chairman for the reception
was Miss Bernice Louie, who presided
with grace and friendliness while Presi-
dent Frank Y. Lee of the Chinese Stu-
dents' Association of Southern California
delivered the welcoming message. Consul
Yi-Seng Kiang, who helped the students
form the association greeted the students.
The evening was concluded with games
and dancing.
Henry S. Luk?, senior in pharmacy,
was chosen treasurer of the Rho Chi,
national honorary pharmacy society, by
fellow members at their annual election.
Luke is the first Chinese to be accorded
this honor on the University of Wash-
ington campus. The treasurer-elect won
the President's medal fcr scholarship in
his sophomore year, and also belongs to
Sigma Xi, science honorary, and Pi Mu
Chi, pre-meds honorary.
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STOCKTON BREAKFAST CLUB
T*he Breakfast Club of Stockton meets
every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. at the Cen-
tral Methodist Church. Professor Ge-
orge H. Colliver of the College of the
LITTLE MONTEREY DANCERS POPULAR
At Monterey, the Chinese proudly ac-
claimed the tap dancing and acrobatic
t-am composed of Laura Gee, Rose May
Gee, Lois Chin and Rosemary Chan,
who participated in the recent county
fair in conjunction with the Chung Wah
Drum Corps.
Although tender in age, they enter-
tained the huge audience and drew a
big hand and caused favorable comment
because of their remarkable ability. They
are one of the dancing teams of the
Majori? Beall School of Dancing. Their
ages are as follow: Laura, 10, Rose May,
9, Lois, 8, and Rosemary, 7.
Pacific is the advisor. Among those who
have spoken to the club last month were
President Tully C. Knoles of the College
of the Pacific, Miss Alicj P. Fong of
San Francisco, Mr. Hiram Fong of Sac-
ramento, and Mr. Lim P. Lee of Ber-
keley. The speakers scheduled for the
coming month are Rev. H. H. Frost of
the Central M. E. Church, Mr. T. Y.
Tang of th; Chinese Y. M. C. A. of
San Francisco, Mr. Edwar Lee of Oak-
land, and Mrs. Edwar Lee.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 6, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
I hear that . . . three-fourths of the
crowd at the Wah Ying Masquerade Ball
were in costume : FRANCIS LAI, DAN
YEE, DAVID KIMLAU and CHAR-
LEY HING were dressed as Chinese
gentlemen from various walks of life,
VIOLET YEE as ShirleyTemple, ED-
iDIE WATSON as a kiddie ready for
bed in his nightgown, MAYBELLE
WONG as the little country sweetheart,
LILY TOM as a Russian girl, Mrs. SAM
KAI KEE as a Dutch girl, RUBYE FOO
as a farmerette, HENRY CHINN as a
gay young blade of the 90's, RICHARD
LOUIE as "Misfit", HERBERT DONG
as an Apache, COLDAY YIN as a hick
farmer, ED YEE as a man of the wild
open spaces, CHRISTINA DONG as a
colonial lady, HELEN HOH as a shep-
erdess, CHARLES WONG as a Russian
Cossack, TOMMY LEONG as Daniel
Boone, LILY LEONG as Alabama Mam-
my, HERBERT LEE as the dashing pir-
ate and ROBERT POON as a sack of
flour . . . Just imagine Shirley Temple
dancing with the bad pirate, or MAE
WONG as the old fashioned Chinese
girl dancing with the ferocious Apache!
There were cadets, a convict, soldiers,
gypsies, girls of the 90's, Ginsbergs,
Spanish dons and senoritas, a lion tamer
and about a dozen other impersonators
. . . 'Twas an optical pleasure for the
judges to name JESSIE FUNG (the
Bunny) as the 1st prize winner; MARY
MAMMON (the Military Maid), se-
cond; and lovely MARY CHINlN, third
All the BOYS admitted that the prizes
were well-merited. BILL CHINN'S
quaint and authentic impersonation of a
coolie won him the men's first prize . . .
H. K. WONG took the second prize
with his clever and original "Black
Phantom" outfit . . . HENRY LUM de-
serves special mention, he portrayed a
man in his long underwear getting up
in the middle of the night — mighty cold,
thought the dancers . . . you may not
believe it, but ART HEE actually came
as . . . Art Hee! . . .
. . . The Cathay Club of Bakersfield
won the Kern County Y. M. C. A. Bas-
ketball championship last year, they're
out again . . .BILL KO is their new star
center ... his sister MAY is head book-
k'eoer of the Washington Marktt, where
PHILIP LEE is also a-clerking . . . pop-
ular BILL JING is at the Lincoln Mar-
ket .. . DOU WONG and REX GEE of
Fresno drooped into Bakersfield . . .
CAESAR JUNG and ALBERT LEE
spent the week-end at Fowler . . . ALICE
WONG and ALICE LOO, members of
the Ming CLUB in San Francisco are
practicing at the "Y" court these early
morns . . . Another pair of early birds
are PATRICIA LEE and MAMIE LE-
ONG of the same club — getting the
jump on your opponents, eh? . . . Young
LOUIS is a sound and movie operatoi
of the leading movie palace in San Luis
Obispo . . . his wife is the capable mana-
ger of the popular Dragon Cafe there . .
. LAURA LOW is prexy of the Lowell
Hi Chinese Student Club while MABEL
HING holds the same post overr at Girls
Hi . . . The S. F. J. C. Chinese Student
Club is sponsoring a popular co-ed con-
test with a gold trophy for the winner
. . . ETHEL CHEW, LOUISE LEE,
LOUISE LYM, LILLIAN OWYANG
and FRANCIS CHOW are some of the
enthusiastic contestants . . . Is it true that
ART YIM in managering pretty Miss
LYM and has a lead on the field? . . .
NANCY LIM, recent U. C. graduate is
now a physical instructor in China . . .
ALBERT KO of Fresno registered at
Lingnan U. this weak . . . CHARLES
LEONG is the demon publicity director
of the L. A. Chinese football team . . .
Manager JACK CHEW is 'he gent'eman
who makes them stay on their toes . . .
Who was that tall and beautiful girl in
your runabout last Sunday, ROY LYM?
Keep it a secret, will you? . . . HENRY
FONG of Sacramento is manager of a
grocery store in Woodland. Fon^ is a
former basketball star of the Sacramento
Chinese team . . . JACK LEW, secrretary
of the Salinas Chinese Club, was in town
recently . . . KAI C. KIM is inter-class
Boxing Champ at Cal. . . . DAVID LEE
designed those unique Big Game dance
tickets . . . FRANK DUN was the only
one in a large crowd to pull in a bass
one Sunday afternoon . . . His friends
wanted to have the fish examined for
blindness! . . . MARY and ERNESTINE
JOE of Reno were visitors in town . . .
Walter Shew formerly of Watsonville
was in town Sunday. He works in Reno.
. . . EDWARD WONG of San Mateo
dropped in on our city for a visit Satur-
day. He attends San Mateo J. C. and
is quite a well-known boxer at the school
. . . ROSE LEE of Burlingame also at-
tends the same school . . . HERBERT
LEE (Oakland) flew back from S<m
Bernardino Sunday . . . He had a nice
and pleasant chat with the comedian,
Edward Everst Horton who was on his
wav north . . . JACK LOOK, WILLIE
WONG, TED LEE and HENRY LE-
ONG were in Sacramento last week-end.
HALLOWE'EN PARTIES
Drs. Chan and Lam were hosts to a
group of Portlanders at their beautiful
home in the heights. Their daughter,
Nymphia, was hostess to the younger set,
arranging games, ping pong, dancing
and card games for them. Mah jong
seemed to have a bigger attraction for
the older guests.
Another group of young people was
at a no-host outing at Dr. Streit's coun-
try estate at Carver by Deep River. The
huge fireplace in the cozy bungalow was
the perfect setting for roasting weiners
and toasting marshmallows. Those pre-
sent were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hing, Ed-
ward Louie, Sam Lui, Edith Leong, Jo-
seph Lee, Dorothy, Eva and James Moe,
LaLun Chin, Charles Koe, Alex Jue, Mil-
dred Goon and Edgar Lee.
• •
ON THE CALENDAR
November 7, Dance — by U.S.C. Chi-
nese Student Club. (No destination an-
nounced, Los Angeles) .
November 14, Dance and Show — Oak-
land Chinese Center. Danish Hall, 164
11th Street, Oakland. Admission charged.
November 14, Invitational Dance —
S. F. Junior College at Chinese Y.. W.
C.A., 965 Clay Street.
November 20, Dinner Dance — Delta
Phi Sigma Fraternity at Far East Cafe,
admission charged.
Nov. 21, Big Game Dance — U. C.
Chinese Students Club at International
House, Berkeley.
November 21, All-Talking Picture*—
by Chinese Y. M. C. A. at 855 Sacra-
mento St. Admission charged.
November 25, Barn Dance — by the
Chinese Y. M. C A. at Chinese Y. W.
C A., 965 Clay St. Admission charged.
Dec. 5, Hope Chest Dance — by Square
and Circle Club, at Chinese Y. W. C. A.,
965 Clay Street.
• •
The fog was so thick on their return
trip that they felt right at home . . .
ROSALYN LEE and her sis. HELEN,
came out from Sacramento for a one-day
visit Sunday . . .
DR. DANIEL LEE
DENTIST
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
November 6, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Pag* 7
TEA AND LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Thomas Lee of San Francsco has been
paying visits to Watsonville every week-
end lately. We wonder who the girl is,
or, as some say, is he supporting the
Southern Pacific?
Went to a costume dance last Friday, and
it was quite a dance, too. Prizes for the best
dressed persons, too. We have no arguments
with the judges, but it seems to us that the
girls' prize winning costumes were not neces-
sarily on the merits of the said costumes but
Mr. Bill Chinn won a five-dollar shoe order
for the best of the boys' lot. Incidentally it
seems that some time ago his sister also won
a prize for being the best costumed and also
in the same type of dress. To all you curious
folks that wanted to know who the missing
person is who refused to claim his prize is
none other than COLDAY Leong who
thought up his garb on the night of the
dance.
If every couple that were spliced in Reno
were compelled to reside there, S. F.'s fa-
mous Chinatown will soon be moving up
there. The latest couple that was knotted by
the Reno justice of the peace is an hospital
attache and an employee of the National
Dollar Store. It is also rumored that one
couple that had already announced their en-
gagement will get RENOMATIC and go to
Reno and enjoy a snowbound honeymoon.
Just what is up thar that gets them ?
When It's Hallowe'en Down South
Gay young folks filled the Goodfellow's
club house last Saturday night at a Hallow-
e'en Jamboree given by the Choi Kinn Club,
a newly organized girls' group in Los
Angeles.
The merrymakers crowded all the avail-
able rooms in the large two-story clubhouse,
which was attractively decorated in true
Hallowe'en fashion with a ghost and witch
greeting each guest as he entered.
This is the Choi Kinn Club's first social
gathering. It was headed by President Ann
Gow, formerly of Oxnard, and Miss Mary
Hing, vice-president, formerly of Portland.
Bear-Trojan Dance
The annual Bear-Trojan Dance will
be held at the Montebello Women's Club
at Montebello on Saturday, Nov. 7th,
8 p.m. after the football game. Guests
will be the visiting Californians from
Berkeley. Miss Elsie H. Young, popu-
lar co-ed of S. C, will be the official
hostess. Among the patrons and pa-
tronesses expected to be present arre Con-
sul and Mrs. Y. S. Kiang, Professor and
Mrs. Hans von Koerber, Dean Frances
M. Bacon, President Eugene Choy of the
U. S. C. Chinese Students' Club, and
President Victor C. Young of the U. C.
Chinese Students' Club.
NEW GIRLS' CLUB FORMED
The Chinese girls of Stockton recent-
ly formed a girls' club for high school
and college girls under the sponsor ship
of Dr. Dora Lee.
The purpose of the club, which is
named Tau Lambda, is to reach for
higher ideals in the three L's, to live,
learn, and love.
A very successful Hallowe'en party was
held at the house of Dr. Lee. The offi-
cers are Eleanor Ko, president; Ethel
Lee, vice-president; Peggy Wong, secre-
tary; and Beulah Ong, treasurer. The
committee chairmen are: Nylan Jueng,
study; Mildred Jann, social; and Mil-
dred Ko, sports.
Surprise Party For Mei Wah
The Mei Wah Girls of L. A. had a pleasant
surprise October 28 when Miss Cleo Chow,
vice-president of the club, put on a surprise
party for them. The girls had delicious home-
made cream puffs, jelly roll, sandwiches and
cookies baked by the hostess, Miss Chow.
It was followed by a series of games in which
Dora Tom, Esther Lew and Elsie Lee were
the prize winners.
Following the party, the Mei Wahs made
definite plans for their Second Annual
Thanksgiving Dance. It will be held at West-
gate Masonic Lodge, 1308 S. New Hamp-
shire St. on November 25 at 8 p. m. Four
dressed turkeys will be given away that
evening to the holders of the winning raffle
tickets.
Cal Dance Casts
Its Shadow Before
With the much publicized Big Game
Dance providing the proper aftermath
to the California-Stanford football clash,
old graduates will again make their an-
nual pilgrimage to the Berkeley Interna-
tional House on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Sponsored by the Chinese Students' Club
of the University of California, it will
be the setting for the annual conclave
of the blue-and-gold and red-and-white.
According to the dance committee, the
"I ' House will be distinctly decorated
in a gridiron motif. The inevitable
multi-hued balloons, with the colors of
the two institutions predominating, will
be unleashed among the dancers during
the evening. To further the theme of
the occasion, teddy-hears will be awarded
as door prizes.
In an effort to eliminate the large
number of stags so prevalent at other
dances, the Students' Club is inaugurat-
ing an innovation in its price schedule;
the bids are a dollar and sixty-five a
couple while individual tickets will sell
at a dollar each and may be obtained
only at the door.
BIO CAME
DANCE
N0V-2I
vfNTfcAMT/OrVAL HOUSE
Sociological Correction
In last week's Sociological Data (October
30) on "The Chinese American Citizens Al-
liance,' 'the C. A. C. A. was quoted as "pro-
tested" the moral and the legal rights of the
Chinese children in Francisco Junior High
School, it should read the C. A. C. A. "pro-
tected" the rights of the Chinese children in
that school.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 6, 1936
EDITORIAL
THE CHINESE DIGEST
Published weekly at 868 Washington Street
San Francisco, California (CHina 2400)
THOMAS W. CHINN, Editor
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CORRESPONDENTS and REPRESENTATIVES
Bakersfield ._ Mamie Lee
Berkeley Helen M. Fong
Fresno .._. .... ._ Allen Lew
Honolulu, T. H. Grace H. Goo
Los Angeles Elsie Lee, William Got
New York Annabelle Wong
Oakland Hector Eng, E. M. Loo
Portland ___. Eva Moe, Edgar Lee
Sacramento Ruth G. Fong
Salinas Edward Chan
Santa Barbara _ Albert Yee
Seattle Eugene Wong, Edwin Luke
Stockton Joseph W. H. Won
Watsonville Alice Shew
FOUNDERS and PUBLISHERS:
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YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU
It is not necessary for the Chinese Digest to review the
many benefits which the Chinese community of San Fran-
cisco receives directly and indirectly from the Community
Chest agencies. Our response and support in the past years
is the best barometer of our belief in the Chest.
More and more we think of the Community Chest as a
part of our civic program of character development and
as an agency of good neighborliness for those less fortu-
nate. It is unquestioned that these two aims of the Com-
munity Chest will find support from us.
Business and working men of the community have been
swamped with various financial campaigns for schools,
hospitals, etc., in China. Many of them are worthy of our
support. But isn't it high time for our leaders to find some
method comparable to the Community Chest idea to re-
place the scores of campaigns that constantly scourge
our city?
Meanwhile, for those who believe that charity begins at
home, let us put our shoulders to the wheel and make our
response to the Community Chest 100%.
MANCHURIAN FARMING NO
HELP TO JAPANESE PEASANT
(S. F. Chronicle, November 4)
Yosuke Matsuoka, now President of the South Man-
churian Railway and formerly the Ambassador who
marched Japan out of the League of Nations, urges Cali-
fornia Japanese who know farming, to move to Manchuria,
where they will find farming opportunities and where their
children will be exempt from racial problems still unsolved
in America.
The very fact that Matsuoka may be right, as to oppor-
tunities for Californian Japanese-American farmers, also
illustrates how tragically wrong his nation is if it looks to
Manchuria as the place for similar opportunities for farm-
ers from Japan. And, after all, it was for the benefit of the
Japanese people, not for expatriates of their race abroad,
that Manchuria was acquired.
The difference is in the two sorts of farming. California
farming is a capitalistic business. Japanese farming is
peasant subsistence of labor.
The California farmer owns or rents his land and hires
laborers to work on it. The Japanese, in California, to the
extent that our laws permit, learned farming that way.
Some who were successful at it are now hindered by law
from pursuing that career here. They can do so in Man-
churia, perhaps with government loans or aid.
The Japanese farmer, on the other hand, owns or rents a
little patch of ground, to work it himself, with his- family.
He lives mostly on its produce, and sells the rest for his few
outside needs.
The California farmer, then, if he has or can borrow the
capital, may acquire a considerable farm in Manchuria,
which he will work mostly by hired Chinese labor. His
Chinese laborers can compete with the Chinese peasants,
on adjacent lands. If he is a successful manager, he may
make money, from his land and their labor.
But the Japanese peasant, taking up land in Manchuria
to work it himself, must compete, in labor and in standard
of living, with his Chinese neighbors. Their cheap wages
may be an asset, to the California Japanese, going into
farming as a business. They are a fatal handicap to the
Japanese peasant, going into farming as an opportunity
for personal labor. The Chinese can outwork and under-
live him.
So, the more room there is in Manchuria for Japanese
farmers from California, the less room there is for Japanese
farmers from Japan — the only ones who are any problem
for Japan.
November 6, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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THE GOLDEN GATE THEATER is
showing La Hepburn and Herbert Marshall
in "A Woman Rebels," formerly "Portrait
of a Rebel." Mark Sandrich, the director,
does a swell job on Miss Hepburn. Seem-
ingly Katie has acquired the art of emoting
without staring at the studio floors.
The Gate also features a mammoth stage
show with the ever present O'Neill beauties
adorning the acts with some clever routines.
Chinese children will again see little Shir-
ley Temple at the VERDI THEATER. This
time Shirley stars in "Poor Little Rich Girl"
and has a wonderfully selected cast in sup-
port. The little actress does a dance number
and sings in her inimitable style. COM-
MENT: Heartily recommended to both
children and adults.
THOUGHTS CUT SHORT: M'Gaffey of
the publicity dept., at the G. G— The pic-
ture "Good Earth" to be released soon — an-
other publicilty man who is avidly waiting
this issue, only to be disappointed — my dog
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in a dog flicker — Joan Crawford's freckles —
Thanx to Renee La Marr for the use of his
typewriter. That's all until next time.
The Cinemaid wrote in Tuesday's paper:
Director Ray M'Cary, a daily visitor at
Tanforan, has an odd and profitable form of
betting. He bets on horses bearing the names
of favorite relatives — and he's won for six
consecutive days.
What a break for M'Carey. With a system
like that, I'm not telling, but I know some
people who would be behind the eight ball
in nothing flat.
iGOUGII GfflE
Here's the biggest motion
picture event op 1936!
TWO OF THE SCREEN'S
MOST BRILLIANT STARS
UNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME
MmeHimm
J4Ulommtkl)A\
ELIZABETH ALLAN -DONALD CRISP
EXTRA SCREEN SCOOP!
LATEST SENSATIONAL ISSUE
IS OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM RICHT?
THE PRESIDENCY AND
•WINNINC CANDIDATE
MAMMOTH STAGE SHOW
10-BIG ACTS- 10
RKO VAUDEVILLE
Peggy O'Neill's GLORIFIED BEAUTIES
JAY BROWER and His MUSIC
30/p|p.m, 35cfo5p.m. <K>cnrfes
FP
VERDI THEATRE
JSROADWAY AT STOCKTON
Saturday: W. C. Fields in "POPPY" also
"Sunset Of Power"
Sun, Mon : Shirley Temple in POOR LITTLE
RICH CIRL also White Angel
Tues ., Wed : June Travis in JAILBREAK also
Clenda Farrell in HIGH TENSION
Thurs ., Fri , Sat.: Jean Harlow-Franchot
Tone in SUZY also Richard Arlen in
Mine With The Iron Door
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CHINESE DICEST
November 6, 1936
CULTURE
Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
Nos. XVII to XXI.) The Chines-
Invented the Mongolian Arrow Release,
the Archer's Ring, the Triple Arc Com-
posite Bow, the Balanced Wrist Guards,
and the Repeating Cross Bow.
The machine guns of today could be
traced back to a "repeating shooter'' in
the form of a Chinese self-loading cross
bow. To be sure, this machine shoots
only arrows, but at least three important
features of the modern machine gun
could be traced back to this weapon,
which in turn goes back to the simple
bow and arrow of neolithic time. In
studying bows we shall divide them into
six classes, the most efficient being also
most complex.
1. The Sslf Bow is the simplest, being
fashioned from a single piece of wood,
tapered at both ends. The string may
be of rawhide, rattan, hemp, gut, or silk.
It is one or the most complex primitive
inventions, and was universal in all
places except Tasmania and Australia.
It occurs as a toy among certain South
Sea Islanders, probably having degener-
ated from lack of frequent usage.
The origin of the Self Bow is un-
known. It was used in neolithic Egypt
about 16,000 years ago, and cave paint-
ings at Alperia, near Madrid, show the
bow in use. However, it did not enter
northwestern Europe until about 8,000
years ago, and the famous English Long
Bow of Yew belongs to this type. It
was in use in the New World from Mex-
ico southward, as well as in remote spots
in Africa and most marginal lands.
2. The Sinew Backed Bow has a flat
piece of sinew glued on the convex side,
with a resulting increase in efficiency.
Among primitives, the possession of this
"miltary secret" is at great advantage, for
it enables them to hit the enemy with
their arrows before the enemy can reach
them. The sinew-backed bow is found
in North America as far south as the
borderland of Spanish Mexico, such as
Southern California and New Mexico.
3. The Composite Bow is a sinew-
backed bow further strengthened by the
addition of an outer layer of horn.
Sometimes, insted of horn, it may be
a layer of bamboo, bone, or ivory, and
the Thrust Bow of the Eskimos is a com-
posite bow using ivory. It was in general
use in all Asiatic countries being a favor-
ite of the Chinese, the Turks, and the
Mongols. It was also used by the ancient
Greeks, the Eskimos, and the Sioux and
Dakotas.
CHINGWAH LEE
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BOW
COHPOSITE
BOW WITH
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The Triple Arc or Chinese Composite
Bow is a small bow having greater shoot-
ing power than the above. The ordinary
bows describe a simple arc, but the Triple
Arc Bows have two concave curves, in
opposition to the central convex arc, at
either end, so that in pulling this bow
the archer flexes three arcs. When at
rest the ends of the bow are practically
parallel with the string.
A note should be made concerning
wrist guards. (a) The Self Bow is gen-
erally associated with a wrist guard of
leather to protect the wrist of the archer
from the bow string. This was used
by the American Indians and the early
Spaniards, (b) With the northwestern
Athabascans and the Belgian Congo
Mangbetus, a piece of wood is placed at
right angle to the bow half way between
the middle and the lower end, on the
concave side. This prevents the bow
string from reaching the archer's wrist,
(c) The Chinese Bow has such a guard
near both ends, thus equalizing the ten-
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November 6, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
Pa<e 11
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
Cultural Relations Between
The United States & China
An interview with Dr. Chih Meng,
Director, the China Institute in America,
New York City.
By Lim P. Lee
"It is misleading for Americans ro
think of China as part of the Far Enst.
She has become physically and spiritually
the Near West. But neighborhood does
not always mean brotherhood. There-
fore, it is a unique fact that America
and China, though different in racs and
culture, have always been friends. There
is a good reason for it.
"Friendship is based on mutual appre-
ciation, i.e., give and take of the bast
things in life. It cannot exist where
there is suspicion and exploitation. Chi-
nese-American relations have always been
fundamentally idealistic and cultural.
"Don't let the word culture frighten
the practical minded person," continued
Chih Meng. "It has to do with intan-
gible values as well as concrete things.
Now, the orange is a concrete thing.
Most people in this country drink or-
ange juice every day but how many of
them realize that the orange cam; ori-
ginally from China? Modern civiliza-
tion would not have been possible with-
out paper and printing. These and
many others are gifts of China. There-
fore, any American, who eats oranges,
reads books or newspapers, and wears
silk, is a beneficiary of Chinese culture.
Well, Mr. Lee, it is too large a subject
to deal with in short time; try to get
your readers ro read some interesting
books on the subject, such as, — The In-
vention of Printing in China and Its
Spread Westward by Professor Thomas
F. Carter of Columbia University, The
Gold of Ophir by Sidney Greebie, China,
Mother of Gardens by the famous 'Chi-
nese' Wilson of Harvard University. So,
not only students of literature, poetry,
and philosophy interest themselves in
Chinese culture, but lovers of flowers, de-
sign, and the fine arts cannot escape
Chinese cultural influences whether they
know it or not."
The China Institute In America was
founded by the China Foundation For
the Promotion of Education and Culture
in Peiping ten years ago. Its purpose
is to advance educational and cultural
relations between the two countries. Its
functions may be classified into the fol-
lowing general categories, — to supervise
T'sing Hua Fellowship students in the
DR. CHIH MENG
United States and Europe, to assist tea-
chers and students in their Chinese stu-
dies, to act as a central bureau of in-
formation especially to writers and edi-
tors, to promote educational exhibitions,
and to arrange the exchange of students,
professors, lectures, artists, etc. It pub-
lishes a monthly bulletin of abstracts of
leading articles in learned Chinese jour-
nals and of news of scientific and educa-
tional institutions; it compiles and dis-
tributes bibliographies and reading lists;
it publishes special pamphlets and book-
lets of references; it loans to schools,
books, charts, pictures and other educa-
tional tools useful to the study of China.
The latest project of the Institute is to
make motion pictures of recent educa-
tional and social progress in China.
Going back to the subject of cultural
relations, exchange of things and ideas
between the New and Old worlds began
before and since the American Revolu-
tion in the years of the China Clippers.
The years 1847 and 1872 marked the
coming to America of Chinese immi-
grants and students. For a number of
years the American system of education,
American ideas and methods, and Am-
erican things such as automobiles, radio,
airplanes, etc., have contributed and are
contributing much to the modernization
of China.
"Politically, we may be Chinese, Am-
ericans, English or French. Intellectual-
ly, there are no national barriers. On
the contrary, the more universal our
horizon the richer will be our spiritual
life. The young generation of Chinese
in this country are in an advantageous
position. They are born into the heri-
tage of two languages and two back-
grounds, and are therefore peculiarly
fitted to continue and to pioneer into new
and greater fields of endeavor in under-
standing between America and China.
We owe much to those Chinese working
men and students of the early years; we
expect even more from the rising gen-
erations.''
The officers of the China Institute in
America are Hon. Sao-Ke Alfrerd Sze,
Chinese Ambassador, honorary president;
Professor Paul Monroe, Columbia Uni-
versity, president; Mrs. W. Murray
Crane, vice-president; Hon. Henry L.
Stimson, former Secretary of State, a
trustee; Mr. C. F. Yau, prominent Chi-
nese merchant in New York City; Dr.
Edward H. Hume, American advisor in
the Chinese National Health Administra-
tion; Mr. D. E. Douty, president of the
U. S. Testing Co.; and Dr. Chih Meng,
Director.
The China Committee of the Institute,
with offices in the University of Shanghai
are Hon. Chang Kai-Ngau, Minister of
Railways, chairman; Hon. Chu Min Yi,
former secretary-general of the Executive
Yuan, vice-chairman; K. P. Chen, man-
ager-director of the Shanghai Bank and
recently chief of the Chinese Economic
Mission to the United States; Kin Wei
Shaw of the Ministry of Industries;
Francis K. Pan of the Ministry of Rail-
ways; and Dr. Herman C. E. Liu, presi-
dent of the University of Shanghai.
Dr. Chih Meng expects to return to
the United States in about six months
after an extensive tour through the edu-
cational centers of China. He will take
motion pictures of highlights of recent
educational and social progress in
China. He also expects to bring
back many educational exhibits which
will be available to the Chinese as well
as to the Americans after his return to
the States. Your correspondent took
the opportunity in asking Dr. Meng if
he would assist a proposed tour of the
American-born Chinese to China and he
said that the Chinese Institute in Ameri-
ca will co-operate wherever possible in
arranging of transportation, accommo-
dation, and introduction to the various
leaders of the educational, social and
political life of China.
Page 12
CHINESE DIGEST
November 6, 1936
SPORTS
Fred. George Woo-
Dresswell Trounces
Chinese S. C. Softballers
Dresswell Shop's Softball team earned
the right to play Eastern Bakery next
week for the championship of the San
Francisco Softball League, by defeating
the Chinese Softball Club A's, at the
Hay ward Playground, 6-3, last Sunday
afternoon.
Six costly errors and inability to hit
the opposing pitcher by the A's, coupled
with tight hurling by Jimmy Lee, Dress-
well twirler, in the pinches, were the de-
ciding factors of the contest.
Besides chucking a masterful game,
Lee, who struck out eight batsmen, en-
joyed a perfect day at bat, three for
three. Dresswell's winning run was
scored in the fifth by Jimmy. Robert
Young also starred at bat for the winners.
For the A's, George Tom and Fred
Hing were the star batters, while Red
Won performed well in the outfield.
Dresswell meets the Eastern Bakery
ten at 2 p. m. this Sunday at the Hay-
ward diamond, with a hard-fighting game
the prediction. The winner will receive
medals and a pennant, besides having
their team name engraved on the per-
petual trophy.
Box Scores:
Dresswell
AB R H
Fred Lee, ss 3 0 0
Ray Leung, rf 4 0 0
Gaius Shew, If 4 11
Harry Lee, lb 3 0 0
Joe Lee, c 2 0 0
Frank Chow, 2b 3 0 0
John Young, 3b 3 0 0
Robert Young, cf 3 2 2
Art Eng, sc 2 0 0
Jimmy Lee, p 3 3 3
S. F. C. S. C. A's
AB R H
Wing Wye, 2b 3 0 0
George Tom, If 3 12
Frank Chan, lb 3 11
George Chinn, ss 3 0 0
Fred Hing, c 3 0 2
Warren Chang, cf 10 0
Red Won, If 2 10
Henry Poon, 3 b 3 0 1
J. Huang, p 3 0 0
Henry Chinn, sc 2 0 0
Score by Innings:
Dresswell 0 0 2 110 2 6
C. S. C. A's 2 0 0 10 0 0 3
Nulites, S. F. J. C.
Clash' At French Court
Chinatown's first big basketball contest
of the season will take place at the
French Court this Sunday night. The
strong Nulite A. C. will show the fans
its highly touted offense, favorites to
win over the San Francisco Junior Col-
lege Chinese hoopsters.
Led by Captain Carl "Dopey" Fong,
Nulite presents a well-balanced squad,
with capable reserves. The quintet won
its last two practice tilts by top-heavy
scores. Its probable line-up has Carl
Fong and Wilfred Jue at forwards; Dan-
iel Leong at center; and Alfred Gee and
Charles Lew at guards, and also with
the expectation that Herbert Louie, Har-
ry Tong, Johnson Ho Lee, Ernest Le-
ong, Henry Chew and Thomas Wong
will see plenty of action.
Possible line-up for the junior colleg-
ians: Frank K. Lee and Harry Louie at
forwards; Gum Wong at center; and
Thomas Yeo and Arthur Yim at guards.
The first game at 7:30 brings together
two evenly-matched teams, St. Mary's A.
C. and the High School of Commerce
Chinese. For the Saints, Jimmy Chew,
Henry Whoe and Edwin Dong will bear
the brunt of the attack, while the preps
will be led by several capable cagers,
Francis Hin Chin, Fred W. Wong and
others.
• •
FOUL SHOT TOURNAMENT
Entries for the third annual Chinese
Y. M. C. A. Foul Shot Tournament are
now being received by the physical direc-
tor, Lee Crichton, who announced that
the last date to hand in entries will be
Nov. 18.
The tournament, which will be held
Saturday night, Nov. 21, is divided into
the following classes: 70 lbs., 80, 90,
100, 110, 120, 130, 145 and unlimiteds.
Medals will be awarded for first, second
and third places in each class.
Further details may be had by inquir-
ing at the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
• •
ATTENTION YOUNG HUSKIES!
A call to arms is issued to the young
and husky Chinese of the bay region.
The first call for candidates for a San
Francisco Chinese football team is under
way.
Thomas Tong of the Yankees Sport
Shop and the Golden Star Radio Store
is sponsoring the movement. Prospec-
tive pigskinners may obtain full informa-
tion from Mr. Tong at 843 Clay St., or
from Mr. Jack Fong.
New Faces On Washington
U. Chinese Hoop Team
With three games already lined up
for their invasion of the San Francisco
bay region, where they will stay from
December 21 until January 2, the Uni-
versity of Washington Chinese cagers
have been hard at practice since Sept. 1,
for the purpose of avenging their de-
feats of last season.
Twelve players are available for the
trip this year. The U. W. squad is
rated much stronger than last season's
team. Team morale is high, with the
slogan "Avenge last year's defeats" as
the battle cry. The Washington team
is entered in the Intra-mural League,
having already won its first starts. It
is also entered in the Class B of the City
League and the Seattle Courier League
AA Class. Leftovers from last year's
team are Ed Luke, guard; Butch Luke,
forward; Tom Hong, guard; and Frank
Nipp, forward. New men are Art Louie,
rangy center formerly of the Young Chi-
na Club and who starred for two years
on the Garfield Hi Varsity; Robert Wong
from Portland and former forward on
the Benson Hi squad, more recently the
spark plug of the Portland Chinese
Eagles and who was chosen on the "Y"
League All-Stars; Lucas Chinn, ex-
Young China center; Tom Sing, former
star of Young China and Garfield Hi;
James Mar, also a former Garfield Hi
man; Vincent Goon, who made the trip
to the bay region last season; Raymond
Wong, guard; James Luke, Ken Louie
James Hong, and Mosey Kay.
Only one man from last year's barn
storming group made the regular line
up this year, Edwin Luke, sterling guard
At present, the first string reads as fol
lows: Bob Wong and Tom Sing, for
wards; Lucas Chinn, center; and Edwin
Luke and Art Louie, guards.
The collegiate quintet of Seattle are
desirous of scheduling a few more con-
tests during their tour, and would like
to arrange them early. The team may
be reached through Edwin Luke, 176
26th Ave., Seattle, Washington.
• •
CENTER WINS OVER U. C.
In a well played game the Chinese
Center Softball team defeated the U. C
Chinese Students' Club last work at
the Exposition Field, 5-4. With the count
4 all, the center got on base throug
an error and. later, the winning run
crossed the plate on a long fly to left field.
November 6, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 13
SPORTS
Chinese Swimmerrs
Second In Meet
Failure to score enough points in Class
A again cost the Chinese Y. M. C. A. a
meet championship, twice within a week.
Last week Central Y. M. C. A. nosed out
the Chinese branch for the Junior Ath-
letic Federation swimming title, held at
the Chinese "Y" pool, by a score of
105-102. Third place went to the San
Francisco Boys' Club, with 35 points.
Although the Chinese swimmers in
Class A lacked material and scoring pow-
er, the Chinese, coached by Bill Jow,
showed up exceedingly strong in the
other divisions.
FOOTBALL CLASSICS ATTRACTS
FANS
The major northwest conference game
played in Portland between University
of Oregon and University of Washing-
ton with a score of 7-0 in favor of the
Huskies was attended by many enthusi-
asts. Seen at the game were June Chinn,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lew Kay, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Chin, Alex Jue, Morton and
David Woo from Seattle; and James
and Dorothy Moe, Jack Lee, Sam Lui,
Charles Koe, Henry Fong, Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Hing, Bryan Lee, Lincoln Lee,
Starr Louie, Ruby Coe, Mrs. Lee Hong
and daughters Isabelle and Dorothy.
• •
Sacramento's Wa Yen Club recently
reorganized a senior basketball team.
Some of the boys are playing together
for the first time on the same team. With
the combination of Richard Yee, Wood-
row Louie and Edmund Yee the club
promises to give any opponent stiff com-
petition. The members of the team in-
clude: Ben Yuke, Woodrow Louie,
Frank Lee, Jim Gee, Diamond Lum, Ed-
Mund Yee, Richarrd Yee and Henry
Fong, manager.
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5. The tourney will be divided into
seven divisions, the 80's 90's, 100's, 110's,
120's, 130's, and 145's.
Members of teams must weigh in be-
fore Nov. 16. Championship teams will
be given suitable awards. For further
details to join the Chinese playground
squads, see Oliver Chang, director of
the Chinese playground.
• •
Final games of the San Francisco High
School Chines; basketball league will be
played at the French Court Sunday
night, Nov. 15, with three games on the
program. Galileo plays Commerce,
Francisco versus Lowell, and Poly takes
on Mission. First game starts at 7:15.
• •
By a score of 44-29, the Chinese "Y"
cagers won its Decathlon contest last
Saturday against the Sultans at the Ar-
my and Navy "Y" gym. Herbert Tom,
Bing Chin, Frank Wong and Frank Lee
starred for the Chinese. Tonight they
meet the Central branch.
Los Angeles' Chinese football team
won the third game of the season, de-
feating the Chi Sigma Ki, a fraternity
team of U. S. C, at the Fremont High
School field, Los Angeles, by a score of
22-0.
The Chinese tallied early in the second
quarter and added the point for con-
version, and scored again in the third
and fourth. A safety gave the Chinese
two points in the last quarter.
• •
With their eyes on sectional honors,
the Chinese Students of the University
of Washington outsped the Darkhorses
quintet to cop their second straight in
the intra-mural league last Monday. Tied
at 13 -all at half, the Chinese checked
their big opponents scoreless in the se-
cond half, while Tom Sing and Art
Louie nipped in spectacular shots. Lucas
Chinn, Ray Wong, Ed Luke, Butch Luke,
Mosey Kay and Vincent Goon also did
their part.
• •
Scores of last week's results in the
High School Chinese baskebtall league
are as follow: Francisco 23, Poly 13;
Galileo 40, Lowell 14; and Commerce
45, Mission 4.
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CHINESE D'.uEST
November 6, 1936
CULTURE
(Continued from Page 10)
sion of a taunt bow, as well as arresting
the rebound bow string from both ends.
5. The Cross Bow is a composite bow
having a stock or arrow rest across the
middle. The stock has a groove for the
arrow, and there is a slot near the bow
string, fitted with a lock and trigger for
the mechancal release of the bow string.
The mechanical release enables the
archer to pull his string with the entire
hand, and so the bow may be made
extraordinarily powerful with many lam-
inations. The trigger, the lock, and the
stock of the cross bow are direct ancest-
ors of those found in modern arms, and
the first pistol being cross bow gun.
The Cross Bow was used in the Far East,
India, Nickerbock Island, and in Europe
during the middle ages.
6. The Chinese Repeating Cross Bow
is equipped with an "arrow hopper" cap-
able of holding about 50 arrows. The
arrows drou through a trough at the
bottom of the hopper o the groove on
the stock one at a time, whenever the
bow is being pulled. Arrows are tied in
bundles for ease in handling and for
rapid insertion into the hopper. Orig-
inated in China, it may be considered as
the first machine gun known.
No study has as yet been made of the
positions assumed by the archer in shoot-
ing. The modern archer stands at rright
angle to the target, the balls of his feet
being in line with the object. During
the Han Dynasty, shooting from run-
ning mounts was considered an innova-
tion. At that time archers often lie
with their back on the ground and brace
their bows with their feet in order to send
arrows over long distance; this technic
was practiced in America for the first
time last month in a distance contest.
The San Kuo Chih mentions such tricks
as shooting backward, between the legs,
with twisted bodies, blind-folded, etc.
The arrows may be made of wood,
bamboo, or cane, and the feathers may
be attached radio or tangental to the
shaft. The heads are of flint, iron, bone,
ivory, quartz, or other hard substances.
Chinese historians mentioned not only
poison arrows, but also fire arrows and
message arrows. There are six methods
of releasing an arrow.
a. The Primary Release is done with
the thumb and the index fingers on the
arrow only. It is the most primitive
and the most universal. The place of
orign is unknown, probably an inven-
tion of the Proto-Alpines or Mongols
somewhere between Europe and Asia.
b. The Secondary Release is done with
a pull on both the arrow and the string.
It is found in the New World only.
Both of the above releases tax the two
fingers greatly, and the grip of the
archer is soon weakened.
c. The Tertiary Release is done with
a pull on the butt of the arrow by the
thumb and forefinger, and on the string
by the third and fourth finger. This rep-
resents a great improvement, for part
of the strength required in pulling the
bow is distributed to two additional
fingers.
d. The Mediterranean Release is done
with three fingers on the string, the ar-
row being gripped between the forefinger
and the third finger. This is the type
used by the modern sportsmen, the Boy
Scouts, and the collegiate archers. It
not only distributes the pull evenly, but
enables the archer to release his arrow
rapidly with an instantaneous unflexing
of the fingers.
e. The Mongolian Release is done
with rhe thumb hocked over the bow
string, the arrow being gripped by the
forefinger and the third finger. This
release is necessary when operating a
powerful bow. This may be regarded as
a Chinese release, for the Chinese have
resorted to this technic as far back as
the Chou Dynasty, about 3,000 years
ago. To protect the thumb a jade ring
is worn by the Chou archers, and these
rings are preserved today by collectors
as rare relics.
f. The Mechanical Release is done
with lock and trigger, and are used only
with the Cross Bow. With it, an archer
can hold his bow taut in abeyance until
the prey is in sight.
Note: The term "Triple Arc Bow,"
used for the first time in this article, is
suggested to the writer by the Chinese
ideograph for bow (kung) which is es-
senially three arcs, the middle one being
in opposite to the lateral arcs. As this
word is found in the Shuo Wen or Chin-
ese Dictionary of Ancient Terms, this
type of bow must have been in use as
far back as the Chou Dynasty or earlier.
The writer is attempting to find corre-
lation between the neolithic Asiatic ar-
rowheads and the arrowheads of the
American Indians, and would appreci-
ate hearing from anyone who has a rep-
resentative collection of early Chinese
bows, arrows, and arrowheads. The writer
is indebted to Curator Edward W. Grif-
ford for data on primitive archery.
• •
A son was born on Oct. 27 to the wife
of Lung Hay Louie, '020 Stockton St.,
San Francisco.
VITAL STATISTICS
A son was born on Oct. 18 to the wife
of Kwong Lung Mar, 1042 Powell St.,
San Francisco.
A daughter, Winifred Octavia, was
born on Oct. 25 to the wife of George
Leong of San Francisco. Calif.
A son was born on Oct. 7 to the wife
of Yuen Kwai Chew, 19 Wayne Place,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Oct. 17 to
the wife of Chin Ying Fay, 26 Spofford
Place, San Francisco.
A son was born on Oct. 15 to the wife
of Chan Gang Jeung, 825 Sacramento
Street, San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Oct. 25 to
the wife of Tim Hing, 173 6th Street,
Oakland.
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Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
Modernizing China's Capitol
"Once, more than 300 years ago,
Nanking was the capital of the mighty
Mign Emperors. The city has been de-
molished by civil wars and has been re-
built many times. Now the seat of a
modern government and of a new
China, the capital is again undergoing
reconstruction. In its present phase of
development it s one of the most extraor-
dinary capitals in the world.
"In this combination of old and new
Nanking can be seen the answer to the
whole Chinese puzzle. Nowhere else in
China do the ancient and the modern
contrast so sharply. Here are ancient
Buddhist temples, built before Christ
walked the earth. Contrasting with them
are many fine examples of the modern
Western style of architecture. Here also
are buildings in modern Chinese style.
"Here, in the shadows of Purple
Mountain, are the ruins of the Imperial
Examination Hall, constructed 350 years
ago by an Emperor of the Mings.
Locked in tiny individual cells, young
men of an ancient China once competed
in this hall for official positions. In the
Nanking of today modern young college
grraduates, both men and women, dis-
play their credentials in spacious recep-
tion halls to a new type of Chinese ad-
ministrator.
"Here in Nanking are streets which,
350 years ago, were widened by order of
a progressive Chinese Emperor to a
breadth which would accommodate two-
way traffic with sedan chairs. Today
they are too narrow for automobiles.
These tiny lanes now join new, broad,
paved boulevards. These are so long and
so straight, and so swift is the traffic,
that Chinese from the country fear them
like plague and favor the narrow
"hutungs" to which they are accus-
tomed.
"The Tsau T'ien Kung Temple, dat-
ing from the sixth century B. O, attracts
many visitors. And the Buddhist tem-
ple on Chi Chia Hill, founded in the
fifth century B. O, is still sought by
pilgrims from afar. But upon the site
of the Forbidden City of the Mings the
government plans to construct a new
group of buildings which will house its
principal departments.
"When the National Government oc-
cupied Nanking in 1927 the entire coun-
Invents Radio-Telegraph Set
Hsu Cheng-pei, technician of the
Lung-Hai Railway Administration, has
designed a new radio-telegraph set, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Chengchow.
Tests of a sample machine have proved
satisfactory.
All parts of the instrument are made
of native materials, with the exception
of the bulbs, which are imported. The
cost of the set is 0300.00, two-thirds
cheaper than the imported sets. In view
of its small cost and efficiency, the rail-
way administration is planning to manu-
facture several sets to be installed at
important stations along the line.
• •
A eulogy inscribed on a wooden tablet
was recently presented by the Chinese
government to a Chinese woman living
near Shanghai in commemoration of her
100th birthday.
• •
Finding a good market in China for
peacock feathers, many persons are en-
gaged in smuggling them into the coun-
try from India. Peacock plumage is
highly regarded in China.
tryside was impoverished and the capital
was a dying city. Nanking had been
chosen for purely sentimental reasons.
One of these was that before the
Manchus came it had served as the capi-
tal of the last Chinese dynasty. The other
was that Sun Yat-sen had planned, after
the revolution of 1911, that it should be
again the capital.
"The city has shown phenomenal
growth. In 1927 the population was
about 400,000. Now it is more than a
million, and would have had a greater
increase had it not been for the political
uncertainty of the last ten years. — A. J.
Billingham, in the New York Times.
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4,278,352 Square Miles
Some time ago a well-known writer
stated, "For a traveller to encircle China
he would need to journey a distance
greater than one half the circumference
of the world. Of this distance, some
4,600 miles would be along coastlines,
6,000 miles would border on Russia, some
4,800 miles would touch British posses-
sions, while some of the remaining 400
miles would be contiguous to country
under French domination and about 800
miles along the territory which may be
described as of doubtful sovereignty.
"If the territory of China was su-
perimposed on that of the United States,"
the writer further states, "it would reach
north to south from Winnipeg in Can-
ada to the Gulf of Tehuantepec in Mexi-
co, and from east to west from Seattle
to Halifax."
The total area of Chinese territory is
estimated at 4,278,3g2 square miles. Sta-
tisticians are unanimous that China's to-
tal population is nearer 500 million than
four hundred million. If the population
of Belgium, France, Germany, Austria,
Hungary, Roumania, Serbia, England,
Scotland, Japan, and Wales had been
wiped out by the World War, or in some
other catastrophe, these countries could
have be:n repeopled entirely by Chinese
and leave enough residents in China to
give it a population as dense as that
of the United States.
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SHIPS LEAVING FOR CHINA—
President Hoover (S. F.) Oct. 30;
President Wilson (S. F.) Nov. 6; Presi-
dent Cleveland (S. F.) Nov. 13; Presi-
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San Francisco, California,
November 10, 1936
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TELEGRAM FROM
CHINESE AMBASSADOR
Washington, D. C.
Thomas W. Chinn, Editor,
Chinese Digest,
San Francisco, California.
I congratulate the Chinese Digest
upon the completion of the first year
of its existence. It can point with
satisfaction to the valuable service it
has rendered to the Chinese communi-
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What it has done in the past is an
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My best wishes go to the Digest for
long years of usefulness and business
success.
Sao Ke Alfred Sze,
Chinese Ambassador.
November 10, 1936.
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FROM CHINA'S
MODERN PHILOSOPHER
November 12, 1936
Mr. Thomas Chinn, Editor,
The Chinese Digest,
My hearty congratulations on the
anniversary of the Chinese Digest. I
am really giad to learn that the more
mature members of the younger gen-
eration in the Chinese community here
are taking great pains and making
self-sacrifices to edit and publish this
weekly for the guidance of their En-
glish-reading brethren. If I may offer
to the editors a little birthday present,
it is in the form of a wish: May you
long continue to have the moral' cour-
age always to tell the truth which will
make all of us free!
(Signed) Hu Shih
San Francisco, California.
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November 13, 1936
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Eugene Wong, one of Seattle's two
correspondents, has resided in that city
for seventeen years, and is a graduate
of the Garfield High School of Seattle
and the California Arts and Crafts of
Oakland. Seattle has a Chinese popu-
lation of about 2,000 (collaborated with
Edwin Luke's given figures.)
Albert Yee, who is attending Santa
Barbara State College at present, re-
presents the Chinese Digst in that city.
There are approximately 200 Chinese
living in Santa Barbara, where Albert
has resided since he was born.
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Grace H. Goo, Chinese Digest re-
presentative in Honolulu, Hawaii, is
a high school graduate and at present
is a civil service stenographer in the
U. S. Experimental Station, Depart-
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San Francisco resident, a graduate of
the Polytechnic High School. The ap-
proximate Chinese population of Sal-
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The 400 Chinese people in Watson-
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Digest by Alice Shew, who was born
in Watsonville and has lived there
since. Alice graduated from high
school.
Glenn D. Lym of Berkeley, is at
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at the Univerrsity of California, hav-
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A graduate of the University of Cal-
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Associate of Art degree from a junior
college. Los Angeles has an estimated
Chinese population of 3,600, accord-
ing to the 1930 census.
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Ruth G. Fong, the Sacramento cor-
respondent, attended Sacramento Jun-
ior College an dChapman College, and
is a member of the Theta Sigma Gam-
ma sorority. She has resided in Sac-
ramento (population 1,000) for the
past two years.
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Edwin Luke of Seattle is a senior
student at the University of Washing-
ton, where he majors in journalism.
According to the Chinese Consulate,
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Luke hsa lived for the past twenty-
four years.
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Eva Moe, the Portland correspon-
dent, has been living in that city since
her birth, and is a graduate of the
Curls' Polytechnic High and High
School of Commerce ot that city, which
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Edgar Lee, the other correspondent,
of Portland, is a well-known druggist.
He is a graduate of the Lincoln High
School and holds a degree ot Pharm.i-
cetical Chemist from the North Pacific
College.
November 13, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
MISS YANG PRESENTS EXHIBIT
San Franciscans with an interest in
Oriental art have the opportunity of en-
joying an unique experience when Miss
Yang Ling Fo, late of the Palace Mu-
seum of Peking, opened her exhibit of
Chinese paintings at the Nam Kue
School, 755 Sacramento St., on Thurs-
day, November 12.
Miss Yang, who arrived in San Fran-
cisco from Vancouver last Saturday,
was born in Wusih, and for many years
studied under the famous scholar, Mr.
Woo Kwan-tai.
In 1926 Miss Yang came to America
to participate in the Philadelphia Inter-
national Exposition. After her return to
China in 1929. she continued her work,
completing 125 large scrolls, many of
which are now part of a permanent ex-
hibit at the Palace Museum.
During the past year, Miss Yang has
traveled extensively, exhibiting in Ger-
many, Russia, and Inner Mongolia. Her
work was exhibited at the Vancouver
Jubilee in Canada this fall. During her
stay in Canada, she also was asked by
the Canadian Poetry Club to translate
some of her poems into English. Sixty
poems of her own composition are now
available in English.
Miss Yang hopes, through her travels
and exhibits, to widen the Occidental
knowledge and appreciation of Chinese
culture and art, and to this end she has
devoted much of her time and energy.
Miss Yang's work will be on exhibit
from November 12 through November
18 at the Nam Kue School. The exhibit
will be open to the public.
COUNCILS OF EASTERN G. 0. P.
COMMITTEE MEET
A joint meeting of officers of the
Philadelphia and New York councils of
the Chinese Eastern Division, Republi-
can National Committee, was held re-
cently at the home of Dr. Livingston
Shunn. The two councils represent
about 12,000 Chinese-American voters.
Arthur T. Lou, president of the Phila-
delphia council, presided.
Those in attendance from New York
were: Miss Florence Lee, stenographer
to William P. Lee, who is her father and
director of the Chinese division; Chin
Wo, associate director, Albert Tong,
executive secretary, and Pon Wing, pub-
licity chairman.
OUR CHINATOWN
Banners greet you, — friends meet
you, — Lanterns bob up and say,
"How do you do!" Such an atmos-
phere of holiday joy!
Everyone is wearing a smile on
Grant Avenue this week-end. The
snirit of gayety, lightheartedness and
friendliness has pervaded every little
nook — from the cane chair repairing
shoo ro the very latest cocktail lounge.
Welcome to San Francisco — Wel-
come— and Welcome again We are
proud of Our Bridge — We are proud
of Chinatown!
Our communitv invites you with
onen ar-ns and a hapoy heart. Won't
vou ioin with us — in a cup of tea?
• •
di ai dha PHI INSPPCTS BRIDGE
\n Engineers' Day was held by the
members of Pi Alpha Phi, the onlv Chi-
nese fratenrtv aurhentica'lv affiliated
w:fh the University of California, on
November 5. The proeram was ably
conducted by Vire-President HohnTom.
For the noon luncheon party, Dr. B. C.
Wong, professor the mathematical de-
partment of the University, was the
guest speaker.
For the afternoon program the engi-
neer members of the fraternity compris-
ing M. S. Louie, William Lowe, James
Tomwve. O. H. Tye, David Wing, and
Frederick Wong, under the leadership
of graduate student Ben Goon, in-
spected the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge with the Student Chapters of
American Society of Civil Engineering
and the American Society of Mechanical
Fngineering. The partv is believed to be
the second group of Chinese to cross the
Bav Bridge
CATHOLIC CENTER TO
HOLD COLORFUL BAZAAR
All the color and old world atmos-
phere of the Orient will soon be re-
created for three nights in Chinatown
when the St. Mary's Chinese Catholic
Social Center holds its third annual
bazaar and festival on the nights of
November 19, 20 and 21.
All the available space in the Center
will be utilized for this festival and
the various booths will be tastefully
decorated in appropriate Chinese motif.
There will be dancing also in the spa-
cious open courtyard..
The proceeds of this bazaar will, as
in previous years, go entirely for the
various educational and social programs
of the Center, according to Rev. Ge-
orge Tohn<=on, C. S. P., director of the
Center. St. Mary's conducts an Am-
erican dav school with an attendance
of over 350 punils and also a Chinese
laneua<re school with approximately
x\\p sa"^e number of children. Social
pnd athletic activities are taken care
of rhrronah ha'f a dozen young pe-
ople's organizations.
• •
One of the newest bazaars in China-
town, the China Emporium boasts of
a full line of merchandise from all
parts of China. Carrying genuine Chi-
nese goods only, an item of interest is
a feminine wax model with Chinese
features and black hair, manufactured
in China, which attracts both tourists
and residents alike. Explanation of
photo below:
Top row: Examples of modern re-
productions of classic Chinese vases.
Bottom row: Flambe, Wu Ts'ai, paint-
ed celadon, yellowground, blackground.
733 - 35
Grant Ave.
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November 13, 1936
CHI NATO WNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Thomas H. Lee of New York City
recently was admitted to the bar. He is
reported to be the first Chinese lawyer
in that metropolis.
The Watsonville Chinese Boys Club
announced that their ninth anniversary
will be held on December 4th this year.
It will be an invitation affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Ngan Locke gave a
house warming party on November 7
in the Murraymead district in Pordand.
A host of friends visited the beautiful
new home and the guests were later
served from a buffet table with the motif
of Indian summer.
For several evening during the past
week Pastor Frank T. Fung delivered
sermons at the Chinese Sunday School
or Monterey which were well attended
by the younger Chinese. As a result of
these congregations and through the ef-
forts of Pastor and Mrs. Fung, the
Young People's Society was organized.
Following are the officers elected: Fran-
ces Jung, president; Fannie Low, vice-
president; Florence Wu, secretary; and
Helen Yee, treasurer.
A skating party is scheduled to be
held on December 20 at the Shrine
Roller Drome by the "Tri Y" girls of
Los Angeles. Early planning and hard
work are gaining much headway to as-
sure the public of a good time. The ad-
mission price of thirty-five cents in-
cludes the skates and a night of fun.
In the all-Northern California High
School Football Contest conducted by a
San Francisco daily, two Chinese boys,
members of their prep teams, received
votes from their admirers. Marshall
Leong, Mission High's tackle, received
more than one hundred votes, right at
the heels of his team captain. Ernest
Leong, Commerce reserve, is in the run-
ning at left end for recognition. The con-
test closes this Saturday.
Mrs. Alfred Mar of Seattle gave a
shower for Miss Jessie Leong of Port-
lang, Oregon, who will become the
bride of Mr. Harry Eng of this city next
spring.
Funeral rites for Mr. Chin Quong,
who died last week after a long sickness,
were held at the Chinese Baptist Church,
Seattle, Saturday afternoon. He is sur-
vived by his widow, three sons and four
daughters.
Chinese Girls' basketball team of Se-
atde swung into action again this year
minus two star players, Jessie Doung
who is down south, and Mayme Locke
who is in China. The girls are drilling
faithfully for another try at the league
title which they lost in the final game
after having won eleven straight games.
This year's players include Lilly Chin,
Mildred King, Rose Woo, Mary Luke,
Helen Woo, Mabel and Mollie Locke.
o •
Unde rthe managership of Mrs. Lai,
the New Moon Cafe, recendy remodel-
ed and doing a brisk business, is said
to be a busy Oakland meeting place
for many of that city's young folk.
A recent graduate of U. C, Mr.
Arthur Chong, optometrist, opened his
offices at 746 Grant Avenue last week,
after several weeks' work was spent
in remodelling and equipping the place.
The first meeting of the Chinese Air
Corps will be held Fridav night at 7:30
p. m. at the Chinese Y. M. C. A. for the
purpose of electing officers. Anyone in-
terested in flying is cordially invited to
attend.
S. B. Woo, Honolulu merchant who
returned recendy from the Orient on an
extended business and pleasure trip,
opened his own bazaar, the New Chi-
nese Bazaar. He was formerly connected
with the Yung Shan Lace Company,
dealers in Oriental drygoods.
Mrs. T. S. Dong, prominent Watson-
ville resident, celebrated her 54th birth-
day with her family last Thursday even-
ing at her restaurant, the Soo Chow Tea
Room, where an elaborate Chinese din-
ner was served.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Don?, Dr. and Mrs. Collin Dong.
Mr. and Mrs. On Lee, Mr. and Mrs.
Quong Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert D
Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Hall. MKaml Mrs.
William Lee, Miss Marianne Dong, and
the grandchildren, Kenneth, Ronald,
and Jerry Lee, and Eugene. Tennyson,
Eileen, Arwgn and Arlene Dong.
The Cathayans and Chinatown
Knights Orchestras are mighty busy
again, with both orchestras being de-
manded for the busy winter social af-
fairs that will last through to the end
of 1936.
The Cathayans are fully occupied
every week-end, according to their
manager, Mr. Edward Quon.
DR. KUO ADDRESSES CROUP
Dr. Z. Y. Kuo, internationally known
psychologist, will address the Chinese
Christian Young People's Breakfast
Group this coming Sunday, Nov. 15,
and will discuss present economic and
living conditions in China.
A former president of the National
University of Hangchow, he has taught
in many of China's larger universities,
and is now a visiting lecturer in psy-
chology at the University of California.
During the short time that he has
been in the bay region, he has spoken
to many student groups and has been
enthusiastically received everywhere.
The Breakfast Group meets at 9:00
o'clock every Sunday morning, at the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. The meetings
are open to the public.
UNITFHRIRLE CLASS
ANNIVERSARY
The Chinese United Bible Class of
Portland. Ore., under suoervision of
Miss Dorothv B. Leach, observed their
fourth anniversarv on Sundav. Novem-
ber 1. at the Pentecostal Hall. Mary
Mover, president, was presented a diary
by Miss Leach in appreciation of her
loyaltv and services to the class. Those
participating on the program included
Edith Leong, John Doern. Gloria Yir-
ginia Wong, June Dove Wong, Calvin
Lang. Mary Mover. Mrs. G. Gong and
Donald Low. Dr. Wm. G. Everson and
Rev. Chan Sing Gay were guest speakers.
HONOLULU DENTIST
STARTS PRACTICE
Dr. Abraham M. Van. son of Yap Nan
Hing. well known business man in
Honolulu, opened his dental offices re-
cently. He is a 'jr. u!. ' IcKinley
High School, and ret s DDS.
from the University <>l Southern Cali-
fornia in 1 . to
tic< in California, having passed the
ard examinations h ore his re-
turn to the islands.
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GO-TO-CHURCH-SUNDAY
November 15 - 12 Noon
Talk on Community Chest by
Dr. Theodore C. Lee
Sermon: A Message of Today'
Miss Mary Dunn
7 P. M. Sigma Lambda Meeting
Topic: 'Some Aids to Worship'
Miss Stella Lee. Leader
CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH
'Your Neighborhood Church'
Rev. Albert Lau. Pastor
1 Waverly Place San Francinco
'G^J&^ZrS (FC^J&^aZFS eC^Ca^rS
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BAY BRIDGE PARADE
The Chinese Six Companies and the
Chinese Chamber of Commerce have
jointly declared holidays on Friday, No-
vember 13, after 1:00 p. m. and on Sat-
urday, Nov. 14, after 6 p. m., so that
Chinatown can join the rest of San Fran-
cisco in jubilant celebration of the grand
opening of the Bay Bridge. The Chinese
community will enter a colorful Celes-
tial section in the day and night parades.
The tentative line-up of the Chinese
participation in the parade on Friday
afternoon and Saturday night: Cathay
Band, Mass Drum Corp of 100 drum-
mers, Dragon Dance, Chinese costume
revue, 50 pretty misses of Chinatown
with night lanterns (for night parade),
Kwai Wah School Band of Sacramento,
St. Mary's special Chinese costumes, and
Chinese actresses on horseback. The
grand marshal of the Chinese section is
T. Y. Tang.
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ROOS ADDS TO STAFF
Dorothy Tom Wing, '36 graduate
of the University of California, has
been added to the staff at Roos Bros,
as the Chinese woman representative
in the San Francisco store.
With the gala opening of the new
Roos Sport Shop at the same location,
she hopes to seen many of her friends
in the store.
Mr. Horace Fong of Oakland re-
cently joined the store in the East Bay.
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LOTUS BOWL
A comfortable seat by the balcony —
watching the rest of Chinatown go by!
Real Chinese cooking deliciously pre-
pared — A spacious dining-room yet
cozy — that is what the Lotus Bowl,
626 Grant Ave., offers.
• Whether it be an after theater snack,
a hurried luncheon on a busy day or
a leisurely dinner with the family one
finds Lotus Bowl provides the proper
atmosphere.
ARTHUR CHONG
OPTOMETRIST
5746 Grant Ave.
CHina 2131s
MARITAL ETHICS CLASSES
"I suppose that next to being born,
the most important thing that happens
to most girls is getting married. We
get all sorts of advice on hope chests,
troueseaus and housekeeping, but does
anyone ever give us anything but half-
truths and misinformation about mar-
riage itself? No, indeed.
"We're trained to be stenographers,
teachers, household employees, and
beauty operators . . .But when it comes
to our most important job — the job of
marriage — it never seems to occur to
anyone that we need facts and counsel
from trained people."
This statement is so typical of the
attitude of young women today and
so characteristic of their need, that the
Chinese Y. W. C. A. has arranged for
a series of four discussions on "Mar-
riage Relationships" to be led by Dr.
Vera Goldman who has had a wide
and successful experience in working
with young women on the problems
of marriage.
The series will begin on Monday,
Nov. 16, at the Chinese Y. W. C. A.,
965 Clay Street, and will continue for
four weeks (Nov. 23, 30, Dec. 7).
Because of the necessity of limiting
the classes, the discussions will not be
open to girls who are still tatending
high school. All others girls and young
women are cordially invited to attend
Dr. Goldman's first talk on Monday,
November 16, at 7:45 p.m.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 13, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
I hear that . . . JOHN Y. CHINN
is in charge of the St. Mary's decora-
tion committee for the Bridge Open-
ing Celebration parade . . . MING
GEE, Chinese sleight of hand artist
recently returned from a long engage-
ment in Reno, entertained at a lodge
meeting last night in San Jose ... To
nite he will be at the Chinese Play-
ground with his many tricks . . . Out
of town visitors here for the Bridge
Celebration are so numerous that it is
impossible to name them all. They
number over 5,000 . . . Almost every
one in the Bay Region who has a car
or can borrow one drove over the New
Bridge yesterday and last nite, some
made two and even three trips. Well!
. . . CHARLES LOW o the "Chinese
Village" offered a large bonus to the
contractors to complete the job in time
for the Bridge opening. And they
DID open no time . . . KAY LEE of
N. Y. and MABEL HING are the
hostesses, with HUBERT DONG and
PETE RWONG in charge of the bar
. . . Watch for the "TWIN DRA-
GONS" of Waverly Place! Yes, that's
the name of the second cocktail lounge
in Chinatown . . . the newlyweds Mr.
and Mrs. WALTER SHEW (Alice
Eng) are giving a banquet to close
friends and relativesSunday nite —
Congratulations! . . . GEORGE
OHINN is in charge of the decoration
staff for the S. F. J. C. dance tomor-
row .. . VINCENT LELAND LEE
is the astute manager of the J. C. bas-
ketball team . . . THOMAS YIP is
their fighting guard who kept the hi-
powered Nulite team bottled up the
whole evening.
. . . Mrs. TDA YOUNG and Mrs.
ALBERT CHIN Nare in charge of
arrangements for the Thanksgiving
dinner at M. E. Church . .. ARTHUR
CHINN flew to L. A. last week for
the U .S. C. -Cal game . . . EDWARD,
EDWTM and GEORGE CHINN. KEY
CHINN HOWARD TOE. VICTOR
AH TYE and EDDIE TOM motored
down for the sa^ne game and attended
the R"*ar-Tr(yan Dance afterward . . .
VICTOR YOUNG and DAVID LEE
of Ca' "'"'' houce crnests of ROLAND
an dARCHIE GOT during their short
stav th°re — verv much interested in
the co-eds! . . . HOCK ONG, the U.
C. badminton champion defeated the
SC champion too . . . KIM the barber
LEE, WALTER WOO, GEORGE
is giving GEORGE CHOW two FREE
haircuts; the result of losing a 2 tol
bet on USC ... At the recent football
game at the Coliseum, EDNA SOO
HOO of the L. A. Mei Wah basketball
team brought along her own football
hero. They made a winning combina-
tion, too . . . ho-hum, I wonder if
JUNE LAU is the cause of wild dis-
turbance in a certain Honoluluan's
manly chest? ... A message from
"X" of L. A. to her fiance in China:
Take yuor time, but hurry back! . . .
DAVID WONG, TOM KWONG of
Santa Rosa were in town recently . . .
. . . JUNIOR! Are you teaching MA-
TILDA CHAN of Sacramento how
to croon? Don't forget the Uke! ... A
shiny new Ford V8 is parked in front
of LILY JAN'S place almostevery eve-
ning. Vas you dere, Sac'to Sharlie?
. . . WILLIE CHAN of Sacramento
is a butcher by trade, but on Sundays
he blossoms out as a tennis player and
can he ride a buckling bronco too . . .
The HANFORD CHNIESE GIRLS
DRTLL TEAM and the BOYS DRUM
CORPS took part in the Harvest Fes-
tival at Reedley and in the Hanford
Armistice Day Celebration. GLADYS
DUNN and her brother, JIMMY, of
Hanford were in town . . . The MSt.
stable, which is the BAKERSFIELD
GIRLS SOCIAL CLUB's favorite rid-
ing place, burned down last week . . .
Ood, I was in too muchofahurry, TI-
NY, vour little daughter Winifred Oc-
tavia Leong was born on Sunday in-
stead of Saturday as I previously stated.
Excuse, please.
. . . On a recent trip to New York
City, ARTHUR LUM, one of Phila-
delphia's most eligible bachelors cast
longing eyes on DOROTHY WU.
Watch out! . . DR. "LIVVY"
CHUNN conducts aclass in anatomy
at Jefferson Medical College of Phila-
delphia . . . RUBY MARK was cho-
sen from a group of 300 applicants for
the position of secretary at the Phila-
delphia Osfopathetic Hospital . . . DR.
CHTH MENG. Director of the China
Institute and BOWEN LEE, air con-
ditioning engineer, took time out to
plav a few sets of tennis at the Play-
ground . . . MR. and MRS. ED.
CHINN of Stockton were in town
with BETTY WAH YOU . . .
FRANK FAT, manager of the Hong
King Lim Cafe of Sacramento, also
dropped in for the Bridge Opening . . .
Seen at theLos Angeles Elysian Court
these sunny weekends are GEORGE
COLLEGIATE PROM
Completion of plans and awards for
the coming Collegiate Prom of the S. F.
J. C. which will be held November 14
at the Chinese Y. W. C. A. have been
made. Raffle prizes and awards will be
on display at the local Comfort Shoe
Store.
According to Vincent Lee of the raffle
committee, Consul General C. C. Huang
and the merchants of Chinatown are do-
nating raffle prizes to be drawn at the
dance. The club is giving a gold trophy
to the Chinese co-ed polling the most
votes in the present popularity contest,
which is taking place in conjunction
with the raffle. Leading contestants at
this time are Louise Yut Lee, Frances
Chew, Louise Lym, Marian Look, and
Lillian Owyang. Funds obtained from
the raffles will be utilized to purchase
new uniforms for the basketball team.
• •
ON THE CALENDAR
November 7, Dance — by U.S.C Chi-
nese Student Club. (No destination an-
nounced, Los Angeles).
November 14, Dance and Show — Oak-
land Chinese Center. Danish Hall, 164
11th Street, Oakland. Admission charged.
November 14, Invitational Dance —
S. F. Junior College at Chinese Y.. W.
C.A., 965 day Street.
Nov. 19, 20, 21, —Annual Bazaar and
Dance, by Chinese Catholic Center, Clay b
Stockton Streets.
November 20, Dinner Dance — Delta
Phi Sigma Fraternity at Far East Cafe,
admission charged.
Nov. 21, Big Game Dance — U. C.
Chinese Students Club at International
House, Berkeley.
November 21, All-Talking Pictures—
by Chinese Y. M. C A. at 855 Sacra-
mento St. Admission charged.
November 25, Barn Dance — by the
Chinese Y. M. C A. at Chinese Y. W.
C A., 965 Clay St. Admission charged.
Nov. 25, — Thanksgiving Dance, by Los
Angeles Mei Wahs, at 1308 S. New Hamp-
shire St., Los Angeles.
Dec. 5, Hope Chest Dance — by Square
and Circle Club, at Chinese Y. W. C A.,
965 Clay Street.
TONG, MILTON QUON, JOHN
SING and othrs of the L.A.CT.C
When the U. C. Softball team came
over here to play a game, they brought
along their own fair rooters, s.unl
wiches, 'n vecrytlun" — mvistard too.
November 13, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
Earl Louie, a "rabid" radio fan, re-
cently acquired a new 13-tube and, of
course, he started to tune for distance.
With a trembling voice he said that he
believed he got Germany. Then — the
announcer said, "You are listening to the
orchestra from the St. Francis Hotel in
San Francisco."
We have been told that an enterpris-
ing young matron, Mrs. Beulah Jung,
is acting as an agent for a well known
East Bay real estate firm. She is contem-
plating or expecting quite a few of the
San Francisco Chinese to take residence
in Oakland now that the transportation
problem is taken care of by the new
bridge. Why doesn't some young Chi-
nese lawyer start proceedings to incor-
porate Oakland as a suburb of San Fran-
cisco. That's a good job for anyone.
Quite a number of persons know that
robins herald the coming of Spring, but
what or who signifies that Christmas is
approaching? Maybe you haven't no-
ticed it, but they are the Christmas
greeting agents who shadow you. It is
getting worse this year for the return of
prosperity also means that the agents,
too, return.
More often than not students are re-
proached for not studying or doing their
lessons at home, but here's one student
who was too zealous in his home work
and because of that enthusiasm was
EJECTED from his room. This lad
worked on his CHEMISTRY experi-
ments with his schoolmate in his room.
Something was amiss, and his helper
dropped the flask containing something
like "flouric acid." Not only is that even-
ing painful but also very, very expensive,
because he had to pay for the damage
the acid did to the floor and wall paper.
CHINA TEA GARDEN
American and Chinese Dishes
•
Dine and Dance No Cover Charge
907 Sixth St., Sacramento, Calif.
BIG GAME DANCE TOPS
NEXT WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS
Imagine young feminine figures at-
tired in the latest fall creations with
heads hidden against manly shoulders,
swaying lissomly together as one to
the smooth music of Charles Horton
and his eleven piece orchestra in the
blended atmosphere of perfume, flow-
ers and brilliantine. The University
of California Chinese Students' Club
is sponsoring the Big Game Dance at
the Berkeley International House next
Saturday, Nov. 21st, will transform
this picture into a reality.
For students who seek surcease from
studies in joy or grief, depending on
the outcome of the gridiron struggle
earlier in the afternoon, and for alumni
and friends of California and Stanford,
this affair will provide a fitting locale
to renew old acquaintances.
According to Victor Young, presi-
dent of the Chinese Students Club, the
day's activities will commence with a
buffet luncheon and informal reception
for Stanford and California alumni
and students at the U. C. students club-
house, after which the ardent rooters
will disband for the memorial stadium.
Vice-President Ruth Chue will be the
luncheon chairman. Immediately fol-
lowing the contest there will be a sup-
per in the National Room of the Inter-
national House where a collegiate at-
mosphere of informality will prevail,
as stated by Jessie Fung, chairman.
The decorations committee under the
direction of David Alvin Lee will pro-
vide a setting enhanced by a daringly
unique decorative motif. The floor
and reception committees, headed by
Glenn D. Lym and Elmer H. Lee,
have made necessary arrangements in-
suring a pleasant evening for those at-
tending. Other events include draw-
ings for the Benefit Raffle, women's
door prizes, and the grand march at
midnight.
Patrons and patronesses for this semi-
formal affair will be the Hon. Consul-
General and Mrs. C. C. Huang, Chi-
nese faculty members of the Univer-
sity of California, and distinguished
alumni of both institutions.
I
THE GREEN JADE
BEAUTY SHOPPE
EVERY BEAUTY SERVICE
Expert Operators
850 JACKSON STREET
CHina 2233
CHINESE CENTER OFFERS
SHOW AND DANCE
Concluding the many celebrations for
the San Francisco Bay Bridge inaugural,
the Chinese Center is offering a show
and dance this Saturday evening, No-
vember 14, at the Oakland Danish Hall,
164 Eleventh St. With the swelling of
its Chinese community activity fund as
the objective, the entertainment com-
mittee under Henry Luck and Gay
Wye has secured the services of the pop-
ular Berkeley Puppet Forum to present
its repetoire of plays to the audience.
Immediately after the performance
the hall will be cleared for dancing and
the Chinatown Knights orchestra will
hold sway until one. Recreation in the
form of bridge and mah jong will be
conducted on the scecond floor of the
two-storied building. Despite the fact
that a $50 bank account heads an im-
posing list of valuable and useful prizes,
the Center is charging only ten cents for
the price of admission.
GUESTS ENJOY FISHING TRIP
Weekending up the Sacramento River
recently were Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Al Huey, Tommy
Hing, Harry Hing and Eugene Louie,
who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
F. Trigueiro of Rio Vista.
The fishing was excellent. Al Huey
landed his mess of catfish and Harry
Hing's luck held out on the bass. But
the finest and largest bass went to Mrs.
Edna Huey, the fish weighing all of five
pounds. Mrs. Huey contributed it to
beginner's luck and not to any skill in
handling the reel, since it was her first
fishing trip.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 13, 1936
CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Chinese Inventions and
Discoveries
NOS. XXII — XXV: THE CHINESE
INVENTED THE LEEBOARD,
THE BALANCED RUDDER, AND
THE WATER TIGHT COMPART-
MENT AL SHIP
The fact that China is essentially agri-
cultural has obscured her as a great mari-
time nation. Very few realize that China
(a) was the first of the ancient nations
to undertake deep sea voyage, and (b)
today has more vessels afloat than the
rest of the world combined. The clumsy
looking junks are in reality very sea-
worthy vessels, more capable of riding a
rough sea comfortably than the Nor-
mandie or Queen Mary, and they em-
body many inventions unknown to Eu-
ropeans until comparatively recent times.
All kinds of vessels are afloat in Chi-
nese water, and they show a wide range
of adaptation to local conditions. For
our study we shall divide them into the
following types:
1. Sampans
2. River rafts
3. Boat dwellers' barges
4. Pleasure boats
5. Government boats
6. Fisher junks
7. Cargo junks
1. Sampans literally mean "three
boards" and this term denotes that a
sampan is not a dug out on the one hand
and that it is a very small, light skiff or
rowboat on the other, serving the func-
tion of a water taxi. Most of them are
rowed not with oars, but by a long, oar-
like paddle which also serves as a rudder.
This type of propelling enables the vessel
to glide through narrow canals and
crowded waters as well as close to wharfs
and embankments.
2. Three main types of rafts are found
on the rivers The most interesting type
is found on the Huang Ho. They are
constructed of logs made unsinkably
more buoyant by the addition of skin
bags on the underside. The "yang pei
ch'uan" have rolls of sheep skin bags
filled with air, while the "niu pei
ch'uan" have oxhide bags filled with
wool. The larger rafts have as many as
500 bags arranged in rows of ten under
the rafts. These rafts, some up to 75 feet
in length, cover a distance of 700 miles,
transporting goods from Sinning to Pao-
tow. Operated by Chinese of the Moslem
faith these vessels may be related to
those in the near-East. Mention has been
made of them as being in use in China
about twolfrbusanci years ago.
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3. The barges of the boat dwellers are
distinguished chiefly in that they are
without sails and practically the entire
deck is given over to the rearing of a
deck house which serves as dwelling for
the entire family. At the stern there are
usually hanging cages containing chick-
ens, ducks, and even pigs. Immersed in
the water are more cages containing fish
and shell fish, and on the roof one often
finds vegetable patches containing herbs
and onions. Infants are tied to the boat
with a length of cord. Older children
have a piece of log or a gourd attached to
their backs.
Boat dwellers' barges are called Tan
Chia Ting (Cantonese: Tung Ga
Tang). According to local tradition the
Tan Chia or boat dwellers are said to be
the remains of a "navy" maintained by
the Yuan Emperors in southern waters.
They were permitted to marry, and after
the downfall of the Yuans they were
completely forgotten. There is a notion
among them that they should not return
to land.
Perhaps the pressure ol population is
the main cause of their being on water.
The boat dwellers' population, estimated
at 250,000 in some 85,000 boats, is fairly
constant, probably due to heavy tolls bv
periodic typhoons. Perhaps about live
per cent of the Chinese in America arc
former Boat Dwellers.
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CULTURE
4. Of pleasure boats the best known
are the "dragon racing boats (lung
ch'uan). They may be related to the
Malay Proa, such as the Cambodian
royal racers. Both are in the shape of a
dragon with head and tail turning sky-
ward fore and aft. The "flower boats" or
hua ting are given over to excursions,
shows, gambling, and the night life.
They are constructed of teak and sandal-
wood and are peopled by musicians, sing
song girls, cuisiners, and chanting sail-
ors.
5. Government boats include revenue
cutters, police boats, Mandarin barges,
pirate chasers, and war junks. During
the Ch'ing Dynasty the latter two
hoisted the Dragon Flags and also had
secret identification marks to distinguish
them from pirate vessels which often
imitate government boats in order to get
near preys as well as to escape detection.
War junks are equipped with board-
ing hooks and pikes, drums and gongs,
tigerhead shields, and an array of gons,
mows, gims, gaks, and other fighting
implements. There were also bow and
fire arrows and bombs (see coming ar-
ticle on the Chinese invention of bombs
and tear gas), and brass swivel cannons.
According to my late mother, who as a
child had made many trips with her ship
builder father along the China coast,
many merchant vessels were equipped
with dummy cannons to scare away pi-
rates. In the early days pirates who are
captured are thrown into caldrons of
boiling oil by the authorities.
The first iron-clad war vessel in the
world, built in Korea to combat invad-
ing Japanese, is said to have been de-
signed by Chinese engineers, but I am
unable to secure data other than that
practically all the architects and artisans
in Korea at that time were extra-mural
Chinese.
6. Fishing junks or yui ch'uan are
typically light, swift vessels. They all
have distinctive characteristics to accom-
modate themselves to varying condi-
tions. The best known fisher types are
those of Taku, Tentai, Wenchow, Foo-
chow, Amoy, Swatow, and Hongkong
Bay. Both fishers and traders are further
divided into river (ho), bay (hai), and
deep sea (yang) types. Thus the Foo-
chow river junk, longshore junk, and
ocean junk are three distinctive types.
All Chinese junks have eyes painted on
the prows. Ivan Connallv is of the opin-
ion that they are probably Egyptian in
origin, being carried into China by the
Arabs. Most pilot boats are swift, slender
vessels similar to fishers.
7. It is among the trader or cargo
junks (ho ch'uan) that we find the
greatest variations. They are typically
sturdier, steadier, and stouter than the
fishers. They have solid deck houses
whereas the fishers often have only mat
sheds. These houses rise high in the
stern to form the poops,
As we go from southern waters north-
ward we find the traders increasingly
primitive, for the navigation culture is
practically alien to the northern Chinese.
In the order of increasing efficiency,
the traders might be listed as follows:
Chinchow, Tentai-Cheefoo, Antung,
Shitan Bay, Tsung Ming, Hanchow Bay,
Chusan Archipelago, Fukien Santao,
Foochow, Ningpo, Pechili, Amoy, Ch'-
uan chow, Kwangtung Kan ch'uan,
and Kwangtung ch'ao chow. Let us
examine a few of them:
a. THE PECHILI CARGO measures
up to 160 feet in length and has a ca-
pacity of 160 tons. These journey from
Shanghai to Canton, and made regular
trips to Singapore until as late as 1903.
It has three masts with sails of the usual
balance lug type, extended and stiffened
by about twelve bamboo battens, besides
two smaller sails arising from the long
deck house.
b. THE FOOCHOW POLE JUNK
is often up to 180 feet in length with a
beam of 25 feet. It has a 180 ton capacity
and carries a crew of 25 to 35 sailors or
sui sou (water hands). They are best
known to Europeans because of their
many trips to the West:
"Keying": Hong Kong to London in
1848.
"Huang Ho": Hong Kong to Sydney
in 1908.
"Ningpo": Shanghai to San Francisco
in 1912.
c. THE AMOY FISHERS are ex-
ceedingly slender vessels with a single
central deck house. One of these vessels,
manned only by a Captain Ward, his
Chinese wife, and a deck hand, sailed
from Amoy to Vancouver. If my mem-
ory serves me correctly, they then pro-
ceeded to San Francisco and then to
New York by way of the Panama Canal,
where the vessel was sold to a wealthy
American.
d. THE AMOY TRADERS still ply
between Shanghai and Indo China. It
was from Ch'uan Chow of Fukien that
Kublia Khan dispatched expeditions to
Java and Japan during the Yuan Dy-
nasty, and it is conceivable that the early
war junks were of this type.
e. THE KWANGTUNG TRADER
OF CH'AO CHOW FU is also known
as "pak tou ch'uan" or white headed
junk. They are generally built by Chi-
nese in Siam where wood is cheap and
plentiful. They traded with Shanghai
and Siam, and are noted for their large
storage capacity, up to 300 tons.
The Cantonese and Fukienese covered
the southern waters (nam yang) supply-
ing Burma, Indo China, India, Java,
Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines
with such trade goods as tea, gongs,
celadons, and metal knives.
A typical junk is divided into from six
to ten water-tight compartments, so that
should damage be done to a part of the
vessel, repairs can be made on the broken
compartment while the remaining com-
partments keep the vessel afloat. This in-
genious arrangement, known to the Chi-
nese for centuries, was not adopted by
western mariners until recent times. It
was first reported on by Father Le Com-
te in 1687.
Another Chinese invention is the lee-
board. This is a frame of planks lowered
on the lee ("non-windy") side of the
vessel to arrest the drift when close-
hauled, by giving her greater draft. This
device, so popular in England and Hol-
land today, was known to China from
a very early date.
A unique invention is the balanced
rudder. This consisted of the addition of
a small blade in front of the rudder post,
so that it will absorb a part of the force
of the water, thus balancing the force ex-
erted on the rear or main wing of the
rudder. This trick enables a single helms-
man to steer the largest junk ever built.
Some rudder posts are forked to insure
greater rigidity.
The sails and rudders of many junks
are perforated. This is supposed to re-
duce strain and also to invite the flow of
current in the direction of the perfora-
tions.
Only the central mast of a junk arises
from the midline. The remaining are
always placed a little to one side so as not
to weaken the central beam and also to
take full advantage of the wind.
The bottom of a junk is flat like that
of a duck, thus eliminating the use of
dry docks for repairs or repainting. The
usual practice is to anchor the junk close
to shore during high tide, and then
when the tide recedes, it is left on dry
land, standing by itself. The anchor is
generally a four pronged affair of teak-
wood reinforced by iron, and sometimes
weighted by rocks.
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PANORAMA OF CHINESE LIFE IN AMERICA, BY A WELL KNOWN
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The Chinese Digest is not just a hobby or a business — it is
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There are no people in America more misunderstood
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American dailies about "bandits," "misrule," and "Asiatic
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KNOW that the "news" is the result of skilful tampering by
such paid propagandists as "Ratty Rea." Young China wanted
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China needs — and the world wants.
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INTER-TRENCH COMMUNICATION. Chinese in
Boston or Portland have natural ties and common interests.
Adverse legislation in one is adverse to all. Most of the smaller
Chinatowns hardly number more than a hundred souls, and
these kinsmen of ours live in isolation and loneliness. They
are anxious to know what is going on elsewhere. Conventions
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The progress of any group of people depends primarily on its
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November 13, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
SAN FRANCISCO'S
CHINATOWN
By Charles Caldwell Dobie. Illustrated
by E. H. Suydam. 328 pp. New York:
D. Appleton-Century Co. $5.00.
Readers who have perused Mr. Do-
bie's previous book, "San Francisco:
A Pageant," will remember that he de-
voted many pages therein to reminisce
about his boyhood recollections of Chi-
natown and he also gave a condensed
picture of the colony as a whole. With
deft strokes he was able to capture in
a few pages something of the spirit
and reality that is Chinatown.
Now Mr. Dobie offers us a whole
book (and it is a first attempt, too),
in which he has poured forth the re-
sults of his researches and personal
knowledge of Chinatown and the Chi-
nese. And let it be said here that the
book is fascinating reading and at the
same time offers a wealth of factual
materials, some of which are new even
to those who profess to have a de-
cidedly thorough knowledge of our
community's history.
To the Reviewer a book about Chi-
natown must needs answer the follow-
ing requirements, more or less: Is it
complete? Does it abide by the facts?
Is it beautifully, or at least well-writ-
ten? Did the author approach his sub-
ject with understanding and sympa-
thy? Did he write it with clarity and
insieht and intellectual honesty?
That these requirements are strict is
obvious. But, having read, over a
space of many years, scores of articles
and clever but meaningless journal-
istic pieces about Chinatown (some
had described is as mysterious, others
said quaint) and the people therein,
(and thev were said to be either bland,
inscrutable or sinister) the Reviewer
had thereafter made up his mind that
should anyone ever come to write a
book about this "ward of Canton sit-
uated in the most eligible business
quarter of the city," (the words are
Kipling's), the aforesaid requirements
must be met, if not in whole, then at
least in part.
Mr. Dobie's book almost fulfils ev-
ery expectation. In sixteen chapters,
and every one of them interesting, he
has succeeded not only in giving a bet-
ter picture of Chinatow n than ha; :vei
before been done, but, more import-
ant, he has given a history of this pop-
ulous colony. He has done this with
a fictionist's eye for story interest and
also as an historian. If "San Francisco:
A Pageant" can be considered as the
definitive biography of the city of St.
Francis, then "San Francisco's China-
town" may also be accepted as a de-
finitive history of this community.
Tas\ Outlined
The author outlined his task thus:
"This volume was evolved out of an
idea to present a series of word pic-
tures of San Francisco's Chinatown in
conjunction with Mr. Suydam's charm-
ing sketches of a steadily vanishing
section. It was our hope to catch a
measure of the quarter's quality and
charm and put it in a more or less
permanent form before it completely
disintegrated.
"As the work progressed, it seemed
less and less possible to confine the at-
tempt to mere pictorial adventures.
One found paths leading off in the
direction of history, of interpretation,
of criticism. There were times when
even the scenes shifted and other back-
grounds intruded. But, always, it
seemed with a certain pertinency to
an understanding picture of the Chi-
nese quarter in San Francisco.
"There has been Chinatown in other
cities of America. There are China-
towns in other American cities still.
But it must be conceded that San Fran-
cisco's Chinatown always has been the
the most insignificant expression of this
alien people dwelling in our midst.
It ranks first in numbers and in wealth
of transplanted traditions. To know
the Chinatown in San Francisco is to
know every other Chinatown in the
United States."
"Along the streets of Chinatown."
In the introductory chapter Mr. Do-
bie absolved many fictionists for their
lurid stories of Chinatown because
they found it so difficult to know the
Chinese, since the latter kept so much
to themselves. These writers, therefore,
had to augment what they could see
of the externals with their imagination.
The resultant pictures were distorted
and unreal, but they had plenty of
garish color.
First Chinese in America.
In chapters I and II speculations are
made as to the first Chinese who came
to the New World and the first one
who really settled and, so to speak,
"founded" Chinatown. That almost
legendary Buddhist monk, Hui Shen,
is again resurrected from the musty
pages of Chinese historical annals and
was almost again given the distinction
of being the first civilized man to land
on these shores. (Since Hui Shen's
travels are recorded in the history of
the Liang Dynasty (502-556 A. D.),
there is good data for historical re-
search by Chinese scholars).
As regard the first Chinese to settle
in this city, there are tales of the cabin-
boy of th Bolivar who landed here in
1838; of a merchant, Chum Ming, re-
puted to have arrived in 1847; and of
the Chinese woman servant who came
in 1848 aboard the brig "Eagle" with
her employers. Two men were re-
corded as having come on the same ship
but what happened after these worth-
ies landed there is no trace of a record.
Two other Chinese claimed to have
come to this country before gold was
discovered, but their words can hardly
be taken as truth, and, anyway, it is
so easy to exaggerate dates.
There were 7 Chinese in the state
of California in 184S. but a vcar later
the number had climbed to 700. At
this time the immigrants first began to
organized and soon had hired an Am-
erican advisor with a rather adventur-
ous background.
Before long the "China Boys," as
they were then dubbed, were being ap-
proached by zealous Christian gentle-
men and ordcrrs were sent back to
China for Scriptures anil Christian
tracts with which these immigrants
may be edified and converted. And
when these printed items arrived there
was a celebration and three hundred
"China Boys" arrived tor the ceremony.
These were the days w hen the Chinese
were looked upon condescendingly
and with "patronizing indulgence."'
November 13, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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REVIEWS AND COMMENT
They were even welcomed into the
state with open arms, with the bless-
ing of the law and press. But, of
course, this attitude did not last very
long.
By 1851 the Chinese population in
California had grown from 700 to
12,000, and complaints from various
quarters, especially the watchful press,
were beginning to be heard. There
was an attempt to stem the tide of
immigration by a miner's tax, but it
did not help very much, as the popu-
lation kept increasing. While the law-
makers were still debating what to do
there was a mass meeting of white
workers in Columbia in 1852 who had
gathered to do something about the
yellow horde who kept coming in and
who were seemingly, so these right-
eous pioneers thought, taking away
what was rightly theirs and theirs a-
lone. More alien taxations were im-
posed, race hatred mounted — under
the guise of unjust and ridiculous ac-
cusations of the Chinese — merchants
and laborers were beginning to be driv-
en from place to place. And, in 1859,
there occurred the persecution of the
Chinese at Shasta.
Railroad Building
Then came railroad building. The
Chinese of that generation never real-
ized what an important phase railroad
building in the state affected the future
of the Chinese in America. When the
Central Pacific began construction in
1863 the Chinese were already being
persecuted and eventually most of
them would have been forced to return
to their homeland and the immigration
of their countrymen to this country
more or less halted. But in 1865 thou-
sands of them were being hired for
this construction work and the perse-
cution slackened because in this field
the Chinese were not competing with
th whites and the latter were content
to forget their hatred for the time be-
ing. But this state of affairs did not
last long, for railroad construction work
ended in 1869 and once more many
thousands of Chinese laborers had to
seek other means of making their live-
lihood. It was then that real trouble
began. And the increase of thirty
thousand more immigrants between
1870-80 did not help matters any.
The Chinese hired themselves out
to farmers, became shoemakers, mak-
ers of overalls and domestic servants.
But in 1875 there was crop failure, pre-
ceded by bank failure. Whites were
thrown out of work for the first time,
while the hard working and frugal
yellow brethren held on. It was an
intolerable situation as far as the white
men were concerned. Ruffians began
to harass Chinese merchants and la-
borers; Dennis Kearny raised the cry,
"The Chinese must go!" The inevit-
able legislative measure for Chinese ex-
clusion came into being.
Of course, there were saner elements
who did not think with the rabble
but advocated just means of solving
the problem. But unfortunately, where-
as the arguments advanced for the ex-
clusion of the Chinese were without
justification, morally or legally, the ar-
guments against exclusion matched the
former in puerility and maudlin senti-
mentality. Needless to say, the exclu-
.sionists won and the Golden Gate was
swung shut against further immigra-
tion.
Six Companies and Tongs
The author evidently had much
trouble trying to find out the exact
functions of the Six Companies, but
for all that he was able to give a good
description of its beginning and pur-
poses. In this chapter is explained the
interlocking ramifications of the vari-
ous family and district organizations
which made up the rigid social fabric
of Chinatown in the past. However,
he was a little off in stating that the
Lau family has only 8 members in
America.
In describing the highbinder or
racketeering tongs the author has dis-
closed a chapter in Chinatown history
which has always been shrouded in
mystery. The only criticism here is
that he did not define the meaning of
the character " tong" to remove its sin-
ister meaning associated in the minds
of Americans, and also that he did
not inquire into the cultural basis
which was responsible for the appear-
ance of these racketeering associations.
But Mr. Dobie gave valuable data
regarding the history of the Triad
Societv, China's most powerful secret
organization, which blossomed out
overseas in many another name, and
in America goes under the appellation
of Chee Kung Tong. The Chee Kung
Tong in America, once so powerful,
has reached the nadir of its influence,
though it will not die out.
Mr. Dobie did not overlook China-
town's darker side. Blackmail and as-
sasinations by highbinder tongs are de-
tailed, as well as gambling and prosti-
tution, and slave girls and opium dens.
Other writers have dealt with this side
of Chinatown's life, but the difference
between those writers and the present
author was that the former had reveal-
ed these social delinquencies without
any explanation and understanding,
whereas Mr. Dobie treated the subject
with intelligent understanding. "High-
binder wars, slave-girls, opium dens
were facts too clamorous to be ignored.
But there were explanations. If one
understands, one is tolerant."
The remaining chapters deal with
the author's childhood memories of
Chinatown and the few Chinese he
knew, the various old festivals which
Chinatown celebrate, descriptions of
Chinese food and various places of
interest.
Taken all in all, this volume should
be required reading for second genera-
tion Chinese who are or should be in-
terested in the history of Chinatown,
for Mr. Dobie has assembled more in-
formation on this subject than any Am-
erican-born Chinese would have
thought possible.
Subjects Omitted
A great deal more can yet be written
about Chinatown, for Mr. Dobie has
not covered every pertinent angle. For
instance, one would like to know some-
thing of the history of Chinatown
journalism, for there is much color and
human and political interest in this
phase of Chinatown life. One would
also like to know something of the
cultural side of the second generation
Chinatown inhabitants as well as their
social habits. They are the product of
the blending of two alien cultures.
How is this cultural fusion working
out in the lives of these American-born
Chinese?
It is very likely that "San Francisco's
Chinatown" will remain for many
years to come the book about this com-
munity which is thorough, informative
and entertaining.
One should not forget to mention
that Mr. Suydam's 33 illustrations en-
hance immeasurably the value of the
book.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 13. 1936
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
CHINESE JOURNALISM
ON THE WEST COAST
The romance of the Chinese press
on the Pacific Coast is very colorful,
and behind each Chinese newspaper
there was some interesting personality
who have made history one way or
another. The Chinese people are in-
tellectually inclined and responsive to
new ideas — be they radical or conserv-
ative— and through the press, the Chi-
nese leaders find their followers. Ng
Poon Chew, Kang Yu-wei, Sun Yat-
sen are well-known personalities to the
Chinese here and in China, and each
of them left behind a newspaper in
San Francisco. Contemporaries like
Walter U. Lum, D. Y. Mah, Ching-
wah Lee and Thomas W. Chinn have
added niches to Chinese journalism
on the Coast here, and each of the
publications represent a school of
thought. The Chinese press in San
Francisco serves the Chinese popula-
tion from San Francisco to Chicago,
and from Mexico to Canada. Al-
though there are Chinese newspapers
in Chicago, New York City, Toronto,
and Vancouver, the papers from San
Francisco em'oy a wide circulation ev-
ervwhere. The publishers, editors and
newspapermen of years gone by have
blazed the trail of the Fourth Estate
into the consciousness of the Chinese
people.
First Effort
The first journalistic endeavors of
the Chinese in America on record is
the "Chinese News Paper", a weekly,
published by Mon Kee at 821 Wash-
ington Street, San Francisco. The
only copy of that paper left is the
edition of Dec. 16, 1884, and was re-
corded as the 428th issue. Whether
the paper was published 428 weeks
before that edition or not, your corres-
pondent was unable to verify because
all previous records of that paper were
destroved in the San Francisco fire of
1906. Ten years later, 1894, the "Occi-
dental Daily News" made its first ap-
pearance, (Chinese Digest Apr. 10,
1936) and was edited bv Loo Kum Shu,
who later became the first manager of
the Chinese Teleohone Exchange of
San Francisco. These two publica-
tions mav be said to be the forerun-
ners of Chinese journalism on the Paci-
fic Coast, if not in America.
It remained for the venerable Doctor
Ng Poon Chew, "gentleman, statesman,
scholar, and editor" to be the father
of Chinese iournalism on the Pacific
Coast. Dr. Chew first started the "Wah
By Lim P. Lee
DR. NG POON CHEW
Mei Sun Po" (the Chinese-American
Morning Paper) in Los Angeles, in
1898, and in 1900 he started the Chung
Sai Yat Po (China- America Daily Pa-
per) in San Francisco which has en-
joyed a continuous existence up to the
present time. Dr. Ng Poon Chew was
a famous lecturer on the Chautaqua
and Lyceum platforms and made num-
erous transcontinental tours interpret-
ing China and the Chinese people to
the American public. While Dr. Chew
realized that his lectures were good
promotion for better Sino - American
understanding, he also thought of the
necessity of bringing the right inform-
ation concerning America to the Chi-
nese people, and thus he started his
newspaper career after studving for the
ministry and was ordained a pastor.
It is not too much to say that Dr.
Chew has done more than any other
single individual of his generation in
bringing about better mutual under-
standing between the Chinese and Am-
erican people. To the Americans he
lectured, and to the Chinese he gave
them the first Chinese daily newspaper.
Miss Mansie Chew, eldest daughter of
Dr. Chew, is st'H carrying on where
her father left off.
Political Reformers' Organs
While Dr. Ng Poon Chew was try-
ing to introduce western ideas to the
Chinese in America, another newspa-
perman and statesman was attempting
modern reforms in China. Tn 1^98
Kang Yu-wei was able to win over
Emneror Kang Hsu of the Manchu
rpTime to man out a program of mo-
dernization in C^'na, The famous
"Hundred Davs Reform" n-ave n«e to
the roun d' etat of the Emnress Dowa-
ger Tzu-Hsi and caased Kang Yu-wei
to flee for his life. While a political
refugee in America, Kang Yu-wei start-
ed the "Mon Hing Yat Po" (People's
Recovery Daily Paper) in San Fran-
cisco in 1899, and he advocated con-
stitutional government and a limited
monarchy. In 1900 the "Mon Hing
Yat Po" changed its name to the Chi-
nese World and is still in existence
under that name today. If the reforms
preached by Kang Yu-wei were heed-
ed by the Empress Dowager, there
would be no need of a Sun Yat-sen.
However, the reaction and conserva-
tism of the Empress gave the impetus
to Dr. Sun Yat-sen to carry out his
revolutionary zeal to a final realization
— the downfall of the Manchu dynasty.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the
Chinese Republic, made three visits to
America before the Revolution, and
each time his following increased. Dur-
ing his third visit in 1909 he felt he
had sufficient strength in America to
organize the San Francisco chapter of
the Tung Meng Hui (the forerunner
of the Kuomintang) and started the
Young China, a daily paper to spread
his revolutionary ideas. During this
peroid Dr. Sun had a price on his head,
but the Revolution broke out in 1911.
and manv of Dr. Sun's supporters went
back to China with him and turned
the oldest empire into the voungest
republic in 1912. It was not long
before President Yuan Shih-kai betray-
ed the republican came, and Dr. Sun
went hack to South China .and contin-
ued his revolutionary work. The Young
China sunnorted the Natfona'wt move-
ment which helped result in the estab-
lishment of the central government in
Nanking today. When the Tung Meng
Hui became the Kuomintang. the
Young China was made the official
or^an of the Party in America, and
todav it is still reco^ni^ed as the
spokesman of the Partv here.
The Chinese Times was started in
1924 by Walter U. Lum, Thomas U.
Jung, Lee Bock Yin and others of the
Chinese American Citizens Alliance.
The history of the C. A. C. A. was re-
viewed in earlier issues (Oct. "^ and 30,
19.36V However, it is sufficient to
state here that the need for education
of the American citizens of Chinese
ancestrv to exercise their polirii-al rights
started the Chinese Timet. Walter U.
Lum is one of the earlv pioneers in
encouraging the Chkiese-Arn^rican citi-
zens to exercise their franchise and in
a battle against discrimination of the
Chinese people, and the Chinese Times
November 13, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 17
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
was made the official organ of the C.
A. C. A.
■ The Kuo Min Yat Po (Chinese Na-
tionalist Daily) was started in 1928
after dissension in the ranks of the
Kuomintang in China resulted in a left
wine and a right wing (while the na-
tiona'ict movement advanced as far as
Hankow in 1926, a faction of the Kuo-
minfanff pushed on to Nanking in
1927, which split the Party). D. Y.
Mah and his colleagues organized the
Kuo Min Yat Po to rally behind the
left-wmnr or Hankow group, which was
beinf l°d bv Wang Ching-wei. When
the hr^-h healed during the national
crisis rf 1932, Wang Ching-wei be-
came r*>» premier of China and he
rec0rrr>:— H the Kuo Min Yat Po as
the oK-'^ or^-an of the Kuomintang
in A~"*n'ca. This recognition still
holds todav. Wang Ching-wei, a poli-
tical """ifr and newsoaper editor in
Chinn ba« Ven the patron of the Kuo
Min X7"* po ever since it was started,
and ?«■ -f-5'1 ->n occasional writer for that
pan<=r
Birth of Chinese Digest
Chinese journalism on the Pacific
Coast took on a new slant with the
inauguration of the Chinese Digest, a
weekly published in English. Realiz-
ing that the second generation Chinese
have adopted the English language as
a medium of expression in conversa-
tion, club records, and in correspon-
dence, a group of young Chinese led
by Mr. Thomas W. Chinn and Mr.
Chingwah Lee launched the Chinese
Digest which is celebrating its first an-
niversary wtih this issue. The Chinese
Digest has several predecessors, the
first being the "Tri Termly Toots"
which had its start in 1921, the "Scout
Wig Wag" came out in 1927, and the
"Y- World" made its initial appearance
in 1929. Though the^e are humbler
efforts compared with the Chinese Di-
gest, nevertheless, through these mim-
eographed papers several members of
the Chinese Digest gained valuable ex-
perience.
Your correspondent presents the
staff of the Chinese Digest so that the
readers might know a little about the
people who are putting out this week-
ly paper. Mr. Chingwah Lee founded
three mimeographed papers before he
started the Chinese Digest with Mr.
Thomas W. Chinn. Mr. Lee is an
intellectual of few equals, and those
who know him find him to be "an
encyclopaedia of ideas" on eastern or
western civilization. Chinese culture
and Ceramic Arts are widely sought
after by Chinese and Americans alike.
Mr. Thomas W. Chinn had his start
in journalism under the tutorship of
C. C. Weigle (now on the faculty of
the University of California) and did
his first writing as a cub reporter for
the San Francisco Bulletin before it
was changed to the Call-Bulletin. After
a short business trip to China, Mr.
Chinn returned to San Francisco and
entertam^d the idea of a Chinese news-
paper in the English lansman-e for two
vears before the first edition of the
Qk^Pts. T)j crest came out.
After eight months in a publishing
house "learning the tricks," he organ-
ized the staff and gave the Chinese
Digest to Chinese journalism on the
Pacific Coast. He works harder than
anyone one else on the staff to get the
paper out. Although Mrs. Daisy Wong
Chinn's name does not appear in the
publication, she edits the news and
articles that come into the office. A
former student at the University of
Ca';fornia in Mathematics, Mrs. Chinn
polishes the grammar of the Chinese
Di<rert before it makes its weekly ap-
pearance.
Mr. William Hoy, associate editor
and reviewer, is the editor of the "Aur-
ora," the young peoples' publication
of the Chinese Catholic Social Center
of San Francisco. Readers of Reviews
and Comment will find that Mr. Hoy
is not only intelligent in his criticisms
but scholarly as well. It takes a schol-
ar to pass criticisms on scholars. Mr.
Fred George Woo, sports editor, held
a similar position in Mission High
School's West Wing, San Francisco.
An ex-reporter of the "Morning Sun,"
Mr. Woo is not only a sports comment-
ator, but the proud possessor of a gold
medal given by the San Francisco
Chronicle for writing an essay on the
Constitution of the United States ,in
19?9. Miss Helen Fong, our new cir-
culation manager, graduated from the
Universitv of California last summer
and has since devoted her time towards
in-r,acin<T the circulation of the paper.
Miss Clara Chan, a graduate of Mills
College and U. of California, now
in Canton, wrote for the Chinese Di-
gest on "Fashions" before she return-
ed to China and was at one time the
editor of a San Francisco club paper.
Miss Ethel Lum, a graduate of the
University of California and a Phi
B=ta Kappa, contributed to "Sociology"
before your correspondent joined the
paper. Due to the pressure of social
work, Miss Lum found it necessary to
leave the staff. Mr. Robert G. Poon
of the "Poo Poo" column can crack a
joke faster than you can spell your
name and was once student body presi-
dent of the Commerce Evening High
School. Mr. Wallace H. Fong, staff
photographer, is a veteran in the
"shooting business" and presents the
pictorial side of the Chinese Digest to
you. Your correspondent speaks more
than he writes, writing being a new
game for him. However, he has writ-
ten for Pacific Weekly, Stockton In-
dependent, U. S. C's Daily Trojan and
the Chinese Christian Student.
This brief summary of Chinese jour-
nalism on the Pacific Coast shows
that with the exception of the Chung
Sai Yat Po and the Chinese Digest the
newspapers of San Francisco China-
town were started from political mo-
tives. Chinatown is not only a
tourist attraction for Californians, Inc.,
but a springboard for political theories
of the politicians as well. If leaders
like Kang Yu-wei, Sun Yat-sen, and
Wang Ching-wei found San Francisco
Chinatown a fertile ground to plant
their ideas, so did General Tsai Ting
Kai (of Shanghai defense fame, 1932)
and General Fang Chen-wu (of Tsinan
defense fame, 1927) find in San Fran-
cisco Chinatown a good place to tell
the Chinese people to adopt a strong
resistance policy toward Japanese ag-
gression in China.
In spite of the strong political mo-
tives of the other Chinese newspapers
the Chinese Digest continues as a non-
political newspaper in San Francisco
Chinatown and for the Chinese in Am-
erica. In the past year the Chinese
D:ge<t has consistently refused to sell
out to private organizations.
Neither was the Chinese Digest
founded for commercial reasons;
instead, it aims at the fulfilling of the
cultural and sociological needs of the
Chinese in America. This embodies
the preservation, development, and
transmission of the art, literature and
philosophy of China, the presentation
of Far Eastern news as social data ra-
ther than political tools, and the offer-
ing of a medium for the active ex-
change of ideas among the Chinese in
America.
• •
The Chinese Digest is doing a fine
piece of wor\ in that it brings to the
younger generation a \nowledge of the
arts and traditions of old China.
Miss Mansie Chew, English Editor,
Chung Sai Yat Po
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 13, 1936
SPORTS
Fnd George Woo.
CHINESE ENJOY GREATEST
YEAR IN ATHLETICS
With every branch of sports show-
ing a steady upward trend, the Chi-
nese athletes throughout the United
States enjoyed one of the greatest, if
not actually the greatest, years in his-
tory during the one-year period from
November, 1935, to November, 1936.
In tennis, track and field, baseball,
Softball, fishing and hunting, swim-
ming, boxing and basketball, more
Chinese than ever before participated
during this highly successful period,
especially along the Pacific Coast,
where the Chinese communities are
larger than elsewhere in America.
Swimming, heretofore a none-too
popular sport, was taken in by many
scores of Chinese lads. At the San
Francisco Chinese Y. M. C. A., six
meets and exhibitions were held.
Tennis was popular throughout the
coast, notably in Portland, Los Angeles
and San Francisco, where hundreds of
Chinese men, women and children
took part in this game.
Two invitational track and field
meets in San Francisco and a collegiate
meet in Los Angeles were held. Al-
though baseball was popular only with
Oakland hovs, softball created a great
deal of interest.
For the fSr<;t time in historv, Chinese
boxing tea"->s were organized and
manv mattes and exhibitions were
given bv Chinese boys. Interest in
hunti""- an^l fUhing and skeet shoot-
in<r an/4 t-arrrof practice was centered
in San Francisco and Fresno, creating
not a little favorable comment in the
j^niPrircin fireSS.
Bask^t^all. considered the most pop-
ular cnorf q"-,oncr the Chinese, begins
poorer won with a successful vear
alr^arlv Kprn'nr] it. Numerous leagues
with Chinee t^ams entered were play-
ed lact cp^nn, while scores of colorful
interregional contests took place among
rh° O'ne". in Portland. Seattle, San
Francisco. Los Angeles, Oakland, Sac-
ramento. Stockton, and San lose.
The Cn'n°<:e noint with pride to the
Chinese fonthall team of Los Angeles
for ren»wino- the interest in this blue-
h'oorM cnort. and to reports that San
Francisco's Chinese are forming an
eleven. nUo. The Chinese are proud
that th"t"r activities in athletics helped
?o considerably towards such a banner
vear. Rnw»ver, basketball and football
pr» now with us, and when 1937 rolls
around. bi<raer and greater achieve-
ments in sports are in store for us.
EASTERN BAKERY VICTORS
Victor Kory, Eastern Bakery's sen-
sational shortstop and clean-up batter,
slugged his mates to a 7-6 win over
Dresswell Shop for the Chinese Soft-
ball League championship at the Hay-
ward Playground last Sunday after-
noon.
Kory batted in six of his team's sev-
en runs. In the first inning he banged
a double to left to score a man on base,
while in the third he homed with two
on the bags. Again in the fifth he hit
safely, and in the seventh, with the
score 6-5 in favor of Dresswell, Kory
rapped out a single to bring in the ty-
ing and winning runs.
In the third inning, Eastern turned
in a triple play, the first of the season
for the Chinese teams. With the bases
loaded, and none out, Harry Lee, for
Dresswell, lined out to Ben Lee at
third. It looked like a sure hit for
Harry, and the baserunners were off
their bags. Ben stepped on third and
whipped to second, where Peter Yuen
completed the double killing.
In the preliminary contest to the
title game, the U. C. Chinese succumb-
ed to the Chitena's new team, 17-4,
the winners scoring in every canto, and
giving good fielding and batting sup-
port to Pitcher Thomas Leong.
Box Scores
Eastern Bakery AB R H
K. Kai Kee, rf 3 0 0
P. Lum. sc 4 2 0
E. Chan, If 4 2 2
Vic Kory, ss 4 14
X. Kai Kee. lb 3 11
Ben Lee, 3b 3 0 1
Peter Yuen, 2b 10 0
Oka. cf 3 0 1
Chong Lum, c 3 10
C. Chov. p 10 0
Joe Hee, p 10 0
Dresswell
Fred Lee, sc 3 0 0
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Although many thousands of miles
from their home-town, the former San
Francisco boys now living at Hong-
kong still spread glory for the city that
knows how. Under the management
of Lee Gin, former Xan Wah Club
coach, the San Francisco Boys' basket-
ball team was recently formed.
The team personnel is as follow:
Forward, Lee Gin, who was also a
star forward at Commerce High School
several years ago, and in addition,
coached at Hongkong's South China
Athletic Association and St. Paul Girls'
High. Former manager of the Canton
Municipal basketball team, he is at
present mentor at the Wah Xam Ath-
letic School and Xam Moo High
School.
Jue Ding is another forward. He
was also a former star of the San Fran-
cisco Xan Wahs, at present coaching
at Xam Moo High at Canton and a
member of the Canton Municipal five.
At center is Ow Kee Fat. star center
of the Xan Wah championship teams
of 1930-31. Fat at present is teaching
the art of playing basketball at the
Canton University.
At one of the guard positions is
James Hall, who is a ierent arrival to
China. Hall is remembered . as the
Chi-Fornians forward of last season
and the St. Mary's A. C. sterling mile-
runner. The other guard is Dr. "Cow-
boy" Look, Cathay Club's "all-til
guard and who is now one of the best
dentists in Hongkong.
Jimmie Lee and Skippy Leo, at for-
ward and guard, respectively, round
out the squad. Jimmie is the holder
of the San Francisco high school 110-
lb. broad jump record and coaches the
k team at Nam Moo High. Both
are brothers of William Lee of San
Mateo, California.
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SPORTS
GALILEO AND COMMERCE
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San Francisco High School Chinese
basketball league's championship game
will be played at the French Court Sun-
day evening, with the first preliminary
slated for 7:15 p. m. Galileo and Com-
merce will clash for the Chinese prep
title. Francisco meets Lowell and Poly
plays Mission in the other contests.
Commerce's tentative line-up is as fol-
lows: Flenry Whoe and Charles Louie
at guards; Frances Hin Chin at center;
and Fred W. Wong and Howard Ho or
Park Lee at forwards. The starting five
for Galileo has been announced as fol-
lows: Forwards, Johnny Wong and
Chauncey Yip; center, Albert Lee; and
guards, Stephen Leong and Charles
Low.
• •
J. C. DEFEATS NULITE
Completely stopping the opposition's
highly touted offense, the San Francisco
Junior College Chinese scored an upset
over the Nulite A. C. at the French
Court last Sunday night, 26-9.
Frank K. Lee and Harry Louie- sank
eight points each to lead in scoring for
the collegians, while Thomas Yep played
fine defensive ball. For Nulite, Daniel
Leong was best.
In the first tilt, Commerce High
School Chinese, after trailing through-
out the first half, came back strong to
win from St. Mary's A. C. Final score
was 29-25. Fred W. Wong, Howard Ho
and David Chong starred for the prep
men, while Jimmy Chew played a strong
game for the Saints, besides getting
twelve digits.
YOUNG CHINESE WIN
Oakland Young Chinese defeated the
Japanese Y. M. B. A. five in its first cage
game of the season, 33-19, last week at
the Woodrow Wilson Junior High court.
Shane Lew and Key Chinn were the
chief offensive threats, with fine support
from Stanton Yee, George Chan and
Frank Lew. The guards were Edwin
Chan, Art Lee, Howard Joe and Bob
Chow. This Friday (tonight) the Young
Chinese play at Technical High's gym
at 9:15 p. m.
• •
Chinese Y. M. C. A. unlimiteds cagers
went down to the season's first defeat
last Saturday at the Army and Navy
"Y" court, losing to Central "Y" 40-37,
in a Decathlon game.
CHAN YING OUINTET PRE-
PARES FOR TOURNAMENTS
With the entire regular team again
playing, the Chan Ying basketballers
are already hard at practice for the past
several weeks, preparing strenuously
for their coming tournaments. The
Chan Yings, coached by a former star,
Richard Ong, who at present is in Chi-
co, intend to join the Wah Ying and
the P. A. A. hoop leagues this year.
It is probable that the same regulars
last season, Henry Mew, Henry Wong,
William Chan, Charles Louie and Al-
bert Dere, may again form the regular
combination. Mew and Wong are
starting their seventh year with the
Chan Yings, and Louie and Dere,
their fifth, as teammates together. Po-
tentially, this is the strongest team in
the club's history.
Of the new casabamen, Edwin Chan
and Harrv Fong show the most prom-
ise. The former, with a little more ex-
perience, has a good chance to beat
out one of the regular guards, while
Fong has a good "eye" and will see
plenty of action. Two other new men,
George Gee Young and George "Da-
do" Young, although green, are also
showing up well and will improve as
the season progresses.
During Coach Ong's absence, Ge-
orge Kan, another seventh year man
with the club, is acting as assistant
coach of the squad, with Charles Louie
as field captain. The quintet's mana-
gers are George W. Young and David
Gon. both Chan Ying members since
1929.
Last week's results of the Chinese
High School basketball league are:
Commerce 27. Francisco 17; Lowell 32,
Poly 30; Mission defaulted to Galileo.
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Proving himself one of Southern
California's most promising Chinese
pistol shots, Frank Robert Jowe entered
the Los Angeles Police shoot on October
18 and won three medals.
He won first place in Class A .22 cali-
ber national course with a score of 285
out of 300 and was awarded a gold
medal. A bronze medal was presented
to him for shooting on the team which
won first place in Class B team shooting.
His most prized medal, however, is
the silver one which he won by placing
third for the Grand Aggregate score in
Class A competition against the best
shots in the world. The grand total score
is determined by the sum of the scores
shot using three calibers of guns, the .22,
.38, and .45.
Jowe won his share of prizes at the El
Monte matches just a week before when
he walked away with first place in the
.45 caliber national course and second in
the .22 caliber national course.
Proving that his marksmanship is not
limited to pistol shooting alone, Jowe
bagged his limit of deer this year in his
two times out. Bob is an enthusiastic
deer hunter of long standing and has
always secured the limit every year he
has hunted.
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November 13, 1936
TWINKLING STARS
/ic Narrow
Word of Robert Donat's forthcom-
ing picture, "The Son of Monte Cristo"
is not at all startling, considering the
actor made his big hit in the "Count
of Monte Cristo." But life is not a
bed of roses for the Englishman, at
least not for the time being. Bob, it
seems, is involved in a maze of con-
tract entanglements, and producers,
both here and abroad, are yelling:
"He's mine, I say!"
Now that the bridge has been offi-
cially opened to the public, Hollywood
will no doubt get busy on pictures with
it as a story theme. Already word has
reached us, two major studios are rac-
ing plans for a picture pertaining to
the structure.
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE is
showing Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea
in "Adventures in Manhattan" and
boasts of one of the largest attendance
record since "My Man Godfrey." The
picture hits a new comedy high and
literally sails alon? in fast tempo. Her-
man Bing, with his unique accent and
funnv antics, steals a good manv scenes,
however, but let it be said, Jean Ar-
thur definitelv establishes herself as a
star in her own rights.
With the "Man Who Lived Again"
eone from the Paramount Theatre,
San Francisco finds herself deeplv in
the clutches of another "Man Who
Livci Twice" at the Orpheum Theatre.
"Come and Get It" reigns the United
Artist's screen, with one of my favorite
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role. The action is laid in the boister-
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country during one of her empire-
building stages. Your reviewer liked
Arnold in the story created by Edna
Ferber, but the real stars of this pic-
ture are the giant forests. Comment:
recommended.
Although the writer of this column
has not reviewed the pictures "The
Devil is a Sissy" and "Under Your
Spell" at the Paramount Theatre, we
are looking forward to a pleasant even-
ing reviewing them. Advance com-
ment has reached us regarding the
"Devil-Sissy" show in such laudable
style, one could hardly miss here. Jack-
ie Cooper is said to have appeared be-
fore the camera for the last time (at
least for some years) due to the young
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Happiness comes from doing good"
is the slogan of the Chinese division
of the San Francisco Community Chest
campaign commencing Monday, Nov.
16th. San Francisco Chinatown has
always responded 100 percent to every
Chest drive, and the leaders of the
Chinese divisions are urging that the
Community show no let-down this
year. The quota for this year is in-
creased 20 percent, but there are also
added appropriations for the Chinese
community.
Ten representatives from the follow-
ing organizations compose the Chinese
division with Mr. T. Y. Tang as col-
onel: The Chinese Six Companies,
Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Chi-
nese American Citizens Alliance, the
Board of the Chinese Hospital, the
Chinese Y. M. C. A., and the Chinese
Y. W. C. A. Mr. Tang stated that
special efforts will be made this year
to compose a young people's team.
Chinese restaurants and cafes are don-
ating lunches and dinners for the cam-
paign workers this year.
Those who are not solicited for funds
by the Chest campaign workers may
leave their contributions either at the
Chinese Y. M. C. A. or the Chinese
Y. W. C. A. It is urged that every
gainfully employed member of the
Community do his share to help this
annual human appeal.
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November 13, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
WANTED: A TURKEY
The staff of the Chinese Federal
Nursery School under the E. E. P.
Project is very anxious that the wee
tots from 2 to 5 under their care and
guidance shall have a real Thanksgiv-
ing dinner.
But their appropriations do not pro-
vide for that most important item on
the Thanksgiving menu. So a call is
hereby sent out for some community-
minded citzien ororganization to don-
ate a turkey to this group. Communi-
cations may be addressed to the Chi-
nese Digest, 868 Washington St., S. F.
• •
CHINESE "FIRSTS"
Claiming the distinction of being
the first group of Chinese to cross the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, on
Thursday, Nov. 5th, at 2 p. m., 12 bay
region Chinese accompanied by Mr.
Bossi, engineer, inspected the magnifi-
cent and already world-renown span.
The party included Mrs. C. C. Hu-
ang, Dr. Hu Shih, Dr. Chih Meng,
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lee, Dr. and
Mrs. Joseph Lee, Andrew Wong, Ge-
orge Chew, Mr. Chan of the Chinese
Consulate, Thomas W. Chinn, and
Wallace Fong.
Incidentally, Mr. James R. Lee is
believed to be the first Chinese to cross
the new bridge.
Chinese Discoveries and Inventions
(Continued from Page 11)
NOTES ON JOURNEYS TO
AMERICA: In 1924 I interviewed some
aged Chinese living in Monterey who
crossed the Pacific in a fleet of junks,
some fifty years ago. They said that
photographs were taken of their "wai
pong ch'uan" by resident Americans,
but I have been unable to locate any of
them.
During the early Ch'ing Dynasty, a
maid, said to be a princess or a court
lady, was given in marriage to the ruler
of Mexico. She is said to have taught the
natives how to make skirts, and these
skirts are known today as "China skirts."
the last naval expedition of junks put
out by the Chinese Government was
when two vessels left Fukien to "investi-
gate Chinese persecution in America"
and landed in Mexico.
The discovery of Chinese writings in
an old dry well in Peru points also to
the presence of Chinese navigators to
South America in pre-Columbian time.
(Read also Mr. William Hoy's account
of Hui Sien in the Chinese Digest, Dec.
20th issue).
REFERENCES: Chinese: Ching Sai
Chung and Kang Hsi Chih Yuan. Eng-
lish: "Chinese Craft" by Ivan A. Con-
nally, and "Life Afloat in China" by
Robert Fitch in the June, 1927, National
Geographic Magazine.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 20, 1936
FIGHTING FAMINES
A digest of "What the Commission
Means to China", by C. T. Wang, Chair-
man of the China International Famine
Relief Commission and Ambassador-
designate to Washington, D. G.
"The method of famine relief through
prevention and constructive work which
has been followed so successfully by the
Commission is one of the striking de-
partures in what has been hitherto con-
sidered distinctly charity work. The ed-
ucative efforts are not to be overlooked."
— Dr. Leighton Stuart.
China is, unfortunately, often visited
by famines. Few of us realize their
terrific costs; still less know about the
courageous and continuous efforts that
are being made in fighting natural cal-
amities in this land. The China Inter-
national Famine Relief Commission re-
presents such an effort.
I. Problems of Famines In China
Chiefly due to its size and topographic
make-up, China has a frequency of floods
and droughts unequalled perhaps in any
other country. A study made by the
University of Nanking shows that during
the 2,019 years between 108 B. C. and
1911 A. D. there were 1,828 years when
severe food shortage was felt in some
part of China. Since the establishment
of the Chinese Republic in 1911, there
have been no less than 15 serious floods
along the Yellow River, widely known
as "China's Sorrow". What do these
recurring calamities mean to China:
First of all, they have destroyed in-
numerable human lives. The North
China Famine in 1920 affected a total
population of 20,000,000; of which about
one-fourth died of starvation and
diseases.
Secondly, the economic losses due to
famine are enormous. The total loss
during the 1931 flood alone amounted
to $2,000,000,000, which would have
been sufficient to take care of the entire
budget of the National Government of
China for at least two years. The total
loss due to floods and drought during
the last fifteen years would be enough
to pay off all of China's domestic and
foreign debts, and are greater than all
the indemnities China has incurred
through foreign wars during the last
100 years.
Thirdly, the social and moral effects
are no less disastrous. Due to repeated
famines, thousands of people in the in-
terior have lost self-confidence, and as
they have no other means of livelihood
they have turned to banditry. The mor-
ale of the nation has been greatly affect-
ed, and her very economic recovery ren-
dered more difficult.
II. How the Commission Was Formed
After the North China famine of
1920, we found that emergencies could
not be met adequately by impromptu
organizations hastily scrambled together,
and that a centralized, national and per-
manent institution was needed to tackle
the problem of famines in a fundamental
way. We further discovered that al-
though we had spent a sum of #17,000,-
000 during the year 1920-21, and kept
about 7,000,000 people from starvation,
we achieved little of permanent value.
One exception, however, should be
made in this respect. With the #1,000,-
000 gold donated by the American Red
Cross, Dr. J. E. Baker and a few others
carried out a demonstration in scientific
relief. They employed tens of thousands
of refugees, and started to build the first
motor roads in China. At the end of
their relief operations, they had not only
finished 250 miles of motor roads, but
also had proved the value of labor re-
lief. Because of this successful experi-
ment, the China International Famine
Relief Commission was founded in the
fall of 1921. It has a two-fold task:
(1) To administer relief measures in
time of famine, and (2) to promote and
carry out projects for the prevention of
future calamities.
What the Commission Has Done
Besides the handling of relief in times
of emergency, the Commission has built
2,028 miles of new roads and repaired
1,448 miles of old roads since its forma-
tion fifteen years ago. These roads not
only gave productive employment to
hundreds of thousands of famine refu-
gees, but also made it possible to trans-
port food supplies to famine stricken
areas quickly and economically. The
Commission has, moreover, financed the
digging of 5,727 wells which have great-
ly increased the productivity of the areas
benefitted; completed 904 miles of dikes
in six provinces and 290 miles of canals
in four provinces. Together with river
diversion work which cost about #1,658,-
000, a total of #12,355,000 has already
been spent by the Commission on en-
gineering and preventive projects. Two
of the important irrigation projects un-
dertaken by the Commission, the Wei
Pei irrigation project in Shensi and the
Sararsi irrigaton project n Suiyuan prov-
ince, now irrigate '30,000 acres of land,
and thus ensure crop production estim-
ated to be worth several million dollars
a year.
As a method of increasing the famine-
resisting capacity of Chinese farmers,
the Commission, through its rural im-
provement department, has developed
2,865 cooperative societies. Up to April
this year, a total of #730,750 has been
loaned to the farmers through these
credit societies. During the ten-year
period from 1923 (when we started with
only #5,000 as capital), to 1934, the
Commission has met with but two de-
faults.
Famine prevention efforts on such
a scale require considerable and constant
financial support. Since 1921, the Com-
mission has secured and spent #50,000,-
000 for famine relief and prevention
work. At Shihshow, Hupei, the Com-
mission spent about #150,000 on dyke
work; but because of this new protection
the farmers in that area have since been
able to reap harvests amounting to
#2,000,000 or more a year. A cent in-
vested in famine prevention, indeed, is
worth a dollar of relief.
In his report on Co-operation in Hopei
Province, Mr. W. K. H. Campbell, the
League of Nations expert on co-operative,
made this remark: "It is perhaps de-
sirable that I shall allude to one fact,
that is, the enormous debt that China
owes to the China International Famine
Relief Commission for being the first
to start a movement which has already
attained such important dimensions. In
visiting this province, I felt that I was
visiting the oldest temple of co-operation
in China. That the excursion of the
Commission into co-operation has been
triumphantly justified by results, no one
can deny when he looks at the tremen-
dous force which it has let loose through-
out China today."
That the Chinese people as a whole
realize the importance of tackling fam-
ine in a fundamental way and are tak-
ing an increased responsibility in sup-
porting such work may well be tes:ified
by a few statistics. Out of the #17,000.-
000 used during the 1920 famine, over
37 percent consisted of foreign contri-
butions. But of the #65,000,000 raised
and spent in the 1931 flood relief pro-
gram, only 5 percent could be credited
to foreign sources. Such a change is of
great sociological significance.
Above all, whatever achievements the
Commission has made since its formation
in 1921, they may be fittingly considered
a lasting monument of international
co-operation.
November 20, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CHINATOWNIA
Mayor's Office
San Francisco
November 15, 1936
Mr. Thomas Chinn, Editor,
"Chinese Digest",
868Washington Street,
San Francisco, California.
Dear Mr. Chinn:
I have been reminded that it is
just a year since I sent you a message
of congratulations on your publication
of the "Chinese Digest".
It has been my pleasure to receive
issues as they came from the press and
I wish to commend you and your
valued staff for the excellence of the
material considered in its columns and
the very interesting manner in which it
is set forth.
Joining with the many who have
■found similar interest in your splendid
periodical, I wish you continued and
increasing success, together with my best
wishes for you and those associated with
you.
Sincerely,
(Signed) Angelo J. Rossi,
Mayor.
• •
COMMUNITY QHEST CAMPAIGN
FOR CHINATOWN UNDER WAY
The annual Community Chest drive
started in San Francisco Chinatown last
Monday, Nov. 16, with a luncheon for
the workers at Hang Far Low. Consul
General C C. Huang, Colonel Mathew-
son, Mr. Heimer, and Mr. Norman from
the Chest headquarters were the speak-
ers. T. Y. Tang presided.
Last Thursday, the Chinese teams were
the guests of honor at the daily luncheon
of the Community Chest in the St. Fran-
cis Hotel.
Those who represented the Chinese
teams werre Mr. Lee Quan, president of
the Chinese Six Companies, Mr. Robert
Lee, president of the Chinese Chamber
of Commerce, Mrs. Jane Kwong Lee,
Y.W.CA. coordinator, T. Y. Tang, Y.
M. C. A. secretary and others.
As this goes to press, the results of
the Chest drive are, Monday, Nov. 16,
#965.50; Tuesday, Nov. 17, #1124.35;
Wednesday, Nov. 18, #618.35; Thurs-
day, Nov. 19, #1,293.30.
The drive will end Monday, Nov. 23rd,
and all those who are not solicited yet
are requested to leave their contribu-
tions either at the Y. M. C. A. or the
Y. W. C. A.
SAN FRANCISCO CHINA-
TOWN SCORED IN
BAY BRIDGE PARADE
"We owe a debt to the Chinese Com-
munity. The Chinese people are al-
ways original, and they are an asset to
the city of San Francisco!'' — so stated
the radio commentator on a state-wide
radio chain when the Chinese division
of the San Frarncisco iBay Bridge Parade
passed the reviewing stand last Saturday
night. It was the biggest parade that
San Francisco has seen since the Dia-
mond Jubilee celebration held in this
city in 1925 — critics even said the Bay
Bridge parade surpassed the Diamond
Jubilee parade. San Francisco thought
the Chinese Community was doing good
when the division won first prize in the
1925 parade, but the Chinese division
scored five first prizes this time.
Eugenie Mye, Oakland's Chinese Flag Bearer.
— Photo by Kenneth Lee
The top honors won by the Chinese
in the daytime parade were first prize
in institutional representation and first
Mandarin Stone Bridge and Chinese
beauties; and St. Mary's School.
Out of town visitors literally packed
the city for the three-day Bay Bridge
opening celebration from Nov. 12-14.
Every hotel was filled to capacity and
every restaurant was busy catering to
the hometown and visiting folks. With-
in the three opening days 1,000,000 cars
passed over the San Francisco-Oakland
Bay Bridge. The continuous festivities
and entertainments demonstrated that
San Francisco is once more "the city
DR. WU SPEAKS
AT FARRINCTON HALL
Dr. Yi-Fang Wu, president of Ginling
University, Nanking, presented an en-
lightening talk on Women in China, at
Farrington Hall, University of Hawaii,
on October 22. The speaker was intro-
duced by Dr. D. L. Crawford, president
of the University of Hawaii.
"China is still going through a tran-
sitional period," Dr. Wu said. "There
is still a great need in China for more
women's educational institutions to pro-
vide specialized training in many fields.''
Dr. Wu stated that men are finding
their sisters and women friends working
alongside with them in business, govern-
ment, public health work and in educa-
tion. "The Chinese woman is no longer
bound by the four walls of her home,"
the speaker said. "She is finding doors
opened to her in every profession and
business." Equal rights of women and
men in voting, government service, and
education were described by the noted
educator. Women are gaining promin-
ence in the medical field, and are taking
their doctor's degrees in various other
fields.
Dr. Wu said that with the revolution
in China came the Chinese woman's
freedom. Liberal minded men have es-
tablished women's colleges and universi-
ties and initiated programs which did
away with customs formerly tying wo-
men down.
Dr. Wu sailed on October 23 for China
after a day's stop-over in Honolulu.
that knows how." The end of the bridge
enthusiasm is not in view by any means,
for San Francisco will repeat next May
when the Golden Gate Bridge opens,
prize won by the Mei Wah drum corp
of Sacrramento. In the night parade
we won institutional representation, first
prize; best group, first prize; and best
marching women's unit, first prize.
The order of march of the Chinese
division in the night parade was, Mr.
Lee Quan, president of the Chinese Six
Companies, grand marshal; Mr. T. Y.
Tang, marshal and chairman of the Chi-
nese division; Thomas Lim, Jr., mascot;
Cathay Band in Chinese costume; Mr.
George Ong, drum corp major; Chinese
School's Association Drum Corps (150
members) ; Chinese girls with lanterns
(100 girls); Dragon Dance; Float of
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 20, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
The Watsonville Chinese Boys Club
announced that its ninth anniversary will
be held on Dec. 4 this year. It willl be
an invitational affair.
Since the recent reorganization of the
Wah Ying Club, three new members
have been added to the club. They are
Lee Wing, Hubert Lew, and Henry Lew,
of Delano, California.
Following the basketball games at San
Diego, the Ying Wah Club entertained
Lowa A. C. of Los Angeles at the Cathay
Cafe, where introductions were made and
speeches given by Mr. E. Lowe and Tom
Lee, managers.
Willie Wong of Los Angeles rendered
several vocal selections, accompanied by
Miss Quon of San Diego.
• •
At Camp Unami Assembly in Phila-
delphia for Christian Young People
there were in attendance the following
misses who represented the Mary E.
Scott Chinese Sunday School: Delia
Mark Gate, F. Lee, Frances Chan, Ellen
Jue, and Anna Wong.
Members of the Chinese M. E. Church
present at the Pinebrook Conference for
Bible leaders were Ralph Jung, a student
at the Rising Sun Aircraft School, and
Miss Dolly Moy, chairman of the Prayer
Committee of the church.
• •
A colorful veteran attending the 38th
Annual National Encampment of the
United Spanish War Veterans at Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y., is Lou Hee, a mem-
ber of the Dewey Congressional Medal
Men's Association. He is one of the
"400'' Survivors of Admiral Dewey's
Fleet that participated in the Battle of
Manila Bay May 1, 1898.
His son, Arthur T. Lou, is a Past
President of Camp 225, S. S. A. W. V.
MANDARIN IN L. A.
Sponsored by the Chinese Students
Association of Southern California a
national language class meets every Fri-
day night from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at
the Los Angeles Chinese Congregationla
Church. Several capable students from
CalTech are undertaking instruction.
The tuition is free and the public is
invited to attend.
• •
WANTED: Personable young man for
position with local firm. Preferably with
sales experience. No solicitation. Apply
in writing, Box 12, Chinese Digest. Give
experience, age, schooling.
DOUBLE UNITS
INSTALLED BY DR. LEE
Dr. Theodore C. Lee has just com-
pleted the installation of a new #2,000
unit in order to take care of his rapidly
growing dental practice. At the same
time he has acquired the services of Miss
Marian Fong, recent graduate of the
University of California in Oral Hygiene.
She is believed to be the only Chinese
Oral Hygienist in the United States.
The double units now in use facilitates
the treatment of patients to a great de-
gree, according to Dr. Lee.
• •
20,000 ATTEND MAYOR'S PARTY
General Hsiao Chen Ying, mayor of
Tientsin, recently tendered to his aged
parents the most magnificent birthday
celebration Tientsin has ever seen since
the days of the Manchu dynasty, at least
20,000 guests attending the two-day fes-
tivities.
Valuable gifts were piled high and
actors from Peiping played day and night
in specially built theaters. During the
entire celebration, the mayor bowed to
his guests no less than 40,000 times, it
was reported.
• •
Cathay Post Auxiliary held a meeting
yesterday, Nov. 19, and made plans for
new activities for the coming year.
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The Girl Reserves of Portland, Ore-
gon, held its monthly social in the form
of a stag at the social hall of the Y.W.
C.A., Portland, Nov. 14. Social chair-
man Vivian Wong was able to provide
a well-rounded program.
Dr. Hu Shih, Dr. Chih Meng, and
Mr. Bowen Lee were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Chin of Portland while
passing through enroute to China vi.i
the Empress of Japan.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Chow of Seattle
are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Luck during their stay in
Portland.
• •
CHINA GROWS
"A unified, modernized and prepared
China confidently faces the future,'' says
Mr. Jim Louie, one of Portland's prom-
inent citizens, after a 10-months visit to
the land of his birth. Louie said that
within the last three months China has
united and now faces the world a single,
solid nation. Four months ago, the
situation looked dark but now it is good.
China is better off now than it has ever
been. The modernization and unifica-
tion of China, Louie attributen to the
Chinese students. He approves of this
new generation and feels that China is
in the best shape of its modern history.
Mr. Louie is with the Huber's Ofe,
and has been its manager since 1891.
• •
As a surprise at the L. A. 'Tennis
Club meeting, Y. C. Hong, attorney, and
member of the club showed his reels of
film which he took of club members in
action on the courts.
The club is now in the midst of a series
of interclub matches. So far they have
played Harvard Tennis Club, Manches-
ter T. C, and Harbor T. C. and they
will play Huntington Park this coming
Sunday at the Elysian Parks courts.
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CHINATOWNIA
SEATTLE NEWS
Mrs. Hing Chinn and Mrs. Frank Mar
were luncheon hostesses last Wednesday
fco a group of young Seattle matrons.
Guests at the home of Mrs. Mar were:
Mrs. Eugene Wong, Mrs. Willie Eng,
Mrs. Douglas Chinn, Mrs. Yuen Chinn,
Mrs.Ralph Leo, Mrs. Alfred Mar, Mrs.
Eugene Luke and Mrs. Robert Chin. The
purpose of the gathering was to interest
the mesdames in forming a club. Fur-
ther plans toward organization will be
discussed in the next meeting after the
holiday season at the home of Mrs. Yuen
Chinn.
Coming up for the football game last
week were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hing of
Portland, who were guests ofiMr. and
Mrs. Yuen Chinn.
At a quiet wedding before relatives
and close friends, Miss Daisy Kwan be-
came the bride of Mr. Hong Chinn on
Saturday, November 14th.
Mrs. Milton Chinn gave a shower last
Saturday evening in honor of Miss Jo-
sephine Chinn, who became the bride
of Mr. Henry Woo last Wednesday.
• •
NEW YORK NEWS
New York City's Ging Hawk Club is
sponsoring a Thanksgiving Dance at the
International Institute on Thursday,
Nov. 26, while plans are being made by
the Chinese Athletic Club of that city
for its coming annual dinner-dance
which is held every year at some large
hotel.
Florence Lee, vice-president of the
New York Jeune Doc Society, is leaving
shortly for the Pacific Coast.
• •
THANKSGIVING BENEFIT
DINNERS TO BE GIVEN
For the third successive year, Mr. Sam
Hee, owner of the Shangtai Cafe on
Jackson Street near Grant Avenue, will
give his annual Thanksgiving Benefit
Dinner, on Thursday, Nov. 26.
From 10 to 11 a.m. one hundred din-
ner baskets will be given to families,
while from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. two
hundred dinners will be tendered to bach-
elors. The Shangtai Cafe's Thanksgiv-
ing Dinner is a yearly event sponsored
by Mr. Hee alone, and not through the
SERA or the WPA, it was stated.
SACRAMENTO NEWS
Sacramento's Chinese high school stu-
dents are excitedly selling tickets for the
first benefit raffle, to take place on Nov.
21st. And no one is refusing because
pretty Betty Fong, Marilyn Kwong, and
Lily Nell Fong are steam rolling them.
A few surprise numbers will be presented,
with Francis Fong, president of the Club
presiding, according to Miss Louise Flaa,
faculty advisor of the club.
The Sacramento Chinese Students As-
sociation is making plans for a big ath-
letic program for 1937 which will include
basketball, volleyball, ping pong, tennis,
and Softball, according to Paul Yuke
and Woodrow Louie of Sacramento J.C.
A Thanksgiving social on November 27
will be the initial rally.
Construction has started on the first
Chinese owned service station here at
the corner of 4th and I streets. This
palatial station, to cost several thousand
dollars, is financed by Mr. Fong Sik,
prominent and influential business man.
His son, Lawrence, who graduated from
the University of California in petroleum
engineering, will be manager, assisted by
Charlie Fong.
The Ser Rite Store, owned and man-
aged by Mrs. Yet Wing Chan, was re-
cently remodelled in newest fashion. Her
daughters, Helen and Annie, are assisting
in the remodelling work.
Joining in the spirit of the Yuletide
holidays, the Cheng Sen Club is planning
a Benefit Christmas Bazaar, to be held
on December 1 1th. The proceeds will
be used to make Christmas baskets for
needy families. Hattie Chun is general
chairman of this project.
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A Thanksgiving Pageant was given by
the children of the Chinese Playground
yesterday afternoon, with music provided
by the Federal Music Project. The pro-
gram was under the auspices of the San
Francisco Recreation Commission, and
included dancing by Indians and the
Pilgrims, who gave thanks and rejoiced.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 20, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
I hear that . . . another 500 people
came out last Saturday for the NITE
PARADE of the Bridge Celebration,
which swelled the total out of town Chi-
nese visitors to approximately 5,500. Not
a single hotel room could be had —
many had to sit up all nite, some for
THREE nites ... the boys have been
sending in requests that I print the names
of he girls on the Chinese float . . . OK,
here they are: the Hit of the Parade!
HELEN HOH, RUBYE FOO, MARY
KING, ROSEMARY LEE, MILDRED
GEE, MABEL LEE, ROSE LOUIE,
LAURA WONG, MABEL CHOY, FLO-
RENCE YIP, LILLA WU, VERA LEE,
GENEVIEVE JAIR, EVA WU and
MABEL HING . . . charming girls, all!
. . . They were in the charge of MISS
ALICE P. FONG . . . little 3 year old
LOIS YEE is one of the first Chinese
babies to cross the Bay Bridge. She went
over with her mother, MRS. ANNIE
YEE, 5 minutes after the bridge was offi-
cially opened to the public . . . SAM
WONG had a tough time driving the
huge Chinese Bridge Float in the parade.
Poor Sam was buried in the midst of
the flowers and steered the truck by peer-
ing from under the pepper tree in the
front ... BOB YICK had a still harder
time. His driving compartment in the
other float was completely covered except
for a small spot on the windshield. To
add to his troubles, the battery went dead
on him 15 minutes before the start of
the parade. He replaced it with a new
one and just barely got the truck started
when the forward march signal was given.
GEORGE LEE urged his pal ALFRED
FONG of Yolo to accompany him to L.
A. by this statement, 'Come on along
with me and have some fun. I know
all the movie stars." Upon their arrival
he finished with this— "But they don't
know me" ... Not a bad idea ... GE-
ORGE JUNG of Bakersfield was avisit-
ing in S. F. recently, he brought home
loads and loads of goodies for his girl
friend in L. A. —just to prove that he
has been thinking of her all the time . . .
CLARENCE UNG formerly of L A is
now working in Salinas ... He dropped
m town Sunday to pay his Missus (EM-
MA LEE) a visit . . . PRINCESS DER
LING gave an interesting lecture to a
select group of club women at the Los
Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium Tues-
day nite . . . EDWARD HEE of Fowler
and CLARENCE WOO of Fresno were
recent visitors in the Bay region . . .
They stopped over at Sacramento on
their way home . . . JACKIE ONG of
Sacramento had a "very good reason''
to come to S. F. last Sunday. The lucky
fellow! . . . WILLIE CHAN has been
very busy with his art work, but now that
he is all thru designing for the Art Ball,
he is thinking of giving the Sacramento
girls a break . . . HERBERT LOUIE
moved over to Stockton with regret . . .
He has ONE reason for remaining in
Sacramento . . . NELLIE GONG of
Hanford thinks that I am a "Nervy
Guy" . . . Wonder what that means?
. . . The winners of the popular co-ed
contest of the S.F.J.C are MISS FRAN-
CES CHEW, 15,200 votes and MISS
LOUISE YUT LEE, 14,900 votes which
meant thatthe Jaysee collegians will have
some brand new basketball uniforms be-
cause each vote was worth 1 cent . . .
MISS LILLIAN CHEW of Menlo Park
is the secretary to the principal at Sequoia
High School of Redwood City . . . ST.
MARY'S 3rd Annual BAZAAR went off
with a bang last nite at the Chinese
Center . . . one of the popular spots is
the dancing in the open air court with
music by the CHINATOWN KNIGHTS
. . . The Balloon Booth is always crowd-
ed too . . . some of the busy workers
seen rushing around are: MRS. HE-
LEN LAU, MRS. HARRIET LAI, NOR-
MA WONG, HELEN LOWE, SYBIL
LUM, MAY GEE, JUNG CHUNG,
DANIEL YEE, BLOSSOM TANG and
others . . .
HENRY LEE was very much interest-
ed in the new Chevrolet car yesterday at
the S. F. Auto Show. BOBBY BREEN,
who is guest artist at the show, made a
nice little speech in yesteradys perform-
ance saying he "is very proud of S. F.'s
Chinatown." So are we all, Bobby! . . .
. . . EDGAR FONG thinks the Auburn
climate is just the thing nowadays . . .
Just the climate, Ed? . . . One of the
most studious girls in the SENIOR class
of the Bakersfield Hi is ROSALYN LE-
ONG, her sis, KITTY, is a soph there
and is quite an artist . . . SAM LUM
is owner of his own wholesale produce
market . . . His sis EDITH is book-
keeper there (L.A.) . . . Many young
folks of Bakersfield and Fresno are ex-
pecting to attend the BIG GAME
DANCE tomorrow nite over at Berkeley
. . . See you all there . . .
"Y" DANCE AND MOVIES
In conjunction with its Barn Dance
scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 25, the
Chinese Y.MC.A. is conducting a raffle,
prizes of which will include ducks, tur-
keys, and chickens. The dance will be
held at the Chinese Y.W.C.A., 965 Gay
Street, with music by the Cathayans.
On Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Chinese
Y.M.C.A. gym, the all-talking morion
picture program will take place, from
seven, to eleven p.m.. "Peiping — The
Land of Khan," a sound picture from
China; "The Return of Chandu,'' a
feature, and a comedy, "Pigskin Capers,"
will be shown.
• •
A BID TO SCENARIO ASPIRANTS
In its campaign to make China mo-
tion picture conscious, the Chinese Mini-
stry of Education is offering cash prizes
for original scenarios. The Nanking
Government decreed that all scenarios
submitted must deal with one or more
of the following topics: civic spirit, na-
tional consciousness, promotion of Gen-
eral Chiang's new life movement, and
agricultural improvement.
ON THE CALENDAR
Nov. 19, 20, 21, — Annual Bazaar and
Dance, by Chinese Catholic Center, Clay &
Stockton Streets.
November 20, Dinner Dance — Delta
Phi Sigma Fraternity at Far East Cafe,
admission charged.
Nov. 21, Big Game Dancer- U. C
Chinese Students Club at International
House, Berkeley.
November 21, All-Talking Picture*—
by Chinese Y. M. C A. at 855 Sacra-
mento St. Admission charged.
November 25, Barn Dance — by the
Chinese Y. M. C A. at Chinese Y. W.
C A., 965 Clay St. Admission charged.
Nov. 25, — Thanksgiving Dance, by Los
Angeles Mei Wahs. at 1308 S. New Hamp-
shirre St., Los Angeles.
Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Dance — by
the Ging Hawk Club of New York City,
at the International Institute, N. Y. C
Nov. 28, Sport Dance — by Lowa Ath-
letic dub, at North Star Auditorium,
1631 West Adams, Los Angeles. Ad-
mission charged.
Dec. 5, Hope Chest Dance — by Square
and Circle Club, at Chinese Y. W. C A.,
965 Clay St. Admission charged.
Jan. 9, Benefit Dance — by Young Chi-
nese Club, at Ebell Hall, 1440 Harrison
St., Oakland. Admission charged.
November 20, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Past 7
TEA AN D LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
One well known smart crack manu-
facturer was receiving bad hands in
bridge all evening, so he muttered, "The
cards say I'm lucky in love." We believe
he was right, too — on his way home.
Highlights on the parade: One big
hearted Mr. Louie offered a ten spot to
be used in buying ice cream for the par-
ticipants. When the cartful of refresh-
ments arrived the disher-outer asked who
wanted one. iNone answered, each
thinking that it was for sale. But when
iMr. Louie explained, "It's on me" there
was such a mad scramble that Mr. Louie
DID have it — on him.
Where there's a will there's a way.
The Chinese actresses took to horses for
the parade. But they took no chances
and hired stable boys to walk alongside
to see that the horses don't run wild.
In order not to detract from the riders
the boys were dressed in Chinese garb.
Spectators on the street remarked, "My,
how the Chinese have Americanized.''
Encountered a Mr. Stevie Leong in
the Y.W. expertly toting a baby; well,
to be more explicit, taking care of a
child. When asked for an explanation
he nonchalantly replied, "I'm taking a
course in baby raising." Ain't science
wonderful?
He rode home on the float after the par-
ade among all the beauties. Lucky H. K.
Wong!
A group of Frersno Chinese co-eds of
the Fresno State College attended the
College of Pacific game at Stockton. To
their surprise, the Fresno State team was
upset by the C. O. P. Tigers. The girls
are wondering whether they are the
"jinx" or not.
• •
At the November Dinner meeting of
the China Society of Southern California
Dr. S. Y. Chen of Peiping National Uni-
versity gave the main address on "Cul-
tural Contacts Between China and the
West''. Two students, Y. C. Kwoh and
H. C. Yin of the California Institute
of Technology completed the program
with a rendition from Chinese operas.
FAY WAH MEETS
With Vice-President Tommy Haw pre-
siding, the Fay Wah Club of Fresno held
a meeting last week, with recommenda-
tions passed to obtain prices on uniforms
for basketiball teams which the club is
sponsoring. George Wong will be the
club's athletic manager.
A junior group of Fay Wah members,
ranging from twelve to sixteen years of
age, was asked to be affiliated with the
older group, thus bringing the junior
and senior groups into closer relation-
ship.
Much enthusiasm has been shown by
the Fay Wah Juniors, as the younger
group is called, in their coming Hi-
At 8 p.m. by the clock on November
25 will sound the beginning of the
Thanksgiving Eve' Dance by the Mei
Wah Girls of L. A. at the Westgate
Masonic Temple located on 1308 New
Hampshire. Announcements will be made
of the winners of the dressed turkeys.
Jinks on Thanksgiving week, Tuesday,
Nov. 24. There will be acts, skits, songs
and stunts. A turkey and many other
prizes will be raffled off during the pro-
gram, with dancing to follow, which will
be held at the Fresno Chinese Communi-
ty Center on D. Street, Fresno.
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November 20, 1936
EDITORIAL
CHINATOWN ON PARADE
In as beautiful a pageantry as was ever seen, San
Francisco's Bay Bridge celebration parade went down
into the city's history as one of the greatest spectacles
ever witnessed in the West.
Fitting indeed that an honor of such consequence
should go to the longest steel span in the world. And
to the Chinese, one of the oldest pioneers of the West,
a fitting climax to their history in America was capped
when the announcement was made that they had cap-
tured five first prizes, five proclamations that they are
indeed "sons of California of whom we are justly
proud".
Chinatown is to be congratulated for putting forth
such a grand division. From the moment the first part
of the Chinese division appeared, the crowd was in one
enchanted audience whose only utterances consisted of
"oh's" and "ah's".
Yes, we are to be congratulated for our showing, and
more proud that others think well of us also.
RECEIVED: A TURKEY
Last week our caption was WANTED: A TURKEY
— Today we are happy to publish: RECEIVED: A
TURKEY.
Mr. David Chung of Watsonville, California, was
the first to send a telegraphic response advising us
the "Grand old bird" will arrive in San Francisco via
express.
Fong Fong Bakery of our own San Francisco will
be on hand to give a rousing welcome to Mr. Turkey.
The bakery will give it its proper holiday dressing,
(roasting, if you wish) with sweet potatoes, to wit, be-
fore it makes its way to the Thanksgiving dinner table
and the hearts of the little tots no older than 5 years
of age at the Chinese Nursery School at the Y.W.C.A.
at 965 Clay Street.
Sincerely, this will be a mighty thankful Thanks-
giving season. May we have manymore loyal and com-
munity-minded friends such as Mr. Chung and Fong
Fong Bakery.
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MATERIAL NEEDS NOT ENOUGH
In these uncertain times when government aid is as
convenient as a neighborhood store, we are apt to think
that all wants are being fulfilled, and that our obliga-
tion to our fellow man is completely repaced by a
state-wide "visitor".
It is well to remember that man does not live by
bread alone. There will always be a need for a friend-
ly smile, a word of encouragement, or a kindly act.
The holidays offer us an unusual incentive to make
neighborliness an integral part of our life — a habit
which brings satisfaction.
Look around us and see how many lonely souls we
have in Chinatown — the aged, the stranded, the wi-
dowed, the orphaned, the sick, the disabled, the
strangers from other Chinatowns. Now is the time
to get started in making life worthwhile — for you and
those about you.
Besides being warned and exhorted by punishments
and rewards, urged forward and repelled by fame and
laws, men are constantly rendered anxious. Striving
for one vain hour of glory, and providing for the
splendor which is to survive their death, they go their
solitary ways, analyzing what they hear with their ears
and see with their eyes, and carefully considering what
is good for body and mind; so they lose the happiest
moments of the present, and cannot really give way
to these feelings for one hour.
—Yang Chu. 300 B. C.
November 20, 1936
CHINESE DICE ST
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CULTURE
CHINGWAH LEE
Remember When?
Remember when Chinatown used to have
big parades the like of which has never been
duplicated, and nearly all the available
youths were enlisted in forming the most
colorful floats the West has ever seen?
The success of the recent Bridge Celebra-
tion Parade recalls the time when the Chi-
nese here used to capture all of the first
prizes in all the parades consistently. The
most conspicuous of them all was the Por-
tola Parade of 1909. San Francisco was re-
covering from the disaster of 1906 and the
people were happy and confident of a great
future before them.
On the part of the Chinese there was a
premonition that the downfall of the Old
Empire was imminent. They all love the
pomp and color, and the glory of Old China,
and sensing that the Old Order was passing,
they put their whole souls into one glorious
display. Ten thousand dollars was raised for
the general fund, and that in addition to
smaller funds by such separate organizations
as the district associations, the family asso-
ciations, the tongs, and the bazaars.
Chief among the moving spirits behind the
affair was Tang Mu, chairman of the Wah
Sheung Jong Wiu; Wong Lo You, local
millionaire and heavy contributor ; and such
merchants as Look Eli, Chan Kee, Chan
Chok Moon, and Tong Bong of Sing Fat.
Another able organizer was Louie Kwong.
Orders were cabled to Canton for immediate
shipment of equipment, props, and costumes.
To make sure that they would have some-
thing to fall back on should the things fail
to arrive on time, all the available props
from Marysville, Los Angeles, and Portland
were borrowed in advance. (The Wells
Fargo Express bill for the Los Angeles ship-
ment alone was two hundred dollars.) The
goods arrived from China just one week be-
fore the parade. Special orders from Wash-
ington enabled these goods to land duty free.
The entire shipping was handled by Suey
Chong Tai Company.
The assembling of the floats was organ-
ized as if Chinatown was a huge Hollywood
studio. And just as efficiently. Stockton
Street (where the Native Sons' Building
now stands) was then a huge empty lot. This
lot was divided among the various partici-
pating organizations. Here the various trucks
were anchored and the carpenters and deco-
rators were kept busy days in advance pre-
paring their floats. Each organization also
maintained a make-up stand close to their
trucks.
Special committees picked the various
"character parts" necessary for the floats.
Participants received three dollars for the
day, besides three meals and money for
either a hair dressing or a hair cut. Girls
with suitable costumes of their own received
a pair of slippers free as rental fees for their
costumes. The participants were given an
order slip for a complete outfit from any of
the five so-hong-po (silk houses) which were
momentarily turned into costume depart-
ments.
Reporting next to the make-up stands, the
participants were given the sui-fon or liquid
make-up treatment. Then deft artists added
the finishing touch. Some were given thick
eyebrows, others false beards, and still
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PORTOLA -1909.
Dragon King
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 20, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
JOTTINGS FROM A REVIEWER'S
NOTEBOOK . . .
... Lin Yutang
. . . Su Mandju
. . . Hu Shih and Ch'en Tu-hsiu
If the reports from various sources are
authentic we may be favored with a new
book by Lin Yutang before long. The volume
will consist of translations of several stories
by old and new Chinese writers which pos-
sess genuine literary merit. One of the trans-
lations will be of "The Lone Swan," a semi-
autobiographical novelette from the pen of
that delicate genius Su Mandju (or Su Man-
shu, as Dr. Lin prefers to call him) .
"The Lone Swan" is a moving story of the
author's emotional struggles between love
and religion and is written in a stirring lan-
guage and beautiful semi-Wen-li style. It
was written in this century but it has become
a landmark in the field of modern Chinese
imaginative literature. In beauty of lan-
guage, emotional appeal, in its expression of
romantic idealism and in its depth of char-
acter portrayals, "The Lone Swan" has be-
come a modern classic. It is an unforgettable
tale.
Mandju, at one time a Buddhist monk,
came of a Chinese father (a Cantonese of
Hsiang Shan district) and a Japanese
mother, and was born in 1883 in Japan. He
was both a poet and a story writer of rare
genius and in his works he utilized the classi-
cal wen-li as well as the vernacular language.
He was a mystic and romanticist and very
early in life, as he himself wrote, he saw
through the hollowness of this earthly exis-
tence. His peculiar outlook on life saturated
his poetry with a delicate beauty and a sense
of otherworldliness, while some of his stories
were poignant and tragic and hauntingly
beautiful.
Being a romanticist Mandju loved Byron's
poetry and compared him with Li Po. In
"The Lone Swan" he translated six stanzas
on Byron's poem on the mighty ocean into
elegant Chinese. Incidentally, Mandju read
Japanese, Sanskrit and several European
languages.
Mandju spent some time in Japan and be-
came a close friend of the revolutionist Sun
Yat-sen, whose dreams of a Chinese republic
at that time were still unrealized. Sun him-
self later said that he counted Mandju as
one of the best friends he ever had. At least
he was one of the very,very few followers of
the revolutionist who never approached Sun
for political office when he finally overthrew
the Manchus and established a republican
government.
An English translation of "The Lone
Swan" has already been done by George
Kin Leung, an American-born Chinese and
devotee of the Chinese theatre who now
lives in Peiping. It is a competent though not
brilliant translation. Will Lin Yutang do
better ? We shall see.
1 1 1
Before leaving China for a year's sojourn
in the United States Lin Yutang had finished
another book and which is published in
Shanghai by Kelly and Walsh. It is a 179-
page volume called "A History of the Press
and Public Opinion in China," a study made
under the auspices of the China Institute of
Pacific Relations. The book is divided into
two parts, treating of the press in China dur-
ing the ancient and modern periods. It is a
serious study of a comparatively untouched
subject and embodies much factual informa-
tion of interest. The American edition of this
book is being brought out by the University
of Chicago Press.
111
When Dr. Hu Shih was here recently on
his way back to China the Reviewer had an
opportunity to corner him for a few minutes
and asked him how his friend of the early
years of the modern literary revolution in
China, Ch'en Tu-hsiu, was enjoying life at
this late date. He replied that Ch'en was as
well as could be expected.
The reason such a question was asked of
Dr. Hu was that Ch'en Tu-hsiu had as great
a part as Hu Shih in promoting the literary
revolution. One recalls that in 1917 Ch'en, a
brilliant and fiery controversialist and editor
of the New Youth magazine in Peiping, and
Hu Shih, who harf but recently returned to
his country after getting a Ph.D. from
Columbia, together launched the movement
advocating the u*« of peh-hua (spoken lan-
guage) as a literary medium in place of the
classical wen-li which the two contended
was a dead medium.
Together these two, each bursting with en-
thusiasm and new ideas for the cultural re-
juvenation of China, worked and fought for
their convictions against the conservative
intellectuals of the old school. The move-
ment gained immediate and spontaneous
support, gathered momentum and the names
of Ch'en Tu-hsiu and Hu Shih went down
into contemporary annals as leaders of the
modern Chinese Renaissance.
Hu Shih plodded steadily on in his work,
teaching, writing, lecturing and editing,
making his influence felt in the field of
philosopy and literature. In literature he
urged the creation of new forms and con-
tents suitable for the new day, and written
in the living tongue; and especially did he
urge the writing of imaginative literature, a
literary form in which China is deplorably
deficient. In philosopy he brought to his stu-
dents the pragmatism of Columbia's John
Dewey. It was new philosophy and young
China swallowed it in uncritical admiration,
forgetting that Confucius, in his own way
and in his own time, was also a pragmatist.
Ch'en Tu-hsiu, however, interested in
literature as he was, was also a social thinker.
He was by temperament a radical and it was
not long before he found his master in Karl
Marx. In Marxian Communism he dis-
covered the answer to all his social sociologi-
cal inquiries. He founded the Chinese Com-
munist Party and, because of his large fol-
lowing among the students, he did not have
trouble recruiting members.
That step was the beginning of the end for
Ch'en Tu-hsiu, so far as his personal liberty
was concerned. As a literary radical he was
a perfectly harmless element in the political
scheme of things, but as a social radical of
the Marxian school he soon became a great
wTorry to the government. And when the
opportunity came those in political power
struck, drove the Chinese Communist Party
underground, and arrested Ch'en. He has
since been in prison and likely to remain
there for the rest of his life.
Many a time Hu Shih had visited his old
friend and he told the Reviewer Ch'en was
being treated very kindly and given the
privileges of every physical comfort. The
Reviewer asked Dr. Hu if Ch'en Tu-hsiu
would ever change his present social outlook
and ideas. Hu Shih said no emphatically.
Knowing his friend as well as he does, Dr.
Hu had no hesitation in replying in the
negative.
But Hu Shih still carries on with his work
today. He writes less now, but is the editor
of the Tu-li Ping-lun (Independent Critic)
in Peiping, founded in 1932. He is less active
and enthusiastic today, but middle age and
the far from encouraging political situation
in the country has something to do with
that. He is more political minded now,
however.
Yet in the last two decades Hu Shih has
done an enormous amount of literary work
for one man and has contributed much to
the intellectual awakening of modern China.
During this period of China's cultural tran-
sition he has been a steadying influence in
the confusion of new ideas and in the whirl-
pool of conflicting intellectual currents.
While others experimented with new literary
forms and wrote free verse he undertook
historical research with the scientific meth-
odology he had acquired from the \\
And it was by this method that he definitely
identified the authorship of that great novel,
the Dream of the Red Chamber. Later on he
also did significant historical research work
on several other famous novels, namely Hsi
Yu-chi (Record of Travels in the W
San Kuo (Three Kingdoms), Shut Hu Chuan
(All Men Are Brothers) and Ching Hua
Yuan.
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November 20, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Paw 11
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
THE SOCIAL SURVEY
A sound business takes an inventory
at least twice a year to determine the
stock of the firm and to make a profit
and loss statement. A progressive com-
munity should likewise take inventory at-
stated intervals to determine the human
resources of the community, and to make
some statements about the gains and
losses in human relationships. The social
survey is the application of the scientific
method to the study and the solution
of the social problems of the community,
plus the dissemination of the facts and
recommendations so that they will be the
common knowledge of the community
and provide a basis for intelligent and
co-operative action.
The Chinese communities in America
are good laboratories for social workers
and socially - minded leaders to make
surveys and to find out the social prob-
lems confronting such communities. With
few exceptions the Chinese populations
in the United States, Canada and Mexi-
co live within certain geographical areas
whereby social data are comparatively
easy to assemble for analysis and inter-
pretation. The real difficulty lies in con-
vincing the Chinese of the social worth
of such studies so that they will give
the information freely. If this could be
done successfully, any Chinatown in Am-
erica would be a sociologist's laboratory
where much data could be tabulated, the
controlled conditions (due to race) make
follow-up studies more fruitful than
studies of Caucasians, and the interac-
tion of two civilizations and cultures
make the effort most revealing.
The welfare and the betterment of
living conditions of the community are
not the concern of social workers alone,
they should be the concern of every
socially-minded leader and every member
of the community. At stated intervals
a social survey should be made so that
"hear-say" and gossips about the anti
social conditions of Chinatown could
either be denied or if some such problem
really exists, solutions should be offered
for the elimination of these existing social
evils. Professor T. V. Smith of the Uni-
versity of Chicago's School of Social
Service said, "Research is the communi-
ty's emancipation frorm immediacy and
unexpectedness." Trie social survey move-
ment is comparatively new in the social
sciences, but it has shown promising
results when made with the right leader-
ship.
Several social surveys have been made
of different Chinese communities in Cali-
fornia, although none of them meet the
exacting requirements of a complete sur-
vey. Mr. Chingwah Lee made a social
survey of the size of Chinese families in
San Francisco and housing conditions in
1927. The writer made a study of the
economic conditions of the Chinese in
central California in 1929, Mr. Samuel
Lee made a valuable survey for the Com-
munity Chest in the same year, and Rev.
T. T. Taam of Los Angeles and a com-
mittee completed a Chinese population
survey in Los Angeles last summer. The
previous surveys are out of date for any
study of current social problems; they
are only of historical interest now, but
the Chinese population survey of Los
Angeles is worth reviewing and present-
ing to the readers. If there are other
social surveys made of the Chinese com-
munities elsewhere, the writer would like
to communicate with the party or parties
possessing such material so that a com-
parative study could be made.
The Chinese population survey was
started as a project by the young people
of the Chinese Congregational Church
of Los Angeles to discover the Church
affiiliations of the people living in that
neighborhood. Rev. T. T. Taam secured
the interest of the International Institute
of Los Angeles in the project and it was
made city-wide to include other social
studies besides religious interest. It
was completed in the summer of 1936,
with the assistance of a staff of N.Y.A.
and W. P. A. workers.
The 1930 U. S. census recorded that
the Chinese population of Los Angeles
was 3,009. The Chinese population survey
contacted 167 families and recorded 1,013
persons as members of Chinese families.
This shows that one-third of the Chinese
in the city were accounted for. Probably
one-third are single men, of which no
record was made, and the other third live
outside of the districts canvassed by the
workers. Los Angeles is one of the cities
where the Chinese people do not live
within one geographical area, but within
several geographical areas — and some do
not live near any other Chinese at all.
The survey shows that the average
size of the Chinese families contacted
is 6.13 persons, or 4 children to each
family. The boys outnumber the girls
slightly, 54 percent to 46 percent. 83.5
percent of the Chinese families live in
rented homes, while 14.6 percent live
in privately-owned homes. In compari-
son with the American families of Los
Angeles, the 1930 census records that
61.8 percent of the American families
rent their homes, while 35.7 percent are
home-owners.
The difference in home rentals of the
Chinese families is 21.7 percent higher,
and the difference in home ownership
of the Americans is 22.1 percent higher,
but taking in consideration the much
higher incomes of the Americans, the
Chinese in Los Angeles are doing very
well.
Trie Chinese in Los Angeles, especially
the second generation families, are more
Americanized than those found in other
California cities. They hold more to the
western culture than to the Chinese cul-
ture, and this is chiefly due to living in
American communities rather than in a
Chinese section as other Chinese in this
state. There are two Chinatowns in Los
Angeles, but they are more for commer-
cial purposes than residential. The
children attend neighborhood schools
near their homes, and the homes are
scattered all over the city — hence the
rapid Americanization.
Of 184 children whose ages are from
5 to 10, only 19 go to playgrounds, while
of 190 children whose ages are from 10
to 15, only 31 attend playgrounds. There
are two explanations for the Chinese
children's not attending playgrounds as
often as they should. In the first place,
there are no playgrounds in the two
Chinatowns for the children to go to;
and in the second place, most of the
Chinese children of those age groupings
attend Chinese school after the public
school. However, it must needs be point-
ed out that the children in the China-
towns are playing in the streets and con-
stantly being subjected to traffic hazards,
and a playground is very desirable in ei-
ther of the two Chinatowns.
The survey also reveals a very definite
need for a community house or social
center wherebythe younger Chinese can
have recreational opportunities and so-
cial gatherings. There is none at pre-
sent, and the churches are partly filling
the need, but the problem still remains
for a social center not bound by any
religious creed. Most of the young pe-
ople belong to some athletic or social
club, but there is no Chinese social center
wherein they can meet, or any director
of community recreation to offer a lei-
sure-time program for the Chinese young
people of the city.
In spite of the lack of an organized
program for recreation and leisure time
activities among the Chinese children
and young people, juvenile delinquencies
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 20, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo.
LOWA A. C. TROUNCES
STRONG OPPONENTS
After floundering around in mediocre
form and dropping three early season
games, the Lowa A. C. of Los Angeles
traveled to San Diego to hit its stride,
defeating the strong Y.MC.A. quintet,
44-37 on Nov. 14. It was a complete
upset, as the "Y" five is one of the best
teams in San Diego, such stars as Jen-
sen, Nestle, Hartman and Bambush hav-
ing long been the toast of the Border
City fans.
It was a fast and thrilling contest,
with the lead see-sawing back and forth
and score at half time standing 13-13.
Captain Doc Wong captured high scor-
ing honors wtih tw'enty digits, whule
George Wong, former San Francisco
boy, amazed the fans with his dazzling
speed and floor work. George Lee and
George Tong gave well-nigh perfect
performances on defense, breaking play
after play and contributing their share
on offense. Don Quon, starting his first
game as a regular, also turned in a fine
game.
In the preliminary, the Ying Wah
Chinese, managed by E. Lowe, complete-
ly snowed the Lowa Reserves under by
a tally of 51-24. The Horn boys were
the mainstays of Ying Wah, demoraliz-
ing the Lowa defense and chalking up
thirty-five points between them.
• •
TROOP THREE QUINTET
TO DEFEND TITLE
With practically the entire team re-
turning intact from last season, the
Troop Three hoopmen are looking for-
ward to another championship year.
Coached by Don Lee, the Scouts won
the Wah Ying Tournament last year
and this season will again enter the lea-
gue in full force to defend the title.
At present the first-string reads as
follows: Captain Earl Wong at center;
Philip Chinn and Henry Kan at for-
wards; and Don Lee and Francis Hin
Chin at guards. Others on the squad
are Eddie Leong, Steve Leong, Frank
K. Lee, Peter Chong, Fred W. Wong,
Silas Chinn and Al Young.
Coach Lee stated that no reguiars have
as yet been picked, and will not be pick-
ed until after practice sessions.
Such well-known professional and am-
ateur boxers as Fred Aposroli, Al Citrino,
Ray Lunney and Jack Lunney are among
those who are taking prrr in exhibition
bouts at the St. Mary's annual bazaar
now being held in San Francisco.
PORTLAND TEAM IN PRACTICE
The Wah Kiang Club of Portland,
Oregon, announced its first official bas-
ketball practice last Wednesday at the
Y.M.C.A. courts under the leadership of
coach Ben Lee who, in his time, was one
of Portland's most outstanding players.
Fifteen candidates turned out for the
initial workout. Lee stressed the point
that the fullest enjoyment of basketball
comes from a thorough knowledge or
how it is played and keeping fit.
Bob Wong, Y.M.C.A. and Chinese All-
star forward last year, was the only
member missing from the last year's line-
up. Bob is now studying at Seattle and
is playing for the U. W. Chinese cagers.
Among the many players that seek to
fill the shoes of Bob and a position on
the regular squad are two new outstand-
ing finds. Herbert Wong and Gilbert
Lee are the most recent members, and
both are clever ball handlers. Gilbert
is a forward and will probably get first
call due to the fact that he is over six
feet tall. Warren Moe will be running
mate to Gilbert, because of his deceptive-
ness and ability to feed the ball. Center
will be well taken care of by Benny Quan,
another Y.M.C.A. all-star and spark-plug
of last year's team. Edgar Wong and
Henry Gong are the most dependable
guards at present. Others that will be
fighting for a place on the first string
include: Joe Wong, Norman Chin, Sam
Wong, Paul Wong, Bill Moe, Creighton
Tong. Pony Fong, Norman Wong and
Kay Chinn.
• •
GALILEO BEATS COMMERCE
FOR CAGE CHAMPIONSHIP
Maintaining a comfortable lead
throughout, Galileo High School Chinese
won the San Francsco High School Chi-
nese basketball title by defeating Com-
merce High's Chinese, defending champ-
ions, last Sunday night at the French
Court, by a 44-17 score. At half the
winner led, 22-12, and at one stage of
the first half were ahead to the tune of
20-2.
Johnny Wong, Chauncey Yip and Al-
bert Lee starred on offense for the new
champs, while Steve Leong and Charles
Low were great on defense. ,
In the other games Polytechnic won
from Mission, 23-17 and Francisco de-
feated Lowell, 28-15.
• •
Members of the Los Angeles Poly Chi-
nese Alumni Association got together at
the home of Howard "I om, Nov. 6, for
a meeting presided over by Billy Lew.
SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE
GRIDMEN TO PLAY L A.
With about thirty gridders signed up
already, including more than a score of
experienced players, the San Francisco
Chinese football team has been hard at
practice during the past two Sundays
preparatory for their "big game" with
the Los Angeles Chinese in San Fran-
cisco, tentatively set for Dec. 20.
No coach for the squad has been as
yet announced. Managers of the eleven
are Thomas Tong, manager of the Yan-
kees Sport Shop and the Golden Star
Radio Store, and Edward "Colday'' Le-
ong.
Among the experienced men, which
includes several former high school and
college gridders, are Woodrow Louie,
one of Vallejo High's great stars and at
present playing for Sacramento Junior
College; Leslie Fong, also a former Val-
lejo star; Bill Got, erstwhile Los An-
geles Chinese team's back; Ed Yee, end
from San Francisco State College; Ed
Chong, former Chico High star lines-
man; Jack Fong, Ernest Lee, Fred Hing,
Walter Lee, Charles Hing, William Lee,
Joe Chew, Fred Wong, Pete Choy and
Fred Gunn, former Courtland High
player.
The Chinese team may play the San
Francisco Japanese, two weeks after the
Los Angeles contest. The Chinese line
will carry plenty of weight, averaging
perhaps 175 pounds, while the backfield
will be light.
Prospective candidates may secure full
details for joining the squad from the
team managers at 843 Clay Street, San
Francisco.
• •
BIG GAME RALLY DANCE
Tonight at the California Club, Clay
and Van Ness Avenue, the Big Game
Rally Dance, given by the U. C. College
of Pharmacy, will be held from 9:30 p.m.
to one a.m. with music furnished by the
Cathayans Orchestra. Admission will be
seventy cents per couple.
YANKEES SPORT SHOP
Everything For Your Sports Needs
• '
Hunting .. Fishing .. Camping
Basketball .. Softball .. Tennis
GENERAL ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT
843 CLAY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO
November 20, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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SPORTS
KORY AND OKA LED
IN SOFTBALL BATTING
Victor Kory and Paul Oka, shortstop
and centerfielder, respectively, of the
championship Eastern Bakery team of
the Chinese Softball League, led in the
hatting averages for the season, accord-
ing to figures released a few days ago.
Kory's batting mark was .667, while
Oka hit for an average of .615. Kory's
percentage for the title playoff game was
1.000, a perfect hitting performance,
bringing his grand total for league games
and the playoff to .800.
Following are the players who batted
.300 or better:
Victor Kory, Eastern
P. Oka, Eastern
Lester Lee, C. S. C. B's
W. Chan, Y.M.C.A.
G. Chinn, C.S.C. A's
R. Leong, Dresswell
C. Wong, C.S.C. B's
E. Tom, Eastern
N. KaiKee, Eastern
F. Hing, C.S.C. A's
W. Wong, Y.M.C.A.
F. Louie, Chirena
F. Lee, Dresswell
B. Lee, Eastern
R. Lee, Y.M.C.A.
J. Fong, C.S.C. B's
F. Chan, C.S.C. A's
K. KaiKee, Eastern
G. Tom, C.S.C. A's
H. Poon, C.S.C. A's
B. Young, Dresswell
J. Wong, Chitena
W. Chang, C.S.C. A's
F. Jue, Dresswell
A. Lee, Y.M.C.A.
J. Young, Dresswell
H. Joe, Eastern
IB'. Louie, Chitena
Eastern Bakery led in team batting
with an average of .349. Others are as
follow: S.F.C.S.C. A's .311; Chinese Y.
M.C.A. .311; Dresswell .293; Chitena
.264; S.F.C.S.C. B's .243.
Here's how they hit in the triple tie
playoff:
V. Kory, Eastern
J. Lee, Dresswell
G. Tom,C.S.C. A's
F. Hing, C.S.C. A's
B. Young, Dresswell
E. han, Easrern
F. Jue, Dresswell
F. Chow, Dresswell
AB
R
H
Pet.
6
3
4
.667
13
4
8
.617
10
3
6
.600
13
6
7
.538
15
7
8
.533
17
5
9
.529
12
5
6
.500
18
11
9
.500
19
9
9
.474
15
6
7
.467
13
5
6
.461
11
2
5
.455
19
4
8
.421
13
4
5
.385
13
7
5
.385
8
1
3
.375
19
7
7
.368
17
4
6
.353
15
10
5
.333
15
5
5
.333
15
5
5
.333
9
3
3
.333
12
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CHINESE "Y" WINS
Chinese Y.M.C.A. unlimited cagers
won their ninth game of the season last
week out of ten starts at the Balboa High
School gym, defeating the Diplomats,
one of the strong teams entered in the
Industrial League, 44-22.
With Frank Wong, Bing Chin, Ted
Chin, Herbert Tom, Thomas Yep and
the others in their top form, the Chinese
"Y"' hoopmen are looking forward to
their greatest year in history, with the
possibility that they may capture several
titles before the season ends.
Tonight at the Army and Navy "Y"
court, the Chinese "Y" meets the Mission
branch, in its second half drive toward
a Decathlon title. In league tilts, the
Chinese so far have won three and lost
one.
The Chinese "Y ' team is greatly
strengthened with the addition of Kaye
Hong, last year's star center of the
University of Washington Chinese five.
He will make his debut this week.
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SPORTSHORTS
The younger boys of New York's Chi-
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learning the art of fencing, with Mr.
Harry Woo as the teacher. Fencing is
taught every Thursday night at the
Church of All Nations.
With the Chan Ying Club's entry al-
ready in, entries for the second annual
Wah Ying Bay Region Chinese basket-
ball championships will close on Nov.
30. Chinese teams are preparing fever-
ishly for the tournament. Entry blanks
are being received at the Wah Ying Club,
844 Clay Street, and at the Shangtai
Cafe, 672 Jackson Street, by Art Hee.
Henry "Inky'' Chinn is a member of
the varsity soccer championship team
of the High School of Commerce.
The Foul Shooting Tournament of
the Chinese Y.M.C.A. has been post-
poned to Saturday, Nov. 28, a week from
the original date. Entries will close on
Nov. 25 for the event.
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NANWAHS CAGERS
TO VIE FOR HONORS
With the return to the line-up of
George Wong, who was one of the
bright stars last season of the Lowa Ath-
letic Club hoop team of Los Angeles,
the San Francico Nanwah Club presents
this season one of Chinatown's strongest
quintets.
Coached and managed by Albert Lee
Kay, one of Chinatown's greatest all-
time forwards, the Nanwahs will have
on its roster Fred Gok, Galileo High
School's erstwhile all-city man and more
recently Shangtai's bulwark on defense;
Fred Hong Wong, who received all-city
mention last year while attending Poly
High; George Lee, Thomas Yep, John-
ny Wong, Lefty Horn, Albert Sun Lee,
Michael Lee and others.
There is a possibility that the Nanwah
five will represent the China Emporium
in league competitions. The team will
enter in the San Francisco Industrial
League and the Wah Ying Bay Region
Chinese Basketball Championships, en-
tries for which will close on November 30,
at the Wah Ying Club, 844 Clay St.,
San Francisco, it was stated by the coach.
With such capable men on the squad,
the Nanwahs are expected to carve out
their share of a successful feason.
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November 20, 1936
Remember When?
(Continued from Page 9)
others, the fa-min or mask-like make-ups.
Soon the lot became a colorful assembly of
niu-ying (heroines), ta-cheung (generals),
fa-don ("stars"), siu sung ("leading men"),
hwang ti (emperors), po ping (soldiers),
ma ping (cavalry), wo sheung (priests) , chou
(clowns), ta chok (bandits) , singyan (sages)
and what nots.
And now the parade is ready. The marshal
is a young lady, as is usually the case with
Chinese parades. She is called a fay po, a sort
of Joan of Arc. Fay po has to be carefully
chosen. Not only must she be beautiful, but
she must have an artistocratic bearing and
display the "fiery spirit of victory." She
wears a red silk pai gop, heavily decorated
with tiny brass-bound mirrors and gold
cable appliques. On her chest is a huge clus-
ter of vermillion satin ribbon, and from her
shoulders issue four handkerchief-sized silk
flags bearing the word "Victory."
She is preceded by two pages bearing huge
gooseberry-shaped lanterns. Immediately
following Fay Po were the bearers of the
min pei po (civil and military insignia) . The
civil insignia carried by pages were the eight
precious symbols of the Buddhists, the eight
mystic symbols of the Taoists, the imperial
fans, and the various signs of rank and
honor. The military insignia, carried by po
pings, included all the fighting weapons of
old, the badges of authority, and the im-
perial standards.
The floats, representing legendery and his-
torical events, were arranged chronologically,
although probably not one American out of
ten thousand was aware of that. Thirty
floats or "sic" were assembled. It is incon-
ceivable that so much beauty, having hues
and tones so unlike anything seen in the
West, could emerge from a dusty Chinatown
still bearing many scars of the 1906 fire.
The Sacred Dragon was easily the most
impressive in that parade. The Association
of Heong San Fishermen sponsored this float,
and they numbered about a hundred, each
one strong as an ox. All wore sea green (hai
ching) brocade jackets and trousers, with
red silk sashes, white socks, and black slip-
pers. Red silk cords were braided into their
ques (so hung bin sin).
Nearly three-quarters of a block long, the
dragon all but breathed fire, and moved with
a sinuous, majestic sweep toward the flam-
ing pearl, manipulated by a dancer. The
head of the dragon measured two yards in
length, while the eyes were as large as medi-
cine balls.
What happened to all the dragons which
were imported from China? There must be
about a dozen still existing. The Portola
Dragon was sold by Sing Chong Company
to an American in Menlo Park. A second
one, imported by the same company, was
sold to a firm in New York. A small fifty-
foot dragon was sold by Sing Fat Company
seven years ago to a lady from Paris for five
hundred dollars. (Here's hoping that they
are all happy in their Western surroundings.)
A very dainty float is "chut che kwo kiu"
(seven maidens crossing the bridge of mag-
pies) . On the other side of the bridge was a
shepherd, the great Chinese lover. The maids,
all carefully chosen, contrasted well with
the black magpies. The representation of the
rainbow overhead with irridescent colors
was especially noteworthy.
Another well loved float was "muk ying
ha san" (heroine descending a cliff). As is
usual with Chinese presentations, nature is
never seen as it is. The cliff is fashioned of
jade-colored panels with a modernistic slant.
A scene from the Epoch of the Three
Kingdoms is "San ying jin Louie Po" (Louie
Po encountering three generals) . Poor Louie
Po ! Straight as an arrow, a brave fighter, he
is incapable of the intrigue of his time. He
didn't even have a chance to die with his
boots on — treachery gave him an inglorious
defeat, a humiliating death. Who, reading
San Kuo, can picture him as a villian?
The Pa Lung Sheun (Paddling the Dragon
Boat) float was a very colorful one, with
ten of the prettiest girls on each side assum-
ing the position of paddlers but remaining
motionless. In the middle of the boat, on a
slightly raised platform, was another row of
girls, assuming the position of musicians,
but also remaining motionless. Overhead
were lighted lanterns. Two musicians, hidden
from view, struck a gong and a drum softly
in slow cadence.
The committee which chose these girls
must have been artists of the first order. Ap-
parently the girls were all of the same age
and height, and all had peach and cream
complexions, but there the similarity ended.
Each girl exhibited a type of charm all her
own. The girls at the front of the boat were
of the athletic type, but toward the stern
they were decidedly dream girls. Who ar-
ranged them?
There were several floats of the type
known as pui yan sic. The characters par-
ticipating in these floats were generally
perched high in the air, and assumed many
"flying positions." These perches had a sad-
dle and a foot rest, and the characters were
bound in place by bandages.
One pui yan float, representing "Jin
Kwok" (Warring Nations) depicted a san-
guine battle. All the tricks cf the magicians
were used. A general was shot through the
head with an arrow, another was being de-
capitated by a kwan tu (a curved knife
mounted on a long pole). Still others had
swords thrust through their chests, etc., etc.
The "arrow - that - goes - through - the - head"
had a clever clamp arrangement, and the
"decapitating knife" had a semi-circular
nick on the blade that just fit the neck.
Great emphasis was placed on the postures
assumed and on the liveliness of the scenes.
"Hai Lung Wang Yiu Din" or Travel of
the Sea King was another float of the pui yan
type. The aged king was seated on a chariot
drawn by lovely maidens. He was depicted
engaged in a sword fight with two warriors
who were apparently floating on air. The
unique arrangement for this scene is shown
in the accompanying sketch. Only light-
weight children were used for this float, and
I was very fortunate in being chosen to rep-
resent the Sea King. This float, sponsored
by the Sing Chong Company, won a first
prize trophy.
A Queen on Mount was none other than
that most famous beauty ever to loiter across
the pages of China's history, Yang Kuei Fei
(shall we call her Young Fay, or just Fifi?)
To be chosen for this role was equivalent to
being acknowledged the most beautiful girl
in Chinatown, and all the beauties vied with
each other for this honor. The queen was
almost completely surrounded by pages car-
rying lanterns mounted on staffs. These lan-
terns assumed many shapes, and were called
shi kuo sa tung.
All along the procession workers carried
sic sheung or cha bang sheung. These were
boxes containing tea, cookies, cigarettes,
candies, and soft drinks for the workers.
Intermittently, interposed among the floats
were the lo ko che or orchestra cars. They
played the huge gongs, large cymbals, three
kinds of drums, and various flutes, horns,
and fiddles. Preceding them were the huge
banners, tipped by plumage and satin clus-
ters. Always to be seen in pairs were the
lo san or sacred umbrellas.
After the Revolution of 1911, the colorful
parades were passe. The Revolutionists, and
especially the Christians, considered it pagan,
barbaric, and old fashioned. It wasn't- scien-
tific, said one news editor. In their place were
school cadets earning wooden rifles, march-
ing with that exaggerated snappiness so
characteristic of sprouting novices. The
young Arrow Band and the Chung Wah
Band were considered the last word in mod-
ernization. There was an occasional float,
such as "Uncle Sam Shaking Hands With
Young China" (the latter in tuxedo), or
"Young China Defying the Manchus" with
the defier in a Civil War uniform.
The first of the old colors to return was
the Hon, used for a charity drive. The carry-
ins of shi kwo sa tung by girls (on sticks in-
stead of poles) represented another revival.
The dragon, which was all but forgotten
because it was a symbol of imperial power,
made a gingerly come back during the Dia-
mond Jubilee Parade — "just to please the
Americans." Since then all Chinatown is
athirst for what is really in their blood.
(Eleventh of a series of sociological and
cultural changes taking place in Chinatown
within a generation.)
November 20, 1936
CHINESE DICEST
Page 15
SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
(Continued from Page 10)
In the field of philosophy Hu Shih has
undertaken critical evaluation of China's
ancient systems of ethics and moral teach-
ings and have found all of them wanting in
one aspect or another. He has lit'.le use for
the Confucian teaching, either as a system
of ethics or as a religion and away back in
1917 he and Ch'en Tu-hsiu wrote vehemently
against it.
Sun Yat-sen studied for years the ideas of
the best social, economic and political
thinkers of the West, took what he deemed
he needed out of these, evolved the Sun Min
Chu-I (Three Principles of the People, or
Triple Demism) and called it his own pro-
gram for the regeneration of China. But Hu
Shih did not consider it necessary to take
what was best in China's ancient philosophi-
cal systems, put these ideas together in mod-
ern dress and then hand them to young
China as his own solution of the meaning
and end of human life. A reasonable, sane,
socially practical and useful, and intellec-
tually simple but not profound philosophy
was all that he needed. He had found it in
Dewey's pragmatism and was satisfied with
the ideas expressed therein. This philosophy
he has believed and taught. One does not
have to found a new system of philosophy
to merit the distinction of being a philos-
opher. If one has diligently inquired and has
discovered an existing philosophy in which
his intellect is in full conformance and sym-
pathy, has drunk deep at its source, and has
taught and advocated such a philosophy
with the proper humility and understanding,
then such a one is a philosopher. In this
sense Hu Shih is a philosopher.
Sociological Data
(Continued from Page 1 1 )
among them are exceedingly low. The
Crime Prevention Bureau of Los Angeles
reports only 21 cases of youthful delin-
quents among the Orientals out of 3,340
cases for 1934-35. It is believed that 5
or even less were Chinese.
There are other facts and recommen-
dations in the Chinese population sur-
vey of Los Angeles that are of communi-
ty interest. Such a survey could be tried
in any of the Chinese communities if
the proper co-operation could be se-
cured. If any of the details of this sur-
vey are desired by the reader, they can
communicate with the Chinese Digest or
the International Institute of Los An-
geles.
The physical frontiers of man are well
conquered by explorers and scientists.
Man is now turning to the conquest of
social frontiers. Human beings and so-
VITAL STATISTICS
A daughter was born on Nov. 6 to the
wife of Yee Quon, 20 Waverly Place,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Nov. 6 to the wife
of Thomas K. C. Chan,1020 Clay St.,
San Francisco.
A daughter %vas born on Nov. 7 to the
wife of Quan Ban, 957J Pacific Ave.,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Oct. 26 to the wife
of Quan Fung, 742 Jackson St., San
Francisco.
A daughter was born on Nov. 3 to
the wife of Go Wing, 823 Grant Ave.,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Nov. 3 to the wife
of Young Wing Fun, 1074 Stockton St.,
San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Oct. 31 to
the wife of Lee Hoon Chong, 1142 Ma-
son St., San Francisco.
A daughter was born on Oct. 29 to
the wife of Tong Yee Foo, 851 Clay St.,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Nov. 4 to the wife
of Low Quan, of Suisun, California.
A son was born on Nov. 4 to the wife
of Thomas Tom, 27 St. Louis Alley,
San Francisco.
A son was born on Nov. 9 to the wife
of Frank Sue, Portland, Oregon.
A daughter, Sherrie Patricia, was born
on Nov. 1 to the wife of Fred Moe, Port-
land, Oregon.
A daughter, Clarice, was born on Nov.
8 to the wife of William Wong, 190 6th
Street, Oakland, Calif.
cial problems are not so easily under-
stood as inanimated things, and it re-
mains to be seen whether man can un-
derstand himself as he understands the
atom. The social survey movement is a
part of the social sciences where the
scientific method is applied to the in-
vestigation, analysis, interpretation and
the presentation of the facts of society
so that constructive action could be taken
for the welfare of the community.
"QUOTES"
Chinese Students and Religion —
"In striking contrast to what I had
found in the Near East was the attitude
of the Chinese college students toward
religion. The Near East is a land that
breeds religious martyrs, but not so mo-
dern China. There was a decidedly anti-
Christian movement among the students
several years ago which was a part of
the anti-imperialist, nationalistic agita-
tion, but today religious tolerance, even
indifference, reigns. The students do
not seem to be vitally interested in the
Western practice of church-going, and
ritualism of any kind does not find fav-
orable soil on the Chinese college cam-
pus. In fact no compulsory religious
instruction is permitted by government
regulations. The student mind is far
more concerned with the concrete prob-
lems of existence and survival and has
difficulty in comprehending and sympa-
thizing with the "otherwordly attitude '
of certain types of evangelistic mission-
aries.
"When I asked my class in sophomore
English to list the ten most important
problems in modern China, I was inter-
ested to find that not one of the twenty-
seven sophomores mentioned anything
directly connected with the forms or
creeds of institutional religion. Their
problems ranked as follows: poverty, ed-
ucation of the masses, labor conditions,
the family system, public health, the
monetary system, marriage and divorce,
population, cooperation and the devel-
opment of natural resources. Yet it
would hardly be fair to say that Chinese
students are not interested in religion.
They are all well aware of the valuable
by-products of the Christian missionary
enterprise, especially in education, health
and the emancipation of women, as well
as in the number of native Christian
leaders in all fields that have developed
as a result of missionary education. Ne-
vertheless, the Chinese student who is
free to think, seems far more interested
in the material civilization back of the
missionary movement and in irreligious
Communism than in soul salvation as
a sequel to starvation or national dis-
integration."
— lA. Douglas Rugh, in Asia.
A marriage license has been issued
to Hong N. Lee, 741 Grant Ave., and
Mary S. Low, 848 Clay St., both of San
Francisco.
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November 20, 1936
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THE KONG CHOW TEMPLE ON PINE STREET
Kong Chow Temple, facing the historical fountain where the first three Chinese to land in America
are said to have spent their first night. The top floor houses the shrine to Kuan Yu, protector of the
brave and the just. The second floor is for the Administration of the Kong Chow District Association,
while the ground floor houses the Academy for the study of Chinese classic literature and philosophy.
Page 2
CHINESE DIGEST
November 27, 1936
FAR EAST
AIRLINE TO SHANGHAI
Following indications of officials of
the China National Aviation Corpora-
tion that a Shanghai-Hongkong ser-
vice would be established this month,
American efforts to establish an unin-
terrupted airline from the United States
to Shanghai seemed virtually complete.
With the Pan American Airway's Clip-
per ships going into Hongkong, the
Sino-American airline would become an
accomplished fact as soon as the Shang-
hai-Hongkong service is inaugurated.
CHINA TO PROMOTE EDUCATION
As a means of promoting popular ed-
ucation, the Chinese Government has
worked out a plan whereby the radio
and motion picture will be utilized to
form the principal feature of a compre-
hensive program. The plan provides
that all provinces and municipalities in
China will be instructed to install a total
of 5,000 radio receivers to receive broad-
casts that are educational, within the aca-
demic year. Different broadcasting sta-
tions will be instructed to sponsor the
educational programs.
CHINA STILL BIGGEST BUYER
OF U.S. MUNITIONS
During the month of October China
kept its lead as the largest buyer of
U. S. arms, a lead which it has kept
throughout this year. During the past
month China bought $306,404 worth of
munitions from the United States. This
sum amounted to one-fifth of this coun-
try's export of arms during that month.
China's large purchase of arms each
month also include many planes for mili-
tary purposes.
• •
WOMEN PERSONNEL IN
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
An indication that China's modern
women are gradually making inroad in
government service is revealed by the
fact that 77 of them are employed in the
Ministry of Railways, an administra-
tion of major importance in the work
of national reconstruction. Twenty-two
of these are employed in the executive
office, while the rest are scattered in nine
other departments. These women work-
ers range in age from 18 to 43. The ma-
jority of them are natives of Kiangsu, 18
are Cantonese, while the remainder
come from 11 other provinces. These
women employees constitute one-tenth
of the personnel of the Ministry of
Railwavs.
REVOLUTIONIST DIES
NANKING— Yao Lit, one of China's
early revolutionists, and who was closely
associated with the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen
in his efforts to overthrow the Manchu
dynasty to establish a republic, passed
away recently at Nanking. Yao was one
of the original founders of the Hing
Chung Hui, the forerunner of the
Kuomintang, China's present political
party.
WOMEN WHO SHOT WARLORD
PARDONED
One year ago Marshal Sun Chuan-
fang entered a Buddhist temple in
Tientsin. He was one of China's most
rapacious war-lords but at that time he
had retired. However, when he put his
foot into that temple of Buddhist wor-
ship it was his last act in life. A woman,
kneeling in the gloom of the temple,
suddenly sprang up, aimed a pistol at
the Marshal and fired away. When the
smoke cleared the war-lord of a thou-
sand massacres lay dead on the floor.
The assassin was Sze Shee, daughter
of General Sze Chung-pin, whom she
claimed was executed by Marshal Sun.
She explained her shooting of Marshal
Sun as an act of revenge (see Chinese
Digest, November 15, 1935).
The young woman was immediately
arrested, tried and imprisoned. This
month, however, at the completion of a
year's imprisonment, she was given a
full pardon by the Central Government.
On hearing this news Sze Shee ex-
pressed her gratefulness and declared
she would devote her life to doing social
welfare work among the masses.
• •
MAKES PAPER FROM REEDS
According to the Journal of Chinese
Engineering, China, with a scarcity of
timber, is exploring the possibilities of
swamp reeds and grasses for paper pulp-
making. Although China was the first
maker of paper in the world, she now
imports many millions worth of it, it
was pointed out.
In the Kiang-nan Paper Mill, which
has a patent on making paper from
reeds, the material used was found to
contain more than 47% cellulose. It is
cooked first at 110 degrees centigrade
for three hours with 1 per cent caustic
solution. Then it is cooked for a second
time for eight hours at 165 degrees cen-
tigrade in a 5 per cent solution.
Making paper profitably from these
materials relies on the recovery of the
soda used. Experiments show that this
recovery is capable of being as high as
80 to 90 per cent.
CHINA'S DARING BANDIT
China's most daring and the most elu-
sive of modern bandits is Liu Kuei-tang,
or Liu "hei ch'i," the "dark seventh son"
as he is commonly known. Numerous
times he had been pardoned by the gov-
ernment and his men incorporated in
the army, but invariably he breaks away
and returns to his old love, the wild and
exciting life of an outlaw.
He does not hide in caves or in dis-
tant mountains like other bandits, but
operates from a foreign concession or
from an area where the Chinese govern-
ment has litde or no control.
Rumors are numerous about Liu.
Where there is revolt or trouble in
North China, he is reputed to be behind
the movement. However, his fame
chiefly comes from his lightning raids,
covering large areas of country and trav-
elling at great speed, in spite of the
heavy loot and the many captives he
takes.
The success of Liu, who is said to be
hiding now in one of the foreign con-
cessions in Tientsin, is due largely to his
political acumen and the advantage he
takes of the different administrations in
the areas through which he passes, and
the lack of cooperation between the mili-
tary forces sent to capture him.
In 1933 he went through Hopei and
entered North Honan, crossed the. Yel-
low River and then made for his native
province of Shantung, where, however,
his followers were dispersed by General
Han Fu-chu. Liu fled to Tsing-tao in
disguise and then later returned to his
old North China haunts.
Recently he started on another of his
famous raids. Crossing the Ping-Sui
Railway with 2,000 men, he made his
way southward, using unfrequented
roads, hugging the Taihong Mountains.
He evaded the government troops until
he was attacked and defeated near
Shunte, in South Hopei, by Gen. Hwang
Kwang-hwa. Another engagement took
place'in North Honan, where half of his
men were slain, and the remainder pur-
sued by motor cars. So harassed were
they that only two or three hundred
managed to escape into Shantung,
where (Jen. Han was waiting tor them.
However, Liu escaped once again. At
present he is powerless and will not be
able to cause trouble for a considerable
time.
November 27, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 3
C H I N A T 0
N I A
DEATH RATE OF CHINESE
IN CALIFORNIA DROPS
During the ten years from 1926 to
1936 there has been a noticeable decrease
in the mortality rate among the Chinese
in this state. In 1926 deaths among the
Chinese population constituted 1.21 per
cent of the total deaths registered, but
this rate dropped to .74 per cent of the
total in 1935. The following table gives
the yearly number of Chinese deaths and
their percentage of the total for the last
ten years as reported in a recent Bulletin
of the California Department of Public
Health:
Total
Chinese
Year Deaths Per cent
1926 710 1.21
1927 715 1.16
1928____ 725 1.09
1929 707 1.08
1930 641 .97
1931 611 .91
1932 633 .94
1933„_ 590 .87
1934 525 .77
1935 539 .74
The Bulletin pointed out that the de-
creasing mortality rate among the Chi-
nese in California indicates a reduced
population brought about by the en-
forcement of immigration laws affecting
Orientals.
THANKSGIVING
ENTERTAINMENT
Sacramento. — The Sacramento Chi-
nese Methodist Episcopal Church gave
a pre-Thanksgiving service with an ap-
propriate entertainment program last
Sunday evening.
The program was as follows: Open-
ing Hymn, "Come, Ye Thankful People,
Come"; Unison Prayer and Response;
Welcome and Greetings by Katherine
Fong and Song Yee; the Choir's Selec-
tion, "The King of All Kings," directed
by Mrs. Mabel Tom; Offertory Duet,
"Since the Savior Made Me Whole," by
Alice K. Fong and Ruby F. Fong; a
sermon, "Six Jewels in a Crown,"
preached by Rev. Hiram Fong, pastor of
the church; a recitation, "A Final
Word," by Elizabeth Fong. A farewell
Thanksgiving song and benediction
concluded the program, following which
a Thanksgiving party took place.
WAH LUNG DINNER
A dinner was recently held at the
Y. W. C. A. by the Wah Lung Triangle
Club of Sacramento, with various games
also played. Seventeen members at-
tended the dinner.
VOLUME ON CHINESE IN
HAWAII PUBLISHED
Recently published in Honolulu is
Volume 2 of the Chinese in Hawaii,
brought out under the auspices of the
Overseas Penman Club, a Chinese or-
ganization. The volume, containing al-
most two hundred pages of articles, bio-
graphical materials and other informa-
tion relating to the Chinese living in the
Islands, is printed in both English and
Chinese. The publisher is Mr. Chock
Lun, the English editor is Mr. Kum Pui
Lai, sociologist and Chinese editor is
Mr. Chun Kwong Lau, educator.
The English section contains many in-
teresting articles, while the Chinese sec-
tion gives a great deal of information on
the social, economic, industrial and edu-
cational aspects of Chinese lite in Ha-
waii. Much valuable first-hand statisti-
cal information is also given, in both
English and Chinese, thus making this
volume a good and reliable reference
book on the Chinese in Hawaii.
Articles in English include the fol-
lowing: Occupational and Educational
Adjustments of the Chinese in Hawaii,
by Kum Pui Lai; Chinese Economic
Activities in Hawaii, by Paul K. C. Goo;
The Role of Chinese Women in the De-
velopment of Hawaii, by Ah Jook Le-
onng; Some Forms of Chinese Customs
in Hawaii, by Marion and Richard
Wong; and Chinese Organizations in
Hawaii, by Chock Lun.
Of special interest, from a sociological
point of view, is Kum Pui Lai's paper
on the Occupational and Educational
Adjustments of the Chinese in Hawaii.
The author is a graduate in sociology of
the University of Hawaii. He has pub-
Since replacing the city of Peking as
the capital of China, Nanking has
lished several papers on sociological re-
search among the Chinese in the Islands.
• •
NANKING GROWING
grown to a remarkable extent, with
more new construction under way than
any other city in the entire country.
In addition to government buildings,
banks, residences, schools, business
houses and industrial plants, municipal
utilities are being developed also. The
population of Nanking today is about
1,000,000, and increase of 650,000 in
nine years.
Late last month, the 32nd anniver-
sary of the founding of the Nankai Uni-
versity of Tientsin, China, was observed
at the grounds of the institution, with
approximately 2,000 students and friends
present to witness the ceremonies.
Chinese Musical Group To Take Part
In Shirley Temple Picture
The St. Mary's Chinese music class,
Chinatown's only native music "orches-
tra," composed of American-born girls,
has been invited to Hollywood to take
part in a forthcoming production star-
ring Shirley Temple.
For the past two years this unusual
group of musicians, all of whom are
still in their teens, have played over local
radio broadcasting stations and appeared
before various civic and fraternal organi-
zations. Only recently they were invited
to give a program for the Downtown
Association, local American business
men's organization.
The eight girls composing this musi-
cal group will take part in the picture
entitled "Stowaway," which has already
begun production. Accompanying the
group is their instructor, Mr. F. Y. Lew.
The names of the girls are: Patricia and
Catherine Yee, Anna and Catherine
Chu, Blossom Tang, Margaret Yee,
Helen Jow and Eva Lowe. (See picture
in Chinese Digest, August 14, 1936.)
CHINESE LOCATED
SNEAK REVIEW
For ways that are dark — especially
into a sneak pre-view — the Chinese is
supreme. By grapevine method San
Francisco Chinese was informed that
the sneak of the Good Earth is to be
held "tonight somewhere in the Bay
Region."
Did they inquire at the Box Office of
the movie houses, or phone the man-
agers? That would be childish, for ut-
most secrecy was taken by the company
to prevent a non-representative test.
Rapid telephoning from the Digest
office to "cousins" employed as cooks,
janitors, bus boys, and elevator men at
leading hotels soon brought forth the in-
formation that two M. G. M. officials
were staying at a downtown hotel. The
limousines of these two magnets were
soon traced to a near-by garage by a
"shine mister" and a Digest newsboy.
Thus it was that when the limousine
rolled across the bridge toward an Oak-
land theater, a Ford bearing half a dozen
"press agents" were not far behind.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 27, 1936
CHINATOWNIA
"NEWSETTES"
Misses Ruth and Jane Lee of San Ma-
teo are spending Thanksgiving week in
Bakersfield as the house guests of Miss
Edith and Clara Toy.
Miss May Ko of Bakersfield was in
the bay region for the bridge opening
recendy as was Miss Dora Leong.
Mrs. George Leong and Mrs. Phillip
Chow (Thelma Jung) were also recent
visitors in San Francisco.
The Misses Helen, Pauline and Edyth
Lum and the Messrs. Bill Ko, Henry
Wong and Bill Jing of Bakersfield at-
tended the "Big Game" and dance at
Berkeley last Saturday.
Unexpected visitors to Chinatown last
week were Miss Lillian Chew of Menlo
Park and a grouo of American teachers
of the Sequoia High School of Redwood
City. Miss Chew is secretary to the prin-
cipal of the school.
Through the generous gesture of Mr.
Sam Hee, owner of the Shangtai cafe,
200 needy and unemployed single men
were each given a free Thanksgiving
dinner at the cafe on Thanksgiving Day.
One hundred dinner baskets were also
given to as many needy Chinese families
on the same day.
Marylyn Kwong, RoseEleanoreFong,
Lily Jang, Daisy Jan, Ella Dong, Ross
M. Fong and Betty Fong were seen
dancing to the swing art of Carlisle
Cramer's at the Sacramento High
School's Pig Skin Swing last Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wu and their
daughter and son, Florence and James,
of Monterey, motored to San Francisco
for a brief week-end visit last week.
Miss Jessie Leong of Portland and Mr.
Harry Eng of Seattle were married on
November 17. A reception was held at
the Oriental Gardens that same evening.
The bride and groom are honeymooning
in California.
Teddy Lee's Harmonica Rascals
played last Saturday night at the Baptist
Church program for the benefit of the
school improvement fund.
Adolph Hider's autobiography ,"Mein
Kampf" (My Struggle) which has be-
come the Bible of German Nazism, has
recendy been translated into Chinese.
FAMINE RELIEF EXECUTIVE PAYS
RESPECTS TO OVERSEAS CHINESE
Several months ago Mr. C. H. Lowe,
director of the Shanghai office of the
C. I. F. R. C. (China International Fam-
ine Relief Committee), traveled to about
a dozen large cities in the United States,
visiting the Chinese communities there,
reporting to them the work of the Com-
mission and also to develop new support
for this gigantic task of famine relief.
Before coming to the United States he
had already passed through many cities
in Japan and the Hawaiian Islands.
Last month Mr. Lowe published a
long paper in the C. I. F. R. C. Bulletin
describing his experiences throughout
his travels, giving an account also of
what he had learned of the overseas Chi-
nese communities. Mr. Lowe concluded
his article by describing his impressions
of Chinese nationals abroad. Wrote he:
"Of the overseas Chinese there has
been considerable misunderstanding. In
China we usually consider him as too
foreign. Abroad the motion picture in-
dustry has always painted him in lurid
and disagreeable colors; the detective
stories have invariably used him as their
chief villain; the labor agitators have
found him an equally convenient pre-
text for repeated jingoistic demonstra-
tions; the politicians have never been
weary of holding him as the leading
weapon for whipping up nationalism
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hopeful and praiseworthy side of the
overseas Chinese situation has too often
been overlooked. Three months of as-
sociation with these sons and daughters
of Cathay (in Japan, Hawaii, the United
States and Canada), have fortunately
taught me one indelible fact: that from
these enterprising people we have a
great deal to learn and much more to be
proud of. Generalizations are, of course,
dangerous, but in general the overseas
Chinese is truly an honorable and
worthy representative from the home-
land. Industrious, law-abiding and kind-
hearted he has the qualities of becoming
an invaluable asset and the best citizen
in the land of his sojourn."
DR. FISK SPEAKS
The Chinese Breakfast Club will have
as its speaker this Sunday morning Pro-
fessor Alfred G. Fisk, Ph.D., a graduate
of the Union Theological Seminary and
who received his Ph.D. from University
of Edinburgh, Scotland. Formerly pas-
tor at the Portal hurst Presbyterian
Church, he is at present professor of
philosophy at S. F. State College. Dr.
Fisk will speak on "Bargain Counter
Religions."
Although the Chinese division of the
Community Chest has raised more
money this year than last, it still lacks
15 per cent of the allotted quota to make
the 100 per cent mark. Forty-one- hun-
dred dollars has been raised so far, as
compared with last year's $3,800 quota,
and the school children in the Chinese
schools are responding to the cause.
About §600 is still needed to meet this
year's quota, and it is hoped that China-
town will not fail in this last lap of a very
successful campaign this year. Contribu-
tions can he left at the Chinese Y. M.
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CHINATOWNIA
LOCAL CHINESE CAMPAIGN FOR
JOBS AS DELEGATES
When plans were made last year by
the Central Government of China to
convoke the National People's Congress
(Kuo Min Ta Hui), the date was set as
November 12, 1936, and the overseas
Chinese in the United States were asked
to choose and send three delegates to rep-
resent them at this important assembly.
When these plans were made known
the Chinese in America, through the
various consulates and branches of the
Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) began
arrangements for the registration of
eligible voters and the selection of
delegates.
In various American cities with large
Chinese colonies, notably San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia,
New York, and several other places,
local Chinese with a flair for politics and
ambitions to become politicians, began
their campaigns to have themselves
chosen as delegates.
In San Francisco at least five local
Chinese, each with a long record of
public service behind him, made bids to
become delegates, each supported by
family, district, fraternal or merchant
organizations. Up to October these in-
dividual campaigns were becoming as
heated as the recent U. S. presidential
election. When the Central Government
announced, however, that the the convo-
cation of the People's Congress has been
postponed for various reasons, there was
a let-down in the heatedness of the cam-
paigns, but they went on nevertheless.
At the present time five local citizens
are still running their campaigns. These
five include Wong Wun-su, formerly
Consul-General for China in San Fran-
cisco; Ng Doon-foon, active in Kuomin-
tang, fraternal and community affairs;
Lee Yi-yim, long time member of the
Kuomintang, experienced in Cantonese
civil and military affairs; Wong Pak-
you, also long time member of the
Kuomintang, one time English secre-
tary of the Tung Meng Hui, forerunner
of the Kuomintang, one of the founders
of the Young China daily newspaper;
and Chan Sui-sun, chairman of the Sam
Yup Association and one time minor
politician in Kwangtung.
Who among this five will be elected
delegates is uncertain even at this date,
but the campaigns are going on in
earnest.
LOCAL CHINESE CHEMIST
PATENTS PROCESS
Dr. F. Y. Chuck, 36, considered one
of America's foremost research chemists,
has recently taken out a patent on a pro-
cess developed by him which enables
fresh eggs to be kept fresh longer. The
process is now known as Patent No.
2,060,926.
Dr. Chuck's discovery will aid poul-
try men immensely, as it not only keeps
eggs fresh for a longer period than na-
ture intended, but makes the shells
harder and therefore easier to pack and
ship.
"When the egg is laid nature in-
tends the shell to be a house for the
chicks and not to be packed and ship-
ped," the chemist explained. "The hens
turn out excellent eggs, but they didn't
— shall we say — 'package' them prop-
erly. It is essential for packing purposes
that the pores of the egg be clogged.
"Previously the method of doing this
was by coating them with oil. This left
the shell shiny and yellow. To remove
the coating a sand-blast process was
needed. My process, however, coats
them with a calcium solution.
"The solution coats and impregnates
the shell with an air proof cover, thereby
giving each egg a vacuum pack, like cof-
fee. A patented Fay Yap Chuck egg will
last for no telling how long — more than
a year at least — and fresh as the day it
was laid. Besides, it is much stronger
than an ordinary egg."
The poultry industry in California
has benefitted greatly from Dr. Chuck's
indefatigable researches. Not long ago
he was called in by the poultry men to
aid in fighting coccidioses, a form of
amoebic dysentery peculiar to fowls.
Where other chemists failed Dr. Chuck
succeeded in making a solution which
wiped out this disease. Since then he has
earned the gratitude of the poultry in-
dustry and the respect of many research
chemists in the country.
• •
Coach Henry Owyang's Chinese "Y"
130 pound cagers defeated the Japanese
"Y" 29-11 in their first Decathlon game,
last week. Ng Poy, George Lee, Warren
Ho and Stanley Ng were the stars for
the winners.
—VITAL STATISTICS
A marriage license was issued to Mr.
Warren Foo, 1052 Jackson Street, San
Francisco and Miss Mae Long of Win-
ters, Calif.
A daughter was born to the wife of
Frank Lee, 7 Quincy Street, San Fran-
cisco, on Nov. 18.
A marriage license was issued to Lee
Bong, 8217 E. 14th Street, Oakland, and
May Virginia Fung, 1014 Washington
Street, San Francisco.
A son was born on November 19 to
the wife of Mon Chew Fong, 160 Wav-
erly Place, San Franciso.
• •
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politan club of Dury College here has
elected a Chinese student as president.
She is Miss Ethel Hew, who enjoys the
distinction of also being the only Chi-
nese girl on the campus. Miss Hew is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Foon Hew
of Honolulu, and is taking liberal arts
at Dury College.
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November 27, 1936
TEA AND LANTERNS
ROAMING 'ROUND
WITH R. R.
I hear that . . . the Big Game Dance
last week over at Berkeley was a grand
affair . . . out of towners by the scores
attended it . . . Stockton's Florance Jann,
Yung Wong, Lily and Willie Wong and
Earl Jann were there . . . from Bakers-
field came the Lum sisters, Pauline,
Edith and Helen, Bill Jing and Henry
Wong. Some of the Watsonville visitors
were Betty Eng, Mary Lee and Earl
Goon . . . Salinas folks were there too,
Willie, Stanley and David Chung with
Tommy Jung. From Sacramento came
Willie Chan, George Chan, Henry Fong
and others. L. A. had her crowd present,
among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Wong, (Genevieve Ng), Chester Gan
and Frank Tong . . . They are also here
for a preview of the "Good Earth" in
Oakland . . . Our Consul General and
Mrs. C. C. Huang had a nice time too . . .
When Victor Young stepped up to the
stage to make an announcement, I heard
four girls exclaim, "O-o-o-h, he is so
handsome!" I certainly envy you, Vic!
. . . And here is a little sidelight of the
dance which I overheard, "Gee, it's nice
and dark, if I had known it, I wouldn't
have changed my dirty shirt. They
couldn't have seen it anyway!" and
how's about this one. "Golly, how ro-
mantic is this spot! Shouldn't have
brought my ball and chain along!" Now,
Mr. X is that nice? . . . And now I really
do appreciate the Bay Bridge. My friend
made the return trip from the Interna-
tional House on the Cal campus to
Grant Avenue in exactly 17 minutes. He
is an out of town driver, too, stopping
at several street corners to check his
route and through the thickest fog of
the year. No speeding, just within the
legal 45 mph . . . Wallace Beery and his
litde daughter, Carol Ann, went win-
dow shopping thru Chinatown's Grant
Avenue last Saturday, and everyone was
so excited about the Big Game and the
Dance that no one recognized them un-
til they arrived at California Street.
Then they were mobbed by the auto-
graph seekers! . . . Robert Wong, a tenor
of San Francisco, recently went down to
L. A. and won first prize at the Talent
Treasure Hunt of the Lucca Cafe there
. . . He was awarded a week's engage-
ment and drew many rounds of ap-
plause. Billy Won, attired in the latest
up to date Hollywood style, flashed into
town the other day. He set many fem-
inine hearts aflame ! . . . The boys of the
Division "B", Troop 3, are waiting im-
patiently for New Year's day to roll
around for that's the date for their an-
nual stag party . . . Grace Joan Tow,
from Oakland, is a journalism student at
Cal. She brought her rich contralto voice
to the mike last Monday on the "Califor-
nia's Hour" program over the Colum-
bia-Don Lee chain. She was exception-
ally good . . . Heard that Charles Low of
the Chinese Village needs a torch singer,
how about her? . . . Victor Kory, be-
sides being a good baseball player is also
an excellent football man. He played end
on the U. of Hawaii football team in
1934, the year that they defeated the
University of California in a Xmas
game on the Island . . . We got our first
close hand view of how they play bare-
foot in the Island when Kory and Alvin
Ing, a fine fullback, did a little punting
practice at the Playground the other
day. They thumped the ball 50 to 60
yards with their bare feet every time . . .
Wong Fook, treasurer of the Waku A.
C. of Oakland, reported that they will
contribute $50 from their forgotten club
fund of $600 to the Waku Auxiliary
Girls for their next social . . . The C. S.
C. of the Girls Hi is giving their invi-
tation Dance tomorrow at the "Y", with
Mabel Hing in charge . . . Edward Mar
made a Big Game bet with Hing Lee.
He lost, so to pay the bet, he will have
to walk thru Chinatown sans shoes. Un-
less they change the plans, it will be on
Grant Avenue, tomorrow. Watch for
him. The Big Game Parade! . . . Ethel
Chun is a scholarship student from the
U of Hawaii. She is studying at the
Chouinard Art Institute in L. A. Some
of Miss Chun's work from the Island is
on exhibit at the school. Milton Quon is
another scholarship student at the same
school. He was Master of Ceremonies at
the recent Chouinard Faculty Costume
Ball. Mr. Quon is also quite a tennis
player of the L. A. C. T. C. Edwin
Dong, who played in the backfield for
last year's Lick -Wilmerding football
team, is coaching a fine bunch of young-
sters composed mostly of the 100-pound
kids from St. Mary's. In a recent game
out at the Marina, his team defeated the
"Tigers" 48-0. Nice going! . . .
The L. A. Chinese Club is giving its
dinner dance on Friday, Dec. 11. A gay
and happy crowd attended the "Y" Barn
Dance on Wednesday night. It's the
Thanksgiving spirit . . . Did YOU have
a nice Thanksgiving? I did! Two tur-
key dinners on Wednesday, three more
MISS MINNIE LUM DOCKS
Miss Minnie Lum, well known Port-
land business woman, returned from
Canton after a year's sojourn in China.
She left San Francisco for Portland this
week end, being accompanied to the
station by Mr. and Mrs. Wu and other
friends.
Asked about San Francisco she said:
"I am joyous in finding new enterprises
here and there. I noticed several new
bazaars along Grant Avenue, and the
outlook appears hopeful. San Francisco,
as usual, is showing a wholesome spirit."
ON THE CALENDAR
Nov. 28, Sport Dance — by Lowa Ath-
letic dub, at North Star Auditorium,
1631 West Adams, Los Angeles. Ad-
mission charged.
Dec. 5, Hope Chest Dance — by Square
and Circle Club, at Chinese Y. W. C A.,
965 Clay St. Admission charged.
Jan. 9, Benefit Dance — by Young Chi-
nese Club, at Ebell Hall, 1440 Harrison
St., Oakland Admission charged.
yesterday, turkey sandwiches this morn-
ing, and the schedule for tonight is tur-
key soup, tomorrow it will be turkey
hash; after that, I don't know. Gosh, I
didn't know that there were so many
portions to a turkey.
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TEA AN D LANTERNS
POO-POO
By Bob Poon
At the Big Game dance in Berkeley
everything turned out swell for the boys,
dim lights and everything. But to the
girls it was a disappointment. The lights
were so dim that their new gowns were
not seen at an advantage. Dear me, it
just shows that you can't please all the
people all the time.
On Wednesday, November 18, I at-
tended a most unique party. The unique-
ness was that it was a double birthday
party (two but not twins). This group
sauntered to the Peacock Court for
dinner and then ended the evening at
the Chinese Village. Of the group pres-
ent one-third were the guests of honor,
and except for me, it was a family affair.
Now that you've guessed the size of the
group, here are those present: Dr. and
Mrs. Collin Dong, Mr. and Mrs. Earl S.
Louie, Miss Violet Yee, and yours truly.
(The parties in italics were the guests of
honor.)
Tiring of the usual downtown ban-
quet, the Delta Phi Sigma, oldest fra-
ternity in the West, held their football
rally at a local cafe last Friday. Every-
one came in their sport jackets and
slacks instead of the usual tux, and even
their sweeties caught on and went with-
out the usual glorification. Why didn't
we think of this sooner, said the quartet
as they sang "All Hail" over fiery spirits.
One certain L. L.'s arrival at the Di-
gest office resulted in so many phone
calls of the non-sociological kind that
it has been suggested his title should be
changed to "Social Date Man."
Henry Tom arranged for a private
showing of some Roos Bros., films
depicting previous California-Stanford
games to a group of college men last
Friday. One alumnus yelled so force-
fully everytime his Alma Mater made a
touchdown that his trousers finally
cracked under the strain — where the
strain is the greatest.
Big hearted Henry Tom loaned him
his blue Burberry overcoat and made an
appointment for a private showing of
Thomas Heath specials at Roos Bros.
Talk about the late election campaign !
ANNA MAY WONG HONORED
Honolulu. — Miss Anna May Wong,
who was appearing in person at the King
Theater of Honolulu, presenting dra-
matic recitals, was recently the guest of
honor at a Chrysanthemum Dance spon-
sored by the University of Hawaii Chi-
nese Students Alliance at the university
gymnasium.
Proceeds of the dance were added to
the scholarship fund of the student club.
Features of the occasion were musical
selections and a lantern dance by Estelle
Young. General chairman for the dance
was Dora Chun, and chaperons were
Mr. and Mrs. James Chun, Dr. and Mrs.
Milton A. Miller and Miss Ruth Yap.
PORTLAND VISITORS
ENTERTAINED
The home of Drs. Chan and Lam of
Portland was the center of a gay and in-
teresting time on November 21. Friends
were invited to meet their house guests,
Mrs. Chan, Mrs. Frank Kee, Mrs. Jack
Chan, Miss Shirley Ming Lee, Bobby
Chan and Mr. Hing Chan of Berkeley,
California.
Vocal solos were graciously rendered
by Mrs. Lee Choy and Miss Madeline
Chin with piano solos by Nymphia Lam,
the highlight of the evening being the
review of moving pictures taken during
the recent Mah Jong tournament by Dr.
Lam.
CHINESE GIRL RESERVE
CEREMONIAL
The Chinese Girl Reserves of Port-
land held its ceremonial for new pledges
at the Y. W. C. A. on November 21. The
new members are Dorothy Lee Hong,
Phyllia Lee and Lillian Lum. The cere-
monial was in charge of Nymphia Lam.
Mrs. Stanley Chin, advisor, and Miss
Imo Ruyle, religious director gave ad-
dresses on G. R. ideals and welcomed
the girls into the international Try-Y.
Miss Eva Moe presented Isabelle Lee
Hong with the president's pin which is
modeled with the regulation G. R. pin
attached with a gavel. Tea was enjoyed
by all the guests and members at the
close of the program.
Chinese High School Students Club
held a benefit raffle last Saturday even-
ing at the Chung Wah School at 522 M
Street, Sacramento, the proceeds to be
used for needy Chinese. Five prizes
were given away.
NEW YEAR'S DANCE
Following its usual custom, the
Cathay Club of San Francisco announces
its traditional New Year's Eve dance to
be held at the Trianon Ballroom, Sutter
at Van Ness Avenue, Thursday, Decem-
ber 31.
Music for the occasion will be supplied
by the Chinatown Knights who promise
some novel entertainment for the guests.
Dancing will begin at 9 p. m. and con-
tinue until 2 a. m.
Messrs. Norman Chinn and Francis
Louie together with their staff of assis-
tants have sworn that this dance will
not fall below the same high standards
of previous years. Novelties, serpentines
and such will be given out at the en-
trance. Admission prices, including tax,
will be 75 cents per person.
CHINESE AIR CORPS
With charter membership to be closed
soon, the Chinese Air Corps, off to a
good start, has enrolled fifteen eager and
interested members. The club will
shortly have a good training plane to be
owned by several boys of the club.
Vice-Consul Wong of China gave a
lecture to the club on Tuesday on the
possibilities of a future in aviation.
The cost of the flying course will be
half of what it costs at the average
school, with two transport pilots giving
flight instruction now. Those interested
in the mechanical side can receive their
course at the Chinese "Y" and at airport
shops. They meet tonight at the "Y."
CHINA SOCIETY
SPONSORING LECTURE
Mr. L. M. H. Boisseree will give a talk
on "Old Peking" Saturday evening, No-
vember 28, at the San Francisco Mu-
seum of Art, Veterans Building. This
talk is sponsored by the China Society
and will be illustrated with colored
slides. Admission is free and open to
the public.
Mr. Boisseree lived 20 years in China
and is thoroughly familiar with the his-
tory of Peking, China's ancient capital.
CHINA TEA GARDEN
American and Chinese Dishes
Dine and Dance No Cover Charge
907 Sixth St., Sacramento, Calif.
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 27, 1936
EDITORIAL
AN IMPROVED SERVICE
TO OUR READERS
Beginning with the next issue the Chinese Dicest
will come out as a monthly publication.
This is in order that we will be able to continue giv-
ing quality service to our readers; in addition to other
improvements — more cuts, wider coverage, more fea-
ture articles.
The writers and the staff alike, all volunteers, feel that
they cannot serve adequately except on a monthly basis.
Our readers, too, have written in large numbers, ad-
vising a magazine which will reduce their annual cost
by one-half.
Therefore, the next number of the Chinese Digest
will come out December as a monthly publication. That
issue will be the January number of 1937.
The magazine will be larger. The price is ten cents a
copy or one dollar a year. All subscribers will have their
subscriptions adjusted to the new rate. Help yourself to
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MEIN KAMPFANDTHE
TANAKA MEMORIAL
Hitler's best seller, "Mein Kampf"
(My Struggle) is the Bible of Nazi's
Germany. It outlines a political philoso-
phy which ignores ethical law and right-
eousness, placing emphasis on success by
might. Beginning with a blood purge
at home for the ruthless eradication of
Jews and by the creation of racial super-
iority myth, it outlines a plan of expan-
sion toward continental Europe north,
east, and south. The fact that it is being
sold in Germany is an acknowledgment
that it is the official guide book for Hit-
ler's Germany.
The Tanaka Memorial is said to have
been smuggled out of Japan for Chang
Hsiao Liang by a Japanese clerk in his
employ. It cites the divine origin of the
Emperor of Japan as descendent of the
Sun God, and outlines a plan of ruthless
expansions, starting with Manchuria,
North China, all of China, Siberia, and
Europe and America. Each step was to
be a basis of operation for the next one.
It was so mad a plan that political ob-
servers were inclined to consider it the
work of a mad man. We are not con-
cerned with the authenticity of the Me-
morial as an official document. We are
only aware that Japan is actually follow-
ing this plan step by step. She has al-
ready taken Manchuria and is in the pro-
cess of realizing the next one.
Germany and Japan has recently
signed a pact "with reference to Soviet
Russia." Things are bad enough as they
are today, but one wonders what will
happen when Germany and Japan get
into each other's way in Russia.
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CHINATOWN'S TRAFFIC HAZARDS
The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (more
familiarly known as the Chinese Six Companies) has author-
ized its attorney and legal advisor, John L. McNab, to confer
with the city's traffic department regarding lessening traffic
hazards in Chinatown.
Daily there are more than 4,000 children going to and from
schools and the lack of traffic control on certain streets, notably
Stockton Street, Grant Avenue and certain side streets and
alleys, have been responsible for many accidents to children,
and adults as well, during the past several years. A recent case
was the accidental death of little Raymond Wong, who was
struck down and killed by an automobile while crossing the
street on his way to Chinese school.
Many suggestions, all of them good, have been advanced
for the solution of this important problem, but in none of
them has any action been taken. This is due probably to the
fact that no influential organization has taken a direct step to
confer with the city's traffic department and lay the problem,
in all its vital aspects, before it. The recent death of Raymond
Wong, however, has stirred the opinion of public-minded
members of the community and at last the problem has been
brought before the Six Companies.
The lessening of the traffic hazards in Chinatown is one of
the most pressing problems of the community and one in
which a concrete solution must be devised. It is hoped that the
Six Companies will receive the lull support which it deserves
in its attempt now to bring about a solution.
November 27, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
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CULTURE
CERAMIC ART
No. XXIV: Shapeliness — Form and
Subtlety
"The Chinese sought qualities in
colors and materials with greater sense
of depth than any other race. Their
glazes produced in little all great quali-
ties seen at large in external nature.
Their textures were as soft skin to the
touch, as flowers in sun, or mosses in
rain for color.
Their sense of form found joy in the
pendant . . . only a very old civilization,
subtle and profound, could have reached
the last word in refinement of form.
Such are the sensibilities of organic ar-
chitecture."— Franl{ Lloyd Wright, in-
ternationally known architect.
"As life in the Occident becomes more
and more a noisy race, driving men for-
ward, the more relief and refuge we
should be able to find in the reserve, the
secrets, the profound refinements of the
arts of Asia.
"With us the most beautiful things
cannot escape the mark of the boaster
. . . they have no message of eternal calm
to give us. They seem to call attention to
the richness of their material, too. Art in
the Occident is all bound up with luxury,
but in Asia, Art flees from it.
"Objects such as those we have been
passing in review are not by any means
to be considered as mere craftsmen's suc-
cesses, and not one of the potters even if
no secret of the oven be hid from him
could produce their equals." — Abel
Bonnard's "In China," a French Acad-
emy Grand Prize Book.
The artistry of ceramics are expressed
through (a) form, (b) finish, (c) color,
and (d) decoration. Potting, as men-
tioned previously, is judged by the per-
fection of form, truth of lines, texture
of paste, efficiency in utilization of tech-
nic, and approximateness of form to
function.
While the two have common grounds
in several points it is obvious that the
ends of the two are not necessarily the
same. The potter's aim at perfection of
form and the trueness of line. The artist
must begin where the potter has left.
He must (a) seek correctness and shap-
liness of form, and (b) introduce those
minute, subtle finishing touches ex-
pressed through distortion, extenuation,
exaggeration, or suppression which
bring the ware beyond the reach of the
copyists.
— CHINGWAH LEE
Ch'fen
H'*n4 H'l
Kan$ Hsi Ch'ien Lunj
straight Lines i/s. Curves
Sensuous SunGf Austere H/'ntf
Rbove, ei/enj, and
below Eye Lei/el.
C«/l
Effect of variation in height of shoulders on form.
Through these two elements, form
and the finishing touch, an artist can
introduce into his ware a note of aus-
terity, solemnity, dignity, sobriety, sen-
suality, informality, gaiety, modernity,
or antiquity.
How are these states achieved? Let us
consider a few of the elements which
subdy goes to create a masterful form.
To be sure, potters probably are not
aware of these elements, but instinctively
the artists arrive at them with unerring
certainty.
1. Relation of Height to Diameter.
All superior wares are in correct propor-
tion. They follow the laws of dynamic
proportion, and may be easily checked.
A simple ratio, typical of most practical
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CHINESE DICE ST
November 27, 1936
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
By William Hoy
JOTTINGS FROM A REVIEWER'S
NOTEBOOK . . .
. . . Idwal Jones' "China Boy"
. . . The Rayna Prohme of
"Personal History"
Idwal Jones, who describes himself as
"the only Welsh China boy in captivity,"
is an all-around writer who knows a
good many things about the life of the
early Chinese in California. In his
younger days, when he came across
many old-time Chinese, he worked
with them, talked with them and was
taken into their confidence. In later
years he turned his first-hand knowledge
of these pioneer Celestials and wrote
stories about them which were, remark-
ably enough, published in the American
Mercury, then under the editorship of
critic H. L. Mencken.
Jones has a flair for colorful words and
pungent phrases and his stories of the
California Chinese, though all too few,
made entertaining reading. He has
something of Kipling and Bret Harte in
the quality of his prose, and yet it is very
individual and inimitable. But he does
acknowledge Kipling as a master.
Idwal Jones' stories of California Chi-
nese are totally unlike those penned by
such writers as Charles Caldwell Dobie
(San Francisco Tales) or Lemuel De
Bra (Ways That Are Wary), or others
who have presumed to know something
about these creatures. Dobie writes with
polish and knows his craftsmanship, but
his Chinatown stories leave one with a
sense of artificiality and unreality. Lem-
uel De Bra, on the other hand, has his
virtuous characters mouthing Confucian
proverbs all day long and his villains
shooting each other in the alleys of Chi-
natown without twitching an eyebrow.
No doubt De Bra meant to write good
Chinese stories, but he did not under-
stand the hearts and minds of these
people. However, one of his stories, "A
Bowl of Rice," is a dramatic and unfor-
gettable tale, reminiscent of Thomas
Burke (Limehouse Nights) at his best.
But Idwal Jones sees his Chinese as
very human creatures, inscrutable at
times, perhaps, but nevertheless human,
subject to hunger, capable of love and
hate. He admires their industry, con-
scientiousness, honesty, frugality and
patience and has some knowledge of the
civilization which has produced such a
people. He admires them all the more
because he is sympathetic to the Chinese
philosophy of life, the practice of the
Golden Mean. And in his stories of the
Chinese he shows a deep if not pro-
found knowledge of the working of the
Chinese mind. Such writers are rare and
the Reviewer agrees entirely with Benard
De Voto (editor, Saturday Review of
Literature) who said with deep regret
that Idwal Jones is not better known and
more widely read.
Having gone thus far it is high time to
state that Mr. Jones has recently brought
together his stories of the California Chi-
nese that have appeared in the American
Mercury and put them into book form.
The volume is entided "China Boy"
which is the tide of the first story in the
collection. The book contains altogether
six short stories, four of which are Chi-
nese tales. The following paragraphs
picked at random, will give a concrete
idea of Idwal Jones' inimitable style, its
brevity, vividness and descriptive power:
"I first beheld Pon Look twelve years
ago, and even then he was the oldest
human creature in Fiddle Creek town-
ship. It was on top of Confidence Hill
one August day, when the pines were
withering in the terrific heat and the
road was a foot deep in white dust. Pon
Look came over the brow of the hill,
from below." (From China Boy.)
"Quong Lee sat smoking behind the
stove. . . . The rain sluiced and ham-
mered on the corrugated iron roof, and
plashed muddily on the windows. . . .
"Again there was the winnowing cry
down the river, like the wail of a ghost
child wandering in the swampy land
and reeds. Quong Lee looked at the
clock. It was eleven at night. He nodded.
. . ." (From Marsh Duck.)
"China Boy is published by the Prima-
vera Press of Los Angeles.
Those who have read Vincent Shee-
an's autobiography, "Personal History,"
will remember that almost a half of the
book was devoted to describing the au-
thor's personal experiences in China dur-
ing a critical time in that country's his-
tory, the revolutionary days of 1927.
One will remember that it was in China
that Vincent Sheean found the key
which opened the way to the solution of
his intellectual inquiry: the finding of
one's proper place in relation to his fel-
low man, to the fabric which we call
human life. That key he found in the
person of an American girl, a revolu-
tionary worker in Hankow, whom he
described as a slip of a girl in red because
she was small and was red-headed. Her
name was Rayna Prohme, an American
and a thorough radical in her political
and social philosophy. After meeting her
Sheean wrote: "I had already passed un-
der the most powerful and significant
personal influence to which I have ever
been subjected, but I did not know it."
The author never gave us a complete
picture of Rayna Prohme, probably be-
cause her complete personality was never
entirely revealed to him. All we know,
all that we shall ever know, was that
Rayna Prohme was an American work-
ing for the Chinese revolution, under
Russian communist guidance, willing to
sacrifice her life for an ideal which she
thought was the right way of looking at
and living one's life. In the end the au-
thor's intellectual bourgeoise compla-
cency capitulated before this ideal in
which Rayna Prohme was the symbol,
burning like a "pure white flame."
What one remembers of "Personal
History" is the figure of this strange
American girl in the midst of the Chi-
nese revolution, the author's casual meet-
in with her, their later relations when
Sheean realized that in this personality
he could find the solution to many of
his intellectual difficulties. Later on one
remembers most vividly the revolution-
ists' flight from Hankow; Sheean's later
meeting with Rayna in Russia, the mo-
ment when she definitely made up her
mind to join the Communist party, and
a little later her death, brought about by
encephalitis, inflammation of the brain.
Rayna Prohme had many friends, in-
cluding Borodin and Madame Sun Yat-
sen. And the figure of Madame Sun as
she marched slowly with the others at-
tending Rayna Prohme's funeral, shiv-
ering in the cold, a "loneliest of exiles,"
is an unforgettable picture.
But strange and inexpicable are the
ways in which one personality reacts on
another. Rayna Prohme, a minor worker
in the Chinese revolution, became the
most powerful influence in the shaping
of a journalist's philosophy of life. Yet
in a recent book, "Covering the Far
East," written by another American
journalist, Miles Vaughn, Rayna Prohme
is dismissed in a single sentence. To
Vaughn, Rayna Prohme "was merely a
stubborn American girl filled with half-
digested revolutionary ideas and almost
totally lacking in common sense."
After knowing Rayna Prohme through
the eyes of Vincent Sheean and then
have some one else who has also known
her tell us she was not what she has been
painted to be, is a decided emotional
shock. But there it is and you can take
your choice of either picture.
November 27, 1936
CHINESE DIGEST
Page 11
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA
By Lim P. Lee
CHINA AND HER NATIONALS
ABROAD
An interview with Hon. Chao-Chin
Huang, Consul General of the Republic
of China at San Francisco, California.
There are close to 8,000,000 nationals
of the Chinese Republic living outside
of the boundaries of China, and these
overseas Chinese are ardently patriotic
and faithful to the Revolution. Up to
a comparatively recent time they were
given little protection abroad and little
recognition at home. When the National
Government was established in Nan-
king, 1927, the Overseas Affairs Com-
mission was organized with a status
equal to a cabinet ministry to look after
China's nationals abroad. Your corres-
pondent called at the beautiful and spa-
cious Chinese Consulate at San Fran-
cisco to discuss with Consul-General C.
C. Huang the overseas policy of the gov-
ernment and related problems in China.
The Consul-General is vitally inter-
ested in the welfare of the overseas
Chinese. Having served as chief of the
Investigation Section of the overseas bu-
reau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
he was appointed chief of the Planning
Section of the Overseas Affairs Com-
mission and toured Southeastern Asia to
investigate the conditions of the Chinese
nationals there. While he was still chief
of the fourth section of the Department
of Intelligence and Publicity and Execu-
tive Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, he came to San Francisco in
May, 1935. Consul-General Huang has
visited many cities where Chinese na-
tionals reside and made many represen-
tations for the rights of the overseas
Chinese in the United States. The resi-
dents in the area of the Chinese Consul-
ate-General at San Francisco have found
a friend in the Hon. C. C. Huang.
'What is the government's overseas
policy toward the nationals abroad?"
asked your correspondent.
"It is the policy of the Chinese govern-
ment to protect the interests of the over-
seas Chinese in foreign countries, and
to welcome them home to take part in
national affairs," answered the Consul-
General, who is soft-spoken and delib-
erative in his thinking. "The Chinese
abroad are more keenly interested in
their country than other foreign na-
tionals, and the success of the Revolu-
tion in China was due chiefly to overseas
Chinese support, so the government
gave civil rights to her nationals abroad
such as a quota of representatives in the
National People's Congress.
The Overseas Affairs Commission
was formed in the National Govern-
ment to promote the welfare of the Chi-
nese abroad (see Chinese Digest, July
24, 1936, "Review and Comments") so
your correspondent asked the Consul-
General for some specific projects which
the Commission is undertaking to assist
the unemployed Chinese in returning
home.
"China has never faced any problem
of unemployed Chinese returning to
China until the depression. It is a new
problem so the government gave special
privilege to the overseas unemployed
Chinese in the form of grants of gov-
ernment-owned land in Anhwei prov-
ince. ChiaLo Ts'un (Happy Village for
the Overseas Chinese) was established
for the unemployed nationals from over-
seas, chiefly from Mexico. Another pro-
gram of rehabilitation is under way in
Kansu province where the government
is establishing several villages for the
overseas Chinese. The government is
supplying the machinery for farming
purposes, and those farmers trained
in America have the best chances for
a future in China." (See Chinese Di-
gest, September 18, 1936, "Review and
Comments.")
Turning to the problems of the young
people in this country, your correspon-
dent asked, "What are the prospects of
the college-trained people in returning
to China?" The Consul-General is an
alumnus of the University of Illinois and
quite sympathetic to the problems of the
young people in this country.
"About fifteen years ago any returned
Chinese who knew little or nothing of
the Chinese language would have a
good chance in China, but now the gov-
ernment and business use Chinese ex-
tensively so if the returned student from
this country wants a join the govern-
ment service or business, he must know
Chinese. I am told that many Chinese
aviators from this country cannot get
positions. The commercial lines employ
those who can speak and write Chinese.
So the young people should study more
Chinese while in America before they
return to China."
The Consul-General offers a sugges-
tion for any enterprising young people
with pioneering spirit to go to the in-
terior of China, such as Szechwan prov-
ince to start small factories, auto repair
shops, or perfume and soap factories.
With a capital of $3,000 one can get
started fairly well, and by living in the
interior he can learn the national lan-
guage in six months. There is a need for
technical knowledge in China today, es-
pecially when the National Reconstruc-
tion movement is industrializing the in-
terior as well as the coast.
The most important and pressing task
of the Chinese government at the pres-
ent is national reconstruction. Your cor-
respondent asked the Consul-General to
list some of the major projects of the
government in that direction. In the
field of railroad construction, Consul-
General Huang reported that the Can-
ton Hankow railway is opened to traffic.
It is a very vital trunk line linking north
and south together. The western section
of the Lung-Hai railway is under con-
struction and will link Haichow on the
coast to Lanchow of Kansu in the inte-
rior of the northwest. The Chuan-Han
railway is under survey at present and
will eventually connect Hankow in cen-
tral China to Chengtu in western China.
This system of railroads will connect
north with south, and east with west.
Within the last five years 100,000 kil-
ometers of motor roads were opened to
traffic and 50,000 kilometers are now
under construction. Aviation has linked
every important city in China and four
commercial lines are giving regular
plane and mail services. The Eurasia
Aviation Corporation, a Sino-German
company, and the China Aviation Cor-
poration, a Sino-American company, are
developing in such rapid paces that the
Chinese people are airminded today.
Water conservancy and flood prevention
have made so much progress that for the
first time since the revolution there are
no major floods this year. The harvest is
very good this year. Rural banks, health
centers, cooperative societies are some of
the rural rehabilitation programs of the
government. The New Life Movement
is giving a new morale to the Chinese
people and the nation as a whole.
"One more question, Consul-General,
will you please tell the readers some-
thing about the National People's Con-
gress to be held in Nanking next
spring?"
"The National People's Congress
will adopt a Constitution for China and
will elect the President, Vice-President
and the cabinet. After this, the Kuomin-
tang will return the political power to
the people. In other words China is now
under the control of the Kuomintang.
After the Convention, everybody will be
free to join any political party and the
majority will control the government. It
has been the hope of the Kuomintang to
let the masses take part in the govern-
ment after the unification of the country.
Now the country is unified and the
Kuomintang will fulfill its promise."
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CHINESE DIGEST
November 27, 1936
SPORTS
Fred George Woo.
CHINA MAY GO IN FOR
MASS PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SHANGHAI — It was not until some
twenty years ago that China actually be-
came interested in sports, when the first
Far Eastern Olympic Games were held
in the Hongkew Park in Shanghai.
Even so, sports were more or less con-
fined to the schools and colleges until
recendy.
The failure of the recent Chinese
Olympic team to Berlin was due to a
large extent to the limited field of choice.
The opinion in China today seems to be
that the country should follow the exam-
ples of Italy, Russia and Germany in pro-
moting physical education for the
masses. This is the fundamental step
that China must take to compete with
the other nations. The masses should be
provided facilities and persuaded to par-
ticipate in systematic physical develop-
ment, it was thought.
It is probable that Shanghai, being the
athletic, commercial and industrial cen-
ter of China, may set the example for
China as a whole. The annual Police
Sports Meet and the Joint Utilities Track
and Field Meet held late last month are
examples that should be followed by
every city in China as an immediate step
toward the promotion of mass physical
education. The recent Central Club Ath-
letic Meet held at Changsha indicates
that China, slowly but surely, is forging
ahead in the field of sports.
However, there must be a centralized
organization to carry the objective to a
successful end, which cannot be done by
private bodies. It has been reported that
China intends to establish a Ministry of
Sports to control it.
CHINESE DEFEAT
SAN RAFAEL HIGH
San Rafael High School's basketball
teams suffered a double defeat last Fri-
day night, administered it by the North
Bay Chinese hoopmen, who won the
varsity game, 36-28, and the lightweight
tilt, 38-35, at the school court.
G. Leong with thirteen points and A.
Gee and D. Leong on defense were the
mainstays for the Chinese unlimiteds,
while in the lightweight contest, C. Low
was the outstanding player.
The Chinese quintet of San Francisco
Junior College defeated the Japanese
Tuesday night at the French Court,
29-16, in a slow and uninteresting con-
test. Following the game, a reception
and dance was held at the Chinese
American Citizens Alliance Hall.
CHINESE "Y"CAGERS
IN TWO VICTORIES
Continuing their victorious march,
the Chinese Y. M. C. A. won their tenth
and eleventh contests last week. Last
Friday, the "Y" cagers captured the De-
cathlon tilt by downing the Mission
branch by a score of 31-22 at the Army
and Navy "Y" gym.
With Herbert Tom scoring over
twenty points, the Chinese defeated the
Howard Athletic Club, 43-23, last
Thursday, at the "Y" court.
MONTEREY FIVE HAS
GOOD PROSPECTS
At a jubilant meeting at the Chung
Wah School the Monterey Chinese
elected Paul Mark captain of its basket-
ball team and Paul Chinn manager for
the coming season.
With four additional new members
this year, the Monterey team has its best
material in eight years. With plenty of
practice, the team is expected to go
places this season. Two of the four new
players stand over six feet in height.
Jack Huey, a former player of Monterey
five years ago, will return to the line-up
again.
Paul Mark, the captain, is a well-sea-
soned player, while Lou Chuck has
plenty of experience. Benson Choye is
another promising new man. Among
other veterans are Thomas Gee, last sea-
son's star; Edwin Low, who always
plays a good game; Bill Wong, the sharp
shooting forward; and Howard Low, a
good guard. With such an aggregation,
Monterey hopes to have its greatest year
in history.
• •
The Bay Region's two strongest Chi-
nese softball teams clashed at the Hay-
ward Playground last Sunday afternoon
in an exhibition game, the visiting Oak-
land Wa Sung ten walloping the cham-
pions of the San Francisco Chinese Soft-
ball League, by a tally of 8-1. In the pre-
liminary, Wa Sung handed a thorough
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CAGE ENTRIES TO CLOSE
Entries for the second annual Wah
Ying Bay Region basketball champion-
ships will close on Monday, Nov. 30, at
either the Wah Ying Club or the Shang-
tai Cafe. Immediately after the closing
of entries, a schedule will be drawn, with
the first games slated for Sunday night,
December 13.
There is a possibility that the tourna-
ment may be run off at the Kezar Pa-
villion or the Burke's Gym on Geary
Street. If that is the case it will be the
first time that a Chinese hoop tourney
takes place outside of Chinatown. How-
ever, no definite floor has yet been de-
cided on, and the French Court may
again be used.
• •
SCOUTS ON A PRACTICE HIKE
Taking advantage of the school holi-
day, the Scouts of Troop 3, oldest Chi-
nese troop in America, went on a twelve-
mile hike early this Wednesday morn-
ing. With Assist. Scoutmaster William
Jow and Senior Patrol Leader Hing Der
in charge the boys will study the winter
plants and birds and animal life in Ma-
rin County. They will also practice the
art of cooking simple food without the
use of utensils and the making of fire
without matches.
SHANGHAI— The Fourth Athletic
Meet of the City of Greater Shanghai
was held late last month at the Civic
Center Stadium, under the direction of
Y. Y. Pan, commissioner of the Bureau
of Education and the Bureau of Social
Affairs. Thirteen-hundred athletes' par-
ticipated in the three -day meet.
• •
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men are desirous of scheduling games
with Chinese basketball teams of Oak-
land, Salinas, Watsonville, San Jose, and
other cities. The "Y" has three games
this week, the varsity playing the Park-
Presidio in a Decathlon contest on Fri-
day night while the varsity and 145's
play the Jewish Community Center on
Saturday.
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SPORTS
SALINAS HOOP TEAM
PRACTICE UNDER WAY
Arrival of new uniforms of blue and
white which were distributed to the
i players, marked the opening of the Sa-
linas Chinese Club's basketball season.
Intensive practice will be under way at
once, according to Thomas Jung, man-
ager, to whip the team into shape for
their coming contests.
With four new players strengthening
the team gready, the entire squad of last
season will again form the nucleus of
this year's quintet.
Frank Chin and Thomas Jung at for-
wards, David Chung at center, and Dia-
mond Yee and George Young at guards
will probably form the starting line-up.
Others from last season's five are Stanley
and Willie Chung, Jack Lew and Gage
Wong Jr. The newcomers, all promising
casabamen, are Gene Dong, Clarence
Lee, Fred Marr and Frank Yee.
• •
The Foul shooting Tournament spon-
sored by the Chinese Y. M. C. A. will be
held tomorrow night at its gymnasium,
under the direction of Lee Crichton,
physical director. Medals will be given
to winners in the various weight divi-
sions. « •
Stockton Chinese 110-pound basket-
eers journeyed to San Francisco Monday
afternoon and handed the Chinese "Y"
picked team a 18-17 defeat at the "Y"
court.
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The Chinese Girl Reserves' hoop
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of the most successful basketball seasons
in the Pordand hoop history. Last year
they were runner-up in the Y. W. C. A.
"B" League. During the time of the en-
tire tournament they recorded only one
defeat.
The girls' coach, Miss Betty Hole, an-
nounced the return of last year's players
which include: Phyllis Lee, Dorothy
Lee Hong, Nellie Lee, Ada Lee, Vivien
Wong, Maxine Chu, Lorraine Sun as
guards, Isabelle Lee, Nymphia Lam and
Irene Chin as forwards, and Maxine
China and Jesse Lee as centers.
Heralding the tragic end of a once
promising fistic career, a Chinese boxer
was "out" last week at Sacramento and
Grant Avenue, a mere shadow of his
former husky self. A fighter of cham-
pionship caliber only a few short years
ago, he took the count from booze.
Bill Fischer, former Commerce High
and St. Mary's College star gridder, has
been selected as coach of the S. F. Chi-
nese football team, according to Thomas
Tong, manager. Negotiations are still on
for its game with the L. A. Chinese, ten-
tatively set for December 20, it was dis-
closed by Tong.
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objects, is reached by using the diagonal
of the square of the diameter as the
height. Most vases and many other ob-
jects have more complicated ratio, as
shown in the accompanying sketch of
the K'ang Hsi vase, but they too follow
the law of dynamic proportion.
2 . Relation of Curves to Straight Lines.
Most K'ang Hsi wares, when studied
from the standpoint of contours, show a
predominance of straight lines or nearly
straight lines (curves from arcs having
long radii) over curved lines. This vig-
orous display of strength generally also
serves to increase the height of the ware
as it is being formed. Straight lines are
essential to austerity. In contrast to the
above, Ch'ien Lung ceramics show a
predominance of gentle curves, giving
to the ware a squat effeminate quality.
Hence where a K'ang Hsi sur bisquit
three-color beaker vase will fit into the
reception hall, the famille rose eggshell
Kuan Yin vase will be at home in a
boudoir.
3. Placing the Shoulder. All other fac-
tors excluded, the higher the shoulder
the greater the degree of dignity or
solemnity. A low shoulder gives a note
of informality. The absence of shoulders
creates a feeling of sobriety, for shoul-
ders are luxury born of excess energy.
4. The Eye Level. Forms produced for
display below the eye level are typically
pear-shaped, while those for exhibition
above the eye level would typically have
the opposite shape. Yet how often do we
see fine porcelain subjected to atrocious
situations — even in the museums.
5. Width of Base and Mouth. Though
a wide base insures stability, certain ob-
jects have contempt for them. Born un-
der the purple of a master they demand
attention and special care. There are
small vases that cannot stand without
the aid of a base, and some snuff botdes
are not intended to stand at all — they lie
cradled in silken boxes. A wide, flaring
mouth expresses generosity, authority,
or sensuality, depending on the shape.
6. Size. Suitable sizes are limited to
within a certain range by the shape
adopted, the nature of the material, and
the thickness of the wall. By reducing an
ewer, for example, the handles and
spout soon become non-functional, and
the vessel becomes a toy for a dilettante.
By enlarging an amphora of good pro-
portion to a size beyond the utility of
humans it seeks the out-of-doors and in-
vites the gods. Yet beyond a certain
range it becomes a case of meaningless
giantism. A happy size is therefore the
occupation of artists.
7. Location of Protrudences. A careful
examination of classic wares shows that
the cover line, the bases of handles and
spouts, the location of a ring of bosses,
etc., are not haphazard, but are always
placed where they contribute to shapli-
ness advantageously.
8. Distortion and Extenuation. Distor-
tion is a fault in potting, but may be a
virtue in artistry. Through subde dis-
tortion a potter can impart to his ware
an archaic quality. Again, by resorting
to older technics and by suppressing all
the new elements of potting, an artist
can produce an antique style. Likewise,
an artist often seeks to have his ware
"denuded of all luxury, purged of all
that is gross" in order to achieve silent
refinement.
Another Ceramic article will appear
soon. Copyrighted 1936 by Chingwah
Lee.
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SAMPAN AND CARAVAN
CHINESE AVIATION PROGRESS
China is skipping the rail and high-
way period in the process of her indus-
trialization and is pioneering her vast
resources and great distances with air-
planes. An American aviation expert
has recently returned from long service
with aviation interests in China and has
given an authoritative report on air
transport there. The China National Av-
iation Corporation, a $10,000,000 com-
pany organized in 1930, has extended
its lines nearly 2,000 miles up the rich
Yangtze River Valley. In 1935 CNAC
flew 1,594,088 kilometers, carried 7,932
pasengers and 55,310 kilos of mail. The
company, of which 55% was subscribed
by the government, and 45%, originally
subscribed by Curtiss-Wright, is now
owned by Pan American Airways, is
not only out of the red but is earning
money, though operationg without sub-
sidy. It plans to extend it lines 1,000
miles westward over the heights and
snows of Tibet to Lhasa, its sacred, for-
bidden capital.
CNAC's hying boats land in the riv-
ers alongside city wharves, but land-
planes are obliged to use military air-
dromes. There are eleven American pi-
lots, one German and two Chinese, the
later American born and trained.
There are 704 instructors of foreign
nationalities on the faculties of China's
colleges and universities, according to a
recent tabulation. Of this number 278
are Americans, while 88 are of French
nationality, 79 are Germans and 67 are
British instructors.
• •
STUDY OF TEA INDUSTRY
PLANNED
In an effort to recapture for China her
former place as the world's chief ex-
porter of tea, the Chinese General
Chamber of Commerce recently called
together some 200 planters, agents and
merchants from various parts of
the country to discuss this important
problem.
This conference was the first of its
kind ever held and was sponsored by the
China Tea Industry Association, which
was only recently organized for the
specific purpose of conducting coopera-
tive studies into the tea business.
There were 130 proposals presented
at the meeting. These proposals are to
be studied and later adopted as resolu-
tions. They dealt with the four major
phases of tea trade: planting, transplant-
ing and sales, expansion of business and
research.
CHINA MONOPOLIZES
ANTIMONY SUPPLY
China almost monopolizes the entire
world's supply of antimony, the brittle
metallic substance used in the manufac-
ture of gunpowder, it was revealed by an
investigation into the country's anti-
mony production.
It was revealed that the annual pro-
duction of the ore for the world is ap-
proximately 25,000 tons, 80% of which
comes from China. The province of Hu-
nan, which exports 20,000 tons of anti-
mony alone to foreign nations, is re-
sponsible for 90% of China's total
output annually.
• •
EDUCATION FOR
BLIND AND DEAF
China has a total of 22 special voca-
tional schools for the education of the
blind and 18 institutions giving special
instructions to the deaf, reports the Min-
istry of Education at Nanking. The
schools for the blind are attended by 694
pupils, while 735 go to the institutions
for deaf mutes. The oldest of these spe-
cial schools was established 27 years be-
fore the founding of the Republic
(1911), while the newest was opened
this year. The pupils range in ages from
3 to 40 years old.
CHINESE WOMEN GRACEFUL
According to Thomas Handforth,
well-known American artist, the Chi-
nese women can wear youthful looking
clothes longer than Western women can,
because they are more graceful in build.
Mr. Handforth declared, "China is
the home of many women who have
beauty, distinction, intellectual attain-
ments and style. The Chinese woman
has one advantage over Occidental
women. They are slender and graceful,
and fat women are not admired in
China."
NOTED ACTOR TO TOUR
PEIPING — Mei Lan-fang, the fa-
mous Chinese actor and impersonator of
female roles, will make another tour of
the United States in the spring or au-
tumn of next year, it has been an-
nounced. He also plans to visit Europe
on his proposed tour of America. It will
be recalled that the actor toured the
United States in 1930.
Since his return to China from abroad,
the noted actor has spent his time ful-
filling engagements in various cities of
China.
"QUOTES"
A STATESMAN WRITES OF CHINA
"The future of China is one of the
greatest problems of the ages. But one
thing is clear — she must develop in her
own way. She cannot be dominated or
driven by outside force into an alien or
undesired form of evolution."
"The essentially peaceful character of
China's domestic and internal culture is
now the main stabilizing force in Asia.
Its loss would be a blow which would
directly affect the peace of her neighbors,
including America."
— From "The Far Eastern Crisis,
Recollections and Observations," by
Henry L. Stimson, former Secretary of
State.
A FORMER ITALIAN DIPLOMAT
ON CHINA
". . . . the West is getting to know
China. Once it was only the Jesuit
fathers who wrote the truth about the
Chinese, and their reports were not
meant to be circulated outside their or-
der. Nowadays one finds excellent books
on Chinese life in the hands of the
novel-reading public. This is all to the
good. The better the Chinese are
known, the easier will be it to deal with
them. And there are no better critics of
their own mistakes than the Chinese
themselves."
"The tragedy of China in this period
of transition is that both the Old and the
New are worthy of sympathy, yet would
seem incompatible one with the other.
Those who have had dealings with the
new governing classes know that among
them are first-class men. And wherever
the old China lives on, as in her agri-
cultural classes, one finds the mellowed
charm and the ancient wisdom of the
Sons of Han."
— From "The Last Empress," by
Daniel Vare, former Italian minister to
China.
• •
AN EQUATION
"If an equation can be set down as a
statement of China's future, the two fac-
tors are China's unequaled racial vital-
ity, as evidenced by its past, and Japan's
social efficiency in terms of the machine
age. The future of China and Japan will
be determined by the relative power of
these two factors."
— Nathaniel Peffer, (author: China:
the Collapse of a Civilization) in the
N. Y. Times.
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